In the early spring of the Desert, the wind at dawn was still piercingly cold.
The scent of blood lingering in Shattered Scale Valley continued to draw the low growls of wolves and wild dogs.
Vultures circled, occasionally swooping down toward the monster remains.
Rein led the Hunting Team, roaming the area, turning these beasts, drawn by the scent of blood, into food and "assets" for Frost Leaf Town.
The day's fighting had left the soldiers exhausted. Luo De specifically urged them to rest well.
The task of clearing bodies was entrusted to the slaves who had rushed overnight.
Led by Luo Fu, the slaves wrapped their faces in coarse burlap and dragged the corpses into large pits dug at the foot of the opposite hill.
Luo De personally inspected the bodies, and found that these Lizardman monsters had almost no Magic Power left, with only perhaps some usefulness.
Thousands of corpses were far too many to use all at once and couldn't just be left to rot.
