[Jiāng'àn Battery/Knight's Castle]
The smoke screen finally cleared, and disappearing with the smoke were the figures of the Rebels.
Inside Knight's Castle, the still-frightened United Provinces Soldiers gripped their weapons tightly, not daring to make a sound as they guarded the shooting positions, peering out into the world beyond the embrasures.
They used all their strength to widen their eyes, as if doing so would allow them to see through the night of Paratu.
However, all efforts were futile; the darkness around the fortress was bottomless and insurmountable.
No time to catch a breath; after the Rebels retreated, the commander of Knight's Castle, Daili Brand, immediately began to tally the casualties and inventory the ammunition.
The self-proclaimed residents in the center of Two Mountains Narrow Land, the United Provincials, always uttered the word "Borderlanders" with disdain when referring to the Paratu People.
