Surviving the Aftermath

Yundong City.

The pitch-black streets were empty, with only rotting corpses strewn everywhere.

Under the bleak moonlight lay corpses covering the ground, severed limbs and mangled flesh, pools of congealed black blood, and a nauseating stench permeating the air. It was nothing less than a scene from hell.

Amid faint rustling, specks of green light emerged and moved about. Several rat-like demonic beasts, half a meter tall, could vaguely be seen gnawing on corpses and savoring this rare feast.

Other than the sounds of feeding, Yundong City was as silent as a city of the dead.

The survivors hid in their homes, doors tightly locked, not daring to make a sound or show even a sliver of light.

A month ago, two Nine-Star Level Space Gates within the city had fallen. A large number of otherworlders had poured in, the entire garrison had been slaughtered, and the otherworlders had completely seized control of the city.

At first, the city's residents had still clung to a sliver of hope. But as one rescue team after another perished, that hope had shattered as well.

They all knew that the otherworlders had not spared them out of mercy. They were merely being kept as bait.

Bait to lure rescue teams here.

Garden Residential Complex.

Second underground parking level.

Dozens of people huddled in a corner. In the darkness, intermittent sobbing could still be heard.

"Stop crying. You're driving us crazy every single day."

"There's no food left now. Even the drinking water will only last us two more days."

"Shouldn't we go outside and look for food?"

"There are otherworlders and demonic beasts outside. Just wait quietly for death. No one is coming to save us."

"Even if a powerful rescue team really comes, the otherworlders will kill us before they retreat."

Amid