The world had changed. The sky was covered in thick clouds, and water vapor was everywhere. The surrounding temperature was above 40 °C.
The surface of the sea was filled with cooked fish and prawns. The entire sea had turned into a pot of salted fish soup, and the air was filled with a salty smell.
Wei Huo checked the map and realized that he was in the sea between the Western Continent and the Southern Continent. This was the center of the Earth Core’s energy explosion. Perhaps the Western Continent and the Southern Continent were the most affected areas. The Northern Continent and the Eastern Continent were in better condition because they were far away.
Wei Huo’s character had already told Ma Tengyun and the others what had happened in the underwater world. At the same time, the situation over there was also reported.
Wei Huo said, “The situation in the Western Continent is very bad. The continent is completely submerged. The temperature exceeded 100 degrees all of a sudden, and many people died as a result.”
Meanwhile, rain was pouring. The steam formed a thick layer of clouds in the sky that turned into raindrops. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky from time to time as a few tornadoes appeared on the surface of the sea.
Xiao Liang frowned. “Do we… only have 55 years?”
In 55 years, the entire race would migrate and leave this planet.
Coincidentally, the game system suddenly released a global announcement.
A global quest was issued to all players: Escape.
Time: 55 years.
Objective: Escape from this planet and survive.
It seemed like besides the humans, even the players would be leaving. This was something the Atlanteans had planned for thousands of years. They had planned to use the planet’s core to kill the gluttonous snake.
Although they had temporarily failed, the end of the world would come in 55 years. This seemed like an unsolvable problem.
Wei Huo and the others started rushing toward the Southern Continent. Along the way, they passed an island. This island was where Wei Huo had intercepted all the fear and despair during the Battle Royale. There was also a small group of indigenous people in the Southern Continent.
Wei Huo and the others saw an energy shield from afar. That shield blocked everything, including the rain. It seemed like they had used this thing to block many calamitous consequences before.
The golden armor, which had sharp eyes, said, “That’s a huge energy shield. As long as the energy is not exhausted, the shield will not break.”
Wei Huo and the others landed outside the shield. Many cracks had appeared on the shield, but it was still strong. Everyone was curious. Where had this shield come from? Why was it so advanced?
Wei Huo’s golden eyes saw through everything. Thus, he sighed. “There are only a few children left. The oldest is only 16 years old.”
Everyone was stunned. They were all confused. “What about the adults? With a protective shield of this level, their adults should be fine, right?”
Wei Huo shook his head. “You will understand soon.”
After saying that, Wei Huo touched the protective shield. Then, the shield shattered like a bubble and disappeared. They walked in and a group of half-grown children suddenly rushed out with guns.
They shouted as they charged, “Die!”
Only Wei Huo and Lu Qiqi understood their language. The others did not understand because they did not have translation devices. They only knew that the group kept shouting and shooting at them.
However, their shooting skills were not advanced. It was difficult for them to carry heavy guns. The bullets were repelled by the domain, so they could not hurt Wei Huo and the others.
Wei Huo said, “Don’t panic. We’re not enemies.”
A boy shouted, “You’re demons! You killed my parents!”
The children had never heard of the people from the Northern Continent. From their perspective, as long as their skin color was different from theirs, they were not members of the same race!
“Stop! Hetal!” At that moment, a voice was heard from outside the protective shield. It belonged to a black man covered in blood. He was holding a crutch and he looked very weak.
However, Wei Huo knew this person. He was the black captain he had met before.
“Uncle Modin!” the group of children exclaimed. “You’re still alive!”
Modin approached Wei Huo and bowed deeply. He then told the children, “Don’t be rude. They are our saviors. Where did the adults go?”
After Modin asked that question, the children fell silent. Some of the younger children started crying. Their tears fell uncontrollably, and even the older children’s eyes were red.
Something occurred to Modin, and he asked, “Could… Could they…”
Modin rushed into his home. Wei Huo and the others followed him closely. They saw a huge electric tower surrounded by five big glass jars filled with yellow liquid. There was only a little yellow liquid left in the glass jars.
The glass jars kept emitting bubbles, and the electric tower kept producing electricity from afar to supply the equipment in the estate.
However, Lu Qiqi, the golden armor, and the others were stunned when they saw the huge power supply device. They finally knew what had happened. After all, there were many human soul fragments around the electric tower.
The golden armor said in shock, “Is… Is this a device that can turn souls into energy?”
Modin lowered his head and then sighed. “Yes, but we usually use living animals. We’ve never used living humans before. This time, the adults must have protected the children, so…”
It was unbelievable that equipment could turn souls into energy, but there were such unbelievable things in this world.
Wei Huo and the others finally understood why the shield had lasted so long. It was because the adults in the estate had sacrificed themselves. They had used their souls to produce a large amount of energy for the shield and resist the waves of the calamity.
Wei Huo suddenly said, “Would an Atlantean do that?”
Lu Qiqi said, “There are indeed not many children in the underwater world. They should have been… moved away.”
Wei Huo nodded. “It seems like any race would do the same. The urge to continue their race has been engraved in every individual’s genes. Although we’ve escaped this calamity, we have more important things to do.”
The entire race had migrated. All the humans on Earth had migrated over the past 55 years!
At that moment, a few huge fireballs appeared on the horizon. They slid down the horizon and smashed into the Southern Continent.
The golden armor asked, “Is it the Zerg?”
Wei Huo’s eyes emitted a golden light. Moments later, he said, “It’s a spacecraft. A spacecraft from an interstellar civilization!”