Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 122, Section 121: Dragon
Roar--

In the vast and profound void, a roar seemed to pierce through the world, echoing among countless ruins, sending chills down one's spine.

A continent detached itself from the world and drifted into the void.

Then, at some point, it crashed into an indescribably dark barrier, silently cracking open and turning into fragments.

Such debris has already spread all over the area outside the boundary.

"Another piece is missing."

In a ruin somewhere in the world, an elderly man wearing protective clothing that seemed out of place in his surroundings gazed at the ring of debris above his head and couldn't help but sigh.

Here, you can see the sky with the naked eye, without any tools.

This is because there is no sky, no clouds, and no sun, moon, or stars in this world.

Everything at the top of the sky had long since vanished with the collapse of the laws, leaving only a massive black shadow, as large as a planet, wandering outside the boundary, occasionally letting out a low murmur that resounded throughout the world.

"Is that a 'dragon'?"

A slightly childish voice rang out as a boy, also wearing protective gear, asked about something above his head, standing next to the old man.

"Yes."

The old man replied, "Perhaps, it is a dragon of calamity."

"But, Grandpa."

The boy asked doubtfully, "The book clearly says that dragons are symbols of prosperity and guardians that bring life to the world, so how could that thing be a dragon?"

“That was before. Things are different now, child. The world has changed. It wasn’t like this before.”

The old man lowered his head, looked at the boy, and said with some heartache, "You shouldn't be here, child."

"You should leave this world with those people."

"I do not go!"

The boy shook his head repeatedly and said, "If Grandpa doesn't leave, I won't leave."

The old man just sighed and said nothing.

drop--

A notification suddenly came from the protective suit.

The old man immediately stopped all exploration and led the boy quickly into the depths of the building so that there would be some cover above their heads.

"you are back."

In an underground space, upon seeing the old man leading the boy back, someone immediately came to greet them; it was a middle-aged man.

His first question was, "What's the situation outside?"

The old man didn't answer directly. Instead, he first gave the boy beside him a few instructions, telling him to go deeper into the building. Only after the boy left did he speak to the middle-aged man:
"It's getting worse and worse. Another piece of material has been lost. I'm afraid this world won't last more than a few years."

After describing the situation outside, the old man looked in the direction the boy had left and said, "Next time a rescue team comes, let the child leave with them. He has never seen the normal world, nor has he ever seen the real sky."

"This is not a place for children like this."

"The demise of the world can be witnessed by us useless old folks."

Hearing the old man say this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but touch the top of his head, and two lifeless white hairs fell out.

He then suddenly realized that he was not young anymore.

The middle-aged man asked rather unwillingly, "Is there really no hope, Prophet?"

"Don't call me that anymore."

The old man shook his head, looking dejected, and said, "I'm not worthy, and I don't understand anything."

"If I could achieve world-class status before the laws collapse, there might still be a sliver of hope, but now, it's all too late."

The middle-aged man asked, "Could we invite a world-class expert?"

The old man said, "It's difficult, meaningless, and not worth it."

"This world has no potential left, and the apocalypse is not so easy to fight."

"Even if we invite a world-class expert, at most they can only forcibly maintain a living space with relatively normal laws. During this process, that world-class expert cannot leave."

"This doesn't even mention the various unforeseen events that might occur."

"With this energy, it would be better to find a new world and start a new life." "It's a waste to keep a world-class powerhouse tied up here just so that we, the remnants of this world, can continue to eke out a living."

Hearing what the old man said, the middle-aged man lost his spirit and stopped talking.

In the silence, the old man suddenly asked, "Approximately how many people are still in the shelter?"

“More than 30,000 people,” the middle-aged man replied.

These are the only remaining steadfast guardians in this world.

The old man closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and after a moment said, "Hold a meeting and issue a message—abandon your homeworld. Everyone will leave during the next rescue ferry."

The voice was steady and firm, without the slightest wavering.

"Turn off the distress signal after the last ferry."

"Perhaps it's time for the world to rest in peace."

"And what about you?" the middle-aged man asked.

The old man only replied with one sentence: "As long as the world exists, I exist."

The middle-aged man gave a slight bow, said nothing more, and offered no further advice.

"You have worked hard."

Just as the middle-aged man was about to leave and announce the news, another person suddenly rushed over.

Upon arriving, he immediately said to the old man, "Your Excellency the Prophet, someone has responded to our distress signal!"

His tone was very agitated.

The old man paused, clearly surprised, and replied, "I never expected that there would be righteous and kind people willing to come to our world at this time."

“Give this kind person a share of the reward and tell him that he doesn’t need to come anymore. We have decided to abandon our home and find a new way out.”

"No, it's different, Your Excellency the Prophet!"

The person who came to deliver the message, his cheeks flushed, said, "The one who responded to the signal is a Genesis-level being!!"

"What!?"

...

In the spirit world, a radiant spaceship rapidly broke through layers of membranes, passed through one world after another, and kept approaching a certain coordinate.

Until a certain moment.

The spaceship appeared without any hindrance in a dilapidated world.

The world barrier seemed to exist as if it did not exist, and this world allowed outside things to come and go as they pleased.

After lingering briefly in the void, the spaceship activated stealth cruise mode, slowly drifting around to avoid various threats while gathering information about the world.

"Oh..."

Inside the spaceship, Wang Ji stared wide-eyed at the scene outside.

Before them lay a standard planetary world, but unlike others, the celestial body before them was cracked, devoid of any light, and filled with ruins.

The planet's energy has been completely depleted, leaving only a pile of broken, empty shells, devoid of any life.

It's like a broken eggshell.

And what's inside the 'eggshell'...

Wang Ji unleashed his senses and observed a colossal object in the void.

A colossal skeleton, comparable in size to a planet, wanders aimlessly around this shattered world.

Occasionally, a piece of material that had broken off from the planet would drift by, collide with this enormous skeleton, and be shattered into pieces.

Silent, yet full of mystery.

That's the legendary...

[Introducing Our Understanding of Dragon Creatures]

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Dragon.

(End of this chapter)