[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

Wang Zhiqiang crossed his arms, unusually refraining from acting as a peacemaker to appease Koenig or persuade Soap. This suggests that he, too, did not approve of your participation in the action.

The ghost ignored their argument, its deep brown eyes fixed on you, its voice hoarse.

"Little bird, what do you choose?"

Soap gritted her teeth, frowned, turned around, and roared at the ghost.

"Are you crazy?!"

But the ghost remained unmoved by his roar, simply continuing to offer him choices.

"Participating in this mission will greatly help your promotion. If you choose to participate, we will do our best to protect you."

"I can arrange it for you if you don't want to go, but you need to be mentally prepared to deal with the opinions and comments of your teammates afterwards."

Every choice has a price; it depends on which one you choose.

Is it a potential danger, or the gossip from your teammates? What will you choose?

You lowered your eyes silently, because in the face of life and death, you really didn't care what others said about you, and you didn't want to take any risks.

You wanted to refuse, but the moment you opened your mouth, your heart started pounding wildly, as if it was about to burst out of your chest!

You watch the different looks they give you, hear the strong pounding of your own heart, and as your thoughts shift back and forth, your heart rises and falls with them, finally settling into a dull, tight feeling.

"I...will participate."

Everything fell silent...

Soap relaxed, walked up to you, and patted you on the shoulder.

"Little girl, you have finally become a qualified soldier."

Koenig muttered a few curses and then left the meeting room in dissatisfaction.

Soap raised an eyebrow, watching Koenig's departing figure with a teasing smile:

Should we go and comfort her?

Looking at Soap's smiling eyes, you suddenly feel that he must know everything, which is why he's so angry about Ghost's unconditional favoritism towards you.

You shook your head: "König just has a quick temper, but he's not an irrational person."

Soap didn't say much, but went with Ghost to find Price.

Only Wang Zhiqiang remained with you. Under his serious expression and worried eyes, you felt somewhat uneasy.

"Brother, do you think my choice was wrong?"

Wang Zhiqiang sighed softly and raised his hand to press on your head.

“You did nothing wrong, but I hope that when you have a choice, you can choose what you want, instead of being pressured by others.”

Decisions made based on the opinions and moral constraints of others are meaningless to the individual.

You stop in your tracks and say to him with a serious expression:

"This is the choice my body made."

Next, tell him about your body's reaction just now, how your body can quickly switch states when you switch between the thoughts of rejection and acceptance.

"Brother, why do you think this happened?"

You are puzzled that your body can interfere with your thoughts; this is the first time you've experienced this.

It is both amazing and terrifying.

Wang Zhiqiang narrowed his eyes slightly, then gave you a reassuring smile:

"Perhaps it was the will of a soldier that led you to make this choice, and I support you."

As you look at his bright smile, your heart gradually calms down, and you hug him with a smile.

"Brother, you always make me feel at ease. I really want to stay by your side forever."

The faint, dry scent of his clothes reached your nose; there was no fragrance or odor, yet it smelled strangely pleasant...

He hugged you back, resting his head on yours and gently patting your back.

"Silly baby, I will always be by your side."

[Kid, regarding the operation to eliminate Reina, ask Ghost if you can join me.]

Looking at the message Keegan sent you on your phone, you replied with a hint of helplessness:

【Keigo, we belong to different factions, this might be inconvenient.】

Ghost and his men were under the command of General Sheffield, while Keegan and his men were under the command of General Brian.

Among the nation's key generals, there are both comrades-in-arms and enemies; in order to climb the ranks, they are potential competitors with everyone.

There's nothing wrong with cooperating in routine training, but it's important to be clear about things in situations like this, otherwise how will we assess merits and demerits after the mission is over?

You know he's worried about you and wants to protect you under his wing, within his reach; this is his way of protecting you.

It feels like being snuggled up in a warm blanket, a sense of security that is completely enveloped.

But...

You tap on the screen, continuing to reply:

"I was trained by you all, so have faith in me. I will protect myself."

Keegan teaches you stealth sniping, Ghost and König teach you urban assault, Nikto teaches you hand-to-hand combat, Kruger teaches you mountain raids, and Wang Zhiqiang often discusses tactics with you.

Each of them taught you, nurtured you with their own experience, were your lovers and mentors, and left an indelible mark on you.

It took Keegan a long time to reply to you.

After the mission is over, I will apply for leave and take you to see the Northern Lights.

During your previous intimate moments, you casually mentioned wanting to see the aurora borealis with him, because the aurora represents eternity and hope.

You feel a tickle in your heart. It was just a casual remark you made while watching TV, and he was carefully peeling fruit for you back then, only giving a soft "hmm" and then nothing more.

You didn't take it to heart at the time, and you never brought it up again.

I didn't expect that even after several months, he would still remember the conversation you had the last time you met.

Okay, I'll apply for leave then too.

You've been with the base for a full year now, so you can apply for paid leave.

Thinking about this actually makes you a little happy, and you start to look forward to it.

But your happiness didn't last long before Kruger blocked your way.

With just one glance, you'll follow him to a secluded corner.

He crossed his arms, his eyes brimming with an almost palpable discontent.

"Oh dear, who made our cool guy angry?"

You approached him teasingly.

This is the nickname you gave him when you teased him, because his name sounds similar to the Chinese word for "cool guy," and his image is also similar.

Kruger's sharp eyes are fixed on you, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.

"I don't want you to participate in this operation!"

You are somewhat surprised. Although this operation was not required to be kept secret, it has only just reached the initial stage of discussion, and many people in the base are still unaware of it, let alone Kruger, who is part of the Chimera mercenary organization.

After a moment's thought, you asked him, "Did Koenig tell you that?"

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Kruger frowned, raising his voice: "That's not important. What's important is that your mission this time is very dangerous! That's poison gas, not bullets that you can dodge and heal from. Do you know how high the mortality rate and aftereffects are!"

His excited attitude made the smile on your face disappear.

"Kruger, this is a mission, and we must obey orders."

Kruger scoffed dismissively, "Is the Ghost so useless? It couldn't even make the decision to keep you here?"

You spoke up in defense: "I agreed to participate myself; it has nothing to do with ghosts."

Unexpectedly, after saying that, he directly attacked you as well.

"You're an idiot too! He slept with you, but he won't even do this little thing for you, and you still expect to think about him!"

"Don't you have any value in his eyes at all?!"

He thought you agreed because you didn't want to put the ghost in a difficult position.

"Snapped!"

His sharp attitude instantly filled you with anger and resentment, and you reached out and slapped him!

The words spoken couldn't help but carry a barb:

"Our military is not a mercenary company that can do whatever it wants!"

You regretted saying that as soon as you said it.

Kruger's transformation from a regular soldier to a mercenary must have been something he deeply resented. You shouldn't have said that; you shouldn't have used words to hurt someone close to you.

But what he just said was also hurtful to you.

You know how Ghost treated you, and you also know that Kruger was unaware that Ghost had given you a choice, which is why you didn't pay attention to his words. But what if you didn't know?

You open your mouth to say sorry, but these thoughts in your mind stop you from speaking.

"I'd rather you be a mercenary than a prisoner who has no freedom!"

He covered his face, his gaze like a cold, sinister snake, stubbornly staring at you.

"You must live, you cannot be harmed in the slightest!"

"Oh..."

You were amused and annoyed by his words, yet also by his arrogant attitude. You yelled at him angrily:

"You only dare to make me angry because you take advantage of my love for you!"

Kruger narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing you with suspicion: "What did you say?"