The battle of Yubere is over.
The once prosperous city was reduced to ruins, with collapsed walls, burnt bricks and stones, stiff corpses, and dark red dried blood everywhere.
Soldiers with white cloth tied around their arms searched the ruined city for possible survivors, while also moving the dead bodies to centralized cremation sites to prevent plague and decay.
The air was thick with the smell of burning, forcing the silver-haired figure walking through it to cover their mouth and nose. Roland Hill, wearing a silver-rimmed hooded robe that concealed his face and body, walked on the dusty and blood-stained streets, with cracked bricks and debris under his feet.
Behind her were several high-ranking priests of the church and Clancy's military personnel.
"How is the search and rescue of the city's residents going?" She looked at a body lying in the corner not far away and gradually stopped.
"Your Highness Loran Hill, please rest assured. With the help of many extraordinary people in the church's Undead Sequence, we can easily find those who are still alive with the help of the soul's perception and traction, and now they are almost done checking the entire city." The high priest had beautiful hair like the sunset and an exceptionally beautiful face. He was an old acquaintance of Loran Hill, Archbishop Zhuya.
Later, a Clansia military officer also reported the approximate statistical data.
"The main city of Yubere and the surrounding villages originally had a population of approximately 1.2 million, making it the largest city in Virga. When our army reached the city last year, many wealthy residents began to move their assets and family members. By the time we attacked again this year, the city's population had fallen to less than 900,000."
"Also, the bombings in the early stages of the war greatly intimidated the city's residents, causing them to flee in large numbers. This time, many ordinary families also began to take action. By the time we officially attacked the city, there were fewer than 500,000 residents left."
"Excluding those who disappeared during the siege and some residents who fled, about 100,000 people died during the war."
"Many died in crashed airships, in flames, smoke inhalation, collapsed buildings, and the aftermath of artillery fire, bullets, magic, and so on. Many also died in the chaos of crime, stampedes, and overcrowding."
The official spoke cautiously, feeling a little uneasy. As a follower of the sage, he knew very well how much the young woman despised such scenes. But war was like that; it wasn't a dinner party, but an act of sheer violence.
Fortunately, Loran Hill is not a simple and naive person. She knows that all this is impossible, but emotions will not disappear because of rational cognition. It still floats in her heart and finally turns into a sigh.
"After cleaning up the battlefield and the city, I'll have to trouble everyone in the church to carry out follow-up work such as disinfection and treatment."
"This is the duty of our church," several priests in the back replied, then looked up at the slender girl. Even after hearing so many rumors, they were still surprised by the pure aura of this sage, which was so similar to that of an angel from the upper realm.
After inspecting the city, Loran Hill returned to the camp outside the city.
Inside the tall tent, Loran Hill and a few others sat around the round table in the center, having a brief conversation.
"Thank you for the support of the Young Moon Council. I wonder what the casualties are on your side. Do you need rescue?" Loran Hill turned his gaze to Tug, the rising star in the war.
"Thank you for your concern, Lord Sage Loranhill." Tug first expressed his gratitude, and then slowly talked about the battle situation yesterday.
At that time, there were about 10 magic masters gathered in the city of Yubere, and the Young Moon Council dispatched 12. In the middle of the war, 4 people from the Young Moon Council died, and 3 people from the Frost Alliance died. In that joint dive, 2 more people from the Young Moon Council died, and in the end only 6 survived.
"As for the Frost Alliance, out of its ten magic masters, only two escaped the city alive," he said.
Approximately 14 Transcendent Sequence 8s from both sides perished in Yubere City. These individuals were the pillars of both sides' mages, each a leader in their respective fields, the cream of the crop. Their passing also meant that many technologies and fields would temporarily stagnate or even regress.
After expressing their gratitude again, representatives from several parties discussed the subsequent handling plan and progress schedule before adjourning and leaving.
Returning to where he lived, it was a tall blue tent with golden lace and a few patterns on the corners. The style was also imitating the house where Hongzhen Palace lived.
When Loran Hill opened the curtain, he heard a joyful voice.
"Loran is back."
Katie got up from the sofa in the tent hall and rubbed her eyes. It seemed that she had been waiting for Loran Hill for a long time.
"Kati is hungry." The fire witch looked at Loran Hill with eager eyes, as if to say, take me to eat something delicious.
Even though there was a fierce fight outside last night and the scene was chaotic and intense, the witch still slept soundly and didn't care at all. It seemed that in her eyes, those were just minor fights and not worth paying attention to. The important thing was to follow Roland's instructions and get a good sleep.
"I know, Katie." Loran Hill hugged the girl who approached him, and then the two of them left the tent and walked towards the beach outside the camp.
The beach, which was once crowded with tourists, is now extremely quiet. Without the hustle and bustle of the past, the sea water slowly laps the fine white sand, bringing up some foam, and then falls back into the sea.
"Can Keti remember the past?"
Loran found a rock on the beach and sat on it with Katie back to back, looking at the sea in the distance, at the sunset red sea sparkling in the sun.
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