Chapter 21 Back From the Dead
“Noah is a first-year freshman, so that’s one thing. But you’re a third-year Alpha from Mecha Combat How could you attack an underclassman so casually?”
Early the next morning, inside the temporary office at the Imperial Military Academy camp, Instructon Grant looked sternly at the two students who had caused trouble.
The chubby Beta, Noah Wells, had a bruised and swollen face. Over the past two days, he had visibly lost weight, and at the moment, he looked completely drained.
By contrast, Tristan Whitmore stood straight beside him, the pressure unique to a high-level Alpha rolling off him.
“Sir, hitting an underclassman was my fault.”
Once Tristan admitted his mistake, Grant finally turned his fire on Noah.
“And you. You think you did nothing wrong?”
Grant paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. After organizing his words for a long while, he finally tried to soften his tone.
“I know you’re worried about your roommate, Julian Shaw. We teachers are sorry about what happened too. But the dead can’t come back-”
“Mr. Grant, something’s wrong!”
Before Grant could finish, a third-year Alpha rushed in so recklessly that Grant’s temper flared on the spot.
“What now? Can’t you see I’m dealing with a student conflict?”
But the Alpha was not affected by the scolding at all. Instead, he shouted in excitement, “It’s that dead guy! Julian Shaw came back to life!”
Grant: “?”
Outside the camp, Julian was walking toward the entrance in the same gear he had been wearing when he left his squad. He looked a little battered, but very much alive.
The surrounding military academy students stretched their necks toward him like a bunch of monkeys seeing something new.
“Julian!”
Hearing someone call his name, Julian had just lifted his head when a chubby figure charged straight at him.
His reflexes kicked in, and he stepped aside.
Noah almost planted face-first into the dirt.
But Noah did not care at all. He insisted on hugging Julian anyway. Once he got his arms around him, he burst into loud sobs.
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Thank God you’re alive, Julian! I thought I’d never see you again!”
Julian: “…”
Crying was fine.
Did he have to wipe snot on Julian’s clothes?
Fortunately, Noah was quickly pulled away. Julian looked up and saw a tall Alpha instructor staring at him for a long while before taking a deep breath.
“Are you really Julian Shaw?”
“Do I have anything worth impersonating?”
Julian did not answer directly.
But that reason successfully convinced Grant.
After all, Julian Shaw was an ordinary Beta with average ability and barely any friends at the academy. There really was no reason for anyone to impersonate him.
After that, Julian went through a brief round of questioning from the three instructors and a military officer.
They asked how he had escaped two high-rank insectoids and where he had been over the past few days.
Julian’s answer was simple.
The high-rank insectoids had only chased him for a while before turning on each other. The S-rank one that won had then changed direction and left for some unknown reason.
As for Julian, he had spent the past few days hiding in an abandoned factory, too afraid to show himself while insectoids were still roaming outside.
Only last night did he finally work up the courage to leave. Once he realized the insectoids were gone, he searched for the camp and came back.
“Very well. Making it back alive is already impressive. Go rest with your roommate.”
Anne gave Julian a few gentle words, then let him and Noah leave.
Only after following Noah back to the temporary tent did Julian learn that Merrick Holt had been detained.
“Losing an Omega is a huge deal. But looking at the academy and the Seventh Legion, they’ll probably try to bury the whole thing.”
Noah had already changed clothes and was using a portable med unit to treat the swelling on his face.
“Merrick Holt’s grandfather is a congressman. Their family isn’t on the Whitmores’ level, but they’re still one of the major families in the capital world. He won’t be locked up for long.”
Julian sat on the issued sleeping bag and listened to Noah rant while sorting through his own things.
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Chapter 21 Back From the Dead
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