Adopted Soldier 154 The Granado Empire

Niel continued fighting the man in the suit, but as they continued fighting Niel was getting nicked her and there. He now had a bunch of scratches on his left arm, a pretty deep cut on his right shoulder, and many more minor injuries all over his body. The only part that remained injury free was his face.

The reason for that was because that was what Niel defended the most. He didn't even allow the man in the suit to graze his face. To Niel who believe in perfection on both the outside and the inside. His face was one of the most important things he has. Even at this point in the battle, where Niel had no more bullets and was barely hanging on, he still defended his face.

Also even though the man in the suit was equally, no was even more injured than Niel, he didn't seem to be slowing down. Niel on the other hand was pretty much nearing his limit. This was Niel's first true battle, and he was actually doing superbly. For someone of his level facing the man in the suit and actually fighting on even ground was already a miracle.

'This is harder than I thought.' Niel who was simply evading with all his might, was waiting for the right opportunity to strike. This fight was dangerous and one mistake could lead to his death, but this wasn't the hardest fight he had.

Compared to training with Lyner, who gave the feeling that no matter what you do victory can never be achieved. This death battle with the man in a suit wasn't all that hopeless. There was still a chance for victory.

The man in the suit started to get impatient, he wasn't expecting this much resistance from Niel. He needed to finish this before some kind of mishap happens. The man then got even more aggressive in his attacks.

Niel noticing the man in the suit getting impatient didn't miss this chance. He continued to wait for the perfect opportunity to attack, and like he thought the man in the suit finally revealed an opening. Niel immediately took at advantage of that opening and attacked.

Yet this was but a trap. The man in the suit was experienced enough to know what Niel was aiming for, so he showed an obvious opening in his defenses. This resulted in Niel attacking the gap in his defense, and the man in the suit was able to counterattack.

Niel caught by surprise was barely able to block the stab aimed at his chest. Niel used his left hand to block, and now he couldn't move it properly.

'Is this it? Am I going to die here? No... I don't think this guy wants to kill me. Since the beginning he was avoiding hitting my vitals, that's the reason why I was able to hold on for this long. He wants to capture me alive.'

While Niel was thinking about all these things. The man in the suit didn't let up and pressed on his attack. Niel couldn't handle it anymore and he was about ready to lose consciousness, when he suddenly heard the sound of an aproaching motorcycle.

Shocked by the sudden sound the two combatants for a split second diverted their attention to the sound. The next moment they saw someone jumped onto the roof. It was a stoic looking boy holding a long blade, that looked like a combination of a longsword and a katana. This boy was none other than Alex.

"Are you alright Niel?" Alex didn't even look at Niel as he was focused at the man in the suit. Niel on the other hand hearing Alex's voice felt a bit relieved for some reason. He knew how abnormal Alex was, so maybe he could handle this guy.

"I've been better." Niel even in his current state smiled his winning smile.

"I see... Now that I'm here you can just rest for now. I will finish this in a flash."

The man in the suit who saw Alex was on high alert. Every fiber of his being was telling him to run now. All his senses told him that there was no hope for the mission to be a success, now that this boy showed up.

It was safe to say that all of the other members of his squad have been done in by the boy in front of him. That is the only explanation that he could think of, as to how the boy was able to get here.

Also looking at the boy, the man saw that the boy had not even a scratch on him. This for him was a frightening sight. That would mean the boy had defeated all of his comrades that were on standby, without getting hurt.

The man in the suit was about to flee but Alex blocked his path. As if like lightning Alex had stabbed the shoulder of the man in the suit. After which he proceeded to stab both the man's legs. The man in the suit who gave Niel so much trouble was easily immobilized by Alex.

Niel who had already fainted, might not believe how quickly Alex subdued such a strong opponent. Still the man in the suit was already injured all over which made it even easier for Alex.

...

In a distance sitting on top of a pile of unconscious men was Lyner, looking at Niel's battle using some binoculars. The men that he was sitting on were the compatriots of the man in the suit, that occupied the neighboring houses.

Lyner when he received Niel's message quickly headed towards his disciple's house. On the way some men came out of their houses and attacked him. The men obviously knew who he was, because they attacked without hesitation and they attacked fully equipped.

Their gear was top notch and based on how they moved, it was safe to say that they were soldiers of the Granado Empire.

Still even though they knew who Lyner was and their equipment was top notch, it was obvious that this men were not prepared to deal with him. This force was meant for a different target. Lyner with overwhelming might subdued all the men present, and took one of their binoculars.

Using the binoculars Lyner looked at the direction of Niel's house. There he saw Niel fighting a soldier wearing a business suit. Seeing as how it was only one man. Lyner decided not to interfere and see how much his disciple has improved.

Lyner used the pile of bodies as a chair as he watched Niel battle it out with a veteran.

...

After watching for awhile Lyner concluded that Niel will lose no matter what. He rated Niel's strength to be about the same as a C rank merc. His hand to hand combat skills were impressive, but his gun skills were not even worth mentioning in the eyes of Lyner.

Lyner felt that this battle was a good experience for Niel so that he could grow stronger than before. Lyner was about to make a move to save Niel, but before he could do so someone unexpected arrived. It was Alex jumping onto the roof of Niel's house.

The moment Alex arrived, Lyner didn't bother to help Niel anymore. He then proceeded to call someone, asking the other party to pick up the illegal immigrants that he just beat up. The next thing Lyner did was message Niel saying nice fight.

After which Lyner started looking for a phone from one of the unconscious men. One of them most probably the leader must have some way to contact their boss. After searching for awhile Lyner finally found what he was looking for. Using that phone Lyner sent a message to the guy who ordered this attack. Lyner could pretty much figure out who was the one who sent this soldiers. So with that Lyner headed back to his beloved bed ready to go to sleep.

...

In a room decorated with the exquisite paintings and sculptures, an old man was sipping his tea while listening to some classical music. This old man was the patriarch of the Tang family a powerful force in the Granado Empire. He was also one of the ten generals of the Granado Empire.

While the old man was sipping his tea someone knocked on the door, disturbing his tranquility.

"Enter." The old man with a dignified voice spoke. Hearing that he was granted permission a young man who looked a bit panicked entered the room. The old man who saw the expression of the one who entered sighed.

"The mission has failed, hasn't it?" The young man hearing the old man's words was trembling in fear.

"... Yes, the mission to capture the Rayheart siblings has failed. I beg your forgiveness lord Jing, but there was also a message sent to you." The young man could hear his heart beat faster as he said those words.

"A message from who?"

When the young man heard Tang Jing's question he couldn't speak another word. He was so scared to report the name of the one who sent the message.

"Don't worry young man. I can already guess who sent the message based on the fear in your eyes. So tell me who gave the message."

"...Lyner..." Hearing that name made Tang Jing grow angry but he suppressed that anger, and asked, "what was his message." The scared young man handed Tang Jing the phone with the message.

"Hey old man Tang. It's been awhile since we met, I hope you're still alive and kicking. So I just want to say thank you for sending those men to kidnap my disciple. It was good training for him. I guess you aren't mad anymore about me killing your son, seeing as you sent these playmates for me and my disciple. Though I do hope next time you send some more people, and I hope they're better than these guys... Cause you know I appreciate the gift and all that, but these guys weren't even good for a warm up. Well that's all I want to say, hope you have great day old man."

The moment Tang Jing was done reading Lyner's irritating, sarcastic message he crushed the phone he was holding.

'Lyner, I swear on the grave of my son, I will make you suffer!'

Chapter end

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