The lid of the hibernation pod slid open quietly. Hao Ren sat up and asked, "What's the situation now?"
The MDT had moved the hibernation pod from the basement to the bridge of the Petrachelys. Now, Hao Ren saw the familiar scene of the spacecraft's control room as soon as he opened his eyes. He saw a large holographic projection suspended above the console in front of him. A planet slowly falling into the sun was in the center of the projection. Lily reached out and pulled him out of the hibernation pod. "Look at it yourself. I've never seen such a spectacular scene in my life anyway …"
Hao Ren came to the console and adjusted the angle of the external monitor. "Where are we now?"
"Above Zorm, 50,000 kilometers above the ground. In the plane of the sun and the planet, you can clearly see the burning of the planet," the MDT replied immediately. "Judging from the planet's current orbit, it should have been gradually captured by the star two thousand years ago, and then experienced a full 20 centuries of slow orbit descent. Now everything on the planet's surface has been burned, and the temperature on the sunny side has reached thousands of degrees. The crust has also melted and cracked on a large scale … The gravity of the sun is tearing it apart. It is estimated that before it is burned to ashes, it will first be torn into pieces. "
Hao Ren did not say anything. He just frowned at the scene outside the spacecraft.
A young star with a mass of about three times that of the sun was illuminating the space. Due to the close distance, its brilliant corona occupied almost one-third of the external monitor's field of view. At this distance, the sun's light could directly blind the eyes of most creatures. So the Petrachelys activated the sunlight filter to reduce the power of the sun. And in this boundless sea of fire, a small dark brown planet was falling toward the corona with a long tail of flame.
The planet had long changed beyond recognition. The sunlight had burned off its surface and partially melted the rocky crust. The mountains, rivers, and deep valleys that once existed on the planet were no longer distinguishable. Due to the softening and collapse of the crust, they were all piled up together.
This was the true appearance of Zorm. Although the reincarnation that Nolan experienced was a disaster, it was not worth mentioning compared to what happened in the real world.
This was the truth: the "Zorm" that Nolan lived in was indeed a virtual world, and its reincarnations were just scripts that happened in a large program. The real Zorm was right in front of them. There were no traces of human civilization on it, and the entire planet was slowly sinking into the sun. Connecting these two points, Hao Ren believed that the virtual world that Nolan lived in should be something like a sanctuary. Its body was probably a giant server buried deep in the planet, and humans had become ghosts in the server, hiding from the blazing sun in the real world in the virtual world.
As for the continuous' world resets' and the direction of the apocalypse, it was likely that there was a problem with the server. Perhaps it was the worsening of the disaster on the surface that triggered this malfunction, causing the virtual world to keep rebooting, and the 'script' was getting worse.
There was still a lot that needed to be explained, but at the moment, it seemed that this was all that was known. As for whether the 'server' really existed, Hao Ren thought that as long as he entered the planet's underground, he would be able to find out.
"The planet is still rotating, once every twelve hours. During this process, the sunny side will quickly melt and eject a large amount of material under the sunlight, while the dark side will quickly cool and solidify. When the first ray of sunlight rises the next day, the solidified shell will cause a series of explosions that spread across the entire continent. This process continues and intensifies the disintegration of the planet." The MDT released a holographic projection, simulating the continuous process of the planet's destruction. "There are no traces of humans on the surface, but there should be something like a sanctuary hidden deep underground: a virtual sanctuary, or maybe some kind of server."
"Is there a suitable place to land?" Hao Ren frowned as he looked at the soul-stirring scene in front of him. This scene was much more exciting than most of the battlefields he had experienced.
"To be honest, it's not suitable anywhere. The planet's surface has completely melted, and it's extremely hot everywhere. The spacecraft itself is not afraid of this temperature, but it's not suitable for the crew to go out for work. Your shield will deplete very quickly, and the life-support collars can only run for a few hours at most."
Nangong Wuyue's tail was stiff. She looked at the sea of fire stiffly. "Mr. Landlord … you're not going to bring people up there, are you?!"
As an aquatic creature, the sight of the fire scorching the earth and the drying up of the world had a huge impact on her. The siren maiden felt like she was dehydrated like a dried salted fish.
"We can't just leave it alone. There are more than a billion people down there." Hao Ren knocked on the console. "MDT, land on the dark side, choose the alternating line between day and night, and try to get a few more hours of working time."
The Petrachelys caught up with Zorm's figure in the blazing sun and slowly landed on the part of the planet that had just fallen into darkness. At this location, the sun had just set a few minutes ago, and the hellish day had ended. But the night that followed was not cool. The earth still maintained a temperature of thousands of degrees, and the lava in many places had not had time to cool down. The ground was covered with crisscrossing magma rivers and still erupting rock steam vents. The environment was even worse than the world where the demons lived.
But this was already a rare 'safe zone'. At least there was no sun here, and without the deadly star, everyone's shield could hold on a little longer.
After the spacecraft landed, the MDT reported the surrounding situation. "The radar shows that there's a crack 300 meters ahead. It's very unusual for there to be a crack in the crust like this. It may be the entrance to the shelter. The crack is less than 100 meters wide, and the spacecraft can't go in. You'll have to explore it yourself. "
Hao Ren checked the status of his shield, and then gave an extra set of life-support collars to everyone who was going to disembark with him. As the environment was really bad, he only chose a few people who could withstand the harsh environment: Lily, Vivian, and Y 'zaks and his daughter.
Nangong Wuyue and Ayesha were sirens, and they were most afraid of dehydration. Nangong Sanba and Nangong Wudi were half-baked demon hunters, and they were not strong enough. They could only wait on the spacecraft.
"Put on both life-support collars. When the first collar runs out of energy, immediately switch to the second one. Don't worry about the energy," Hao Ren said to everyone, especially the unreliable Lily. "With your physique, you can hold on for a while after the collar runs out of energy. Don't force yourself, just teleport back, understand?"
Lily happily fastened the collar around her neck and confidently said, "Got it. It's just cowardice, I'm good at it."
Y 'zaks looked outside with a smile. "This place is quite suitable for the two of us. It reminds me of my old home, where I used to take a bath. Y 'lisabet and I should be able to explore a little further. "
Hao Ren quickly reminded him, "Take it easy. The sun is rising, and it's a different concept now. Demons can't handle high-energy particles."
Rollie squatted beside the chair and watched everyone get busy. Suddenly, she tugged at the corner of Hao Ren's clothes. "Big Boss Cat, are you going on an adventure?"
Hao Ren had not noticed Rollie was there before (mainly because the dumb cat was too used to hiding in a corner). Now he was stunned. "Eh, why is she here?"
The MDT yelled, "Didn't you say that you want to bring out all the combat power in the family to hold the fort? I still have Lil Pea with me. She's in the pot behind you. But she's asleep again. "
Only then did Hao Ren remember that he had indeed given such an order. But now he only felt a headache. At that time, he did not know that the real situation of Zorm was so thrilling. He thought that a few elite fighters and an armed spaceship would be enough to deal with the situation. At most, they would just fire a cannon to settle the score. But looking at the situation now … What could Rollie do other than being a cat?
Rollie tugged at her master's clothes and snored. Obviously, she wanted to follow them out. Hao Ren saw this and patted the cat girl's head. "You know dried fish, right?"
The cat girl immediately nodded and snored.
"See the scene outside?" Hao Ren pointed at the scorching land on the holographic display. "If you want to go out, if you're not careful, you'll become drier than dried fish in an instant."
The dumb cat thought for a moment, and very reservedly went to sleep under the chair.
Hao Ren led the team out of the spaceship. The moment he came out, he seemed to feel a wave of heat hitting him.
But it was just an illusion. The scene of the planet falling into the sun and the magma on the ground gave him the impression. The shield was very good at insulating the heat outside, including the temperature of the ground under his feet. At least until the energy of the shield was exhausted, he did not have to use his body to withstand this thousand-degree purgatory.
Although he felt that he should be able to withstand it for a while with his enhanced body, he did not intend to really try this sour feeling of human flesh drying.
Y 'lisabet came to the ground and jumped on the spot. She was surprised and shouted, "Wow! The ground is still soft! "
"After all, the sun has just passed, and the ground has not fully hardened." Lily was very professional in her analysis, and then her attention was unconsciously attracted by a golden stream of light on the horizon.
That was the direction where the sun disappeared. Although the atmosphere of the planet had been burned dry, every time the sun swept through, a large amount of rock steam and other gases would erupt into the air. These gases moved in sync with the alternating line of day and night, forming a huge gas wall that constantly swept across the surface of the planet. This gas wall was like a lens, magnifying the already huge corona, and thus forming the golden stream of light that covered the entire horizon in the distance.
Although it was essentially a two to three thousand degree hot storm, it still looked beautiful from afar.
Lily looked at the stream of light formed by the corona for a while and suddenly sighed. Hao Ren knew that the very artistic girl must have felt something again.
"Blind dog eyes."
Lily sighed.
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