Chapter 991: Once

5 years ago, late at night, Hawkeye lay in bed, his eyes tightly closed, yet he felt no trace of sleepiness. It wasn't because of the loud snoring in the room but due to events that had happened days ago. He had been suffering from insomnia for several consecutive nights.

Suddenly, a jarring ringtone sounded, and at the same time, the fluorescent light overhead was turned on.

Hawkeye sat up; indeed, he had no desire to sleep, but he didn't want this to be the reason for his restlessness. Now, however, he had no choice, so he sat up and then opened his eyes.

In the world, wars broke out frequently, and the advent of nuclear bombs merely shifted the direct involvement of superpowers into proxy wars; the actual situation had not improved. Even more terrifying was that people had grown accustomed to resolving conflicts through war; nobody aspired to a world without war, and some even feared it. Without war, these individuals would be unemployed and would become worthless.