Sebastian dashed from roof to roof, closing in on the large group of fleeing citizens and guards left to protect them.
As he jumped from one building to another, he spared fleeting glances at the ensuing chaos around.
The Venomshrike Horror advanced towards the castle as it followed the citizens, flinging lesser creatures aside with contemptuous ease.
Leo and the others weren't there yet because they had to battle the fangeds along the way, and that was easier said than done.
Basically, Knight Leo was the only one who could kill tier-2 fangeds, unless dozens of tier-1 soldiers tried. Most would die just to try killing one single Tier-1 monster.
It was wasteful. So, they tried to spear through the hordes, not caring about who died, who survived, or how many people did.
That was the best strategy they could find, but deaths were mounting, and the number of people available to distract the Venomshrike Horror were becoming fewer and fewer.
