Adrian was originally under the impression that Hugh was not very impressive. Crystal was the one who promoted him, but Adrian had never been particularly impressed by Hugh's abilities. However, he refrained from commenting out of respect for Crystal. It was now clear to Adrian that Hugh was underutilizing his talents while being Crystal's subordinate.Half an hour later, Adrian held a meeting at headquarters. Several upper management personnel attended the meeting, and he shared with them what Philip had said about Crutcher. Steel and the others were confused when they heard the story."Sir, are you saying you intend to leave Novemton again to find this Crutcher fellow?" Steel asked.Adrian nodded in confirmation. The information Philip had revealed regarding Crutcher might contain crucial insights into the future. Having no means of dealing with the Creator, Adrian was willing to explore all possibilities, including the ones that had very little success and very high risks.He ex

They began to recap the entire situation.Why would the Destroyer want to reset the world? The answer was to eliminate all surviving humans, and he must have had his reasons for wanting to do so. Given the limit of his abilities, he was unable to eliminate them all in one fell swoop. He could only wipe out half of the population, proving that resetting the world inflicted a lot of damage on him. It was either that or he would be spending too much of his powers and leave himself in a weakened, vulnerable state. Because of this, he sent out monsters to deal with the remaining survivors. However, this raised a question—why had he chosen to erase the survivors' memories instead of letting his monsters finish the job if his aim was to eliminate all life on Earth? With the massive number and abilities of these monsters, combined with the aftermath of the reset, where everything was shrouded in darkness and no plants could grow, humans had only two choices. They ended up being killed by

A silence fell over the meeting room. Everyone was trying to process Adrian's words. His revelations had offered a glimpse into the future and brought hope. Judging that Rozi was from over two thousand years ago, maybe Wonder had left someone else behind—someone who held the key to ending the chaos.Steel said, "I see. You believe Crutcher might hold the key Wonder left behind and that he will be able to teach us how to defeat the Destroyer, is that right?"Adrian nodded. "I hadn't considered this at first, but Phillip made me reevaluate the entire situation when he told me about Crutcher. Why would Rozi say that Wonder won? That's because he managed to walk away after a confrontation with a powerhouse and even left behind the method for us to eliminate this powerhouse. It was a grand victory for Wonder. The Destroyer lost, and very thoroughly for that matter. It took him five thousand years to restore his powers and launch another reset, but he failed to erase all traces of what Won

Adrian left after bidding Samantha and Gloria farewell. He had one ultimate dream, one that he shared with everyone. For the sake of survival, he had to leave Novemton and chase after even the slightest glimmer of hope.Rozi was already packed and waiting in the main hall. Steel and the others were also gathered. After all, nobody knew when Adrian was going to return."Sir!""Sir!"As Adrian stepped out, the crowd surrounded him. Helen and her sisters looked reluctant to see him go.Steel walked over and said, "This journey may be extremely dangerous, but we all sincerely hope for you to return, regardless of whether you find a solution or not. You're the only one who can bring us hope, and that's something everyone agrees on."Adrian nodded. He was now leaving with everyone's hopes and expectations, so he needed to return no matter what. He needed to return even if he failed to find a way to resolve the situation."Rest assured, I will come back. I want all of you to guard this

Other major cities were being reconstructed amid the chaos as well. Their defenses were being fortified, an effort by humans to fight against the monsters. With their communications reestablished, these cities were now in contact with each other as the people fought hard to restore what they had.Based on the information they had gathered, there were several hundred million survivors throughout Navia, two million of them being Wyvern Peak soldiers.***On the second day after Adrian left Novemton, a disheveled woman cautiously emerged from behind a hill in the remote wilderness two hundred kilometers away from Swallowston, nervously scanning her surroundings.Despite the monsters littering the outskirts, it was difficult for them to notice the woman unless she started a commotion. Seeing that the monsters were quite far away, she lay down to catch her breath.In her race against time and with her grumbling stomach, the woman crawled toward a heap of grass. It was brown due to the