Era of Bloodlines

“Emergency announcement! Emergency announcement! All residents must gather at Central Square before eight o'clock! All residents must gather at Central Square before eight o'clock! The soldiers from the military district will retreat to the rear safety zone at ten o'clock. No latecomers will be accommodated! No latecomers will be accommodated!”

Shen Lie listened to the blaring patrol car loudspeaker outside, glanced around his humble shelter, and his eyes were filled with panic and anxiety. This small haven had shielded him from wind and rain, but now he was forced to abandon it. Reluctant as he was, there was no choice.

Ever since the first Void Rift appeared in America, the whole world seemed to have changed overnight. Rift after rift opened across the globe, and terrifying, alien creatures crawled out of them. Countless humans were slaughtered and devoured by these monsters, plunging humanity into a state of panic.

No one knew how these rifts had suddenly appeared. The experts who once loved to pontificate as if they knew everything were now collectively silent; not one could explain their origins. All that was known was that the rifts seemed to connect to another world, and the dreadful creatures were species from that other realm.

In the beginning, these horrors still felt distant to Shen Lie. Though the monsters emerged from the rifts, their numbers were limited. After slaughtering the nearby villagers, they were usually destroyed by the military. Governments everywhere issued statements, claiming urgent research was underway