Safe
Safe adjective - Not exposed to the threat of loss or injury.
Usage example: the minute the rain started, we looked for a place where we would be safe from a drenching downpour
Wounded
Wounded adjective - Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle.
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Bittersweet Ending: The Demon King is sealed away and the humans are safe in the sky, but Link is mortally wounded from battle and is unable to join his companions to the sky.
Source: Manga / The Legend of Zelda -
Continuing Is Painful: Wounded soldiers permanently lose Will, and the effect can stack with multiple injuries; players are encouraged to play safe and keep their troops alive, or otherwise their elites could wind up being crippled in the long run.
Source: Video Game / XCOM: Long War
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