Always remember that before God revealed a picture of humanity's future, humanity's greatest emotions were contained in two words: waiting and hope.

- Epilogue to The Count of Monte Cristo

Date: June 10, 2094

Location: Shanghai

Our story begins here.

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Shanghai, the once bustling and noisy Oriental city that never sleeps, no longer exists.

The distant sky was covered with a bleak earthy gray, thunder arcs were faintly beating in the depths of the thick clouds, and the dense buildings on both sides of the Huangpu River were so dilapidated that a single piece of glass could hardly be seen. The wind mixed with the yellow sand constantly blew against the broken torsos of the long-withered trees on the riverbank.

There were no pedestrians, no cars, no noise, only the terrible sound of the wind roaming and whistling in the empty city.

On the roof of a well-preserved high-rise building, a tall and slender man in a black trench coat stood against the railing, looking at the unknown buildings in the distance in a daze.

The wind gradually became stronger, and his characteristic combat trench coat flew in the air like a black butterfly with its wings outstretched, but it folded out layers of thick texture like iron skin.

"Brother Amagi-" A crisp cry came from behind the man in black, and the man's somewhat indifferent eyes instantly turned into beautiful colors, and he turned around with a smile and looked at the pretty white figure.

The girl has a slender figure, dressed in white, and has an extremely elegant face, which is really a fairy-like beautiful character.

The man in black stretched out his hand and gently pulled the girl in white to his side, gently combing her black hair that had been tossed by the wind.

"Did you sleep well?" the man asked, looking back into the distance.

The girl hummed a little shyly, and also looked at the densely clustered buildings on the opposite side of the Huangpu River in the direction of the man's gaze.

Actually, she didn't know what Brother Amagi was looking at. It's just that it seems to have become a habit to do the same thing as Brother Amagi.

"Huh-" Suddenly, the girl in white let out a cramped, half-surprised, half-shy cry.

At some point, the man reached into his shirt with his big fiery hand and rubbed it gently on his lower abdomen.

"Brother Amagi, what are you doing!" the woman was furious, and since Brother Amagi pressed himself under him for the first time last night, she seemed to be becoming more and more unscrupulous.

The man in black smiled: "I feel my son." ”

The girl in white was infinitely shy, and there was a touching blush spreading on her beautiful jade-like neck.

"How is that possible...... It's only once......" she whispered, her little hands wrenched together, her head drooping.

Seeing the girl's embarrassment, the man in black burst out laughing.

Suddenly, a hurried call came from the man's headphones.

He wasn't worried about the orcs who wanted to sneak attack, and there were no less than ten sniper masters in this tall building and the surrounding buildings in charge of guarding. Any orc that tries to get close will be shot in the head.

"Big brother, look at the river!"

The man looked towards the Huangpu River, and the glass-like water surface, which had been calm a moment ago, had quietly surged at this time. In the center of the river, a little ripple rippled out, quickly expanding to all sides, and a huge figure slowly emerged.

The river slanted down from its massive body, forming a rapidly flowing curtain of water, which shimmered in the sun's rays, making it impossible to see the exact form inside......

"Big brother—oh my God...... Oh my God! That's ...... That's the Eight-Clawed Emperor !!" The man in the headset quickly recognized the terrifying monster in the river, and shouted quickly.

The man's eyes were cold, staring at the movement in the water curtain, and at the same time he stretched out his arm and gently flicked the girl in white behind him.

"Elegant. The man's tone stiffened slightly, and he felt a deadly threat that had never been seen before.

The girl in white clutched Tiancheng's big hand in fear, as if she had used all her strength, for fear that he would break free of herself.

She is also aware of the seriousness of the problem.

"It's the boy who calls him Lu Chen. The man's voice trembled slightly.

The palms of the girl in white were covered with cold sweat, and she suddenly figured out what the final outcome would be......

"What if it's ......" the girl in white's voice already cried, "What if it's a girl......"

She suddenly realized that her problem was really stupid.

The man was stunned, his frowning brows suddenly stretched again, and he said with a smile: "The girl's name is Lu Ying." ”

After the water flowed, the Eight-Claw Emperor finally revealed his full picture. It is like a monster created by a god in European mythology, with an aura of death that does not exist in this world.

Its size is already comparable to that of a small warship, its huge body covers the sky and the sun, and its eight tentacles tens of meters long have hundreds of millions of suckers attached to it, secreting extremely acidic mucus, and the bright red polyps are constantly wriggling and grinding......

"Boom--"

Outside the city of Shanghai, huge waves rose into the sky, and the momentum was violent, approaching this precarious lonely city at a very fast speed.

The city of Shanghai is shaking violently......

The man pushed the girl in white out, and his tone was categorical: "Hurry up! Hurry up!!"

The girl hesitated, refusing to leave.

"Brother Amagi!" shouted, her eyes were already in tears.

The man's heart softened, he turned around suddenly, took a step forward, rudely pulled her back into his arms, and kissed her lips and cheeks fiercely......

The girl in white responded passionately with kisses and touches, wanting to be one with the man. She shouted the man's name hoarsely, begging not to leave her.

The man still pushed her away, and at some point there was already a crimson war knife in his hand.

"Let's go!!" the man roared!

The girl in white wiped a handful of tears, gritted her teeth, and turned to run towards the staircase.

Behind her, a monstrous flame erupted from the man's body, and then the entire sky was rendered red, forming a strong visual contrast with the rushing dark blue waves outside the city, like an absurd scene like the end of the world.

His eyes began to burn, and it was a golden flame that danced! The air lifted his trench coat and ruffled his hair. Every vein around him protruded and swelled from under his skin, as if molten slurry was flowing inside.

"Roar--" The huge body of the Eight-Claw Emperor rose into the air and burst over at a speed that was indistinguishable to the naked eye.

The whole city shook violently, the fragile buildings began to crumble, and for a time the flying dust spread all over the sky, and the huge city of Shanghai became blurred in the thick dust......

The man jumped out of the fence of the rooftop almost at the same moment, and the whole person was like a burning comet, dragging a long comet tail and blasting towards the Octopus Emperor.

At that moment, a loud sound resounded through the heavens and the earth............