Xuan Yue saw Pope's aide determined to leave and instantly felt a surge of relief, calmly saying, "Then, Brother Pope's aide, I'll trouble you with this task. Please inform his Holiness the Pope when you return that I am safe and will return once matters here conclude."
Pope's aide nodded, took to the sky, and swiftly left the way he had come. Watching him leave, Xuan Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she didn't realize that this lie would soon greatly affect her relationship with Ah Dai.
The three Skeletons gathered all the fallen soldiers together. Those injured were treated one by one by Xuan Yue and Ah Dai using light magic. An hour later, Zong Yue walked sorrowfully up to Blood Skull.
Blood Skull tried to keep his voice steady and asked softly, "Brother Zong, have you completed the count?"
Zong Yue's eyes were red, and he seemed on the verge of speaking, his hands tightly clenched, his body trembling slightly.