Now that the Heat Wave was finally over, things began to restart in various parts of the world.
Of course, while some territories slowly revitalized themselves, there were more that had fallen, especially Terran villages who were completely ill-equipped for such a disaster.
This was not only in terms of territory capability or preparedness but also physique.
Although Terrans improved their physiques as they upgraded, in terms of adaptation to the local climate, they were still inferior.
There were plenty of people who fell due to illnesses, heat strokes, and the like. There were more who fell under the beast mobs. And there were also plenty who fell due to the aborigines’ persistent attacks.
It was not surprising that soon after the temperature normalized, the surviving territories received hundreds of new refugees.
This was most pronounced about a week after the heatwave.
In Bright Territory and Limestone Villages, they received plenty of refugees from the territories West, including survivors from the likes of Juno and Diana Villages.
Since they lost in their wars, their resources and strength had taken major dives. How could they handle something like the heat wave?
There were also new Juno refugees who ran away while they were being attacked by Suka. Some followed Atlas’s technique, while some outright just ran away.
The Eastern neighbour Belluga, on the other hand, received refugees from east and northeast territories.
This was led by a group of soldiers, most were actually from Eden.
One of these was Esias, an aging man with a good build and intimidating aura. Walking beside him was Cecil, a middle-aged woman with dark skin, who was also his partner.
If the Witts were here, they’d recognize the officers as the two people who visited their house after their parents’ deaths, informing them about their passing.
This time, they were leading a group of hundreds of people—their former citizens.
When the Migration happened, they were transferred with dozens of other officers along with about a hundred civilians.
Among the civilians, there was a person who received the lord token. The person was quite the braggart, announcing what he received and what was needed to have it.
However, before he could do anything, a monster mob appeared. Their group was big and had relatively high potential, so this meant that the monster mob near them was proportionally troublesome.
They came by too fast and too strongly. The poor braggart wasn’t fast enough to activate the token, and they weren’t able to save him before his head entered the mouths of beasts.
Fortunately, Esias, Cecil, and the rest had guns. With these weapons, they managed to save the majority of the people around them.
Still, there were too many monsters and they were far stronger than the zombies they had dealt with. Even upgraded zombies could not compare. They knew that their energies, and bullets, would be drained if they didn’t do anything about it.
They made a split decision to take the token. The man said that it was supposed to create a safe haven of sorts, and a safe haven was what they desperately needed at the time.
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