In the days that followed, Li Wan devoted herself entirely to the reinforcement of the city's defense and security. She rushed about day and night, organizing the garrison forces for rigorous patrols and training, deploying dense defensive barriers at every critical node across Dawn City, and mobilizing the entire city's resources to track down the Magician.
Deep into every night, piercing screams would abruptly ring out in the alleys, only to be swallowed in an instant by the endless dark. By the time the reluctant light of dawn managed to pierce the thick night, the only sights greeting the eye were corpses sprawled haphazardly in pools of blood, bearing horrific, mangled wounds as though torn apart by a demon's claws.
Yet the Magician had long since vanished into the shadows, leaving not a trace behind, save for fear that spread unchecked through the city, filling the residents with a paralyzing, day-and-night dread.
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