“Sirs!”

Choi Seong-Geon, who was in front of the barracks with the soldiers who were shot, greeted Kang Chan and the rest of his party from where he was standing.

“We will proceed with afternoon training after lunch,” Kang Chan said.

“Got it.”

Choi Seong-Geon replied with a nod instead of speaking, but it wasn’t out of ill intent.

Kang Chan stepped up the stairs in front of the barracks.

“After your meal, you will have two hours to rest. Get an hour of sleep. Doesn’t matter if you can’t fall asleep. You have no choice. You never know when mountain warfare will end up lasting into nighttime,” Kang Chan stated.

“You plan to keep this up at night too?” Choi Seong-Geon suddenly chimed.

It was already this hellish in the morning. If they trained at night, the soldiers could actually die. Even so, Choi Seong-Geon had no choice but to accept it. After all, the soldiers’ eyes were blazing more furiously than ever before.

***

“Enjoy your lunch, sir.”

Every soldier who passed by Kang Chan greeted him, holding their trays of food. There was...