Chapter 77
Chapter 77
The Abandoned Fortress Within the Plateau of the Deceased
Exhausted trainees leaned against the fortress walls, resembling battle-weary soldiers. Their bodies pressed against the stone like fallen leaves.
“Come on, everyone. Just a little more effort,” urged Kasa, who seemed more optimistic than the others.
“We’re wrong... We’re all going to die here,” murmured someone.
“How can we escape? There’s barely any jerky left,” another replied.
“Don’t speak so weakly! Whether it’s reinforcements from the Special Forces, the frontline, or the royal palace, they’ll come!” Kasa’s words sparked a faint glimmer of hope in the fatigued trainees’ hearts.
But Kasa’s expression told a different story.
“Such a thing won’t happen,” he thought. It was a fact validated by numerous failed projects involving expendable trainees. Those who fell behind were abandoned, and there was no room for sentimentality.
And then there was the chief instructor.
He wasn’t the one to save those who hadn’t passed the second test.
Smack!