Before the war, the internet was overflowing with websites.


    Each had its own purpose, audience, and culture, but they all shared one fate.


    User traffic.


    Think of a shopping district.


    No matter how attractive the stores are or how beautifully the streets are decorated, if no one walks through them, the area won’t last long.


    On the other hand, a crowded street thrives, even if it’s messy and the stores are rude.@@@@


    A website without users is no different from an empty shopping district.


    For a site built on the premise of attracting people, losing its user base is like a barbecue restaurant running out of meat.


    Of course, that number wasn’t just hardcore doomsday preppers—it included Melon Mask’s devoted followers, the kind who’d cheer even if he took a dump on screen.


    The actual number of true survivalists was estimated to be under 200,000.


    Unlike Korea, the U.S. hadn’t suffered as much destruction during the war.


    State-based defense forces still maintained order, and so, at first, the site’s American user count didn’t drop much.


    Even a year into the war, Viva! Apocalypse! in North America still had 700,000 users.


    But a year and two months later, that number was cut in half.


    That was when tensions between state and federal governments escalated, shaking the foundation of the United States itself.


    People who had been living in their homes, relying on satellite internet, were overwhelmed by rioters and looters.


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