The cycle continued. The Sword Magus got injured or killed protecting the Mages who have stronger firepower but extremely long chant times. The Vatican Elite Guard would then swoop in whenever possible to finish off whatever the Mages had done or when the Mutated Undead Warriors were distracted. Else, the casualty rates for the Demon Exorcists Mages were fairly low thanks to the aid of the Sword Magus and Vatican Elite Guards. (And yes, the Sword Magus had the highest death toll count in this particular operation.)
Diego could not bear to see those younglings losing their lives over just like this but such is the work and risk of a Demon Exorcist. That was why he and a few others were responsible for keeping those Demon Exorcist Sword Magus and Mages alive whenever possible. They concentrated their healing arts to make sure they were at least still breathing and the emergency medical team would take over from there.
