Chapter 53: Judgment Day
"Alright, candidates, this has been a roller coaster ride for all of you and I must say you all did your best. To tell you honestly, the tests ended in the second round. If you recall my speech before we all began doing the third round, I’ve already called you all ’SURVIVORS’, right?" Lieutenant Long announced.
His words made all the candidates murmur among themselves.
"Oh, that’s why I was a bit confused when I heard the word ’survivors’ from Lieutenant Long because I clearly recall that he previously said that only survivors will pass the final tests." Lana murmured.
"So, this final round thing is actually only a trial for you guys, so you can experience the basic training inside the Military Academy and in the end, we will give you the freedom to choose if you wish to continue or not. We are so glad that all of you still managed to complete the tasks in time, but then sadly, two among you were left behind and did not make it in time. As I said earlier, this course should have been treated as a real battle and all of you should have been doing everything you can to survive, right?" Lieutenant Long said.
"Aye!" All the candidates answered in chorus.
"But then to make everything fair, and because we still need to follow certain rules, our five Generals in charge of these tests still needed to vote," declared Lieutenant Long.
Then he smiled and added, "And I must say those five had a crucial opinion on the matter. I won’t say who voted ’Yes’ and who voted ’NO’, but excitingly, each got two votes, leaving the final decision to one of the Generals."
The candidates gasped. Keira and Vel held hands, both feeling nervous as if it was the judgment day for both of them.
"So, that General has actually voted... Hmm, but wait... I should say what he said before he cast his vote and we do hope that this serves as an inspiration for you guys." Lieutenant Long elaborated.