PAID

“Damn it.”

Adam spat out a mouthful of blood. Though his right eye, recently shot by Rebecca, could barely make out nearby figures, he glared weakly at Leon.

“I guess I’ve fallen into the hands of you lowly humans today. Do what you want—kill me however you please!”

Ever since he became a mercenary, taking on jobs for money, he had always known this could be his end.

What Adam didn’t expect was to meet his downfall at the hands of a human.

His challenge to Leon, “kill me however you want,” wasn’t spoken in jest.

Adam had always been ruthless in his dealings, making his targets suffer a fate worse than death, never granting them an easy end. So, as death stared him in the face, he assumed Leon would do the same.  @@novelbin@@

Leon, however, heard the implications behind his words and paused momentarily before responding.

“I don’t torture the dying. Don’t lump me in with scum like you.”

“General Leon always grants his opponents a swift end,” came a calm voice beside him. “Isn’t that right, Old Konstantin?”

“Hmph… Humans. Mercy to your enemies is cruelty to yourself.”