As Zephan led the thousand soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies to charge forward and rush toward the slope on the west wing, he had already fallen completely into Hamed’s encirclement on the west wing.Just as Zephan was still worrying about missing the opportunity to win the battle and was leading his men to charge forward quickly, he did not notice that there were already multiple stone gaps that had suddenly turned into flat black holes.Immediately after that, the machine guns started firing instantly!The sudden gunshots were extremely loud! Zephan could only hear gunshots all around his ears. Before he even had time to react, he then heard the miserable wailing sounds around him accompanied by the sound of soldiers falling to the ground after getting hit by the bullets!One thousand men were completely targeted by the muzzles of more than two hundred light and heavy machine guns as well as dozens of RPG rocket launchers.After that, there was a heavy and not in the least mis
The other mercenaries who followed after him could not escape this fate either. They were all quickly shot to death, one after the other, and all of them were killed in action in less than thirty seconds!This one-sided massacre only lasted for less than five minutes before it came to an end.After that, Hamed’s soldiers came out of their bunkers as they began to clean up the battlefield. Based on the post-war statistics, there were a total of one thousand and one men from Ten Thousand Armies, including Zephan, who were all killed in the battle without any survivors at all. As for Hamed’s side, there had sixteen casualties with six deaths and ten injured soldiers, none of which had life-threatening injuries. This was definitely a complete and total victory.At this moment, after waiting for a long time and not seeing Zephan entering the battlefield from the side even after he had already lost nearly a thousand of his soldiers in this feint attack, the supreme commander who had
The news of the death of Zephan and one thousand soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies was like a bolt out of the blue for the supreme commander on the offensive side!It was not that he cared about the death of Zephan or the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies, but it was because he felt that if the people from Ten Thousand Armies could not even take Hamed’s permanent fortifications down, it would be even more hopeless for the group of pathetic subordinates under his command. Furthermore, he had brought a total of five thousand soldiers here, and nearly two thousand men had died after two rounds of assault. One thousand and five hundred men from Ten Thousand Armies had died, and he had already lost at least half of his actual combat power! What was even more serious was that after two rounds of assault, his soldiers had already clearly realized that it would be impossible for them to take down Hamed’s position with their own flesh and blood. They had personally witnessed the deaths of
Cadfan had never tried to flatter anyone ever since he was young, and he had been admired by everyone ever since his middle age.However, who would have expected that after living arrogantly his whole life, in his later years, he would actually have to flatter and grovel to a young man in his twenties.This feeling hurt his pride and self-esteem, but Cadfan had to continue keeping up with this flattery because he desperately needed Porter to help him resolve the series of problems that he had in front of him. So, after drinking and emptying their glasses for three rounds, Cadfan then took the initiative to lift his wine glass again as he smiled and said, “Here, Porter. I’ll give you another toast. This glass of wine is to wish you victory on Mount Wintry on the day of the Tomb Sweeping Festival! I hope that you will be able to avenge your parents’ death completely!”Porter played with the wine glass in his hand before he said seriously, “Grandpa Schulz, it’s not Mount Wintry. It’s
Cadfan finally heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Porter’s words. He truly did not expect that it would be so tiring to flatter and please others.So, he assured Porter repeatedly, “Don’t worry, Porter. I will personally go to your parents’ graves to pay my respects to them when the time comes!”As he spoke, he deliberately sighed and said, “I’m just waiting for you to make it up to Mount Wintry successfully on the day of the Tomb Sweeping Festival. Oh, no! I mean successfully make it up to Mount Waldron!”Sure enough, as soon as Cadfan sighed emotionally, he immediately transferred all of the conflicts in Porter’s heart directly onto the Wade family. Porter chuckled, and he ground his teeth and said, “How can the Wade family possibly stop me from making it up to Mount Waldron? At that time, there would be no need for me to even take action personally. I could just send any one of my Four War Kings under my command up, and the Wade family would definitely not be able to fight b
Amongst them, the Green-Eyed Wolf King and the White-Clothed Tiger King were both of Oskian descent. The Green-Eyed Wolf King was naturally Zayne, who was in Syria, and the White-Clothed Tiger King was the young man with superb strength beside him.As for the Black-Faced Panther King and the Golden-Furred Lion King, they were of African and American descent respectively. The Black-Faced Panther King was in Yemen at this moment, whereas the Golden-Furred Lion King was in Palestine.When Porter saw that Zayne had called him, he immediately smiled as he said, “It seems as though our Green-Eyed Wolf King is going to deliver the latest good news to me today! Ever since he entered Syria, he has been able to crush and destroy every obstacle in his way without much difficulty or any resistance at all. It seems as though they have already advanced halfway through the war in Syria, and the remaining opposition forces should no longer be of any threat to them. I think that they will be able t
Porter was not exaggerating. Ten Thousand Armies had indeed never experienced such a tragic defeat nor huge blow ever since its establishment.More than one thousand and five hundred men had been killed in a single war. What kind of concept was this?!There might not necessarily be so many people amongst the total number of people in many mercenary organizations, from the top to bottom, including those fighters and those who performed miscellaneous tasks.The Blackwater Company had led several inadequately trained miscellaneous troops to follow the United States to go to war in the Middle East for so many years, but the number of their casualties had never exceeded more than a hundred people in a single war.Of course, this also had a lot to do with the powerful firepower of the United States military. This time, Ten Thousand Armies had lost so many people at one go, and this was indeed very shocking in the field of mercenaries.Porter had been so confident when he boasted in fr
If it was completely impossible to hand the soldier’s body over to their relatives at all, and if there was not even a stump from a broken arm, the compensation would be even higher. Another twenty months would then be added on the basis of the previous amount.Since more than a thousand of these soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies had already gone without returning, if they could finally defeat Hamed and put these soldiers’ bodies into coffins before handing it over to their relatives decently, the cost would be relatively lower.However, if they could not defeat Hamed and get the bodies back, putting those people to rest in peace, the standard pension rate would be one hundred months’ worth of salary for each person. So, based on this calculation, three billion US dollars might not even be enough.Ten Thousand Armies’ annual profit was only about tens of billions of US dollars, and the organization might lose one-third of their profit just because of this battle.Moreover, Ten Th
Jacob put a hand on his chest. "Don't worry—everything is going to be fine when my son-in-law takes the stage."As soon as he finished speaking, an unknown number called his phone.He answered, hearing a familiar voice he couldn't quite place, "Good afternoon. Am I speaking to Mr. Jacob Wilson?""Yes. May I ask who I am speaking to?""Albert Rhodes, owner of Heaven Springs at your service. Would you happen to remember me?"Hearing that, Jacob turned on the speaker excitedly as he continued, "Oh, yes, Don Albert! Of course I remember!"Mr. Bay's eyes lit up when he heard Albert announce himself, and he mouthed, "Is that really Don Albert?!"Jacob nodded repeatedly, his vanity burgeoning.Mr. Bay was naturally thrilled too, and he leaned closer to listen just as Albert spoke humbly, "If it's alright with you, Mr. Wilson, please don't address me as Don Albert. It's just a title some brats came up with—you are Master Wade's father-in-law, which means you have seniority over me. So,
Mr. Bay was overjoyed, seeing how quickly Jacob agreed to it. "Thanks, Jacob! I owe you!" He exclaimed, but soon added, "It's past four now, and that bunch like to fraternize in the room before they eat. Could you get the room soon? I think they'll be arriving soon."Then, he moved closer to add quietly, "If you can get a Diamond Room like before, I will bring you along. I'm not going to lie, these are officials with decision-making authority. Being friends with them might propel us to new heights!"Jacob already knew that Mr. Bay was sucking up to his friend, otherwise, he wouldn't be so concerned when the dinner was organized by said friend. Understanding that the friend must be important too, Jacob was at once buoyed.After all, he had presumed that becoming vice president was the most he could achieve.Now, if he could attend that dinner with Mr. Bay and establish a good relationship with those bigwigs, he would have his turn when Mr. Bay got promoted too.With that in min
Reservations in Heaven Springs had always been unpredictable, and most rooms weren't open to the general public—even if said rooms were vacant for the night.It was not as if Albert Rhodes didn't want to make money when he built Heaven Springs. He simply didn't do it solely for profit, but only mostly for social events and posturing.Back when he was a humbler member of society, he realized that many bigwigs and even his fellows cared for pride a lot. Be it food, liquor, or even simply everyday consumption, they always strove for the best and the most expensive.That was why polite society valued their privacy and established their respective social circles, which was why Heaven Springs ensured that everything was first-rate: atmosphere, service, food, and clientele.Just like how bigwigs wouldn't dine at the same table as their goons, said goons wouldn't eat at the fancy places those bigwigs frequented even if they had money, as it may appear as if they were overstepping.That wa
As such, intent on keeping up his pretense, Jacob answered the phone, "Looking for me, Matilda?""Uh-huh," Matilda replied, and asked, "You didn't show up at Senior University, and your sub is saying you probably won't be coming for a while? Is that true?""Oh—right, that," Jacob quickly said. "Well, it's true—the gist of it is that the Association is getting busy with a project. As the vice president, I probably shouldn't be staying at Senior University all the time, right?""Heck, Mr. Bay called me last minute, telling me how busy we're going to be and that I was needed. That's why I had to go back, but I will head over to campus again when I have the time."Matilda knew right then that those were all excuses.However, she did not expose Jacob, instead asking, "Well, when are you free? So that I can send you my wedding invitation?""Oh, the invitation?" Jacob quickly chuckled. "You really didn't have to come to me—just pass it to Walker, my sub lecturer. He can pass it to me wh
The next afternoon, there was a sudden change of lecturers for the calligraphy class.Despite being the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Jacob never showed up, instead getting a substitute instructor to replace him.Matilda had come with the invitation Yolden had written for Jacob, but seeing that Jacob wasn't at the lecture hall, she waited until the class was over to ask the sub, "Excuse me, can I ask why Mr. Wilson wasn't teaching this class?""He's busy at the association," the sub replied. "So, I'm taking over his class."Curious, Matilda pressed, "Then, would you happen to know when he will be coming?""Probably not for a while," the sub replied. "He delegated other classes to me as well, telling me that I could just stick to the PowerPoint slides."Then, he asked, "Do you have business with Mr. Wilson?"Matilda nodded. "Yes, but I can call him myself. Thank you."Leaving the lecture hall, Matilda called Jacob, who was goofing off in his office
On the other end, Matilda was left staring at Jacob's reply in confusion.She had presumed that Jacob would understand when she mentioned inviting his whole family that he should be coming up with an excuse to skip attending her wedding.That was the most ideal solution.As such, she was shocked that instead of playing along, Jacob's reply was short and blunt.[No problem. The four of us will be there!]Perplexed, Matilda was left wondering what Jacob meant. Was he really going to attend her wedding with Elaine?The thought left Matilda frowning as she absolutely didn't want to see Elaine—especially not at her own wedding.Yolden was writing an invitation when he saw the somber look on her face, and he couldn't help asking, "Is there a problem?""Jacob replied," Matilda admitted. "And he's saying that he will bring his whole family.""Really?" Yolden was confused too, as he was hardly as eccentric as Jacob. "But he's afraid of his wife and shouldn't be telling her at all…
Charlie was driving Jacob to Thompson First when the latter received the text from Matilda.Seeing that they were reaching the front gates, Jacob promptly snapped at Charlie, "Charlie, stop the car now!"Charlie did so and asked in curiosity, "What's wrong?""Matilda just texted me," Jacob replied, showing the chat log between him and Matilda.Charlie was just glancing at it nonchalantly when he saw that Matilda's contact name was 'AAA July Florist'."Wait, why is that Aunt Matilda's contact name?" He exclaimed in surprise."I changed it."Jacob explained gingerly while reading through the text Matilda sent. "Her profile picture is an iris, so I changed her contact name to a florist since I'm mostly worried Elaine would peek into my phone.""Anyway, she's asking if I'm attending her wedding with Yolden. They would send us an invitation if I accept, extended to our whole family… what do you think I should say?"Charlie asked in return. "You're planning to skip it, aren't you? T
Then, Matilda suggested, "How about this—I'll ask him before deciding." "I'll pass on inviting the rest of my former classmates too. They're too vain and love comparing, so I'd rather not have anything to do with that. Also, there are our Korean friends who have it together, and they were telling us to invite them if we were going to get married. We have to keep our promise, right?""Yeah—then, it's basically decided. Aside from Charlie, we shall invite our colleagues and Korean friends while we wait for an answer from Jacob."Yolden nodded and said, "Now, I'll talk about the honeymoon—cut me short if you have a different opinion."Matilda nodded, resting her chin on her hands and smiling. "Shoot. I'm all ears."Feeling a little embarrassed by Matilda's glowing stare, Yolden took a sip of his ice water before continuing, "My idea is to head to the States for our honeymoon after the wedding…"He trailed off, staring at Matilda and waiting for a response.However, she was merely
"Oh, Jacob…?"Matilda chuckled awkwardly. "Just today, he offered to buy me dinner, but I said I didn't have the time, and I also told him about our wedding… So, we should invite him since he's aware of it.""Jacob offered to buy you dinner?" Yolden exclaimed in surprise. "Did he say why?""Nope," Matilda shrugged, smiling. "Probably just dinner between old classmates."However, she was actually smart enough to guess Jacob's intention even though Jacob was inviting her somewhere near campus. That was why she had also mentioned she was marrying Yolden while turning down Jacob, all so that he would give up on her.After she had managed to get over their past fling completely, she didn't want to give Jacob false hopes before she walked down the aisle.In the same regard, she didn't want to worry Yolden, and therefore, had deliberately discouraged Jacob.Be that as it may, Yolden was smart too.He knew about Matilda and Jacob's past and that her son, Paul's full name was Paul Jam