54 1 Year *

*Thump*Thump*Thump*Thump*

The sound of something punching the rocks would be heard, underneath the scorching sun, constantly punching the ground was a young boy.

The boy's hair was long, and there was filth covering his body. As if he hasn't cleaned himself in a year.

Through is constant training his body has undergone massive development. Lachlan still kept his small and slim figure, or rather, he couldn't get any bulkier. It seems that gravity was constantly compressing his muscles, increasing the density but no increasing the size.

This slightly disheartened Lachlan, he wanted to be huge, using just his body to protect people. But, it wasn't all bad. Due to the muscles density increasing, the durability of them did as well. Lachlan had the Rocs constantly attacking his body, forcing it to increase the strength of the skin as well.

After a year of training, he has gotten far, going further upstream. And after such a long time he has made it close to the water's source, just metres away from it.

But every time he places a foot inside the cave.

*Crack*

It breaks apart, the bones breaks and the muscles and tendons tear. Lachlan has got slightly used to the pain after such a long time.

From what Lachlan has observed, he can tell that the gravity underground is a few levels above what he can handle.

'Damn, if only I can train up to that level' Lachlan thought. He had been stuck in this area for a couple of weeks, constantly trying to go inside the cave.

'Wait a minute, how could I be so stupid, the further I go the higher the gravity. Somewhere the gravity should be at this level on intensity' Lachlan facepalmed, he couldn't help but also be disappointed at his intelligence.

Now Lachlan had another goal, get to the centre of the island. The gravity there should be high enough, not to mention he might find some new stuff there. After all, that's where the tree is.

…

Back on the shore, there were a group of people, all around a campfire. They used the wood near the beach, which happens to be from the weakest trees on the island. But, those trees could still withstand the gravity, so all was well.

The aroma of fish could be smelt through the near area. The group surrounding the fire were drooling.

"We haven't had any real meals in so long, ever since we began training," Simon said.

"Indeed, and it seems Lachlan will continue to train," Georgia said.

Simon shrugged his shoulders, "Not my problem his missing out, he can continue training for all eternity for all I care".

"Though I do want to have whatever water he's drinking now," Joe muttered.

"Yeah, he's probably gotten to the source already, that's why he isn't here, probably keeping all that water to himself," Simon grumpily said.

"That just gives us more incentive to train, we'll be drinking that water in no time," Joe said.

"Yeah, we'll train harder than ever and show him who's boss!" Simon shouted.

…

Back on the hill, Lachlan could be seen hiking it, one step at a time.

Every time he needed a break he would simply sit down and drink some of the water.

He would also always stop to think about his family. He hadn't stopped training, so he doesn't know how they're all doing. He kept wondering about the world as well, he wanted to know if the situation has got any better, but that was for him to find out another time. For now though, he will continue to train.

…

On a Warship in the North Atlantic Ocean.

"Fleet Admiral James, humanity has currently had 4 billion casualties, the number also continues to rise," May said.

"Thank you for the report Admiral May. Unfortunately, we can't do anything. There is only so many of us, the beasts on those islands have also begun to attack, we can't handle it. What should we do?" James asked.

His body has already healed. There were scars all over it, all across his face and chest, but none on his back. These scars weren't just from the Sydney fight, but also the fights that he and his navy have had through the year.

It wasn't only him though, all the soldiers that were still standing could be called the elites of elites. They all gave of intimidating auras, sometimes without even thinking about it.

No one could respond to James' question, Jack finally stepped forward, "Maybe it's about time we head back to our home country and rest".

"Huh, maybe so. How long will it take for us to reach Australia?" James asked.

"About 1-year sir, we are currently positioned across the world from Australia. Unless we decide to not help people along the way," a soldier said.

"Of course we'll help others along the way, but limit the range to 500 kilometres, we don't want to distract ourselves for too long".

"Yes, sir!" the soldier said. He then did some things to the scanner, limiting the range to only 500 kilometres, which in turn made the map much clearer.

"Maybe we should pick up that group along the way," James said.

"Do you think they're still alive?" May asked.

"I do, they were strong, and on that island, the only thing they could do is get stronger," James explained.

"I'll be happy to see how much stronger they've become," Jack said.

"Same," James responded.

It may still seem like a normal navy, but that would be the last thing one someone's mind when they see the size of it.

After participating in so many battles the navy's size has continued to grow. It changed from the Australian Navy to the World Navy, as all countries around the world send their forces to join it.

They go around the world solving problems, battling against tough beasts, and training throughout the entire time.

They could be said to be the strongest force in the world.

With 20 large battleships all having a Fleet Admiral from around the world lead them. Aside from those ships, there is also the smaller warships, now carry millions of navy soldiers in total.

There are also aircraft carriers with high-quality fighter jets on them.

The world no longer cares about currency, the only thing on everyone's mind is survival, and if they can survive longer by helping create these weapons they will.