"I respect you, and that is why I will not ask for your loyalty again, but I will give you thirty seconds to prepare your strongest attack, and in that time, I will not kill you," Daenal said, standing above the stairs leading to the cryptic Mausoleum.
Alex's mind was in turmoil as he searched for a way to make this battle last at least a few seconds, but when he was given thirty seconds, he didn't feel happy but angry because they were not given out of respect but to humiliate him.
Alex was already quite angry because he surely was dead, and after everything he had done to save this stage, it probably would still fall.
But there was hope that the city would survive as Daenal couldn't hope to keep using his domain again against Galatan, at least not at its true power, knowing this was the second time using it in the span of just a few minutes, yet that hope was shattered before he could get content with it.