In the dark sky, a figure flew past at a high speed like lightning.
Suddenly, his body stopped and floated in the air.
It was Luo Yuan.
He was at a height of 10,000 meters. Countless dark clouds were rolling below like black ink. Lightning flashed through the dark clouds from time to time, causing the entire sky to be dark and bright.
He landed and passed through the thick dark clouds. The once prosperous Reconstruction Area was now in ruins. There were three huge craters that occupied almost the entire area. Each of the craters was more than 100 kilometers wide and they were more than 1,000 meters deep. This was the result of the explosion of three antimatter bombs.
Even though it was extremely cold, other than one of the craters that was still in a dead state, the other two craters were still emitting hot air. The surface of the craters was boiling and there was smoke lingering around.
Due to the explosion, the tectonic plates were very weak. The frequent eruption of volcanoes caused a large amount of geothermal energy to seep out from the cracks at the bottom of the craters. It could be the precursor of a volcanic eruption. This was undoubtedly a huge hidden danger to Hope City which was located nearby.
With the current strength of mankind, it was impossible for them to leave this place and build a new place of residence in a short period of time. The terrifying winter alone was enough to destroy mankind who had just recovered a little bit of vitality. It was still a long time before they could move into spaceships.
Luo Yuan wanted to investigate and see how big the hidden danger was.
Soon, Luo Yuan landed.
The closer he got to the bottom of the crater, the higher the temperature. The surrounding snow was getting thinner and the huge amount of steam that rose from the crater was quickly frozen when it encountered the extreme cold above, turning into snow and falling down.
The amount of snow was shocking. Snowballs that were the size of a fist were falling from the sky.
In just a few seconds, his body was covered with snow.
The interior of the crater was like a small water circulation system.
When he was about 200 to 300 meters away from the bottom of the crater, the snow gradually melted as the temperature rose, revealing a glazed rock wall. The surface of the wall was shining brightly and it looked dazzling.
Luo Yuan could see colorful crystals embedded on the surface of the wall. These were minerals that were precipitated by the cooling of the lava. There were some precious gems that were valuable before the apocalypse but now, they were worthless.
As they continued to descend, the temperature became higher and higher. All they could see was white steam. However, when they reached the bottom of the pit, the steam disappeared.
Unlike what he had imagined, there was no lava here. Instead, it was a violently boiling lake.
The lake was not big, only a few hundred thousand square meters. A large number of bubbles were rolling violently, making the lake look white. The humidity was very high, and Luo Yuan was soaked after just standing there for a while.
Every second, tens of thousands of tons of water flowed into the lake from the walls of the pit like a river. Every second, tens of thousands of tons of water evaporated by the high temperature, causing the lake to not expand at all.
The temperature of the lake was higher than expected. If it wasn't for the huge amount of water being added to the lake at every moment, the entire lake would have evaporated in a few minutes.
However, the temperature did not affect Luo Yuan at all.
He took off his clothes and threw them aside. Soon, he jumped into the lake naked. His skin did not feel the slightest bit of water. The entire lake seemed to be made up of countless bubbles, and it felt as light as a feather.
The weight per unit area was not even one-third of the weight of water. At the same time, the temperature defied common sense, reaching more than 200 degrees Celsius.
However, this was just the beginning. As he approached the bottom of the crater, the density of the water in the lake became lower and lower, and the temperature also increased. The lake water seemed to have exploded, boiling violently. If it was an ordinary person, they would have either been cooked by the high temperature or exploded into pieces. There was also a powerful recoil force that prevented them from going deeper.
Luo Yuan exerted some strength in his limbs to resist the recoil. He continued to swim for more than 100 meters, and suddenly, there was nothing in front of him. He seemed to have broken through some boundary and entered a strange place.
Under the gravity of the earth, his body quickly descended. With a slight use of his Will, his body immediately floated in mid-air.
A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes as he sized up the space. There was no water here, nor were there any bubbles. The humidity in the air was almost completely saturated. Other than water vapor, there were not many other gases.
Even Luo Yuan did not expect the lake to be hollow.
The temperature was as high as 600 to 700 degrees Celsius, turning the water into steam. There was no water that could maintain its liquid state. At the same time, the pressure was also 500 to 600 times the normal atmospheric pressure.
Of course, the pressure and temperature did not affect him at all, except for a slight discomfort.
The bottom of the pit was emitting a faint red light, and there was a strong smell of sulfur in the air. There seemed to be lava in the pit.
Luo Yuan's heart sank, and he quickly descended to the bottom of the pit.
Just as Lin Yun had guessed, there was magma everywhere he looked. The magma was boiling violently like porridge. Occasionally, it would shoot out pillars of fire, dying the surroundings red.
Looking at all of this, Luo Yuan's face turned gloomy. This was no ordinary geothermal surge, but a volcano that was about to erupt.
The worst thing was that the volcano was only 150 kilometers away from Hope City.
If it was a small or medium-sized volcano, it would only cause an earthquake. However, if it was a super volcano, the entire Hope City would be affected.
After the repeated bombardment of antimatter bombs, the tectonic plates here were now quite unstable. From time to time, volcanoes and earthquakes would appear. Including this active volcano and the other steaming crater, although it had not been confirmed, the probability of a volcano was eighty to ninety percent. Within the tens of thousands of square kilometers of the reconstruction area, there were already three volcanoes, forming a group of volcanoes. These volcanoes might even come from different vents of the same volcano.
If there was a chain reaction, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Although the destruction of the Glassians had passed, the subsequent disasters continued to affect the entire Earth.
In fact, the Reconstruction Area was considered to be in a good condition. Europe and North America were like hell. There were many volcanoes and earthquakes were a common occurrence. Looking down from space, the entire Eurasian continent was shrouded in the deepest darkness with thick volcanic ash.
Especially at the crater, the volcano was spewing fire day and night. Fire clouds that were tens of thousands of meters high could still be seen from space.
Half a month had passed and the nuclear winter had not been alleviated yet. At least, a large part of it was due to the volcanic eruption.
However, the drastic change in Europe and America was still a continent away. When the impact reached here, the impact was limited. Moreover, even if he was a hundred or a thousand times stronger, he would not be able to stop the violent fluctuations of the tectonic plates.
However, there was still a solution for the volcano that had yet to erupt.
Luo Yuan's face was gloomy as he secretly thought of a solution.
Before the apocalypse, there had been systematic research on how to alleviate the volcanic eruption.
For example, by digging a hole on the surface to release the underground pressure and delay the time of the eruption. Also, according to the special topography of the volcanic area, they could blast a hole near the volcano to divert the magma.
Similarly, during the process of the volcano accumulating energy, they could destroy the magma channel so that the magma would release its energy in advance.
They could even use a nuclear bomb to blast a specific part of the earth's crust to reduce the pressure in the volcanic area.
However, these methods required a large number of geologists to specifically explore the strata. Currently, there was almost no one who was an expert in this field.
After all, the reconstruction area was very small. There was no need for the geological research department to be scattered all over the place to set up a geological research institute. In the entire reconstruction area, only New Capital City had such a department. However, during the disaster, they had already turned into ashes.
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