Shop of All Worlds 35 Hope is like wildfire, spreading among thousands of people...
The team led by Fang Xiheng has arrived at the designated coordinates.
This is a coastal city that has long been relocated.
The once bustling streets are now covered in ice and snow. The outlines of high-rise buildings, which have sunk to sea level along with their foundations, are vaguely visible. The entire city is sealed in ice, dead silent.
There were no humans living here, not even a protective shield had been installed. Before the Great National Defense Formation was activated, blizzards still raged here.
But now, the howling storm has passed, and the cold wind wrapped in snowflakes has become gentle, and the vision is clear.
Under Xiguang's precise navigation, the group of fighter jets hovered over the former city landmark museum.
"Start Y01." Fang Xiheng gave the order.
The combat robot that was originally suspended by two fighter jets seemed to be awakened. Lights lit up in the position of its eyes, and its mechanical head swayed from side to side, as if it was sizing up its location.
After a few seconds, the robot's foot thrusters started autonomously, and it hovered steadily in the air, breaking free from the fighter jet's traction.
This Y-model robot template is based on Youyou, but it omits the internal housekeeping service system and is completely dedicated to combat from the inside out.
The energy tank that was loaded was originally the second generation model of the energy tank researched by Academician Li. Although it imitated the energy tank as much as possible, it still had limitations in use.
In order to prevent this minor detail from hindering the effectiveness of the induced earthquake, Xie Yunsui gave Fang Xiheng dozens of original energy tanks before leaving. When Fang Xiheng was selecting the robot, he replaced it with a new one on the pretext of inspection.
In other words, this combat robot has completely become what Fang Xiheng is used to.
"Connect to Y01." Fang Xiheng sat in the cockpit and took over the control from Xiguang. The picture on the goggles immediately switched to Y01's first-person perspective.
Fang Xiheng adjusted the system for a moment and said to Li Wangruo at the command center:
"Robot Y01 has been activated, energy calibration complete, and the target has been locked onto the designated rock formation. It is ready to launch an energy pulse at any time."
Li Wangruo received the message and looked at the time. It was 2:40 in the afternoon.
There are still nine hours before the first super shock wave predicted by Xiguang.
"Xiguang, how is the shelter's admission progress?"
At each entrance to the shelter, the person in charge shouted with a loudspeaker: "Hurry! Hurry! Run! There's only a short distance left. Once you run in, you won't have to worry about anything else!"
At the entrance of the shelter, a number of empty trucks and buses, under Xiguang's zero-error control, transported the newly arrived people to the residential area one by one.
Until the last family, the last person.
The swarm of infrared detection equipment passed over every corner of the city, focusing on scanning previous human settlements, not letting go of any human who escaped the net.
"The shelter is 99.9% complete and is expected to be completed within fifteen minutes." Xiguang's voice echoed steadily in the command center.
Fifteen minutes later.
"All critically ill patients have been transferred, and the shelter is 100% contained. The swarm's infrared detection scan is complete, and there are no signs of life on the surface."
"All underground shelter protection gates have been closed and the life support system is operating normally."
Following Xiguang's report, a slight smile appeared on Li Wangruo's face, which had been tense.
The shelter center was heavily blocked and the expert team inside was on high alert.
Too much energy is needed to maintain the national defense formation, and a spirit stone can only last for one minute before it needs to be replaced.
During the period before inducing the earthquake, the experts and several of their researchers had taken turns to persevere for a period of time. However, this was a test of both physical strength and energy. Before the pre-induced earthquake broke out, they were already unable to hold on.
Li Wangruo's voice came through the communicator, and his voice sounded very calm.
"Attention all units, there are five minutes left until the first induced earthquake release."
It’s coming!
The experts and researchers calibrated the clocks in front of them and resolutely drank two bottles of energy potions.
Two people holding spirit stones stood in front of the spirit stone placement table, their eyes fixed on the spirit stones on the table.
There was also a person next to them who specialized in taking spirit stones from the space backpack. He had piled up a small mountain of spirit stones within the reach of the two of them, trying not to waste even a single second when taking the spirit stones.
Now is the most critical moment, no one can let down.
"Three minutes left."
Li Wangruo's voice was broadcast simultaneously to all the people.
The people who had not yet had time to settle down completely couldn't help holding their breath as they listened to the countdown. They already knew what they were going to encounter next.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay, it's okay..."
Family, friends, even strangers around them, hugged each other during the countdown, trying to draw warmth from each other's body temperature.
"One minute left."
Xie Yunsui, who was forcibly suppressing the underground energy in the volcanic belt, also heard the countdown through the broadcast of the little bee.
He forcibly reversed the direction of the surging earth vein energy, and it rushed along the spiritual vein channel he constructed towards a deep-sea basin with a relatively stable geological structure.
It is far from any continental shelf and avoids important marine ecological areas and trenches.
"Countdown, ten, nine, eight..."
Fang Xiheng controlled Y01, locked the position with the red light of his left eye, and slowly raised the mechanical right arm.
"...Three, two, one, fire!"
The Y01 robot's arm transformed into an energy cannon, and following the launch command, a dazzling white light suddenly lit up.
A high-energy pulse condensed to the extreme is like an invisible giant spear, tearing through the air and penetrating the earth accurately!
Boom——!!!
The high-energy impact instantly vaporized the underground rock layers, and a dull and extremely loud noise came from deep within the earth, like the roar of an ancient giant beast.
The frozen city trembled violently, the ground rose and fell, and the tall buildings on it collapsed in an instant, raising a cloud of dust.
Fang Xiheng looked up and saw that the surrounding cities were also shaking, with high walls and bridges trembling.
In several shelters near the epicenter, strong tremors were felt, and people screamed, squatted down, and held tightly to the fixed objects around them.
…
"Earthquake activity has been detected in Taiwu City. Preliminary estimates indicate a magnitude of 7.9, with a focal depth of 18 kilometers..."
Xiguang quickly issued an earthquake notification, and Li Wangruo breathed a sigh of relief immediately.
If a magnitude 7.9 earthquake had occurred in the past, it would have certainly been a devastating earthquake. However, under the dual protection of the protective shield and the national defense formation, the signals from the shelter closest to the epicenter showed that everything was fine.
The tremor felt by the people was only about four points.
They are more of a psychological panic.
After the first main shock, aftershocks followed one after another.
Xiguang changed from broadcasting to directly releasing statistical data on aftershocks from various places.
Li Wangruo said in a daze, "The first induced earthquake...it worked."
Done!
They released some of the underground energy, but did not release too much to completely detonate the underground barrels of explosives!
If there is a first time, there will be a second time. They can release it several times before the scheduled super earthquake shock wave arrives!
"Well done, Xiheng." Li Wangruo's voice trembled slightly. "The direction of the second induced earthquake has been sent. According to Xiguang's calculations, the second induction will need to be carried out in three hours."
"receive."
Fang Xiheng's tense jawline relaxed slightly, and he immediately led the fighter group to move to the next coordinate.
At this moment, Xie Yunsui, who was far above a certain sea area, also felt the energy fluctuations coming from the direction of the motherland.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on his face, but his gaze was fixed on the dark blue trench below that seemed to swallow up all light.
Even through thousands of meters of sea water, one could still feel the dull roar coming from below.
The sea surface boiled violently, forming a huge hemispherical water bag, which then suddenly collapsed, forming a short-lived whirlpool.
Xie Yunsui used the method of grafting to release energy equivalent to a 7.5-magnitude earthquake above the uninhabited deep sea.
The huge waves spread out from this center, but before reaching the continental shelf, their energy was absorbed and calmed by the vast ocean.
The little bee couldn't help but stick its head out: "Tsk tsk, what a pity! If it were stored in the Wanjie Shop, it would be more energy than what you, the owner, have accumulated in the past few years."
Xie Yunsui snorted: "Time is urgent, don't worry about it for now."
He did not stop, and his spiritual sense swept across the global earth veins again, locking onto the next target.
Now it's a race against time.
In a moment of thought, Xie Yunsui had already moved to the new fault zone location.
…
Time passes by every second.
The people in the shelter have never stopped shaking since they were induced out by the first earthquake.
The shock waves are sometimes big and sometimes small. The small ones can only feel a slight shaking, while the big ones make people feel nauseous and want to vomit.
Although the shelter was very sturdy and the successive earthquakes did not cause any substantial damage to them, the fear of the unknown aggravated their psychological panic. Every shaking and trembling made people feel a jump in their hearts, fearing that the biggest earthquake was coming.
Moreover, since the induced earthquake, Xiguang no longer reports how long it will take for the super earthquake to occur.
Everyone was in suspense, waiting for the death sentence.
Li Wangruo checked the pressure readings at the deep ground stress detection point without blinking.
Due to the frequent earthquakes, instruments at several locations have been destroyed, and seventeen data points have gone out one after another, causing Xiguang's model prediction of the arrival of the first super earthquake shock wave to become chaotic.
Until, Li Wangruo discovered that one of the skyrocketing pressure data had miraculously stabilized.
No, more than one, two...three! Three in total!
Li Wangruo held his breath and looked at the last eight remaining data in disbelief, checking and counting them again and again.
The pressure data at the three monitoring points has stabilized and is even decreasing!
"Xiguang, re-use the model to predict the time of super earthquakes."
“Okay, I’ll make a model prediction based on the data I have…”
Due to missing data, Xiguang took longer to simulate.
A moment later, Xiguang's rational voice could be heard again in the shelter—
"The first super shock wave is predicted to erupt in thirty-six hours and forty-seven minutes..."
After a brief silence, cheers of survival erupted in the shelter!
"Isn't it twenty-four hours?"
"We succeeded! We successfully delayed the super earthquake!"
"Ahhhhhhhhh I'm going crazy, I want to cry!"
…
After hearing the news, the experts finally breathed a sigh of relief during the process of exchanging spirit stones which took seconds. They saw a hint of smile on each other's tired faces, but their hands did not stop moving.
Fang Xiheng raised the corner of his lips slightly. He was leading the team, rushing to the next induction coordinate in the night.
Xie Yunsui wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
Hope, like wildfire, burns brightly in the hearts of millions of people.
Except, in a certain world, a newborn creator who was only one million years old broke through the defense and screamed.
"Enough, enough, Xie Yunsui, you psychopath, are you going to suck me dry? I'm going to stuff you into the most terrifying escape dungeon! Ah, ah, stop going crazy!!"
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Author's words: Xie Yunsui: [Poor] Lend me a little energy
Yin Hui: [Angrily] This is a billion points! !
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