The hours wore on, and the intensity of the battle showed no signs of waning. Kain's arms ached from the constant motion, and sweat poured down his face.
His breathing was ragged, but he couldn't afford to slow down. Each beast killed brought him closer to his goals, and kept the citizens of the city safe.
As night fell, the long-awaited bell to relieve them of their duty finally rang. After coming down from the top of the wall, Kain slumped against its hard surface, his body trembling from exhaustion. However, he still dragged his exhausted body to the few yellow-grade and orange-grade beasts that he'd managed to kill.
He signalled to Kairos and they both headed to their four joint kills.
"Any preference for the parts you want?" Hopefully, he doesn't have a need for the brain like Bea, since the brains of all their joint kills have already been taken care of.
