"We have no choice but to stick with you, sir. Thank goodness you're still around, or we'd be sitting ducks," Cian said as he heaved a sigh. "What are your orders, sir?" Padraig asked. "Let's go to the base and take a look around first. We have to see if there are any survivors left before we move on to Novemton. We can build a safe zone with everyone's help before we think of a way to defeat him, but if Crystal is dead, we'll have to think of another plan. Come on."Adrian led everyone down the mountain. Cian and the others wiped away their tears before following him.Rozi walked next to Adrian and asked, "We don't know if your wife and daughter were affected by the reset. Do you want to go home and take a look before we regroup and plan?""It wouldn't help our cause if I went and found that they've disappeared. If they're still alive, they've probably gone somewhere safe. There’s no need for me to look for them right now.""Are you sure?" Adrian nodded. Ivy, Eira, and the
Adrian got up and summoned Dragonbane in his right hand. At that moment, he possessed Dragonbane's powers, but he himself was not an immortal. He was not sure how long he would be able to last with just the sword.If Adrian truly wanted to stand a chance against the Creator, he needed to exceed his limits and become an immortal. However, he chose not to think about that for now since Dragonbane would suffice against these monsters. Adrian strode into the base, and the monsters immediately turned toward him upon detecting human scent. All eight of them let out a cry before rushing toward him in a maddened frenzy. One of them was a gorilla with extreme speed, letting out a loud yell and spitting out blood from its mouth. The monsters were charging in from different directions, but Adrian held Dragonbane up and yelled, "Bring it on!"Roar!The gorilla roared and swung at Adrian. Dragonbane let off a golden glow before piercing through the gorilla's stomach and slicing it in half. T
Before seeing Adrian and Oliver return in one piece, they thought that all hope was lost."It's so good to see you two alive, sirs." An ordinary-looking young man wiped away his tears of joy as the other stood behind him.Oliver asked, "Lyle, what happened here? Where are the others?"The young man's name was Lyle Higgins, a team leader in Mount Gremont Railway's security team. When the reset happened, many of the management-level staff disappeared. Lyle immediately led the survivors underground, where they had remained in hiding for three days.Lyle replied, "We don't know what happened. The sky just became like that all of a sudden, followed by people vanishing into thin air while monsters appeared. We are all that’s left. I brought everyone underground, hoping someone would send in reinforcements, but nobody came. Our wireless devices don’t work, so we can’t make contact with anyone outside the base. Neither could we do anything reckless with the monsters around."Cian, Oliver,
Rozi’s family was gone by the time she regained consciousness, and she now had to face a global catastrophe that had hit the future generation. She knew this would be immensely difficult to resolve.Half an hour passed as Rozi and Adrian discussed matters. Lyle and the others managed to calm down and accept everything that was happening. Now, they were prepared to do whatever was necessary to rectify the situation."Sir!""Sir!"They walked toward the man they saw as their last hope. Humans were pack animals, requiring a leader to guide them in the right direction.Adrian asked, "Have you all managed to calm down? Feel free to ask me any questions that are on your mind."A young man stepped forward and rubbed his reddened eyes. "Sir, all of this happened so suddenly. I'm not sure if my family is still alive. Do you think I'll be able to see them again in the future?"Everyone, including Adrian, wished to see their friends and family. However, from that day onwards, they were all
Oliver said, "It usually takes three days to get to Novemton from here, but with the monsters lurking around, I doubt we'd make it there even in a month.”"We have a car, Mr. Oliver," Lyle said.These words were music to Oliver's ears. Adrian was surprised to hear this as well. After all, vehicles were an extremely important commodity in such a situation.Lyle continued, "Although most of our vehicles were damaged, we still have a few semi-trucks from a stock delivery. We could ride them to Novemton if needed."Oliver and the others celebrated. Their journey would be a lot shorter with the help of those vehicles.Adrian said, "Lyle, take a few men with you and prepare the vehicles. Oliver, Cian, Padraig, I want you three to gather all of the rations and weapons you can find and put them in the vehicles. We're taking the supplies with us to Novemton.""Yes, sir!" Everyone responded in unison. Oliver and the others hurried off to accomplish their assigned tasks. Adrian walked tow
After twenty minutes, six trailers drove into the base. Under Oliver’s guidance, everyone moved the weapons, food, and water onto the trailers. They split the supplies among the six trailers in case anything bad happened. They emptied out the whole base and got ready to receive Adrian's next orders. They were lined up in a row when Adrian and Rozi got back."This isn't a drill. It’s a race against time for our very lives. Plants will not survive without sunlight, and it's only a matter of time before we run out of food. If we pool together the city's reserves, I believe we’ll have three years' worth of rations. So, we have to win this battle within that time or we'll starve to death before he even kills us. Once we run out of food, all hope of survival dies. Is that clear?" "Yes, sir!"Adrian nodded and continued, "I'm going to break you into groups. If any of you think you have something unique to offer, please step forward. Oliver will record your skills and information. We hav
“Matthias, I need you to focus on the communicators. We're going to need them up and running as soon as possible.""On it, sir.”"Let's move.” The six trailers departed Mount Gremont's base. They were going to go through the mountains to reach the nearby villages. After checking around for a while, Adrian would continue onwards, passing through the other counties along the way, before arriving at Novemton.Sitting in the passenger seat of the frontmost trailer, Adrian had a serious look. He gazed at the snowy mountains and frequently spotted monsters lurking about. Some of them were even wielding weapons.Suddenly, a monster army appeared in the distance. More than two hundred monsters screamed and screeched as they charged toward the trailers. "Over there, sir!" Cian yelled.Adrian immediately noticed the monsters, and so did everyone else. "Speed up!" Adrian then picked up a gun and climbed to the roof of the trailer. “We've got company! Prepare for battle!" Adrian yelle
They either had to stop the trailers or continue on and ram into the monster. The trailers would surely overturn upon impact, but if they stopped, the monsters behind would catch up and topple the trailers. In other words, they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.Adrian yelled, "Keep driving! Rozi!"A figure dashed out of the rearmost trailer. It was Rozi, brandishing her rainbow-light sword. "Go!"Adrian jumped off the trailer. He and Rozi took a side each, running past the trailers and toward the monster horde. Bam!!! The moment they entered the monster ranks, Dragonbane shot out a golden beam that devoured everything it touched. Grabbing onto a monster, Adrian stabbed it through the heart before hurling it away. Rozi matched his movements and slashed out with her sword, claiming monster heads or cutting them in half. Both were tirelessly taking out the monsters on the road as more charged toward them.The trailers were able to safely cross the road thanks to the pa