Mortal World Earth
Satellite images taken by various countries showed that the original island of Atlantis had spread to cover 40% of Earth's surface, but its overall expansion had come to a complete halt.
The effects of Chaos Descends had reached a stalemate with the protective measures of various nations. The global human population had been reduced by a horrifying 57%, meaning that more than three billion people had died in this incident.
The civilian deaths had been concentrated in remote or underdeveloped regions, while important areas had received complete protection. With the news entirely blocked, the rescued people only knew that Earth had suffered a severe disaster. They had no idea that half of humanity had already died; otherwise, it would have dealt a devastating blow to human society.
The remaining humans were now fully protected by Hell Envoys and cultivators from every region, and their safety was comprehensively assured.
The consciousness of the Mortal World had begun establishing defenses, and Atlantis's assimilation had started to stagnate. No unusual fluctuations could be seen on the island.
Yet at the island's foundation, at its very lowest point, lay the gigantic brain—Francis's Brain. It was the key vessel carrying the brain and overseeing the early stages of Mortal World Assimilation.
However, this brain of the former ruler of the Brain Realm was merely a phantom projected from the Inner World. Otherwise, Hell Envoys across the world would have attacked this critical location immediately. The real Francis himself was hidden deep underground in the Inner World, in an extremely safe place.
At this very moment, a bloodshot eye suddenly opened in the center of Francis's Brain's cerebellar region.
Immediately afterward, a humanoid outline began emerging from the surface of the cerebellum through the neural gaps between the cerebellum and occipital lobe, painstakingly