Zayn made the remark powerfully in a tone filled with overbearingness, determination, and with rich defiance. It was as if he was roaring to God in defiance that not even God Himself could take Faye’s life away from him!Sensing his emotions, Faye was stunned. She raised her head and looked at him for a few seconds in a daze. “Zayn…”Zayn cracked a smile that was so gentle it could melt a person’s heart and whispered softly, “Fifi, please believe in me. I promise you that I won’t let you fade away just like that.”Faye bit her lower lip tightly. She could see through Zayn’s confidence and assurance. Feeling deeply moved in her heart, she nodded strenuously and said, “Alright! I believe in you!”Zayn said smilingly, “That’s great then.”Even though he could still see sorrow and a lack of confidence through Faye’s gaze, it did not sway his confidence. For the next few days, Zayn did not go anyway. Instead, he stayed and accompanied Faye. Both of them were extremely loving with eac
It was the Aeon Karpos!Lysithea had mentioned the Aeon Karpos when he visited Lil Hyde the other day. He learned that the fruit of Aeon Karpos had an extremely miraculous effect such that a person would benefit hugely just by consuming it. It would increase the person’s essence of life, and it was enough to turn an ordinary person into a master fighter!The fruit would only be produced once every 112 years, so the extent of how precious it was was beyond one’s imagination. Next, he headed to see Lil Hyde immediately. For safety reasons, he did not reveal that Faye was sick and claimed that he was only inquiring about it out of curiosity. Lil Hyde found a lot of information that proved that the Aeon Karpos would certainly cure Faye. Zayn felt relieved. As long as there was a solution, everything was fine!Lil Hyde noticed that Zayn seemed relieved, so he immediately furrowed his brows and asked, “Sir, you can’t be thinking about getting the Aeon Karpos, are you?”As soon as tho
Liam sent him to the meeting room as soon as he arrived at the Insurgent Trifecta. There were already quite a number of top-level personnel at the scene who were discussing something in all seriousness. “It’s Sergeant Larson. Welcome, welcome.”Noticing Zayn’s arrival, Liam cracked a smile and waved at Zayn to signal him to sit next to him. Zayn replied with a grin. His gaze swept across the room in a simple manner and he quickly noticed that there were unfamiliar faces that he had never seen before in the meeting room other than Liam, Dick, and other the Insurgent Trifecta’s top-level personnel. In the call earlier, Liam had roughly briefed him on the Aeon Karpos case which immediately piqued his interest. After making arrangements for Faye, he came rushing over at once so that he could find out about the situation in detail. Everyone in the meeting room looked at Zayn upon his arrival. The few new faces were especially interested in him, and there was astonishment in their g
Deputy Director Holden Campbell furrowed his brows slightly. “Looks like we’ve got way too many eyes set on the Ambrosia Fruit, gentlemen. It’s not going to be an easy mission to complete… And I bet it’s going to stir up a bloody maelstrom in its wake.”Liam’s face creased in worry. “Definitely. Other forces are eyeing the fruit too, alright, and there’s reason to believe that they’ve entered Rheasia fully prepared. Relying on the Insurgent Trifecta alone isn’t going to cut it, I think.”The rest of the higher-ups began to pile their own grievances and trepidation on to the discussion. The Ambrosia Fruit was so precious that it was considered the most treasured boon. The world had never seen anything greater, and that was said without a hint of exaggeration. Therefore, obtaining the fruit at the cost of the efforts of everyone in the Insurgent Trifecta, especially with such stiff competition, was less than feasible.Joe smiled slightly. “Not to worry—the groups who are in charge of
Zayn froze. He realized that there was a sudden change in ambience, and everyone around him seemed to share the same volume of consternation as Byleth when he mentioned the organization in question. A possibility cropped up in his mind, and his heart skipped a beat.Outwardly, he projected himself to be none the wiser. “What is this ‘organization’, Sergeant Constantine?”Byleth turned to face him. Dark clouds were swirling in his pupils like a howling gale, before he took a deep breath and answered, “Sicut In Caelo!”Just as he had suspected. Zayn felt the confusion in his mind dissipate. It was exactly what he had guessed—the organization that worried Byleth was Sicut In Caelo.Liam’s eyes widened. “W-What the hell? Sicut In Caelo’s got their eyes on the goddamned fruit too?!”The people around them were aghast and in shock. Their eyes were murky with similar trepidation. It was a telltale sign of how much of a threat Sicut In Caelo posed to the Insurgent Trifecta. It hearkened b
Byleth’s breathing was battered as his eyes turned glassy. He was blinded, as though he was face to face with a terrifying beast in his mind’s eye. Taking a deep breath, he answered, “From what I’ve heard, the Saint’s deployed three superior class fourth-tier powerhouses… led by Ezra Sword. The Saint… he’s in it to win it.”“N-No way. F*ck no... Ezra Sword?!” Dick cried as he gasped for air. He leapt to his feet in disbelief.His eyes bore through Byleth like lasers. “This ain’t a mix-up, right, Constantine? Ezra Sword is dead! He’s a perfect-class powerhouse, yes, but he’s been dead for ages!”There had been four powerful fighters under the direct command of the Saint, and Ezra Sword—the crème de la crème—died five years ago.It was shocking news to everyone else as well. Incredulity and disbelief was etched into their faces, and even Zayn began to frown after taking in the reactions on his colleagues’ faces. He might have already known that Ezra would be the one leading Sicut In
With the meeting adjourned, Zayn returned to his squad while nursing a lump in his chest. Zayn was now a household name—everyone knew that Squad 4’s combat instructor was a superpowered, invincible bad*ss. Even the instructor of the Wolf’s Fang squad was no match for him.Wherever he went, no one dared to look down on him. His arrival was always accompanied by enthusiastic, venerating greetings of, “Sergeant Larson!” Even Squad 4’s position within the organization had improved.Upon meeting his underlings, Zayn kept his inner conflict under wraps and began training the soldiers. Thanks to his coaching, Squad 4 had vastly improved as a whole, so much so that it had progressed from being the weakest link of the collective to towering above Squad 3. They were no longer the targets of mockery and jeers, and with that change of status came undying gratitude and reverence towards Zayn.Had it not been for him, they would have continued living in shame.Zayn coached them for three consecu
Zayn was no stranger to locking himself up in a chamber for isolation training. Though, the last time he did so, there was at least a small, flickering candle emitting a light bright enough to illuminate the room. It was also roomy enough to provide a couple of days’ worth of air to breathe.Currently, though, he had locked himself up in a space that was completely sealed. There was no food, light, sound or air.He had told Sean that he was not to be disturbed unless something as big as Armageddon decided to crop up. Optimally, Zayn was only to be released after the eleventh day.An order like that was tantamount to locking himself up in an inescapable cage and swallowing the key—he ensured that there was no way out. It was also the first time he had ever delegated the key to his life to someone besides himself; in a room forged from the sturdiest steel, and every single one having a width as thick as a meter. Even a fighting genius like himself was incapable of breaking out of his