Anthony's team continued talking and laughing amongst themselves while the rest of the soldiers went about the tedious duty of cleanup. But, despite the largeness of the task, not a single soldier dared to complain.
After all, these were no ordinary men, they were literally the comrades of a person who could toy with life and death itself as casually as others toyed with dice on a gaming table.
Who would dare voice dissatisfaction in the shadow of such an individual?
Besides, the task at hand was nothing too strenuous. It was merely the labor of moving corpses and abandoned aircraft, grim work to be sure, but hardly the most perilous or demanding duty for seasoned soldiers.
All across the perimeter of the Abandoned Desert of Ruins, barriers and domes of elemental and non-elemental power shimmered in place. These were raised to hold back the masses of citizens and curious onlookers who had already rushed toward the infamous battlefield.
