Chapter 1 The Year Lynn Disappeared

In the second year after Lynn disappeared, the sea finally receded.

Second-in-command relied on the greenhouse Lynn had left behind to successfully lead the survivors through the apocalypse. Afterwards, they began construction centered around Holy Mountain.

Ten years after the apocalyptic tsunami receded, a city appeared at the foot of Holy Mountain. The most striking feature was the giant statue erected in the city center.

A statue of a savior. The day the savior disappeared was known as Hope Day, the most solemn festival.

…

The second Lynn returned to the Dungeon, he was instantly teleported to the Third Doomsday Calamity world.

Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, Lynn scratched his butt. Fortunately, the last doomsday calamity was simple, and he didn't expend much energy.

What kind of doomsday calamity will this be?

Lynn suddenly felt the energy lingering in the world. Although the concentration was low, possibly only at the fourth level, this calamity was definitely more severe than the previous two.

He waited in place for more than ten minutes, but nothing happened. It was strange.

Looking around, he noticed a city not far behind him. After thinking about it, Lynn walked towards the city.

Lynn quickly arrived at the city walls. The towering walls were probably over twenty meters high. Moreover, the walls were constructed of alloy.

Although he could fly in, Lynn chose to follow the city walls until he found the city gate, then enter through the gate.

Looking at the bustling city gate in the distance, Lynn felt a little strange. The last two calamities had come quickly. Why was this one so slow? It had been almost an hour.

Forget it, he thought. What will come, will come. He should go into the city and take a look first.

Arriving at the city gate, Lynn noticed that the people entering and exiting all had first or second-level strength, and many were carrying weapons.

Mixing in with some of the returning crowds, Lynn gleaned information from their conversations. He learned that they were hunters from some kind of association, and they were hunting beasts.

Good grief, Lynn sorted through the information. It seemed that something had invaded this world. It looked like this doomsday calamity was related to that.

There were no checks or inspections when passing through the city gate.

After entering the city, Lynn started wandering around. Sitting on a park bench, his observations confirmed his suspicions.

Now, he was just waiting for the calamity to erupt.

To Lynn's surprise, he sat on the park bench for a whole day, and the doomsday calamity only began at noon.

At midday, Lynn sat on the bench watching the cracks in the sky, with dense swarms of hunting beasts constantly falling from the rifts.

Opening the system prompt, Lynn discovered that the time ratio here compared to the Dungeon was 100:1. This meant he would have to stay here for, uh, five days!

This was a bit much. Could these first and second-level trash even harm him? Wasn't this just disgusting?

Looking at the city's protective shield, which was blocking the hunting beasts, it seemed to have a third-level strength. Those weaklings couldn't break it, but covering such a large area would consume a lot of energy.

There was one thing Lynn couldn't understand. Why were the hunting beasts unharmed when they fell from such a high altitude? It seemed like something was protecting them as they landed.

…

Throughout the city, warnings and announcements blared, telling people to go to the shelters.

The city defense forces quickly organized the masses to move towards the shelters. No one caused trouble. As long as the protective shield above their heads was still there, they weren't too worried because the hunting beasts couldn't get in.

With practiced efficiency, all the residents entered the shelters, while the city defense forces and the Hunter Association members all gathered on the city walls in the center, silently gripping their weapons, waiting for the arrival of the hunting beasts.

After seeing that everything was in order, the city lord immediately deactivated the city's protective shield and activated the protective shield in the city center. This reduced the energy consumption of the protective shield by more than ten times.

The city lord looked worriedly at the rifts in the sky. There were several times more than there had been five years ago. He wondered how long they could hold out. Alas…

A city defense soldier ran in and said, "City Lord, the city defense forces and the Hunter Association members have all assembled."

"Mm, let's go over there then."

After the city lord finished speaking, he left with his guards towards the city walls.

"The City Lord is here!"

"City Lord."

The people on the city walls all looked at the city lord.

…

The Hunter Association President said, "You've come. This time, it looks like things are going to be grim."

"Yes, five years ago, it suddenly appeared and destroyed our civilization. Then, rifts started appearing one after another. Today, it seems they want to eradicate us completely."

Looking at the hunting beasts constantly attacking the protective shield outside, the city lord sighed.

There was a moment of silence.

The Hunter Association President said, "Let's open the protective shield in front. Otherwise, the all-round attack will consume a huge amount of energy."

The city lord suddenly shouted to the city defense forces and the Hunter Association hunters behind him, "Once the protective shield is opened, we will be facing hunting beasts that outnumber us countless times!"

"Are you all afraid!"

The scene became quiet. After a while, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "City Lord, I am afraid! Very afraid! But my family, my parents, my lover, my children are all behind me."

"...So, I'm not afraid now!"

One person shouted, then two people shouted, and soon everyone was shouting in unison, "Not afraid!"

"Not afraid!"

"Good, you are all brave! Now! Prepare for battle!"

"We're ready!"

…

Lynn stared blankly as the protective shield suddenly disappeared. Without the shield blocking them, the hunting beasts fell down one by one.

Now Lynn could see clearly. There really was a strange force protecting these hunting beasts. Each hunting beast was encased in a bubble, which burst upon landing, and the hunting beast was unharmed.

Lynn slashed at a hunting beast that hadn't landed yet with his sword. The hunting beast was split in half. This bubble actually had defensive power? About sixth-level.

The hunting beasts that had landed were already attacking Lynn, lunging at him with bared fangs and claws.

These hunting beasts were too small, making Lynn uncomfortable. There was nothing he could do. Now, the ferocious beasts he fought in the Dungeon were all tens or hundreds of meters tall.

Lynn directly threw out an egg, using *Egg Hits Rock*, summoning a seventh-level magical beast and a fifth-level ferocious beast.

Lynn let the fifth-level ferocious beast roam freely, then looked at the seventh-level magical beast. It was a bovine magical beast, and its species was actually called Hao A Cow?

…Jumping onto the cow's head, he let it wander around as it pleased, as long as it didn't touch that protective shield.