None of them noticed that when Carl was hesitating about his power, there was a brief flash of the so-called red energy lock in his eyes."Carl, you can't hesitate anymore! You have to make up your mind!" Carl kept urging himself on the inside. The venomous barbed serpent was pressing closer, eager to kill its prey."Carl, it's been forever but John and Fatty Pan are still not here to help us. That can only mean they're in trouble!" Arthur knew there was no use in panicking at this point.All he did was point out the facts calmly to Carl. He believed that Carl understood the kind of emergency they were in."Carl, what are you waiting for…" Beside them, Sofia was looking at Carl with a worried expression."What should I do? Am I supposed to go back to my original gun?" Carl was beginning to get swayed. He looked at the gun he called the Massacre in his hand and started to hesitate over his choice.Unsurpris

"You're kidding!" Sofia and Catherine turned pale with fright after hearing what Rio said."Calm down. We'll search the campsite first for any sign of him! Maybe Ice felt that the situation was too dangerous and returned to Brightwood Camp first!" Carl was just as flustered on the inside but forced himself to endure it."Right, right. I'll go back the way we came and look around. I'll leave other places to you guys." John, taking the initiative to do one of the tasks, ran back the way they came.Seeing that John had gone far, Rio raised his voice and said, "John, if you don't see him along the way, you should go back and check if Ice is back in Brightwood Camp!"The group saw John firing off a flaming punch into the sky from a distance. It was his reply to Rio's instruction.Carl exchanged a look with Rio before ordering, "All right. Let's search this place carefully and see if Ice left any traces behind!"

"Hey, are those three really from the Adjudication Bureau? Thomas said that you can't apply to the Bureau; you can only wait to be recruited! Looks like it's true!" John whispered.Carl and the rest began to discuss among themselves in hushed whispers. After all, Thomas seemed to have finished his explanation and the three soldiers from the Adjudication Bureau started discussing something with Thomas as soon as they appeared...The three soldiers from the Adjudication Bureau seemed to have finished speaking after a while. Throughout their discussion, they kept pointing to Carl and his friends as if they were asking for their information.Thomas took a step forward and told the students below. "All right, I've more or less explained the three divisions to you. What you have to do next is to return and consider whether you prefer to join the Empire-sword or Empire-shield Army."He then added, "Oh, right. Arthur, stay behind. These me

"Drop it, kid. There's nothing you can say to persuade people who have lost their will to fight!" An aloof-looking Kyd stopped Carl from speaking any further.Carl opened his mouth a few times, wanting to persuade Pierre and the other two, but chose to keep silent in the end."Hmph! If a War Spirit warrior were to lose his will to fight after a single defeat, his War Spirit would become stagnant and never advance anymore." Kyd looked disdainful."You mean, they will likely stay at rookie War Spirit level because of this and can't advance anymore?" Carl asked inside his head, surprised.He was referring to Pierre, Brook, and Fatty Pan because Sofia and Catherine were in a different situation altogether.Fear and avoidance of battles were the same in terms of results but the core of them was different. The former was a result of one being too weak and subsequently becoming afraid of fighting. The latter was a result of o

An awkward mood hung over the table. It was as if the words "fear of death" triggered endless grievances in Clark and Thomas."By the way, Carl! I'm going to let you guys in on our plans so you don't feel confused." Thomas patted Clark's shoulder, prompting the latter to swallow all of his babbling alongside the wine."Let me start by explaining the military ranks. The ranks represent your rights and duties in the Gamma Empire army. The higher you are in the ranks, the bigger your authority and responsibilities.""What about corporals like us?" Rio asked curiously. Earlier, Thomas said that War Spirit warriors who had completed the rookie War Spirit assignment would automatically be promoted as corporals.If they joined a typical army as ordinary soldiers, they would have to start as an army orderly and slowly climb their way to private, private third class, private second class, private first class, and specialist.To