After walking along the coastline for quite a while, we arrived at the port.

Victoria’s gaze repeatedly turned toward the mountaintop, indicating that she was observing the location of the port, her position, and the terrain to assess her surroundings.

The port was quite chaotic.

Burnt-out buildings and debris. Bloodstains scattered around the buildings were still visible.

However, soldiers in heavy armor were cleaning up the area.

The brass-colored skeletons and the winding gears turning here and there. Occasionally, exhaust vents emitted a faint blue light from which mist arose. The medium armor wasn’t just armor, but an enhanced exoskeleton that amplified strength.

It seemed that some of the techniques Victoria was learning at school were incorporated into it.

Perhaps because of that, Victoria couldn’t seem to tear her eyes away from the exoskeletons.

Since her hand was holding mine, I followed her gaze and observed the soldiers. I saw one lightly lift part of a collapsed building, resembling a small crane. As those in medium armor cleared heavy debris, others dressed in uniforms entered to conduct a search.

At times, soldiers emerged from buildings carrying something.

It could be the corpse of a Sahagin or that of a human.

The bodies of the Sahagin were thrown into a pit on the outskirts of the port, while human bodies were laid out in the middle of the plaza and covered with white cloths. It seemed like they were laid out for identification.@@novelbin@@

I could see old people weeping as they confirmed the faces of the corpses under the white cloths.

I wondered why they needed to cover the faces with cloths if they were going to check the faces anyway. But then I realized as I watched the bugs flying around them and settling on the bodies.

It’s a bit unsettling to check the face when insects are swarming around.

Victoria, however, didn’t spare a glance at this scene, absorbed in admiring the exoskeletons.

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