Chaptre 91

Alan, the vice president of the association, watched the battles unfold across the various fronts through the Ascendent League's surveillance network. He chuckled coldly when he saw Kevin and Owen fighting. "These two old geezers still got some fight in them, huh?" Beside him, a woman in white, Cynthia Grey, frowned, her gaze cutting to Alan. "If they've already breached the outer defenses of the core rift, why aren't we deploying reinforcements?" Alan scoffed, his tone dripping with disdain. "The Twilight Revenants have to pay their debt." "Is it truly their debt, or just your selfish ambition?" the woman retorted calmly. Her voice was soft, but Alan found them vexing. "Cynthia, don't worry. We've already prepared an evacuation plan. When the time comes, we'll pull out our strongest forces and protect the most promising talents." Cynthia's eyes narrowed, a flicker of anger breaking through her composed demeanor. "So you never intended to defend this city?" Alan let out a deris