River City in Peril, a Divinity Fragment

River City.

The once-prosperous industrial hub now lay under a pall of gloom.

On the city walls, soldiers stood tense and ready.

Beyond the walls, a vast horde of Aberrant Beasts surged across the wasteland like a tide. Their roars rose and fell, chilling everyone who heard them.

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"Captain, there are... there are too many of them!"

A young soldier's face was pale, and his voice trembled.

They had merged with their game characters, but the sight of so many Aberrant Beasts still terrified them.

This was reality, not a game!

If they died, they were dead. There would be no running back to their corpses for a resurrection!

The captain gripped his Long-handled Battle Axe and said in a low voice, "What are you afraid of? River City is behind us—our home! We're high-level, and we got first pick of the equipment. Wasn't that so we could protect the old and the young inside the city? Even if we die, we'll keep these beasts outside the walls!"

"Yes, sir!"

The soldiers answered in unison, resolve ringing in their voices.

Yet against such an enormous horde, their resistance seemed pitifully weak.

Every assault shook the walls violently. They could collapse at any moment.

"No. At this rate, the walls will fall sooner or later!"

The captain watched the battle beyond the walls, despair filling his heart.

There were too many Aberrant Beasts, and their levels were too high. If the soldiers had not earned bonus attributes from Night Roaming God's achievements, they would have lost the defensive line already.

Just then, an urgent voice crackled over the communicator. "This is the Command Center! River City Defense Force, retreat immediately! Repeat, retreat immediately!"

"Retreat?" The captain froze. "What about River City? What about the people inside?"

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