As they walked towards the city gate, Noah noticed how peaceful the streets had become. The attacks on the human kingdom had almost completely ceased, a stark contrast to the constant threat that had defined daily life just weeks ago.
Clearly, the devastating raid that King Aldric had led against the underground base had dealt a massive blow to the extremist organisation. They had lost nearly fifty operatives of various ranks, plus a master-level demon commander.
They were casualties that represented a significant portion of their operational capability.
Fifty extremists plus a master-level leader. That's probably half their local forces eliminated in one strike.
The king hadn't been content with simply disrupting their immediate operations. After such a successful attack against the demon extremists, he had reinforced the city's defences with unprecedented thoroughness.
