A few seconds later.
The sounds of battle suddenly erupted from the alley, followed by the blast of spells.
More than ten seconds later.
Whoosh!
A blood-covered man burst out of the alley and fled madly toward the outskirts of the city.
The next moment, a black streak howled through the air. With a pfft, it pierced his body and pinned him to the wall of a crumbling stone building. It was a javelin inscribed with magic runes.
Tap, tap, tap...
Two Magic-armored Knights appeared and walked closer. One of them pulled the javelin from the corpse, inspected it, and found that it had not suffered much damage. He wiped the blood away with the corpse's clothes and returned it to the special carrying bag on his back.
The Magic-armored Knight then glanced at the somewhat disheveled alliance soldiers and Wizards who had chased out of the alley. He gave a slight nod, said nothing, and turned to leave.
The night deepened. As the alliance committed more and more troops, the street fighting in Kasha City gradually neared its end.
Night.
Outside Kasha City, the temporary encampment of the Soma Alliance army, command room.
The White Robed Advisor, Kun Da Er Xi, walked in, swept his gaze over the people in the command room, and quickly approached Soren, who stood before the sand table. He reported, "General, following your orders, I went down to investigate personally. The street fighting has just ended. Our men have basically cleared out the remaining enemies in the city. For safety's sake, we should spend another day tomorrow searching the entire city for wounded soldiers or deserters who may be hiding. Then we can move in safely."
"That is good news." Soren nodded lightly after hearing this.
"Yes, it is good news." The White