The setting sun was like blood, and the vast sky was hazy with smoke.
In the collapsed city ruins, bones piled up like mountains and blood flowed like rivers.
The afterglow of the setting sun cast down, and a broken aura swept across the sky and the earth.
Jiang Yang stood in the sea of corpses and mountains of blood, standing tall and straight, radiating boundless light, positioned amidst the howling winds. Holding a blood-dripping Platinum Longsword, he looked at the setting sun about to descend at the edge of the sky and sighed slightly.
"Monsters truly are endless and inexhaustible in their slaughter."
"Indeed, these endless monsters have dragged down our civilization, turning a beautiful world into a bloody hell."
Beside him, an astonishingly vibrant golden-brown-haired girl put away the Blue-Gold Spear in her hand and remarked with emotion.
"Let's go, Ania, let's head back."
"Mhm."
Having spoken, the two of them soared into the air, flying toward the Snow and Ice Plateau in the west.
On the Snow and Ice Plateau, there was a massive, advanced base featuring an airstrip, an armory, and various factories.
Jiang Yang and Ania flew past rows of aircraft and landed on the plaza.
The plaza was filled with busy people of various hair colors, yet all were survivors of the doomsday.
Only here could Jiang Yang feel a trace of human warmth, preventing him from feeling lonely and desolate amidst the boundless starry sky.
"Yo, King Jiang and Ania are back."
"Thanks for the effort, you two."
"Hahahaha, Big Brother King Jiang, did you bring us any gifts?"
Within the crowd, men and women of all ages greeted him enthusiastically; even a cute little girl leaped onto him and was caught in a tight embrace.
"Yuanyuan, look what this is?"
Jiang Yang took a small Kaleidoscope out from his embrace and handed it to her, making her dance with joy.
Beside them, Ania asked in surprise.
"Senior, when did you get this thing?"
"Hahahaha, it's a secret."
"Hmph! If you won't tell me, fine."
Just at that moment, the crowd parted automatically, and an earnest young woman with a graceful figure, a beautiful face, and wearing a military uniform walked out from the middle.
Li Xiaowa.
There was frost in the depths of her eyes and her expression was cold.
Only the moment she saw Jiang Yang did her gaze soften slightly, and she asked softly.
"Jiang Yang, Ania, welcome back safely. How is the outside world right now? Did you find any survivors?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yang gave a bitter, helpless smile and said.
"The outside world probably has no survivors left anymore. This time we searched the entirety of Yanghai City, and all we encountered were endless monsters."
The military-uniformed woman's eyes dimmed a fraction, and she said softly.
"We could have anticipated this long ago, couldn't we? After all, the doomsday has already arrived for fifty years. Across the entire Earth, apart from our bases in various regions, indeed no traces of humanity can be found any longer."
"The total population of humanity has already dropped below one hundred thousand. How are we supposed to continue on?"
Beside Jiang Yang, Ania also spoke with sorrow.
"As long as we clear out the monsters, we have a way to scatter the seeds of humanity across this land once more!"
Speaking of continuing civilization, the military-uniformed woman's eyes lit up with light, and she said with confidence.
"Therefore, let's work hard!"
"Mhm!"
"Mhm!"
The three of them looked toward the magnificent rivers and mountains without end beyond the snowfield, and in an instant, the disorientation in their eyes vanished entirely, replaced by anticipation.
Returning to his room, Jiang Yang collapsed straight onto the bed, and the physical exhaustion surged over him like a tide.
Closing his eyes, a serene sky surfaced in his mind.
Beneath the sky, the metropolis bustled with neon lights, people came and went amidst the bustling markets, all quiet and peaceful.
When will I ever see this scenery again...
In the late 21st century, the originally quiet world was shattered.
First, the Voyager Spaceship launched by humanity into the starry sky lost contact.
Immediately following that, a massive Alien Spaceship stationed itself at the edge of the Solar System without any concealment.
Human Civilization attempted countless methods to make contact, but all were like stones sinking into the sea, with not a single echo in return.
Thus, human leaders realized something was amiss.
They began building Refuges one after another, actively preparing for war, and converted almost all resources from the past few centuries into wartime resources.
At this moment, Human Civilization also laid down their mutual barriers and united as one.
The Great Snowfield Shelter base where Jiang Yang resided was built during that time.
Then, Human Civilization discovered no invasions coming from the heavily monitored outer space.
Instead, endless monsters marched out from the oceans.
Humanity had no way of knowing how these monsters had been dropped into the seas, but the doomsday of humanity had arrived.
In the confrontation against the monsters, countless people threw themselves into the breach one after another, solely to guard the homeland behind them.
Yet Human Civilization still suffered a crushing defeat, retreating from the coastlines to the plains, from the plains to the inland, and then from the inland toward the plateaus.
In the end, Human Civilization-possessing billions of people-perished completely, and the remaining population of less than one hundred thousand eked out a meager existence on the Snow and Ice Plateau and atop the peaks of high mountains.
Yet during this period, as if igniting the final brilliant glow of civilization, humanity seemingly traversed the Path of Evolution of several millennia.
Among the human race, a portion of people evolved.
They were like heaven's favored children, awakening with powerful abilities upon waking from sleep, which continued to strengthen as time passed.
Traversing space, unleashing flames, stirring up ocean tides, moving great mountains, summoning thunder, controlling the skies, and so on.
It was just like the gods of ancient mythology reappearing.
Jiang Yang was one of those who awakened during this period.
During this time, seven supremely powerful Awakened ones stood out from countless Awakened individuals.
King of Thunder Zeus. King of the Sky Odin. King of Ice and Snow Yisha. King of the Sun Ra. King of Light Brahma. God of Great Strength Mar. And Flame King Jiang Yang.
They were called the Seven Kings of Doomsday!
Through decades of growth, every single one of the Seven Kings of Doomsday possessed the formidable capability to shatter mountains and rivers, and each of them possessed the formidable strength to contend single-handedly with Alpha-class giant monsters.
It was as though the final struggle of Human Civilization manifested upon them.
Following their appearance, Human Civilization was finally able to hold a foothold in a corner of the world.
However, they appeared too late.
The bones of hundreds of millions had already piled up into mountains and seas, and the monsters remained endless; they were gigantic in size and vicious in their abilities.
They destroyed cities and brutally slaughtered humans, yet harmed no other animals, displaying a bloodthirsty desire solely toward mankind.
They were born with the exclusive purpose of destroying Human Civilization.
Yet the surviving humans did not despair, and they kept waiting.
Just as a wise elder among the surviving humans put it.
The monsters fed upon humans; once the bones of hundreds of millions of humans were entirely devoured, they would have nothing left to feed upon, and naturally, they would perish.
At that time, the surviving humans would be able to scatter the seeds of wisdom once again upon the lost earth.
Just as Jiang Yang was dozing off and about to enter dreamland, a knock sounded at his door.
"Senior, are you asleep?"
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