Chapter 15 - Infiltration #2

"Huff, huff, huff, hey, huff, Alex, how much longer do we have left? I can't feel my legs…"

"Shit, Robert, we've only run a few meters. We're almost there."

While Alex did his best not to kick the panting pig behind him, they steadily moved forward. Alex knew there were only a couple of meters left until they reached the gym, but he also knew they didn't have unlimited time.

Alex glanced briefly at the gym, which was slowly getting closer as they ran towards it.

By now, Ivan will have realized that something is wrong.

With that last thought, Alex quickened his pace.

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"Shit, Alex, I hope you're okay…"

Ivan, who was already arriving at the gym, murmured a brief prayer for Alex. He knew that the captain was a monster who would do everything possible to turn them into super soldiers.

So the possibility that something bad had happened due to the so-called 'test' was completely plausible.

"Huff, huff, urgent report!"

Ivan, who arrived panting, shouted to the group of five cadets who were sitting at a table playing cards.

Observing these five bastards, Ivan felt that a vein on his forehead was about to burst. For a moment, strangling them seemed like a viable option, but he decided to take a deep breath and continue with his report.

"Ahem… I have lost contact with my fellow guard."

The five cadets, belonging to the rapid response team, looked confused when they saw Ivan enter and were even more confused when they heard that they had lost contact with a colleague. One of them decided to speak.

"And what exactly do you want us to do?"

The other four nodded and gave their partner the thumbs up for asking a good question. The idea of hanging them had resurfaced in Ivan's mind, now more strongly than before.

Fuuuu, calm down, Ivan. Don't kill these idiots yet. Remember something that will help you.

While Ivan practiced self-control, he thought of thousands of ways for these five to be useful to him.

"Ahem… according to the rules, the rapid response team may be subordinated to any member of the other two teams as long as there are events that require it."

Well, bastards, let's see if you continue acting ignorant.

"...AND?"

Again, Ivan's face turned into disbelief. He realized that these five were truly idiots. With the same look of confusion, they asked him, and Ivan, with more veins about to burst in his head, became angry.

"Bastards!"

The five members jumped up. For a moment, the scream reminded them of Captain García and the other lieutenants and sergeants. The five stiffened and looked at Ivan, who was completely red, his entire forehead filled with a sea of veins about to explode. They felt it was better not to speak at this moment.

"You two come with me to conduct a search and warn the other cadets!"

The two that Ivan pointed out tensed and saluted unconsciously.

"You two stay and watch the package as if your life depended on it!"

Once again, the other two cadets saluted stiffly.

"And you, you will take the package and come with us!"

Everyone was surprised, and the last person who was pointed out, though a little fearful, asked what the other four had in mind. Coincidentally, he was the one who had asked the previous two questions.

"B-but can we move the package? And why are they watching if we are going to move the package?"

Ivan, who had already calmed down, looked at him annoyed and asked in response.

"Did you hear any restrictions while we were given the mission? Do I have to explain everything to you?"

Faced with these two questions, the cadet fell silent and saluted in response. Then he picked up the package, and they left through the main door.

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"Sergeant Volkov, there seems to be movement at the front door."

While another cadet was being restrained, one of the sergeants glimpsed a group of cadets running out of the main door.

"Mm, how many?"

"There seem to be four targets. I can't see them well from a distance."

Volkov nodded and gave the orders.

"Okay, Ramirez, Petrov, follow them. Find out what they're doing. I don't want any loose ends. Wang, with me to the gym. Something doesn't feel right."

"Yeah."

Immediately afterward, the three sergeants and Volkov separated into two groups of two, all while they had covered the little cadet they had immobilized.