Doomsday Pillars

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[The First Tribulation has begun]

When the notification appeared on the bracelet of every person across the world, the sky gradually darkened as roaring thunder and purple lightning filled out the vast blue expanse all over the Earth. The sight was both terrifying and enchanting.

At the same time, the people of Singapore could clearly feel the ground under them tremoring fiercely, as if its location shifted and something was about to come out of it.

Theo was standing on top of the city walls, facing towards the north where the Abyss Pit was located, the one that was included inside the Monolith\'s shield barrier protection.

The reason for this was to allow the limited amount of Singaporian fighters to focus their attention on that, while the Abyss creatures that were coming from the other Abyss Pit would be blocked by the Monolith\'s barrier.

"I hate you for being right, Alex! This is bad... Where are you right now!?" Theo cursed, as what he saw at the moment greatly frightened him.

From the direction where the Abyss Pit was located, Theo could see a black wave that covered the sky and the ground on the horizon. When he narrowed his eyes to see it better, he spotted hundreds of critters and hellhounds running through the plains like raging waves.

Team 3 led by Theo, Team 2 led by Nam and Team 4 led by Rama, which amounted to almost a thousand Singaporean Sky realm fighters were preparing to hold the incoming wave, as they made a semi-circle formation towards the north with the city behind them.

"Attack!! Do not let even one of them in!"

The hundreds of Singaporean fighters quickly rushed forward, blocking and hindering the Abyss creatures that aimed to breach the formation and flood the streets of Singapore. These Sky realm fighters were definitely too strong for the hundreds of critters and hellhounds, as the latter were steadily annihilated by the former.

In the frontline, Theo could be seen using his signature move Sword Formation. as the familiar 5 flying swords zoomed and flickered around the battlefield, chopping off the heads of unsuspecting critters and hellhounds.

Rama was rampaging and wrecking havoc through the sea of Abyss creatures using his flaming spear, as one could occasionally see bursts of blazing flame from his direction. While, on the other hand, Nam utilized his artifact weapons, a pair of gloves, to block and defend the three sides.

Nearly all of the Sky realm fighters that entered this battle had an artifact to defend themselves. This factor caused the hellhounds and critters to be chopped and beaten to the blue before they had any chance to pass the formation.

Splatt!! Splaatt!!

Myriads of cries and sounds echoed through the battlefield, proving the battle was an extraordinary one.

"Hold the line!! Hold the line!!"

Bam!!

"Kill that hellhound that got away!"

Clank!! Clank!!

Boom!!

"We need reinforcements here!!"

While Team 2, Team 3 and Team 4 were fighting with the Abyss creatures from the north, Team 1, which was led by Lieutenant Choi, was stationed around the Monolith device. His team was the biggest team of the five as it was filled by the Earth realm fighters and had to guard the perimeter around the Monolith.

"Hold the Line!! Hold the Line!!"

They saw that the other Abyss Pit, the one at the west, also began to pour out its content, as hundreds of Abyss creatures started rushing out of it and dashing towards the city. Fortunately, with the Monolith barrier in place, none of the creatures could pass through and reach the city.

Of course, the existence of the bluish barrier did not stop the Abyss creatures from trying, as they crashed, scratched, bit and slammed on it to no avail. 

As for those who got into contact with the barrier first, their fate did not look good as they were crushed under those who came from behind them, oblivious to the barrier before them. Therefore, one could slowly see the bodies of Abyss creatures piled up in front of the barrier.

Lieutenant Choin and the other fighter were delighted to see that the barrier was able to hold the Abyss creatures. However, just to be on the safe side, Lieutenant Choi swiftly ordered all the fighters to stand around the perimeter ame make sure that none of those creatures got through.

Team 5 led by the firebirds was still on the standby in the center of the city, acting as a reserve force. While the other officers of the firebird organizing Team 5, Maxine and Corrie were still accompanying Christina who still lay in bed, burning with fever.

…

On the first day of the tribulation in Singapore, they decided to focus their attention on the Abyss Pit in the northern area. As a result, Theo, Nam and Rama with the thousand Sky realm fighters managed to hold the defensive line tightly.

Every two hours, the fighters would do a rotation, where those at the frontline would retreat and rest at the back, while their position was covered by the substitutions. This method would help maintain the fighters in a good condition, as the fight against the Abyss creatures would continue for days.

On the second layer of the semi-circle formation, there were places already prepared for those who retreated, meals, drinks and accomodations. There were also healers in the area, ready to act, if any of the fighters received injuries.

When the second day arrived, the most troublesome Abyss creature in Alex\'s previous life finally came out of the Abyss Pit.

Exceptional speed, extraordinary strength and a tenacious body that could only be damaged by spells or magic items: the Gargoyles.

Among the thousand of Sky realm fighters, only 50 of them were sky realm Magus, with the majority of them being Knights. Moreover, there were only 200 people who had the aptitude that allow them to cast basic augmented spells on their weapons.

This meant only a quarter of the fighters the three teams had were able to fight against the gargoyles, trying to injure or kill them.

At this moment, Team 5 that consisted mostly of the firebirds and was led by Corrie and Maxine finally decided to join the fray. 

Thanks to the reinforcement from Team 5, the Singaporean fighters, who were being pushed back by the gargoyles, were finally able to retaliate, causing the fight to become more manageable again.

With every Abyss creature killed, Theo ordered all the spirit stones to be collected, so they coule be sent directly to those in charge of the Monolith device. This way, they could extend the duration of the barrier, giving them a breath of space.

…

Surprisingly, the third and fourth day of the tribulation were going smoothly like the first two days, as the Singaporean fighters were still able to repel the Abyss creatures. Even though the number of Abyss creatures constantly increased, they still fell within the controllable range.

If Alex\'s information was correct, they only needed to hold on for another two or three days before the creatures\' attacks would slow down. Hence, Theo looked at the fighters and shouted, "We can actually do this guys!! Keep holding on!!!"

All the fighters that had been fighting relentlessly for 4 days were yelling in high spirit. No matter if they were resting or fighting, those who heard Theo\'s shout would let out a powerful roar. The well-rested would immediately enter the battle again, while the still-fighting became even more fierce.

Theo smiled as he saw the fighters becaming energized. He then entered the battlefield as well. He thought that they would definitely be fine if things kept going like this.

Alas, Theo\'s thoughts were shattered when the fifth day came.

The moment the sun rose on the horizon, strong tremors suddenly shocked the city, as something was trying to emerge from the western Abyss Pit.

GRRROOOAARRR!!!

A large creature walked out of the Abyss Pit. Its three heads and tail brought terror to those who saw them. The creature proceeded to spread out its wing and took off to the sky before it came crashing down on one side of the Monolith barrier.

BOOM! 

The loud piercing sound attracted the attention of everyone.

When they turned towards the sound, the scene presented before them terrified them.

A large crack could be seen on the bluish barrier.