Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2217

"Major Becker, stand down!"

Conrad finally spoke up, his voice hoarse and clearly lacking strength.

Liam's face twisted with anger as he replied, "Yes, sir. However, I still have something to say. He doesn't deserve to return to Chetvine. He and his father are both traitors, and everyone knows that. His very existence is a stain on this country and the organization he once belonged to."

Conrad stepped forward slowly, his tone flat and cold. "I don't like repeating orders twice. Stand down. You don't need to say anything more."

Liam's eyelid twitched as he recognized that Conrad was truly angry. He immediately stepped aside obediently.

Andrew raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Looks like you've accomplished quite a bit in ten years. Even trash like him has been trained by you to follow orders and show patriotic honor. I guess he's got some backbone after all, not completely useless."

Conrad's gaze remained steady and emotionless as he stared at Andrew.

After a long silence, he slowly shook his head with disappointment. "Andrew, honestly, you've let me down."

Andrew made a sound of interest, still smiling. "Oh? Disappointing the great genius? I'm all ears."

Conrad looked away, his eyes filled with deathly emptiness. "Right now, I have at least three fatal wounds on my body. If I fight you, I have a 50% chance of killing you. But equally, I have a 50% chance of dying myself. The outside world spreads rumors that I'm a fighting maniac who's become nothing but a machine in pursuit of strength and the limits of human potential.

"But these mediocre fools, these useless pieces of garbage, how could they possibly understand me? For ten years, every single thing I've done… Listen carefully, every single thing… has had only one goal.

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