4. Let's dig this place up until there's nothing to dig to

Turning down on such a good offer is stupidity but not for Sergeant Bark.

Trading the lives of people for just such personal happiness is a real stupidity and an unforgivable act.

Avalos was in shock to the turn of events.

'Alright... Since your so hard headed, I'll be playing rougher with you now.' Avalos thought to himself. He smiled coldly at Sergeant Bark.

Sergeant Bark was looking more coldly than Avalos. Like anytime the air and time would freeze if the coldness in their eyes keeps intensifying.

"Well then... If a good offer couldn't change your mind, maybe this can. Hehe..."Avalos picked up a photo. The photo has the image of a beautiful and curvasious woman. Her lips were rosy red and she was wearing a sexy and fit dress that expresses her hot figure.

"Which one will you choose, your team? or your wife?" Avalos said with a malicious grin.

In a spilt second, Sergeant Bark's face shows a hint of shock. However, he manage to hide it immediately.

Looking at Avalos, holding a photo of her wife, he was furious.

Sergeant Bark lowered his head.

"So Sergeant... Which one? You will clearly choose your wife, right?" Avalos taunted. No man could resist such threat. A man would definitely choose the love of his life other than other people.

Avalos was grinning more widely now.

"Please..."Sergeant Bark whispered softly.

Avalos's face is showing a very creepy smile. He couldn't help but to grin crazily knowing that Sergeant Bark will definitely choose her wife.

Unexpectedly, a hand grabbed Avalos by the neck and raised him up of the ground.

"Please... Don't you ever show yourself again or you'll be a dead body next time." Sergeant Bark's voice sounds so scary. That threatening sentence carried some evil feeling.

Avalos's face turned white and his body grew cold.

Cold beads of sweat were forming on his forehead and around his body.

Bark's sentence kept repeating on his head and his ear keeps ringing. His heart was not beating normaly.

He then dropped on the ground with a blank, white face. He was staring on the space of nothingness.

Sergeant Bark walked away from Avalos.

Crackle!

A sound of a breaking branch was heard by Sergeant Clark. It was coming from a place that is not too far from the place where Avalos and him spoke up.

Sergeant Bark frowned.

***

Jake returned to his team with sweats on his forehead.

He couldn't believe what he had heard. He didn't meant to hear what Sergeant Bark and Vice Mayor Avalos' conversation.

He was just looking for a place to pee but he accidentaly eavesdropped everything.

'Did Vice Mayor Avalos just wanted us to be a test men or a cannon fodder to the monsters inside that cave?' What he heard back then kept repeating on his head making him horrified.

'Are we going to die today?' A question popped into his head. He felt terrified when he questioned that. Looking at his teammates, his fear of dying changed into fear of his teammates dying.

'Should I tell them?' Jake asked himself. But he thought that telling them would be a really bad idea. It might cause a suspicion among the people around them and to Vice Mayor Avalos and Sergeant Bark.

As he tried to forget everything he heard, a hand grabbbed his shoulder that made him shout.

"Ah!" Jake was surprised when he saw that Sergeant Bark was the one who held his shoulder.

Sweats were pouring down on his face, his heart was beating loudly and he was trembling.

Looking at Jake, Sergeant Bark smiled.

"Jake follow me."

Sergeant Bark walked away from the crowd again. The other Green Team members were looking at Jake confusely.

Jake just smiled and raised his shoulder awkwardly and followed Sergeant Bark.

'Did Sergeant Bark knew it was me? Is he going to kill me because I had heard everything?' Series of questions kept appearing on Jake's head. It made him thought he will die today without anyone knowing that he died.

Sergeant Bark stopped and released his Magic Orb.

Jake saw this and sighed. 'So this is how I'm going to die today. Killed by my own favorite teacher, Sergeant and idol.'

A tear fell of from his face.

'So this is how low level people should die then. Why is the world so cruel? I mean I don't want to die yet... It was just an accident. I want to have more time with my teammates and I want to have my own family first.' This time, Jake cried silently.

He wanted sobbed but he couldn't. He wanted to scream and get help but he couldn't. He felt hopless and mournful.

A light bursted out of nowhere.

He closed his eyes accepting his death but after a few seconds, nothing happened to him.

He opened his eyes and a gray forcefield covered a little area that was occupied by him and Sergeant Bark.

"You just eavesdropped everything, huh?" Sergeant Bark said while turning around with a warm smile on his face.

"Y-yes, sir! P-please sir... If you want to kill me, please don't kill my teammates, sir, please sir!" Jake kowtowed under Sergeant Bark. Snots and tears came falling down on Jake's face. He didn't want any of this. He accepted that he should die but he will never accept that his team will also die because of him.

Sergeant Bark felt a little bit annoyed and proud.

Sergeant Bark suddenly bursted out of laughter.

"Boy! Get up and wipe those weaknesses away from your face. But don't forget them. They will be your reminder that you are once a weakling when you become strong someday. And what's up with killing you and your teammates? I will never do that. All of you are not just my miners. You are my students and my soldiers now. I will not let anyone of my soldiers die. You will not die until all of you became powerful and righteous people. You will be the future of this world."

Sergeant Bark said this in a proud manner. He looked at Jake like a person that will become a great person someday.

Jake was confused. This is the first time that Sergeant Bark said something so nice, warm, and encouraging.

Jake thought that this person in front of him is not the same Sergeant he knew. He was completely different than before.

And then, Sergeant Bark raised his hand and hit Jake's head hard with his knuckles.

"And that's for eavesdropping everything including seeing my..." Sergeant suddenly get back to his old self and hit Jake. He was going to scold Jake but he stopped on the middle of his sentence.

Jake smiled finding out that his Sergeant has a good side. Well, he knew that Sergeant has a good side but he never thought that he would be this good and encouraging.

He rubbed his head when Sergeant Bark hit him. He suddenly noticed Sergeant Bark stopped on his sentence and remembered the picture he saw on Avalos's hand.

"So she's your wife, Sergeant? She's beautiful! Did you make childrens?" Jake complimented and accompanied with questions.

Sergeant Bark twitched in annoyance and hit Jake's head again.

"You don't need to know everything else. Come on, I'll be the one that will guide and protect all of you inside the cave. Faster, Boy!" Sergeant Bark shouted and enabled the forcefield.

The Forcefield was meant to shield and kept their voice from being heard by others.

Sergeant Bark smiled while walking away.

"Since you had heard many things, let me tell you a secret that you should kept until you die." He said seriously.

Jake's was surprised when he heard that.

"Me and my wife couldn't have kids. Well, more precisely, I couldn't make kids. Now, don't tell anyone or I'll kill you for real." Sergeant Bark looked at Jake deadly and walked faster.

Jake who was left behind had left his mouth opened wide.

They arrived at the camp.

All of the Miners were ready and were geared on with equipments and such.

"Are all of you ready?!" Sergeant asked loudly.

"Sir, yes, sir!" The miners answered.

"Then, Let's dig this place up until there's nothing to dig to!" Sergeant Bark gave the signal and went inside first.

The miners followed and felt really confident.

Its their first time that a Sergeant will help them in mining. They were filled with energy and excitement.

One by one, the miners were eaten by the dark cave of the Unknown Forest.

When the last of the miners went inside, Avalos appeared and floated in the mid air.

His eyes were bloodshot and he was filled with anger.

He wanted to kill. He wanted to kill Bark and the rest of the miners.

He draws out his orb and let out a terrifying roar. The orb flashed with white light and spread everywhere.

The White Magic Orb exploded and white lasers in different size and power spread around Unknown forest.

Most of the white lasers hit the entrance of the cave and blocked the entrance completely with large boulders and rocks.

Some of the Soldiers outside were killed immediately.

The cave shook the miners inside. The miners then panicked. The ground they were standing collapsed and then they fall deeper inside the cave.