Chapter 678: A Certain Girl and the State of the Holy City (side: Miria)
Four days have passed since Jornes’ attack. Meltia-san and I have gathered survivors at Saint Lilixira’s residence, the Ridom Palace by working with the warrior priests who were stationed here.
Under normal circumstances, this palace would be considered too hallowed for ordinary people to tread, but hardly any of the clergy were of a mind to protest.
“…I was hoping help would have come by now.”
Meltia-san mumbles as we walk through a passage.
“They might not be able to get inside. The barrier didn't budge at all when the people from the northern district cathedral tried to break out.”
Two days ago, a separate group tried to tear a hole in Jornes’ [Sanctuary]. But, neither blade nor magic scratched it, and the constant attacks from the monsters resulted in disaster. A messenger came to tell us last night.
“We might be at our limit… We’re steadily losing fighters, and the monsters have had their numbers replenished thanks to the second [Nirvana] yesterday. The cathedral group has got to be on the verge of breaking too, since they lost so many fighters. We’re not going to last much longer at this rate.”
As Meltia-san says, there’s no telling how many more days we can survive. We’re cooperating with the warrior priests to secure the perimeter, but we keep losing fighters, which then increases the burden on those still alive. We’ll need to return to the front soon too.
To make matters worse, there’s concern over the idea the monsters produced by the second [Nirvana] are significantly stronger than the first.