The two women's outstanding performance had given the defenders' morale a substantial boost.
On the city wall, the Imperial Guards' spirits were reignited time and again by the flashes of Gale's blade.
"They really live up to the Salvation Team's name!"
A young Imperial Guard's sword hand trembled with excitement at the sight.
Their strength was absolutely insane!
"Obviously!" a veteran beside him replied. A Demon's claws had torn a gash in his left arm, but he had returned to battle after a simple bandaging.
"The Child of Destiny trained them himself! How could they not be strong?"
"But there are too many Demons. When... are reinforcements coming?" another young Imperial Guard asked.
His voice was quiet, but he couldn't keep the anxiety out of it. His comrades fell silent for a moment. No one answered.
Their gazes turned in unison toward the plains outside the city, submerged beneath the tide of Demons. The Flesh Nexus was still advancing, each step making the ground quake.
Its enormous maw, hundreds of meters tall, was still slowly opening. The suction of Spatial Devouring grew stronger and stronger. Several Imperial Guards had already been dragged into the air, screaming as they plunged headfirst into the Demons outside the city and were swallowed up in an instant.
At the highest point of the wall, Gale shattered the last Demon before her with a slash. Blue Steel Flame burned along her blade for a moment before slowly dying out. She thrust her sword into a gap between the stone slabs beside her. The blade still glowed faintly red, wisps of smoke rising from it.
Her right arm trembled slightly. Blue Steel Flame was consuming far more energy than usual, and every swing burned through her spiritual power.
She raised her head and looked at the