CH415 Divine Heist
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After Baron Leland Helton fell, the fighting across the fortress dwindled into scattered pockets of resistance.
Nothing the Fury soldiers couldn't handle on their own.
Alex walked toward the Baron's corpse.
At any other time, perhaps he might have entertained the idea of a formal duel. But pride aside, there was no value in fighting a man already pushed to the edge—one staring directly into death's embrace
Hee had no reason to humour him.
Still… the Baron's final stand earned a measure of Alex's respect.
Even in death, the man's expression stubbornly resisted defeat. His body may have failed him, but his will—his refusal to yield—lingered even after his heart stopped.
"A respectable adversary," Alex muttered.
He reached out and gently closed the fallen commander's eyes. He allowed the image of this man—the first major figure he had taken from, in the name of interplanar conquest—to etch itself into his memory.
