“Didn't I hear wrong?” a class two soldier commented in a surprised tone.While another also said, “How can an aspiring soldier get a chance to fight with the War General?”“You're right. Previously, none of the prospective soldiers could participate in the real battlefield, but now they can. Then what is this again? Joining the main army? It's unbelievable,” a class one soldier asked. He looked unhappy with the division of the soldiers. He even rolled his eyes when some soldiers praised James.James heard all the ramblings and still couldn't believe it himself. He then asked, “Are you sure you didn't misread, senior? It is impossible I am placed into-”“You think my eyesight is so bad that I can't read properly, Gardner?” the staff said in an offended tone.James was even more confused but he could not ask more. He knew from the staff's expression that he did not want to talk to him more.Riley saw that the situation might get out of hand due to that decision so he quickly said, “N
Riley was silent for a few seconds and that immediately made Ben say again, “Which group does he belong to?”Riley reluctantly answered, “Group three, senior.”Ben sighed but nodded to himself. He was a little disappointed with the division of soldiers, but he knew there was nothing he could do about it.“He doesn't seem sad or disappointed with the results,” Riley said, trying to make Ben much calmer.Ben smiled, “I know. He's never protested about the division of the group since long ago.”He paused for a few seconds and said again, “Well, sometimes he does say he doesn't like it or looks worried. But she really doesn't care about this kind of thing.”Riley understood it too, but strangely it was Ben who looked sad. The young man did not understand why Ben was lamenting Shin's fate.However, then Ben suddenly said, “Shin really wanted to be one of the medical staff.”Riley was wide-eyed in shock, “Why didn't you tell the commander?”Ben suddenly wore a sad expression, “He can't retu
When the explosion was heard by the enemy troops, they immediately panicked. “What is this? They dare to attack us now?”“Didn't they just lose a lot of troops?”A fierce-faced war general of the Fermoza Kingdom quickly picked up his weapon in a bit of panic.He also shouted angrily at a man who was nervously touching his weapon, “War Councilor, what is the meaning of this?”The man growled angrily, “You said that they wouldn't dare attack us if we placed the war commanders in different places, in all the remote spots. You ... also believe this strategy will leave them confused.”“Then what is this? They even dare to attack this area,” the war general named Fabian Fermoza continued.The man was still quite young, still around thirty-three years old and he was one of the cousins of the king who was currently in charge.The king's advisor with trembling lips that had turned pale replied, “General, I don't think they would dare to do so. Andrew Reece ... is not a very smart person. He-”
Philip deliberated for a while, still not deciding. The look in his eyes still showed a great deal of guidance.Alexander, on the other hand, didn't want to let the man think further or realize what he was losing.Besides, he didn't have much time so he really had to urge Philip to come up with a solution to the current mess. “What are you waiting for?” Alexander said with a half-suppressed annoyance.Philip moistened his lips and intended to reply, but Alexander suddenly interrupted him by saying, “Oh, it looks like you don't want to.”“M-Master. I-I'm ....”Philip looked startled as Alexander looked away.The war advisor also waved his hand and said in an offended tone, “I'm just giving you a good opportunity. If you really don't want this opportunity, I won't force you anymore.”Philip widened his eyes. Especially when he saw Alexander walking towards the exit in a hurry.As if realizing his stupidity, Philip quickly caught up with Alexander and said in a pleading tone, “Sir, I apo
Riley was even stunned for about three seconds and almost took a shot to the heart if someone had pulled him out of the way too late.No one could blame a young soldier for feeling nervous when confronted with the highest-ranking officer in the enemy army.Anyone would have trembled in the face of a war general who was known to be more skilled than his men.That was also the case for Riley. But he wasn't afraid at all. He was just too shocked and a little nervous.The young man reflexively turned to the person who had saved his life and was surprised to recognize the person who always wore his protective helmet at a slight angle, “James.”“How did you get here? Shouldn't you be next-”James growled angrily, “What's wrong with you, why are you losing focus? Are you-”However, before he could finish his tirade against Riley, two bullets were fired at both of them simultaneously. The two didn't seem to have enough to say to each other, but they had to put their conversation on hold.Once
As if guessing what action William Mackenzie would take, Andrew Reece said, “If he knew what was going on here, he would definitely choose to hide his son's identity indefinitely.”Greg Sehel wanted to argue, but he really couldn't think of anything that the best war general might do so he could only hope that complicated things wouldn't happen in the future.On the other hand, Riley and James still looked united, even sharing the task of taking down the war general of the Fermoza Kingdom.Some of the class one soldiers looked shocked at the bravery of the two young men.“Aren't they afraid to die?”“I don't think so. If they were afraid, the two of them wouldn't have advanced to that dangerous place.”Someone responded, “Never mind, just let them be. They are too stupid.” A class one soldier responded, “Fighting a war general? Only soldiers who want to die do that.”Some of the class one and two soldiers laughed mockingly at the two young men who were considered too brave. However,
Riley immediately realized that his words had made James disappointed with him. Riley approached James carefully and patted his friend on the back. He then said, “No. I'm not afraid you'll imitate your father, James.”He paused for a moment before continuing, “You know ... anything can happen in war. Everything is possible. But ... what I mean is that you could lose self-control and kill him.”“After all, we have been at war for a long time and even this war is one of the longest wars ever fought in our kingdom. We are all tired, that's for sure. Out of exhaustion and frustration you could have done it.”James was still silent and looked at Riley as if he was judging him.However, Riley very calmly said again, “This has nothing to do with your father and I'm sure you're much different from him.”“Right?” Riley added, emphasizing the last sentence he said.Riley sighed and almost thought James wouldn't believe what he was saying. However, he was wrong. James nodded instead, “Yes, you
Without thinking Ben replied, “That doesn't matter either. If you face another enemy, General Reece will definitely take over.”Ben turned his head toward the rear, right where the main army was already advancing. “General Reece seems to have managed to take control of several enemy areas. We're just waiting for him to come here.”Riley nodded without arguing, “Alright, senior. It looks like I'll have to stay here a little longer until General Reece arrives.”Ben nodded in return and soon he was helping Riley to face Fabian Fermoza.However, as time went on, Fabian Fermoza seemed to grow bolder and bolder in attacking them. Ben realized that his ability was very far below Fabian. In fact, Riley, who was still a junior soldier, also began to look overwhelmed by Fabian.“Why is he getting stronger? Wasn't he not like that before?” Ben muttered in astonishment.His several shootouts with Fabian were won by Fabian and he had also been hit by one shot although the bullet did not emerged hi
"General, we're surrounded."A soldier with a bullet wound in his leg dragged himself to walk towards the place where the war general of Ans De Lou Kingdom was preparing his weapons.The soldier who was staggering as he walked was no longer wearing his head armour or any other body armour. That made the war general glare angrily at him, "What have you done? Where is your armour?"The soldier of the first class could only grimace in pain and replied, "It's unusable, too many bullet wounds."Riley Mackenzie widened his eyes and instantly removed the goggles protecting his eyes.The young man crouched down and looked at Benedict Arkitson's injuries, which were extremely severe. Not only had his leg been shot, but his left abdomen was also severely injured. In addition, Riley saw countless other wounds. "Stay here! The medical staff will help you soon," Riley ordered firmly.Ben shook his head, "How can I leave you alone against the main army? There are too many of them.""Reiner will
Dear, Readers This is Zila Aicha who wants to thank all the loyal readers of this novel. I know, season 2 of this book may disappoint some fans of this book. However, believe me I have tried to make this book with all my heart.May I ask your opinion about this book? I will be happy to read your comments. Suggestions and criticisms will also be happily accepted.Next, I will make season 3 of this book, but season 3 will be a book with the main character “James Gardner”. Hope you all will like it.Best wishes, Zila Aicha
People were eager to approach Riley, to help him. However, when they saw James Gardner moving toward Riley, they stayed where they were.James quickly caught Riley's staggering body as if he couldn't bear the weight of his own body.James sighed softly, “What are you doing?”“Preventing you from leaving,” Riley replied weakly.James exhaled roughly and picked up Riley who was still so weak.“You don't have to waste your time and energy,” James said.“Why? You don't have to go, James. You-”“It's my decision,” James cut in quickly.Riley shook his head, staring at the young man who was only one year older than him. “You're not guilty. I'm an asshole for wanting to keep you as my best friend.”“It's nice of you to admit that,” James replied with a faint smile.“If anyone should leave here, it's me, not you,” Riley said.James frowned, “Don't be crazy! You're the general of war in this kingdom. You can't-”“I lied to everyone from the start, not just to you,” Riley cut James off.Riley's
Rowena nodded weakly, while the four soldiers who were also inside the infirmary immediately looked at each other. Riley himself took some time to process the information.However, Reiner immediately asked, "Your Highness, then ... where is the deputy general of war right now?"Rowena turned her head quickly, "I don't know. I ... only heard the news from the palace maid, just now. Perhaps ... he has already returned to the dormitory or-"Thank you, Your Royal Highness," Reiner cut off Rowena's speech quickly due to being too panicked.After that Reiner immediately paid his respects to the king's daughter and quickly left the area together with Diego.Ben also said, "Riley, I'll be there first. Later I ... will be here again."Alen nodded, "Don't worry! We'll let you know when we know what's going on."Riley could only stare at his friends' departure with a look full of confusion.Rowena was the only one left in the room and was accompanied by several staff, soldiers and servants.Row
At first Riley was eager to force James to answer him, but he stopped doing so when he finally understood that James might need some time alone.He sighed softly, “I'll talk to him later.”Meanwhile, outside Riley's room, all the people who were good friends of the two young people who were having complicated problems were staring at James with questioning eyes.While Alen and Ben were silent because they didn't dare to ask, Diego casually asked, “Did you ... talk to Riley?”James nodded.“Then ... how?” Reiner asked in an anxious tone.James did not answer Reiner's question and only said, “I'm going back to the dorm first.”Shin, who heard that, bit his lip and replied, “I'll accompany you.”James did not refuse and let Shin come with him, while Diego and Reiner remained there.After James and Shin were no longer there, Alen decided to go inside with Ben.Not long after, Diego and Reiner also entered Riley's hospital room area.“He already knew about it,” Ben said when he first looke
James laughed disappointedly when he saw Riley's silence.Riley suddenly stared at him wordlessly.“Why, did you ... did you never even have the intention of telling me about it?” James said in a sharp tone.Riley opened his mouth but not a single word came out of it.James was getting annoyed at him, “Uh, I see. I see now.”James nodded and stepped back, making Riley surprised.“James, it's not like what you're thinking,” Riley finally managed to reply to James.James shook his head.“Do you really know what I'm thinking, Riley?” James said in a sarcastic tone.The young man could no longer hide his immense disappointment, “You don't know, Riley. But ... I can tell what you're thinking.”“James, I ... know I've wronged you. But, please understand, my position is very difficult. I don't want you to ... hate me, James. I don't have-”“It must have been a lot of fun for you, huh?” James cut off Riley's words quickly.Riley who was originally leaning back immediately leaned her body, fac
Shin and Reiner glanced at each other, as if they were both confused about whether or not to leave the area as James had requested.However, the reason they hesitated was certainly not because they were both worried that James would hurt Riley. Instead, both of them were more worried about James.Unfortunately, James, who did not get an answer from his two friends, turned his head with a furrowed brow, “Why? Don't you two trust me?”“You guys ... think I would do anything ... to hurt Riley? Is it like that?” James added with a sad look on his face.Shin quickly turned to James, “Of course not. I am sure you wouldn't do anything that bad.”“Don't get me wrong, James! We're ... just very worried about you,” Reiner said quietly.James was startled and when he looked at his two friends in turn, he instantly knew that they were not lying at all.The young man closed his eyes and instantly realized his mistake, “I'm sorry, senior. I ... I ....”“No problem, we'll leave you so you can be alo
Ben suddenly bowed his head.James immediately closed his eyes, completely unable to believe the painful reality that had slapped him.Meanwhile, Shin looked at his friend with a look of disappointment.He touched Ben's shoulder and asked, “You knew about this big secret and you ... did nothing? What have you done?”Ben was silent.Shin took a deep breath and watched the expressions of all the soldiers who were his best friends. The man sighed softly, “Aren't we ... all friends? How could you ... and you hide this important thing?”Ben raised his head, “Then, what do you expect me to do?”“What did you say?” Shin retorted fiercely.“You think it's easy? Hiding a secret of this magnitude? You think ... what happens if I tell you and the others? Especially James. He ... would definitely fight with Riley. They'll-”“Damn it!” James cursed because he couldn't stand it anymore.The young man said, “Don't act like you know about me and can guess what I might do or happen. You think you can
Meanwhile, William also began to be confused to calm his wife who was crying more and more.However, Cassandra's crying finally stopped when she saw the operating room door open.Everyone also immediately stared at the door, waiting anxiously.As several people from the medical team came out, William and Cassandra walked over.“Doctor, how is my son?” William asked.The elderly doctor looked up at the middle-aged man who was staring at him anxiously.“General Mackenzie,” the doctor greeted after he noticed William's face.William nodded, “Yes, Doctor Sigmund. It's me.”Sigmund was surprised, “Riley Wood, I mean General Wood is ... your son, General?”“Yes, Doctor,” William replied.James just stared blankly ahead, as if he was ready to hear that statement. Meanwhile, Reiner and the other soldiers could only squeal in shock as an important fact had j