Chapter 449: Political Change (I) (1/2)
Chapter 449: Political Change (I)
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After the massive destruction by the Glassians, the condition of the earth had deteriorated and disasters frequently occurred.
Looked down from space, the entire earth had been covered by a layer of gray, flowing fog. Although it moved slowly, it was the view from a hundred thousand kilometers away. On earth, it should be akin to a hurricane adversely affecting one’s whole world.
The atmosphere was crazily getting more and more intense. Clouds of dust blew about, and even trees and rocks were also flying in the sky. It was almost impossible to witness the scene on earth with one’s naked eye. The consequences brought by the nuclear-powered antimatter intelligent space bomb had gradually become serious, imminent of an impending nuclear winter.
In addition to the previous strong explosion, it had caused a shift in the earth plates. The World Island (Europe) had turned into a series of islands, North and South America had been completely separated and the entire North America had a huge hole blasted in the middle of it.
It was only a few hours since the destruction of the Glassians, but it had caused the creation of more than a hundred volcanoes. All of these volcanoes were erupting a hundred millions tons of material every second into the air which worsened the situation on earth.
However, this was only the beginning. It would take a long time for the earth to re-stabilize from the plate adjustments. It was foreseeable that in the next six months to a few years, the number of volcanos would be rapidly increased, whilst the nuclear winter might even continue for more than a decade.
Luo Yuan pursed his lips and felt heavy-hearted. This was a terrible disaster. Even the people who survived would face a cruel moment soon.
It was not like the brutal dangers during the apocalypse – it was much more terrible. In such a severe environment, mankind would completely lose all traces of sunlight and would need to live every day like a cold winter night for a long time.
He kept flying, and in just a few minutes he had crossed 400,000 kilometers of distance and rapidly entered the atmosphere.
Over time, the view had gradually dimmed down. Strong wind with sand and stones were violently blowing around. Although Luo Yuan was inside the space bubble and isolated himself from all attacks, he could feel the terrible strong wind in the atmosphere.
The airflow around was moving at high speed at hundreds of meters per second. From a standard Typhoon calculation, this wind speed was more than a level 18 typhoon.
The whole earth had been completely tattered. The forestland had now become desolate with lodging trees everywhere. As for Europe and North America that had been seriously hit, they had become a largely barren land and was left only a few high-level giant trees that were still standing upright.
Luo Yuan tried very hard to identify the location of Hope City. After a long while, he could roughly find the location of Hope City through the nearby terrain. There had been no trace of the city but he could only sense the strong wind.
What made him even more shocked was how there were dimples on the ground everywhere and formed as a concave in the sand wind. There were even cracks as long as hundreds of kilometers that separated the city into two.
At this time, the space-time bubble was moving at an amazing speed of thousands of kilometers per second. In order to avoid directly penetrating the center of the earth, he had been slowing down his speed when he entered the atmosphere. When he got closer to the ground, his speed had decreased to a few kilometers per second.
He slowly unraveled the space bubble, but just when his body was in contact with the outside world, he was blown to the middle of the air by the gust of surrounding strong wind.
He awkwardly tumbled into the air. He was not heavy enough and no matter how strong he was, he could not withstand the strong wind.
When he was in the midst of being blown into the air, he tried to use his Will to stabilize his body but to no avail. The weight of his Will was only a few hundred kilograms. There was not much effect when he encountered this kind of super sandstorm.
At this point, he somewhat felt remorseful. He was in a rush when he came out and did not carry the belt that was made of the Demonic Horseman’s mane, otherwise, he would not need to worry about strong winds like this.
He let the wind blow against him, and after a few seconds, he immediately teleported.
The very next moment, his body had already landed on the ground. This time, Luo Yuan was well prepared. Before the wind took its toll on his body, he embedded his hands into the ground to stabilize himself.
As it should be, it was already supposed to be a bright sunny day the next morning, but now it was completely dark and was obscured by the endless sand.
Immediately, his sense penetrated the ground and with teleportation, he disappeared from his original position.
The first layer underground had been completely run-down. The strong wind blew through the collapsed region here, where most of the buildings had been dilapidated. When he walked along the street piled with thick sand, he could see corpses scattered everywhere.
Fortunately, it was a warehouse district with only a few staff, thus, there were not many casualties.
Luo Yuan went through four levels consecutively and it was the same for all. There were totally empty and in ruins.
He started to feel worried and eagerly wanted to know the current situation of Huang Jiahui and the rest.
He split through the basement and immediately jumped down to the next level.
Fortunately, the lower he went, the better the situation was. When he reached the seventh level, apart from the thick sand on the ground, there was not much impact on others. However, the power had been completely disrupted and it was dark everywhere.
It was already the residential and lightly-polluted industrial area. On the street, there were people panicking everywhere. A lot of military police were standing on every street attempting to enforce basic law and order.
”… The government is exploring new methods, and everything will be fine. I hope everyone can remain calm, as we have a lot of food and water reserves. Agricultural areas are still operating well. I believe that if we unite as one, we will get through any difficulties...” A government worker was holding a tweeter and shouting loudly.
Luo Yuan listened quietly for a while. He remained silent and walked through the crowd to the passageway.
It was the same on the eighth floor. Crowds were on the streets. Some people were crying and some looked numb. Some of them were panicking with uncertainties and kept trembling. Many of the people were holding fire torches and wandering on the street without a purpose, like a group of soulless zombies.
Fortunately, it had been the apocalypse for so many years. During all these years, the people had trained to be organized and disciplined. In addition, there were a lot of police maintaining order. Although they were in despair, no untoward incidents were caused.
Luo Yuan sighed and quickened his pace. He could not wait to go home now.
Not long after, he arrived at the ninth level underground, where his villa was located. However, before he entered the door, someone was in his way, accompanied by Huang Jiahui. When she saw Luo Yuan, she finally lit up and expressed relief.
”They have been waiting for you for a long time,” said Huang Jiahui. There were just so many words her heart wished it could utter, she had to bottle them all in.
Luo Yuan nodded and turned his face to the acquaintance beside her. He was the vice mayor of Hope City, Bi Jianping. His face was dim and said with a serious tone, ”Hello Minister Luo, I’m really sorry to bother you. Today, Hope City has arrived a near-death situation. As part of the executive committee of Hope City, please be sure to attend the government meeting and discuss the countermeasures.”
He had been waiting for a long time and insisted on standing at the doorway. As a vice mayor, he had to be humble because the situation has not seen its worst until today. All the signals had been interrupted and the ground was covered by a terrible sand storm causing the gridlocked traffic. They were unable to retrieve any information and after much consideration, they decided to come and ask Luo Yuan himself.