"Where are we?" Barnes asked as he stared at the awith a bewildered look on his face. Not only him, but the other teenage soldiers except Pearce has a bewildered look on there faces.
«Now this is the reason why the Monster Slaying Regiment is the best military forces in the world» Pearce's replica said with bafflement.
«It sure is» Pearce replied with a surprised expression on his face.
"This is the Monster Slaying Regiment Thomas District station" Lieutenant Sanjay said with a light smile on his face.
Where Pearce's and Diana's group are is in a vast and open field that span as far as the eyes could see. Not only that, there colorful flowers and plants scattered all around the field, a Pagoda like houses that were also scattered all around the field and teenage soldiers wearing the light green military uniform could be seen walking all around the field.
'These people must have been stationed here from different branches across the country' Pearce thought as he calmly looked at his fellow teenage soldiers.
"These Pagoda like houses will be where you guys will be staying in. There are still empty ones scattered around the place, so you just have to find out where it is and it will be yours" Lieutenant Sanjay said before he secretly nodded to the two men behind the group.
Once the men saw Lieutenant Sanjay's nod, they unhurriedly nodded back before they suddenly vanished.
"There is a hall that is found at the middle of this field. That is where missions can be taken and also receiving your battle points for each mission you complete, buying and selling of weapons, pills or any other valuables and also increasing your rank" Lieutenant Sanjay briefly said as he gazed at all the teenage soldiers to that is currently looking back at him attentively.
"Good luck and I wish you all the best" Lieutenant Sanjay finally concluded before he quickly vanished.
"Captain, let's quickly go get a house of our own. I really wanna see how it looks like inside these Pagoda like buildings" George suddenly said with an excited expression on his face.
"Sure, let's go" Pearce calmly replied with a light smile on his face. Even him was rather curious on these Pagoda like houses will look like inside.
When Diana heard this, her face became crimson red as she answered in a low voice.
And so, the two groups began to go deeper into the field as they searched for an empty Pagoda like house. But before they could reach the halfway mark between the entrance to the center of the field, they heard a shout which took all of them except Pearce by surprise.
"It's you!!"
When the two groups turned to see who just shouted, they saw a group of teenage soldiers coming towards them.
'Hmm?' Pearce thought as he suddenly felt killing intent that was directed at him. When he turned to see who it was, he saw a group of familiar people.
"Long time no see guys" Pearce said with a light smile on his face.
"I can't believe it's actually you" a blonde haired boy stood behind a black haired boy suddenly spoke with a surprised look on his face.
"Well you have to believe since you are directly staring at me Alex" Pearce replied as he chuckled a little.
The blonde haired boy is none other than Alex Arnold that was Pearce's former comrade back at when he was at the Monster Slaying Regiment branch in Country A
"Well that's true" Alex said with a wry smile on his face. But he suddenly thought of something as he quickly asked.
"So where were you transferred to?"
"That's enough!!"
Before Pearce could answer Alex, the black haired boy that stood in front of Alex suddenly shouted in an irritated tone. When the surrounding people heard this shout, they immediately became drawn by which made them to gather around Pearce's, Diana's and the black haired boy's group.
"What is going on here?"
"How would I know, I just got here"
"Isn't that the Thomas Family's second young master?"
"What?"
Although Pearce didn't take the black haired boy seriously before, but right after he suddenly got Interrupted by the black haired boy, his expression suddenly darkened as he spoke to the boy in a cold tone.
"Powell, What is the meaning of this?"
The black haired boy is none other than Thomas Powell. He was Pearce's enemy back at when he was at the Monster Slaying Regiment branch in Country A.
When Powell heard this question, he calmly took in a deep breath as he thought.
'I must get my dignity back'
"I would like to challenge you"
Dum!!
When the surrounding people heard what Powell said, an uproar suddenly erupted amongst them.
"Oh my God! what did I just hear!?"
"the Thomas Family's second young master is actually challenging this boy"
"Looks like this boy isn't ordinary for the second young master to challenge him"
"How dare you challenge my Captain!?" Robert suddenly said exclaimed as he prepares to attack Powell. But before he could do that, Pearce quickly stopped him.
After seeing Pearce nodding which seems to be directed to him, he finally calmed down.
'Looks like he wants to do it himself' Diana thought as she gave up the idea of standing up for Pearce.
"A challenge huh? am always ready for one of those" Pearce finally said as he casually spread out his arms.
"Then when do you wanna take the challenge and where?" Powell quickly asked with his eyes lit up as he thought.
'Finally, my chance'
But what Pearce said next made his expression to turn gloomy...
"Sorry but I don't have time to play with you. Can we do it right here and now?" Pearce said with a bored expression on his face.
When the surrounding people heard what Pearce said, they all suddenly became dumbfounded.
I don't have time to play with you!
Can we do it right here and now!?
After rephrasing those words a couple of times in their heads, they finally came back to their senses as an uproar followed by.
"Oh my God! Such arrogance!!"
"I haven't seen someone so arrogant since the day I was born!!"
"The second young master is said to be a genius that could only be found out of a thousand direct descendants through out the 100 years of history in the Thomas Family. And this boy actually treats such a person's challenge as play?"
"Has he gone mad!?"
.....
"Don't underestimate me" Powell eventually spoke in a deep voice as rage began to boil in his body.
"Oh no, am not underestimating you. it's just that you haven't reached the level that will make me to take you serious" Pearce casually replied with a light smile on his face.
"Pearce!!" Powell suddenly shouted with rage as he pounced at Pearce with shocking speed.
Shadow Trails!!
'So fast!!' thought most of the onlookers as they looked at the the battle that is about to emerge with interest.
'He's actually at the peak phase of the 9th stage in the Body Tempering Rank' Pearce thought as he looked at Pearce that was approaching with a relatively slow speed with a surprised expression on his face.
Right when Powell approached Pearce, a black colored sword that radiates with a thick black qi suddenly appeared in Powell's hand as he quickly used to attack Pearce.
Dark Slice!!
But right when the offensive spell Powell activated could land on Pearce, the later suddenly moved.
Qi Barrier!!
As soon as Pearce activated this grade two defensive spell, a red colored qi suddenly rose up from his body as it completely covered his body.
Clang!!
Right when the two opposing spells clashed, a shockwave quickly spread through the surroundings as the military uniform the onlookers and the three groups wore fluttered slightly.
When everyone thought the battle will end in a draw, something unexpected happened.
Sabre Arts!!
Serpent Movement!!
Bamm!!
Barf!!
Right after the two spells cancelled each other out, Pearce quickly activated his movement spell as he approached an unbalanced Powell with frightening speed. Before Powell could react, a punch quickly landed on his face which made him to fly a few meters back while coughing out a mouthful of blood.
Dum!!!
Not long after, Powell finally landed at a distance away from where he flew off from with a pale look on his face.
Silence....
When everyone saw this, the area suddenly became strangely quiet. But not long after, an uproar that was more profound that the previous ones erupted among the surrounding onlookers.
"Wha... what just happened?"
"That boy actually defeated the talented second young master in just the span of a minute"
"Who the f**k is he!?"
'He has gotten stronger' Alex thought with a wry smile in his face. although he knew he was a genius that has the reached the initial phase of the 9th stage in the Body Tempering Rank, but when compared to a freak like Pearce, he was just a nobody.
Even the other teenage soldiers in the same group as Alex had the same thoughts running in their minds as they looked at Pearce with a shocked expression on their faces.
"Looks like I win the challenge" Pearce said as he looked at a paled Powell with disdain. When Powell saw this, his cheek suddenly became hot as he coughed out another mouthful of blood.
"Let's go" Pearce suddenly said as he turned his gaze away from Powell and began to walk out of the encirclement. Not long after, his group and Diana's group quickly followed him out of the encirclement from the surrounding teenage soldiers.
After taking a few medicinal pills he had in his storage pouch, Powell finally had the strength to stand up. But right after he that, he looked at the area Pearce and his group walked out from with a helpless look on his face as he muttered.
"Looks like I will just do what my cousin sister said"