Dawn and Darkness (5)

In the shadows of evening, Shadow Vanguard moved through the streets. With every sweep of their weapons, hundreds of fanatical believers fell one after another.

In less than three minutes, only the Fanatics' bodies and the Shadow Vanguard standing amid them remained on the ground. Even the Fanatic who had run the farthest had not truly escaped this stretch of street.

"Aah!!!"

The Shadow Vanguard exchanged glances, then burst into the houses. A moment later, screams rang out one after another.

Firelight illuminated the dim sky. A fire breaking out within Unicorn Fortress was no easy matter, yet it had happened. As the flames rose, large numbers of people began gathering toward the burning area.

The flames drew in the crowd, but they also made it easier for the Shadow Vanguard to find their targets.

"How could there be so many corpses?!"

When Sven arrived, he saw body after body in the firelight. They were not cold, for the blaze was intensely hot. The people nearby had originally come to put out the fire, but upon seeing the bloody scene on the ground, each of them froze in place, too frightened to continue fighting the flames.

Gritting his teeth, Sven understood what had happened as he looked at those corpses. He turned, snatched a bucket from someone's hands, and threw water onto the flames.

"What are you standing around for? Put out the fire! They may have entered the Eternal Kingdom of Heaven, but it is even more likely that they suffered Divine Punishment!!!"

Cleric Sven roared loudly. Seeing him fight the fire so frantically, the others could not help but feel respect for him, and they began to join in.

Early the next morning, wisps of black smoke rose over Unicorn Fortress. Burned houses and blackened scorch marks