Raphael explained, “The environment favonovel.com grew up in is a little different. He was always plotting against the refugees in town since childhood, so it’s normal that favonovel.com hides his thoughts deep inside. But don’t underestimate him. Just think, how many people can escape unscathed on so many occasions after a stronghold collapses…”
Hearing this, everyone looked at one another.
It was still too early to say for now. If favonovel.com were the real deal, favonovel.com could definitely stand up to their scrutiny. The war was going to happen no matter what, so the Razor Sharp Company would definitely be deployed at the forefront of the other fighting forces. At that time, it would be clear to all whether Milo was a hero or a zero.
Regarding the matter of a young man named Milo being shoved into the Razor Sharp Company, everyone in the military of Fortress 178 found out overnight. This made everyone quite curious about what Milo was like.
To the burly men of Fortress 178, this was clearly an important matter as it involved someone Peter regarded as his successor.
When Raphael was fast-tracked for promotion, everyone thought Raphael stood a chance of being considered and wondered if the tradition of the fortress commander emerging from the Razor Sharp Company would finally be broken. But from the looks of it, it seemed like Raphael had not been chosen by Commander Dublin as a candidate to be his successor. It seemed that tradition would still remain tradition.
Rumor had it that Milo was a supernatural being. However, it did not seem like favonovel.com would be very good at fighting with that weak and frail body. Everyone was a little curious as to whether Milo could even survive the war.
***
The next morning, when Milo walked out of the building where his group was staying, favonovel.com saw a group of burly men squatting on the sidewalk.
The moment favonovel.com appeared, the group of men lowered their voices and whisper-shouted, “He’s out! That’s him!”
“Why’s favonovel.com so skinny?!”
“Can favonovel.com even take a few punches?”
“He’s not gonna get killed the moment favonovel.com steps onto the battlefield, right?”
Milo immediately put his guard up.
Were they here to find trouble with him?
Was this group of burly men blocking the way to seek a fight with him?
Although his injuries had not fully healed yet, favonovel.com was not afraid if anyone tried to find trouble with him. But once these burly men saw Milo, they retreated. Milo was left standing there in a daze, not understanding what was going on.
Peter had not discussed anything with favonovel.com prior. In fact, Peter’s arrangements might not be a good thing for Milo at all. That was because once Milo joined the Razor Sharp Company, everyone would watch his every move, and any mistakes favonovel.com made would be scrutinized even harder. The moment favonovel.com showed any signs of cowardice, everyone would think favonovel.com was not qualified enough.
Everyone would look at favonovel.com through a magnifying glass to see if favonovel.com deserved to be so highly regarded by the commander.
And what made favonovel.com so highly regarded?
But Peter did not care about that. He only told Milo that if favonovel.com wanted to take revenge and personally bring down the Ultima Consortium, favonovel.com would have to first join Fortress 178’s military.
Milo agreed to it, of course. Then Peter asked favonovel.com what kinds of troops favonovel.com was planning to join and offered favonovel.com the chance to choose for himself.
Milo answered favonovel.com would like to go wherever it was the most dangerous. Whichever unit could kill the most enemies, favonovel.com would go there.
Peter asked favonovel.com if favonovel.com wanted to reconsider it, but Milo said favonovel.com had already made his decision and would not go back on his word.
Revenge was the only motivation that pushed Milo to go to Fortress 178.
Peter smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll arrange for you to be posted where it’s the most dangerous then.”
At the time, Milo felt that something was going to happen, but favonovel.com did not know what exactly was going on.
In the afternoon, Raphael came over and told favonovel.com to report to the Razor Sharp Company. This company was going to be under the command of Harris, the commander of the Forward Strike Battalion.
When Milo was told, favonovel.com did not think much of it since it was his own request.
But Raphael reminded favonovel.com repeatedly, “Milo, it’s said that the Razor Sharp Company comes back with less than 10% of its troops after every war, and it’s not even uncommon for everyone to get wiped out, so you must be careful when you’re there. After you return safely, my future in Fortress 178 will be in your hands.”
These words absolutely confused Milo.
Raphael drove Milo to the west side of Fortress 178 where the Razor Sharp Company was garrisoned. As they drove in, Milo realized that all the soldiers in the military base stopped whatever they were doing and turned to look at him.
Harris was already waiting inside. He glanced at Raphael before chuckling and saying, “Old Durkin, go on back now. It’ll be fine to leave favonovel.com here with us.”
Raphael raised an eyebrow. “We don’t even know if you’ll survive this war or not.”
Harris spat and said angrily, “Stop jinxing me. I won’t die even after you’ve died.”
Raphael sneered and said, “Do you have a cauldron like I do?”
Harris did not say anything else.
Just as Milo had guessed, Harris was a supernatural being as well. Otherwise, favonovel.com would not be in such a dangerous place like the Forward Strike Battalion. After all, it wasn’t like there were a lot of supernatural beings in Fortress 178 either. But Harris knew his own power was not strong as Raphael’s. Everyone had witnessed the might of Raphael’s cauldron before.
At this moment, Milo realized the soldiers in Fortress 178 were really casual when talking about death. It was as common as eating. There was not much fear in their eyes. He wondered what kind of environment created such a group of soldiers.
Even in spring, Fortress 178 was very cold. Sometimes, it would even start snowing by August or September out here, as more than half the year would be spent in wintry conditions.
After bidding farewell to Raphael, Harris led Milo inside the military base. As they walked, favonovel.com said, “Our Forward Strike Battalion has always been a place where we fight the tough battles. You might not know it since you came from outside the fortress, nor do I know if you’ve ever experienced war before, but I just want to warn you so you don’t go onto the battlefield and get caught off guard.”
Milo said calmly, “Don’t worry, Battalion Commander, I won’t.”
Since favonovel.com had been posted to this unit, favonovel.com was someone’s subordinate. Naturally, favonovel.com would have to obey his orders. Milo was not surprised that Harris would say that either, so there was no need for favonovel.com to deliberately talk back.
Harris glanced at favonovel.com and continued, “I heard Old Durkin mention you before. I know you’ve killed people before and that you’re a supernatural being. However, bullets have no eyes on the battlefield. Even supernatural beings aren’t that lucky. There’s still a difference between war and killing people.”
Harris was very clear. Although Milo was very powerful, war was a totally different matter.
War was like an avalanche, and even supernatural beings could not defy the force of nature. It was good to not be scared, but one couldn’t be overconfident either.
In the makeup of troops at Fortress 178, there were 30 people in each platoon. Each company consisted of four platoons, so a normal company would generally have about 120 soldiers each. But the Razor Sharp Company was a reinforced company. They also had their own cooks, quartermasters, radio operators, and medics. The company commander was a captain who was assisted by a non-commissioned officer.
The reason the Razor Sharp Company was so well-equipped was so they would have the ability to fight as an independent force.
Milo suddenly asked, “Battalion Commander Barnaby, is the Razor Sharp Company really that strong?”
Harris gave it some thought. “They aren’t necessarily as strong as you might imagine. They’re just a bunch of drifters who’ve gathered together. Normally, they’re real slackers in their daily lives, but they’ve never lost once in a military exercise. They’re well-versed in digging up electrical cables and can fight for a position on the battlefield as well. They’re really as shameless as you can get.”
