When the disaster struck, those on the other side of Earth were likewise affected by intense radiation, though only very slightly.
In the murky night, no matter which horizon one looked toward, beautiful swaying auroras filled the sky like countless teal-blue flames licking upward, surrounding Earth in layers.
That dazzling, beautiful radiance was a thick ionosphere formed by Gamma Rays striking the atmosphere. Compared with the auroras once seen at the North Pole and Antarctica, it was spectacular beyond comparison.
At the edge of Earth's atmosphere, countless gases were blown away.
The Gamma-ray Burst's penetrating power came from its immense energy, forcibly punching through matter. Its wavelength was extremely short, making it particularly prone to interacting with the electron shells of atmospheric atoms and even their Atomic Nuclei.
Thus, the price of relying on the atmosphere to weaken the Gamma Rays was... Earth suddenly losing a massive amount of its atmosphere.
The Ozone Layer was almost gone, replaced by a colossal ionosphere dozens of kilometers thick.
"Chief of General Staff Yu, the Kunlun Mirror Project was highly successful. The situation has stabilized for the time being. We withstood the strongest wave of Gamma Rays, but the following ionizing radiation will be the hardest to endure... and we have already lost the Ozone Layer." Gu Feng, his hair streaked with gray and dressed in military uniform, spoke worriedly to the middle-aged man before him.
The middle-aged man was Yu Mo Shuo. Though he was already seventy-two this year, he remained vigorous and looked to be in his prime.
He had participated in the war to slay the gods back then and had deep ties with Huang Ji and the others. He was the principal liaison between the state and the Kunlun Organization.
With his extensive experience and vast amount of extraterrestrial