Chapter 266 - Graduation Ⅳ (2/2)

Thus, Zero lay on the stretcher and left the military base. He looked up at the sky. He could clearly see the interweaving lights, which made the entire sky look so magnificent.

”It's like I'm dreaming.”

Zero stretched out his hand, as if he was going to touch all the light and shadows in the sky. However, he slowly lowered his hand halfway. He fell into a deep sleep, and, as Bader had said, his battle was over for the time being. But now, what Zero needed more was rest.

After falling into a deep sleep, his injured body was recovering at an alarming rate. At the same time, he recovered his spirit and energy.

This time, he slept soundly. There was no dream, only darkness.

The process of darkness seemed very long, and also very short. It felt like only a second had passed, but it also felt like a century had passed. He did not know how much time had passed before he heard an old voice saying something in a daze.

At first the voice was indistinct, but as his consciousness became clearer, every word that the voice spoke entered his ears.

”... These lights were arranged in the sky and shone on the ground. Manage day and night, night and light. God looks good. There is a night, there is a morning, and it is the fourth day … ”

When Zero opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a ceiling made of square aluminum plates. His gaze moved across the ceiling and fell on the whitewashed walls. There was an incandescent lamp blinking on the wall. There was a man who looked like an electrician changing the lamp. Zero continued moving his line of sight, all of his senses were so sluggish. Usually, his actions, which had already reached his level of mastery, now went from his brain to his body, delaying him by a whole 0.3 seconds. Less than a second was enough for most people to ignore, but it could not fool the mind of zero.

Shifting his gaze to the left, Zero saw a temporary medical vehicle. In the car were various drugs of various sizes, including two injections of unknown effect. Next to the cart was a chair with an old man sitting on it. The old man's hair had turned a little gray. He wore glasses and looked through them at a book with a black cover on his knees.

As if sensing that Zero had awoken, the old man lifted his head, revealing Ben's signature nose of alcohol.

Ben lowered his head and let his glasses hang slightly down the bridge of his nose. Ben looked past his glasses and onto Zero. He patted the book on his body and smiled. ”Looks like I woke you up.”

”The Bible?” Zero asked.

”What about the Creation of the Old Testament?” Ben pointed out the origin of what he had just said.

Zero shook his head and said, ”It's nothing. I just didn't expect you to have faith.”

”If you don't have faith, you'll find how painful it is to live in this maddening world.” Ben smiled, then asked, ”Do you have faith? ”Zero?”

Zero remained silent. There was no affirmation, nor was there any negation.

The ward quietened down. After a while, Zero took the lead and asked, ”Why are you here? As the person with the highest authority in Asgard, you shouldn't have the time to waste on me. ”

”Don't say that, I'm just an old man visiting a friend right now.” He closed the Bible and placed it on the edge of Zero's bed. ”Take a look at it when you're free. Maybe you'll find your faith.”

Zero did not refuse, and Ben, who knew him well, knew that this meant zero accepting his good intentions. Ben smiled and said, ”Actually, other than visiting you this time, I also want to tell you a piece of good news after you wake up.”

”Congratulations, zero. You have graduated. From today onwards, you are a member of the Asgard, a regular soldier of the Doomhammer. At the same time, you are also a warrior. ” Ben said nonchalantly, as if he were saying something inconsequential, but he said something that would excite any recruit.