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  As night deepens, the priest reveals the truth to the newly joined survivors: the existence of the Devil’s Children, the collapse of Earth, and his origin as a man from the future. What would normally be dismissed as madness now carries undeniable weight—everyone has witnessed the world’s destruction firsthand.

  At dawn, the group escapes the ruined city in a restored high-mobility vehicle, only to learn the grim deadline ahead: within hours, the United Nations will authorize a full-scale counterattack, and strategic nuclear weapons will erase the city from the map. Their destination is no longer the Moon, but an orbital space station—because nowhere in the universe is truly safe.

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  As they race through the desert, unease grips Messiah, his perception slipping between worlds. Then the journey is violently interrupted. A colossal, mantis-like abomination—one of the “Dragons” from the mythic realms—emerges, warping space itself.

  Faced with annihilation, escape seems impossible… until a single black-armored figure appears.

  With inhuman speed and overwhelming force, the mysterious warrior engages the monster alone, crushing the Dragon in a display that defies modern warfare. As the dust settles, the survivors are left in stunned silence.

  This encounter makes one truth unavoidable:

  humanity is no longer just fighting for survival—

  it has entered a war against myth itself.