After several hours of absence, Ethan and the others finally reunited with the remaining surviving hunters after successfully sealing the curse, making it safe for him to stay near them once more.
The moment they arrived, Ethan could clearly see the relief and happiness appearing on his companions' faces.
Yet even that failed to hide the exhaustion weighing upon them after being trapped inside the city for over a month.
Aside from the Third Division, the First Division was the only group that had managed to preserve all of its members without losing anyone.
Every other division had been annihilated.
At minimum, each had lost one or two people.
And in total, fewer than twenty hunters remained alive.
Most were already injured.
As for those who still retained their strength—
Despair was plainly visible on their faces.
Gustav Heart and Moon were clearly acting as the leaders within the temporary hunter camp they had established inside one of the old crumbling buildings.
