They were on high alert after a recent battle against Sylvester. Seeing their reaction, Adrian said, "Calm down. I'm not one of Sylvester's. Where's Barry? I'd like to see him. Could you take me to him, please?"The four guards exchanged looks. "You want to see Barry?" one of them asked. Adrian nodded. "That's right. Will you take me to him?" “Where did you come from? Why would you want to see Barry? Are you here to assassinate him?" "I don’t have any weapons on me, so how am I supposed to assassinate him? Also, why should I risk my life for someone like Sylvester?" Adrian knew they suspected Sylvester had sent him. One of the guards waved, sending two of them to frisk Adrian.Realizing Adrian was telling the truth, the leader of the four said, "Fine, I’ll take you to him, but don’t try anything stupid. I'll shoot you down if I find you're up to something." He looked at the other three and said, "Continue to patrol the area. I'll take him to Barry.” He gestured at Adrian. “
Barry lowered his head and stared at his hands. "A little over a week ago, I was on vacation in my hometown when it happened. Monsters started appearing everywhere. I was at the supermarket with my parents that day for groceries when the monsters stormed in. I couldn't save them, and that's also when I lost my arm."Barry was from Cloudton and that his mother's greatest hope was to see him put on Wyvern Peak’s battlesuit as a hero. Barry's mother had been ill and he had chosen to serve Adrian for her sake.Adrian asked, "Your parents were killed by the monsters?"Barry nodded. "Yes, I saw them being dragged away. I couldn't save them. I..." He broke down in tears once again.Adrian took a deep breath and said, "Wipe your tears. Be strong. Everything already happened, so you can’t escape reality. Instead, you should face it bravely. Now isn't the time to cry.”Barry wiped away his tears. "The situation was dire at the time, so I formed a group of my own and grabbed some weapons fro
Barry also had three former soldiers of Wyvern Peak on his side. They were why Sylvester had failed to take out Barry's group.There were over eight thousand three hundred people throughout Cloudton—three thousand if the women, elderly, and children were excluded. These people formed a rather powerful group. At the very least, they were of great use during a siege. ***A little while later, Adrian got the gist of the situation in Cloudton. Meanwhile, Rozi brought their group of survivors into the city while Helen and the others freed Sylverster's prisoners.Two hours later, everyone from the east and west sides of the city gathered at the city square. Adrian led Barry, Helen, and the others onto the stage, and the crowd silently watched him. The youngsters in the crowd were stunned when they recognized the man standing on the stage. "Over there… Isn't that War Legate Draco from Wyvern Peak?""It’s really him!""He's here!" Many had seen Adrian before, so they were no strange
Adrian gritted his teeth as he spat out that last sentence.Everyone looked up toward the sky. Did this Destroyer actually exist? Everything that had happened so far seemed unreal, and the crowd was still confused as to why any of this was happening. What went through their minds now that they were being told everything was caused by the Destroyer? "What should we do now, sir? Is there still hope for us?" someone asked in a trembling voice.The others nodded at his question, quietly waiting for Adrian to reply. "All I can say is that we still have a chance if we work together. Also, there's a chance for the people who vanished during the reset to return.""They can come back?" someone excitedly asked. "Yes, they might. However, the ones who died by other means will not come back. Life is very important, so we should all strive to survive. Only by working together will we have a chance at defeating the Destroyer and rebuilding our home."Adrian's voice echoed throughout the sq
Rozi jumped from a tall building in the distance and shouted, "Adrian, we've got a problem! Monsters have appeared around the city and will be here in about an hour. A monster attack is about to begin!"The crowd panicked when they heard this. "What? The monsters are back?!" "F*ck! Where the hell are they spawning from? How are there so many of them?""We've just gone through one siege. I don't want to go through another."Fear began to overwhelm the crowd. They felt as though the monsters were spawning endlessly, and they were launching attack after attack on Cloudton with no fear of death. These people had already experienced how terrifying the monsters were. "Calm down, everyone," Helen said as she jumped off her vehicle when she saw the crowd growing uneasy.Everyone fell silent as they looked at Helen, who was wielding a gun.She continued, "What's there to be afraid of when there are so many of us to help each other? We all share the same fate now, and we'll fight thos
Those excluded were the old and the weak.Adrian replied, "Starting from this moment, you're all soldiers. We're going to fight back this wave of monsters. After they’re defeated, we're going to retreat from Cloudton as quickly as we can to Novemton. The walls there are stronger, and that is where we will take shelter. On top of that, Wyvern Peak’s elite soldiers will be there. "What we have to do now is fight off this incoming wave so that we can reach Novemton. I will fight by your side. This is my first time leading you all as comrade-in-arms, and I am deeply honored to do so."The crowd broke into a round of applause as their fighting spirits soared.Adrian continued, "I've come up with a strategy customized for us. I want you all to do your best when we fight, work together with your comrades, and believe in them. I won't say too much since we don’t have the time, so I want you all to remember every single word I'm about to say."Everyone fell silent, not daring to behave re
“Once we’re out of the city, Barry will detonate the explosives, and we’ll head to Novemton." Adrian arranged a series of tasks with only one focus in mind. The entire group was made up of civilians with little combat abilities, making them unfit to defend Cloudton. Hence, he arranged for a convoy so that they could ultimately ram the monsters down with the trailers as they made their retreat. He rigged the place with explosives so that he could take the monsters down when the city blew up. By the time the convoy was ready and the explosives were set, Adrian and the survivors would have left Cloudton, which would be their greatest victory. ***Over the next half an hour, everyone was given a weapon, some grenades, and a quick tutorial on how to use them. After that, Adrian assigned everyone into smaller groups, each with their own battle strategy. Everyone ran toward the outermost parts of the city and took the high ground wherever possible. Their mission was to relentlessly unl
"Open fire!" Adrian shouted."Open fire!""Open fire!" Guns blazed as a hail of bullets was launched toward the monsters coming from all sides. The army of monsters was so dense that the survivors could only see a sea of darkness in front of them.The bird monsters were now within sight, and Rozi swung her sword to cut off one of their heads. Helen's snipers were in hiding as they searched for giant monsters that were ten meters tall among the swarm.As she narrowed her eyes, Chrissy pulled the trigger of her gun, and the bullet landed directly at a grim's head. The monster collapsed onto the ground with a loud thud.Padraig led his team in search of vehicles, while Barry and the women rigged the city with explosives. Oliver and the rest searched for resources to fill up their trailers with. Everyone was working to the best of their capabilities, not daring to waste even a second. Gunshots went off relentlessly as the first wave of monsters was defeated. However, the monsters