Chapter 98: The World Transforms!_1

An azure sun rose above the sea, at first quite small, but it rapidly expanded and grew larger, its radiance even briefly surpassing that of the original sun.

On the sidewalk near the harbor, a little girl curiously gazed at the blue sun.

"Mommy, why is there another sun over there? And it's blue."

The woman looked up, her face etched with a bewildered expression.

People at the harbor stared at the peculiar sight on the sea, their faces filled with wonder, looking around at each other, none understanding what was happening.

The colossal wheel emitted blue light, and soon people saw the small blue sphere, because at that moment the wheel was turning transparent, resembling a transparent ship model suspended above the sphere; it quickly collapsed as if melting, and what was strange was that as the wheel collapsed, its parts all folded inward towards the fusion center. The entire wheel seemed to be sucked into a vortex, pulled into the sphere, leaving no trace or debris behind.

After the wheel disappeared, the sphere continued to expand, soon appearing as a blue sun over the harbor. When it stopped growing, its radius reached two hundred meters, and only beyond this distance did the macro fusion's energy become selective. Inside this range, with such high energy density, everything was destined for destruction.

The blue sun remained at its largest for about half a minute, during which it was very stable. Coupled with the eerily calm atmosphere that enveloped everything, it surprisingly gave off a sense of eternity in that brief moment, as if it had been there since the world began.

The sky became transparent, macro fusion was silent, and the entire harbor was submerged in its blue glow, making the world seem foreign and bizarre.

This was a cold sun; people felt none of its heat.

Finally, a sound broke the silence: a faint crackling that emanated from the bodies of the people, the sound of the electronic chips inside cell phones being destroyed.

People looked up into the sky and screamed; they saw a large passenger plane falling from the sky like a bird bereft of power. The electronic chips in its body were destroyed, and the electronic control system along with the engines all failed.

An elderly man glanced at the plane as it crashed into the city and sighed,

"The world is about to change."

In the blink of an eye, the blue sun vanished, as if it had never appeared. People saw that everything at the fusion point had disappeared without a trace. At the Port of Barcelona, a semicircular gap with a radius of two hundred meters had appeared, filled by seawater, and the surroundings were very smooth, reflecting the blue of the seawater.

At the same time, the surging energy of macro fusion was spreading in all directions, first impacting Spain, then Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and spreading as far as Asia, India, and up to the borders of Huaxia before being stopped by the vast amount of chips it had consumed along the way.

This macro fusion event, targeting chips for energy release, had flung half the Earth, including hundreds of countries like the UK, US, France, and Germany, back to the agrarian age.

Only Northeastern Australia and the Asian nations led by Huaxia had survived.

The more advanced the country, the greater the impact suffered; the global power structure was about to undergo a major reshuffling!

With the chips destroyed, the first consequence was that various modern facilities suddenly shut down; power generation and supply systems all collapsed, as did water and gas supplies.

People cooking found that not only was the gas gone, but the electricity and water were gone too.

Those showering or in the middle of washing their hair, having just applied shower gel and shampoo, also broke down in tears.

Doctors and patients in hospitals were plunged into panic as all medical devices went dark, including life-support ventilators and vital-sign monitors, turning ICU rooms instantly into the realm of the God of Death.

Hospitals initially thought it was just a simple power outage and prepared to start diesel engines, but found they couldn't be started at all. When they tried to call for help, they discovered that phones and cellphones had also gone dark.

Those most unfortunate were those halfway through surgery; many perished on the spot without life-support equipment, and those who didn't die were left with only a breath of life. The doctors wanted to save them, but the operating rooms were pitch black and they couldn't see anything. They tried every possible light source, flashlights, emergency lights, but all electronic devices had failed. If the doctors wished to continue surgery, they could only move patients outside of the operating room, but that only hastened the end for those clinging to life. Moreover, without any electronic medical equipment, they felt like they had been thrown back to ancient times.

There were also those using transportation, drivers were better off; unlike future cars, which are all electronic throttles and brakes, they could still manage to halt and park.

But for those on planes, it was a disaster, falling freely through the sky along with the aircraft.

In the skyscrapers, computer screens went dark. Office workers were shocked, thinking it was a virus, only to find that everyone's computer had crashed.

Students in schools cheered and leaped for joy, not knowing they were facing not a power outage, but a major upheaval.

Government departments around the world wanted to react immediately but found all communication devices had failed, even satellite phones were broken. Central and local governments, local departments, and subordinate organizations were completely cut off, divided into isolated islands by region.

The military also experienced brief chaos, but thanks to their routine training and discipline, they quickly regained composure.

They faced the same issue of not being able to contact any departments; even internal communications within the troops could only be managed by walking and yelling. They wanted to drive, but found that the vehicles could not be started. The electronic chips controlling the engines had turned to ash, and fighters and aircraft carriers were reduced to scrap metal, rendering the air and naval forces powerless.

Furthermore, modern high-tech weaponry reliant on satellite systems and electronic chips from the information age were all paralyzed - missiles, nuclear bombs, radar, etc. Only firearms were still functioning.

The financial system collapsed; the numbers in people's bank cards became a mystery, and virtual assets such as stocks were unknowable. Banks had no idea how much one had in assets or how much money was in your account.

The good news was that loans didn't need to be paid back; the bad news was that the money in the bank was gone.

The transportation system was paralyzed. Various vehicles were scattered around the city but were unable to start, bringing logistics to a complete halt.

All urban modern facilities were wrecked. Fridges, TVs, and various household appliances could only serve as scrap to be recycled.

This was no longer a return to the days before liberation; it was an instant regression to ancient times when travel depended on walking, communication shouted, security largely relied on dogs, and entertainment mostly involved your hands.

But humanity was not the same as it had been back then. Modern technology had fostered modern cities, and when technology regressed in an instant, cities began to plunge into madness.

Joyful America, gunfire all day long.

Looting for food, robbing for money, killing on the spot, sins flourished everywhere.

The cities lost their former order and fell into unprecedented turmoil and chaos, resembling the advent of an apocalyptic day, while the countryside became the only paradise.

Chaos, pure chaos; nothing but chaos.

At that time, an organization named ETO rose up in various countries. They seemed to be well-prepared, well-equipped, spreading their doctrine in the name of their lord. Amidst the catastrophic conditions, their ranks swelled rapidly.

As the only major power retaining most of its strength, Huaxia took action within a day. Through various channels and the remaining military satellites, they discovered the scale of the global disaster. They entered a state of emergency preparedness as numerous plans were put forward, and a million troops were mobilized urgently. While directing nearby government departments and troops to stabilize the situation in the disaster areas, they also dispatched a significant portion of their air and naval forces to "investigate the situation" in various countries and regions.

The air force took off, bustling military airfields were set in motion, with transport and fighter planes taking precedence to head to the capitals of various countries. The airspace of these countries, like the ladies of the night on the streets, allowed free entry. This also confirmed their suspicions: these nations indeed had suffered a fusion-powered strike.

The only factory in the world still capable of producing electronic chips was now in Bay Bay, Taiwan. This presented a golden opportunity for Huaxia, which allowed them to reclaim Bay Bay and seize control of the Taiwanese electronics chip factory. The air force and aircraft carriers set sail, invading Bay Bay aggressively.

The Third Fleet of the navy also received urgent orders to head to the Port of Barcelona in Spain to search for Grand Historian Yi and help them retrieve important data.

Aboard the Chang'an battleship of the Third Fleet, political commissar Zhang Beihai and captain Wu Yue were extremely agitated as they discussed the world-shaking events of the past two days.