In Future, Humans Live in Giant Mobile Cities That Are at War With Each Other

In the far future, the Ancient Ones almost destroy humanity in an event known as “the Sixty Minute War”. Afterward the survivors team up and create gigantic moving cities that now roam the Earth. Larger cities hunt and absorb smaller towns in the Great Hunting Ground, which includes Europe. However in Asia, a group that opposes traction cities has created a static settlement protected

by the Shield-Wall. One day Hester notices that the predator city of London is approaching the mining town of Salzhaken. Since her goal is to kill London's head Historian Thaddeus, she runs to mingle among the people of Salzhaken in case they get caught and absorbed. Soon the alarm starts wailing and everyone panics as their town starts to move to get away. In contrast, the people in

London are cheering for the hunt. Salzhaken moves as fast as possible but London is faster and more powerful, so it’s not hard to chase after them. Salzhaken’s drivers decide to empty the silos, hoping that with less weight they can go faster. They head toward the foothills and almost fall off the edge, but they turn the town at the last second. Unfortunately the sudden movement causes

it to start losing pieces, including a wheel. London uses the chance to shoot a bunch of chained harpoons and quickly captures Salzhaken to then swallow it. Once inside, the citizens of Salzhaken are told to hand over any old tech. Meanwhile Thaddeus’ daughter Katherine is at the London Museum, where they keep technology like smartphones and toasters as ancient relics.

She’s waiting for historian apprentice Tom, who is running late as usual. After running through the city during the chase, he arrives at the museum and helps Katherine look for information about the Sixty Minute War. He shows her a machine he built himself with old pieces, which he uses to play a video of an energy weapon called Medusa destroying a whole city. This is why the Ancients created a