Chapter 826 The Second Holy War! [Important Notice]
Licinius abruptly stood up, unable to hide his shock: "A radius exceeding 3500m?!"
“Yes, this is only a preliminary estimate.” Bai Jiang wiped the sweat from his brow, his voice even more anxious. “As time goes on, this asteroid will continue to absorb other matter from the universe as it moves.”
"By the time it reaches Earth, the worst-case scenario is that its radius will exceed 150km!"
Licinius's face also turned pale: "My God..."
"Moreover, this isn't just one asteroid." Bai Jiang took a deep breath. "Around this largest asteroid, there are many other asteroids with radii of several hundred meters; this is an asteroid swarm!"
The idea of an asteroid hitting Earth only exists in science fiction movies these days.
However, throughout Earth's billions of years of history, this has happened millions of times, and has led to species extinction on numerous occasions.
Some scientists estimate that the dinosaurs, which lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, went extinct after an asteroid struck the Earth.
Let alone an asteroid with a radius of 150km, even one with a radius of 3500m would be unheard of for Licinius.
Over the years, in addition to combating transnational criminals and all other illegal activities, the IBI has also had departments specifically tasked with dealing with various disasters.
The department has experience in issuing warnings and developing countermeasures for disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and tornadoes.
Although asteroid impacts on Earth are extremely rare, the IBI has corresponding measures in place to deal with them.
But I've never encountered an asteroid belt.
A small asteroid this size hitting us could cause the entire Earth to collapse.
Within seconds, Licinius had calmed down and made a decisive decision: "Report this to the superior, and then contact Norton University!"
Meanwhile, at Norton University, across the Atlantic Ocean from IBI headquarters.
"What about the backup plan?" The vice principal paced back and forth in the astronomical observatory, roaring, "Can't we change its flight trajectory?! If we can't change it, at least use a long-range machine to shoot it down!"
"Vice-Vice Principal, if we had observed them a year earlier, or even just three months earlier, we could have completely avoided them!" A professor pushed up his glasses, equally anxious. "But they appeared suddenly; nobody knows how they ended up heading straight for Earth!"
"We...we simply don't have time."
Before the vice principal could say anything more, the communicator was forcibly turned on.
At the same time, Ying Zijing, Fu Yunshen, Norton, as well as Li Xini and Bai Jiang, all entered the online conference room.
The vice principal immediately noticed Norton's distinctive short silver hair and cowered, "Principal!"
He tried to signal to Ying Zijing with his eyes, hoping she could calm down the enraged Norton.
However, to the vice principal's surprise, Norton didn't scold him. Instead, he smiled and said, "I know you've done very well."
The vice principal, even more trembling, said, "Principal, I know you must be furious, so angry that you've lost your mind."
Norton coldly raised his eyes: "Get lost."
The vice principal breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, it's the principal."
"Stop talking nonsense." Ying Zijing raised her head. "Report the situation."
“It’s like this, sir.” The vice principal caught his breath, “We were observing the universe as usual, but today we suddenly discovered a group of asteroids heading straight for Earth.”
He explained the whole story: "Sir, this is a matter of life and death for all mankind!"
Qin Lingyu, who was listening nearby, frowned: "Did the Grim Reaper do this?"
This level of disaster was something even the original Four Sages couldn't withstand.
Fu Yunshen said calmly, "How could that be? He doesn't have that ability yet. It's just a disaster."
"I understand." Ying Zijing remained calm. "Proceed with all your existing defensive measures. Leave the rest to me. Please trust me."
The vice principal paused for a moment, then straightened up: "Yes, I believe you, sir!"
He knew long ago that in this world, only Ying Zijing could be trusted forever.
Norton slowly began, “I can’t go back for now. You’ll still be in charge of Norton University. I’m not kidding you. I mean, Decker, you’ve really done a great job.”
The vice principal's eyes reddened: "Principal..."
"Alright, just seeing you annoys me." Norton pressed the button. "Hang up."
The vice principal, who hadn't even been moved for a second, was speechless.
After the meeting ended, Ling Mianxi stood up and said, "I'm going to help out at the research institute."
Qin Lingyu also said, "I'll go with you."
The wise men went out and began to act.
Fu Yunshen turned his head and saw the girl staring blankly ahead.
His gaze sharpened, and he reached out to grasp her shoulders: "Yaoyao?"
“I’m wondering where my ‘heart’ is.” Ying Zijing slowly pressed her temples. “I used to think that I had lost my ‘heart’ myself, but now it seems that I was born without a heart.”
Without a heart, all her emotions are also missing.
“No wonder Miss Ying ignored me back then.” Fu Yun raised his eyebrows. “She broke my heart for a long time, and I even hid away to cry.”
"Pfft—" Qin Lingyan spat out a mouthful of cola and choked.
Fu Yunshen raised his peach blossom eyes and glanced over indifferently.
"You guys keep going, keep going!" Qin Lingyan rolled away, clutching the cola bottle. "I didn't hear anything!"
“Yes.” Ying Zijin glanced at him. “The heartless Miss Ying still fell for the annoying Mr. D back then.”
“Annoying?” Fu Yunshen drawled, “Now I’m truly heartbroken.”
"Are you being all cutesy again?" Ying Zijing pushed him. "Hurry up and get to work."
Fu Yunshen stood up and said lazily, "Yes, sir."
**
On the other side.
The underground headquarters of the Black Skull.
With that person's help, Ta and Zhouyan's injuries have recovered considerably, and they are now able to get out of bed with difficulty.
“Hey, I’m still a little uneasy.” Yao Guang leaned against the wall and frowned. “Of the original four sages, the Fool and Temperance have fallen, but Judgment and the World are still here, and they still haven’t appeared.”
"There is no world in this world," the man said calmly. "As for judgment? She can't compare to me now."
“Indeed.” Upon hearing this, Yao Guang’s brows relaxed. “You represent death, and the judgment represents resurrection. We have not been able to find her all these years, but she is no longer a threat to you.”
For the Sage Death God, among the twenty-two sages, the greatest threat is actually the Sage Judgment.
Because the Sage Death and the Sage Judgment represent the two extremes of "death" and "resurrection," they are the only pair of sages that are mutually antagonistic.
The Sage's Trial was originally their primary target.
However, since the Judgment was originally composed of the Four Wise Men, finding them was indeed not as easy as finding the Power and Justice.
"Yes, high technology has its advantages." The man looked up and said calmly, "Now, everyone knows that the end of the world is coming."
And everything will be destroyed.
Yao Guang crossed his arms and said, "It's normal. There have been more than 10,000 near-Earth asteroids in recent years. There will always be one that happens to destroy the Earth."
As she spoke, she clicked her tongue lightly: "Sara really thinks that the reason why space carriers can't be built is to prevent powerful beings from other universes from coming over."
In reality, it simply means that no one is allowed to escape this cataclysmic disaster.
"Yaoguang, let's go." The man remained calm. "We'll go to the Sage's Court and bring the Pope and the High Priestess over."
Yao Guang jumped down: "It's time to start the second holy war."
**
Meanwhile, Ying Zijin also went to the research institute to begin formulating a defense plan.
There is now less than a week left until midnight on January 1, 20xx.
She still couldn't see anything but nothingness.
Clearly, this is the end of the world.
She had previously spoken with the Fool and discussed what to do if one day a calamity occurred that even all the wise men could not withstand.
"Ah Ying, something's happened again!" Ling Mianxi rushed over, her expression grave. "News is coming from all over the world, saying that the City of the World can be seen across the seven continents and four oceans!"
Ying Zijing's eyes narrowed slightly: "Let's go, let's go out and take a look."
The world's city is located on Earth.
From a physics perspective, due to different spatial dimensions, the world city cannot be seen on the seven continents and four oceans.
But now, we can see it.
"This newspaper reports! At 3:53 AM on xx/xx/20xx, an unidentified tectonic plate suddenly appeared over the mainland. Scientists are currently investigating it. All residents are asked to remain calm."
People from all regions and speaking all languages are reporting on the same event.
At this moment, everyone in all directions across the seven continents and four oceans could see this enormous city, known as the "City of the World," slowly appearing above their heads.
Babies, I have two things to tell you.
1. We are officially entering the final part. In order to ensure the continuity and quality of the plot, starting tomorrow, the updates will no longer be divided into chapters. Regardless of the word count, they will all be in one chapter, which may be five or six thousand words. Updates will be in the morning.
2. Because the final stage of writing is quite difficult, and I'm also filling in gaps, I'll definitely get stuck no matter where I stop. You can save up your work for later.
(End of this chapter)
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