The battle in Venal Virtuous City was over. There was never a doubt about who the winner would be from the start. The cryanids' number was overwhelming. Even when Mo Wang's poison wiped out a large portion outside the city, the ones inside were more than enough for the job.
When Amon and Yao Ai entered the city, the Cryanids and altered Hyanids were combing it for human survivors. Most of the city had fallen into ruins. No building was intact. Corpses were everywhere, both humans and Cryanids.
Contrary to what the townspeople believed, the Cryanids didn't slaughter everyone. Those who stopped resisting were herded to open plazas spread around the city. They were grouped there and guarded by the Cryanids.
While the citizens were confused about what these Cryanids intended to do with them, Amon was not. They were to be turned into the altered Hyanids, to become the Hyanid brood's loyal and expendable soldiers.
