BOOOOOOOM!!

Golden lightning exploded through the zombie’s head, obliterating its entire body instantly.

The shockwave rippled across the ruined street, scattering ash, shattered glass, and burning debris into the air. The smell of blood and smoke thickened beneath the collapsing sky.

The little girl dropped to the ground trembling, her small hands scraping against broken concrete as tears streamed down her soot-covered face.

Before anyone could react—

More lightning descended from the heavens like divine judgment itself.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Blinding pillars of gold tore through the battlefield.

Dozens of zombies disintegrated instantly, their rotting flesh vaporized before they could even scream. Some were reduced to ash mid-charge, while others exploded into blackened fragments that rained across the streets.

For a single moment—

The battlefield froze.

Even the endless growls of the undead seemed to vanish beneath the roar of thunder.

Everyone slowly raised their heads toward the same direction.

And there—

Amidst smoke, fire, and destruction—

A figure stood atop the wreckage of a collapsed building.

Black hair moved wildly with the violent wind while golden lightning illuminated the burning heavens behind him like the wrath of a god descending upon the mortal world.

His eyes glowed like molten gold beneath the dark sky.

He Jinyun.

A cold, almost mocking smile curved across his lips as he stared down at the endless swarm of monsters crawling through the city.

"Still disgusting as ever."

Lightning crackled violently around his body, illuminating the blood splattered across his black combat uniform.

Then slowly—

He raised one hand.

The heavens exploded.

Thousands of golden lightning bolts surged downward like furious dragons, roaring across the streets with devastating force.

Buildings trembled.

Windows shattered instantly.

The ground ruptured apart beneath the overwhelming energy.

Everywhere the lightning passed, zombies were torn apart mercilessly.

Some exploded instantly.

Others convulsed violently before collapsing as charred corpses.

The entire city transformed into a sea of blinding golden light.

"He’s one of the awakened!"

"A high-level awakened!"

"Thank God..."

Hope erupted among the exhausted soldiers.

Some nearly collapsed from relief.

For the first time since the catastrophe began—

They could finally breathe again.

But then—

Another figure appeared from the opposite side of the battlefield.

Kiera.

She moved so quickly that she resembled a black phantom dancing through blood and flames.

Her body blurred between the monsters with terrifying speed.

Every strike shattered bones instantly.

Every movement was efficient.

Precise.

Merciless.

A zombie lunged toward her with rotting claws—

She caught its head with one hand.

CRACK!

Its neck twisted completely before she hurled the corpse into another group of monsters with monstrous force.

Several zombies charged her simultaneously from different directions.

But Kiera slipped between them effortlessly, her movements smooth like flowing water and lethal like a sharpened blade.

One punch crushed a jaw into pieces.

One kick shattered a skull.

One elbow snapped a spine apart.

Black blood sprayed through the air as corpses collapsed around her feet one after another.

She wasn’t using flashy abilities.

No storms.

No explosions.

No divine lightning.

Yet her combat skills alone transformed her into a horrifying killing machine.

Even veteran soldiers stared at her in stunned disbelief.

"Leave the zombies to us!" Kiera shouted coldly while crushing another monster beneath her boot. "Focus on evacuating the civilians!"

The soldiers immediately snapped back to reality.

People were hurried into military trucks and armored buses as panic spread through the streets.

Children cried.

Mothers screamed for their families.

Injured civilians limped desperately toward safety while gunfire echoed endlessly in the distance.

But despite the horror—

Hope slowly returned to their eyes.

Because for the first time...

Humanity was pushing the monsters back.

But suddenly—

A monstrous roar echoed across the entire city.

The sound was so loud that it shook and shattered buildings violently.

Everyone froze.

The giant creature had finally moved.

Its colossal body towered above the ruined streets like a nightmare born from hell itself.

Black veins bulged violently beneath its dark flesh, pulsing as though something alive crawled beneath its skin.

Every step caused the ground to tremble.

Destroyed vehicles bounced from the sheer force alone.

Then it unleashed another horrifying scream—

Instantly every remaining monster charged toward He Jinyun and Kiera at once.

Thousands of zombies surged forward like a tidal wave of death.

"Hah... looks like we made it angry," He Jinyun muttered while lightning danced dangerously around his fingers.

Kiera calmly cracked her knuckles.

"Good."

The battlefield exploded into chaos once again.

Golden lightning ripped through the streets mercilessly. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Zombies flew apart in showers of black blood.

Buildings continued collapsing around them.

The screams of monsters mixed with the cries of terrified civilians.

Yet despite their overwhelming strength—

The giant creature continued advancing.

Like an unstoppable disaster.

But then—

It suddenly stopped moving.

Its enormous body trembled violently.

As though it had sensed something.

Something terrifying.

Something even it feared.

Silence spread across the battlefield for one unnatural second.

Then—

Gravity shifted.

"What the hell—?!"

Everyone stared upward in horror.

Destroyed vehicles slowly began rising into the air.

Chunks of concrete floated upward like weightless feathers.

Weapons.

Corpses.

Dust.

Even the zombies themselves began lifting from the ground as though the laws of reality had shattered completely.

Panic erupted instantly.

"I—I can’t move!"

"What’s happening?!"

"My body feels heavy—!"

Fear spread faster than the infection itself.

And then...

Someone appeared walking calmly through the ruined street.

Sian.

His white coat fluttered behind him while the crimson glow of surrounding flames reflected inside his cold eyes.

Long black hair tied into a high ponytail swayed gently in the burning wind.

Every step he took felt unnaturally calm amidst the chaos.

Terrifyingly calm.

His expression remained emotionless.

But the pressure radiating from his body suffocated everyone nearby.

Even the awakened ability users froze instinctively.

Their instincts screamed danger.

"That... that’s him..."

One awakened whispered shakily.

Meanwhile—

The giant monster actually stepped backward.

For the very first time—

Fear appeared within its countless bloody eyes.

Sian slowly raised one hand.

And suddenly—

Dozens of zombies exploded midair.

Blood burst violently from their bodies as though invisible hands had crushed them from within.

Scarlet rivers surrounded Sian in the air, circling him like flowing serpents beneath the burning sky.

The sight was horrifying.

Beautiful.

Divine.

Monstrous.

"GRAAAAAAAAAAAH!!"

The giant creature roared furiously before charging toward him.

Every step shattered the streets.

Buildings cracked apart violently.

Roads collapsed beneath its monstrous weight.

Yet Sian didn’t move.

Not even slightly.

He merely lifted his crimson eyes toward the approaching creature.

And instantly—

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

The gigantic monster slammed violently into the ground.

The entire city shook.

Streets shattered apart beneath overwhelming gravity as the creature’s colossal body was crushed downward mercilessly.

CRACK!! CRACK!! CRACK!!

Its bones exploded one after another.

Its spider-like limbs twisted unnaturally.

Black blood poured endlessly from its mouth while it screamed in agony loud enough to shake the heavens.

Still—

Sian remained expressionless.

The blood floating around him rose even higher into the sky, glowing beneath the fire-filled darkness like crimson stars.

Then slowly—

He extended one hand forward.

"Explode."

At that moment—

The monster’s body ruptured apart.

BOOOOOOM!!

Rotting flesh scattered everywhere.

Black veins burst violently.

Its gigantic form was torn into countless bloody fragments beneath an overwhelming force no living creature could resist.

Silence fell.

Absolute silence.

Even the remaining zombies stopped moving completely.

Then one after another—

Their corpses collapsed lifelessly onto the streets.

Dead.

The connection controlling them had vanished.

Nobody moved.

Nobody spoke.

The soldiers.

The civilians.

The awakened fighters.

All of them stared at the figure standing amidst destruction as though witnessing a being beyond human comprehension.

Lan Qishing felt his knees weaken from relief.

"You seriously..." he laughed breathlessly while struggling to stand. "You always arrive at the last possible second..."

Sian said nothing.

A thin line of blood slowly slipped from the corner of his mouth.

Yet he didn’t seem to care.

The flames behind him continued burning endlessly.

The city had already collapsed into ashes and ruin.

Broken skyscrapers pierced the smoke-filled heavens like gravestones built for humanity itself.

The scent of death lingered everywhere.

And standing in the middle of that apocalyptic nightmare—

Sian looked less like a human...

And more like the king of destruction itself.