"The solar distortion is accelerating, and we don't have much time left."
Chen Hongyu sighed.
"But since you want to promote Qi Blood Martial Dao, I can leave you some seeds."
"Among all the Outer Heaven People, you have achieved the most. I want to see how far you can go."
Lu Yuan understood what he meant.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
The Digital Life Plan is just a helpless measure to continue human civilization.
If there's a better choice, Chen Hongyu would be happy to see it happen too.
"And what about you? Won't you reconsider?"
Lu Yuan questioned himself.
If he had to abandon his body and live in the virtual network as data only.
He would rather choose death.
"Flesh is weak, for someone like me, digital life is the ultimate destination."
Chen Hongyu shook his head and said.
In fact.
Digital life was exactly the existence he dreamed of.
No disease, no need to eat, no need to sleep.
In this way.
He could devote all his energy and time to scientific research.
There's nothing better than that!
Seeing Chen Hongyu's firm attitude.
Lu Yuan no longer tried to persuade him.
Leaving the laboratory.
Lu Yuan looked up at the pitch-black night sky, suddenly feeling as if it were a lifetime ago.
On this seemingly ordinary night.
Many people were still, as usual, getting off work, having dinner, taking a walk, playing poker.
Probably no one could imagine.
The whole world was about to usher in an unprecedented transformation!
Three days later.
Gunshots were fired in East Japan, executing national traitors.
Seven days later.
Members of the Great Ying cabinet died mysteriously one after another, suspected to have been killed by Martial Dao experts!
Half a month.
A carrier fleet of the Lighthouse Country was suddenly attacked during exercises.
A Five-Star General who went to inspect was unfortunately killed.
The entire fleet was wiped out, with no survivors!
A series of negative news made people uneasy.
But Lu Yuan knew very well.
This was just the appetizer.
Half a year later.
Chen Hongyu used the Extreme Martial Artist Corps to hunt down the top leaders of the Ark Plan everywhere.
Finally successfully obtaining all permissions of Nova.
From then on.
No one could stop him anymore.
He no longer hid.
Instead, he decided to announce the arrival of a new era to the world in an extremely high-profile way!
Year 2140.
Christmas Eve.
Many people were immersed in the festive atmosphere.
The pedestrian street had long been adorned with colorful lights.
As night fell.
Streetlights lit up.
Many people finished their day's tiring work and couldn't wait to celebrate a little.
Steamy food, bustling Western restaurants, and the fashion and jewelry in shop windows.
Everything made tonight look so beautiful.
But at this moment.
People all over the world unexpectedly discovered.
Their phones, computers, car screens, public LCD screens, and all surrounding electronic devices suddenly lost signal, turning to static.
And the harsh electronic noise of 'sizzling' came out.
This was an absolute disaster for the information age.
High-speed trains stopped, planes went out of contact, phones became useless bricks.
All infrastructure was in a state of paralysis.
After a few minutes.
In the unsettling wait.
The screen full of static finally showed an image.
In the image.
Was a middle-aged man in a white lab coat, wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking like a university professor.
He spoke the most arrogant words in the calmest tone.
"Flesh is weak, digital immortality!"
"My name is Chen Hongyu, and I'm here to declare war on the whole world!"
Upon hearing Chen Hongyu's deadpan war declaration.
Everyone laughed.
"It's already 2140, and someone still makes such a boring joke?"
"Which mental hospital's fool was not secured well, that he managed to escape?"
"Everyone look at me, I have an announcement, he's surely the Songstress!"
But many people didn't know.
When the leaders of various countries saw this familiar face, they immediately panicked.
And what Chen Hongyu did next plunged them into unprecedented fear.
Because he, in front of the whole world.
Directly published the Ark Plan and the existence of Dark and eerie energies!
Dark Energy?
Solar Distortion?
Doomsday Crisis?
This series of information left countless people struck by lightning, unable to believe their ears.
"Fake! It must be fake!"
"What solar distortion, just a lie made up by those with ulterior motives!"
"Trying to make us panic with a few words? I advise you not to be delusional."
In the face of the harsh truth.
Many people chose self-denial, preferring to indulge in comforting lies.
Some netizens also believe this is nonsense.
But when Chen Hongyu presented the Apollo lunar plan and a series of evidence.
People fell silent.
Because using Nova, Chen Hongyu obtained a large amount of firsthand confidential information from within the Hexagonal Building.
From this information.
Everyone could clearly see.
How the well-known moon landing hero gradually transformed from a normal person into a monstrous abomination.
Besides this.
There was also information on the Ark Plan, signatures of high-ranking officials from various countries, all the scientists' photographs...
These real pieces of evidence mercilessly shattered the last shred of illusion in everyone's hearts.
Could it be that dark and weird really exists?
Was everything this madman said actually true?
After accepting this harsh truth.
Many people squatted on the ground, holding their heads and crying bitterly.
A second ago.
They were still immersed in the hot, merry festival atmosphere.
The next second.
They were plunged into Hell by the cruel truth.
In addition to the fear.
When the world learned that elites from various countries had built an Ark fleet, attempting to escape secretly,
Many ordinary people fell into unprecedented anger and despair.
"Those elites betrayed us!"
"Turns out, we are just cattle and horses that can be sacrificed carelessly!"
"The apocalypse is coming, what do we have to fear!"
"Willing to risk it all and dare to bring the emperor down off his horse!"
"Join the digital ascension, and embrace glorious evolution!"
Under the impact of the angry crowd.
War flags rose everywhere, and order collapsed.
The entire world fell into chaos.
Especially the Lighthouse Country, where the civilian gun ownership rate was as high as 46%,
it directly turned into a gunfight suit.
A true-to-life version of the battle royale - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds unfolded intensely.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Many unaware Ark players were still wearing virtual helmets playing games.
For these shut-ins,
The best way to celebrate Christmas,
was undoubtedly to let their favorite female character in the game wear a Christmas dress and celebrate with them.
But the next second.
They suddenly felt a slight sting in their necks, as if stung by a bee.
Then their bodies went limp, collapsing to the ground.
They completely lost all breath.
When they regained consciousness, they found themselves still in the familiar Ark world.
But unlike usual,
This time they would live in the game forever, unable to return to the real world!
Despair, fear, madness...
With millions of Ark players converted into digital life, countless people broke down.
The top layers of many countries declared the highest state of combat readiness.
And urgently mobilized armies, attempting to jointly annihilate the Red Lotus Sect.
But it was a pity.
In the face of tens of thousands of Extreme Realm Gene Martial Artists, the so-called modern army was simply too fragile to withstand a blow.
A slash to cut a fleet.
A strike to destroy a city!
That day.
Humans finally recalled the fear once dominated by the Martial Dao!
"Use nuclear weapons and space-based weapons, at all costs, erase him from this world!"
The Lighthouse Country's general spoke firmly.
Before the words fell,
The entire command room suddenly blared with alarms, flashing intense red light.
"Warning!"
"Military system has been forcibly breached!"
"All combat satellites are down, and all nuclear weapons have lost control..."
On the combat screen.
Only eight big words remained.
Flesh is weak, digital immortality!
"God, what kind of monster have we created?!"
The highest commander slumped in his seat, his eyes filled with deep despair.
As a participant in the Ark Plan.
He of course understood Nova's capabilities clearly.
Once nuclear weapons and all communication means were lost.
When facing the Extreme Realm Army.
Countries were simply fish on the chopping block, ready to be slaughtered!
Staring at the bright blood-red words on the screen.
He shakily pulled out a handgun from his coat.
"Bang!"
With a gunshot sound.
The highest commander of the Lighthouse Country tilted his body, falling into a pool of blood.
Similar incidents continued to play out across the world.
Under Chen Hongyu's control.
The Extreme Martial Artist Corps advanced with unstoppable momentum, and by force transformed everyone into digital life.
Many countries announced their fall one after another.
Eastern Africa, Latin America, Western Europe...
One region after another fell in succession.
The once bustling downtowns now became desolate, empty cities.
Even the great powers of the world were overwhelmed, in a state of constant panic.
As the world panicked.
They suddenly discovered.
The entire world, only Qian Country remained untouched.
Because there was the most powerful Martial Arts Extreme Realm of the current era.
Who could suppress all chaos and turmoil!