Chapter 262: Salute! Honor the Heroes

Daniel Lyson heard the noise and snapped his head around. The others turned too, faces falling in an instant. On the distant ridge, flames rolled like a tidal wave as smoke boiled into the sky. The summit fire had caught the wind, curled around the side, and was racing straight for the city. Wade Hoard bellowed, panic roughening his voice, "What about our people up there? Why didn't they hold the line? Why is it spreading?" "They must've run into danger," a subordinate said, worried. "Otherwise...