Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 3067

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.”

Ava concurred, “Colin is right, Mr. Cross. Once you've recovered, killing that rogue, Max, would be a walk in the park for you.”

Nathan shook his head with a smile. “It isn't that easy. Given his extraordinary status, he'll be untouchable once he returns to Adrune.”

At the mention of Max's status, 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 Ariarica.”

Nathan fell silent, for he had a niggling feeling that there was more to the matter than met the eye.

Considering that Max was Ariarica's Five-star General, the issue could not be resolved easily.

Milo, the head of the cardinals, asked, “How are you going to explain yourself to the pope for failing the mission he gave you?”

Mission?

Raising her gaze to look at Milo, Hepburn flatly replied, “Are you referring to the matter of us forcefully entangling ourselves with Mr. Cross?”

Milo nodded. “The pope has said that Mr. Cross is God's chosen one. Therefore, we must tie him down to us by whatever means necessary. In fact, we can achieve this objective by announcing to the public that his daughter is the future Holy Maiden. However, you're returning without accomplishing your task. There's no doubt that the pope will be furious.”

A wry smile touched Hepburn's lips. “Mr. Cross saved my life, so there's no way I can bring myself to plot against him. If I were to declare his daughter as the future Holy Maiden as ordered by the pope, I would be putting her in danger of being targeted by vampires, werewolves, and other dark clans. This isn't the outcome I wish to see.”

Milo reminded her in a grim tone. “You cannot let your personal feelings get in the way of the Curia's grand plan. Besides, the pope's will won't change because of you. If you're unwilling to do it, he'll just appoint the mission to someone else instead. Moreover, the Curia had unanimously voted to declare Mr. Cross' daughter, Queenie Smith, as the future Holy Maiden before I came.”