Across the ocean.
Now, on the territory of Freedom Wings, the world had become more desolate than ever.
Swarm after swarm swept across the land. Wherever they passed, almost no life remained.
Humans, animals, beasts, insects...
Every living thing capable of providing blood energy was devoured.
Those creatures with human faces that resembled ticks turned the land into a wasteland with terrifying efficiency and cruelty.
This was a small town deep in the inland region. The townspeople were packing their belongings, preparing to move elsewhere.
While the adults loaded luggage into the cars, the children, who had no work to do, played with their toys on the lawn beside the houses.
Just then, the boy heard a strange sound in the distance, as if thunder were rumbling.
He looked up and saw the sky in the distance gradually darkening.
He turned back and said to his mother, "Mom, it's going to rain."
The woman stopped, raised her head toward the distance, then suddenly paled. She rushed over, picked up the child, and ran toward the car.
After throwing the child into the car, the woman climbed in and urged her husband, "Quick, quick, quick! The demon the Gospel Church warned us about is here!"
The man hurriedly started the car, slammed his foot on the accelerator, and sent it charging away like a wild horse.
Just then, a buzzing sound rang out.
Hearing it, the townspeople cried out in alarm. Some hid inside their houses, while others started their cars and fled for their lives.
And then, the black cloud arrived.
Dense swarms of insects surged into the town like a black cloud. Those who had no time to escape rapidly turned into skeletons amid the swarm.
Even those who hid in basements were found by the insects and devoured.