Kochugunshikan- Boukensha Ni Naru - Raw Chapter 51.2 - Read Next Chapter 52.2 -

That was the curse of his old life. Rearguard Commander of the Fifth Legion. His job had never been to win. It had been to last — to measure victory in minutes gained for others to flee. Every formation, every false retreat, every calculated sacrifice. He had been very good at it. So good that even now, stripped of rank and nation, he could not stop being what he was: the shield that no one saw until it broke.

"What are you doing?" Helm asked.

"Three hours," she whispered. "You held them for three hours alone after the retreat signal." That was the curse of his old life

Helm leaned against the crumbling archway, his breath ragged strips of heat in the cold cavern air. Behind him, the tunnel collapsed in a slow, final roar — sealing the manticore brood and two-thirds of the Crimson Horde on the other side. His plan had worked. The rear guard had done its duty. It had been to last — to measure