Near midnight, the torrential rain seemed ready to drown the entire world.
Though it was clearly a summer downpour, when the rain struck the ground, the splashing droplets turned into scattering hailstones. Ever since this land had been invaded by countless demon beasts and ghosts, all manner of harsh and abnormal weather had emerged without end.
Weather like this was, in truth, nothing out of the ordinary.
...What was unusual were the Strange Creatures moving about in the downpour.
They were long and slender, their bodies thin, like bamboo poles with densely packed centipede legs growing from both sides. The smaller ones were about the size of hounds, while the larger ones rivaled two- or three-story houses. At that moment, they crawled all over the town like Cockroaches.
The town had long since been abandoned. Ruined walls and broken buildings could be seen everywhere, and the streets were piled with all kinds of wrecked vehicles. Even if there truly were survivors left, they would have already departed in groups for somewhere safer.
—This town was merely a tiny microcosm among the countless disaster-stricken regions of [Monster Rampage].
Unlike [Fairy Tale Kingdom], the setting of [Monster Rampage] was mostly drawn from disaster films. Because of that, most of the monsters manifested by [Nirvana Hell] could be killed by ordinary people through conventional means.
What was more, everyone here carried guns and had no shortage of fighting spirit. Although there had been heavy casualties in the early stages, the situation had not become completely one-sided.
...Though that was of little use.
Under the downpour, countless Cockroaches and Centipedes scurried wildly through the town. Some wandered around aimlessly, while others invaded houses in search of food.
After all the resistance forces in the town had broken through and evacuated, this place had become