Kochugunshikan- Boukensha Ni Naru - Raw Chapter 51.2 - Read Next Chapter 52.2 May 2026

And for the first time in twenty years, Helm did not step forward to meet the blow alone.

Lyra stepped up beside him. Not behind. Beside . She placed her staff on the ground and drew a simple iron dagger.

Helm's jaw tightened. Old habit. In the legion, his soldiers were numbers on a casualty sheet. Here, they had names. Stories. Children waiting. That was the difference, wasn't it? He had never feared his own death. He feared their deaths, written into his ledger. And for the first time in twenty years,

Helm leaned against the crumbling archway, his breath ragged strips of heat in the cold cavern air. Behind him, the tunnel collapsed in a slow, final roar — sealing the manticore brood and two-thirds of the Crimson Horde on the other side. His plan had worked. The rear guard had done its duty.

The Sanctum did not welcome them.

"I'm not running," he said. But his voice cracked.

"Three hours," she whispered. "You held them for three hours alone after the retreat signal." Beside

"Chapter 52," he finally said. "That's what they'll call this part of the tale. 'The Rearguard's Final Stand.'"