Prologue: The Planet's Iron Fortress

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On February 3, Genesis 0084, sixty-two years after the fungal outbreak, I stood there and looked at the sky.

The sky was already snowing heavily at this time, and the climate of this planet had become chaotic since the disappearance of the old humans, and it was a question of how to survive every time it was time for the lowest people like me to come to this season.

Fortresses exist all over the planet, built by humans to defend against foreign invaders during the most difficult times.

The fort I am in is called Gaia Fortress, which was built fifty-two years ago, and is said to be a reference to Gaia, the goddess of the earth in ancient Greek mythology.

The Gaia fortress is divided into three layers, this is a circular fortress, I am on the outermost and largest floor, this floor is inhabited by civilians, it is said that this layer is inhabited by ordinary people in the old era, the outer layer is divided into four large areas, south, south, northwest and northwest, each area is inhabited by people, and there are 12 million people living in this southern and southwest region alone.

I heard the old man say that the central level of the Gaia fortress is inhabited by the most powerful people of our fortress, and they have all the power of this fortress in their hands.

The inner layer of the Gaia fortress was inhabited by wealthy people, and it was heard that there was clean food and water in the inner layer, and the people inside did not have to worry about food and clothing.

I was a child picked up by Irene's mother, and according to my mother, she found me in a garbage dump on the side of the road at that time, and when she saw that I didn't cry or make a fuss, she picked me up.

There are only two children in the family, my sister and me, and my sister and I are not related to our mother, but we are like brothers and sisters, and my sister was entrusted to my mother by a friend of my mother before she died.

When my sister first came to the house, she looked at me with big eyes and smiled at me, and I laughed too, and the next seven years were the happiest years of my life.

But after my mother died of a serious illness three years ago, my sister was taken away by his other relatives, leaving me alone.

"I'm going to be with my brother and mom." My sister cried fiercely before she was taken away, and what she said still lingers in my head.

After my mother died, the house I was left behind was also robbed, and I lost almost everything that year, but fortunately, Grandpa Walker nearby helped me, and I barely survived.

In the past two years, Grandpa Walker's health has also deteriorated, and during this time he has been telling me how beautiful the world used to be, and my ears are calloused.

On this day, when I was out to pick up garbage, I heard an adult say.

"I heard that the beast herd outside the Gaia fortress is ready to move again, I don't know what the upper echelons of the fortress think, and they don't send the beast hunting group to encircle and suppress it."

The twelve knights, each of whom is the top existence of the fortress, is a hero of mankind and the top existence of mankind.

The Beast Hunters are the strongest combat force of the fortress and are responsible for going out to hunt creatures outside the fortress.

The warrior regiment, defending against foreign enemies, is also the regiment with the largest number of people, and the individual combat ability of the beast hunting regiment is strong, but the team ability is the strongest in the warrior regiment.

The garrison corps, usually stationed in the fortress, repairs the barrier, and begins to defend when there is a large creature attack the barrier.

The Guards are close soldiers who serve the powerful in the center, and all of them are elites.

The exploration group, which explores unknown creatures through the communication equipment left over from the old human era, is the only corps that often goes out to explore, and the corps with the largest casualties.

The Twelve Knights and the Five Legions were the cornerstones of the Gaia Fortress, which had not been subjected to a violent assault since its completion.

At that time, I picked up the introduction book of the Corps from the garbage heap, but I was illiterate, and when I got it back to my residence, Grandpa Walker read it to me slowly.

Picking up a piece of moldy steamed bun from the garbage dump, I happily took it back to my residence, where we lived in an abandoned sewer, and everything was fine except for a little dirty.

After arriving in a deserted place, I ran to the abandoned sewer, and when I got inside, an old man was lying on a sponge mat with a thick quilt on his body.

I came to my grandfather's side, I took out the steamed buns from my pocket, I tore two halves and handed one of them to my grandfather's mouth, at this time he stretched out his trembling hand and pushed my hand away, and his mouth was full of thoughts: "Xiao Yi, don't toss, I'm not good anymore, you can keep it for yourself." ”

Tears flowed involuntarily, and I saw Grandpa Walker's hand on my head, and said to me with a kind smile: "Good boy, you must live well when grandpa is gone, you know." ”

Immediately after that, Grandpa's hand fell, and then lost his breath forever.

The steamed bun in my hand fell to the ground, and I cried as I hugged Grandpa Walker's corpse.

After a long time, I stepped out of the sewer, looked at the ground covered with a layer of snow, and looked up to see that there was light snow in the sky.

I'm the only one again.

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