wear it lord god

Chapter 2629 The countdown ends

Brian didn't even dare to sleep. He rushed straight to the laboratory, notifying the inspectors and his superiors as he went.

"It's three in the morning, what do you want?" The inspector's angry and displeased voice came through the intercom, indicating that the person must have fallen asleep or was just about to fall asleep when they were woken up.

The person in charge next to him immediately interrupted, "Turn on the computer or the intercom, now, right now!"

After a while, the inspector asked, puzzled, "What's going on with this countdown?"

Not only on all the monitors in the test base, but on the backgrounds of all monitors around the world, the countdown began.

At this time, it was night on this half of the planet, so most people didn't notice, but the various outdoor advertisements that were still lit up, including the background of the 3D advertisements, all became countdowns.

No amount of antivirus software, restarting, or even reinstalling the system can eliminate it.

"Come here first!" The person in charge tried not to use a commanding tone, after all, the inspectors were sent from above to supervise their work.

Before the inspectors even arrived, a video call came in from above.

The person in charge was confirming that the test base had also been "invaded" when Brian, usually calm and cautious, shouted as if trying to steal the spotlight, "There's something seriously wrong with this. I need to report to the top!"

"Doctor, what are you trying to do? Don't assume that others are like me and can tolerate the hallucinations caused by your overwork." The head of the department glared at him and issued a sinister warning: "If you don't regain your senses and can't distinguish between reality and hallucinations, I don't mind sending you to the hospital for a checkup."

“No, this is not a hallucination. What is happening now is his warning to us.” Brian knew the matter was serious, and even though he knew almost no one would believe him, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go through with it, otherwise the consequences would be unbearable for him.

After Brian explained the situation and used all his strength to prove that what he said was true, unsurprisingly... because he might have mental problems and it was uncertain whether he had any destructive power, for the safety of the base, he was put into a separate observation room.

“I’m not crazy, really. The God of Hope warned us that we must stop, or the entire planet will be destroyed…” Brian shouted all the way as he was carried into the observation room by two soldiers wearing metal exoskeleton combat suits, who barely let their feet touch the ground.

Looking at this observation room, specially prepared for test subjects or potential infected individuals, with three walls lined with three-inch aluminum alloy panels, a door comparable to a bank safe deposit box, and a glass curtain wall that even heavy machine guns couldn't penetrate, Brian felt much more at ease.

This is the twentieth floor underground. If this room can't save his life, then there's almost nowhere else he can survive.

He did his best, and if he survives, he won't feel any guilt. Blame those who didn't believe him; he knew all along that those guys were arrogant and foolish, and he couldn't possibly succeed.

Time is ticking away, and every possible method has been used. Some places have even set up special task forces to crack the countdown. Top hackers, both from official and civilian sectors, are trying to remove the countdown, but all have failed.

When faced with the unknown, living beings instinctively feel fear and speculate about what might happen, leading to much online discussion.

Thus, the alien theory and the doomsday theory became the biggest schools of thought.

The only difference is that no one will preach atonement anymore, believing that all of this is due to humanity's own excessive sins, which has prompted God's warning.

With such advanced technology, everything can be explained scientifically. Who would still believe that there are gods on this planet? Even if there are gods, they would be beings with even more advanced technology.

Despite the discussions, most people were not affected much; they continued to work and play as usual.

This planet has long been polarized, divided into those with jobs and those without. In a time when almost all jobs can be done by robots, those with jobs control robots, striving for the planet and humanity; those without jobs live in cramped cubicles, playing games, watching videos, and eating synthetic food, simply passing their lives until the end. So there is no panic, even when they know an asteroid is about to collide with the planet.

As the countdown began, countries watched, unsure of what would happen—perhaps the consequences would be severe, or perhaps it would just be a prank. But precautions were still necessary. Therefore, all weapons capable of causing devastating damage were temporarily switched off and put into manual mode; all important civilian and civil defense structures and equipment were placed under the highest level of protection…

Brian was kept in the observation room, where he ate and slept as usual, and even got a game console that wasn't connected to the internet.

I turned on the game console, and the screensaver was still showing a countdown. That's fine, at least I know the time.

On the last day, Brian watched the countdown on the game console, his heart pounding as the numbers dwindled.

When everything returned to zero, his fear reached its peak, and he shuddered... but soon he realized that nothing had happened.

There was no earth-shaking, no huge explosion; everything seemed normal.

He gave a wry smile; even if they didn't pursue the matter of his erratic behavior, he was still going to be fired.

Could it be that the god, who was obviously not human, was toying with him?

With no pressure left, Brian put his game console aside, lay down on the only piece of furniture in the room—a soft mat on the floor—and closed his eyes to sleep.

He slept quite soundly this time, until someone shook him awake.

"Doctor, oh dear, wake up!" Someone was shaking him vigorously.

He mumbled sleepily, "Um, have you eaten?"

There were two guards. Seeing that he was awake, they breathed a sigh of relief: "Get up quickly, they're looking for you upstairs."

When Brian arrived at the conference room, almost all of the base's senior management were present. In the 3D video in the center of the conference table was a familiar face to the public, a person who frequently appeared, including during the election campaign.

Brian ordered a strong coffee with double the sugar and milk; he hadn't had coffee in three days and was craving it terribly.

"There's something I want you to know. As the countdown ends... I'd like to hear your opinion." The person in charge watched Brian nonchalantly sipping his coffee, as if the entire world could end without a care, and could only continue.

After all, we didn't take it seriously before, but now we have to ask for your help. This matter has gone beyond human control and reached an inconceivable level.

Brian then learned what had happened, which made his "incoherent ramblings" take seriously.

When the countdown ended, the entire planet, or rather the entire world, the entire universe, was plunged into darkness!
True darkness, without a single ray of light. Everywhere, this planet, the colony, the stars, planets, white dwarfs in the vast universe... all celestial bodies have lost their light.

The sun, which was originally emitting intense heat and light, and even stars that were larger and brighter than the sun, suddenly lost their light.

Aside from man-made light, the lights, candlelight, and firelight on the planet... emit a fainter glow in the darkness of the universe than the bioluminescence of fireflies or even microorganisms.

The entire universe was as if someone had flipped a light switch, and suddenly it went completely dark.