Once the terrifying, God-Demon Level aura had completely dissipated, Raymond and the garrison soldiers dared to trickle back, reassembling near the square.
But after such an ordeal, their earlier joy of victory had vanished without a trace.
Everyone silently went about cleaning up the ravaged battlefield.
Not daring to delay any longer either, Lynch quickly set about collecting his spoils.
He first checked the Catastrophe Mage's body. After confirming there were no more "surprises" like the Crimson Pendant, he pried the Space Ring from its finger. Without even a glance, he stuffed it into an inner pocket, planning to take stock of its contents later.
Then, under Raymond's wary gaze, Lynch procured several large flatbed carts. He directed his Purple Zombies and Black Corpses to pile them with the carefully selected corpses of the officers, as well as the body of the three-headed hellhound.
