Volume 3 Chapter 198 Natural Disaster Level: Human Level
The Skylark quickly approached the galaxy filled with apocalypse elements.
As we get closer to the target planet, the concentration of apocalypse elements around us is getting stronger and stronger.
Even in the river system where the dimensional reduction channel was located, Lin Xu had never been to an area with such a rich content of apocalypse elements.
Because of the existence of the Apocalypse Clan, Lin Xu did not stay in the river system where the dimensional reduction channel was located for long, nor did he go to many places, let alone places like the residences of the Apocalypse Clan, so he had never felt the feeling of being in the midst of a massive amount of Apocalypse elements.
This was the first time that the Skylark sailed into a place filled with massive amounts of apocalypse elements.
It was a completely different feeling from entering an area filled with massive nanorobots.
When entering an area filled with nanorobots, Lin Xu feels like a fish in water, as if there are eyes everywhere around him, and they are all extensions of his consciousness.
As long as Lin Xu wants, he can use the nanorobots anytime and anywhere to extend his consciousness to cover all locations where the nanorobots are.
But it doesn't work here at all. Instead, it's like a fish entering a desert. The apocalypse elements everywhere are not only not helpful, but will even hinder Lin Xu's possibility of releasing nanorobots to explore outside.
Lin Xu tried it deliberately. When he was close to the target planet, he slightly opened the space on his body and released some nanorobots out.
Then the next moment, these nanorobots came into conflict with the ubiquitous apocalyptic elements.
Rays of light that looked like the aurora appeared in the universe. They were the aurora-like lights formed by the conflict between the nanorobots and the apocalypse elements.
So Lin Xu immediately stopped releasing the nanorobots.
He was afraid that if he continued to release them, he would alert the beings pretending to be Apocalypse who might be hiding on the target planet.
Although it is still uncertain whether there is any entity impersonating the Apocalypse Clan, it is better not to alert the enemy.
In this way, Skylark finally entered the atmosphere of the target planet.
The violent tornado rolled up endless sand and dust, blocking the sunlight in the sky.
Because the sunlight was blocked, the entire planet was frozen all year round. The wasteland was dead silent and there was nothing. This was what Lin Xu saw.
Then, a slight alarm sounded inside the Skylark.
"What's wrong?" Lin Xu asked.
"The Skylark was attacked by signals from the Apocalypse Element, which was attempting to direct signals of a certain specific frequency band into the Skylark," Zhenxing replied.
"Import to Skylark? What signal is that?" Lin Xu asked puzzled.
"It's some kind of consciousness signal. The target of the Apocalypse Element is not just the Skylark, but the entire planet. The Apocalypse Elements on this planet all carry these signals. As long as there are intelligent creatures on the planet, they will be connected to this signal. The attack detected by the Skylark is just a by-product of this consciousness access signal." Zhenxing quickly analyzed it and finally came to a conclusion.
"All intelligent life will be connected to this consciousness signal? Let me take a look." Lin Xu suddenly became interested.
So he left the Skylark directly and found himself in the violent tornado on the planet. He immediately felt the omnipresent apocalypse elements, which were trying to establish some kind of connection with his brain and import some kind of signal.
"Really? But what exactly is this signal? Do we want to try to connect to it?" Nanzhu, who was standing next to Lin Xu, also felt the efforts of the Apocalypse Element to import the signal, and asked curiously.
"Lord Lin Xu, let me try it first." Mu Xiyue said.
Although this signal introduction posed little danger to Lin Xu, Mu Xiyue still didn't want him to be the first to take the risk.
"It's okay, just use nanorobots to transfer it instead of connecting directly." Lin Xu comforted.
Then the nanorobots directly contacted the Apocalypse Elements. Under Lin Xu's control, the nanorobots did not conflict with the Apocalypse Elements. Instead, they transferred the signals and established a connection with Lin Xu's brain.
In an instant, Lin Xu felt that the scene before his eyes had changed.
There is no longer any yellow sand or tornadoes all over the sky; there is only the blue sky and bright sunshine.
The sky was covered with dense clouds, and there was even a passenger plane flying not far from Lin Xu.
The passenger sitting by the window on the plane suddenly rubbed his eyes hard, as if he also saw Lin Xu standing in the air.
Then the passenger immediately started shouting, and soon one side of the plane was crowded with passengers. Countless people looked at Lin Xu standing in the air, raised their mobile phones and started taking pictures.
At this time, Miss Qiu, Nanzhu, Mu Xiyue and Lu Yao also appeared beside Lin Xu one after another.
Suddenly, the passengers on the plane shouted even louder and kept taking pictures until the plane gradually flew away.
"Where is this? It's so real." Nanzhu looked at the technology in the distance and reached out to grab a bit of the cloud passing by. It felt the same as a real cloud, and even she couldn't tell the difference.
“Is this a virtual world constructed by the Apocalypse Elements? The Apocalypse Elements want to establish a connection with our brains and transmit signals. They want to pass this information to our brains?” Lu Yao also stretched out his hand to feel the flow of the wind and the passing of the clouds, marveling at it.
"What happened to that plane just now? The people on the plane looked so real, just like real people. Could they be intelligent programs?" Mu Xiyue asked puzzled.
"No, those are real consciousnesses." Lin Xu shook his head and said.
He had clearly seen from the higher dimensions that those consciousnesses were real.
"The real consciousness existing in the virtual world? So what does the God of Death want to do? All this should be caused by him." Nanzhu widened his eyes.
"Who knows? Let's go down and take a look first." Lin Xu lowered his head and looked down at the lush green land, the flowing rivers, and the prosperous metropolis on the plain.
Everything is as if the planet is still the same as before, having never experienced doomsday, and intelligent life continues to thrive here.
"Indeed, let's go down and take a look, maybe we can find some clues." Nanzhu nodded repeatedly.
So the group flew downwards.
Along the way, Lin Xu and his companions had two pictures in their minds.
One is in reality, and there is only ruins below.
However, in the virtual world formed by the signals transmitted to their brains by the apocalyptic elements, what they saw before them was a prosperous metropolis.
While descending, Lin Xu was constantly searching from a high-dimensional perspective, for the God of Death who was suspected to be hiding on this planet.
Unfortunately, nothing was gained.
"So many people, are these all?" Nanzhu looked at the crowds of people in the bustling metropolis below and looked at Lin Xu in surprise.
"Yes, these are real consciousnesses. They should be the consciousnesses of the people who lived here before the end of this planet." Lin Xu nodded.
"So, although this planet is actually in a doomsday state that is completely unsuitable for the survival of intelligent life, the natives of this planet have no idea that their planet is over and are still living peacefully in the virtual world?" Even though Nanzhu can be considered knowledgeable, she has never seen such a situation.
"Maybe they know, maybe they don't, but it is true that there are billions of conscious beings on this planet now, living in the virtual world constructed by the Apocalypse Elements." From a high-dimensional perspective, Lin Xu could see more clearly the billions of conscious beings attached to the Apocalypse Elements network.
I feel a little sad about this.
"Was all this done by the God of Death? What exactly does he want to do?" Nanzhu asked this question again.
"Lord Lin Xu, can't you find it?" Mu Xiyue couldn't help but ask.
"I can't find it. The billions of conscious beings on the entire planet are all connected to the network of apocalypse elements. In reality, I have not seen any conscious beings that are not dependent on the weather network. In this case, unless the God of Death has also connected his consciousness to the weather network. Otherwise, he is not on this planet." Lin Xu said with a sigh.
"He posted himself on the Internet? What does he want to do?" Nanzhu widened his eyes in disbelief.
"Who knows." Lin Xu shook his head.
"Then how do we find it?" Nanzhu asked subconsciously.
"I didn't want to alert the enemy, but now it seems that I have no choice but to make a big fuss." Lin Xu thought about it and decided.
"Make a big scene? Okay, how do we make it?" Nanzhu's eyes suddenly lit up. She liked this the most.
"Although I don't know why, the God of Death established a network on this planet and even allowed so many people's consciousness to survive here, which means that this place should be special to him. If we turn this place upside down, unless he is really not on this planet, there will always be some flaws." Lin Xu said his plan.
"Where should we start?" Nanzhu was already rolling up his sleeves.
"Let's start with the city below." Lin Xu said as he looked down.
"Okay, I'll go first." Nanzhu said as he was about to rush out.
Before he could rush out, Lin Xu grabbed him by the back of the collar.
"What are you doing?"
"Making a big scene?"
"You think you are Sun Wukong! Making a big fuss doesn't mean you can cause damage. Besides, this is a virtual world. Even if you cause any damage, others can restore it at any time. It's nothing more than a program." Lin Xu said speechlessly.
"Then, what should we do?" Nanzhu felt a little disappointed and confused.
"Of course, let these conscious beings living in the virtual world face the reality. Although reality is cruel, we should not escape from it." Lin Xu said, and a large number of nanorobots in reality poured out from the portable space that opened behind Lin Xu.
In an instant, a large number of nanorobots in reality collided violently with the apocalyptic elements, and the long-lost beautiful aurora lit up above the barren land.
The aurora filled the sky, but unfortunately no one saw it.
In the virtual world, nanorobots and apocalyptic elements are fighting for control of the virtual world.
In an instant, a hole appeared in the city under Lin Xu's feet.
The hole continued to expand, swallowing up everything around it.
Inside the hole was a barren land filled with yellow sand, ice and snow.
It is the scenery of the real world.
"What is this? What is this?"
"Has the other world invaded? Run."
"Hurry, get in the car and go quickly."
Countless people were scrambling to escape, and for a moment it seemed like the end of the world.
In fact, for them, it is indeed the end of the world.
At the same time, in a special institution somewhere in the city, as soon as the hole appeared, alarms sounded throughout the institution.
Immediately, those who were resting in the dormitory ran to the operations hall as soon as possible. Those who were on vacation also received the news and made a sharp turn on the highway and rushed back.
The staff who arrived at the operations hall first sat down at their seats, panting, and started working.
"The hyperspace hole is continuing to expand, and it is currently unknown what is on the other side."
"It is suspected to be a natural disaster of catastrophic level. It is recommended that control personnel be dispatched immediately to limit the disaster. Otherwise, if it continues, the entire city may be in danger."
Reports came in quickly, and the old man sitting in the main seat had a gloomy face.
Over the years, this city has experienced countless disasters and was nearly destroyed countless times, but it was always saved in the end, so he has strong confidence.
But when he heard the report from below that the level of this disaster was suspected to be a natural disaster, his face couldn't help but jump.
"Disaster level? Are you sure? Isn't it just a hole? Such holes have appeared before?" the old man asked in a deep voice.
"This, this is the result of the calculation by the Pioneers. The Pioneers have never made a mistake, and the disaster level is suspected to be rising." The person who just reported had a trembling voice.
It is truly a natural disaster-level disaster, which is too rare. However, every time it occurs, it will cause widespread damage to the entire world, and by then it will not just be one city affected.
"Still rising? How is that possible? If it's rising, it would be a human-level disaster that only exists in theory." The old man frowned even more tightly as he listened to the report.
"Yes, I also think it is impossible, but the disaster level is indeed still rising." The reporter's voice has begun to sound like tears. Seeing the disaster level constantly climbing towards the human level that is enough to destroy the world, the psychological pressure is too great.
"Immediately connect to all cities in the world and ask for help. This is no longer a situation we can handle on our own. This is a natural disaster of suspected human level that can only be faced by the whole world together." The old man made a decision and stood up and gave the order.
"yes."
So various requests for help were posted and responses were received quickly.
The initial responses were all filled with disbelief. No one believed that a natural disaster that could potentially become a human-level disaster, and was already a natural disaster level, was happening.
Because they have absolutely no feeling there.
In the past, when natural disasters of catastrophic level occurred, they would have already occurred simultaneously and affected several cities. It is impossible that they have only appeared in one city now.
It was not until the results of the pioneers' calculations were thrown in their faces that they began to hastily prepare for support.
At the same time, the city's control personnel, led by the old man himself, rushed to the scene of the super-time and space void.
Looking at the hole that was still expanding, the old man frowned.
No matter how you look at it, this is just an ordinary space-time void. He has no idea how many such space-time voids he has experienced over the years. This one doesn't look special either, but why is the danger level so high?
Could it even destroy the world?
"Report, all non-combatants have been evacuated to a safe area. We can now explore the hyperspace hole."
"Control personnel, get ready, start exploring the cavity and find a way to close it," the old man ordered.
So a well-equipped three-person control team slowly walked out of the crowd.
A beautiful woman with long fiery red hair, a muscular man, and a handsome guy with a handsome face.
The three men had serious yet relaxed expressions, and were obviously experienced controllers with many battle experiences.
"Chief, we're going." The long-haired beauty was obviously the leader among the group. She nodded and greeted the old man.
"Be careful, this time is different from the past." The old man also nodded.
"Understood." said the long-haired beauty, motioning the two people behind her to follow.
So the three of them walked towards the hole that was still slowly expanding.
"I'll go to the other side first and see what's over there. You two support me." The beauty said as she put on the oxygen mask on her face.
After all, a place that looks like a different world has everything, but it doesn't necessarily have oxygen, so you have to be careful.
"Be careful, boss." The sturdy man was wrapped in ropes and handed one end to the beauty.
"Boss, when you come back this time, can I pursue you?" the handsome guy asked with a smile.
"Wait until you can beat me." The beauty glared at him.
The sturdy man smiled indifferently, but he was actually a little envious in his heart. It seemed like he was pursuing the boss openly, but unfortunately he was not handsome. Forget it, love belongs to handsome men and beautiful women. He should just focus on working out honestly, so that he could protect the boss, although the boss might not need his protection.
Just like that, the beauty was ready, with a rope hanging around her waist and connected to the strong man, so that she could retract the rope immediately in case anything went wrong on the other side.
The beautiful woman with long fiery red hair leaped forward and rushed directly into the cave.
All of the onlookers felt their hearts tighten at once, including the old man who was called the director, all of them looked at the void nervously.
Then everyone saw that as the red-haired beauty entered the cave, her figure became vague and then disappeared.
"Boss!" The strong man realized that something was wrong and shouted, but got no response.
"Quick, pull the head back." the handsome guy shouted.
The sturdy man exerted force with both hands instantly, and with a sound of "so", the rope flew back quickly.
But there was nothing on the other side of the rope, even the part was gone, only the rope on this side of the hole existed.
"Could it be that the rope has been corroded and broken?" The sturdy man was stunned.
"Impossible, this rope has been specially reinforced." The handsome guy retorted.
"No, the rope must be broken, otherwise why didn't the boss come back?" The sturdy man obviously didn't want to think about another possibility, another terrible possibility.
"That's right, the rope must be broken." The handsome guy was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily.
He also did not accept that possibility, so the only possibility was that the rope was broken.
"I'm going to make a connection." The sturdy man untied the rope from his waist and threw it on the ground.
"I'll go too." The handsome guy said as he tightened the gun on his sling.
As they spoke, the two of them rushed into the cave.
"Come back, where are you two doing?" The old man, who had already reacted, wanted to stop the two.
It’s a pity that it’s too late.
The two of them had already rushed into the cave and disappeared.
"Impulsive and acting on impulse." The old man slammed the car door heavily.
Too bad it's of no use now.
"Chief, what should we do? Should we continue exploring?" someone nearby asked.
"Go on, we have no choice." The old man was silent for a moment, and then immediately regained his tenacious expression.
Therefore, more control teams that had just arrived were sent out.
But with the lessons learned from the past, everyone is more cautious in their exploration this time.
Although the speed may be slower, it is better than not exploring anything and losing manpower in vain.
"Ah, my hand, my hand disappeared." A controller who was standing on the edge of the gradually expanding hole and trying to reach his hand in quickly backed away with a changed expression.
Looking at his palms again, they had completely disappeared.
"Medical officer, treat him quickly. Where is the limb growth agent?"
Soon, several medical staff came running over with large and small bags.
"Don't worry, soak the wound on your wrist in water, and your hand will be able to open soon. This is the latest technology." The medical staff encouraged his new partner.
The controller with a broken hand was also looking forward to it. After all, without a hand, he would have to retire early.
However, after soaking the palm in the potion for a long time, there was still no reaction.
"Strange, why doesn't the limb growth agent work?" The medical staff observed in confusion.
"Is your growth agent useful?" The control personnel became a little anxious.
"It's useful, it must be useful, but why can't your hand grow back?" The medical staff was also confused.
As controllers struggle in vain against the continued spread of the void.
Lin Xu in mid-air quietly slowed down the pace of releasing nanorobots to compete with the Apocalypse Elements for control of the virtual world.
Because as the nanorobots fought for control of the virtual world, he finally noticed some subtle changes among the billions of consciousnesses in the virtual world.
"Sure enough, the God of Death is hiding in the virtual world." Lin Xu said with a smile.
"Ah, is it true? No, he posted himself on the Internet. What's the point of that?" Nanzhu asked puzzled.
"Who knows, maybe she is also an internet addict?" Lu Yao thought about herself as a former internet addict herself and said.
