Chapter 282 The Final Test

Ashfield Academy rallied its trainees early the next morning. Kate Harper stood at attention in the front row of the elite squad. The initial training had been a brutal filter for most, weeding out the weak and the unprepared. However, for Kate, it had been a cakewalk considering her vigilante training. From thousands of applicants, only forty-eight remained. Hardened young men and women ready to claim their place in Springfield's military police. Sergeant Harlan, a grizzled veteran with a leathery face and a gruff voice, paced before them. "Listen up, recruits!" he barked. "You've survived the basics. Forty-eight of you stand here today, the best of the best. And topping the charts is Recruit Harper. She's outshone you all in every metric. If the rest of you slugs can't keep up, you'll be washing out soon enough." Kate felt a momentary flush of pride, but then remembered her purpose. She was here to infiltrate the military police and learn more about Victor Cromwell. The girl had domi