The next morning, the soft sunlight streamed through the window and gently bathed the room.

Lu Fan and An Lan, both sporting dark circles under their eyes, trudged downstairs.

Ling Yue was already waiting in the living room. Seeing the two of them like this, he couldn't help but tease them, "Where did these two giant pandas come from?"

Lu Fan scratched his head awkwardly and explained with a dry laugh, "I was too excited last night and couldn't sleep well no matter how much I tossed and turned."

An Lan blushed, lowered her head shyly, and remained silent.

The three sat side by side in the living room, quietly waiting for the moment of their return.

Time passed slowly in the stillness, and the air was filled with a complex atmosphere of tension and excitement.

Their gazes drifted to the window every now and then, filled with anticipation that they would be swept away by a dazzling beam of light and returned to their homeland in the next second.

Suddenly, the announcement of "Wilderness Survival" rang out all around without warning.

[China triggers 10,000x return]

[600 nuclear bombs * ten million]

[Beautiful Country Triggers 10,000x Returns]

[Nuclear bomb 702 * 10 million]

[White Bear Kingdom Triggers 10,000x Return]

[Nuclear bomb 936 * ten million]

...

The announcements continued, and the three of them froze on the spot, as if they had been frozen in place.

"What... what's going on? Why would our country trigger a ten-thousand-fold return?" Lu Fan asked, his face full of confusion.

Ling Yue and An Lan looked at each other with equally bewildered expressions, their eyes filled with deep confusion.

Just then, a mysterious person stepped into the courtyard with steady yet eerie steps.

He was dressed in a pure black suit, his expression solemn and dignified, as if he were on his way to a solemn funeral.

The pure white mask he wore reflected a blinding light under the intense sunlight, making it impossible to see his expression or guess his intentions.

Upon seeing this mysterious person, Lu Fan and his two companions immediately became alert.

Lu Fan and Ling Yue reacted quickly, immediately grabbing their weapons and firmly protecting An Lan behind them.

Lu Fan shouted, "Who are you?!"

The mysterious figure approached them unhurriedly, then slowly raised his hand in a soothing gesture, his voice deep yet carrying an unfathomable calmness.

"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm. I'm just here to tell you some truths."

With that, he waved his hand lightly, and in an instant, a huge screen appeared out of thin air in front of the three of them.

The scene on the screen was chilling: above bustling cities, countless missiles, hydrogen bombs, and nuclear bombs hovered like dark clouds, exuding a chilling and deadly aura, as if they would mercilessly fall at any moment and instantly raze the cities to the ground.

On the streets, countless people panicked, running and screaming frantically, their faces filled with despair.

Terrified screams and the piercing honking of car horns mingled together, as if the whole world had fallen into an endless abyss of darkness.

Lu Fan, Ling Yue, and An Lan were stunned by the scene before them, their eyes wide open, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Because they saw a familiar flag amidst the chaotic scene.

Ling Yue was the first to regain his senses, his voice trembling with emotion: "How is this possible? How could this be true?"

The mysterious man calmly walked to a chair and sat down, his movements elegant and composed, completely out of place in the tense and dangerous atmosphere.

He picked up the tea on the table, held it to his nose and sniffed it gently, seemingly enjoying the moment of tranquility, before speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Just last night, in the early hours of the morning, a group of high-ranking extreme nationalists in the United States could not accept the final outcome of their wilderness survival attempt. Blinded by narrow nationalism, they actually seized control of the top leadership of the United States by force, and then brazenly launched nuclear weapons at the world. This sudden move caught the world off guard and left them defenseless."

"In order to defend their national sovereignty and the safety of their people, countries such as China and the White Bear were forced to fight back and also launched nuclear weapons."

The mysterious man paused, his gaze slowly sweeping across the three shocked faces with sharp, piercing eyes.

"Now, the whole world is shrouded in the death shadow of nuclear weapons. Once these nuclear weapons fall, there will be no place of peace on Earth, and no one will be able to survive this catastrophe."

Upon hearing this, the three of them were struck dumb, their minds went blank for a moment, as if they were frozen in the torrent of time.

This sudden and devastating news was too heavy for them to accept for a while.

The world is facing annihilation, while they were not long ago immersed in the joy and anticipation of returning to their homeland.

Just then, the mysterious man spoke again: "However, there is still a glimmer of hope, and there is still a chance to salvage the situation."

Like a drowning man grasping at a last straw, Lu Fan hurriedly and anxiously asked, "What is it? Is there any way to save this?"

The mysterious man slowly raised his hand, extended his index finger, pointed it directly at Lu Fan, and said, word by word, "The key is you."

Meanwhile, in the real world, live streams around the world were all focused on this scene.

Everyone stared in fear at the scene on the light screen, not daring to breathe.

Lu Fan asked incredulously, "Me?! What can I do?"

The mysterious man spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Let me tell you a story first. In the field of traditional Chinese art, there is a unique technique called 'unveiling painting.' In ancient times, people mostly painted on Xuan paper. When those masters of art with profound skills and exquisite techniques painted, they used extremely deep force with their brushes, and could even make the force penetrate the back of the paper."

"Later, some people engaged in the antique forgery industry developed the technique of peeling off paintings. They took advantage of the layered nature of Xuan paper and carefully peeled off one layer from the surface of the painting. Since the ink would seep into the layer below when painting, there would be ink marks on both sheets of paper. After some processing, they could be sold as two genuine works."

Hearing the mysterious man's seemingly nonsensical answer, the three became even more anxious.

The mysterious man remained calm and continued to explain, "The reason you were able to come here is similar. A long, long time ago, this world suddenly split in two, forming two worlds: the wilderness world you are in now and the so-called real world outside."

"Both worlds are real, and you can think of them as parallel worlds. When the two worlds separated, each took away a portion of matter and energy, just like when you peel back the paint, the ink on the two pieces of paper will fade relatively. This is the root cause of why your real world's resources are rapidly becoming scarce."

"Differences have emerged between the two worlds in their development. The civilization of the Wilderness World perished prematurely, and your world is now facing the crisis of destruction."

Hearing this, not only Lu Fan and his two companions, but people all over the world were deeply shocked.

No one expected that such a shocking secret was hidden behind the rapid depletion of Earth's resources.