Chapter 35: Barnes Defeated!
Captain Barnes lay still amid the debris, his body sprawled just beside the Rogues.
The scene was silent—both Rangers and Rogues stood frozen in shock. Their eyes slowly shifted upward to the third floor, where a sinister presence lingered.
Coco loomed above, his dark purple aura curling around him like smoke from an intense fire, while his cold, calculating eyes scanned the battlefield beneath.
The Lieutenant, his voice trembling, stuttered in disbelief. He cast a last, hopeless glance at Alex as if seeking some hint of hope amid the chaos.
Alex took a measured step back. He realized the situation was slipping out of their control. Without saying a word, he hurried toward the building, urgently signaling Tyson and the other Rangers to follow him.
Their mission had now shifted to safeguarding the President’s family. They couldn’t afford further distractions—Coco was the real threat, and they ran out of time.
The battlefield had changed from a fierce clash to a hushed, tense silence. The sight of Captain Barnes—once the pillar of their defense—lay broken on the ground, shattering any semblance of hope.
The core of the Rangers’ resistance appeared to have fallen, and the weight of that realization dawned on everyone...
Among the crowd, whispers spread like wildfire. A spectator in the distance murmured, "We were counting on him... He was our shield."
Another voice quivered with disbelief. "He was meant to protect us. How did this happen?"
The crowd grew anxious, fear creeping into their hearts as they stared at the now-unconscious figure of their Captain.