Desperate battle

'This city is going to be destroyed,' was Emilia's honest thought as she watched the front lines turn into the undead. The undead advanced on the living, slaughtering them like fleeing animals.

People panicked and started to flee desperately, but there were too many people in the square, so they ran over each other as they fled towards the gates, making the fallen easy targets for the undead. The captain of the guard repeatedly ordered the people to calmly evacuate while the remaining guards protected the rear, but it was a futile effort.

As a last-ditch effort, he personally led the guards to stop the undead long enough for the people to flee, but that was a mistake. The citizens rushed to the gate and opened it, only for a blast of black fire to incinerate them alive.