The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Chapter 354

Chapter 354 Rise In Rank

"Does Brigadier General Fleming know I've taken down a thousand enemies?" Miles asked.

Miles did not want to question whether the girl in front of him was truly his granddaughter, nor did he want to doubt whether Lionel had lied to him.

Everything would become clear once he traded a thousand enemy kills for his granddaughter's release from the Bastion Prison.

Ken visibly froze when he heard Miles's words.

The young doctor gave Miles a strange look.

"Captain Henderson, are you sure you didn't take a hit to the head or something? In the whole military, only Brigadier General Fleming got close to a thousand confirmed kills.

"Your own count hasn't even reached double digits. There's simply no way you could accomplish that today," he said. Miles froze at the doctor's remark.

Since trading a thousand enemy kills for his granddaughter's release was not part of any official military regulation, Lionel had warned Miles not to speak of his actual kill count to anyone.

Miles had known this arrangement was not exactly by the book, which was why he had given strict orders to all his subordinates never to mention his battlefield record.

at the front lines for years, most assumed he played it safe, commanding from the rear while letting his men

Miles had fought alongside soldiers from allied forces, and some had witnessed his desperate, blood-soaked efforts firsthand. Even then, Lionel had made sure those witnesses were silenced with confidentiality

who had once endured the death of his own young

Lionel deeply, never once doubting his

between him and Lionel, Miles suddenly realized with a jolt- Lionel's celebrated feats were built

Ken's military-issued phone

young doctor a meaningful look. The young doctor immediately understood and quickly left

to speakerphone. "Captain Henderson has pulled through and seems to be in stable condition, Brigadier General Fleming," Ken reported. On the other end of the line, a relieved voice responded, "That's a relief. Glad

trace of regret in Lionel's voice. Miles tightened

brief pause on the

come through a life-and-death situation, and your emotions are still raw. But you have to know, with the crimes she's committed,

already submitted her release request to the higher-ups. I promise you that she'll be out

into place-you'll have your granddaughter back, and more than enough time to enjoy a peaceful life with

listened to Lionel's seemingly idyllic vision,

to retire Successfully unlocked! Lionel, the man who always preached about putting the nation above all else, would never have permitted a soldier

battlefield. And yet, here he was, subtly suggesting

the sudden appearance of his granddaughter, Miles had no doubt he would have blindly followed the path Lionel had laid

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