Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 126

Chapter 126

A simple sentence, yet it sent shockwaves through everyone’s hearts.

“What?!” Li Wanyun’s voice spiked.

Sheng An frowned, her eyes fixed on him.

Shi City… was gone?

Shi City was a critical location. In her previous life, it had been completely destroyed.

In this life, when the meteorites descended, they had gone into space to intercept them, attempting to preserve the entirety of Shi City. Even if they couldn’t designate it as a safe zone, they at least wanted to prevent it from being totally annihilated like before.

Hao Jingye’s lips twitched. His expression was grim, and his voice sounded strained. “After twenty-four hours, the Meteorite Catastrophe has ended. The final wave consisted of two large and six small meteorites. Every single one of them… fell on Shi City.”

There was no need to say more. Everyone’s hearts sank.

No wonder there had been such a massive earthquake just now. Those were the vibrations caused by the meteorites slamming into Shi City. If the tremors were this intense in Jing City, they could only imagine the scene at Shi City.

Hao Jingye turned his screen toward Sheng An. “Sister Sheng, look. This is the landing simulation video just sent over by the Meteorite Research Institute.”

The Apocalypse Special Affairs Department held the highest level of clearance. As long as they wanted to know something, they could pull information from any research institute.

This was real-time news. Unlike the simulation videos made before the meteorites arrived, this one used exact reference data, making the simulation far more accurate.

Sheng An watched closely as the others leaned in to look.

Long Tianyu frowned. “If we hadn’t intercepted the first batch of meteorites, would they have fallen on Shi City too?”

Gu Qiansheng replied, “Based on the video, yes.”

Qi Lingwu stared at the red dot representing Shi City. After a long silence, he said, “It started with Shi City, and it ended with Shi City.”

Sheng An withdrew her gaze, her voice calm. “It’s not that Shi City is special. It’s the meteorites. Because the first and last batches targeted it, Shi City became significant.”

Hao Jingye added, “The Research Institute thinks so too. They’ve already assembled a team to head out as soon as they received the news.”

He looked up at Zhang Kun. “The Research Institute wants you to cooperate with the operation. They want you to go with them and help transport the meteorites back.”

The area around Jing City was relatively safe, and now that the meteorites had stopped falling, traveling to Shi City wouldn’t be difficult.

Zhang Kun didn’t hesitate and nodded. “No problem.”

“Liu Yue and Jiaxue will accompany you. Is that all right?” Sheng An asked.

Zhang Kun had no combat capability, so she wasn’t entirely at ease.

The two immediately agreed.

Li Xin was in low spirits, his voice raspy and filled with sorrow. “We wanted to intercept the meteorites and save Shi City, but it’s still gone…”

Before Sheng An could speak, Song Linwei contradicted him in a weak but firm tone.

“Xiao Xin, it’s not the same. A Shi City hit by two waves of meteorites is completely different from a Shi City hit by only one. Besides, Shi City was an empty city. Nothing we did was ever in vain.”

He was still awakening his Supernatural Ability, gasping for breath and leaning against the wall to stay upright, yet his voice remained steady. “Between two lifetimes, things are already completely different.”

Li Huai was dead, but everyone else had survived.

Shi City was gone, but every single person from Shi City had lived.

How could it be the same?

Li Xin froze, his eyes filling with tears once more. He hugged Song Linlin tightly, drawing warmth from her.

Sheng An spoke. “Regardless, the end of the world has finished.”

She slowly looked up, as if peering through the ceiling to the world outside.

“The Apocalypse has officially begun.”

As if in response to her words, every television on loop cut to a live broadcast. The familiar Chief Base Commander looked even older as he stood outside the Core Shelter.

The high temperatures left him drenched in sweat, and his unkempt hair was white, yet his spirit was vigorous. His eyes held no dejection or despair, only a burning fighting spirit.

“The Meteorite Apocalypse has ended. I am here to report a set of data to everyone. According to our statistics…”

Charts and figures appeared on the screen one after another.

Even with all their preparations, ten percent of the nation’s population had perished for various reasons on the day the meteorites arrived.

It was a staggering number, and it was only temporary. From this moment on, people would continue to die every minute and every second, leaving this world behind.

However, ninety percent had survived!

In the previous life, ninety percent of the population was gone on the very first day. In this life, they had preserved ninety percent of their hope.

Looking abroad, even those who had prepared had lost at least sixty percent of their people.

Some small coastal nations and countries that took direct hits from large meteorites had almost no survivors. This was a global catastrophe-a disaster meant to destroy the world and erase civilization.
-And that was why it was called the Apocalypse.

In this apocalypse, ninety percent of them had survived.

In the face of these concrete numbers, all the previous preparations and hardships finally seemed to have meaning.

Li Wanyun raised her hand, suddenly realizing she was covered in tears.

How could she not cry?

She had lived through it once before. She knew the staggering difference between ninety percent survivors and ninety percent casualties.

The previous life-and-death struggles and the blood she had shed were all distilled into two words at this moment-

Worth it.

The Base Commander’s eyes were red. “To be able to preserve the seeds of hope is the result of the sacrifices of the people across the nation, the efforts of all public servants, and the desperate interceptions made by the Sparks of the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department.”

He raised his hand in a military salute.

After lowering it, his voice trembled slightly: “Lower the flags to half-mast. Let us observe a moment of silence for the victims.”

Sheng An and Qi Lingwu walked outside at the same time. They stood tall, raised their hands in salute, and then lowered them, bowing their heads.

At this moment, everyone in front of the screens fell silent, bowing their heads with reddened eyes.

Not everyone was calm.

Some had lost loved ones, while others had seen family members turn into Aberrants. They were collapsing, raging, and falling into despair, venting their terrible emotions.

The breakdown of order always begins with the breakdown of humanity.

But at this moment, seeing the scene on the screen, they all quieted down. As the flags were lowered to half-mast, they bowed their heads in silence, tears streaming down their faces.

Compared to other countries, and compared to the unprepared “past life,” things were already much better this time.

At least they were still alive, and they still had friends and family who were alive.

The moment of silence ended.

The Chief Base Commander spoke: “We cannot wallow in sorrow. Those who perished are gone, but we are still alive. We must stand up as quickly as possible to face the coming crisis of the Apocalypse. The meteorites have ended, and we must formally begin the construction of the Apocalypse bases and prepare for…”

On the screen, the Base Commander detailed the upcoming arrangements.

Sheng An looked up and slowly exhaled.

The temperature outside was very high, but this moment of silence was necessary. It was a tribute to the dead and an encouragement to the survivors. Disasters were the easiest catalysts for the collapse of order, and despair was the most fertile ground for madness.

The state was telling everyone through its actions that the Apocalypse, like any other disaster, was a crisis they could still handle and would work hard to address.

There were casualties, but there were also tributes and moments of silence.

-The state was still here. Order was still here.

Only then could those who were collapsing or going mad pull themselves together and suppress the darker side of human nature.

Only then could hearts be united.

The Apocalypse had officially begun.

But this time, it was an Apocalypse different from the memories of the Reborn Person.

***

They didn’t wake up one after another until evening.

Wu Buyu scratched his head and walked out of his room irritably. “Argh, it’s scorching! Isn’t it already night? Why is it still so hot?”

Long Tianyu wasn’t doing much better; his clothes were already soaked with sweat. However, having experienced it once before, he was relatively able to endure it.

He scratched his head and asked, “Sheng An, can I go to Group A and steal Xiang Hanshuang back?”

Wu Buyu’s heart skipped a beat, and even Gu Qiansheng and Zhuang Fan, who had been looking listless, immediately looked expectant.

It was as if they would act the moment Sheng An gave the word.

Sheng An glanced at them and said flatly, “You can trade for her, but you can’t kidnap her. I won’t go to Group A to bail you out.”

Wu Buyu grinned. “Don’t worry.”

Without hesitation, Long Tianyu grabbed Wu Buyu and Li Wanyun, and they vanished on the spot.

-They went to trade for ice.

Ji Yani was stunned. “Didn’t they say trade? Why didn’t they take anything with them?”

“How can you be so naive?” Gu Qiansheng looked at her, his tone calm. “Do you think Group A lacks anything?”

Ji Yani: “…”

True. With the state backing the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department, they lacked nothing, so there was no need to trade for anything from them.

So the question was-

How were they going to “trade” for ice?

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Superpower Users’ temporary dormitory.

Long Tianyu, Wu Buyu, and Li Wanyun suddenly appeared, surrounding Xiang Hanshuang.

Xiang Hanshuang frowned. “You want to fight?”

Beside her, Nie Changsui and Jiang Ling went on high alert, not understanding what kind of madness had gripped these three from Group B.

Then, they saw the trio from Group B break into brilliant smiles and say in unison-

“Sister, can we borrow some ice?”