The main unit of the imperial army and the reserve forces arrived at Warrant around 10:30 p.m., about 30 minutes past the scheduled arrival time.

Warrant was a huge fortress city at a glance, but it was as ragged as if it had just been attacked by the demons. People at the headquarters couldn’t hide their nervousness at the large claw marks on the wall, as well as some parts that had been torn down.

I’d known that from having read it in a briefing, but looking at the battlefront in person was a world apart.

Outside Warrant, soldiers with special equipment moved around to clean up the corpses of demons, and there was a strong smell of blood and gunpowder in the air.

"Everyone, be careful when you breathe," said Roseland. Everyone nodded.

It was common sense for those who worked for the adventurer’s guild that demon blood was poisonous. Of course, it wasn’t enough to worry about, considering the large distance between us and the demon corpses and the fact that the amount of poison that spread into the air was minimal. Still, demon poison was very deadly, so there was nothing bad about being extra careful.

Demuir admired the demon corpses that were being rolled...