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Day #500

The awaited tribulation came as expected. It began with purple lightnings rampaging across the vast firmament. The spectacle looked like hundreds of violet snakes dancing amidst the dark gloomy thunderclouds. It was followed by strong tremors on the ground, causing tree to fall and buildings to crack. Then, the tribulation began.

Tens of thousands of Abyss Pit spread across the Earth all simultaneously bared their fangs to the world, releasing hundreds of millions Abyss creatures hidden within. They had been waiting for this moment and when it finally came they immediately poured out of the Abyss like raging floods, marking the Earth with their presence.

This disaster was the next catastrophe that marked the end of days for the people on Earth. It did back in Alex\'s previous life and it would still do the same in this life.

Fortunately, things would be different this time as 80% of the current Earth survivors had been warned, which hopefully could reduce the damage and loss received. More than 120 millions humans had made their own preparations to welcome the tribulation.

Those people had migrated all their family and belongings to the nearest Doomsday Pillar where they were. They worked together in whatever capacity they could to face the incoming threats.

The Earth realm and Sky realm fighters, the soldiers, even the normal civilians with no combat capability; all of them were banding together. All of this for one purpose: survival.

Through the Pillar network, it was accounted 252 Doomsday Pillars out of 1000 had been activated and used as defensive bases and shelters all over the world. These were all that was left of humanity.

As for the other 20%, whose situations were not known, their fate was left to the mercy of God and Abyss creatures.

The first 7 days of the tribulation was the hardest period that humanity had to go through, especially for those located near an Abyss Pit.

Only a few capable and accomplished Pillar communities with experienced leadership managed to clear up the closest Abyss Pit in their area and killed the Chimera. This caused the difficulty of attacks they had to face tremendously reduced.

Some others were fortunate enough to reside in a Doomsday Pillar that was located quite a distance away from the Abyss Pit, which meant the attacks they had to face were much less violent.

However, the majority of people in the Doomsday Pillar across the world had to face the tribulation in its complete form. This meant they had to depend on a sheer number of fighters or a large amount of spirit stones.

The former would make them able to defend themself when the horde of Abyss creatures break in, while the latter would allow them to always maintain their Shield Barrier fully charged at all times.

Either way, the Doomsday Pillars that were strategically placed geographically would always be the ones who had the most advantage. For example, the Doomsday Pillars in Bali Island.

Since there was only one Abyss Pit in the island, the people found the area was very safe from the attacks, other than the occasional gargoyles that could be seen flying from the nearby islands.

Likewise, the Pillar community who found themselves located in not-so-adventurous regions would be the most challenging of all. For example, those who had to cover a lot of area due to the many Doomsday Pillars in their possession.

Day #503

Novosibirsk. Russia

Russia, the largest country in the world, and once again bestowed with the title after the apocalypse as the country with the most number of Doomsday Pillars came under their control. A total of 25 Doomsday Pillars, shared among its 3 millions and more survivors.

Ever since the fall of Moscow during the pandemic, its central government took a hit for a period of time before they managed to create a defensive parameter on the eastern south of its territory, on their three current largest cities.

But even though they now focused their defense on the three cities, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, they still found it very difficult to cover the protracted defensive line with hundreds of monoliths spread around the area.

It was only because of their sheer forces of strong fighters and massive supplies of weaponry, especially their 10000 plus tanks that lined up across the line, the Russians were able to hold their ground.

Day #506

Madurai, India

On the opposite side of Russia, who had a lot of Doomsday Pillars but barely any people, the world also had India. A country who had the largest number of survivors accounted for. As many as 7 million people were in India, sharing their living space of only 3 Doomsday Pillars.

It took weeks for the government to convince all these people to gather at the south tip of the country, using Madurai City as the focal point of the defensive line. They held out together and faced countless waves of Abyss creatures. Thanks to their fighters\' do-or-die attitude and their high numbers, they were also able to hold out the 7 days worth of hell.

When the 7 days were over, large parts of Abyss creatures would return to their Abyss Pit, while some would have a clash of power, taking over the large, abandoned cities that were occupied by the undead.

In conclusion, after 7 days passed the world was no longer the same. The undead and Abyss creatures were now the main resident of the planet, while the humans were struggling to survive and only able to move around the Doomsday Pillars.

While most were only able to cower behind the barrier that the Pillars provided, there were also some who hoped to regain control of their land.

One of these people were the Americans.

When the 7 days were over, unbeknownst to others, they began to carry out the next phase of their plan.

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