After rescuing three elite warriors from Russia, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang enjoyed the highest level of friendship from Russia. Then, carrying a bunch of local specialties from Russia and some advanced high-tech equipment developed in Russia, they boarded a luxury helicopter specially sent by Egypt and the Middle East and headed back to their destination.
The African Union also wanted to take second place, but they were still a little short on money... well, a tiny bit short, so they could only reluctantly settle for third place.
The helicopter flew for about ten hours and arrived at the somewhat chaotic region of the Middle East. This area had been plagued by wars for many years due to conflicts between some ethnic groups. However, after the appearance of the Doomsday Gate, the rights and wrongs and the struggle for interests between ethnic groups had to take a back seat compared to life and death.
Because the Gate to Doomsday was located at the border between the two nations, the brave warriors who entered the Gate to Doomsday forged a bond of brotherhood while struggling to survive in the post-apocalyptic world.
The aftermath of the collapsed Doomsday Gate located here caused a massive sandstorm.
And within that sandstorm that almost completely obscured the view, there were at least several hundred sand tornadoes stretching straight to the sky.
If that were all, it wouldn't have rendered the local powers helpless. The most crucial point is that these sand rolls are extremely hot, hot enough to scald a person with blisters if you just put your hand on them.
According to the person in charge here, they speculate that the core fragments of the collapse are inside these high-temperature sand tornadoes.
All their heroes had tried their best to search for it, but even after suffering severe burns all over their bodies, they still couldn't find or grasp the collapsed core fragment.
They had no choice but to seek help from Washington state.
Gou Fugui stood in the desert, looking at the sand and dust swirling in the sky, and felt a bit of a toothache.
He racked his brains trying to figure out which of his transformed creatures was particularly resistant to high temperatures and tornadoes, but found that none of them were actually well-suited to the current hot sand tornado situation.
He will most likely have to rely on his physical abilities to tough it out. Although the physical enhancement from saving the world and activating the bloodline of the cute creatures has greatly improved his physical abilities, making him many times stronger than ordinary people, he should be able to last a long time in each hot sand tornado. However, there are dozens or hundreds of sand tornadoes in this large area. If he and Xie Tianlang were to search for the fragments of the collapse one by one, it would take them at least five days without rest.
If the fragments were smarter and could escape on their own, who knows how long it would have taken.
"It's not that arresting them is troublesome, it's that finding them is troublesome."
The person in charge in the Middle East nodded repeatedly, deeply moved by what he heard: "It's just that it's extremely difficult to find! In fact, our first hero was also a very brave man. He searched alone for two days and finally collapsed due to exhaustion and severe burns."
At one point along the way, he had already spotted traces of the collapsed fragments, but those fragments, perhaps still carrying remnants of the world's consciousness, were desperately fleeing, disappearing in the blink of an eye into the swirling yellow sand.
If we could locate the fragments of the collapse, then even if it meant serious injury, capturing them would be worthwhile. The problem is that those fragments are incredibly difficult to find.
So everyone looked at Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang. Gou Fugui thought for a moment and decided to go with Xie Tianlang into the sandstorm and sand tornado to see what would happen if they were lucky and found small fragments inside.
However, an hour later, Fugui Yuanyuan and his wolf dagger emerged from the sandstorm looking disheveled.
The first thing Fu Guiyuan did after running out was to kick the wolf next to her with a blank expression.
Xie Tianlang's lips twitched slightly as he stood still, but he still scoffed inwardly—after going in, he was constantly chased by hot sand tornadoes and didn't see any trace of the collapsed fragments. How could he be blamed?
This isn't the fault of someone with bad luck. They just haven't had the best luck.
The person in charge in the Middle East had already provided Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang with a special RV for rest and various delicious and luxurious foods. They were not disappointed to see that Gou Fugui and his group came out an hour after rushing in.
After all, even their hero couldn't stand it and came out after only half an hour inside. These two went in and stayed for an hour, and apart from the sand and dust on their bodies and the small holes burned into their clothes, their skin didn't even have any burn marks.
That's already amazing!
"Come on over, you two, have a rest and some of our air-freighted king crab. We also have golden caviar and a special chilled cocktail!"
“We know this collapsed area is very difficult to deal with, so you two don’t need to rush. We still have at least half a month!”
They would be satisfied as long as they could resolve this collapsing area of negative energy by the end of the month.
At the very least, we cannot allow the Middle East to become the breach and starting point of the collapse of the entire world.
But Gou Fugui, sipping an iced cocktail, had no intention of spending half a month here. Not to mention that everything should be planned in advance and that they must be in their own country at the most critical moment, even though only two forces have asked them for help regarding the collapsed Doomsday Gate, what if other national forces need help along the way?
Therefore, we still need to finish this quickly.
But how can we find the core fragments of the collapsed structure as quickly as possible?
What methods are available to locate the core fragment, or to attract and lure it?
While eating, drinking, and thinking about how he was on the verge of collapse, Gou Fugui's core fragment was a magnet.
Then, he suddenly thought of his own little world.
There's also the behavior of the fragment automatically sinking into the seabed of the small world after he caught it.
After he grasped the first fragment of the collapsed gate in Fengxian, he only heard fragments of world consciousness and did not understand why that fragment had entered his small world.
But when he caught the fragments of the collapsing ice pillars in Oregon, he basically understood something.
In essence, these fragments need to use the power of his small world to repair themselves. Although it may take an extremely long time to repair a fragment back into the core of the world, and there may be various risks along the way that may ultimately prevent successful restoration, there is still a glimmer of hope.
Although his small world possessed the most basic world origin, it was still very weak and rudimentary. These fragments, which were once the core origin of the world, could more or less improve his own small world.
Therefore, this settlement is a barely mutually beneficial arrangement.
The premise is that his little world can withstand the accumulated negative energy.
Or rather, his own spirit must be strong and resilient enough not to be defeated by the negative energy of the collapsing fragments when he first came into contact with them.
The thought of that feeling of being filled with negative emotions, of being completely out of control, and of being both mad and evil, made the wealthy beauty, who had just finished a chilled cocktail, shudder involuntarily.
Tsk, if he could, he really wouldn't want to use his own little world, even if it would be beneficial to it.
But the greater the benefit, the greater the risk, and he didn't have that much ambition.
But given the current situation, he had no choice but to do it. Every minute and second was precious.
After finishing the sumptuous lunch, Gou Fugui beckoned to his big wolf with his finger.
Xie Tianlang cooperated by sticking his ears and head out, and Gou Fugui said, "My pocket should be able to attract the fragments."
Xie Tianlang paused for a moment, then his mind clicked and he figured it out precisely. He nodded first, then frowned slightly: "Will there be any danger? And what method do you plan to use to attract it?"
After all, that personal space is impossible to exist in this world in a strict sense. If you can't take it out, how can you attract attention?
Gou Fugui twirled a strand of hair: "So I need your help."
"I would find a place with a lot of negative energy and practice standing meditation, constantly taking things out of the space."
"When the time comes, some of the aura in the small world will definitely leak out when the items are taken out. One or two leaks may not be enough to attract the fragments' attention, but I don't believe the fragments won't sense it if it happens many times!"
"When the time comes, you stand next to me and carefully observe the surroundings. If you spot anything unusual, take action immediately!"
Looking at Xinshangyuan's sly and calculating expression, Xie Tianlang couldn't help but want to pet her.
In the end, he simply patted his round head and nodded, "I think it's okay."
After a brief preparation, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang once again rushed into the sandstorm and scorching heatwave.
As soon as you enter, the temperature in the entire area soars to over 50 degrees Celsius. The sand is even hotter and scorching due to the intense heat. When the sand hits your face, even through a special breathable and sturdy protective mask, you can feel your face being hit painfully.
At this moment, the hot sandstorm and sand tornado in the sandstorm once again discovered the overconfident intruders. It seemed that in that instant, the sandstorm and sand tornado in the entire area became even more violent and moved towards Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang.
Gou Fugui was too lazy to chase after the sand that seemed to be teasing them. He looked around and started taking things out of his space, or rather, his own little world.
After two days of vacation and receiving a thank-you gift from Russia, Fugui'er's little world was once again filled with things.
Moreover, the variety of varieties is becoming increasingly abundant.
He first pulled out a beanbag chair and stacked it on the sand. After settling in comfortably, he started taking out all sorts of delicious food.
He first pulled out three bottles of soda, then easily dodged the hot hair curlers that were moving towards him.
Then he pulled out four small boxes of fried chicken wings, two large boxes of hamburgers, and three boxes of fries.
Finally, he pulled out a completely transparent, rectangular tempered glass booth, kind of like a phone booth? He just put himself inside the glass and started comfortably eating hamburgers, fries, fried chicken, and drinking cola.
Xie Tianlang, who was diligently searching nearby, was speechless.
Isn't this kind of seduction a bit too much?
What's even more outrageous is that this method of drinking didn't reveal a single trace of the broken fragments.
As Xie Tianlang watched Xinshangyuan devour her food and seriously pondered whether the spatial manipulation method would succeed, he noticed that his own Yuanyuan had started repeatedly tossing stones in her hand.
The stone was an uncut jadeite rough with a golden-red color visible on its surface. It was probably one of the minerals that Fugui'er obtained from the riverbed in the underground world.
But the way he tossed the stone was very interesting. While others tossed it up and down, the stone in his hand not only went up and down, but also appeared and disappeared at times, like the most perfect magic trick.
He looks more like a spoiled young master, not at all like he's taking his work seriously.
But ironically, this method of casually tossing stones around suddenly worked—
Although the fluctuations were extremely small, the light was very dim, and the sandstorm blocked most of the vision, Sirius still discovered the collapsed fragments that actually appeared here immediately!
The fragment was mixed in with a rapidly moving hot sandstorm, and when it appeared, the destructive power of the surrounding sandstorm reached a new level.
But this poses no threat to Xie Tianlang at all.
In an instant, his internal energy gathered and circulated, and he leaped high into the air, heading straight for the hot sand tornado.
In the instant he made his move, Gou Fugui, who was still gnawing on the last piece of fried chicken, stuffed the fried chicken into his mouth, and then everything around him was instantly taken back into his small world. The next second, he rushed out like an arrow released from a bow.
Incidentally, it also added the lucky and prosperous bloodline bonus to itself.
His intuition told him that what they lacked now was not strength, but luck!
In the end, luck really played a big role. When Xie Tianlang failed three times in trying to grab the Collapse Fragment by using the sandstorm's wind force, Jinli Fugui simply spun around three times and then suddenly jumped up. The Collapse Fragment, which was dodging Xie Tianlang's pursuit between the sandstorm and the sandstorm, directly crashed into Jinli Fugui's palm.
The moment Jinli Fugui grasped the fragment, that terrible negative emotion assaulted him once again.
However, this time he quickly felt his body being embraced and his hands being held tightly. The unspoken but powerful embrace and strength gave him more strength to break free from the raging negative emotions.
Of course, at this moment, his little world was once again filled with torrential rain and towering waves, and negative energy was running rampant in the little world.
Gou Fugui's face was somewhat pale, and he was also very tired due to excessive exertion.
But he could sense that the sandstorm was slowing down, and the world rifts caused by the collapsing Doomsday Gate were beginning to heal little by little.
As Xie Tianlang carried the exhausted Fugui out of the sandstorm area, Gou Fugui inadvertently looked up at the sky and discovered that the stars in the desert were so bright and beautiful.
"The world will get better, won't it?"
Xie Tianlang nodded firmly: "Of course."
Gou Fugui laughed.
The person in charge in the Middle East region of Egypt only discovered the sandstorm was starting to subside the next morning. When he received the message from the monitoring department, he was still incredulous and went to the outer edge of the sandstorm area to observe it carefully for a long time.
When he confirmed that the aftermath of the Doomsday Gate in the sandstorm zone had indeed been resolved, the very shy person in charge, who was wearing a turban, was so excited that he burst into tears and knelt down.
Then he insisted on taking Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang to their palace as guests, and immediately offered to give Gou Fugui a box of worthless gold bars.
Even the two exceptionally capable big shots, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang, couldn't hold back the excited person in charge and the excited, happy people from the area who had come along. In the end, they were forced to achieve the goal of a one-day trip to the palace and received three boxes of "very worthless" gold bars and gems.
To be honest, Gou Fugui can hardly understand the meaning of the phrase "worthless".
Fortunately, the UN official in Africa took them away with tears in his eyes; otherwise, they might have had to stay there and experience all the worthless things.
The disaster brought about by the collapsed gate in the African region is a disaster of "prehistoric behemoths" that is very much in line with the primitive characteristics of Africa. However, since most of the prehistoric behemoths that collapsed the world failed to escape to this world, the disaster here was caused by a huge, burrowing man-eating beetle with a very hard shell.
Because these man-eating worms are particularly good at burrowing underground, can escape very quickly, and are extremely bloodthirsty and murderous, even the dozens of brave warriors and tens of thousands of soldiers sent by the United Nations in Africa failed to capture the worm leader, allowing the worm population to grow stronger and stronger until it has reached a terrifying level.
The UN officials in Africa are prepared for a protracted struggle.
Even though two foreign aid workers were brought in, and these two foreign aid workers resolved the aftermath of the collapse of the gates in Ohio and Egypt very decisively and perfectly, the head of the United Nations in Africa still did not quite believe that two people could handle such a terrible and numerous underground man-eating worms.
Then, the African leader and the brave warriors here had their eyes opened.
Upon hearing that the disaster here was actually caused by living beings, Gou Fugui immediately revealed a relaxed and cheerful expression.
The apocalyptic events, caused by natural disasters, severely limited his ability to create cute creatures, making him particularly difficult to deal with at times. However, if his opponent was a sentient being with some intelligence and hearing, the problem could be solved in no time.
Gou Fugui asked the head of the African United Nations to help him select a relatively open clearing in the forest, and then had the soldiers of the African United Nations surround the clearing.
"You all stay here and keep watch. No matter what you hear, don't get too distracted. You must stay calm and focused, understand?"
"Then when I call you, turn on your flamethrowers and wipe out all those bugs, and we'll win!"
The African soldiers blinked their big eyes, somewhat confused, but they still understood the hard requirements of the wealthy:
Stay calm! You'll win!
Even if a rock were to fall on their heads, they wouldn't budge!
Then the African soldiers, who were very confident in themselves, heard the sound of the loudspeaker being adjusted. Before they could react, the Ha-style mockery, which they would later find amazing and even awesome, rang out.
"Listen up, you garbage bugs underground! I'm here to wipe out your whole family! I know you're hiding underground, so come out now! Don't hide underground and keep quiet! I know you're underground!"
"Trash bug! You filthy thing, come out and fight me one-on-one if you dare! I'm not afraid of a group fight either! Don't hide underground and keep quiet!"
"If you're a hero, come out and bite me! I'm standing right above you, do you have any dignity as prehistoric giant insects? I'm dancing all over your graves by myself, and you don't even dare to utter a sound?!"
Without a doubt, this is Fugui, a husky with a lapse in intelligence, making a crazy mockery.
The target of his taunt is anyone who hears him speaking through a megaphone.
These vulgar and scathing remarks, which were so offensive they were practically stabbing right into the heart of the insect, were unbearable not only for any insect with a brain, but also for Xie Tianlang, who was watching from the sidelines, and the African soldiers who thought they were very confident. They all felt the intense mockery and malice.
This is really hard to bear.
And it was obvious that the insects, who had brains and emotions and could feel the mockery, couldn't stand it either, and the man-eating insect leader was even more upset and angry.
So the man-eating insects swarmed out, determined to devour that trashy man who dared to mock them, leaving not even bones behind.
Then, following the sound, the man-eating insects that emerged from the ground saw Husky Fugui standing in the center of the open space on a huge rock, holding a specially made high-frequency vibrating megaphone.
"grumble--"
With a shout from the leader of the man-eating insects, hundreds and thousands of man-eating insects, each as big as a kitten, swarmed towards Gou Fugui in a dense, rapid attack.
Despite the sight of so many man-eating insects, Husky Fugui remained completely calm and even wanted to run around a couple of times. In the end, he let his intelligence prevail for a moment, instantly switching to the bloodline bonus of the groundhog Fugui.
then--
One breath in, one exhale, one roar.
The hordes of ferocious man-eating insects were all frozen in place by the now much louder scream.
"Soldiers, don't stand there! Didn't we tell you to stuff cotton in your ears beforehand? Come over here and spray fire! Kill the insects!!"
The African soldiers, who were so startled by the scream that their aircraft were not in good condition and almost lost their balance, only came to their senses when they heard the order through the loudspeaker. They rushed forward with exclamations and shocked expressions, and began to kill the man-eating insects with their flamethrowers.
After three waves of this, the prehistoric giant worm, which even the United Nations in Africa thought would be a protracted war, was easily wiped out.
The charred insect corpses eventually piled up into a small mountain.
"Transport all these insect corpses to a high-temperature incinerator for complete incineration to prevent any that have feigned death from escaping."
"We also need to dig along the direction the wormhole opens and go deep underground, and we must burn the entire nest of the prehistoric giant worm."
Unlike natural disasters in Ohio, prehistoric giant insects can still cause disasters, even if a broken fragment is found inside the body of a man-eating insect.
Therefore, we must pay close attention to this point.
The African officials, of course, readily obeyed the words of the two heroes who saved their lives, while the gratitude of the African soldiers and people towards Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang was much more simple and heartfelt.
They all surrounded Fugui'er and Xie Tianlang, and then danced enthusiastically and joyfully around them for over an hour, as if they were worshipping them as some kind of deity.
Before returning to China, Gou Fugui packed bags full of tropical fruits, as well as some rough diamonds that were generously given to him by the people of Africa.
That's pretty good too.
After traversing the disaster zones of these three collapsed Doomsday Gates, it was seven days later when I returned to Washington State.
This speed seemed rather slow to Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang, but Minister Tu told them that compared to the time it took other national forces to resolve the Gate of Collapse, they were actually quite fast.
Today is August 15th.
There are 23 days left until September 7th.
Eleven of the twenty-four doomsday gate rifts that caused global collapse have been resolved.
There are still thirteen world rifts and negative energy core fragments caused by the collapsed gates that have not been repaired or found.
Thirteen Gates of Collapse, Twenty-Three Heavens.
It seems like there's plenty of time, but seven days have already passed, and the countries and forces that haven't been able to resolve the issue of the Gate of Collapse are most likely facing difficulties that even they can't overcome, which is why the operation has stalled.
"My concern now is that those countries will stubbornly persist in their inability to find a solution, thus wasting their precious time."
Minister Tu's spirits had improved a lot in the past few days thanks to the help of Fugui and Tianlang, but now that he sees the progress in resolving the Gate of Collapse, he has started to worry again.
Fu Guiyuan munched on sunflower seeds, saying, "But other countries haven't asked us for help. Even if we went, we'd probably be on guard. We can't exactly rush to help them solve their problems, can we?"
Minister Tu's expression was not good, but he knew that Fugui'er was right.
At least for now, Washington State cannot take the initiative to speak.
"...Then let's wait a bit longer. Hopefully they won't do anything reckless, and if they do, they won't drag everyone down with them."
Thirteen days later.
Seven more of the global catastrophes of the Gates of Collapse have finally been resolved.
With ten days left until the January deadline, only six disaster zones remained globally.
During these twenty-three days, people all over the world could clearly feel that the surrounding environment had become more comfortable, and people's emotions were easier to control than before, and evil thoughts in their hearts would not flow out uncontrollably.
Meanwhile, monitoring and research institutions in various countries have also been pleasantly surprised to detect a decrease in negative energy, which shows that the method provided by the brave man in Washington State is indeed correct, and this is a good thing.
But does this prove that the one-month time limit is absolute and cannot be exceeded?
As a result, the world's attention was focused on the six collapsed gates that had not yet been eliminated.
These six regions are the Americas, Indiana, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, and the Caribbean.
As a result, other countries and forces that had resolved the disaster crisis began to frantically tag these six powers at the joint meeting.
The Americas are extremely annoyed, stating that they have already resolved two of the collapse gate disasters, and with ten days left, they will definitely be able to resolve the last one, so please don't bother them.
South Korea, Japan, and Indiana also stubbornly insisted that they could handle it themselves.
Finally, only Indonesia and the Caribbean remained. Although the dominant powers in these two regions also wanted to silence other countries, they were still small countries after all. In the end, they could not withstand the joint suppression of several major countries and were forced to apply for international aid. Then, rescue teams from Europe, Russia, Washington, and even the Americas went there to help solve the problem.
Seven days later, the volcano in Indonesia and the sea monster in the Caribbean were both dealt with.
There are only three days left until the deadline.
There are also four catastrophic cracks and fragments from collapsed gates.
"North America!! Didn't you say you'd definitely solve it?! Damn it, there are only three days left, can you even solve it?!"
"And Indiana! South Korea! Japan!!"
The Russian leader slammed his fist on the table, practically pointing his finger at the heads of these countries and cursing them.
"You four countries are courting death by dragging all our countries and people into this! Can you at least give us an answer?! Otherwise, we'll have to resort to force!!"
The other countries remained silent, but their serious expressions spoke volumes.
As January draws ever closer, even though the Earth seems to be getting better and better, no one dares to gamble on the possibility of something going wrong.
When had the person in charge of the Americas ever been interrogated and pressured like this? But at this moment, he really had no words to refute.
They'd already dealt with the aftermath of two collapsed Doomsday Gates, but the apocalypse inside this last one was just too deadly. It was a fucking biological virus!
Even if they consider themselves a superpower, it would be difficult for them to completely resolve a biological virus that has devastated a world within a month!
If that biological virus hadn't only been spreading within the collapsed Doomsday Gate area for the time being, the entire North American city would be ravaged by it now!
How can we find the Honkai fragments under these circumstances?! Even if we did find them, what good would they do? We still need to get rid of the virus first!
"Damn it, do you think we want to drag this out?! If you're so capable, send someone over to see if we can actually resolve this!"
"If your country were to experience an unknown virus outbreak, how much better off would you be than us?!"
It was only at this point that the leaders of other countries realized that the last remaining catastrophe in the Americas was actually an unknown biological virus!
Everyone gasped in shock, and the expressions of the leaders from several major countries changed drastically.
Compared to the unknown biological viruses in the Americas, the "living negative energy" in Indiana, or ghostly disturbances, the strong acid rain in South Korea, and even the nuclear radiation mutations in Japan seem less worrisome.
However, this also made the people in charge present feel a greater sense of urgency and danger.
Putting aside North America, we must resolve the issues in the other three countries no matter what! At all costs!!
So, in the last three days, in addition to sending their best virus research experts to North America, the major powers also forcibly sent troops into Indiana, South Korea, and Japan.
The first thing to be flattened by the powerful force was the strong acid rain from South Korea. After almost all of South Korea's advanced weapons and many elites running and searching in the acid rain, the location of the "Sky Rift" was finally found, and Gou Fugui finally retrieved that core fragment.
Then there's the "living negative energy" in Indiana. This negative energy converter was developed in Europe, Ohio, and Washington, and the indiscriminate mockery and hatred-inducing behavior of the husky Fugui also solved the problem here.
However, by 11:50 p.m. on September 6, no solution had been found for the biological virus in North America, and many researchers there had even been infected with the virus.
Because the nuclear contamination mutation in Japan had spread throughout the country and the surrounding seas, even with the combined efforts of all major powers and neighboring countries, no one was able to find the original source of the nuclear contamination mutation.
There are only ten minutes left until the January deadline.
The leaders of all the countries and forces sat quietly in the conference room, their expressions heavy and uneasy.
At this point, there is no difference between people of high or low status, poor or rich.
The whole world is awaiting the final judgment.
"...Perhaps things aren't so bad. After all, we've done our best. Only two of the twenty-four Gates of Collapse remain. How can we expect 100%? We have to allow for some margin of error," a country's leader said softly.
"Yeah, isn't our whole world getting better...? It can't be that the whole world will perish just because of two unrepaired cracks, can it? Maybe it's just a part of it?"
"..."
But compared to those who harbored wishful thinking, many more of the responsible persons in front of the video conference remained silent.
They did not harbor any illusions.
All luck is a sign of weakness and powerlessness.
The moment they have this thought, it means they've already lost.
However, I was still unwilling to give up.
In the seemingly silent stillness of the entire world, only time never turns back.
when--
Midnight, September 7th.
Gou Fugui also suddenly looked up.
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