In Donghai City, the darkness and monsters had temporarily retreated, but across the entire planet, the disaster had never ceased.
The Imperial Capital!
Monsters made of white bones charged towards the massive safety zone, their numbers overwhelming the landscape as the roar of artillery shook the heavens.
With each bombardment, countless bones shattered.
Yet, in the darkness, driven by some unknown force, these monsters quickly revived and pressed towards the heart of Great Yan.
As the core of this ancient nation, under the influence of some inexplicable power, a colossal energy shield enveloped the entire city, transforming it into a safety zone.
Within the official residences at the center of the Imperial Capital, heated discussions had been ongoing since the onset of the apocalypse.
"Why were the various military regions ordered to fully reinforce the Imperial Capital? What about the citizens in other areas?!" a young voice questioned with agitation.
A moment later, a steady male voice responded:
"We are the center of Great Yan! According to the system's judgment, if we are annihilated, Great Yan will declare national destruction!"
"Once our nation is destroyed! Nightmare-class monsters will descend prematurely, and even more terrifying creatures will break through the dimensional barrier!"
"Just like Inazuma now! From satellite imagery, all safety zones in Inazuma have been annihilated! Their situation can only be described as a chaotic free-for-all!"
Silence fell upon the hall for a moment. As the capital of a nation, the Imperial Capital had entered a monster siege mode from the beginning of the doomsday game.
Endless terrifying monsters surged from all directions, ferociously attacking everything within range.
Fortunately, modern weaponry could still be utilized, allowing them to barely withstand the onslaught of monsters.
Seeing everyone fall silent, another authoritative voice spoke:
"During the three hours of preparation time granted by the doomsday game, three temporary defense lines were constructed outside the Imperial Capital, and tonight, the first defense line was completely breached."
"The reinforcements from various regions have also brought back unfavorable news; only forty percent of the expected forces have arrived at the Imperial Capital so far."
"Although the Super-tier dragon that appeared in Donghai City is a singular occurrence nationwide, Lord-tier existences caused immense damage during the reinforcement journey!"
"Furthermore, if it weren't for the national destiny still being intact and Lord-tier and above existences being prohibited from direct intervention by the system's judgment, the forces that could have arrived might not even be ten percent!"
The young voice that had spoken earlier hesitated, "There are still fifteen days until the Nightmare-class restriction is lifted, right? What will humanity use to fight back then?"
Hearing the young voice, the silence in the hall deepened. It was the steady male voice from earlier that broke the quiet:
"Modern weapons do not grant experience or drops when killing monsters. However, we can rely on heavy weaponry to injure monsters before personally finishing them off. Although this carries significant risk, there is no other way."
"And the professions granted by this game might be the key to breaking this deadlock. Currently, the Imperial Capital has assembled an elite special operations brigade."
"The highest-level professional in the Imperial Capital has reached level 9. Judging by the current offensive, coupled with the reinforcements from various regions, we can hold on for another fifteen days. By then, the professionals might have grown sufficiently."
The man's words brought a slight sense of relief to those present.
As officials of a nation, the game system provided them with more information, but the more they knew, the greater their despair became.
"By the way, have we made contact with Donghai City yet?"
"No, after that dragon appeared, it immediately attacked the stationed troops in Donghai City. The garrison used nuclear weapons in the end, but they were still unable to destroy it."
"And the entire Donghai City, under the influence of the dragon's power, has been plunged into a blizzard. Even satellites are currently unable to observe the situation in Donghai City."
The situation in Donghai City was not an isolated incident. Apart from the Imperial Capital, Great Yan's various regions were facing direct attacks from monsters.
However, due to the existence of professionals, apart from Lord-tier monsters which were irresistible, ordinary citizens, through their struggles, still had a slim chance of survival.
But facing the endless tide of monsters, countless safety zones were still annihilated in combat.
On this night, the entire Great Yan, and indeed the world, was shrouded in crimson.
...
Inazuma...
The capital of this land had been destroyed by monsters. Across the entire nation, countless terrifying creatures ran rampant, preying on unprotected humans.
Human cries, wails, and pleas were all in vain.
And amidst this boundless despair and fear, the monsters' strength continued to grow.
...
Pickle Country, India, Bear Country, Europe, Beautiful Country, and other nations all felt the sinister malice from another realm on the first night of the apocalypse.
In human cities, humans became livestock to be evaded.
Terrifying monsters roamed the land, and the global order was quietly shifting.
Even in the boundless oceans, colossal beasts capable of overturning the heavens let out roars that echoed throughout the world.
But humanity was not without means to fight back. Cannons roared, machine guns spat fire, and the smoke of gunfire permeated the globe.
Countless ordinary monsters were crushed by humanity's steel torrent, with only elites and Lord-tier existences capable of barely contending with humanity's steel legions.
However, under the orders of the respective national capitals, all powerful steel torrents were concentrated towards the capitals.
This was because Inazuma had provided a stark demonstration.
Once the capital was breached, the higher-ups who began to descend were beings that modern firepower could not contend with.
Therefore, concentrating firepower to protect the capitals from monster attacks, and waiting for professionals to grow, became a consensus among all nations.
However, time was running out for humanity.
In fifteen days, the Nightmare-class restriction would be lifted.
Countless monsters like Wolf Kings would be able to attack humans at will!
It wasn't that no one considered the lives of ordinary people, but in the face of this excessively difficult doomsday game, survival had become the only consideration.
And beneath the torrent of the apocalypse, some countries were plotting unknown schemes.
But of this, the officials of Great Yan were completely unaware.
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The world's chaos was irrelevant to Chen Luo. Having single-handedly battled millions of wolves on the first night of the apocalypse and personally killed Nightmare and even Calamity-class beings, he was indeed exhausted.
However, with the "Wolf Heart" buff, his physique had already reached the tens of points, allowing him to recover from his fatigue after sleeping for two hours.
His tightly shut eyes quietly opened. The moment he woke, Chen Luo felt something warm beside him.
"Huh! No way, someone made a move while I was asleep? Beast! You could have waited until I woke up!"
Chen Luo, his spirits fully restored, turned his head expectantly, only to see a delicate, tender face breathing softly, pressed close beside him.
Chen Luo's heart sank.
Alright, sleeping in the same bed with a good brother was not a problem.
However, looking at his own slightly dirty clothes after sleeping fully clothed, and the dust and bloodstains on Hu Tao's hands beside him.
Chen Luo thought for a moment, then directly picked up the still-unconscious Hu Tao and headed towards the bathroom:
"Since you're awake, come on, let's take a bath together. I remember the bathroom in this room has a bathtub."
Hu Tao, this child, had always been a deep sleeper, and the day's fright had left her physically and mentally exhausted, so she didn't wake up even when being carried into the bathroom.
In fact, due to being moved, the child clung even tighter to Chen Luo's arm like a sloth, sleeping even more soundly.