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MillyfrownedasshelookedatXavieronthepodium,hiscoldstareandfierce.demeanourmakingherfallintodeepthought.
OurinstructorisXavier?
SherememberedAnthonymentioningthatXaviergrewupwithPhilip.Hewassupposedtogotomilitaryschondthenjointhearmy,butbecauseofStephanie,heswitchedtoanotherfieldandjoinedaresearchinstitute.
Shethoughthewasjustdoingsomebasictraininginthemilitary,butseeingthemedalsonhischest,hewasalreadyasecondlieutenant.Itseemedhehadbeenhidinghistruecapabilities.
Butthefactthat CrestfallenUniversitymanagedtoget<b>a</b>secondlieutenanttobeaninstructorshowedthattheymusthavesome seriousconnections.
SeeingAnthonystandingstill,Xavier’sfaceshowedanger.“What?Doyouwanttolosecreditsfornotfollowingordersandbeingundisciplined?!”
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Anthonywassoangrythathisnostrilsred,andhisfistsclenchedtightly,makingacrackingsound.
Thatsc*<i>undrel</i><i>!</i>
Ifhelostcredits,Jordanwoulddefinitelybefurious.Theconsequenceofhisangerwouldbecuttingoffhiscreditcard.IfPhilipfoundouthewasdisobeyingorders,itwouldbeevenworse–hewouldsurelysendhimtothemilitaryforthetoughest.training<b>.</b>
Justthinkingaboutthosescenariosmadehim feellikedying.
Arealmancanadapttothesituation.
Anthonyforcedhimselftply,grittinghisteethashewalkeduptothepodium.HeredatXavierwithhatredandspokeinalowtonemeantonlyforthetwoofthem,“Xavier,you’dbetternotmesswithme!”
Xavierraisedaneyebrow,histhinlipsslightlyparting.“Thirty!”
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Anthonyroared,“Didn’tyoujustsaytwenty?”
<b>“</b>Forty!”
“Fine,thirtythen.”
“Fifty!”
“Yousonofa-”Anthony’sfaceturnedredwithanger,feelinglikehemightpassoutifhelookedatXavierforanothersecond.“Fine,I’llrememberthis!”
Rollinguphissleeves,hegotdownontheground.Hismuscles;tonedfromtwomonthsoftraining,movedsmoothlywitheachpush–up.
One,two,three…
Anthonygrittedhisteethandfinishedthefiftypush–ups.Bythetimehegotoffthepodium,hisarmswerelikejelly,andhewasdrenchedinsweat.
Seeinghimsitbackdown,Millyquicklyhandedhimatissuetowipehissweatandwhispered,“Areyouokay?”
Anthonytookthetissueandwipedthesweatfromhisforehead,takingseveraldeepbreathstocalmdown.“I’mfine,it’sjustfiftypush–ups.Nobigdeal.”
Millylookedathisflushedfaceandfierceexpression,stibitworried.“Areyoureallyokay?”
Anthonysaid,“Really,I’mfine.ButI’vedefinitelygotagrudgeagainstXaviernow.I’llgetbackathimsomeday!”
MillyalsofeltthatsomethingwasoffwithXaviertoday.Hecameinlikehewasreadytoexplode,targetingthemspecifically.
Itwaslikehejustwasn’thappywiththem.
EspeciallywhenAnthonywasdoingpush–upsjustnow,Xavier’sgazesweptoverherandLuciusbesideher,hisexpressionclearlychanging,asifhewasevenangrier.
Hmm<i>…</i><i>It’s</i><i>really</i><i>strange</i>.
“Doyouknowwhyhesuddenlybecamesounpredictable?Didwedosomething
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thatupsethim?”Millyaskedcuriously.
Xavier’sobvioustargetingmadeitimpossibleforhertoignore.
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“Hmph.”Anthonymovedhissorearmsabit,smirkedcoldly,andexined,“Whatelsecoulditbe?Hejustwantstoasserthimselfsincehe’snotasgoodasyou.Typicalbehaviourfromaguylikehim!”
“Huh?”Millylookedpuzzled,genuinelynotunderstanding.
Seeingherconfusion,Anthonyexinedquietly,“RememberthattimewhenyouandLuciushadthatquipetition?Youendedupwinning,right?Well,hecouldn’teptit,sohetookhispapertoJordantograde.TurnsouthedidworsethanLuciusandlostapoint..
“Sincethatnight,he’sbeenholdingagrudge.Now,seeingyoutwosittingtogetherprobablyremindedhimofthatembarrassingmoment,sohe’sretaliating.”
Anthony’sfacewasfullofresentment,hiseyesshowingahintofmalice.
Listeningtohim,Millydidrecall.Itdidseemlikesomething hadhappened,butatthetime,shewassofocusedonyinggameswithApollothatshedidn’tpayattentionto howtheresultscameout.Shethoughtthegradeswerebasedonallthreepapersbeinggradedtogether.
Nowit seemedthatwasn’tthecase.
Ifitreallyhappenedlikethat,shehopedmilitarytrainingwouldn’talwaysbetargetedattheminthefuture.
Ontheotherside,Lucius,whohad beensilentalong,seemedtosenseheruneaseandsoftlysaid,“Don’tworry,I’vegotyourback.”
Millypolitelynoddedandsmiled,butinternallyshined.
<i>No</i><i>,</i>how<i>can</i><i>you</i><i>help</i>,<i>dude</i><i>?</i><i>Xavier</i>isasecond<i>lieutenant</i><i>!</i>Those<i>medals</i><i>he</i><i>earned</i><i>are</i><i>genuine</i><i>honours</i><i>awarded</i><i>by</i><i>the</i><i>country</i>!<i>Can a</i><i>young</i><i>master</i><i>like</i><i>you</i><i>,</i><i>protected</i>sowell<i>by</i><i>the</i><i>Scathings</i><b>,</b>standupagainst<i>him</i>?
<i>Well</i>,it’s<i>better</i>to<i>rely</i>on<i>oneself</i><i>than</i>on<i>others</i>.
Justasshefinishedsighing,Xavier’spowerfulvoicecamefromthestage.
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“Dearstudents<b>,</b><b>I</b>amXavier,yourmilitarytraininginstructorforthenext<b>two</b>weeks.YoucancallmeInstructor.Fromnowon,whetheryou’rearegrstudentorayoungmasterandmiss,nomatterhowhandsomeoruniqueyoumaybe,here,youareallsoldiersjustlikeme!
“Ofcourse,someofyoumayalreadyknowme.Likeyou,IstudiedLifeSciences.andTheoreticalResearch.Iamalsoyourseniorhere.Afterourmilitarytrainingends,we’llhavemorechancestohangout.Unlikeother instructors,Iwon’tleave,sodon’tgivemeabadimpression.Showmethatmyjuniorsaren’tafraidofhardshipsorchallenges.
“I’vegotanurgentupdate.We’vehadsomenewordersfromabove,weneedtochangeourtrainingprogramtemporarily.CrestfallenUniversity isthefirsttotestthisnewtraininginitiative,wherethemain focuswillbeonsimtingrealbattlefieldconditions.You’llbehandlingrealfirearmsthistime,getting<b>a</b>tasteofwhatit’slikeontheactualfield.It’scrucialyousticktomyguidance.
“Letmemakeitclearupfront:I’mastrictinstructor.Iexpectyoutoapproach thistrainingtaskwithasoldier’sattitude.Whatisasoldier’snature?It’sobedience!Whatbuilds<b>a</b>soldier’batreadiness?Discipline!Ifanyoneengagesinmisconduct,itwillbereportedimmediately.Thosewhorepeatedlyignorewarningswillbeexpelled!”
Assoonashefinishedtalking,theroomwentdeadquiet.Threesecondter,screamsbrokethroughthesilenceandshatteredtheroof!
“Ohmygod,realgunsandliveammo!Joiningthemilitaryhasalwaysbeenmydream,even thoughI’mreallynearsighted.IneverthoughtIcouldmakeithappenhere.”