Salute To The General

At dawn, the elites from the South Army set off to intercept the escape of Max's subordinates under Colin's order.

In the end, every single one of those men was captured and killed halfway through their flight.

Unfortunately, there was no news on Max.

Early in the morning, Nathan was having coffee with Penny and Hepburn by his side when Colin approached to report on Max's escape.

Upon learning of the expected result, Nathan lamented, "I knew it would be difficult to capture him. I should have ignored my wounds and pressed ahead with the pursuit last night."

No sooner had he spoken than Penny reprimanded him, "You haven't even recovered from your wounds yet. If you had aggravated your injuries in the pursuit last night, you would have done lasting damage to your body."

Colin quickly chimed in, "That's right. Mr. Cross, you have overexerted yourself in the last battle, causing all your hair to turn white. Since you haven't recovered, you cannot afford to get injured again."

right, Mr. Cross. Once you've recovered, killing that rogue, Max, would be a walk

with a smile. "It isn't that easy. Given his extraordinary status, he'll be untouchable once he returns

Hepburn could not resist commenting, "Mr. Cross, I have informed the pope that Max is a vampire. The Curia will definitely demand an explanation from

feeling that there was more to the

Five-star General, the issue could not be resolved easily. Even so, justice still

knew how the matter was

of an

If it weren't for you, I probably would've been dead ages ago. Hence, the Curia and I are eternally grateful for your actions. If you ever need my help one day, tell me, and I'll

smile, "Ms. Hepburn, you flatter me. Anyway, I wish you a

her out, Hepburn was escorted by the cardinals and Holy Knights up the private jet. With that, she returned to the Curia

board the private jet,

head of the cardinals, asked, "How are you going to explain yourself to the pope for