Unaware of all the events unfolding back inside the Greyson Residence, Ulric took a step forward into the clearing at the edge of the city, drawing in a deep breath.
As his gaze fell to the sight before him. Or rather, the nothingness of it.
Before him lay wastelands, stretching endlessly into the horizon. But it was to be expected. Ever since the great mana awakening that descended thousands of years ago, a great change had come with it.
A wave of mana flooded the planet, changing the structure of plants and beasts, evolving them continuously into monstrous beings. Leaving humans to fend for themselves.
It was only after they slew the first beasts, discovered the system, and leveled up that they found a way to escape extinction.
But even with that, it was still not enough. Humans formed bases and cities while the great beasts roamed the wild. It was only in the last few hundred years, with emerging powerhouses, that humans were finally taking back control from the beasts.
