Kapitel 43: Chapter 43: The End of Civilization
The bicycle, which normally could only go 20 km/h, was ridden by Logan at a speed of 40-50 km/h.
"Stop! It's dangerous!"
A traffic officer's shout came from behind, but Logan ignored it.
After riding for a while, Logan noticed that the billboards and LED lights on the nearby buildings were all off. Even the billboards and 24-hour LED lights in the city center, visible from several kilometers away, were no longer lit.
The hospital had power just moments ago—did the power suddenly go out?
This thought flashed through Logan's mind briefly.
Without dwelling on it, he pedaled furiously, finally making it back to the mountain at the last minute.
[The first wave of danger will arrive in 31 seconds. Please prepare accordingly.]
He threw the shared bike aside and quickly approached the door, unlocking it as fast as possible.
Entering the first door, he locked it behind him and removed the surveillance camera pointing at the peephole, storing it in his space.
[The first wave of danger will arrive in 5 seconds. Please prepare accordingly.]
Logan quickly inserted the key into the second door.
"Click," the door opened.
[The first wave of danger will arrive in 3 seconds. Please prepare accordingly.]
He stepped inside.
Logan forcefully shut the door behind him and collapsed into the bean bag chair.
[The first wave of danger will arrive in 1 second. Please prepare accordingly.]
[The solar flare has arrived, geomagnetic storm forming, "Source" material rapidly generating]
As everything went black, the last thought in Logan's mind was:
"Source" material? What is that?
...
At the same time, an invisible solar flare swept across The Earth.
Over a thousand satellites around The Earth burst into various sizes of sparks, like a grand fireworks display.
All satellites were destroyed; even those that didn't explode ceased functioning.
The debris from the satellite explosions scattered like shrapnel, impacting manned spacecraft from various countries.
In an instant, the screens of space stations around the world went black, followed by electrical surges and sparks.
All astronauts working in space stations were the first to be destroyed in this solar flare.
Even though they had received warnings about the solar flare the night before, they ultimately had no time or chance to return home.
Meanwhile, all devices on the Earth suddenly lost signal.
But this was just the beginning.
The solar flare's powerful electromagnetic pulse swept across the Earth.
A terrifying wave of energy spread out, rapidly destroying all electronic devices with circuits worldwide.
The electromagnetic pulse didn't just destroy devices that were in use; even those that were turned off were damaged.
In this era of advanced technology, almost every appliance contains circuits.
Airplanes in mid-flight suddenly plummeted straight from the sky.
Ships, aircraft carriers, submarines—none were spared, all reduced to useless heaps of metal.
In countless homes, appliances suddenly emitted electrical sparks.
The lucky ones just had some black smoke; the unlucky ones started fires.
People fled their homes in panic, but some, like Logan, fell unconscious due to the geomagnetic storm, only to be engulfed by the flames in their sleep...
Those near the electric transformers were horrified to find the air filled with the smell of burning, and the wires connected to the transformers began to catch fire.
All the power stations in the world, whether hydroelectric or nuclear, experienced energy overload at this moment. Fuses burned out rapidly, and fires broke out.
Some nuclear power plants even exploded, obliterating everything within hundreds of kilometers!
The entire world suddenly lost all electricity.
Half of the Earth shrouded in night, plunged into darkness in an instant.
Countless patients in hospitals, relying on machines to stay alive, quietly slipped away in their unconscious state.
But this was not the end.
Every moving car, electric vehicle, and battery-powered vehicle suddenly malfunctioned.
Massive chain-reaction car accidents occurred on streets worldwide.
When people tried to call for help, they were horrified to find that their phones had either overheated and burned out or gone black.
They couldn't reach anyone, nor could they receive any help, leaving them no choice but to flee the rapidly spreading fires in despair.
In just a few minutes, The Earth was engulfed in flames everywhere!
If someone could stand in space, they would witness the fleeting end of The Earth's civilized era!
The results of humanity's explosive technological advancements over the past few hundred years came to an end on this day.
Logan had lived through all of this in his previous life.
At this moment, Logan, like many others sensitive to the magnetic field, had fallen unconscious due to The Earth's geomagnetic disturbance.
Because he hadn't activated any electrical power and had stored all his electronics in his space, this catastrophe had no impact on him.
He didn't know that because of his warning, the entire Xia Country had shut down its power grid in the morning.
Compared to other countries, engulfed in flames and suffering, although Xia Country also had casualties, the damage was significantly reduced.
The butterfly effect triggered by his rebirth began to alter the future from this moment onward.
Logan remained unconscious, unable to see the changes happening on the Cornucopia interface before him.
[This reboot has generated a large amount of "Source," accelerating the evolution of all life on the Earth.]
[Detected: the spark is in a safe environment. Absorb the "Source" to complete evolution as soon as possible.]
[Detected: the spark has lost consciousness. Auxiliary program activated.]
[Cornucopia autonomous start-up, initializing... Start-up complete.]
[Beginning "Source" absorption...]
Logan's eyes remained closed.
A faint golden light glowed from his brow.
Invisible particles began to gather around him, merging into his body, his cells, and his genes.
If Logan's gene chain could be observed at this moment, it would show that his genes were rapidly absorbing this material.
His gene chain was breaking apart and instantly reassembling.
This state was very similar to unlocking the gene lock!
However, under normal circumstances, after unlocking the gene lock, the gene reconstruction would not happen as quickly.
Thus, Logan, unconscious, felt none of the excruciating pain associated with unlocking the gene lock.
Meanwhile, other living beings on The Earth were also unconsciously absorbing the "Source."
Animals absorbed it the fastest, followed by plants, with humans being the last.
Even among humans, there were individual differences.
But even the most powerful animals absorbed far less than Logan.
After a day and a night, the geomagnetic storm began to subside.
The rate of "Source" generation in the atmosphere also slowed.
People who had fallen unconscious or felt unwell due to the geomagnetic disturbance began to recover.
The golden light on Logan's brow gradually faded.
At the same time, a new message appeared on the Cornucopia interface:
[The apocalypse has officially begun. The countdown to the next wave of danger will start within 72 hours.]
Soon after, Logan's eyelids fluttered, and he woke up.
Wöchentlicher Energiestatus
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