Alexander sat inside the classroom and looked at Christina, who was explaining about a type of monster
"..." Guys, don't you think you're exaggerating a little?
There was an intelligence agent sitting on a tree branch near the window and looking at Alexander through binoculars
Jeff informed him that intelligence would send agents to protect him if someone tried to target him, and so there were dozens of eyes chasing him since the morning.
But how long will they keep this up?
After the lessons ended, Alexander headed, carrying a black bag on his shoulder, towards the academic garden and began to approach its center, which was deserted.
There Rustin was waiting for him on a giant rock
Alexander threw the bag to the ground. “How long have you been waiting here?”
Rustin came down from the rock. “Not long. What will our training be this time?”
Rustin's voice was full of confidence after he passed Alexander's test
Alexander smiled, but his eyes were full of pity for this poor boy who did not know what awaited him from now on.
“We will try to refine your body.”
Rustin bowed his head lightly. “Do you mean that I will strengthen my body?”
“Almost...” Alexander took some ropes and leather straps out of the bag
Rustin stood behind him and tried to peek in curiously. “How are we going to do it, will I run long distances or do hours of hard training—”
Rustin stopped talking when he saw Alexander take a leather whip out of the bag
“What is this...” Rustin asked, his eyes fixed on the whip
Alexander looked at Rustin with a sadistic smile. “This is the training tool we will use today.”
Rustin felt a chill down his spine
He began to think about the type of training Alexander intended
But no matter how much he thought, he could not find any method he knew that required the use of a whip
“Stand there...” Alexander pointed to a specific area in front of the giant rock
Rustin responded silently
Alexander began placing ropes around the rock and tying the ropes with leather belts
Then he tied leather belts around Rustin's waist and shoulders
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“…” Rustin remained silent with some sweat on his forehead
Why am I tied with ropes like this?
"I'm done..." Alexander wiped the sweat from his forehead as he looked at his work proudly
Alexander pointed to the top of a medium-high hill in front of him. “You will drag this rock to the top. This is called Silent Hill Training.”
“...” Rustin stared at him in shock
And his look was, 'Are you going crazy?'
Alexander ignored his looks and climbed onto the top of the rock carrying the whip. “Let's get moving, we don't have all day.”
“How do you want me to do this, I don’t have the physical ability to do it.”
"How do you know if you don't try?"
Rustin was still not convinced by Alexander's words, but he decided to try
He began to push his body forward and felt the leather belts pressing his body tightly
“Argh...” Rustin let out a moan as he used all his strength to push forward
The rock began to shake slightly and was dragged forward
Rustin fell to his knees trying to catch his breath
“Wow, this was better than I expected.” Alexander praised Rustin's performance
“Did I perform well?” Rustin asked with some expectation when he saw Alexander complimenting him
"You were able to move the rock a full three centimetres..."
“...” Is this really praiseworthy?
“Come on, you've rested enough, get up and get back to work.” Alexander commanded him as a feudal lord commanding one of his servants
Rustin looked at Alexander angrily and started the process again
“ it's heavy as hell.” Rustin cursed him to alleviate his suffering
Suddenly, Rustin heard a strong sound and then began to feel a burning pain in his back
“Damn...” Rustin cursed as he tried to rub his back to relieve the pain, but to no avail
Rustin looked at Alexander angrily. " What is the meaning of this?!."
“I'm just trying to motivate you.” Alexander looked at him innocently
“What kind of motivation is this?” Rustin felt that Alexander was making fun of him
“Every time you slack off, you will receive his whipping.” Alexander struck the whip in the air, making a loud sound
Rustin's body trembled as soon as he heard the sound of the whip and he felt the burning pain in his back again
Rustin went back to dragging the rock again while Alexander continued to swing the whip into the air
“It's impossible...” After five minutes of trying to drag the rock, he couldn't move it even a few centimeters
"You can do it. You are not inferior to the ancient Egyptians." Alexander encouraged him
"I don't even know who these people are." Rustin let out a groan through his teeth
“We will build a pyramid and call it Rustin’s Pyramid. No, I think Alexander’s Pyramid would be better and give the pyramid some prestige.” Alexander started thinking about some random things
Rustin's face became red due to the pressure on his body. "I don't care about the pyramid..."
Baaam!
“Kyaa!” Rustin felt pain in his ass
“Less talk and more action.” Alexander cracked the whip on Rustin's ass for the second time
“Nooo…” Rustin screamed tragically as he was brutally beaten on his ass
Alexander nodded as he looked at Rustin, who began to move obediently and without complaining
Is this what slave owners feel like... Alexander felt somewhat satisfied
Three hours later, Rustin collapsed on the ground, unable to lift his body
Alexander dragged him and leaned his back against a tree, then sat next to him
“It's difficult, isn't it?”
Rustin remained silent because he preferred not to waste any energy on idle talk
After several minutes of rest, Rustin was able to muster enough energy to speak. “Why did you avoid meeting us yesterday?”
"Because I wasn't in the mood for it." Alexander answered simply while fiddling with his phone
“Did you want to avoid meeting Seraphina?” Rustin glanced warily at Alexander
"..." Alexander remained silent, not caring to explain what he meant
Rustin frowned as he stared at Alexander's face. "Your nose is bleeding..."
Alexander touched his nose to find that there was blood coming out of his nose, but the blood stopped after several seconds
Alexander stared at the blood with an unreadable face
“Are you really okay?” Rustin became more worried
He was just curious about Seraphina's reaction because she had shown that she still cared, even if just a little, for Alexander, which was evident in her rushing to help him yesterday.
But on the contrary, Alexander was the one avoiding Seraphina, as if he was trying to escape from her
Did Alexander lie to him when he said that he had passed that period and that he had forgotten everything related to Seraphina and Layla?
"Come on, it's time to get back to training." Alexander got up
“I'm still relieved—” The words choked in Rustin's throat when he saw Alexander pick up the whip from the ground.
Rustin meekly got up and began dragging the rock again
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Jeff approached the location the agents had sent him via the communications app
He had to be informed of Alexander's movements hourly
Therefore, the agents who monitored Alexander throughout the day had to periodically send him Alexander's location
But now he has received a location in the middle of the academy's garden, in an isolated place away from eyes
He was planning to go there and tell Alexander that he should not go to such places under his current circumstances
When Jeff reached a relatively high hill, he saw a group of agents wearing black suits hiding behind bushes and silently looking ahead.
The agents were so focused that they didn't notice his arrival, which made Jeff frown. “What are you guys doing?”
But even with his appeal, the agents still looked ahead in silence
Jeff moved closer to see what they were staring at
He could see what was happening down the hill just by standing right behind them
There was a young man trying to drag a huge rock while Alexander was standing on that rock and flogging that young man using a whip.
Jeff took off his glasses. " What's going on?."
“I don’t know...” one of the intelligence agents whispered. “But they have been like this for hours.”
While the agents were looking at Alexander and Rustin curiously, Jeff was thinking about what he should write in his report that he would send to his boss.
Because he does not know how exactly he should describe what is happening in front of him