Torsten and the others were shocked and furious upon hearing Nathan's words.
Initially, Torsten wanted to argue that Nathan had no right to test them on behalf of the military.
However, he suddenly remembered their mission to kill Nathan for Layden.
Previously, they were worried about the lack of opportunity to attack Nathan.
Now, Nathan had offered himself on a platter to them by suggesting a spar to test their abilities.
Therefore, Torsten smirked and said, "You want to test our abilities with a spar? Sure. We want to fight you too and see whether you live up to your reputation as someone who had experienced war in the North."
Osvald sneered and said, “I agree to a spar, but you should know that I have difficulty controlling my strength. Don't hold it against me if there is an accident."
Rasmus added slyly, "Nathan, since you have agreed to spar with us, you can't hold us responsible for anything that happened to you."
Esben sneered at Nathan and said, "Nathan, you are the God of War. Are you going to chicken out now?"
Hearing them, Colin retorted furiously, "All of you are nothing against him. Who do you think you are? None of you are worthy of the General's time.
I shall play with you all instead."
However, Nathan said calmly, "Colin, it's nothing. Since this involves choosing new recruits for the military, I should test them myself."
Colin nodded and returned to his position behind Nathan.
Meanwhile, Cheryl seemed troubled. She did not
know that Nathan was the Chief Military Governor and thought he had lost his influence. Furthermore, she considered that Cayden was about to be the Assistant Chief Military Governor. Therefore, she was worried that Nathan would be in trouble if he continued to oppose the Quillen family.
Thus, she regretted her rash action just now that dragged Nathan into this mess.
They deliberately stalled in attacking Nathan as they wanted to see who Cheryl could find to help Nathan and whether she had any powerful support that they did not know.
Seeing how furious and dejected Cheryl looked after the phone call, they knew she could not find anyone willing to help just as they expected.
Therefore, Leroy and the others sneered.
The Quillen family was revered not only in Brimmopolis. Other than the President of Eurasia and the Chief Military Governor, few people in Eurasia dared to oppose the Quillen and the Reclusive Families.
Since Cheryl failed to find anyone willing to help, Leroy and the others had nothing to fear.
Torsten narrowed his eyes and said, "Nathan, you can choose anyone among the four of us as your opponent!"
Nathan replied calmly, "Let's not waste time. All of you should attack me at once. Moreover, I will only use one hand in this fight. If all of you remain standing after one minute, you have passed this test, and I shall approve your admission into the military."
Then, Nathan glared at them and continued, "However, if none of you can even hold on for one minute, you should all go home. Don't even dream about passing the special recruitment test or getting into the military”
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