The solidarity and shared hardships they had once known rapidly faded into mutual distrust and fierce competition under the brutal test of survival.
Although Lena had done everything she could to mediate, her voice was soon drowned out by endless arguments and complaints.
She watched the dark side of human nature lay bare amid hunger and despair. Former companions became cold and ruthless, even hurting one another over a single bite of food. Her heart was overwhelmed by a profound sense of helplessness.
On a stormy night, Lena curled up in a corner of the camp, her frail body seeming as though it might be swallowed by the wind and rain at any moment.
Her eyes stared at the endless darkness beyond the window. Tears silently slid down her cheeks, mingling with the rain until it was impossible to tell tears from rainwater.
She had not eaten for several days. The meager food ration she received was snatched away the instant it reached her hands by someone stronger, and she did not even have the strength to resist.
Only then did she realize that amid the torrent of the times, she was merely an insignificant nobody, incapable of changing the larger situation, much less saving everyone.
God, why must we endure such suffering?
Lena cried out in despair within her heart.
And at that very moment, God answered her.
The Ninth Great Collapse Descends
As Collapse Energy surged forth like raging waves, the Ninth Herrscher: Herrscher of Rock descended upon the hastily constructed temporary refugee camp on the Mu Continent.
At that moment, the sky trembled, the earth surged, and Collapse Energy became a tangible torrent of power, completely drowning the land.
Under the shadow of the Great Collapse, every living being in the temporary refugee camp, regardless of how