Shadow Slave

Chapter 814

Once they entered the confines of the port fortress, the human traffic lessened to a considerable degree. However, there were still plenty of people around, all moving with determined haste. Master Jet parked the PTV near a blocky, low building and opened the hatch to exit.

Breathing in the cold winter air, she closed her eyes for a moment, and then let out a long sigh.

After that, Soul Reaper glanced at him with a grin.

"Actually, you arrived just on time. The officer roster of our company is more or less full as of a few days ago, so we were about to hold our first briefing. It was supposed to start half an hour ago, but I postponed to come grab you from the train station."

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?"

Master Jet nodded:

"Everyone more or less only knows as much as you do, so I'll bring all of you up to speed in one go. Granted, the rest had more time to prepare, not to mention the fact that they have been with the government for years. Don't let those old dogs intimidate you, though."

Sunny smiled.

"Do I look like someone who is easily intimidated?"

She glanced at him and laughed.

"You do, actually. That is one of your advantages, as far as I'm concerned. Being underestimated is always a boon."

a brisk pace and said without looking

briefing. Usually, you would not have been allowed anywhere near the classified information without proper clearance and documentation,

directly at Soul Reaper, let alone say something about the apparent civilian she was dragging into the guts of the

but even Awakened treated her with fearful respect. Even an

then asked with

ask… what, exactly, is your

glanced at him,

Company of the Northern Quadrant Corps of the

force organization and hierarchy. He had studied

commanded by captains? Colonel is… three or four ranks

Soul Reaper nodded.

right. However, titles and authority become messy when Awakened are involved. As a rule of thumb, Awakened are one rank above what they would have been as mundane soldiers. That's just for normal ones, though. As irregulars, we will exist somewhat outside the army hierarchy, so our

back

'Outside the hierarchy? What?'

hesitated, then said in a

am… not sure

flashed him

will be in a few

entered an elevator that brought them deep underground. Master Jet led him through winding corridors of the military bunker and then pressed the palm of her hand against a complicated biometric

large, round table. Five individuals were already seated around it, quietly waiting for the

they all stood up and

Sunny realized that all of them were

women. The oldest Master seemed to be nearing his fifties, while the youngest was only slightly older than Soul Reaper. All of them wore serious

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