The World Was Devoured, Wang Lei Despaired

The Wandering Earth.

Wang Lei leaned against the windowsill, looking at the chaotic scene on the street outside, his face ashen.

It's been a year!

It's been a year since I joined the Chat Group!

However, since leaving the Chat Group last time, Wang Lei has been unable to contact the Chat Group again.

No matter how he called out, no matter how hard he tried, he could not get a response from the Chat Group.

If it weren't for the occasional unstable connection, Wang Lei would have almost doubted whether he had just had a bizarre dream.

In that year, the Earth underwent tremendous changes.

The biggest change, of course, is the official launch of the Wandering Earth Plan.

Underground cities in various countries have officially opened, and governments are selectively and purposefully relocating their citizens to these cities.

For ordinary people, this is an unprecedented experiment, an unprecedented change.

They were unaware of the true purpose behind the governments' construction of underground cities, or even the possibility of a terrible catastrophe. Only a few could understand the fate that humanity, forced to remain on the surface, would face.

Even if I understand, even if I can't bear it in my heart.

They had to do it, and they had no choice but to do it.

Everything is for the continuation of human civilization!

"Bang!"

Suddenly, gunshots rang out in the street, jolting Wang Lei out of his daze. He stared at the corpse the SWAT officers were pulling from the store, their expressions eerily calm.

Because this wasn't the first time he'd seen it, and it wouldn't be the last.

With such large-scale actions by governments around the world, how could they possibly keep it from everyone?

Conspiracy theories, doomsday theories, and various other claims have fueled the anxieties of ordinary people, turning many into vicious thugs. Faced with these thugs who have already posed a threat, the Earth Federation has adopted the simplest and most effective method of dealing with them.

Death penalty!

In times of chaos, harsh measures are necessary!

In this era, no matter who or what, nothing can stop the plan to the Wandering Earth.

Everything, solely for the continuation of humanity!

Wang Lei looked at the chaos below and sighed heavily.

He has endured a very difficult and painful year.

If Wang Lei were given another choice, he would unhesitatingly agree to any of Li Hao's conditions. Only by experiencing this upheaval and witnessing the changes on Earth can one truly understand the government's helplessness and the people's despair.

And this is only the initial stage of change. Wang Lei dares not imagine how terrible it would be if things continued to develop like this in the future.

Hope!

Wang Lei suddenly understood what Li Hao had meant by hope.

Because governments need hope, people need hope, and humanity needs hope.

Without hope, everything will inevitably perish!

"Connection successful. You should be able to join the Chat Group in about 30 seconds."

The sudden sound from the Chat Group startled Wang Lei, leaving him somewhat dazed, surprised, and bewildered.

Chat Group!

Have we finally reconnected to the Chat Group?

Chat Group.

Omniscient Li: "The Chat Group has successfully connected with the Heavenly Dao of Wang Lei's world, and we will be able to contact him again soon."

Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Impressive! They re-established contact in just one day."

Angel Yan: "Huh, the Chat Group re-established contact with Wang Lei so quickly, why were we out of contact before?"

Logically, the Chat Group should have reacted and proactively strengthened communication the moment the incident occurred in Wang Lei's world.

However, judging from the current situation, the Chat Group doesn't seem to have taken any initiative to address the problem when it was first discovered. Could it be that the Chat Group, like the Main God Space, lacks the basic intelligence to handle problems autonomously?

quiet.

The group members fell into deep thought upon reading Angel Yan's words.

yes.

The Chat Group re-established Wang Lei's world portal in less than a day, demonstrating that Chat Group power indeed surpasses that of Heavens and Myriad Worlds. So why didn't the Chat Group proactively re-establish it beforehand, but instead acted only after the problem occurred?

Does this mean that Chat Group are similar to the Main God Space in terms of intelligence?

Everyone pondered this, but couldn't quite put their finger on it.

Wang Lei: "I'm finally back, boohoo, I'm finally back!"

Everyone was surprised and somewhat puzzled.

It seems Wang Lei has been through a lot lately, otherwise he wouldn't be so excited.

Omniscient Li: "Alright, it's good that you're back. First, tell me what changes have occurred where you are, and how far along the Wandering Earth project has progressed."

Wang Lei barely managed to control his emotions, gathered his thoughts, and said, "It's been a year since I last logged into the Chat Group. During this time, I..."

Wang Lei gave a general account of the changes that have occurred in his world and his own situation.

When everyone heard that Wang Lei's father had been attacked and killed while defending against the mob, they fell silent.

Especially when he heard that the Wandering Earth project had officially begun and the Earth Federation had started to relocate people to the underground city, he sighed silently.

If Wang Lei had accepted the group leader's help a year ago, perhaps all of this could have been avoided.

Unfortunately, history has no "what ifs".

Li Hao couldn't help but feel saddened as he listened to Wang Lei's tearful account.

However, he was not saddened by Wang Lei, but felt somewhat helpless about the irreversible trend of the world, the potential disasters that could happen to the Wandering Earth at any time, and the suffering people.

As for Wang Lei, he should have considered the current situation the moment he made his choice.

We're all adults; Li Hao has already done what he was supposed to do.

Therefore, while Li Hao expressed regret about Wang Lei's situation, that was all.

Tony Stark: "Huh, is there a new person?"

Goddess Leona: "Sorry, you're the newest little newbie, Nini."

Tony Stark rolled his eyes.

You chuunibyou goddess, are you really going after me?

Tony Stark: "Interesting. The Wandering Earth Plan... Looks like this guy is also from a parallel universe. Let me see what 'The Wandering Earth' means."

As Tony Stark spoke, he found the Wandering Earth Plan in the group files.

Omniscient Li: "@Wang Lei, what are your plans now?"

Wang Lei: "Please, group admin, save me!"

Omniscient Li: "You must understand that to gain something, you must give something in return. I can provide you with support, but this is not without cost."

Wang Lei gave a bitter smile.

What else do I have to lose?

Wang Lei: "I understand, I've thought it through a long time ago. If I had had this determination and awareness a year ago, perhaps none of these tragedies would have happened."

A year ago, for various reasons, I didn't dare to accept the group owner's help. Now I apologize to the group owner for my foolishness.

Li Hao felt a surge of emotion.

Wang Lei has changed so much this year.

Time truly is the greatest weapon.

Omniscient Li: "No need for apologies. If you are truly repentant, then strive to save your world, strive to do better, and atone for the mistakes you have made."

Tony Stark: "A madman, a truly insane plan."

"Fuck, what kind of madman would come up with such a plan? The Wandering Earth, Planetary Engine, are you guys looking to die?"

After watching The Wandering Earth Plan, Tony Stark felt like he was going crazy.

No, he's gone mad.

Planetary Engine, taking Earth out of the Solar System?

How could such a thing possibly happen?

Leaving aside the feasibility of Planetary Engine, even if they were, how would Earth survive without the sun? And could Earth withstand the terrifying pulling forces generated during the journey?

Tony Stark had seen far too many incredible, even outlandish, ideas and concepts.

But he never imagined that anyone would do such a thing.

Tony Stark felt that "crazy" was an understatement to describe the plan for the Wandering Earth.

Wang Lei: "When you are in darkness and all you can touch is despair, even the most impossible plan is like Mars in the night, bringing us life and hope that is enough to sustain our survival."

In my world, in this era, we must make choices, and we must make decisions.

"Either live or die."

Upon hearing this, Tony Stark fell silent.

yes.

Do they even have a choice?

The sun is entering its decay phase, something that humanity cannot change. While the Wandering Earth" project may seem unbelievable, it might be a glimmer of hope.

At least it's better than waiting to die, waiting for the sun to be destroyed, right?

If I were in that situation, would I really be able to do better than them?

Tony Stark was speechless after thinking about this.

Because he knew that if he were in that situation, he might not be as good as the humans on the Wandering Earth. At least he wasn't sure if he dared to gamble on that tiny probability, that almost impossible Wandering Earth Plan.

After a brief silence, Tony Stark sighed, "You are all heroes."

Wang Lei sighed and remained silent.

Heroes? No, this era has no heroes, nor does it need any.

All they needed was hope—the hope of surviving.

Wang Lei: "Group owner, what should I do now?"

Li Hao did not reply because he had just received information about the Chat Group.

"An anomaly detected: Great Wormhole has been discovered in Wang Lei's Solar System, located outside Jupiter. Analysis indicates it's on the inevitable path of the Wandering Earth. Furthermore, detection shows the wormhole is expanding and may eventually completely engulf the world where the Wandering Earth resides."

Li Hao lowered his eyelids slightly, somewhat surprised.

Great Wormhole?

Moreover, it's on the inevitable route of the Wandering Earth, which is a bit troublesome.

This means that the Wandering Earth will inevitably pass through this Great Wormhole. Even if Li Hao uses his spatial divine power to temporarily transfer it, it won't make much difference.

Wang Lei's world is being swallowed up by another world!

Omniscient Li: "Your world has changed. Never mind, I've uploaded the details; you can see for yourselves. (Screenshot of the Chat Group)"

As everyone looked at the screenshot of the answer given in the Chat Group, a slight tension gripped their hearts.

The world is about to be swallowed up!

Wang Lei's pupils constricted, and he looked quite unwell.

Are you kidding me?

We're already unlucky enough to encounter the destruction of the sun, but now we're facing Great Wormhole and even the danger of our world being swallowed up!

This joke has gone too far!

At this moment, even Wang Lei couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.

If the world is gone, then what is left?

By the way, group admin.

We can't change it, but the group admin might have a solution.