Somewhere in the Ruins.
"That is..."
At the summit of a lofty peak, a silver-haired old man rose to his feet and looked into the distance.
In the distant pitch-black sky, a point of fire lit up, especially conspicuous in the darkness before dawn.
The old man could sense that it was not natural light.
That point of fire contained an immensely powerful force, along with a hint of the "rules."
He narrowed his eyes. His golden pupils shone brilliantly, as if they could illuminate the darkness and see through every secret in the world.
"Go and see what happened over there."
The old man spoke softly. At that moment, a rustling sound came from behind him.
A moment later, a giant emerged from between the towering trees.
The giant was expressionless. A hazy white light radiated from his body as he spread his wings and whipped up a violent gale.
Amid the howling wind, the giant soared into the sky and vanished into the dense night.
Day broke.
At the two-story house in Cong Village, people came out and saw charred bird corpses covering the ground. They could not help drawing in a breath.
"How many of these things came last night to cover the whole ground like this?"
"Look, they knocked down so many buildings."
"No wonder the Ancient People of this village had to move away. With monster birds showing up every night, who could endure that?"
"Luckily we had Captain Luo Yan last night. Otherwise, we might have been pecked to death by these birds."
"Don't say that. I'm scared just thinking about it."
"Coward. If you're so afraid, you shouldn't have come to the Ruins like everyone else."
As everyone chattered, the broadcast came on, and Captain Luo Yan's voice rang out over it.
"Meal