After Jack left the training site, he boarded the helicopter as he headed towards other companies that he possessed on the way, he made sure to inform Valnaro about Erick's body that he had forgotten in the wild. He made sure to give him the coordinates.
Valnaro was, of course, left speechless when he heard that Jack had actually taken care of the problem. He had actually killed him off, and they themselves had no idea about his current location just yet.
But still, he still hurriedly passed the information to major Alonso, who then contacted the colonel after he had confirmed that the body really belonged to the target.
When the colonel personally saw Erick's body, he was silent for a long while. Thereafter, he began laughing hysterically. It was as if he had suddenly lost his mind.
After he calmed down, he saw that the majors were looking at him strangely. But even so, he still managed to smile as he spoke, "Do you guys understand what this means? This means that our military has won a lottery Jackpot. This time, with someone as strong as major Jackson, what are we supposed to be afraid of? If we face a strong enemy, then we can simply send him to eliminate them."
The other majors also agreed to this. After all, they had personally witnessed how easily Erick had dealt with the soldiers that they had sent over, no matter how many. It was not just the weapons that he possessed, but also the armor that was on his body.
That armor had already given them a hard time. Not even the bullets of the highest caliber could do any damage to the armor at all. For that reason, they knew that even if Erick simply stood in place and let them attack him, there was nothing that they could do to him.
But the body that they had gotten, it was wearing a tattered armor. The armor that was indestructible to them had been battered to such an extent. That meant that the levels of attacks that Erick had encountered couldn't be underestimated.
Furthermore, they had seen the scene where the fight had taken place. They saw how devastated the place was. That was something that they were slightly familiar with. After all, they had seen the damage that had been caused by the laser weapons that were possessed by Erick.
This time, all the discontent that was present in the hearts of the other majors had already disappeared. In its place, there was only curiosity and admiration.
"But colonel, will major Jackson really agree to something like that? Remember that he can decide on whether to take the mission or not." Alonso reminded from the side. Even though it was true that he was happy that Jack was part of their garrison, he still knew that it was difficult to convince Jack to come over.
He had already done his investigation and knew that Jack was not much into the issues about fights. Instead, he was into business. So, it was definitely going to be a hard task to convince him to start actively taking part in the military activities.
When he heard that, the colonel finally stopped smiling. He thought about it and found that this was actually the biggest problem. Had it been that Jack was like the other soldiers that could be given missions, then it would have been better.
"We should be content with the fact that he is not our enemy but an ally." Edison replied.
"Colonel, do you perhaps think that all of this was done by major Jackson? Could it be that he possesses such inhumane strength?" the major who was responsible for the first company asked.
The others also thought about the matter. They couldn't help but wonder about Jack's abilities. Could it be true that he was the one who had taken care of Erick alone?
"I think that this might be because he possesses a team that is strong enough to deal with that person. After all, if it's not a group of people, then it can only be that he might be possessing a strong weapon that can deal such amount of damage to that armor." The major that was responsible for the first company said out his thoughts.
The majority of the majors also thought of the same thing. But then again, their hearts began filling up with worry. If it was true that Jack had a weapon of that caliber, didn't that mean that if Jack went against them, they would not have a chance to resist at all?
This was something that none of the majors wanted. None of them wanted to have a time bomb that could erupt at any moment in their houses. But, each one of them had their thoughts about how they were to deal with the matter.
"Excuse me, but what are you trying to imply? It's already good enough that major Jackson is on our side and not our enemy. So, if you start showing your aggressiveness towards him, then that would be enough to cause him to start moving away from us. So, why don't we put the matter aside for now and discuss it later?" Alonso spoke. He was the one who had suggested that they recruit Jack into the military.
For that reason, he thought that he had to make sure that no trouble headed in Jack's way. After all, he had interacted with Jack and had read the information about him. For that reason, he knew what kind of person Jack was. At least, he had never shown a bloodthirsty side by attacking others simply because he could do that.
Edison thought that what Alonso had stated was right. He, too, had read the information about Jack. So, he trusted that Jack would not betray them at all. That was unless they betrayed him first.
"Major Alonso is right. And for that reason, let's start a counterattack on those sneaky bastards." As he said these words, Edison was angry. Due to the sudden attack that was launched on them, they had lost several tens of soldiers before they were able to match the enemy's attacks. But still, they had already lost some of their soldiers.
"Yes, sir!" all the majors that were present immediately responded as battle intent was clear in their eyes. Even though it was true that some of them might not participate in the counterattack, they were still looking forward to hearing that their enemy had been beaten up.
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Jack went around all the companies that were present in the capital city and the neighboring cities to deploy the subordinates.
Thanks to the system, Jack could recall all of them anywhere he was. For that reason, Jack wasn't reserved at all as he deployed them. With them around, it was definitely going to increase the level of security.
After he was done with that, Jack finally did something else on the following day. He went ahead and began making several preparations. The first one was to book a whole hotel for the following day.
Since he wasn't ready to interrupt his income flow, he didn't use the Glaze hotel. Instead, he went ahead and booked the hotel that he was intending to make bankrupt. That was the hotel whose owner was involved in the attack that was launched on the Glaze hotel.
Jack had already begun making plans. He was going to make sure that the owner of the Soaring Eagle. This was currently the biggest competition that was encountered by the Glaze hotel. But even though it was referred to as competition, with the recent changes that Jack had made, that hotel could no longer compete again.
This time, the reason he had decided on booking the entire soaring eagle hotel was because he wanted to get familiar with the hotel that he was planning to take over in the future.
Although he wanted to deal with the owner, he wasn't willing to have a fight between the two of them affect the life of others. So, he wanted to acquire the hotel to retain most of the staff members. Of course, he was only planning on retaining those that were serious in their duties, not the useless ones.
After that, he didn't stop at that. Instead, he visited a jewelry store and bought something that was going to be a surprise. He had already placed an order the previous month, and it just so happened that the order was ready at that time.
Then after that, he began contacting some of the people that he was familiar with to let them come over when needed. And after he was done with that, Jack began waiting for that day to arrive.
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At the stronghold, inside the Panthers organization, there was solemnity in the air inside a certain room. Inside here, there was Anthony and four other guardians that were colleagues with the late Erick.
There was a frown that was etched on Anthony's face as he looked at the four figures that stood in front of him. "What could be taking so long for Erick to bring over a single person? With his capabilities, he should have already come back by now." Anthony stated in a low voice.
He was already becoming restless, since the other factions in the organization had already started becoming suspicious about Erick's absence. If they came to know the real reason as to why he was not here, then, they were bound to make his plans become hard to accomplish.
The other four guardians also didn't know what to say at that moment. They couldn't understand how a mission that was supposed to be completed fast was taking so long. Could it be that he had encountered a problem? They couldn't help but wonder.
Just then, the door of the room opened, and a lady walked in. the lady was none other than Patricia. Her expression was solemn as she entered the room.
Antonio frowned when he saw her with that expression on her face. He couldn't help but ask, "Did something happen?"
Patricia took a deep breath before she nodded her head. "Vice supreme leader, this is something big. Erick is dead."
Silence descended in the room after Patricia passed the information.
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