Fighting is a matter where the winning side always ends up with more spoils.
Besides wiping out a considerable number of Green Skins, they had gained something else: an improvement in the army's spirit and morale.
This had been a somewhat hard-fought battle, but they had won in the end. Although the process had its twists and turns, as long as they won, it bolstered the entire army's morale, combat confidence, and experience. The soldiers who had directly confronted the Green Skins and survived would be less fearful when facing them again.
The shadow that these Green Skins had cast over them during their time as adventurers had been profound.
Any alleviation in their phobia of Green Skins was welcome.
...
While the 4th Infantry Battalion was cleaning up the battlefield, a 33-member special operations squad had already embarked on their journey once more.
From this point onwards, there would be no more friendly forces to cover them.
But that wasn't much needed anymore.
