'This is definitely not good at all, how am I supposed to survive with such spineless cowards?'
Bricksoe sighed for the umpteenth time as he looked at the quiet classroom, after his earlier actions none had ushered a single word to him even when he asked a question, in all honesty he found it funny how they all expected to be soldiers when they were such wimps. His thoughts soon drifted to the reason he was even here.
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"So you have not died yet despite being a walking corpse old man." The atmosphere immediately became unbearably tense, the soldiers in the room froze in fear and disbelief as they did not believe that this young man had just addressed the General like that. Who was this General for someone to say such disrespectful words to him? This person was one of the four pillars of the GZK a person whose power and authority could possibly rival that of the king himself. That was the person sitted behind the desk wearing a miltary uniform decorated with countless medals of honour, his face betrayed his great age and it was filled with wrinkles but his black eyes brimmed with power, fierceness and domineeringness. His head did not even have a single hair but he did balance that out by spotting a long grey beard that reached his chest. The body of this man however did not even showcase any sign of his great age instead he was ripped so much he fully filled his military uniform and he exuded so much power that when one saw him the first thing they thought of was a bomb. The old General wore power that could not be hidden like a mantle. This was the person who had led the armies of the kingdom through many campaigns and achieved victory but it was the very same person who had just been addressed like that by an unremarkably normal youth who was barely past his twenties.
"Hahaha, Your mouth remains as untamed as ever I see brat. Hearing those words from a half dead weakling who was almost done in because of stupidity is pitiful though don't you think?" Surprisingly the death sentence that everyone was expecting did not happen instead the old man bellowed with laughter that left their eardrums ringing shocking them. This was a transcendent someone who had long since broken past mortal standards just an act of mere laughing was like a loud speaker it threatened to stop their hearts.
"Brat huh? Well I supposed from the eyes of a living fossil like you I am a brat. Did you have to mention the last part though? Actually I will pretend I heard nothing." The youngman responded with a tone tinged with irritation aftrr all it was true that he was as good as half dead, he was the only one who seemed to be wholly unaffected by the atmospheric influence of being in the General's presence.
"You must be itching for a beating brat." The General grinned slightly.
"You think you can manage that? Are you in good condition for such activities? I do not want to be blamed for killing someone with one foot in their grave." The tirade between the two continued for a while.
'Just what is this I am witnessing?'
One of the guards standing there had an expression as if he did not know whether to laugh or cry at the scene playing out in front of him. Little did he know that he was not the only one with that very same trail of thought. In times of war a General could have the power equivalent to the monarch not to mention they each hailed from one of the noble families. Just to qualify to be part of a General's guardsquad was not only an honour but it needed outstanding field service and many achievements. All this was the basics needed to closely work for anyone with the rank of General but even among the four Cardinal Generals of the GZK this man was probably the most celebrated and revered, the Great Demon god of the North, Lord Zazelizitha Zimbo.
Surprisingly for everyone there this very same person was jesting and trash back talking with a youngman.
'Just who is this young man? His background must be astonishing.'
That was another universally shared thought in that room by all those who bore witness to all that happening.
"Now you are definitely in for a world shattering ass whi____" the General finally realised that they were not alone and all his surbodinates were staring at him with shock. "Ahem___ anyway it is good that you made it back in one piece Major General RavenEye. Though if you fell to anyone but me I would chess you to the afterlife and kill you again."
"Are you gonna tell me why you summoned me here old man or your whole plan is to talk me to death?"
"You cheeky bastard you only luck is in that the services you provide for this country outweigh your attitude. Very well, I have received intel that spies from the WUN(Western Union of Nations) have infiltrated the institute, your mission is counterintelligence you must make sure no state secrets are found and if possible to identify and capture the spies."
"Impossible, scratch infiltrating this place you mean they actually dared do that knowing of your presence?" for the first time the young man's face took on a serious expression, as much as he dared to talk trash to the General, he knew more than everyone how dangerous this man was that is why he found it difficult to believe they would do that.
"Hahaha, Well you know I opened this institute as a safe haven for everyone which means even foreigners are allowed in this place so its easy for them to exploit that part frankly infiltrating it is easy. Another reason is because of the rank X dungeon that appeared last year, it required three of my colleagues and their teams to conquer and we suffered casualties I even sustained an injury and have been recuperating ever since, even though we tried to keep things hush but you know its next to impossible for that to happen. Anyways all those factors led to our predicament, I have sent many people to look into the issue but they failed some even died in this mission and among them were City Ranked officers so without a doubt the perpetrators are extremely powerful and dangerous that is why I am sending you. Even though you are injured it should be right up your alley right young man?"
'Impossible you are telling me this kid is ranked above City in the disaster rankings. But then again that would explain how a young man has the title of Major General.'
Listening to the General briefing the young man everyone was becoming more intrigued by him.
"What a bother but well I guess I have no choice after all it is true that I sustained quite the injury, tsk damn that snake I am going to tie her into a knot when I see her." The young man sighed holding his head as if he could feel a headache coming.
"Hahaha, thinking about another woman huh? Is that really the type of conduct you should be having when about to meet your betrothed after years of being apart?" the old man bellowed again, it seems he really liked seeing the young man in chagrin, as for the young man, in his mind was the simulacrum of a silver haired beauty with blue eyes and a countenance so cold it made winter seem like an autumn breeze.