126 3.38 Taking care of injured - Part 1

The houses and the structures had been completely destroyed in the attack, and there was barely anything left of the city. The whole place was densely packed with miasma as there were a lot of dead bodies left in the sorrounding.

The sun was about to rise, which was a good thing since that would give us enough time to bury the dead before they turn into undead.

I looked at the soil, and there was no sign of rain. The wind from the west probably blew the clouds away.

I could see Miss Lilith Lying on the ground a little further, so I climbed down and walked up to her.

"I removed the miasma she had inhaled, but there was too much. It will take a while before she wakes up," Flare said while walking up to me.

Her condition looked alright, but this wasn't exactly a suitable place to lie down. So, it was a good idea to carry her to where everyone else was.

As far as I could tell, they were hiding in the small forest behind the plains around the city. It was almost ten kilometers from here, so the fact that they were able to travel that far with injured, women and children was somewhat surprising.

I wanted to head out, but before that, I had to assess things here and see if there are any threats. If possible, it would be a good idea to send a party to dig the resources buried under the rubble.

"I-is that you, Nara?"

I turned around towards the source of that voice just to find Sistina there. She was wearing a black cloak like the hooded vampires. That was probably why I wasn't able to detect her presence when she was this close.

"Hey Sistina, Good morning."

She came rushing and tightly hugged me. "You are so reckless… I was worried so much."

She was crying, so I gently touched her white hair and started brushing it. "It's alright, nothing bad happened to me."

"Oh, there you are."

I looked towards the source of that familiar voice, and it was Marcus and Goro. The two of them were wearing similar cloaks and heading towards us.

"So, why are you guys here? Shouldn't you be there with everyone else?"

"We are a scout team sent here to access the situation," Garo replied.

It was understandable that they would send someone here to check the situation. Also, that meant that they were already thinking ahead of time.

"And I came here with them to find you… but who is she?" Sistina asked as she calmed herself down and stood upright.

"It's Flare. She can take human form now." Markus and Garo still looked confused, so I looked towards them and continued. "She is my familiar who warned me about all this."

The two of them still looked confused, but I couldn't blame them. It was their first time seeing a divine spirit that looked like a human.

"...Anyways, how is the situation? And do you guys have a plan to get through this?" I looked at Markus and asked.

Flare would be able to treat most of the injured, but we would still need the resources quickly. The first thing we needed to do was taking care of the wounded, infants, and elderly.

"Okay, Duke was talking about some emergency rations, right? Can you go and check if the storehouses still have them? I will get there as soon as I can and start treating the injured."

"Yes, we were planning to do that next. But don't you think you should be resting? You don't look very well."

I hadn't seen my face in a mirror yet, but after all the beating that I got yesterday, I could tell that I was looking pretty gloomy. But right now wasn't really a good time to take a break.

"I will rest once we are done treating the injured. Also, I was curious about how you got these black cloaks."

"Oh, these?"—Markus smiled— "They are national treasures that were stored in the castle armory. I asked knights to bring all the national treasures with us before leaving, and since these were useful in scouting missions, we decided to use them."

I could think of several ways as to how they got their hands on that. And the fact that it was a national treasure wasn't surprising considering the fact that it could hide one's presence completely.

"That makes sense. I can't sense any demons in the vicinity, but please be careful. Also, if you are here on the horses, can you please bring Miss Lilith with you? I don't think I will be able to carry her back in my condition."

"You can leave that to us," Goro replied.

After hearing his reply, I turned towards Sistina. "Sorry, you had to come all this way here for me, and I am just leaving before you."

"No, that's alright. Please take care of yourself, I will be back soon."

After hearing her reply, I looked towards Flare and nodded.

She understood what I was trying to say and used her support magic on me. I then lifted myself in the air, and the two of us flew towards the forest behind the plains.

On a horse, it might have taken us 20-30 minutes, but since the two of us were flying, it only took us around 5-7 minutes to get there.

From above, it was probably the saddest sight I have ever seen. There were hundreds of people grieving and mourning the ones they lost. Many were crying in sorrow since they lost their houses, their daily life, and all the hope they had.

All this happened in a single day, and a handful of people made an entire city fall into ruin.

: Taking care of injured - Part 2