Two hundred sixty city guards were still alive. They were that last men under Colton Hilkhell, the last battalion that was still fighting with tooth and nail against the beast tide. The last hope this city had to survive this ordeal.
Right now, they had survived and won the war against those fierce beasts, but just at this last stage of battle, two hundred and forty soldiers lost their lives in that though situation. Many beasts and human corpses were laying on the ground while the survivors were still trying to recover from the shock. They looked at their dead friends trying to deny the reality, because it was too cruel.
Seth approached Colton Hilkhell and put a hand on his chest, infusing his Evergreen Essence inside his body and healing the most severe wounds first. This city lord actually stood behind to protect his city and buy time for the civilians to escape and find safety, contrary to what the "City Lord" of his own village did.
