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Chapter 822 Paradise City

After the man, transformed from the giant bird, landed, he looked at the stunned survivors, smiled slightly, and shouted, "My name is Kare, an ability user from the mainland. I heard there's a human settlement here, so I came to investigate. Who is the leader here? Would you mind coming out and talking?"

The survivors on the dock looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, Old Baker from the lighthouse stepped forward and shouted, "Please wait a moment, strong man, I will contact the leader right away!"

As he spoke, he picked up the phone and dialed the number for the central hall.

As an outpost on an island, a lighthouse typically communicates with the island's in three ways. One is by flashing its light, usually for less urgent situations, using the frequency of the flashes to send out announcements. For example, it might indicate that supplies have returned or that manpower is needed. Because flashes can be controlled, they are more discreet than sound broadcasts.

The second type is when complex messages need to be transmitted or specific situations need to be reported, which is when communication is done via landline telephone.

The reason we don't use a radio isn't because we can't build one, but because there are monsters that can detect radio signals. If we use a radio too often, powerful monsters might come after us. In comparison, a wired telephone is safer.

Only in extremely urgent situations, such as when monsters land on the island and an emergency evacuation is required, will the alarm be sounded and a notification issued via broadcast or similar means. At this point, the island is already in danger, hiding is pointless, and the sounding alarm from the lighthouse will attract the monsters' attention, delaying their advance towards densely populated areas and buying time for everyone to evacuate.

Therefore, the jobs of watching lighthouses around the islands are usually given to experienced, determined, and willing elders who are ready to sacrifice themselves at any time.

By this standard, both Old Baker and Glover were excellent lighthouse keepers.

Soon after the announcement, the leader of Kohler Island, a tall, middle-aged man wearing glasses, arrived at the dock, accompanied by many other survivors from the island.

Most of these survivors witnessed the giant eagle's heroic figure. The survivors on the dock, including Old Baker, even saw him defeat the mutated monster.

No matter what kind of ability a person has, in this apocalyptic world, humans are still one of us. What's more, this is a human who just defeated a fourth-tier monster and saved the lives of everyone on the island!
“Mr. Kare?” The leader bowed slightly to the S-rank ability user. “My name is Alpha, the leader of the survivors on Kohler Island, and an A-rank ability user. Thank you very much for repelling that fourth-tier mutant and saving the two thousand survivors on Kohler Island.”

“You’re welcome. In this era, all humans should help each other. I was just doing what I should do.” Kare was very humble. “You just said there are two thousand survivors on this island?”

“To be precise, it was two thousand three hundred and twelve…” Alpha said, glancing at the bloodstains and the dozen or so mummified corpses on the dock. “They’ve clearly lost a lot of men, and the search teams we sent out haven’t found anything either…”

"You've done a great job to hold on this long," Kare praised. "Maintaining a settlement of over two thousand people in this monster-infested post-apocalyptic world is extremely rare!"

"From what you're saying, there are other human settlements on the continent?" Alpha gleaned crucial information from Kare's words.

“Yes.” Kare nodded. “You are not alone. Not just on this continent, but in this world, there are many human settlements that are struggling to survive and develop under the threat of monsters… I came from a powerful settlement thousands of kilometers away.”

"That's wonderful!" Alpha exclaimed excitedly. "We haven't been able to make contact with any other settlements, and we even thought we were the last surviving humans... We never imagined that there were so many of our fellow humans still holding on..."

“It’s more than just perseverance!” Kare laughed. “I come from Paradise City, the largest and strongest known human settlement on the continent.”

“Paradise…” Many survivors showed longing expressions on their faces: “It sounds like a wonderful place.”

"This name is not something we gave ourselves. The earliest name of this city is unknown, but countless survivors who came here believed that this was paradise on earth. After that name was used, it became known as Paradise City."

Kare said with a proud look on his face, "This is a magnificent fortress that is backed by mountains and faces a great river. It has housed more than 100,000 survivors and is guarded by countless mutant ability users. Among them, there are more than ten S-class ability users like me!"

"The meaning of Paradise City's existence now goes beyond mere survival and protection. We are even systematically clearing out the mutated monsters on the continent in an attempt to reclaim the homeland that once belonged to humanity!"

Kare's voice was high-pitched and loud, and every survivor present was moved and longed for the dreamlike Paradise City.

"Does such a place really exist?" Looking at the longing expressions on the faces of the others behind him, Alpha was somewhat skeptical. He frowned slightly and turned to Kare: "Would you be willing to help us? This is an isolated island, resources are scarce, and our search teams haven't returned. The island is now severely lacking in supplies..."

The others nodded in agreement, looking at Kare with hopeful eyes.

"Supplies?" Kare frowned. "It's too far from Paradise City, and it will be very troublesome to send supplies here. Besides, we can help you once, but we can't keep providing you with supplies indefinitely."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately turned disappointed. They knew that Kare was right; one or two aid missions wouldn't solve their problems at all. Moreover, the fact that an S-rank ability user could travel thousands of kilometers to get here didn't mean that the large-scale supply transport force could do the same.

“However, in my opinion, you shouldn’t continue to stay cooped up on this barren island.” Kare changed the subject: “I came out to explore in order to find human settlements that are still struggling. Paradise City is rich in resources, but the population is still insufficient. The human reproduction rate is still too slow. At the current rate, even if we can defeat the monsters, it will take at least several hundred years to occupy enough land.”

Hearing him say that, the eyes of many survivors lit up.

“Mr. Carre, you mean…”

"Heaven City welcomes you all to join us and contribute to humanity's counterattack." Kare opened his arms and looked at Alpha: "Especially Mr. Alpha, high-level ability users like you are exactly the kind of talent we need most. Once you arrive in Heaven City, you will definitely be able to obtain an ideal position and treatment!"

"That's fantastic!" The survivors cheered, but Alpha frowned and didn't agree immediately.

“Wait, old man, I have a question…” At this moment, Old Baker stepped forward: “You just said that Paradise City is thousands of kilometers away, and it is very inconvenient to transport supplies here… So how are the more than two thousand people on this island supposed to get to Paradise City?”

"I've already contacted Paradise City about this," Kare said with a smile. "Transport planes are currently gathering in the city, and several will land here soon to take everyone to Paradise City."

"These transport planes have limited carrying capacity, so they certainly can't be used for transporting supplies year-round. However, they can still manage to relocate people in one go. Those who want to come with me to Paradise City should start preparing now. Each person is limited to ten kilograms of personal belongings; too much will take up the transport plane's carrying capacity. Don't worry, Paradise City has abundant supplies. You don't need to take extra daily necessities like food and clothing."

"There are transport planes?!"

"What a powerful settlement that must be!"

"No, that's not a settlement at all, it's practically a country!"

"We've finally made it through!"

Upon hearing Kare's words, the survivors erupted in excited cheers and immediately prepared to go home to pack their belongings. "Wait!" Alpha suddenly spoke up, stopping them. He then looked at Kare and smiled, "Mr. Kare, there are too many of us here. It might not be convenient for us to go all at once. Besides, we've all lived here for decades; this place is more like home than anywhere else. If we suddenly move away, I'm afraid some people will disagree..."

"Huh? Who could disagree with that..."

"Who wants to stay in this godforsaken place!"

Two complaints immediately surfaced from the crowd, but a burly man behind Alpha glared at them, and the group fell silent.

"How about this," Alpha continued, "I'll take a few representatives with you to Paradise City to have a look. If Paradise City is indeed suitable for us to live in, I'll naturally come back to help you persuade everyone to relocate. But if it's truly unsuitable..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Alpha," Kare chuckled. "It won't be unsuitable. Paradise City is the most dazzling diamond on the continent, a place countless survivors yearn for. Once you get there, you won't feel the slightest longing for your homeland; you'll only regret not coming to this wonderful place sooner..."

“I still think it’s better to play it safe…” Alpha insisted. Several people behind him stood up and stood shoulder to shoulder with him. Each of them exuded a remarkable aura and was obviously a high-level ability user.

Looking at these people, Kare narrowed his eyes slightly. After a few seconds, he sighed and said, "Since that's the case, I won't insist... It's easy to take you on a tour, but I'm afraid that without the protection of experts on the island, that monster might return, and no one will be able to protect the safety of the survivors on the island..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the seawater in the distance suddenly began to churn unnaturally.

As everyone looked, they saw a black tentacle extending from the sea surface, baring its claws in the sunlight.

"That monster hasn't left yet?" The survivors immediately became agitated.

"I don't want to stay on this island anymore..."

"Alpha, please, let us leave. I'd rather die on my way to heaven than be drained dry by this monster..."

The monster's "perfectly timed" appearance reignited panic among the survivors. This time, even Alpha's top fighters couldn't suppress the growing discontent...

"Wait, look, something's not right with that monster!"

At that moment, Old Baker suddenly spoke up, picked up the somewhat deformed telescope, placed it in front of his eyes, and looked at the tentacle in the distance in the sea through the still intact lens.

"That thing seems to be fighting something, and it's very intense!"

Hearing this, the others also looked over, and sure enough, compared to the previous arrogant and rhythmic shaking, the tentacles were now moving very violently, and several tentacles had flipped up, causing the sea surface to churn violently...

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, and a violent explosion occurred in the middle of the tentacle. A large amount of seawater was thrown into the sky, and even a large mist was formed. Before long, even the island several kilometers away could feel a coolness.

Immediately afterwards, the tentacled monster's enormous body surfaced, and purple blood began to spread.

"what happened?"

"That monster seems to be dead?"

"That was a fourth-tier mutant, how could it die? Did it encounter an even stronger monster?"

As the survivors were still discussing the incident, they suddenly noticed that the giant tentacle monster's body was beginning to dissipate...

"How is this going?"

Before anyone could react, the blond-haired Lei suddenly took to the air, transforming into a giant bird once more, and flew towards the tentacle monster!

"Impossible...absolutely impossible!"

Kare muttered to himself as he flew, and in a moment he hovered above the tentacle monster.

However, at this moment, there were no more tentacle monsters to be seen below. Only the corpse of a human woman could be seen floating on the sea. A fist-sized penetrating wound was visible on her chest. Her pale face was filled with terror, her mouth was slightly open, and her eyes were staring blankly at the sky.

"Kalin!" Kare, transformed into a giant bird, swooped down, then reverted to human form after entering the water. He picked up the woman's corpse, his eyes filled with grief and rage: "What happened? Who killed you?"

"You know her?"

At that moment, a voice reached Kare's ears. He turned his head and saw a man wearing a half-face mask standing on the sea not far away.

"It's you?!" Kare's eyes were bloodshot and his gaze was bloodshot. He put down Karin's body and rushed towards the masked man. At the same time, his body's hormones changed, and he transformed into a giant bird similar to a white crane, its sharp beak piercing straight at him!
Snapped!
Unexpectedly, the masked man raised his hand and grabbed the bird's beak, rendering Kare unable to move no matter how much he struggled...

"A Transformation Sect member? He must have the strength of a high-level Qi Condensation Realm cultivator." The masked man shook his head. "Not even at the peak, too weak..."

With that, he exerted force with his wrist and snapped the long sword-like beak off with a crack!

Kare transformed back into human form and flew backward, looking at the masked man with a surprised expression: "You know about the Peak? You're from the main world?"

Upon hearing his words, the masked man's eyes suddenly lit up: "You know the main world? Looks like I've finally found it!"

(End of this chapter)