Winner Takes All

The crowd of soldiers remained silent.

The wind and snow still continued on relentlessly.

The one hundred of new recruits stood in heavy snowstorm. They all stood still with their straight backs, looking like unsheathed swords, exhibiting their strong and powerful energy. Jack stood in the crowd. His gaze swept across the crowd to a distance afar.

A troop of soldiers were marching towards his direction.

The first soldier in the line wore a golden armor. He looked majestic and powerful, strong like an unmovable mountain, daunting and intimidating.

However, when Jack saw the face of the Golden Guard, his eyes wandered for a moment.

This particular Golden Guard was one of the Twelve Golden Guard who had tried to kidnap him before.

Achilles stood behind the Golden Guard. With his massive body size, it was very hard to not notice him.

But right now, Achilles was not the Chief Guard anymore. After he was stripped of his duties by Zenith, he did not look as imposing as before.

The troop of soldiers approached slowly. Everyone could feel the tension building up as they approached.

Everyone kept their eyes look straight ahead and remained solemn.

And when the Golden Guard, Achilles and the other soldiers stood in front of the new recruits.

The hundred new recruits all shouted at the same time.

"Salute, Golden Guard!"

The loud thundering voice echoed through the skies, as though they were trying to silence the snowstorm.

In the Dragon Cavalry, Zenith was the Commander, and also the heart and soul of all the three hundred thousand Dragon Cavalry.

And after the Commander was the Twelve Golden Guards!

Inside the heart of the three hundred thousand Dragon Cavalry, the Golden Guard was an ultimate goal for them to strive towards, as well as a person who they feared like a god. "Welcome to the Dragon Cavalry, and welcome to your journey of death."

The Golden Guard stood still like a mountain. And with his eagle eyes, he glanced through all the new recruits, stopping for a moment when he saw Jack.

There were no long speeches, and no unnecessary small talks.

When he finished that one sentence.

The Golden Guard lifted up the name list in his hand and began the roll call.

Jack was surprised that the whole process went over so fast.

As the Golden Guard called out the names from the name list, the new recruits left the troop one after another as they were all assigned to their corresponding units, and queued up behind their respective Sergeant.

Soon, it was Jack's turn.

"Jack Hughes, enter Achilles' squad!"

"Yes sir!"

Jack came out from the crowd, and walked towards the bulky and muscular Achilles.

For a brief moment, when he looked at Achilles, Jack had a mixed feeling about him.

In the military, Sergeant was the lowest ranked officer. The Sergeant was only responsible for five soldiers, including himself. Compared to Achilles previous position as the Chief Guard, he really had been stripped until his barebone.

Inevitably, now that he was assigned under Achilles, he felt quite awkward too.From NôvelDrama.Org.

After all, Zenith gave him the position of the Chief Guard after he demoted Achilles. And now, as a Chief Guard, he had to go undercover and disguise as Achilles' soldier!

As for Achilles, he also felt quite uneasy when he saw Jack.

For the rest of the new recruits, their expression instantly changed when they heard that Jack was assigned under Achilles. They were extremely envious of Jack.

The Chief Guard was the second in command in the Dragon Cavalry. One rank below the commander, but superior to the rest.

The Chief Guard held a prestige and honorable status in the Dragon Cavalry.

And all the new recruits knew that Achilles was the previous Chief Guard.

Even though for now Achilles had been stripped to the barebone, and demoted to a Sergeant, he still retained his skills and experience.

In the eyes of the new recruits, Jack was not assigned under a mere Sergeant; he was assigned under the former Chief Guard.

With such a strong anchor in their squad, it would highly beneficial for them in their missions. Not to mention that the risk of casualty would be greatly reduced, it would be easier for them to score more merit points.

They were truly jealous of him!

Watching Jack walking towards Achilles, Debut stood among the crowd of new recruits and gazed at Jack with envy. He couldn't help himself and mumbled, "Jack is so lucky to be assigned under the former Chief Guard! All the protections, all the promotion opportunities!"

And straight after that.

The Golden Guard shouted again, "Debut, enter Achilles' squad!"

Boom!

Debut who was expressing his enviousness, couldn't believe what he heard. He widened his eyes and looked at the Golden Guard, "Mr. Golden Guard, are, are you calling me?"

"Do you have any objections? You don't want to join them?"

The Golden Guard stared at Debut with his big eyes and asked.

"No, not at all. Yes, I want to. I... haha... Excuse me my friend, I have to get going!"

Debut laughed happily and quickly followed behind Jack. He couldn't contain his joy at all.

"Cole, enter Achilles' squad!"

The Golden Guard shouted once again.

Standing behind Achilles, Jack and Debut looked at each other and smiled.

Following that, the Golden Guard assigned the last person for Achilles' squad. With a total of five soldiers, the squad setup was completed.

All the hundred new recruits were eventually assigned to their relevant squads.

Then, the Golden Guard dismissed everyone after that.

Achilles brought Jack and the other soldiers to the quarters. On the way, he said seriously, "Since you all have been assigned to me, then from today onwards, we will be blood brothers and comrades. On the battlefield, we help each other, and we watch each other's back. As a Sergeant, I will also do my best to lead our squad."

His deep voice was like a thunder, spectacular and astounding.

Jack let out a grin on his face.

Debut laughed and nodded his head. Then, he walked forward and laid his arms on Achilles' shoulder. Jack and the others were dumbfounded at what they saw.

"Yes, no problem. Brother Achilles, don't you worry. From today onwards, I will open the way in the battlefield, I will not hold back at anything!"

Achilles stopped his steps. With slight anger, he squinted at Debut and said, "At any rate, I'm still a Sergeant and your direct officer in command, so can you at least show me some respect." Jack and the rest were speechless.

Cole even spoke without thinking, "This guy is really bold!"

Debut gave a simple-minded smile and looked at Achilles, "Relax, relax. From now on, let's take care of each other, Mr. White."

He took his hands off Achilles' shoulder after that. He walked moodily back to Jack, and murmured, "He was the one who claimed that we are brothers, and I can't even touch his shoulders, tsk..." "..." Jack was speechless.

Cole rolled his eyes and said, "He's your brother, but he is also a Sergeant too. You blockhead, don't get simply close with anyone you see."

"Tsk..." Debut proudly swung his head and said, "I can't help it myself for having such an irresistible charm."

"Ahem...silence please."

Achilles let out a short cough and stopped the two from talking. "In front will be your quarters. You only have three minutes to settle down." Jack took a glimpse at the row of quarters in front of him, and found them to be quite normal and ordinary.

He would be staying here for the next three months.

When he was about to walk to the quarters, Achilles shouted again, "Debut, help Jack and bring his stuff in for him. Jack, stay here."

"Alright!"

Debut quickly responded. In his heart, Jack was a person with concealed expertise. So it was understandable that Achilles was treating Jack differently.

Standing in the middle of the snowstorm.

Jack and Achilles stood and watched as Debut and the other two person went inside the quarters.

Subsequently, Achilles said respectfully to Jack, "I'm very sorry, Chief Guard Hughes. This is the Commander's order. In order to protect you, he recently promoted me to a Sergeant so that you can be assigned into my squad. I'm very sorry that you are placed under me, and I deeply apologize for all the inconvenience."

Recently promoted?

Jack clicked his tongue, and felt very surprise. When Zenith said he was going to strip Achilles, he really went out of his way.

This also meant that when Achilles came to pick him up yesterday, he was still a normal and unranked soldier.

Jack rubbed his nose and said, "It's okay. Thank you for protecting me. Besides, the others did not join the squad by coincidence too, right?"

Achilles gave a meaningful smile and said, "Debut is the of vanguard of Lion Special Operation

Troop, and he is very skilled in hand-to-hand combat. As for Cole, he is from the reconnaissance

special force, his scouting skills are unparalleled. Other than that, Yarol is well-versed in all types of weapons, as well as a professional in terrain warfare."

"This lineup can be considered as one of the best squad setups already, right?" Jack was really surprised.

Achilles smiled and nodded his head, "If you consider our squad which only consist of five people, this kind of comprehensive setup is indeed one of the best, if not the best lineup you can ever ask for." Jack felt quite resigned. "My senior fellow apprentice has provided me too much assistance."

"They were necessary."

Achilles stopped smiling and said seriously, "Chief Guard Hughes, please go and prepare yourself. One hour after we finish our meal, our squad will be heading out for a scout and patrol mission." "That fast?!" Jack instantly got stunned.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐