"Consider this, we are currently in the era of human warfare, and our positions will determine the course of events. Do you understand?"

"Hehehe..."

I can no longer pretend to be ignorant, because this time I truly understand, although my understanding differs from his.

So that's why the Alliance Army is no match for them. It seems that Elena is more than just a commercial conglomerate!

"In fact, the battle between humans and the Evil Entities has been going on for two years, a prolonged war. Humans have repelled the continual onslaught of the Evil Entities over twenty times now, but each battle has come at a great cost. Did you know that?"

"...I don't know."

"You idiot, how can you not know anything?!"

Yuanhui's eyes widened in anger as he unexpectedly punched me, but unfortunately, it had no effect on me.

"I am just an ordinary person, I neither can nor want to know about these things."

I lightly flicked away his fist with my index finger, expressing my disinterest towards him.

"Besides, can the Evil Entities be more terrifying than humans?"

"Uh...well?"

This time it was his turn to stumble over his words. Perhaps he doesn't know who has already made sacrifices for whom?

...

"Welcome to the last sanctuary for humanity, the Alliance will establish a new era for humans, this is Geter City, our new city in the age of the apocalypse!"

Edward gently introduced me to the gigantic fortress towering three hundred yards high, truly an awe-inspiring engineering marvel!

"If you want to have a look, you can do so anytime, but after now, I won't have time...anyway, come with me first!"

"Yes."

"Hmm...hey, you two better keep up with me."

It didn't take long for me to realize that neither of the two girls beside me was following my footsteps and instead stayed where they were, admiring the majestic city walls. As a result, they were warned by Edward.

"Don't take this place for some kind of paradise...no, the city may be a paradise, but the land you're standing on is still outside the city, you need to understand that."

Edward's expression suddenly turned severe, and it didn't seem like he was joking.

He has indeed dedicated a lot of effort to Elena and built such a massive fortress.

Countless cities float in the air, and ships shuttle between these buildings. It's truly unimaginable scenery for Earth.

Under the protection of hundreds of Elena Heavy Armor mercenaries, we entered the city from the shipyard outside.

The entire city wall began to slowly rise. Elena's appearance is truly incredible. Time passed slowly, and the brass-colored walls slowly ascended.

"Pay attention, there are three walls here, we must open all of them to pass through, the same goes for each operation... (interrupted)"

"Huh? Is it necessary to be so troublesome?"

The two little girls I brought with me immediately interrupted.

"No, it is necessary to be so troublesome!"

Edward introduced while elegantly gesturing for us to get in the car.

"At first, our city walls only had one layer, but it was destroyed..."

Edward leaned his arm against the car window, looking somewhat melancholic.

"Back then, although there was only one wall, the population was about five times the current population. Most of them sacrificed themselves in the battle against the Evil Entities, and of course, many civilians died at the hands of the Evil Entities."

They have always been much more efficient in this aspect than those governments, at least they have achieved it!

Compared to those who only use lies to cover up their own ugliness and deceive others of their kind, Elena pays more attention to doing things steadfastly.

"Man...it is not enough to just obey fate, don't you also have something you need to wait for?"

Yes, I agree with what Edward said, but I am not as pessimistic as he thinks.

"Oh, uh...sir, the door is open!"

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

After the condolences, the car drove steadily into the city.

"I want to introduce you to our rules here, first of all, you can't use competence in front of others... (interrupted again)"

"Well, I'm sorry about that. I happen to not know how to use it, of course...I also can't use that kind of power!"

"Are you willing to give up your human body?"

"Can I?"

The blue mechanical body appeared in front of me again, like a meteor attacking me.

"Poor human child, you are not worthy of possessing divine power, so...die!"

Suddenly, I felt my hands stiffen, as if being pierced by countless thorns, painful yet melancholic!

With extremely painful melody and the time that crossed countless blood and tears, I returned to the intersection of gears between her and me...

In the infinite time stopping, I felt like I had lost consciousness in my body, only my brain was still functioning...the rest of my body had no sensation anymore.

You...you...

Will see...

In this world...

There is nothing...

No one has seen...

Who? Is it Yuka?

I seemed to hear Yuka's voice, and my whole being became spirited again, searching for her figure in the surrounding darkness.

"Yuka! It is the sentiment for this world that still lingers...I...I just!"

I choked up and shed a tear, using this final trace of emotion to console myself.

"That should be enough, right? There will be someone by your side during the lonely and cold times, and there will be someone to lend you a helping hand when you have touched each other many times but are unable to do anything!"

"And, when your heart still has that beat, she tells you that it is okay to like someone...hehe!!"

Helplessly, I stroked my forehead and sarcastically said.

"That sentiment that is kept in the heart..."

Has never been verified, until now.

"Is it only now that you have the courage to admit it?"

However, now it is too late, really too late!

I have completely abandoned the me who still held emotions, left in this world like a bewildering fire.

And the real me should also redeem for this world, for humanity!

With a sharp gaze and thoughts that penetrated the laws of this world, I even made an impossible promise to myself - in order to change everything before I disappear, I...Tsubaki Juxi...

"Returned again!"

Looking down at this city from the magnificent skyscraper, watching people still immersed in the pleasures of life.

Little did they know, this world is not as bad as I imagined!

Buzz...buzz...buzz!

The propulsion device of the hovercraft hit the wind and snow in the storm, struggling against the storm in front, shuttling through treacherous valleys.

"Shura, if you're still alive, quickly tell me your exact location. We have dispatched three Skybreakers to provide cover for your evacuation."

"Hey, Sleepy, I managed to escape. Right now, the Skybreakers are about three hundred kilometers away from the outpost... Ah!"

The snowstorm was fierce, even though the distance through the mountains was the most direct route.

But it was extremely dangerous for aircraft to fly over the towering peaks. If we chose to cross the mountains without caution, I feared...

"Um... Hey, it's not snowing right now, so how are you flying?"

I angrily reproved the pilot as the cabin rocked more and more violently.

In my anxiety, I immediately got up and stumbled towards the cockpit.

But when I reached the pilot in the front seat, he was in a panic and said, "Sorry, sir, it seems like the engine is malfunctioning."

The guy who came to pick me up was clearly a rookie, but when I thought about it carefully, the boss was Sleepy, so it immediately made sense.

"Hmph, how dare they send a rookie for such an important mission. It's just his style."

Just then, a loud roar came from the rear wing of the plane.

"..."

"Sir, what's going on?"

"You stay here, I'll be right back!"

I gave him a comforting smile to calm him down, then patted the rookie's head soothingly.

"Stay calm and don't mess up the controls!"

After I finished instructing him, I nodded to his confused face.

"...Yes."

"Hold onto the control stick and don't let go. I'm going."

I carefully and cautiously secured the ropes and also attached mini magnetic suction cups to my hands and feet. Then, with courage, I slowly moved towards the rear of the cabin, where the plane was.

"What is this...?"

When I saw what was happening to the rear wing of the aircraft, I was shocked!

A group of tiny flying insects, which could induce debilitating fear in people, swirled like smoke in my blurred vision.

They gathered together and destroyed the engine that controlled the altitude of the aircraft!

"This is bad."

I furrowed my brows tightly, feeling that things were not good.

"This isn't..."

Looking at this technology that couldn't be any more familiar, these were the nanobots that Elena's research institute could use, but they appeared here!

It was certain that the Union Army did not possess this kind of technology.

Recalling that a long time ago, the division of the world had brought chaos to the human population.

In the constant wars, the government's technological progress was slow, but private armies that had received little attention developed rapidly. The most elite private militia was the Elena Mercenary Group, trained by Edward himself.

They had branches all over the world.

"It seems that few dare to resist them because of how frightening they are."

At that moment, I even panicked, as I truly experienced the consequences of resistance - the rear engine of the aircraft exploded!

Sparks flew everywhere, and the hovercraft immediately lost its balance and began to crash towards the edge of the cliff.

"Ugh...!"

The rookie pilot also seemed to panic, driving the hovercraft straight towards the edge of the cliff!

With just a blink of an eye, we would crash and die on the frozen snow-covered mountain. But at this moment, what I thought of was... three months ago.

"Congratulations to this year's graduating high school seniors for successfully graduating. Today, the underclassmen of grades one and two bid farewell..."

The graduation ceremony was held grandly in the college auditorium. Some may wonder how I, who had just finished my second year of high school, managed to graduate.

"Well, it's nothing really. Continuing to study just wasn't suitable for me!"

That's right, this was the reason I left school, it could be considered an excuse.

But...

This excuse seemed somewhat reluctant. With my hands in my pockets, I leaned against the door frame of the auditorium, like a delinquent teenager.

My eyes tilted as I looked far ahead at my sister, who was chosen as the representative of the second-year students on the podium.

To be precise, that person, who was almost the same height as me, was my step-sister. We not only have different fathers, but we don't even share the same mother!