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  Ten bck-colored Dungeon Gates had opened surrounding the city of New York, and from them, an endless army of thousands of Undead and Shadow Beasts started p out. Their ranks ranged from C to S.

  For some miracle, none of the Dungeon Gates opened ihe city. The Hunters had no idea how this had happened but had no time to think about it anyway. Every hunter avaible iy was quickly forced to defend it, rushing outside in rge, anized groups.

  The five stro Hunter Guilds of the city anized into enormous armies, eae of a minimum of a thousand Hunters. Led by the five avaible S-Rank Hunters iy, they cshed against the endless army while the people ihe city walls could only watch through the cameras.

  The battle had only started some minutes ago, but there were already many casualties—the bodies of hunters littering the ground—while those that had yet to die were giving their all to csh against the rest of the monsters.

  The Hunter’s Association Chairmahe army of humans in this intetle for the survival of one of the rgest cities in the try that had mao not only survive the Apocalypse but thrive through it.

  A tall bck man transformed into Nichos. His entire body grew up to teers i, his bulky muscles gaining a metallic sheen as he overflowed with all his Mana Energy, erupting from his body.

  “RAAAH!”

  With a furious roar, he leaped into a, g into the middle of the army of Undead and Shadow Beasts, his gigantic fists pulverizing anything that came into tact with them.

  Zombies, Skeletons, Death Knights, and Undead Wyverns all died the same, their bodies pulverized to smithereens as Niighty fists crushed them all.

  Apanying him were four more S-Rank hunters.

  A blonde man with angeligs behind him, holding a spear and a shield, and wearing white armor. His bright blue eyes shone as his spear pierced his foes a huimes with each swing, explosions of light spreading everywhere and his magigs allowing him to move at lightning speed across the battlefield. John Allgood, Guild Master of the Justice Guild.

  A beautiful woman with short brown hair and many tattoos c her almost red-brown skin. with clear features that gave away that she was a Native Ameri desdant, wearing light armor made on bones and holding onto a huge axe, crushing through it all with her almighty strength. Her muscles easily surpass those of everyone here except Nichos. Aiyana, Guild Master of the Guardian Guild.

  A pale-skinned, bck-haired man whose eyes were pletely silver-colored. He wore only the lightest ue clothes; his movements were precise as he melded within the shadoearing and disappearing with his abilities and engulfing his foes with a barrage of kacks or explosions of shadow magic. Jackes Heisen, Guild Master of the Rogue Guild.

  And stly, a young man, not older than een years of age, wearing magi clothes and a big magi hat. His youthful and slightly adorable face showed clear joy as he used his magibard everything. Fire, ice, wind, lightning—everything engulfed the skeletons and zombies, turning them into nothing but ashes with a simple thought. He was a master of magic. Franstrong, the young Guild Master of the Wizard Guild.

  All of these S-Rank hunters were the pride of New York and also represehe different groups of people that made up the popution of New York. Each of their guilds was like a pilr to maintain both pead order in the big city, and now they were giving their all to protect their very home from an invasion that came out of nowhere.

  “These damn bastards op ing!” Nichos pined, gasping for air as he looked at the system window in front of him. “Shit, this damn thing!”

  [Warning! A Surprise Raid is under effect!]

  [The {Poputed Area}: [New York City] has been chosen by the Tods to undergo a special trial of endurand strength!]

  [Survive the ten waves of Undead and Shadow Type eo receive amazing rewards! Or perish by proteg your city. The choice is yours to make.]

  [Based on how many Monsters you defeat, you will gain a special Raid score; the more score you have, the more rewards you exge for in the Special Raid Shop ohe Raid is done!]

  [Current Waves: 2/10]

  [Current Bosses: 1/10]

  For some people, this might seem like a great opportunity to Level Up and gain incredible Loot. Perhaps to the mighty Rankers of the Tower that has reached past Floor 30. But for people from Earth, who were so behind pared to the other Pyers from different Worlds ected to the Tower, this was a nightmare.

  The only S Rank hunters here were these five, and everyone else could simply not fight so many foes at once. Evero B Rank and A Rank hunters were progressively growing tired; even with healers and potions, Nichos had already calcuted that they wouldn’t be able to resist past the fourth wave.

  “Is Ya here yet?!” Aiyana roared; her giant bone axe cshed and sliced apart a Giant Zombie Chimera into two perfect halves before making it explode with bck fmes ing from the axe’s cursed powers.

  “We’ve already called for her and backup from the nation!” Said Nichos. “But they’ll take some time to get here! And Yanisse is unavaible; after pleting that S-Rank Gate, she went to climb the tower and hasn’t returned ever sihen!”

  “She went to climb the tower when our try’s safety is much more important than that?!” John pined in utter disbelief as he unleashed a rain of spears of light towards his foes, b everything.

  “We’ve somehow mao defeat that S-Rank boss; it was rather weak for an S-Rank, but I don’t think we tih this for much lohe backup better brings at least twenty more S Ranks, or we’re fug done for!” Jackes said, his knives moving at lightning speed as his entire body divided itself into hundreds of es.

  “But what about that woman, Bing Xue, or whatever her name was?" Francisco asked. “Wasn’t she world-css too?”

  “S-She’s iower too, and well, unlike Yanisse, we have no authority over her decisions. We ’t force her to help us.” Sighed Nichos.

  “WHAT?! But she lives in this damned city, right?!” Aiyana was losing her mind, her strong, bulky arms bulging with strength, as she took a step forward and gave a mighty lioness roar. A Beast Spirits emerged from within her many tattoos, giving her a temporary boost in power. Her roar intimidated the Undead and Shadow Beasts, pushing them back.

  “I know, but-”

  “Humans, your time has e.”

  Before the S-Rank Hunters could even tiheir talk iween an intense and endless battle, from one of the portals, a sed Boss appeared. And then a sed, a third, and a fourth. All of them were much strohan the first S-Rank boss, who was a “Miasmic Slug Queen," slow and big, an easy target fis.

  However, these four were much different; they weren’t even that big, only about three meters i alone, but all four of them wore bck armor, holding different, cursed ons. And they were all riding skeleton horses, also covered in armor.

  “W-What? Four S-Rank Bosses at once?!” Niuttered in utter disbelief. “We need a minimum of four Expert S-Rank huo take down one…!”

  And the system window, like an accursed harbinger of death, loomed over their heads.

  [The {Special Raid Boss}: {Four Knights Of The Apocalypse (S+ Rank)} have been Summoned!]

  [The {Special Raid Boss}: {Knight Of Death} brings back the Uhat has been sin within a 100-meter viity of himself!]

  [The {Special Raid Boss}: {Knight Of Pestilence} spreads a deadly disease and poison that weakens all foes within a 100-meter viity of himself, l stats and draining HP!]

  [The {Special Raid Boss}: {Knight Of War} roars with almighty warm fury; every ally that hears his rains a boost to all their stats!]

  [The {Special Raid Boss}: {Knight of quest} will stantly summon new Knight-type Uo battle for him. He will not stop until he quers everything!]

  All four knights activated their special abilities, bringing despair aru everywhere. The Undead, many of whom had just beeed, suddenly regeed pletely, beginning to massacre the already exhausted Hunters.

  A deadly disease and poison aura spread everywhere; those that touched it instantly began bleeding from their eyes, ears, and noses, vomiting blood and feeling their health rapidly decreasing while their stats lowered, making them feel pletely weak and easy targets for the already raised Undead.

  The rest of the monsters suddenly became much mgressive; with enhaats, they became faster, smarter, and stronger. Blood and guts spttered everywhere as the knights ughed while seeing the humans suffer and despair.

  And stly, hundreds of more knights appeared, being summoned endlessly at almost a rate of one per sed; they were all A-Rank Monsters, strong enough to easily cut through most humans with their swords.

  “No… Dammit!” Nichos screamed, thinking about his daughters, who were sheltering ihe city. “We have to kill them quickly! I’ll take down the quest guy; you all take one of them!”

  “Wait, Nichos! Don’t lose your temper!” Said John. “We ’t separate- Wait!”

  Nichos was fident in his own strength. As long as he nded a strong blow on those small-looking knights, he was sure he could kill them in one shot!

  “RAAAAH!”

  With a mighty roar, his giant fists oward the Knight of quest, and explosions of magic erupted as his Mana Break allowed him to ignore aroy the knight’s barrier. For a sed, Nichos thought he could win!

  “Yic has no use against my fists!”

  As his fists rushed down, however, the Knight quickly uhed his great sword, overflowing with red fmes. In a split sed, one hundred sshing attacks covered Nichos's bulky arms, c them with horrendous wounds that barely managed not to cut his bones, blood spttering everywhere.

  “AAARGH!”

  “Foolish human, you dare go against me, quest?!”

  quest quickly leaped forward with his horse, his sword pierg and stabbing Nichos while c him with deadly red fmes that sapped away his soul essence.

  “Uuaaaggh!Noo!”

  Nichos screamed in agony, trying his best to resist, but he had bee the pything of the Boss already; his ankles were cut so he couldn’t move, and his soul was being slowly eaten by his cursed sword!

  “What a delicious soul! Our Master shall be greatly pleased once I present him with this gift!”

  “No… Why?!”

  Nichos cried in frustration as he tried to fight, but s of darkness ed around his body. He suddenly saw the other Knights approag, juring magic to keep him in pce!

  “NICHOLAS!”

  The four other S-Ranks rushed to help, only for the Knights to intercept their every attack with incredible teique and might. John’s wings were cut off, and his spear was destroyed. Aiyana’s armor was crushed, and her arms were cut off. Jackes’ legs were shredded to pieces, and his chest was stabbed by a poisonous sword. And Francisco was beheaded before he could do anything.

  “No…! Don’t… e! NO!”

  The Undead kept moving forward, every sed closing towards the city walls.

  The only thing every Hunter fighting could feel was utter despair.

  Humanity, without a doubt, had lost this battle.

  Nichos kept praying, but no Tod answered his plea.

  He was unaware that it was the Gods themselves that set this up to begin with.

  “Die, human champion! You fought well for such a pathetit!”

  quest’s sword moved towards Nichos's neck, about to behead him in a sed.

  SLAAASH!

  Yet.

  YET!

  “Huh?”

  Nichos's eyes widened in shock as a sword made of light pierced quest's head, slowly splitting the knight’s entire body into two halves and making him colpse over the ground.

  Above the skies, a beautiful maiden made of eternal light emerged, her presence so powerful and almighty that it made the entire Undead army halt.

  Her radiance was as bright as the sun, if not even brighter.

  “A-A Goddess…?”

  Yet Nichos slowly reized that appearance.

  “B-Bing… BING XUE!”

  Iween tears, he realized that someone had answered his prayers.

  “Fear not, my dear family. For I have e. And I shall not let any of these gods take away the world I live in and the world where my father has been buried. This world is yours as much as it is mine.” She spoke with an almost divine voice. “Let us protect it together; let us fight together. Rise; this battle is not over. Fight; you have not lost yet. Win; victory is within your hands.”

  With a few inspiring words, waves of Time Essence covered the battlefield.

  All people’s wounds were instantly recovered, and those who died gruesomely were miraculously revived as their own time was reversed back to when they were alive.

  Every person who died...

  They all came back!

  And this was being filmed and shown on iional television!

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  Pach