Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Ryder said, "I'm a military officer, one of General Phelan's key personnel! Andrew might have money and power, but in the eyes of the military folks, he's absolutely nothing!"

Xavier ordered, "Ryder, gather 50 men and come with me to meet Andrew. Remember, go all out when the time comes."

He added coldly, "Whatever the consequences, I'll take responsibility!"

Leslie spoke up, "Xavier, don't kill anyone. As long as no one dies, you can rough him up however you want. That's exactly the effect the General wants anyway, to knock this punk down a peg!"

Xavier replied coolly, "Luna isn't here, so I'm in charge right now! Leslie, stay out of this. Whatever disaster befalls this little punk, he brought it on himself!"

Leslie hesitated, clearly uneasy. But in the end, she said nothing. If someone really died, she could spin it as Andrew's own fault.

Luna would understand.

Meanwhile, Andrew and his group stood by the training field, bored, casually watching soldiers drill. When they turned around, they saw Xavier and Leslie leading 50 fierce soldiers straight toward them in a tight formation.

enemies met,

looked thrilled. He said smugly, "Andrew, you've got guts, I'll give you that. Walking into a

flaming death trap. And honestly, Mr. Haywood, you're making it sound way

second. Then, they burst into wild laughter, full of disbelief and

serious right now? You beat people up in military bases?

tone did not waver. "Wrong. I'm not a general. But

new wave of stunned silence rippled through

"You delusional idiot. You think you can command generals? What's next, you

face. "So, you're Andrew Lloyd? I heard you were

Ulrich, right? That's right. I'm

here for me, you'd better show some respect don't care what you want, but before we get to that, you need to get on your knees and sing about you surrendering. Then, we can talk about

soon as he said this, the soldiers behind him

Terrell, your soldiers are acting like complete

these tough guys! With General Phelan away,