[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

You let out a dazed sound, then opened your tired eyes.

The moment I opened my eyes, I saw a languid and sexy face.

His sharp brows and eyes were now relaxed and closed, his long, thick eyelashes like raven feathers, extending down over his high, straight nose to his deep philtrum and slightly parted thin lips, as if silently enticing one to kiss him.

Perhaps because he only exposes his eyes for a long time, the skin around his eyes is slightly darker than the rest of his face. It's not very noticeable, but it's like he's applied contouring, making his eyes appear more three-dimensional and deep-set.

He may not have the most handsome face you've ever seen, but his overall demeanor is undeniably sexy.

Your fingers, following your gaze, gently caress his face.

Do you like it?

Those closed eyes slowly opened, lazily looking at you, and uttered a low question.

You look into his eyes, then move your fingers away from his face and pinch his cool, soft earlobe.

You truthfully reply, "Yes, I like it."

He raises his hand, his fingers hooking a strand of your hair, twirling and playing with it.

"I like it too. I was attracted to your face at first sight."

It had nothing to do with whether it looked good or not, and I had no erotic thoughts. I was just inexplicably drawn to you, which is why I couldn't help but follow you for a day, and finally couldn't resist appearing when you were crying.

You, however, were unaware of his true thoughts and assumed he meant he had fallen in love with you at first sight, so you questioned him with a smile.

"Then why did you scare me back then?"

You haven't forgotten that he held a gun to your head, and you almost cried when someone pointed a gun at your forehead for the first time.

Kruger chuckled and gently tickled your cheek with the end of your hair.

"Scare me? Hmph... I wouldn't have bothered to show up if it were anyone else, let alone risk sending you to someone else's base."

"Little squirrel, you should be glad I was attracted to you back then."

Unable to bear the tickling on your face, you buried your head in the crook of his neck to escape, and then gave a muffled response.

"Hmm... I'm glad it was you I met back then, Mr. Kruger."

Kruger's strong arms encircled you, gently stroking your hair.

"I'm also grateful to have met you, you little liar."

I am grateful for your arrival, and I am also glad that I did not ignore this gift back then.

This nickname reminds you of the things you said to him back then, making you incredibly embarrassed!

I didn't understand anything back then, but now I realize how clumsy those lies were!

You reach out and poke his side, angrily and unreasonably accusing him:

Were you secretly laughing at me back then?

The attack on his vulnerable and sensitive areas caused Kruger's body to tense up instinctively, and then he grabbed your mischievous hand.

He explained helplessly, "No, I understand your wariness at the time, but your acting at the time... well, it was indeed a bit exaggerated."

Okay, now the explanation has turned into a provocation.

"Ahhh!"

You feign exaggerated frustration, then use the fingers of your other hand to keep poking his waist and abdomen, causing him to keep dodging.

Finally, not only were both of your hands restrained by him, but even your breath was taken away again.

"With so much energy, why not continue doing something more meaningful?"

You shook your head immediately and then cruelly pushed away the warm embrace.

"I have important things to do and I don't have time."

Kruger, however, grabbed your arm and stopped you.

"Just morning exercise."

It means it's not important, so you don't have to 'sign in'.

You shake your head: "It's not morning exercise."

When a person has been in a field for too long and is too familiar with it, a single word or even a glance can make them subconsciously understand.

"They just slept with me and are now preparing to leave."

His eyes sharpened, and his brows furrowed in displeasure.

"YN, are you serious, or are you just playing around?"

Your relationship was already unstable, and if you leave now, it's hard not to think you're irresponsible.

You raise your hand helplessly: "I swear, I absolutely had no intention of just playing around, I'm serious!"

Seeing him tilt his head back, his expression clearly displeased, you can only think of how to coax him.

Your gaze shifts to his dark golden hair, which has grown almost to his shoulders, and you smile, then immediately roll over and pin him down.

"Don't believe me? Then let's perform a ritual!"

Kruger raised an eyebrow: "A ceremony? So grand..."

Where's your knife?

You suddenly spoke, interrupting him.

He immediately refused: "What kind of ceremony requires a knife! It's unnecessary, I trust you."

You forcefully spread your hands: "It's not dangerous, give it to me."

Kruger looked at you, hesitated for a few seconds, then raised his hand, pulled a military knife from under his pillow, and sat up to hand it to you.

You take the saber, pull a small strand from your disheveled hair, and cleanly cut it off.

You hold the broken hair between your fingers and then hand the saber to Kruger.

Kruger watched your movements and asked in confusion, "Do I need to do the same?"

You nodded, and a dozen seconds later, a strand of dark gold hair appeared in your other hand.

Because you didn't cut it long enough, it didn't grow much longer than Kruger's.

You combine two strands of hair, secure your head with a single strand of hair, and then twist and braid the combined strands into a simple braid shape.

“In China, there is a wedding custom where the couple’s hair is intertwined, symbolizing the exchange of emotions and bodies, similar to the meaning of a wedding ring.”

You speak softly, then take his hand and place the braided hair into his palm.

Then he looked at him seriously:

“Kruger, that’s my serious proof. We may not be able to have a legal marriage, but we can have a spiritual bond.”

Kruger stared blankly for a moment, then slowly closed his palm.

He smiled contentedly, but his tone was solemn:

"Understood, my lady."

ch.264: Mission Chase

Since you had no clothes, you wore a Kruger shirt underneath and pulled up your long down jacket before going out.

It's 6:54 in the morning now. In winter, morning exercise starts at 5:30 and lasts for about two hours.

You definitely can't go for your morning exercise, so you go back to your dorm, change your clothes, and pack all the necessary equipment.

Then, as usual, I went to the cafeteria for breakfast and chatted with Blizzard and the others about gossip for a while.

After your teammates have all set off for their main job training, you receive a gathering message from Ghost.

In the deserted dormitory, you sit alone on your bed and turn off your phone screen.

After letting out a soft breath, you stood up, picked up your sniper rifle, grabbed your backpack from the foot of the bed, and strode off with a determined look on your face.

When you arrived at the meeting point with your backpack, many familiar faces were already there. Some stood casually with guns and pens, some crossed their arms, some leaned against vehicles, and some stood with their feet on tires, talking to others...

But your appearance drew their gazes to you without warning.

"yn, we were just betting on who would be the last person to arrive."

With a gentle smile, Luo Wei walked up to you.

You glanced around at the people present. Although they were all familiar faces, you were only really close to Rowe and Koenig.

That's right! Koenig is there too!

But he didn't come to you right away; instead, he stood behind the crowd, gazing at you with his deep blue eyes.

You looked away, then smiled and asked Luo Wei, "So, who won?"

Luo Wei grinned smugly: "Me! The lieutenant hinted that it was a female soldier, so I guessed it was you!"

You jokingly ask, "Why? Why not guess your Blizzard?"

Luo Wei shrugged: "Her? She has a hard time keeping secrets. If it were her, I would have figured it out long ago."

After saying that, he turned around and reached out to the male soldiers behind him.

"Put out the stakes."

Upon hearing this, several male soldiers, looking dejected, pulled out a pack of cigarettes from their backpacks, only to have them confiscated by Luo Wei.

Although you have no problem with their childish bet, none of them expected it to be you. What's wrong with that?!

With your abilities, can't you attract a couple more people to choose you?

Loewe seemed to have read your mind and explained to you:

"It's not that they didn't want to choose you, it's just that everyone can only choose one to guess, and I just chose quickly."

The male soldiers behind him nodded in agreement and then began to discuss it.

"I thought it would be Vita, after all, she is very composed."

"Blizzard's abilities are quite strong, and their stamina is also good!"

"I really thought it would be Lina. She's very thoughtful and hasn't participated in a mission in a long time."