Chapter 73: Bold Declaration
Colonel Silas Hodge was a decorated war veteran, known for surviving three separate supernatural incursions in the Midwest. He is a man who has successfully led both Limitless, Ascendants, and humans into battle on numerous occasions, solidifying his place in history as one of the most brilliant military geniuses of his time.
Even in old age, his gaze of steel had not changed.
The crowd went quiet, and the reporters went mute. For a moment, the chaos had vanished, giving me the chance to make sense of everything around me.
There was an elevated center located at the heart of the square, and a military man in uniform stood there. It seemed like he was giving a speech before the crowd went wild with my appearance. Behind the stage were military tents where I assumed the enlistment took place, while civilians were barricaded to walkways with soldiers lined up and armed to maintain peace and sanity.
It was far more organized than I thought.
Thud!
My wandering eyes returned to the colonel as he took bold steps toward me. I wouldn’t consider myself tall, but he was quite smaller—probably due to age—but the fighting spirit in his eyes was far beyond what I had seen before. It’s a shame such a man was not blessed with a talent by the heavens.
"You are Adam Black?" he asked in a deep tone that would make one believe he was talking to a thirty-year-old hulk of a man.
"The one who saved 3,000 lives in Louisiana?" he added, raising his gray brows.