Chapter 521: Chapter 432: Inviting Mr. Lu Out of Retirement

In the days leading up to death’s arrival, out of Earth’s eight billion people, the majority thought they had ’come to terms’ with it.

Isn’t it just death?

Who in life hasn’t faced death?

No one can escape the call of death.

Thus, many people became calm, even beginning to enjoy their final moments.

Originally, everyone thought they would continue like this until the gamma-ray burst arrived.

Then the atmosphere would be destroyed, and humanity would be extinct.

They, as part of humanity, would perish along with it.

However, one day before the gamma-ray burst’s arrival, the crowd who had ’come to terms’ with it suddenly inexplicably panicked.

They suddenly didn’t want to die, desperately yearning to live.

These people’s thoughts were like those of someone about to jump off a building to commit suicide.

Until that moment before jumping, they thought they could face death calmly.

But in the fleeting seconds after jumping, before hitting the ground, most aren’t thinking of relief but regret.

The difference is, those who jump to commit suicide often experience only a moment of regret.

But Earth’s eight billion people had a full day to ’regret’.

The people most unwilling to die were naturally those of high status or immense wealth.

For instance, the global leaders of various countries, feeling the intense threat of death, were convening an emergency meeting to find a way to survive.

In a video conference.

At the center, naturally, was the leading figure, Old Ugly, George.

Next to him on the video screen was the Great Emperor from the Big Goose.

Also present were leaders from over a hundred countries in the world, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany, all gathered in front of the video conference.

George, looking very serious, said into the video: "According to the information provided by Mr. Lu, the gamma-ray burst will arrive by nine o’clock tomorrow morning, and humanity is at the brink of a crisis. So I’m here to ask everyone, have you thought of a way to resolve the gamma-ray burst?"

When this was mentioned, leaders from all 192 countries fell silent, with no one responding.

The energy released by a gamma-ray burst every second is equivalent to the total energy released by the sun over 1.5 billion years.

According to the information provided by Lu Li, this gamma-ray burst will irradiate Earth for about eight seconds.

That means it will release roughly the same amount of energy as the sun releases in 120 years.

This may not be very conceivable for many.

So, if the energy the sun releases every second were converted into electrical energy, how many years could humanity use it?

The answer is astonishing.

It could sustain humanity at its current consumption level for 650,000 years!

Yes, that is just the energy the sun releases in one second.

Imagine, if in one second such an astonishing amount of energy can be released, then the gamma-ray burst over eight seconds would release an energy equivalent to that released by the sun over 12 billion years; what an unbelievable and vast amount of terrifying energy?

Naturally, no leader answered George’s question.

Because everyone present was clearly aware of one thing.

With the current technology on Earth, it’s impossible to prevent the extinction-level destruction of a gamma-ray burst.

Seeing everyone silent for a long time, George frowned and reminded: "It is now exactly nine o’clock Huaxia Time. According to Mr. Lu’s information, if we can’t think of a way soon, we’ll only have twenty-four hours to live, are you going to... perish in silence?"

These words stirred people out of their stupor.

The Great Emperor took a deep breath and said, "George, you should be very clear that with the current technological level on Earth, it’s impossible to prevent the destruction of a gamma-ray burst. Our only possible way to save ourselves is to hide in survival shelters made of lead, though doing so allows us to narrowly escape the fate of extinction momentarily, because with the entire atmosphere destroyed, no matter how many supplies we have, it would be useless. Without an atmosphere, solar radiation can’t be adequately regulated, leading to daytime temperatures soaring to hundreds of degrees Celsius and nighttime temperatures dropping to minus one or two hundred degrees Celsius. Furthermore, various cosmic radiation will also bombard Earth, with water cycle disruptions causing continuous droughts or floods; and much more that I don’t need to mention. In any case, there’s only one possibility, although we might not die instantly, we certainly wouldn’t last more than a week."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent once more.

They were well aware that what the Great Emperor said was the truth.

Without the protection of the atmosphere, surface life might hope to dodge a disaster momentarily, but they would undoubtedly perish within a week.

Thus, these leaders who affect the fate of their countries must, today, come up with a solution.

They need to figure it out somehow, whether they can think of a solution or not, otherwise, they’re destined to perish!

Xiong Wen Si Lang hesitated for a moment and finally said with a rueful smile: "For us humans... or rather, for Earth’s life to escape extinction, there’s only one way, and that is to get Mr. Lu involved."

"Get Mr. Lu involved?"

"He has already made it clear before that he wouldn’t save the world."

"Yes, blame those damn, foolish people who insisted on provoking Mr. Lu. We had managed to please him well and he even said he was working hard to save the world. Who would have known a series of incidents would happen later? Although those troublemakers have been dealt with, I still wish I could pull them out of Hell and torment them hard for a million years!"