Just as lunar exploration was underway, another serious disaster struck Earth.
A major earthquake struck the United States, affecting the entire west coast. The epicenter was in the sea, but very close to the mainland.
A massive tsunami swept through a densely populated city and dozens of towns in country M.
The earthquake did not cause a great deal of casualties, but the tsunami it triggered caused heavy casualties in the United States.
Not only the United States, but several other South American countries have also been affected.
This earthquake was too sudden and too unusual.
We never expected such a massive earthquake.
The death toll has exceeded 10,000, and the number of injured and disabled is countless and still cannot be counted.
The whole world was shocked by the earthquake and tsunami.
It would be difficult to find a natural disaster in human history that can compare to this one; the scope of its impact and the number of people affected are unprecedented.
Nearly ten million people have been affected by this disaster.
The whole world is extending a helping hand to the disaster-stricken areas, countless people are rushing to the disaster areas to carry out rescue operations, and all of humanity is paying close attention to the disaster relief situation.
Meanwhile, world leaders also began discussing whether this matter was related to extraterrestrial life.
The timing was too sensitive; such a major disaster occurred just when they were searching for extraterrestrial life.
However, earthquakes are extremely difficult to analyze, especially since this one occurred underwater.
In the past, they would speculate after an earthquake, but this time, they had to actively investigate.
Upon receiving the news, Chen Yang personally took action.
He wanted to open a portal in the disaster area to send people there for rescue, but this was rejected by various countries.
Such an action would undoubtedly expose the area outside the boundary, and exposing the area now would come at a much higher cost. It is not worth it at all for the sake of improving rescue efficiency by a few percentage points.
However, Chen Yang's work is very helpful in detecting any anomalies on the seabed.
He can reach places that human instruments cannot.
He ventured deep into the seabed to investigate, but found nothing in the dark, icy ocean.
The ocean is too vast; it's simply impossible for Chen Yang to explore it alone.
Several research institutions worked day and night to finally produce a detection tool specially modified for Chen Yang.
Chen Yang's job is simply to bring these tools to the seabed; the rest is up to the professionals.
However, after a week of exploration, they still found nothing special, and it looked like an earthquake caused by normal plate movement.
During their exploration of the ocean, the lunar survey was also fully completed.
Apart from the footprints discovered some time ago, there were no other abnormalities.
The test did yield some valuable information, but that wasn't what they wanted.
The second comprehensive test proceeded normally, but no one thought that anything would be found.
Some have suggested that the monster may have already arrived on Earth, and that it was the one that caused the earthquake.
This theory is somewhat unreasonable. It would be almost impossible for something that big to arrive on Earth silently.
Regardless of how it entered Earth, even if it could become invisible, the commotion it caused upon entering Earth would definitely not escape the notice of humans.
Humanity has a strong grasp of Earth's near-outer space, even more so than on Earth.
Even if such a large object were to disappear into the Earth's atmosphere, it would still be enough to affect the Earth's atmospheric circulation.
Although its size is nothing compared to Earth, the commotion it caused when it broke through the atmosphere was considerable.
A meteorite with a diameter of ten kilometers can wipe out almost all life on Earth, so this monster can't be much smaller.
This is why they attach great importance to it.
Putting everything else aside, if this monster were to crash into Earth like a meteorite, most of humanity would be wiped out, unless they could react quickly enough and destroy it with nuclear weapons.
Even so, the fragments of the other party's body would be a disaster for the Earth.
Monsters capable of traversing the universe likely possess physical toughness comparable to that of meteorites.
Therefore, the theory that this monster came to Earth is absurd.
But this absurd theory has left many people on edge.
The theory seems absurd, but this earthquake on Earth happened just too coincidentally.
If it were a monster of that size, it certainly would be capable of causing an earthquake of this magnitude.
These two things seem to be related, but there's no scientific basis to link them together.
But if we're talking about scientific evidence, is the concept of "outer worlds" scientific? Is the concept of the microscopic world scientific? Is Chen Yang's theory scientific?
There are already so many unscientific things, it's not impossible for one more to happen.
So they couldn't help but wonder if the monster had already arrived on Earth.
Some things, once you start thinking about them, you start to believe them. When people began making various assumptions based on the premise that monsters had already arrived on Earth, this theory had already gained considerable acceptance.
Chen Yang also learned of this theory.
To be honest, when he first heard it, he thought it was absurd, but after careful consideration, he realized it wasn't impossible.
The existence of micro-realms and beyond-realms proves that there are many things and things in the world that are difficult for human science to explain. Sometimes, the impossible is the truth.
He took this seriously.
He felt that it was necessary to develop some solutions based on this theoretical premise.
Assuming this theory is true, and this monster has indeed come to Earth, how should humanity respond?
If this monster were allowed into human settlements, the damage it would cause would be absolutely unacceptable to them.
This monster is enormous, and such a massive size also implies immense strength and defense.
Eliminating such a monster without causing panic among humans, or even completely concealing it from ordinary people, is extremely difficult.
Anyway, Chen Yang couldn't think of any solutions.
Not to mention Chen Yang, world leaders are all having a headache right now.
They were unwilling to believe this theory from the bottom of their hearts.
But being unwilling is one thing, and whether you believe it in your heart is another.
They often make the worst-case scenario plan when doing things.
The worst-case scenario is that the monster lands and enters densely populated areas to wreak havoc.
In that situation, whether or not to launch nuclear weapons becomes a question.
Launching nuclear weapons means choosing to abandon that group of humans.
If we don't launch nuclear weapons, the monster could cause even more damage and kill even more people.
Many coastal cities are densely populated areas.
These countries with coastal cities have begun to feel insecure and have stepped up patrols in their territorial waters.
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