The once prosperous city was reduced to ruins, with collapsed walls, charred masonry, stiff corpses, and dark red stains of dried blood everywhere.
Soldiers with white cloths tied to their arms were searching the ruined city, looking for possible survivors, and at the same time moving the dead bodies to centralized sites for cremation to avoid plague and decay.
The air was filled with a burnt smell, causing the silver-haired figure walking among them to cover his mouth and nose. Lorraine Hill wore a silver-edged hooded robe that covered his face and body, walking on a street full of dust and blood, with cracks under his feet.
stone bricks and debris.
Behind her were several high-ranking priests of the church and members of Crancia's army.
"How is the search and rescue situation for residents in the city going?" She looked at a body lying in the corner not far away and gradually stopped.
"Your Highness Lorraine Hill, please rest assured that with the help of many extraordinary beings of the Necromancer Sequence in the church, we can easily find those who are still alive with the help of the soul's perception, and now they have almost finished investigating the entire city.
." This priest has beautiful hair like the sunset and a particularly beautiful face. He is an old acquaintance of Lorraine Hill, Archbishop Zhu Ya.
Later, a Crancia military officer also reported the approximate statistics.
"The main city of Ubere and its surrounding villages originally had about 1.2 million people living in it. It was the largest city in Verga in the past. When our army attacked the city last year, many wealthy residents began to transfer their property and members, and this year we
Before the next attack, there were less than 900,000 residents in the city."
"In addition, the bombing in the early stages of the war greatly deterred the residents in the city and caused them to flee in large numbers. This time many ordinary families also started taking action. By the time we officially attacked the city, there were less than 500,000 residents in the city."
"Excluding some residents who disappeared during the siege and fled, about 100,000 people died unfortunately during the war."
"Many of them died from falling airships, burning, smoke suffocation, house collapse, artillery fire, bullets, magic, and other aftermaths. Many of them died from crimes in the chaos, stampedes, crowding and other accidents."
The official said carefully, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. As a follower of the Sage, he knew very well how much this girl hated this kind of scene. But war is like this. It is not a treat, but a complete meal.
violent behavior.
Fortunately, Lorraine Hill is not the kind of simple and naive person. She knows that all this is impossible, but the emotion will not dissipate due to rational cognition. It still emerges in her heart, and finally turns into a sigh.
"After cleaning up the battlefield and the city, we have to trouble everyone in the church to carry out follow-up work such as disinfection and treatment."
"This is the duty of our church." Several priests at the back replied, and then looked up at the slender girl. Even though they had heard many rumors, they were still surprised by the purity of this sage.
The breath is so similar to the angels in the upper world.
After inspecting the city, Lorraine Hill also returned to the camp outside the city.
In the tall tent, Lorraine Hill and several others sat around the circular table in the center, chatting briefly.
"Thank you for the support of the Chuyue Council. I don't know what the casualties are on your side. Do you need rescue?" Lorraine Hill turned his eyes to Tuge, a rising star in the war.
"Thank you, Lord Sage Lorraine Hill, for your concern." Tuge thanked him first, and then slowly talked about yesterday's battle situation.
At that time, there were about 10 magic masters gathered in Yubeile City, and 12 of them were dispatched by the Hingetsu Council. In the middle of the war, 4 of the Hingetsu Council passed away, and 3 from the Frost Alliance, and there
In the joint dive, two more members of the Young Moon Council passed away, and in the end only six survived.
"On the Frost Alliance side, only 2 of the 10 magic masters escaped from the city and left alive." He recounted this.
About 14 Transcendent Sequence 8s from both sides died in the city of Uberei. These people can be said to be the backbone of the mages of both sides. Each one is a leader in one field, the best of the best. And their passing also means that many technologies and
The field will suffer temporary stagnation or regression.
After expressing their gratitude again, several representatives from all parties discussed the follow-up solution, and after entering into the schedule, the meeting ended and left.
Returning to the place where I live, it is a tall blue tent with golden lace and a little pattern on the corners. The style is also imitated by the house where the Red Column Palace lives.
Lorraine Hill opened the door curtain and heard a happy voice.
"Loran is back."
Keti got up from the sofa in the tent hall and rubbed her eyes, as if she had been waiting for Lorraine Hill for a long time.
"Keti is hungry." The flame witch looked at Lorraine Hill with a bit of eagerness, as if to say, take me to eat something delicious.
Even though there was a fierce fight outside last night and the scene was chaotic and intense, the witch still slept soundly and didn't care at all. It seemed that in her eyes, those were just small fights and not worth paying attention to. She still listened to Luo Lan.
Telling you to sleep well is the most important thing.
"I know, Keti." Lorraine Hill hugged the approaching girl, and then the two of them left the tent and walked to the seaside outside the camp.
The beach that used to be crowded with tourists is now extremely quiet. Instead of the hustle and bustle of the past, the sea water slowly laps at the fine white sand, bringing up some foam, and then falls back into the sea.
"Can Keti remember the past?"
Luolan found a stone on the seaside and sat back-to-back with Keti on it, looking at the sea in the distance and the evening-red sea surface sparkling in the sun.
"I can't remember." Keti behind her shook her head.
"Then why was Keti called Keti in the first place? Did Chris tell you?"
Lorraine Hill recalled the memory in the distant dust. It was once an experimental product of the "Primal Heart" faction. The four original pillars, among which Croati, which represents the flame, have a very similar pronunciation to Keti. It seems that
It was its abbreviation. This also made her have to guess whether Keti's origin was the same as hers.
"Chris didn't say this, she just said that since it's a new beginning, don't continue to carry the past." Keti said this, sending a slightly warm feeling to Lorraine Hill on her back.
"That's it..."
Lorraine Hill looked up at the stars faintly emerging in the sky, then closed his eyes slightly, feeling the gentle sea breeze blowing on his skin.
"The past can no longer be pursued, only everything in the present is so real and precious." She sighed softly and enlightened herself.
A few minutes later, Lorraine Hill opened his eyes again, looked at the beach and sea not far away, and lightly jumped down from the stone.
"Keti, let's go catch crabs." She said suddenly.
"Crab, what is that? Is it delicious?" Keti turned around and looked at Lorraine Hill curiously, with sudden expectation in her eyes.
“I don’t know if it’s delicious, but it’s definitely fun.”
Lorraine Hill held Keti's hand and came to the edge of the beach, watching the tide rising and falling below.
"Let's take off our shoes first to avoid getting wet."
Lorraine Hill turned around and said this to Keti, and then the two of them took off their shoes, revealing their smooth feet.
After putting her shoes into the ring, Lorraine Hill held up her skirt and walked hand in hand with Keti in the fine sand. Occasionally, seawater would flood her ankles, bringing a refreshing feeling.
"Where are the crabs, Luo Lan?" Keti curiously asked the silver-haired girl in front of her as they walked across shallow footprints on the beach.
"Right here."
After holding up the hem of her skirt and walking a few steps forward, Lorraine Hill stopped and slowly squatted down.
"Keti, light a lamp."
"OK."
The fat fireball, the size of three oranges, slowly rotated around the two of them, emitting a small amount of light.
After living with Lorraine Hill for a long time, Keti gradually understood how big a flame Lorraine usually needed to light a lamp, and it would not be like the way he started, creating a seemingly small flame that could burn the lake dry.
of flame.
Lorraine Hill squatted on the beach, gathered her skirt around her waist, and then freed her hands to slowly peel away the sand below. Keti also slowly walked over and placed a chubby little fireball on the two of them.
in between, illuminating the gradually darkening beach.
As the sand grains parted, a cyan crab was revealed. It was about the size of a palm, with a very white belly and light blue edges.
As if awakened by the sudden fire, the crab held up its two pincers and crawled slowly, while the remaining wet sand on its body also slipped off.
"This is the crab."
Lorraine Hill stretched out his fingers, touched the crab carefully, looked at it, and then took his hand back when it tried to pinch him.
Looking at this crab walking across the shallows, preparing to escape, Lorraine Hill suddenly remembered an interesting thing.
"Keti, do you know that many people subconsciously think that crabs are all red, and most of the crabs in various paintings and introductions are also red..."
"But in fact, only cooked crabs are red, while the live crabs are blue-black."
It's a pity that Keti didn't pay attention to such little knowledge at the moment. She also started to imitate Luo Lan and touched this guy who was showing his teeth and claws, and then stretched out her hand to stop this guy who was running away.
"pain."
The crab's pincers caught Keti's finger, and the latter wanted to shake it off, but the crab refused to let go of its pincers.
"Kekeke~"
Seeing the splashing water and Keti's fussy appearance, Lorraine Hill couldn't help laughing. Then he helped Keti hold down the crab and put it back into the water. Only then did he see the crab loosen its pincers.
Fortunately, this crab was not big. As a witch, Keti was in good physical condition and the skin was not broken. She was just a little frightened for a moment.
After all, in the eyes of others who have never interacted with it, the crab is so small and not very strong. How could it be clamped so tightly?
"Okay, it doesn't matter."
Lorraine Hill touched Keti's finger, examined it carefully, and then used his healing power to test it before putting it down. Then he touched Keti's warm hair and comforted softly.
"Let's try grilled crab tonight."
"Yeah." Keti quickly forgot about the pain and looked forward to Luolan grilling crabs for her.
I wonder if it would be better than mushroom soup, she thought as she followed Lorraine Hill.
Facing the sunset and the comfortable sea breeze, the two of them walked slowly on the beach.