While searching the bodies of the corrupted orcs for anything useful, the Goldenveil guards stumbled upon a pleasant surprise: most of the creatures possessed magical cores.
The corruption, however, ran far too deep and purification was impossible.
Still, though humans couldn't absorb them, the cores remained an excellent source of energy for magical arrays and so, the guards carefully tucked each one away.
The battle had been brief, yet extremely fruitful.
Ethan and Evelyn were now approaching level forty-nine, while Alice had already reached level fifty-three. It wouldn't be long before she was ready to advance to the third stage.
The other guards had also leveled up significantly.
Those in the second stage had gained two levels each, while those in the first stage had already climbed to level twenty-five.
Under Doran's guidance, it wouldn't be long before those with talent above Rank D reached the second stage.
