Chapter 93: Self-Deception

Benson, Murphy, Robin, and Matthew, the four Peerless War Gods, had flung themselves forward and cupped their hands over the medal, straining to shield it from Melvin Warth's boot. "How dare you!" Rage burst out of Melvin. He had not expected his own men to defy him, to openly defy him. He drove his heel down harder and ground it viciously, twisting with force. Blood slicked their palms. Their joints ground and popped-crack, crack, crack. Yet the four refused to yield. They clung to the medal,...