THE ETERNAL DRAGON
CHAPTER 45 | Inspection

When he reached the room of a hotel in Rio, John opened the jewel box that Luciana had given him. He noticed the purple-colored gem in his hand that was emitting a faint purple-colored aura light but gave it a comfortable and warm feeling.

I must not give this jewel to Khaga to avoid another war. Khaga wouldn't have done anything if he didn't have the weapons and jewels to kill me, John thought

Then John turned the phone around and called Jiro.

“Yes sir, are you already in Brazil?” ask Jiro across the phone.

“Yes, I'm already in Rio.” John said

“Do we have headquarters here?” ask John back

“There sir, I will have the person there pick up tuan” said Jiro

“Good, give me my address. I'll visit them” John said as he hung up

Jiro then made contact with members of a Brazilian eternal group that oversees activities in the South American region.

About an hour later, a car appeared in front of the hotel. A middle-aged man got out of the car and walked into the lobby. His eyes were fixed on John who had been sitting waiting in the hotel lobby.

“Mr Araga?” ask the guy

“Iya. I'm Araga” said John

“I'm Diego, the commander of the Brazilian eternal group came to pick up tuan” said the man named Diego while bending his body.

“Alright, let's pay a visit to eternal” headquarters John said

“Siap. Please tuan” Diego said as he escorted John to the car

The car headed north, out of the city of Rio towards a remote area in the Valadares hills.

“Master, in the city of Rio we have an office for the eternal business, but the location of the headquarters of the association is in a remote hilly area in Valadares.” Diego said

“This is the training ground of our association members and agent center for South America”

“How many of our members are in Brazil?” ask John

“To date, we have gathered members of about 300 elites and 50 spy agencies” Diego said.

“We have all gathered today to welcome the arrival of the masters in Brasil” said Diego excitedly.

“Alright, let's meet them” says John

The car also glided through the tropical forest to a place that is quite spacious with buildings hidden in the forest. In front of the building is a guard post guarded by five guards who saluted when the car driven by John entered the area.

Seen at the door of the building stood three people who saw the arrival of the car that was boarded by John. As the car approached, the three men saluted and approached the car and opened John's car door

“Master, these are the generals who are in our group in Brasil” Diego said

“This is General Faron leading the combat regiment” Diego said

“Siap. General Faron waited for orders” shouted Faron with a firm face then bowed his body

“This is General Lucio, who leads the sword” regiment, Diego continued

“Siap. General Lucio awaits command” shouted Lucio like Faron then lowered his body.

“It. General Ana is leading spy agency” Diego continued

“Siap. General Ana awaits command” cried Ana then bowed her body

“Let's sir, we go inside the headquarters to meet our troops” Diego said as he escorted John into the building.

They then walked towards a very spacious room, where hundreds of soldiers dressed in the uniform of each regiment stood upright as soon as they saw John and the generals entering the room.

The entire squad paid tribute to John upon entering the room. Then the troops rested, and John sat on their banks accompanied by Commander Diego and his three generals.

The room was silent, the troops were tense with stunned faces for the first time to see John's face directly. All this time they only saw John from the photos. But now they see for themselves John who looks around his twenties looking simple.

“Friends, what a happy day we have the arrival of Mr. Araga at our headquarters in Brazil. We have known him for a long time from his notes and photos, but now it is an honor for us to see him directly here”, Diego said.

“For that, we ask that Mr. Araga can give a little word for us here” he continued while inviting John.

John stood up and began his speech.

“The friends I love, I'm Araga, you can call me John. I know you all already know my identity and the purpose for which I formed a group of troops like this.”

“Yesterday I activated the Salvation plan for us to get ready. This was triggered by an incident in England where I had slaughtered a nest of vampire troops belonging to my twin brother Khaga”

The troops who heard this, the look on his face turned tense and seriously listened to every word from John.

“For that, on my journey this time, I would like to review your readiness in the face of wars that we may not be able to avoid in the future” continued John with a grim face

“My brother Khaga has made immortal creatures from the results of his experiments that we call vampires, but those creatures still have weaknesses we can still kill by stabbing directly into their hearts.”

“These creatures have made their nests in all parts of the world, but their movements are hidden and performed at night. We must remain vigilant about their movements. They live by drinking blood to prolong their lives. Some cases of loss and murder may be related to them.”

“So, we must prepare to face them in the future” continued John

“For these two weeks, I will give you special training to improve your combat effectiveness. We will do the exercises in the afternoon and evening, to train your combat skills when the war happens at night” continued John

After the end of his speech, the troops were rested. Then they ate together the next in the form of questions and free conversations.

When asked, a soldier asked “Tuan Araga, may we see directly the power of the master so that we can learn”

“Supply! Do you doubt the power of lord Araga” cried General Lucio to his soldiers who asked

“No.. Don't dare” replied the soldier

“Nothing Lucio.” says John with a smile

“You all pay close attention. I will show you a little bit of breath processing and awaken our self-strength, said John as he walked forward.

Then John stood in front smilingly taking a breath and blasting the power of his aura. The wind gusts violently swept around him standing up, some unsound warriors standing bounced away by the gusts of wind.

The generals and Commanders were pushed back a few steps, chairs and tables slammed. The ground that John was treading on was split apart by the pressure of his strength.

The troops who saw the incident were amazed, not believing in Araga's strength.

“This is only a power of 20%” said John who made people there agape by him.

What if it was 100%, if this building would still stand here they thought.

“Now watch my movements” said John who then disappeared from before them.

Then they heard John's footsteps and the wind whirling around the room. The eyes of the troops could not see the movement directly, then John stopped right in the middle of the army between their ranks.

The surrounding troops were startled and fell down by John's sudden presence among them.

Is this the power of Mr Araga? thought they. Admiration appeared on the faces of everyone who was in the room.