First murder
These words sent a bombshell through the crowd.
It was at this point that Winny, who happened to be passing in the street with some other young noblemen, stopped and heard the words.
"What a coincidence," exclaimed Winny with a smile.
"He's an invader comparable to a knight, he's going to die if we don't help him," said a young nobleman as he stepped forward to help him.
However, Winny stopped him in his tracks, moving in front of him.
"You want us to let him die?" asked the young noble with a slight irritation that was blocked.
"No no, to say that sort of thing he's probably strong isn't he?" questioned Winny with a smile showing his happiness.
A shiver ran through the young nobleman's body.
"This guy wants to divert any possible help in the neighborhood, and take advantage of his words and witnesses to leave him here to die without taking any responsibility for it," mentally analyzed the young nobleman quickly.
"He's clearly digging the coffin for the little guy with the golden hair," he concluded.
He looked hesitantly at Winny for a few seconds, weighing up whether it was worth offending Winny to save a commoner.
Finally he retraced his steps, abandoning Maxime altogether.
"Don't blame me, just blame your family for not being powerful enough," thought the young nobleman remorsefully, shaking his head.
Returning to the scene, everyone seemed equally surprised by Maxime's words, not to mention the person to whom they were addressed.
"Haha that's a good one!" exclaimed the intruder, laughing.
"By the look of your uniform, you must be in high school, right? Barely a few months in the world of Eternity and you think you have the ability to kill a warrior of my noble race?" questioned the intruder, continuing to laugh.
"Is there a rule that says high school students can't kill you? If so, sorry, I'm going to become a criminal." replied Maxime with a smile, his eyes filled with determination and murderous intent.
At the same time, various circles of light appeared in different places, all with Maxime as their central landmark.
The lighting effects were so intense that nearby residents had to squint.
In the distance, noble spectators opened their eyes wide at the scene.
The alien frowned at the scene as he tightened his grip on his axe.
In less than a second, thirty silhouettes appeared around Maxime, each equipped with light armor and a weapon.
"Guys, I'm counting on you," Maxime said loudly.
"You can count on us, boss!" replied the newly summoned mercenaries, their eyes filled with a surprising vivacity.
Indeed, when they are summoned, it is the original soul and the real body that are summoned. A wealth of information is forcibly infused into them by a mysterious entity, enabling the mercenaries to understand their situation almost instantly.
And they know one thing very well: they can't really die in this world.
Perhaps some of the top brass of the human race know the secrets behind this phenomenon.
But this phenomenon makes them the best soldiers you can have under your command.
"Human, I admit you've surprised me, but given your young age these can only be warriors with a physique not even reaching 1."
"What a futile effort, but what a pleasure to have the opportunity to kill a genius," declared the intruder, laughing uncontrollably.
The next instant, he charged directly towards Maxime so as not to have to face the summoned mercenaries.
The nearest mercenaries gathered round and organized a quick defense in front of Maxime.
"Haha, what courage! Try stopping my axe and see!" shouted the alien with a cheerful grin as he swung his axe wide.
Unfortunately for him, in front of him were a group of mercenaries, each with a physique of at least 1 point, including Andrew and Romuald.
With the two of them in the lead, they all rushed towards the alien in close combat.
The latter was slightly alarmed to see them approaching so quickly.
"They'll kill me before my axe can touch them!" he shouted inwardly.
But unfortunately for him, he wasn't a combat genius, and for lack of time, experience and agility, he let 3 mercenaries, including Andrew and Romuald, severely wound him.
He was left with a missing left arm, cut clean off by Romuald, while Andrew and another mercenary had pierced the organs in his torso.
The intruder was unable to keep control of his axe and let go. Due to inertia, it became a projectile, unfortunately cutting a mercenary in the path in two. The latter became a shield for the others in spite of himself.
The attacker fell to his knees on the ground in pain, while the remaining mercenaries surrounded him.
Maxime slowly approached him.
When their eyes met, Maxime had mixed emotions. But he quickly drew his sword and cleanly decapitated the intruder.
[Ding!]
[Piran soldier killed!]
[Military rank unlocked!]
[Current military rank: Soldier]
As the head rolled to the ground, the nearby inhabitants and Maxime's family didn't know how to react to the shock.
Winny, who was standing in the distance, also wore a somber expression, but eventually whispered:
"Make sure you become friends with this man".
"What did you say, Winny?" replied a nobleman near Winny.
"I said make sure you become friends with that classmate!" he shouted with mild rage.
The others nearby didn't understand Winny's surge of rage, but nodded slightly in agreement.
A student capable of leading so many mercenaries to high school, who moreover are already well equipped and possess a certain strength, deserves their respect.
Back to Maxime.
"System, how long to reanimate Oriac?"
Oriac being the deceased mercenary. Maxime had had time to memorize the first names of each of his mercenaries and knew each of them pretty well.
" 24h. "
Maxime nodded slightly, then leaving his mercenaries around him he headed for his family.
"Big brother..." murmured Jona with a fanatical expression, as if seeing the idol of his life.
Maxime smiled and replied:
"You'll see Jona, when you're my age you'll be doing much bigger things than this!"
"Hum!" pronounced Jona lightly with excitement.
"Maxime..." pronounced Andréa hesitantly.
"Don't worry, Mom, with these mercenaries to protect me, my life's safe."
As he reassured his mother, Maxime examined the previous notifications.
"Military rank, that is?" asked Maxime silently to the system.
[Military ranks are unlocked under certain conditions, mainly by eliminating races detected as enemies by the system].
[Currently, your military rank, soldier, entitles you to a monthly gold coin. These will be paid automatically whether you spend a month in Eternity or in the real world].
"Really nice, but at this rate it'll take me over 4 years to unlock a new class," Maxime thought, shaking his head slightly from side to side.
"I'll have to get back to Eternity as soon as possible..."
[The ability to enter Eternity resets on the first day of every month.]
"So there's still more than 3 weeks to go before the next opportunity," Maxime murmured silently, feeling a certain impatience.
"Maxime!"
Turning Maxime saw a fat man dressed like a nobleman but moving with surprising agility.
"Oh, that's the guy talking bullshit in Riva's class," Maxime thought.
"Do we know each other?" asked Maxime in a neutral tone.
"No, but we're about to become best friends!" exclaimed Winny happily and innocently.
"The moment before that guy wanted to let our classmate die just for his ego, and he still manages to say things like that!?" The young nobles next door were all surprised.