There was no sound of miserable laughter.

Tribulation raised his head. The cold mask covered his face and suppressed all his emotions. He held them in his heart, and the vague tear moisture flowed down from the mask. It was extremely cold, with the last of his hesitation and cowardice.

The thundering sound in the sky gradually faded away.

The heavy rain that had covered Eastern Europe for days and nights had finally stopped.

The world was ...