Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday

"Good work everyone." Grace said, her voice calm and authoritative. "Except for the Class 5 Monster Beasts, the rest belongs to Starship. You can go ahead and collect your prizes."

No one complained. Neither the warriors from Starship who didn't get the Class 5 Monster Beast, nor Grace's own team that lost about fifteen Class 3 Monster Beasts. They listened to her order and respected it.

It took about another hour before everyone was done collecting the important parts from the fallen monsters. Only then did Grace sent a surge of fire power at the pile of bodies, setting them ablaze and watching as they all disintegrated into nothingness.

By this time, Dr. Kian was also done taking whatever samples he had been wanting to collect from the old world.

With the mission over, Davian opened a portal and they all returned to the headquarters of Starship Country.

As soon as they stepped through the portal, the warriors of Starship released deep breaths, allowing tension to melt from their bodies.

The exhaustion of battle was weighing on them, but there was also a glimmer of exhilaration in their eyes. They had survived Evernight District, and for almost each of them, it was the most dangerous mission they had ever faced.

President Grant was there to welcome them back. He approached Grace and gave her a nod, both of approval and acknowledgment. "You did great out there, Ms. Blackwood. Much better than my expectations."

He knew what happened on the battlefield because 2025 had been broadcasting the mission live this time all across the Great Alliance and Starfall Isle.

Grace arched an eyebrow as she turned her full attention at the man. "I don't work for your expectations, President Grant. I work to survive."

His lips twitched, almost as if he wanted to smile. "And that's exactly why I have come to respect you." He turned to the warriors who had fought under her command. "All of you, take the rest of the day to recover. Debriefing will happen tomorrow at dawn."

The warriors saluted him before dispersing, some heading toward the infirmary, others toward the training grounds to process their experiences. Grace's own team remained behind.

At that moment, Dr. Kian walked over to where Grace and Davian were standing. "The samples I collected should give us some insight into the changes happening in the outside world. If this turned out to be helpful, I might need to tag along in some of future missions as well."

"Don't worry. I'll take you out to collect the samples whenever you will need them in the future." Davian shocked both Dr. Kian and Grace with his unexpected offer, making the duo smile.

Turning her attention back to Dr. Kian, Grace asked, "What's your next plan?"

He looked thoughtful for a moment before responding with a question of his own. "Are you returning to Starfall since the hunt is over? If so, then I'll head back with you."

Grace and Davian exchanged a glance before the latter answered. "That's the plan. But we still need to stay here until the debriefing. So, let's return back together in the morning. Until then, you can take a look at the research projects and the labs here."

Since Dr. Kian didn't have any major task to handle back at Starfall, he decided to stay at Starship until debriefing. What none of them expected was for President Grant to request for Grace to stay for a little while longer and help his warriors experience a couple of more hunts.

And this time, Country C also wanted to join.

After discussing the matter with Davian, Grace decided to take on the job. The third hunt mission was divided into a total of five raids, and four different warrior teams were joining this hunt.

Starship Country's team with a total of thirty warriors. Country C's team with a total of twenty-two warriors. Starfall Isle's team with a total of fifteen warriors. And finally, Grace added her personal team into the mission to take care of the other three.

The first two countries' teams were not bad, but they had a long way to go. As for the team from Starfall, one of Grace's best trained warriors team, they were the second strongest after her personal team but still lacked experience of the fighting Monster Beasts.

If the second hunt turned out to be the way it did, Grace knew the third hunt was only going to be much more fiercer.

The moment Grace agreed to take on the third hunt mission, preparations began immediately.

Both Starship and Country C joined her to prepare for the hunt as per her instructions. They prepared new weapons and equipment to distribute to their warriors, and also added rewards for them upon successful execution of the hunt this time as per her advice.

While 2025 was doing its job of studying the outside world and preparing data of the locations and monster beasts that was needed for the mission, the warriors started their training.

With warriors from three different places and with different trainings, it was a good thing for them to mingle and learn from each other.

With the changes in plan, Dr. Kian decided to return alone to Starfall while Grace and Davian stayed behind at Starship's headquarters to prepare for the third hunt mission.

Just like the second hunt, the third one was also going to be broadcasted across the countries of the Great Alliance and Starfall. However, what everyone would be seeing depended solely on 2025 as the little creature was the one controlling these broadcasts.

The five raids of the third hunt targeted at different low-danger zones outside the safe territories. It was meant to be both an elimination mission and a learning experience for the warriors. The goal was not just to clear threats but to also train the participating teams for large-scale future battles.

As Grace studied the reports from 2025, she felt a familiar weight settle in her chest.

If the second hunt had shown signs of monster intelligence, this third one was going to be much worse.

She needed to make sure everyone returned alive.