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Catherine Carter exhaled a sigh of fatigue, casting a sidelong glance at Leonard Churchill, who was not far from her side. A hint of exhaustion was unmistakable in her eyes.
They had both jointly dealt a severe blow to Lieutenant Colonel Bolton, but it had come at a significant cost.
One of them had traded away their life span, and the other had given their soul to the Demon God.
The fact that they had held out till now was purely due to their strategy of trading life for life.
Furthermore, no one knew at what moment they would suddenly drop dead.
At this moment, Kak's arrival seemed to block the last sliver of their chance for survival.
He had brought hundreds of others with him along, many of whom were experts.
However, Catherine's expression remained indifferent.
She had had a chance to escape earlier but had chosen to stay, readying herself for a possible death in battle.