I'll Protect Our Home Planet

The moment Ye Jin walked out of the hotel, countless thoughts raced through his mind.

Countless images flashed through his mind.

Although he had been an orphan since childhood, he had guarded all things alone from the time he was young.

If everyone familiar to him one day vanished, he truly didn't know how he would face it.

In a hundred days, an invading alien race would arrive.

Every living creature on Blue Water Planet would be slaughtered, its resources extracted, and the entire planet reduced to a deserted, lifeless world.

He took a deep breath, hoping he was only dreaming.

But the dream felt so real.

So real that he didn't dare think too deeply about it, nor did he dare believe it.

Whenever he thought about it, his chest felt tight.

Clutching his phone, he hurried out onto the street. The news was still open on its screen.

It was quiet outside, frighteningly quiet.

There was the sound of wind and birds.

But there wasn't a soul on the street.

Cars were parked haphazardly in twos and threes along the roadside. Some even had their doors open and keys still inside, as though their owners had left in a hurry.

There were Changans, Fords, Geelys, Hondas, BMWs, and even luxury cars like Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

All of them had been casually abandoned on the street.

His pupils contracted slightly at the sight.

No matter how absurd he found the idea that all of humanity had gone to a new planet, he had no choice but to believe it after seeing this.

No one would casually abandon a luxury car of this caliber on the road, much less leave the keys in it.

He hurried onward, passing through other streets.

It was a little after seven in the morning. Normally, people who rose early would be bustling along the streets at this hour.

The shops on either side should have opened their doors and been preparing for business.

There should have been more and more cars on the road, too.

But as he looked around, the streets were deserted. The shops on either side were open, and all the people had vanished.

Everything seemed so quiet.

Yet the quiet was terrifying.

The calls of birds that had risen early brought a little life to the eerie morning.

Their faint chirping made this world, stripped of life, seem less hollow.

After he walked through several more streets,

he found the same emptiness.

The same utter silence.

Had he not learned from his phone that everyone had emigrated to another planet, he might have thought some great terror had descended upon the world, causing humanity to vanish in a bizarre manner.

Viewers around the world were intensely curious about him.

The people of the Nine Domains Nation were especially nervous, afraid he would do something crazy.

They cried out anxiously in their hearts:

You have to stay calm! It's all an illusion. They're only pretending to have disappeared.

Some even wanted to fly to his side and tell him the news.

At last, Ye Jin grew tired of walking.

He sat down by the river and gazed at its tranquil surface, countless thoughts filling his mind.

Why did everyone leave?

Why was I the only one left behind?

Why on earth!!!

I've been so lonely since childhood. I never thought I'd have to go on being lonely now.

The spring breeze blew through the leaves along the bank, making them rustle. It was a gentle breeze, yet everyone saw loneliness in it.

If they had been in his place,

they would probably have broken down long ago.

That feeling of being abandoned—the despair of it could only be understood by experiencing it firsthand.

Watching his expression, host Brian said, "After learning they'd been abandoned by the world, all of our other observers did something crazy. I wonder what choice Ye Jin of the Nine Domains Nation will make?"

"Will he give up on himself and idle his life away, or take frenzied revenge on everything around him? Or will he make the most extreme choice... committing suicide in utter despair?"

"Please rest assured, viewers. If he really does attempt suicide, we'll save him the moment before he succeeds."

Brian smiled as he explained this to viewers around the world.

They were there to determine a winner.

But an accidental death during the show would be a problem after all.

It was better to avoid it if they could.

It was as though countless stars rose and fell in Ye Jin's eyes.

The fear in his heart slowly gave way to calm.

A smile appeared in his eyes.

In the end, he shouldered everything alone.

"From now on, I'll be the one to protect our home planet."

In an instant, he suddenly understood it all.

Since he was the only person left in this world, he would face the invaders filling the skies on his own.

"Damn it, since you're coming, I'll borrow your dog heads for a bit. Otherwise, living alone in this world would be a little boring."

He mouthed the words silently.

The viewers watching the livestream saw his lips move, but didn't know what he was saying.

But the people of the Nine Domains Nation saw the shape his lips made for the first two words and smiled knowingly.

"What's he saying? Is he cursing the world?"

"Why is he still so calm after learning the truth? Could it be that he never received those messages at all?"

"No, this isn't the result I wanted. How can he stay so optimistic?"

"That's impossible! Could he know the truth behind humanity's disappearance?"

Faced with such questions,

host Ailiya hurried to explain, "To ensure the show's authenticity, all the observers were chosen at random. The panel of psychology experts can confirm that."

After seeing his performance, the people of the Nine Domains Nation couldn't help pumping their fists.

Fantastic! He'd brought them so much pride!

Compared to the others' behavior, the difference was like heaven and earth.

Ye Jin had been the last to learn that humanity had disappeared, but his performance was the most outstanding of them all.

The people from the other countries, by contrast, had seen the order in their hearts collapse along with humanity's disappearance.

Andrew of Sea Eagle Country had rushed into a gun store in his city and shot recklessly at the high-rises lining its streets, like a man possessed.

Duke of Iris Country had broken down in an instant and rushed into a grand theater, where he began performing alone onstage, laughing and crying.

Yige'er of Iron Bear Country had rushed into a winery, found its most prized collection of wines, and drunk deeply while venting his frustrations.

Park Gukchang of Rose of Sharon Country had rushed into the city's government offices and left urine behind.

Jing Zhiyuan of Night Cherry Country had done a little better, but not by much. He had taken a huge pile of discs and food back to his hotel and started watching shows around the clock.

The observers from Black Flame Country and Peacock Country had both chosen to loot, though the former only wanted money and gold.

The latter took whatever he saw: food, drinks, computers, phones, clothes, shoes, gold, silver...

In the end, he used a large truck to haul it all away.

It left everyone watching the livestream dumbfounded.

The moment they saw he was from Peacock Country, they understood. Basic operation, no need for 666.

Compared with the others, Ye Jin's performance after waking up soared to the heavens. No amount of praise would have been too much.

On the first day, Ye Jin had managed to attract countless people's attention.

He had drawn the eyes of the vast majority.

Just then, Ye Jin suddenly came to the entrance of a shop.

Seeing the shop's name, everyone looked puzzled.

He... what is he going to do?