CHAPTER 900: THE END OF THE RED NIGHT EVENT

Everyone in the Eclipse Domain was focused.

The battlefield had become a bit chaotic as everyone wanted to get a kill from the Zombie Pigs as well...

Many Survivors also darted between corpses, looting as fast as they could while new Zombie Pigs continued to spawn from the horizon. After all, if they just let them pile up, it would be very difficult to move around, so they had to loot while moving as well.

Cloud updated the information as more and more Zombie Pigs would spawn after they kill thousands of them...

[ Time Remaining: 60 seconds ]

[ Estimated Zombie Pig Count: 8,900+ ]

[ Spawn Rate: Increasing ]

They were just multiplying!

The sky remained blood-red, pulsing with unnatural energy. But the survivors didn’t stop.

They were desperate now. Every second mattered.

Shane punched through another pig and after confirming that there were more than 20 around him, he swiftly looted them at the same time...

"Don’t stop! We’ve got one minute left! Grab everything you can!"

It was like controlled chaos. Mechs also helped clear up the Zombie Pigs. Ranged squads fired nonstop. Even the medics were using stun grenades to knock pigs down for easier killing and looting.

Then came the final 20 seconds.

More pigs surged from the horizon... hundreds, maybe thousands.

Shane narrowed his eyes.

"Cloud. No more restraint. Launch a full bombardment. Target everything in sight."

Cloud responded instantly.

[ Confirmed. Deploying Type-4 Saturation Strike. ]

[ Target Zone: Eastern and Northern Horizon ]

[ Payload: 100% dynamic suppression. ]

Soon, above, the Floating Fortress roared to life.

Its bombardment grid opened fully, releasing a wave of suppression shells in rapid succession.

The sky shimmered blue as dozens of shells streaked toward the horizon.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Shockwaves rippled across the field. The ground trembled. Pigs collapsed in droves and over 4,000 were eliminated in seconds.

Shane stood at the center of it all, watching the final seconds tick down.

[ Time Remaining: 3... ]

[ 2... ]

[ 1... ]

Then it happened.

The Red Night Sky vanished.

The crimson hue dissolved into soft silver light, revealing a calm, moonlit sky.

"It finally ended..." Shane muttered...

The oppressive atmosphere had lifted and the air felt breathable again.

All remaining Zombie Pigs, those still alive, dissipated into thin air, vanishing like mist.

Only the corpses remained, and various parts of the Zombies that couldn’t be looted remained.

Unlooted bodies scattered across the field, waiting to be claimed.

Soon, the System finally chimed in, confirming that it had truly ended...

[ The Red Night Event has ended. ]

[ Calculating participation points, hidden missions completed, rewards, and new updates. ]

Shane exhaled slowly.

"It’s over."

But the work wasn’t.

He turned to his people, bloodied, exhausted, but smiling.

"Loot everything. We earned this."

And so, under the moonlight, the survivors of Eclipse Domain began their final sweep for reward...

***

As everyone was busy looting, the Zombie Pigs scattered everywhere, the system had finally completed its calculations.

[ Event Title: The Red Night ]

[ Status: Concluded ]

[ Duration: 24 Hours – Completed ]

[ Attention, Survivors.

The Red Moon has faded. The blood-soaked sky has lifted.

The Red Night Event has officially ended. [

[ From the moment the Red Moon rose, all sectors were engulfed in chaos.

Mutation frequency surged. Zombie activity reached critical levels.

Territory stability collapsed. Shelter integrity was tested.

And yet... You endured. ]

[ Final Event Metrics ]

- Total Zombies Eliminated: 30 million+

- Lord-Class Incursions: 700+

- Bloodmarked, Corrupted, and Infested Variants: 120,000+

- Shelters Lost: 800+

- Red Crystals Discovered: 9,400+

- Hidden Objectives Triggered: 1,100+

- Global Death Toll: 27% of active population

[ Global Ranking Calculations In Progress ]

- Individual Contribution Points (ICP)

- Clan Contribution Points (CCP)

- Territory Defense Ratings

- Resource Acquisition Logs

- Hidden Objective Completion

[ Reward Distribution Pending ]

[ All survivors who endured until the final minute will receive the Red Night Survivor Title.

Top 100 Individuals, Top 20 Clans, Top 10 Clans, and Top 1 Clan will receive exclusive rewards.

Red Crystals may soon be exchanged for high-tier gear, shelter upgrades, or evolution paths. ]

[ System Update: Item Exchange Unlocked ]

[ Red Crystals collected during the event will soon be used for Item Exchange.

Artifact Blueprints and Lost Technology Fragments could be traded. ]

[ Final Notice ]

[ The Red Night has ended.

Shelter evaluations will be archived. Contribution logs will be finalized.

Individual reward notifications will be dispatched shortly. ]

[ You have done well, Survivor. ]

***

Shane didn’t say anything at first. He just stood there, watching the battlefield under the moonlight.

The system’s final broadcast had faded, but its impact lingered in the air...

Survivors were still looting, still moving, but now their pace had changed. It wasn’t just urgency anymore... There was a relief after confirming the end of the event.

They had survived.

They weren’t part of the 800+ shelters that were lost.

A young survivor nearby, barely Level 38, let out a shaky laugh as he looted a pig and pulled out a Spirit Recovery Potion.

"We’re still here... We’re actually still here."

Another, a logistics runner with a torn vest and a cracked helmet, dropped to his knees beside a corpse and just stared at the moon. "I thought we were next. I thought we were done. Pork meat! Pork meat! I want to cook them already! I want a barbecue!"

Shane walked past them as he understood their reaction...

"Just like what the system said... Good job, everyone. You have done well."

Then, a cheer also broke out from the western flank.

Someone had just found a Red Crystal on the ground...

That man was definitely lucky since the Red Crystals could be converted to something great later on.

At this time, Cloud also fed him various reports regarding the events that had happened in his other shelters...

What caught Shane’s attention were the various reports regarding the Valiant-01 Skybreaker...

He didn’t really expect the Mute Builders to be able to build it in time... His investment in them was truly worth the price.

He continued to read the reports, and although they had plenty of casualties, most of them were actually recruits, scavengers, or those who had come from neutral shelters... No key figures within the shelter had perished at the very least.