Onto the Next Phase

The sky above Sector 12 was heavy with an overcast gloom, a stark contrast to the quiet, eerie calm that clung to the ruins below. Kazuichi trekked along the broken road, the distant rustle of wind brushing against his ears as he made his way toward the meeting point. Himeno would be there by now, and their mission had only just begun. But before they dove headfirst into the chaos, they had something important to do—absorb the virus from the meteorites.

His boots crunched over the debris scattered on the ground as Sector 12 came into view. The industrial zone was a forgotten relic, its skeletal structures stretching out like the remains of a war-torn battlefield. Buildings that once housed bustling activity were now hollowed out by the passage of time and the constant raids of Aberrants and zombies.

Thwip!