"The calamity claimed the lives of most of our knights. All six Fourth-Degree Ascension Knights perished. As for the Third-Degree Knights, only twenty-five managed to survive."
As he listened to the report, Souta rubbed his chin in thought. In the entire kingdom, there were only twenty-five experts at the Sixth Shackle Realm left. Every Seventh Shackle Realm expert had fallen during the battle, leaving only the King, the sole Eight Shackle Realm, as a survivor.
It was still a good start.
Although the kingdom had lost all of its Seventh Shackle Realm warriors, the King's survival alone was enough to stabilize the situation for now.
As Souta looked at Angus, Luella, and Tasman, a troubling thought crossed his mind. What would have happened if Saya had not retreated?
They would likely be dead. Tasman would have been forced to activate the final contingency left behind by the ancient people.
But would that last resort even have worked?
