'What is Caroline Maxim doing here!?' Pearce thought with an incredulous expression on his face. Caroline was one of the people Pearce meet during when he was newly recruited, Not only that, they once had an unusual relationship in the during that period till he got transferred. Caroline appearance has changed immensely compared to how she was when Pearce met her four (4) years ago. With her glittering long hair that was a bit messy on her face and her cold look with an icy temperament, she now looks like an ice beauty.
«Looks like you have reunited with first love» Di Kun suddenly said in amusement.
«Shut up» Pearce quickly replied in an annoyed tone.
Back at the world outside Pearce's mind, Caroline were looking at the unfamiliar people that suddenly appeared in front of her vigilantly and coldly. But when her landed at Pearce, her gaze suddenly became both surprised and confused as she thought…
'Why do I feel like I know this person?'
"What should we do now Captain?" Robert suddenly asked as he looked at Pearce.
"I think we should kill her since she might have black qi in her" George suddenly said as he brought out his sword. When Caroline saw this, black qi suddenly erupted out of her as an oppressive aura landed on Pearce and his squad.
"Quickly put back your weapon!" Pearce exclaimed as he looked at George.
"But…"
"I command you!!" Yelled Pearce as a formless aura began to come out of him.
"Ok Captain" George said as he hurriedly put away his sword with a panicked look on his face. When the others saw all this, they silently thought….
'What has gotten into Captain'
When Caroline heard Pearce's voice, she suddenly got stunned as a particular boy came into her mind. Right after that, she began to see images of she and the boy training together
"Umm… are you Kyler Pearce?" Caroline suddenly spoke with a perplexed look on her face. When Pearce heard this question, a light smile appeared on his face as he spoke calmly.
"Looks like you haven't forgotten me yet" When the rest of the Monster Slaying Squad heard what Pearce said, they were silently shocked as they all thought…
'How did they know each other?'
Barf!!
But not long after, Caroline suddenly coughed out a mouthful of blood as she fell weakly on the floor. When Pearce saw this, his expression quickly changed as he went to meet her while saying…
"Are you ok?"
"Not really, didn't you see black qi was forcefully put into me" Caroline replied with a surprisenly light smile that can topple a city on her face.
"Captain, let's take her to the Headquarters to see if they can remove the black qi from her" Robert quickly suggested.
"Good idea, let's go" Pearce said as he got up while carrying Caroline. But as soon as Pearce carried her, Caroline quickly said in a flustered tone…
"You don't have to carry me Pearce, I can still move"
"Oh ok then" Pearce said as he gently dropped her back to the floor. When they others saw this, they had a perplexed expression on their faces as they thought again…
'Doesn't he know that he has a girlfriend already'
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Right after the Monster Slaying Squad along with Caroline came to the MSR Headquarters, they quickly went to the mission hall to report of their completion of the mission.
"Am sorry but am not the one you will report the mission to" a middle aged who Pearce and the others met spoke in an apologetic tone.
"If it's not you then it's who?" Pearce asked with a confused look on his face.
"Excuse me but are you Kyler Pearce?" Suddenly, a young teen approached Pearce as he asked. This teen has dark blue hair with black eyes, he wore a light green military uniform with eye glasses on his face.
"Yes I am" Pearce replied with a straight look on his face. But the teen didn't notice it as he slightly bowed before saying..
"My name is Ling Hua and am here to say that my master is asking you to come meet him"
"Who is your master?" Pearce asked with a doubtful look on his face.
"My master said I shouldn't tell you his name but he said I should tell you that he is an Emperor Ranked soldier"
"Emperor Ranked soldier!!" exclaimed both Pearce and the others as an astounded expression appeared on all their faces.
An Emperor Ranked soldier is someone who has the second highest command before the elusive Divine Rank in all of the MSR bases across the world. Not only that, but a person that is in the Emperor Rank must have a Power Rank that is at the 2nd stage of the legendary Qi Monarch Rank. In all of the bases of the MSR, there are only four Emperor Ranked soldier found which shows how hard it is to get to the rank. When Pearce saw that a Emperor Ranked soldier is summoning him, a light smile suddenly appeared on his face as he said…
"Since your master is summoning me, who am I not to come"
When the others saw this, they silently shook there head with a wry smile on their faces. But Pearce didn't notice as he suddenly asked…
"But can I bring my members along with me?"
"Master said you can bring anybody you like" Ling Hua replied as he adjusted his eyeglasses a little.
"Ok then, let's go meet your master" Pearce said with a light smile on his face.
"Follow me then" Ling Hua said before he turned and began to move along with the others. After a few minutes of walking, they arrived at a particular mansion that was located at the middle of an open field. When Pearce saw this, he had a confused look on his face as he thought…
'Huh? There is only this mansion found here'
During the time Pearce got newly transferred to the headquarters, the resident he got was in the midst of other residents that was exactly the same with his which made him to be confused of why there is only one mansion in this open field. But not long after, his expression became normal as he thought.
'Maybe this is how Emperor Ranked soldiers are treated'
By now they were at a long passageway that has a door at the ending, when Ling Hua and the others reached here, the former suddenly turned and said.
"My master is waiting for you at the other side of that door. So this is a goodbye" after that Ling Hua left them.
"Let's go" Pearce suddenly said as he went towards the door along with others.