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In the end, Adam still took that step.

There was no helping it. He couldn't stand here forever.

"Hm?"

The moment he entered the world, Adam's expression darkened.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but endless gray earth. Fine particles filled the air, while the sky was blocked by dust clouds so dense that even sunlight could not penetrate them...

Although the location he had left behind was London, this was no longer a matter of whether it was foggy. This was clearly what the aftermath of some weapon covering the area looked like.

The sight he had expected to see when he returned last time had instead appeared this time...

"Beep—"

A piercing alarm rang out almost the instant Adam appeared, followed by a violent explosion—

The entire city was swallowed by an even thicker layer of dust. As the shockwave spread, a mushroom-shaped cloud rose into the air.

"Though I don't know exactly how many years have passed here, someone actually thought nuclear weapons could kill me... Looks like their predecessors didn't pass the information down very well."

Adam's voice was completely drowned out by the explosion, and he had already vanished from where he stood.

With a single step, Adam arrived at the Hanging Gardens and looked directly toward the Great Hall at Human Alliance headquarters.

The circular rows of tables, chairs, and seats had all been removed, replaced with upright coffins.

The coffins were packed together so tightly that there was barely enough space between them to open a lid. At a glance, the Great Hall now looked no different from a morgue...

No, more accurately, the entire Hanging Gardens was not much different from a morgue. Coffins filled every corner of the Hanging Gardens, including the small floating landscaped islands.

Fortunately,