The Dread of Fighting Against the odds

Seth's arms burned in agony as he held Mai's muscular form. The fight against the two dragon agents drained his stamina, strength, and endurance to the limit. Yet the situation forced him to act strong in front of the villagers.

'Our losses were great—this was just one small part of the enemy's vast army.' 

He received information from the scouts that Chu Feng's zombie army conquered the entire Badger City during the battle, forcing over a hundred of his forces to retreat to the last defence line.

"You did great, Mai," Seth said, stroking her long hair and feeling the silky sensation.

Despite the sweat, blood, and dirt, he felt she was truly beautiful at this moment, but his mind felt blank.

He was dealing with not only the villagers acting as their leader. However, he also understood that tomorrow.

Seth would make them face that this would likely happen again.