With all their foes dead except the wounded enemy leader Napoleon Cordero, Mister No and Uriaga walk away, leaving him with the vultures on the slopes of the Andes. They answer a call from the enemy helicopter pilot on Cordero's radio:
“Matias here. Can you hear me?”
“Loud and clear!”
“Caramba… The Jefe!”
“Your bosses didn't make it, Matias. Go home if you don't want to end up like them.”
“At... at your service, Jefe!”
“End transmission.”
“Ha ha! For a retired chief, I see they still respect you.”
“Now only Cordero is left.”
“Help me, Jefe. I'm bleeding.”
“The wound is painful but not serious. I'll leave you my backpack with first aid supplies to treat it. The police will arrive tomorrow morning... They will come down here from Condor Peak. If in the meantime, you have managed to build yourself a crutch and get down to the valley without losing your life... then you can escape for the rest of your miserable life.”
“Have you finished, Uriaga?”
“Yes, goodbye Napoleon.”
“No... what are you doing? Help me, Jefe... Take me with you... you can't leave me alone... unarmed... No! Uriaga! Uriagaaaa!”
This is the payoff for Mister No's stray comment on page seven that he wouldn't leave even an enemy to become buzzard bait. Apparently the events of the last 24 hours have changed his mind.
I included the dialogue from page 94 above, to complete the scene.
