From the neighboring town as well, word had come in that the beast tide had ended. The southern region had been left in an unrecognizable state. Though lives were lost, the towns were still happy as they had not suffered as many casualties as the southern region.
If one were to look from a bird's-eye perspective, they'd witness the citizens of the western region cleaning up the blood and carcasses of the slain monsters. These were brought to the flames outside the towns, burning them into ashes, which caused the air to linger with the smell of burnt flesh.
Why were they doing this? The Awakened who had fought against the beast tide reported that the beasts were strange and abnormally powerful, as if they had been tampered with by some sort of external influence.
