The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

evening.

The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the sky red.

It also stained the city, which was engulfed in riots, red.

A white bus is traveling on the road leading to the airport.

Inside the vehicle were 23 tourists from China, plus their tour guide.

They looked out the car window—

The roadsides were a scene of utter devastation.

The shop door was smashed.

The items inside were all looted.

In the distance, there could still be sounds of smashing and shouting.

"Bang--!"

"ah--!"

Flames, thick smoke, and screams intertwined to create a hellish scene.

Inside the car, everyone was extremely tense.

A young man is having a video call with his family.

On the phone screen was her mother's anxious face.

"Sons, where are you? Are you safe? The news says it's chaotic over there!"

The young man's voice was very low:

"Mom, we're almost at the airport, don't worry..."

But his eyes betrayed his fear.

A two-year-old boy nestled in his mother's arms.

He pointed out the window and asked in a childish voice:

"Mom, there are so many people outside looting and vandalizing... They're all carrying knives and Molotov cocktails... It's so scary..."

His mother held him tightly in her arms and covered his eyes with her hands.

"Chenchen, don't be afraid, and don't look outside."

Her voice was gentle yet trembling.

"We'll be at the airport soon, and we'll be back in China tomorrow."

The little boy nodded in his mother's arms.

"Yes! When I get back home, I'm going to tell our soldiers!"

His eyes were bright and sparkling.

"Let the soldiers come over and teach them a lesson!"

"I was watching TV and saw how pitiful those Chinese people were..."

"They are my compatriots..."

"Especially the older brother and sister, they were brutally murdered..."

The mother's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

She hugged her son tightly, unable to speak.

Sudden--

"Bang--!!!"

"Bang--!!!"

A tremendous screech of brakes!

The bus was shaking violently from side to side!

"ah--!!!"

Inside the car, terrified screams erupted!

The bus's two front tires were hit by bullets!

The car is out of control!

It crashed into a big tree on the side of the road!

"boom--!"

It stopped!

Loud gunfire erupted from the car door!

"Da da da—!!!"

There was also the sound of banging on the door!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The people inside the car huddled under their seats in panic!

Someone took out their phone and called for help!

But it was all in vain!

The car door was smashed open!

Several armed men wearing hoods and carrying AKs rushed into the car!

Without saying a word—

Open fire on the driver!

"Da da da—!!!"

The driver was covered in blood!

He fell onto the steering wheel!

They were brutally murdered!

The people inside the car were already so frightened that they were crying uncontrollably!

"Please, please don't kill us!"

"We are tourists! We are ordinary people!"

But all they received in response was the cold muzzle of a gun!

Armed men forcibly abducted them!

Cover their heads with hoods!

His hands were tied behind his back with rope!

Then, they were taken into different vehicles!

Heading towards the unknown!

The entire kidnapping process took less than three minutes!

Nobody knows what happened here!

Even if you know—

Nobody will care!

Only the young man's phone, the one he was video calling his family with—

Footage was taken documenting parts of the kidnapping process!

It was sent back to his family!

One hour later.

Dragon Kingdom.

It was in the early hours of the morning.

But many people were awakened.

That video, taken with a mobile phone, spread throughout the entire Dragon Kingdom!

In the picture—

Gunshot!

Blood!

The murdered driver!

Our compatriots were forcibly taken away!

And there were those heart-wrenching cries!

Security Department, activate Level 1 Emergency Response Plan!

The military has activated its Level 1 emergency response plan!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has activated its highest-level emergency response plan!

At the same time, a stern statement and warning were issued to Country A.

The kidnapped citizens of China must be found and rescued as quickly as possible!

The TV station has to interrupt its broadcast with an emergency news segment!

Mainstream media, front page headline!

The family and friends of the 23 tourists who were taken hostage—

We're the first to know!

They knelt under the night sky in despair!

Light the candles!

Praying that my family, relatives, and friends are safe and sound!

Return safely!

The candlelight flickered in the cold wind.

It illuminates those tear-streaked faces.

It illuminates those pairs of eyes that are desperate yet still hopeful.

When others heard about it, they also lit candles!

For our compatriots far from home and in danger of losing their lives—

Pray, make a wish!

One person spreads to ten!

Spread the word to everyone!

The news broadcast on television!

Mainstream media dissemination!

Spread among the people!

Dragon Kingdom, on this cold night—

A storm of hatred has been unleashed!

The number of posts online has exceeded 100 million!

It's still rising!

All of them are—

"Please send troops to save the country!"

"Find the mastermind behind this!"

"We've found our compatriots who were held hostage!"

"Rescue them as soon as possible!"

May our compatriots be safe and sound and return home safely!

Candlelight illuminates the land.

Illuminating the night sky.

It also illuminates people's hearts.

On the border of Country A, deep in the desert. The base of the Second Battalion of the Universe Organization's Knights.

The battalion commander, nicknamed "Madman," stood on the parade ground.

He was a black man, burly and with a scar on his face that ran diagonally from his left forehead to his right cheek. In the moonlight, the scar looked like a centipede, ferocious and terrifying.

His eyes held no human warmth, only the cruelty of a wild beast.

The deputy battalion commander stood beside him.

He was a man from the Sun Country, with a lean face and eyes as cold as a snake.

Before them stood 23 Chinese men, brought in by the authorities, shivering in the cold wind, their eyes filled with helplessness and despair.

"Did no one notice the kidnapping?" The madman's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing.

The deputy battalion commander gave a sinister smile:

"Don't worry, Battalion Commander. Nobody knows we took them hostage, and nobody knows they've already been brought to our base."

The madman's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and his voice was filled with madness:

"These damned Chinese, since they dared to rape my woman, they'll pay the price. I'll make these people I brought back suffer a slow, agonizing death in fear until I find those Chinese murderers."

He didn't know—

The perpetrator of the rape was one of his team members disguised as a Chinese national.

He will never find the real killer.

The deputy battalion commander's cunning eyes flashed by, and as he lowered his head, a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.

"Battalion Commander, should we report this to the commander and strategist? After all, the Dragon Kingdom is very powerful right now, and the commander has also said that we should try to avoid unnecessary conflicts with the Dragon Kingdom."

"Snapped!"

The madman slapped him across the face:

"Do I need you to tell me what to do? I've killed enough people; do I have to report every single one of them to my superiors? If they find out about this, I'll kill you first!"

The deputy battalion commander bowed his head and said, "Yes, sir."

The moment he lowered his head, his gaze was more venomous than that of a poisonous snake.

When he looked up, his face had changed to a fawning expression: "How about this, I have a fun game, quite cruel, that can also relieve your anger, Battalion Commander."

He whispered a few words in the madman's ear.

The madman's eyes grew brighter and brighter, his mouth stretching to his ears: "This game is good. I want to see it for myself."

The madman turned and left.

The deputy battalion commander watched his retreating figure, a triumphant expression on his face.

He turned and looked at the 23 Chinese people who had been forcibly pinned to the playground, shivering in the night wind.

He opened his arms.

Looking up to the sky and laughing.

The sound echoed in the air.

"Tomorrow night will be the beginning of your nightmare!"

His laughter revealed a hint of madness.

"It's a really fun game—one lucky person will be chosen from among you, bullets will go into their limbs, and you'll watch them slowly bleed to death!"

His words were like the whispers of a demon, sending chills down one's spine.

"But you will all be lucky ones; one will be drawn every day until you all go to see God!"

A cruel glint flashed in his eyes.

It was as if they were enjoying the fear of the crowd.

In the night wind, 23 figures stood like flickering candles in the wind.

Chenchen was held tightly in her mother's arms, crying out, "Mommy, I want to go home... I'm so cold... I'm so scared..."

All I got in return was cruel mockery and laughter.

Outside the base, in the depths of darkness, a hidden, unidentified individual spoke in a low voice in the language of the Sun: "Strategist, all the people have been taken to the base."

On the other end of the phone, Ryuichi Sawada's voice was icy: "Did those eyes outside see that?"

"They were very well hidden and kept an eye on this place. They must already know what happened just now and have passed the information out."

Ryuichi Sawada's order was decisive and ruthless: "Then execute Plan Three immediately. I'm sure what's coming will come quickly."

"Hi." The call ended, and the figure disappeared into the night.