Although the final development was a little out of Gwen's expectations, the outcome of the battle was still roughly within his expectations. Two or three thousand Mutants were no longer a threat to Cecil, who had built up a complete defense. Even if there were mutants among the Mutants that he had never seen before, the outcome did not change.
But even if they successfully defended against the enemy's attack, they couldn't relax so easily.
The appearance of mutants among the Mutants was a pretty bad sign in itself. And the intelligence of the mutants was even more unsettling. What caused their mutation? Was this mutation common? Would it continue to develop? The monsters that appeared this time had limited intelligence and were not many in number. What about the next time? What about the next time?
The soldiers began to clear the wall. As the enemy did not reach the top of the wall, there were no casualties in the battle. But there were still some soldiers who were injured by the corrosive energy arrows. Enchanted armor or armor with magical effects such as Breeze Shield could effectively resist the corrosive energy of the Mutants, but this resistance was also limited. The wounds caused by the corrosive magic energy had to be treated in time, otherwise minor injuries would still be fatal.
Gwen stood on the edge of the wall, looking down at the battlefield that was still covered in flames and corrosive energy.
Thousands of Mutants fell on the small plain that was plowed by the thunder explosion. Their filthy flesh was quickly weathering and dissipating into the most primitive magical energy of nature. Their remaining huge bloody skeletons were billowing smoke in the crater. The corrosive magic energy brought by the Mutants had stained the soil with an ominous dark brown. Even after the battle was over, the dark brown color did not fade.
This was only a short-term infection. The power of corruption would not stay in the soil for long, but it would still take some time for it to dissipate. According to the experience of the last monster siege (and the memory of Gawain Cecil), it would take a few days for the remaining magic energy of corruption in the soil to dissipate to the point where it was harmless to humans. Before that happened, the small plain outside the southern city wall was obviously no longer suitable for human activities. Some of the construction projects would inevitably be affected.
Just as Gwen was thinking about the next step of the territory's recovery and production adjustment plan, a cool but not bone-chilling, slightly damp air suddenly appeared. Then, a trace of rain fell on his hair.
Rain? The rain of the misty moon?
Gwen raised his head in shock and extended his hand. Raindrops were falling from the sky, and there seemed to be ripples of blue light in the raindrops. When the "rain" fell on them, not only did it not bring them any discomfort, but it also quickly recovered the strength of everyone on the city wall and purified the remaining corrosive magic power in the air. Even the land outside the city wall that was contaminated by the aura of the demon tide was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The raindrops falling in winter could not be a natural product. Gwen immediately turned his head and saw a graceful figure climbing up the city wall. Tyre was like a water fairy shrouded in a dense mist. She opened her arms, and the powerful water elemental energy formed a long, faint silk line behind her that went straight to the sky. This scene was like plucking the strings between heaven and earth, or a pair of breathtaking wings behind her, and behind the siren was a tail that arched …
Gawain tried his best to look away from Tyr's tail, but he found that he could no longer associate it with "water fairies" or "wings". Even with more than 20 layers of filters in his mind, the fairies still came to him one after another …
Then, Tyre arched in front of Gwen, put her hands down elegantly, and stretched her body that was four or five meters long. "Ahh — am I late?"
"Are you the one who made the rain?" Gwen asked curiously, and then a little awkwardly. "Err … I didn't expect you to come to help."
Many of the soldiers on the city wall stopped and looked at Tyre in awe. They had already felt the healing and purifying power of the unusual rain, and now they all paid their respects. Tyre waved at the human soldiers indifferently and glanced at Gwen. "Rebecca asked me to come. Actually, I wanted to sleep in the house, but after all, this is where I live now, so I came to check on the situation."
"Rebecca …" Gwen could not help but look at the resting place behind the city wall. The girl had been brought down the wall by Amber and was now resting at the rear. Although she only threw a big fireball in the whole battle, the earth-shattering fireball not only destroyed almost all the remaining enemies, but also drained her of her mental strength. According to Heti, if she did not sleep until night time, she probably would not be able to get up.
Better sleep a little more, after all, she might get beaten up when she woke up.
Tyre walked slowly to Gwen and leaned out to look at the still smoking battlefield below. The flames on the battlefield had been extinguished by the purifying rain, but the black and red smoke from the blood-red skeletons was still rising. The siren frowned slightly when she saw it. "Is this the 'demonic wave' that you have experienced before?"
"No, this is just the monsters that appeared in the demonic wave. They carry the power of the demonic wave," Gwen explained. "These monsters are probably wandering out of the Gondor wasteland."
"Hmm … interesting …"
"What's interesting?" Gwen looked at Tyre curiously, and then realized something. "By the way, you have experienced the real demonic wave. In your opinion, the real demonic wave is very different from the aura here?"
"Aura? The aura doesn't matter. The demonic wave itself is the process of magic reshaping everything. This kind of chaotic magic energy is the same whether it is in the big demonic wave or the small demonic wave. What I mean by interesting … are these monsters born in the demonic wave. "
"These monsters?" Gwen's expression immediately turned serious. "Do you see anything?"
"Do you see how they decompose?" Tyre curled his tail and pointed at the decomposing skeletons at the foot of the wall. "Does the decomposing of flesh and blood look like the decomposing of ordinary materials like rocks and mud by the magic energy of Chaos? But it's faster and more thorough. "
"Indeed …"
"Their existence is very unstable. Once they die, their remains will quickly disintegrate. This is a sign that they are in the 'intermediate state'," Tyre said slowly. "I don't know how these things came about, but their characteristics are very much like some kind of 'failed product' that is undergoing transformation under the influence of the demonic wave but has not completely completed the transformation. I can feel the energy released when they disintegrate. The energy is very similar to the magic energy of Chaos, but a little different … "
A slight crackling sound of arcane sparks interrupted the conversation between Gwen and Tyre. Gwen turned his head and saw Kamel floating not far away. The ancient magus' arcane energy seemed to be a little unstable. His whole body was flashing non-stop as if he was in poor contact.
"Kamel, are you okay?" Gwen was a little surprised. "You're flashing."
"Don't worry. I was too surprised by Miss Rebecca's magic." Kamel's arcane energy slowly calmed down. "Madam Heti is looking for you."
"I know. It's the post-battle meeting." Gwen nodded and glanced at the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield. "I'll leave this to them. Let's go to the government office. Tyre, do you want to come? "
"Can I sleep in the meeting hall?"
"… Up to you. Just don't curl people up with your tail."
"Then I'll go."
Not long after, the main managers of Cecil's territory gathered in the government office located in the center of the territory. Gwen sat at the head of the round table. Except for Heti who was in charge of internal affairs, Byron and Philip who were in charge of military affairs, all the department heads were also gathered.
The first thing Gwen did was to confirm the situation of the farms in the southern part of the territory. A batch of land that had been reclaimed before winter was located south of the city and was quite close to the Gloom Mountain Range. Although there were watchtowers guarding the area and it was relatively far away from the Gloom Mountain Range, Gwen was still worried that the land might be contaminated by the magic energy of Chaos.
After confirming that the farms outside the city were safe and sound, he was relieved. Then he asked about the operation of the various departments in the city.
This was the first time that Cecil's government office and its supporting administrative system faced a battle. Although it was just a monster attack, it was undoubtedly a test. And the results of this test did not disappoint Gwen.
All the departments in the city were operating normally before and after the battle. Under the supervision of the various managers, there was no chaos in the entire territory. After all the dust had settled, the order to lift the alarm and return to normal production and life was quickly sent to every factory, school, and residential area. Although there were some minor problems caused by inexperience, overall, everything did not deviate from Gwen's purpose of setting up the government office.
After confirming that everything in the territory was safe and sound, Byron stood up and began to report the results of the battle and the losses during the battle.
In fact, Gwen was well aware of this. After all, he was standing on the city wall. But the reporting process was still necessary because this was a victory, and also the first victory after the establishment of the government office. This victory must have a positive symbolic meaning. The first step was Byron and Knight's report.
The real "post-battle meeting" began after the heads of the various departments left, leaving only Gwen, Heti, Byron, Philip, Amber, and others.
"Everyone, the battle is over." Gwen stood up and looked around at the people present. Kamel, who was floating beside the round table, and Tyre, who was curled under the table, were new faces in the meeting. But he felt that it was necessary for the two to be present. "But our work has just begun. In this battle, there was a never-before-seen Aberration on the battlefield. What I want to say is that even seven hundred years ago, I had never seen a monster like this.
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