Monarch of Gluttony: System of Sin

Chapter 52 52: The Fleeting Hope

The Tower of Sins... A mystery that no one had managed to decipher.

The tall tower stood tall. The entrance of the Tower was sealed completely. Not even the people inside the tower could open the doors to leave, not that anyone would have wanted to do that.

The outside world was even more dangerous. Powerful and scary beasts roamed freely everywhere, eager to tear the flesh of any human they could find.

Unfortunately, by now, most of the humans who hadn't managed to get inside the tower had been killed by the beasts.

Even the once most populated cities on earth were void of humans now. Signs of Destruction could be seen everywhere.

The streets that used to be crowded in festivals were now covered in blood which hadn't been cleaned for years.

The tall tower of Sin could be seen from the city itself even though it was thousands of kilometers away. The Tower of Sin appeared like a heavenly tower that was touching the sky itself, shining like a beacon of hope.

Throughout the years, news about the Tower of Sin had spread in settlements of humans who had managed to survive the onslaught by hiding. The human groups struggled for their day-to-day needs, barely surviving.

"After crossing seven seas, we are finally close to the Tower of Hopes. If all the rumors we heard about the tower are correct, this might be our last chance at an ordinary life!"

A middle-aged man was hiding inside a supermarket with a small group of people. Beasts walked past the entrance of the tower every once in a while, not checking inside.

"But we can't stop being careful," the man further continued. "There are even more Monsters who are in this part of the world. The journey ahead is going to be even more treacherous. So stock up and be ready. As soon as the sun sets, we will advance."

The twenty or so people agreed with the man. They started picking items and feeding themselves since it was unclear if they were going to get an opportunity like this again. This was the closest City to the Tower of Sin. From this point on, there weren't any cities to stop at.

"The people of this city are really lucky that the Tower of Heaven appeared close to them. We had to travel half the world to get to it, but they could go there right away," A young man commented as he kept filling up his bag with items.

A dark-haired woman didn't agree with him. "Did you not see all the dead bodies in the streets? The people of this city died so brutally. Just because they were this close to the Tower didn't mean they were lucky. If anything, they were more unlucky."

"How so? They didn't need to tread through the mountains to get to safety like us! I agree that some of them died in the process, but I believe there must be millions who got inside the tower and are living in great luxury and safety now! So yes, they were lucky! Nothing you say can make me say otherwise."

The lady let out a tired sigh. "There is a saying. The grass is always greener on the other side. That's what you are feeling. Do you not see? This city is filled with beasts! There are like ten times more Beasts here. If I'm not wrong, this place is where the Beast Horde first appeared."

"We certainly had a hard time surviving. Many of us died as well, I know. But that doesn't mean I can ignore the troubles of others. Tell me honestly, if as many Beasts as there are in this city had appeared in our city instead of the measly few, would you call yourself lucky?"

"We were farther from the Tower, but we also didn't face such a massive horde of beasts. Just the rare few that appeared there were enough to slaughter most of the city. Just imagine how hard it would be for people here!"

"If they still managed to get inside the Tower with so many Beasts around, then I won't call out their luck! They deserved it. And we will also get inside the Tower! We can't fail after coming this far," The Young woman declared as she continued packing her bag as well

"Tsk, you are an idiot," the young man rolled his eyes. "I don't want to argue with you."

The man separated and went to talk with the others in the group.

The young woman simply rolled her eyes as she walked to the man who had given the initial speech.

"Father, I am ready."

The middle-aged man gazed at the young lady. "Good work. Did you eat something?"

"I did."

"Good. Then just wait for now. There's still time to sunset. We will leave soon."

Since the apocalypse appeared three years ago, the stocks on the shelves weren't refilled. Most of the items here were already expired, but the people couldn't be choosers in this situation. They are even expired items since not much was available.

Within a few hours, everyone was ready with a bag on their back, filled with food.

Each of them also carried multiple weapons just for their safety. Some carried automatic guns, while others carried handguns with silencers. Some even carried hand grenades in their bags as precautions.

Throughout their journey, they had come across beasts many times, but most of the time, they only came across isolated beasts and now the ones in groups, so they were able to take them out. Whenever there were hoards, they avoided them.

Time kept trickling away as the group waited for sunset, where the beasts were a little lax.

The middle-aged man who led the group kept looking at his clock repeatedly. It was over when the clock struck eight that he gestured to the group to follow him.

All of them wore their night vision goggles and prepared to leave the supermarket.

The middle-aged men led the group and pushed the door open, making sure not to make even the slightest noise.

The group of twenty people stepped out of the building one after another after making sure that the street was empty.

They only managed to walk a few meters before they heard the sound of clapping.

The middle-aged man turned back, wondering who in their group was clapping. There was no way a beast could clap after all.

"You idiots, have you gone crazy?!" he whispered angrily. Unfortunately, everyone in his group was also looking back. None of them were clapping.

The middle-aged man's face turned pale as soon as he saw behind him! There were twenty mighty beasts standing behind him. He still didn't understand who was clapping though.

"Everyone, run and hide! I will keep them busy!" The middle-aged man raised his machine gun at the same time as he tossed a hand grenade toward the beasts.

The people in his group followed the orders and started running to find a place to hide.

They kept running as the sound of bullet shots kept resounding in the surrounding.