Fierce Battle Outside the Chapel (10)

The Undead forces at Chillwind Camp began retreating the moment Kel'Thuzad issued the order. Mataus and the others were too exhausted to pursue, and the badly depleted human forces could only watch helplessly as the enemy withdrew.

Unwilling to let them go, Leopold led the knights who still had strength left in pursuit for a while, but they too turned back, unwilling to venture too deeply into the forest. As Mataus hurried to clear the battlefield and treat the wounded while remaining alert to the surroundings, he first encountered the first reinforcements dispatched from Tyr's Hand, followed by the cavalry led by Marlene.

"The main Undead force at Tyr's Hand has been defeated. Their Crypt Fiend leader, Anub'rekhan, a high-ranking Undead of the Hero Realm, was personally slain by the High Commander."

"Victory to the Scarlet Crusade! Victory to the Holy Light!"

"Victory!"

"The Holy Light protects us!"

Whether Scarlet Crusade soldiers or troops from the Silver Dawn, all of them erupted into thunderous cheers for humanity's victory after such a bloody battle.

When they received news that Light's Hope Chapel had also won its final victory, the crowd's cheers grew even louder. They had paid an enormous price in this brutal battle, but they had finally emerged victorious.

When Abbendis, having rested for several days, led her troops to Light's Hope Chapel once more, what she saw before her was a scene like the aftermath of the apocalypse.

The once sturdy and towering walls had been utterly destroyed. The tireless digging of the skeleton soldiers had ruined long stretches of the walls' foundations, while other sections had been smashed apart by catapults. The walls no longer held any defensive value.

The ground was covered in traces of falling stones, and human bloodstains lay everywhere. Most of the barracks had