Three days later, thanks to the efforts of the Skyfathers, the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, and the superheroes, the third Animal Disaster had largely come to an end. Of course, that only applied within the cities. Countless monsters remained outside, waiting for the Bounty Hunter headquarters to issue missions.
Humanity had suffered heavy losses this time, and the cities had sustained extensive damage. Although presidents around the world stepped forward to reassure the public and boost morale, their efforts had little effect.
After all, so many people had died. Los Angeles, for instance, had been devastated by the earthquake. Besides, the presidents were all talk and no financial aid. They could not even provide enough canned food, bread, and bottled water. Where was morale supposed to come from?
The presidents were helpless too. If only one or two cities had been hit, it would have been easy to handle. But with so many cities suffering large-scale disasters simultaneously, where were they supposed to find enough funds for disaster relief on such short notice?
In fact, money was not the only thing in short supply. They were desperately short of manpower too—countless buildings had collapsed, leaving many people buried beneath the rubble, and rescuing them required enormous numbers of workers.
In short, although the third wave of the Animal Disaster had largely ended, both the authorities and the public were deeply worried. There was also an enormous amount of recovery work to do, with one problem piling up after another.
These circumstances led to widespread crime. Worse still, the number of ability users exploded after the third wave of the Animal Disaster. Under the influence of the chaos factor, many ability users became belligerent and aggressive, some even turning to crime. The world grew increasingly chaotic.
Although the authorities wanted to crack