Chapter 428

Old Garcia seethed with anger, his chest heaving with each breath. Zack, standing nearby, couldn't help but smirk at the sound of his labored breathing. "Old Garcia, you must be thirsty. I have some water here..." he offered with a sly grin. Though Old Garcia was furious with Aiden, he had even less patience for Zack, a man who knew nothing but how to flatter and had nearly gotten both him and Old Forrest killed with his incompetence. Just as Old Garcia was about to sternly refuse, Aiden suddenly barked in a low voice, "Quiet!" Zack was so startled that he dropped the water bottle, his face turning pale with a mix of shame and anger. "Nicholson... Farmer, even if I made a mistake earlier, there's no need to humiliate me like this..." "Shut up!" Aiden's voice was sharp and cold, his piercing gaze sweeping over Zack, who immediately froze as if someone had grabbed him by the throat, rendering him speechless. At Aiden's first command, the entire Blade Squad had already assumed combat read