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.

though many knew Miles had been stationed at the front lines for years, most assumed he played it safe, commanding

had witnessed his desperate, blood-soaked efforts firsthand. Even then, Lionel had

who had once endured the death

Lionel deeply, never once

Lionel, Miles suddenly realized with a jolt- Lionel's celebrated feats were built on accomplishments remarkably similar to his own, accomplishments that had never

military-issued phone broke the silence in the

the caller ID and gave the young doctor a meaningful look. The

switched to speakerphone. "Captain Henderson has pulled through and seems to be in stable condition, Brigadier General Fleming," Ken reported. On

it was just his imagination, but he could have sworn there was a trace of regret in Lionel's voice. Miles tightened his grip until his knuckles turned white, then asked, "Is my

a brief pause

come through a life-and-death situation, and your emotions are still raw. But you

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

finalized, everything will fall into place-you'll have your granddaughter back, and more

to Lionel's seemingly idyllic vision, a wry smile formed on

he wanted to retire Successfully unlocked! Lionel, the man who always preached about putting the nation above all else,

leave the battlefield. And yet, here he

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

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