"Yes," William replied again, simply.Before Mary could ask any questions of the war general who had once earned the nickname "God of Death," Cassandra, who had lived with her husband for nearly twenty-five years, asked with widen eyes in disbelief, "You're going to keep your visit to the palace a secret, Bill?"William gave his wife a faint smile, "You know me very well, Cassie."Cassandra snorted, "The two of us have lived together for almost half my life, of course I can guess your train of thought.""But ... why do you want to keep it a secret?" Cassandra asked now with her thick eyebrows raised."Because I only want to talk to Riley, not the people in the palace," William explained firmly.He remained true to his principles, unwilling to dwell too much on the palace life he had left behind long ago. All he cared about was his son.Cassandra still showed a confused expression, so William slowly and patiently explained, "I need to talk to Riley so that he knows what he is doing now
"The most important thing for us right now is to get the two remaining pins. Losing the current two pins won't have a bad effect," Riley explained reasonably.Alen winked, "Oh yeah. That's right. The number of pins taken from us is unknown, but ... I still think the number we will get is much higher.""Hmm, the issue of the number of pins taken by the enemy only affects our final ranking, right? It has nothing to do with whether or not we can escape," Dean said.Warren, who was able to think clearly, finally said, "Then go. Get the remaining pins! We'll try to keep the pins we still have, but if we can't ....""It won't be a problem," Riley continued, trying to reassure Warren.Warren also nodded with a slightly embarrassed expression. And with that agreement, Riley left his three friends in the area near the food warehouse.Riley moved quickly with sharp eyes always watching his surroundings. He didn't have any pins to protect, so he was now completely an attacker.As soon as his brig
"Riley Wood?" one of the group said, laughing."Why should we run? He's alone," the second pin owner said."That's right. We can definitely catch him," the first pin owner continued, looking confident that he could defeat Riley."You idiots, this is Riley Wood. Did you forget what the ... group said?"The warner did not continue, but instead snorted in annoyance. In an exasperated tone, he said, "Screw you!"After swearing like that, he was the first to run away. Meanwhile, the two pin owners and the other two people were still standing there as if they wanted to prepare for fighting Riley."He's such a coward!" the second pin owner said sarcastically when he saw his friend actually running to save himself.Riley let out a harsh breath and charged at them without a word. As usual, the young man did not actually hurt his opponent. He always tried to render his opponents helpless by attacking some of their weak points.In fact, as far as attacking his opponents was concerned, Riley had
Justin didn't take offense and said, "Hm, you're right. I'll see you at the palace."After saying that, Justin and the rest of his group left the area. Riley walked at a light pace towards the main post where his airship was waiting for all his group members to be brought back to the palace. He could see a lot of confused would-be soldiers looking for pins to make their group escape. When they saw Riley, they could only hold their breath in disappointment for not getting anything. One of the rules of the third mission was that the group that passed should not be disturbed and the pins could no longer be taken. However, even so, Riley was quite curious about the final result regarding their missing pins.So, when he reached the boundary line, after the staff had logged him out of the forest area with the automated machine, he immediately looked for the special monitor where there were details about the pins gained and lost of all the groups.And he breathed a sigh of relief, pleased
"Oh, he's really got me worried, Riley," Alen said anxiously.He was wringing his hands to overcome his anxiety. Riley himself was also starting to worry but he was still trying to remain calm, unlike Alen who was becoming increasingly agitated to the point of repeatedly standing on tiptoe to look towards the forest border area.With only three minutes left, Alen exclaimed, "There he is! Damn it!"Riley caught sight of a young man with a sweaty face who ran over in a hurry at the same time that Diego Greco's group had also completed the third mission."I'm going to give him a beating first for giving me a near-heart attack," Alen said who then ran straight towards Diego who was also running.However, apparently Riley didn't see the scene where Alen hit his room-mate, the young man hugged Diego as if he hadn't seen him for a long time. Riley smiled and shook his head at the encounter between the two friends.As he waited for the next announcement, someone cleared their throat behind hi
Alen was instantly silenced. The soldier's words were too sharp for him to answer.The soldier let out a long sigh. He could not really blame the future soldier for his complaints. However, he had to be strict in order to make their recruit's mentality stronger.With a serious expression, the soldier who looked quite young said, "This is just an exercise. But you're already complaining. I suggest that if you really feel that you can't handle your days as a junior soldier here, you better pack your things and leave the palace now." "You know, there are thousands of people who want to be soldiers in this country. And we just sent home hundreds of potential soldiers who failed the third mission," the officer named Daniel Moore continued.Daniel looked at Alen's name tag and said again, "And you, Alen Smith. We don't mind sending you home if you don't want to. How's that?"Alen was even more stunned, unable to move, even breathing was very difficult at that moment."Do you want to take yo
Mary Kesley who was standing behind William Mackenzie with Vincent who was also watching the monitor could certainly see how agitated the general was. However, they remained silent, not responding.Suddenly William got up from the chair, "Vincent, we're going home."Mary's eyes widened, "General?"William sighed and smiled faintly at the beautiful girl who looked shocked. "James is not like Jody, Mary."He paused for a moment before continuing, "And Riley ... he must have known what he was doing, along with the risks. I'm sure he's thought things through and I think he can handle himself.""But, General. Isn't their closeness very dangerous?" Mary asked, who still looked confused.William shook his head, "That's true, but what I saw earlier was enough to show that ... those two kids are becoming friends. That's different from Jody and me in the past."Vincent, William's personal bodyguard was just as confused as Mary. Until then he who was worried about his young master also said, "Sir
William, feeling he had no choice, finally said, "Your Royal Highness, I apologize in advance.""You must have been very surprised to see me. I ... entered the palace only to see the condition of my son, who was participating in the selection process for future soldiers," William continued.Rowena frowned but still said nothing."The palace does not allow prospective soldiers to contact their families. You must also know that their cell phones are confiscated. But, Your Highness ... as a father, I am very concerned about my son's condition, I want to see him, if only for a moment, to make sure he is okay," William explained at length.Rowena looked at the middle-aged man and took in his appearance.His appearance is clean and not suspicious. He looks like a pretty noble guy. Oh, maybe he's a businessman. Rowena Wellington thought."Then how did you get into the palace? Security is very tight and this area ... not many people know about it. Who told you? Were palace staff involved?" Row