The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 122

Chapter 122

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Leopard stepped forward, voice thunderous, "Raven has shown remarkable courage. As of now, she's your squad leader for the duration of this training. Her words carry the weight of my own. Anyone who dares disobey her-consider it defiance against your instructor and grounds for expulsion from Regalhold University."

The room fell into stunned silence.

Whispers erupted almost immediately.

"Didn't he just call her arrogant and promise to push her to the edge of death? Now, barely ten minutes later, she's suddenly 'courageous'?"

"What kind of 180 was that?"

"And if her word is law, just like the instructor's... then what about those of us who mocked her earlier...?

Several trainees slowly turned toward the group who'd just ridiculed Raven.

The color had already drained from their faces.

They hadn't known her long, but one thing was clear-Raven wasn't the type to forgive and forget.

It meant... they were screwed.

Before panic could fully set in, Jaxton stepped forward, fixing Leopard with a calm but firm gaze.

"It's true instructors sometimes appoint squad leaders, but they're usually just assistants-not commanders. Giving her this much power won't benefit her or the class. It may even encourage her to challenge your authority. You might want to reconsider before this backfires."

That earned him a chorus of support.

"He's right. Anyone who dares to triple their workload clearly doesn't respect your training methods."

"You're just fueling her arrogance by handing her this much power."

thinks she's better than

cracked like

hit like a

00

gaze swept over them like a blade. An icy aura radiated from his presence, sending shivers down their

took him on at once,

commanding. “What I say is law. Your job is not to question. It's to obey. From this moment forward, I don't want to hear a

one dared to move. Even those who'd once underestimated Leopard-thinking he was just

presence alone. This man belonged on the battlefield. The respect in their eyes was

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shift in their

hear me?" he

trainees all stood up straighter, then shouted in perfect unison: "Yes,

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moment on, no one questioned Raven's authority. No one imagined she

to Raven, and if you looked closely, there was even a flicker of

said, "you may

at him, cool and silent. 'What a calculating man,

to have such an instinct for

his stand-in? That

noticed how he'd tried mimicking

had just been for fun! A

to God she wouldn't punish him

gaze slid off him and onto the trainees. Her voice rang out, sharp and crisp. "Ten laps.

For some reason, Raven's

scoffed, "Ten

Murmurs followed.

two hours?"

size of a normal one. Even in peak shape, no

'Let's see what she does when we don't make it. What's she gonna do-kill