When the Ferrymen of the Dead saw Zeke, they were dumbfounded.
Then, their bodies trembled as their brows lifted, and their eyes widened.
In fact, tears were brimming in their eyes.
It’s him! It’s really him!
He was the one they had been searching fruitlessly for decades!
It was their god and their guide in life, Alpha!
Memories started flashing before Zeke and the Ferrymen of the Dead.
Five years ago, Zeke had led thousands to sweep the borders of the nine countries. His troop was named Wolf Pack, and Zeke was their leader, Alpha.
He had chosen the strongest ten among the members and created Commando, a sub-unit.
Lone Wolf of Rivermouth Military District, Sole Wolf, and the Ferrymen of the Dead were once part of Commando.
However, in the past, they were called Black Wolf and White Wolf instead of Ferrymen of the Dead.
These ten people were the front-line soldiers of every battle. They were invincible, and they had never failed.
Finally, Zeke successfully forced the nine countries to sign the Nine Nations Treaty of Alliance.
In return, Commando had paid a devastating price.
Five of the team had lost contact with the main troop, and they were classified as missing in action, including the Ferrymen of the Dead.
Four of the remaining five survivors had followed Zeke back to Eurasia, and they were now peacekeepers.
Lone Wolf and Sole Wolf were part of those four.
Another had claimed an island as territory for himself overseas. He had created the largest mercenary organization, Tulle, that collected overseas information for Zeke.
Earlier, the one trillion that Zeke had transferred to Chase Bank was provided by Tulle.
All these years, Zeke had never stopped searching for the five missing members, but it was to no avail.
He had not expected the wo of them to have returned to Eurasia.
If Zeke was looking for them, so were they for Zeke.
The two had suffered greatly in their search for Zeke. They had slept under the bridge, lay on restroom floors, ate dog food, and hid from the cold in pig-sties.
In the end, their hard work was paid off.
A myriad of feelings was swarming into the two men’s hearts as they slowly took heavy steps toward Zeke.
Zeke had also stood up to welcome his brother-in-arms.
When Sim saw Zeke’s look and the way he stood up nervously, he was overjoyed.
He thought that Zeke was standing up out of fear.
“Williams, before the two make their moves, you still have a chance to confess your sins to Mr. Quin. You can choose to either die in pieces or given a proper funeral.”
The thousands of men started hollering.
“Haha! Williams, aren’t you an impressive man? Keep it up then!”
“Sit back down and continue playing with your phone. You’ll have a more comfortable death!”
“Don’t bother defending yourself. There’s still time for you to beg for mercy.”
Caleb and Hadley held their breaths as they tensed up.
The aura that the Ferrymen of the Dead exuded was too terrifying, and it stunned them.
If not for their boss’ command, they would have escaped.
The Ferrymen of the Dead soon came close to Hadley.
The crowd bellowed, “Kill her! Kill her!”
Hadley reached behind her back for her weapon. She was prepared to fight to her death.
However, Zeke placed his hand over Hadley’s firmly. He shook his head at her, signaling her not to make a move.
A confrontation was about to happen any moment.
In the next action, the Ferrymen of the Dead put the cheering crowd silent.
Both of them got on their knees in front of Zeke and lowered their heads to bow at him.
“Zeke!”
A simple call of his name that carried thousands of emotions in it could only be understood by those who were involved.
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