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On seeing the spear, many soldiers from other helicopters gulped in fear.

Despite the blazing sun, it showed no sign of melting.

Without a doubt, this spear must have been a deadly weapon when thrown at someone!

"Order to all Bravo units: secure the perimeter as soon as you hit the ground. We're looking for a young blond man. Be vigilant for any ambush attempt by the Dravaks."

Then Orvari changed his tone slightly, turning to Andrew and his companions.

"If your leader is alive, we'll find him. But I ask you to keep your cool and follow my orders."

"No worries." replied Andrew simply.

When Orvari looked at these mercenaries, he found them truly reliable.

As if they were used to being in dire situations.

The helicopters landed smoothly, the blades kicking up wisps of dust and torn grass. Orvari descended first, an assault rifle in his hands and a katana strapped to his back.

He was followed by his men and the mercenaries. They advanced cautiously, their boots crushing broken branches and puddles of purple blood.

As they approached the pond, a strange calm reigned, as if nature itself were holding its breath.

The traces of battle were obvious: trees split in two, the ground deeply scarred by impacts, and finally the two Dravaks each bearing mortal wounds.

Andrew approached the Dravus body, and immediately noticed that it was still breathing.

He smiled and turned to Orvari.

But the latter was now pointing a gun at Dravus' body, as were the dozen or so soldiers accompanying him.

"Move over young man, this Dravak is a huge threat to the human race!"

Andrew drew his sword, as did Kaite, Rodrigo and Charles.

"What does this mean, Captain?" questioned Andrew, positioning himself in front of Dravus' body to protect it.

"This Dravak is a Dravak who has awakened his bloodline, and as such, he could influence this entire battlefield and could even become the catalyst for a possible destruction of our fortress!"

"A Dravak with an awakened bloodline?" asked Andrew, frowning.

He'd seen for himself that a Dravak of this caliber could mortally wound their leader, but he wasn't worried.

All the saber-toothed tigers knew about one of the effects of the [Nox Limit] talent, which was [absolute contract].

With that, the possibility of betrayal was nil!

So it was very good news for the saber-toothed tigers to acquire such strong fighting power!

Especially when they returned to the world of Eternity!

"He's one of us now, so you'll have to go over our corpses if you want to do anything to him," Andrew announced sternly.

His posture made it clear that there was no room for negotiation.

"There's no such thing as a traitor in the Dravak race, he just manipulated you and now we're going to kill him," replied Orvari, not in the least intimidated.

He was the captain of the second battalion, and apart from the fortress commander and the captain of the first battalion, he was the strongest human on the battlefield.

He had already faced Dravaks with awakened bloodlines, as well as Aelodin soldiers and other powerful races.

A few young men from Eternity weren't going to intimidate him.@@novelbin@@

"He continued, pointing his rifle at Andrew, ready to fire.

Captain Orvari's voice sounded like a heavy drum.

At that moment, Andrew, Kaite, Charles and Rodrigo realized they were facing a very strong man!

The tension was now palpable, ready to be broken at any moment.

Just then, some very light footsteps sounded.

"Who's there?" exclaimed Captain Orvari, now in a bad mood.

A dark figure appeared, leaning against a nearby tree as if struggling to walk.

On closer inspection, the saber-toothed tigers were smiling brightly.

"Chief!" exclaimed the 4 saber-toothed tigers, no longer caring about Captain Orvari.

"Hi... guys." replied Maxime with difficulty.

Then he looked at Captain Orvari.

"I'm the leader of the saber-toothed tigers...may I ask who's threatening my men?"

Maxime's faint, interspersed words were heard accurately by Captain Orvari.

But the captain looked at Maxime with shock.

Because he knew him!

"You, you're the young man who interfered in the strategy meeting room with Leïla!"

At first his first name sounded familiar, and now he knew where he'd heard it.

But at the same time, he remembered something:

This young man was a high school student!

This meant that a high-school student had saved the Shibuya and had the ability to fight back against thousands of Dravaks!

The same Dravaks who were in the top 10 strongest races in the Delta universe!

And above all...he had received a report from one of his soldiers on the battlefield a few minutes earlier.

There was the corpse of an awakened Dravak with fire-related powers.

He hadn't yet understood how these mercenaries could have killed a Dravak with an awakened bloodline, but seeing the burns all over this young man's body, including some on his face, he understood better.

Not only did this high-schooler have monstrous mercenaries under his command, he was also a monster himself.

These thoughts made the captain stunned for a few seconds, so he didn't answer Maxime.

"The man who dares to threaten my men... you answer now or you die, choose," Maxime announced in a voice weak but filled with extreme resolve.

Whether in the world of Eternity or the real world, he feared no one, no matter what their condition.

And thanks to [Awakening Life], he had recovered slightly and could now walk on his own.

If necessary, he would forcefully activate [Nox Limit] and fight this man to the finish!

His talent had the power to overcome the limits of the human body, so he was confident.

But Captain Orvari was not the kind of man who could be frightened by a high-school student.

"Captain of the Second Battalion, James Orvari. Pleased to meet you, Maxime Valdreuve." the captain finally replied.

The soldiers beside him were stunned by their captain's reaction.

Their captain was also known to have a very bad temper, and would fight at the slightest opportunity if it didn't go his way! Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire

But here he had been threatened by a young man, and he had responded calmly.

It was a sign that he took this high-school student very seriously!

"Captain Orvari, put down the gun you're pointing at my men, or I'll be in a really bad mood," Maxime demanded in a tone that left no room for negotiation.

"Because he's in a good mood now?" the soldiers immediately thought with amazement.

But Andrew, Charles, Kaite and Rodrigo had long been used to their captain's strange temperament, so they showed no particular reaction.

As if it were normal.

The captain's thoughts were racing as he listened to Maxime's words.

No one who could become captain of a battalion was an idiot!

They might have hot tempers, but they couldn't make decisions without thinking.

"This young man must have strange methods to still dare threaten me after knowing my identity..."

"Perhaps if I continue in my position, all my men could die here..."

Of course, the captain still had the confidence to preserve his life and escape, but his men weren't particularly strong.

At most, they could fight a Dravak, and that was already considered an elite soldier.

But faced with these mercenaries who were killing Dravaks as if they were insects, his soldiers weren't going to be able to hold out for a single second.

"Captain Orvari ordered, lowering his weapon as well.

The soldiers obeyed immediately, without question.

"I control the life and death of this Dravak...He can never betray me," Maxime explained after seeing the soldiers lower their weapons.

Orvari was surprised.

He knew many people capable of controlling beasts, but those capable of controlling humanoid species were much rarer.

What's more, most people capable of controlling other living beings did so via contracts, and generally these contracts put both parties on an equal footing.

In other words, both benefited from the other, and if things got out of hand, both parties could break the contract at the price of a certain pre-defined loss.

This price could vary according to the circumstances under which the contract was broken.

Once again, Orvari reflected on the brief information he was getting from Maxime.

"The way he says it, it must be a master-slave contract. And he's the master."

"So now he's telling me that he, a high school student, has a master-slave contract with a Dravak who awakened his bloodline?"

"It's so unlikely, but given the strength of his mercenaries and his own strength, it sounds like it's really true."

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"I believe you." Orvari finally said after a moment's reflection.

This decision could be fraught with consequences, for as he had said, a Dravak with an awakened bloodline could totally upset the delicate balance of power on this battlefield!

But he decided to gamble!

For without counting Dravus to the awakened bloodline, he thought that Maxime and his mercenaries could be the ones to tip the human balance in their favor!