Chapter 38 - Opening Ceremony (1/2)
Chapter 38 - Opening Cereet
The opening cerean at sharp 7 AM
In the huge auditoriurareen and brown
The second year cadets round, ready to handle any problems
"Click"
"Click"
Deep and periodic footsteps resounded and everyone in the audience felt the air turn heavy It was as if they were carrying a weight on their shoulders
The cadets lifted their head and saw the e
He was in military uniforh General The only rank higher was Marshal There were only 3 marshals in the entire Human Federation
The cadets held in their breath as the high general, with a scar running down on his left cheek, reached the podium
They knew him So they felt even more suffocated
He was Evander The Coendary Level 9, poised to be a Sovereign in the future
He also had another identity Dean of the Imperial Defense Academy
"I hope you prepared yourself for this" Evander began his speech with a light tone However, his indifferent expression didn't waver in the slightest
"You canition, and more — These are what drove humans since times immemorial" He paused
Most of the cadets felt connected
They were hailed as geniuses since childhood, but still worked their ass off to pass the entrance
Why?
Why so14 hours every day for 3 years?
Of course, there was an all-enco reason to save humanity To protect everyone
But what about their personal reasons?
Despite being hailed as geniuses, they sacrificed their social life and i
Most in the room were from middle-class faht for three meals a day They weren't rich that their future was secure
They wanted to secure their future More Strength ensured ful and respectable The recognition in military was unlike any other
So they embraced the hardshi+p to make their drea you want is survival" Evander's voice turned deeper
"After blink, ent through nuclear wars, murloc crisis but never was our existence was so threatened than by Abyssals Ask your grandparents, if they're still there, about Huainst Abyssals"
The cadets clenched their fist and tried to calrandparents witnessed the darkest era of humanity
"They lived in bunkers Ate leftovers Slept in common dorms They had no life to speak of They just survived" Evander took a deep breath and suppressed the grief building inside him
"Today, we're at a crossroads We can finish off the Abyssals and achieve peace or be taken down by them, one by one, like Pluto"
Soo, Pluto was invaded and captured by the Abyssals More than a billion hu of cities inexperience Especially for the ones who recognized their dear ones
Sos A few, their relatives But everyone crying lost a dear one They couldn't even give theht noe are in a delicate balance We have 8 Sovereigns and they have 8 Abyss Kings This is our chance" After pushi+ng theht noe can defend ourselves, but we can never rest in peace until we end then is the day humanity achieves peace" Evander lied
'If only things are so siive them hope than despair'
As intended, there was a fire in the cadets' eyes Even if only 8 out of 50 Billion huive it a shot
"I hope to see a Sovereign from you You are the future" Evander concluded and stepped back
The huround, and everyone stared at the Hue
The cadets stood up and saluted They sang together With passion, devotion, and grief
Hues, to towns, to cities, to kingdoms, to empires, to nations and united as Human Alliance