NovelXXXChapter 343 During the exercise, twenty team members suffered minor injuries, fifteen were seriously hurt, and ten hovered at death's door.
Those with minor wounds recovered quickly after taking the medicine Instructor Carmichael had provided. The seriously injured followed her instructions for bandaging and stopping the bleeding; after medical treatment, none were left with lasting damage. As for the soldiers who nearly died, at the critical moment, they opened the small metal boxes Carmichael had handed out. The Vitaflux capsules inside pulled them back from the brink, snatching them away from death itself.
Not only did the team win the exercise in spectacular fashion, but not a single soldier was lost.
After it was all over, Carmichael was about to head outside to greet the returning squad. She hadn't even reached the door when a crowd of soldiers crushing towards her, filling the hallway with shouts and laughter.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe froze for a split second, a strange sense of foreboding prickling at her nerves. Just as she was about to turn and make a run for it, Hastings caught her around the waist. A moment later, the rest of the team swept in and hoisted her into the air, tossing her up, catching her, and tossing her again in a whirlwind of jubilation.
Their faces shone with joy as they chanted, "Instructor Carmichael! Instructor Carmichael!" The infectious energy of their celebration washed over her, and soon Carmichael was laughing right along with them.
"Instructor Carmichael, we couldn't have done it without you! If not for your guidance, there's no way we would have won this time." It was Carmichael who had drilled them relentlessly on tactics, who had taught them to recognize and counter strategies used by elite teams from around the world. Without her, they wouldn't have seen through the Magnolia squad's maneuvers they very likely would have lost.
"And the medical training you gave us-if it weren't for that, who knows how many of us would be out of commission, or worse?" "And then you gave us Vitaflux... You're incredible." "You saved lives, Instructor. You're the real hero here." "We're your soldiers. Always." Vitaflux might not appear on any pharmacy shelf, but everyone knew about the legendary life-saving drug. When the soldiers opened those little boxes and saw the capsules inside, they were stunned.
That was a drug worth billions, something money couldn't even buy. To receive it, free of charge, from their own instructor-it was unimaginable.
Let alone that a single capsule could mean the difference between life and death.
Hastings, with his broad experience, was the first to recognize it. The moment he saw the pill, he knew exactly what it was, and the shock nearly floored him.
Despite his wealthy background, he had never laid eyes on Vitaflux in his life. Even his family, with all their resources, couldn't get their hands on a single dose -yet Carmichael had casually handed out over forty, making sure every member of the team had one.
Who was she, really? Early the next morning, Carmichael planned to slip quietly away from the base, hoping not to disturb anyone. She was barely out the door when she ran right into Hastings, who was waiting for her.
"You're up early. What are you doing here?" She looked at him, startled.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I heard you were leaving. Thought I'd see you off," he said, lips pressed together, clearly a bit embarrassed.
He remembered everything he'd said to her that night after too many ơm drinks. He especially remembered pressing that necklace into her hand, insisting she keep it. His ears flushed red at the memory.
He couldn't explain, even to himself, why he'd done it. The necklace was his mother's keepsake, his most treasured possession. But now that he'd given it to her, he had no intention of taking it back.
Carmichael had meant to refuse his offer to walk her out, but seeing the tips of his ears furh red, she changed En.
her mind. She flashed a sly smile. "Alright." "Here, take this." Without the slightest hesitation, she tossed her luggage into his arms.
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