Although the destruction of Withered Tree Fortress killed most of the fighters around it, a few strong ones like Azka and Connell still managed to survive.
Some of the survivors chose to flee at once.
But most stayed behind in the ruins of the fortress to keep fighting. These were people who would never give up so easily.
Deep within the ruins, Julian slowly opened his eyes.
He had been waiting inside the fortress for Harbor's final victory.
When the destructive shockwave came, he didn't even have the chance to defend himself.
He took the full hit of the blast, which drained nearly all his strength and shattered his body.
If not for him pulling the last bits of life from his mystical beasts into himself at the final moment, he would have died right then.
Even so, his condition now was extremely bad.
"What is going on? Whose power was that strong?"
Julian muttered as he struggled out from the rubble, frowning in thought.
