Chapter 159

Chapter 159

BJ

The moment Caleb caught sight of Raven, his entire body tensed on instinct.

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'What the hell is she doing here?' he thought, his heart skipping a beat. 'Wasn't someone else supposed to handle the selection for her? Why did the Iron Queen show up in person?'

And more importantly-he'd heard the new general hadn't made a public appearance yet. 'Should he be saluting her?"

Off to the side, Corey's smile faded the instant he saw Raven walking over. His eyes sharpened, all amusement gone.

Raven strolled toward Caleb, unhurried but deliberate, stopping just in front of his stiffened figure. Her gaze swept him from head to toe, and then she smiled-not warmly, but with a faint, knowing amusement.

"I didn't realize you had such lofty ambitions," she said calmly. "But with your current strength, you're not quite equipped to carry them."

She reached out and gave his shoulder a light pat.

"Starting tomorrow, you'll need to train twice as hard."

Caleb was speechless.

Lofty ambitions? What lofty ambitions? He just wanted to make it into the Hundred-Man Unit, that's all!

Sure, he thought he was capable of getting in even without Corey's promised spot, but how did that somehow translate into unchecked ambition in her eyes?

And twice the training? He already felt like he was on the verge of death every day-if he trained any harder, he really would die.

that made him deeply uneasy.

think I should've gotten in on my own

expression sharpened.

Corey, his tone suddenly

like

in the Hundred-Man Unit, it should be through my own ability. If I'm not strong enough to take a spot

Corey and Raven, he knew

had to

blinked, clearly taken

the

the second time his direct

conviction behind his

he

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smile returned to Corey's face. "You've got potential," he said with

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someone had the strength, they didn't need favors. And if they didn't, then forcing them in only made things

at the young man

sharp-but

had no doubt Caleb would rise to the rank

he'd chosen

him worth investing

his pocket and pulled out a

a gift, for now," he

carefully. "What

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