"Let's go!"
"Here they are."
"We're going down now!"
A few people tossed the rope and started going down the mine. They immediately grabbed one person at a time, bringing them up with the rope.
Several others were trying to push away the rocks and helping people who almost got crushed by them.
Some miners succumbed to their injuries before the rescue squad came. However, they could only grit their teeth because, after seeing the scale of the battle, they realized fighting the aliens first was the correct choice.
Still, they were determined to save all the remaining people.
Another group of people were scouting the area outside the mine, making sure no mature class alien was nearby.
Nathan, Sera, and Flora were resting inside the mien. They had fought so hard earlier, so they deserved some rest.
Curious, Flora couldn't help but ask, "By the way, you said this incident was not natural..."
Sera frowned. If this was true and her life was actually their original target, she had to report this to the Holy Kingdom.
Nathan confirmed it with a nod.
"Who was the target?"
"Who knows?" Nathan shrugged. "It can be me, you, Sera, or the people in this place. Who knows, there might be important people among the miners who are currently hiding their identities."
"If someone was behind this, why would they not bring the rest of the mature class aliens?" Sera asked.
"I could think of several reasons." Nathan wanted to continue, but Flora interjected him. "Most likely, the earthquake has shifted the location of those five mature class aliens closer to the mine. As a result, they could only pull in these five mature class aliens.
"There's no need to do so. The Blacksmith Guild will be the ones doing the compensation. Unless you're from the same faction, you shouldn't do that. While it's a nice gesture, the other party might be offended. In this case, it's like you're throwing rocks at them by saying they couldn't compensate their people properly." Flora shook her head.
"Is that so?" Nathan shrugged. "Alright then."
"Still, I'm glad that you joined me on this mission." Flora glanced at Sera. "Of course, you too, Sera. If we miss just one person here, the situation would be much worse."
Nathan just nodded while Sera looked away.
In the end, Flora changed her mind and decided to actually scout the mature class aliens personally.
Once she found a mature class alien, Nathan and Sera would then head out and take the alien out.
They had to make sure they didn't leave the mine for more than an hour so that the people could be immediately treated.
The people from the Blacksmith Guild were working tirelessly. After more than 60 hours of search and rescue operations, they recovered all the people from the mines.
There were originally 160 miners and 101 rescue workers. However, 51 miners ended up dying right after the mine collapsed. 18 more miners succumbed to their wounds before the rescue. Anubis healed the rest.
In addition, the rescue workers also had casualties. Two of them died during the rescue and 20 of them fell in battle.
It was such a big loss.
Nathan could see the people tearing up. In the end, the earthquake was simply too severe.
Fortunately, they managed to take down the remaining mature class within that time. Nathan asked Fenrir to use his Gigantification to bring all the bodies that had passed away for a proper burial.
After that, Nathan and the others escorted them back to the city, making sure no one was injured.
Of course, Flora let the workers return first while they finally had a proper bath after three days.
They went to the Blacksmith Guild's headquarters the next day. It was time for the reward.