Chapter 2

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Rayen sat in a rocking chair behind the counter, half asleep and half awake. He was still looking at the enlistment documents in his hands.

The information on it showed that he would join an army called the Vulture Corps.

This army was quite famous in the entire southern part of the Sapphire Blue Empire.

Last year at the border, this army relied on their exceptional courage to repel the 80,000 strong main force of the Atlan Country with only 50,000 people, ensuring the safety of the southern part of the country.

However, this piece of news that excited the citizens of the country could not make Rayen happy.

This was because the Vulture Corps that had made a great contribution had been stationed at the southern end of the empire, ready to deal with the enemy’s invasion at any time.

In other words, after joining the army, Rayen would be very close to the muzzle of the enemy.

“The contract is descending, 93% completed…”

The voice in his head sounded again, but he could no longer care about this problem because the auditory hallucination was nothing compared to the possibility of death in the future.

“Escape overnight?” Rayen sighed and quickly rejected this idea.

After all, in the current world, they did not know that countries that had not joined the war were not safe.

Compared to other countries, staying in the Sapphire Blue Empire was the safest choice.

However, if he wanted to do so and escape military service, he could only flee, and such a choice was extremely unwise.

First of all, he dared to guarantee that before noon tomorrow, his wanted poster would appear on all the major television stations and the Internet. The citizens of the Sapphire Blue Empire had always been intolerant of deserters, so they would gather in groups and search every corner of the cities and towns for the so-called cowards. They would give them a good beating before handing them over to the military court.

After all, if even the soldiers began to flee, they would not have the strength to resist the enemy and protect their safety.

Regarding this, the emperor of the Sapphire Blue Empire was very appreciative of the selfishness of his citizens. He would also send imperial soldiers armed to the teeth to to make them cooperate.

After thinking about it, the safest choice was to join the army obediently.

However, there was good news.

Based on his specialty, the Vulture Corps decided to let him become a foundry soldier in the army.

Based on the military knowledge his father had taught him since he was young, the first job of this unit was not to fight, but to create powerful weapons for their own legion at the back.

Of course, if the soldiers at the front were not enough, they would also have to face the enemy unless their department could create weapons powerful enough to crush the enemy.

Only then would they not have to fight.

However, Rayen had always thought that this kind of thing was not so easy.

Growing up in the smell of weapons and machine oil, and having worked as a weapons merchant for five years, Rayen knew very well that it had been many years since the world’s military technology had broken through.

Guns, swords, cannons, missiles, tanks, and other equipment and weapons were still using the military achievements of 30 years ago.

What kind of decent invention could he have?

Under the condition that the equipment was comparable, the countries were still competing on the quality of the soldiers.

Therefore, Rayen, who only knew how to make some simple weapons, did not have a bright future as he had imagined. His only advantage was probably his basic skill in making all kinds of basic firearms, which had been influenced by his father since he was young.

“Sigh…” Rayen knew that he had to take things one step at a time.

He turned to look at the picture of his father on the wall in a daze and muttered, “Old man, please bless me…”

For some reason, his father never liked taking photos, which led to this commemorative photo of the father and son.

As he spoke, he put the photo in his arms and began to recall the details of his life with his father.

Soon, the tiredness of the past few days completely overwhelmed him. A few minutes later, the sound of snoring echoed through the small shop.

…

“Kid, you’re pretty lucky…”

After an unknown amount of time, a dignified voice sounded in Rayen’s ears.

The thunderous volume also woke him up from his sleep.

When he opened his eyes, his surroundings were completely dark.

He mumbled in a daze, “Isn’t it daybreak yet? Who’s talking?”

However, he soon realized that something was wrong!

This was because he did not see a single ray of light, not even the lights in the shop.

A thief?!

He immediately opened his eyes and stood up. “Where is this?!”

Rayen looked around, but he found that his surroundings were pitch black, and only a scarlet light was shining on him.

When he raised his head to look, he was completely stunned!

A pair of extremely large eyes were looking at him from high up in the sky and the pupils were scarlet red!

It looked rather terrifying, causing one to shudder in fear!

“This? What is this?!”

The owner of the pair of eyes once again spoke in a dignified voice, “Finally, there is a human that can match my contract! Kid, you are very special…”

The voice came from below the pair of red eyes, but Rayen could not see the other party’s mouth.

This definitely could not be a human!

“Ghost!!” Rayen was so frightened that he got up and ran!

However, no matter where he ran, he could not see the exit. It was as if there was only endless darkness in the space, and there was no way out.

The pair of scarlet eyes looked at the panicking human with interest.

After more than ten minutes, seeing that Rayen was drenched in sweat, the owner said, “Listen to me quietly, or you’ll never get out.”

Rayen, who was tired from sprinting, placed his hands on his knees and panted heavily. He looked up at the pair of eyes in disbelief.

“Is this a dream?” After saying that, he gave himself a slap, hoping to wake up.

At this time, the voice sounded again, “Hahahaha! It doesn’t matter where this is, the important thing is that you’ve already matched with the contract that I gave you! You’re really lucky!”

Rayen did not understand what the other party was saying at all. He stared at the scarlet eyes in the sky and roared, “What day is today? Am I too unlucky? Who are you? Let me leave this place!”

“Phew…” The scarlet eyes suddenly widened.

“Unlucky?” It seemed to not understand Rayen’s complaint and said again, “You should feel lucky and keep worshipping me in the future! This is because I will let you become the strongest human!”

Previously, it was fine if he was hallucinating. Now that he was hallucinating, Rayen really suspected that he was mentally ill. He could not understand what human was talking to him.

“Contract completed!” At this moment, that familiar voice resounded through the dark space. Then, beams of scarlet light covered the entire space. The blinding light forced Rayen to close his eyes.

Soon, Rayen felt a scorching warm current gathering in his heart. It was getting hotter and hotter. Then, a burning pain appeared in his heart!

The burning pain made Rayen roll on the ground and wail.

Then, the majestic and unquestionable voice suddenly became louder, “I am the God of War! In the future, because of you, every life lost will bring us great power! Make good use of the power I have given you!” The self-proclaimed God of War’s voice became more and more violent, so much so that the entire space began to shake violently, like an earthquake.

The red light actually began to contract and gather toward Rayen’s heart!

Only when the red light in the entire space was gradually absorbed by him did the darkness slowly return.

“Ah!!!”

Rayen’s screams grew louder and louder. Warm liquid was already flowing out of his nose. All the bones in his body were in extreme pain, as if they had been crushed by something!

He swore that he had never suffered such pain before!

“Hold on!” The guy who called himself the God of War seemed to be gritting his teeth as he said those words. It seemed to be instilling some kind of power into Rayen, and it was very strenuous.

Rayen’s situation was not good. He was floating in the air because of some kind of power, and his body was like a puppet. His eyes turned red, and his body kept twitching.

Then, he felt a sweet taste in his throat. He could not stand it anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood.. It became increasingly difficult for him to breathe!