Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 200 Thrilling Teleportation and Transportation
As the earthquake reached mid-May and its magnitude gradually increased, people's sense of crisis grew stronger.

Few people felt the tremors of the first four magnitudes, but the magnitude 5 tremor was felt by people in cities near the epicenter, and some who were sleeping were even awakened.

This made people realize that the uneventful first half of the month was over.

The latter half of the month, which truly represents disaster and destruction, has begun.

Because, just like the time difference between the earlier low-magnitude earthquakes, the time difference between these high-magnitude earthquakes, such as magnitude 7, 8, 9, and even the final magnitude 10 earthquake, remains 72 hours.

How many 72-hour periods are needed to complete the rescue operation after an 8-magnitude earthquake?

Imagine that before the disaster caused by a level 8 event has been dealt with, a level 9 event is about to arrive, followed by a level 10 event... The situation is so severe that it is no wonder that many countries have seen the emergence of numerous destructive determinists who feel that struggling is futile and simply start a final celebration, doing whatever they want.

While ordinary people may hold such pessimistic views, government agencies in various countries will certainly spare no effort to prepare for the disaster.

The countries that have survived since the end-of-the-world rules were implemented all have a relatively responsible government.

Those irresponsible national officials mostly saw their countries perish long ago. Even many important officials from small countries fled to other major powers with their families for refuge immediately after the apocalyptic rules arrived. Without a leader, how could such countries not be swiftly destroyed by the apocalyptic rules?

Beixing's confidence has greatly increased after successfully mitigating two magnitude 4 and 5 earthquakes through cooperation with Guan Tong. The higher-ups have authorized the countermeasures research office to freely allocate resources and do everything in their power to overcome this disaster.

However, Gao Liangwei, the person in charge, also knew that the higher-ups did not have only one set of decision-making plans, and could not place all their hopes on one plan. Therefore, there must be other secret departments responsible for preparing other contingency plans for destruction.

However, if it really comes to the point where those contingency plans need to be activated, it means that the vast majority of the country's population has perished, which is unacceptable in Gao Liangwei's view.

May 16th, the day the magnitude 6 earthquake struck.

Because the previous two collaborations went very smoothly, Zhang Minglu suggested to Guan Tong that he and the psychic energy transfer team use the collective teleportation device together.

After considering it, Guan Tong agreed.

As seen in the previous handling of a magnitude 5 earthquake, the official team, using teleportation items, reached the epicenter much faster than the other team.

Unless the epicenter is located directly within his shadow line, he must first determine the nearest shadow line to the epicenter, then teleport and travel some more distance. Using a teleportation item, however, allows him to instantly reach the target location point-to-point.

For lower-magnitude earthquakes, wasting a little time is not a big deal. But for higher-magnitude earthquakes, every extra second releases enormous amounts of energy, so it's crucial to deal with them as quickly as possible.

Therefore, Guan Tong met up with the official mental energy transmission unit ahead of schedule, ready to be teleported after the earthquake.

The meeting point was not far from the capital Yong'an. It was a place similar to a military base. When Guan Tong arrived, everyone looked at him with some strange eyes.

Without a doubt, he has changed his appearance again today, appearing as a teenager.

In addition to the Dragon Soul team, Guan Tong also noticed some special Ascendants who should also be members of the official team.

One of them was an acquaintance of his.

That's right, it's Chen Na.

Guan Tong looked at Chen Na, who was standing and talking with Silver Fox. He hadn't seen her since the Yongzhou base. Several months had passed, and Chen Na had grown quite a bit taller, and her hair had also grown longer, from her previous ear-length bob to her neck.

It seems this girl has joined the official team as well.

Guan Tong thought to herself, with Chen Na's abilities, it's not surprising that she would be noticed and trained by the authorities.

Furthermore, when Chen Na was controlled by the "Childhood Sweetheart" donor organization, they customized many "firsts" for her in the eighth rule, greatly increasing her mental power limit. This may also be the reason why she participated in this operation, responsible for transferring mental power to him.

Seemingly sensing Guan Tong's gaze, Chen Na turned her head to look over.

Guan Tong smiled at her.

Chen Na nodded somewhat reservedly in response, then turned away a little embarrassed.

Silver Fox noticed this and asked, "Xiao Na, do you know him?"

Chen Na asked, somewhat puzzled, "I don't know her. Why is Sister Silver Fox asking this?"

Silver Fox whispered, "I'll let you in on a little secret, but I suspect he's 'Shadow.' You were rescued by Shadow from that evil organization's base, right? So I was thinking you might know him."

"Huh?" Chen Na was taken aback. "But the person who saved me back then was an older sister..." "There are props that can change one's appearance," Silver Fox smiled. "But I don't think one's temperament can be changed."

"temperament……"

Chen Na then looked at Guan Tong, who was currently chatting with the Dragon Soul who was walking past.

Whether it was influenced by what Silver Fox said or not, she really felt that the person gave her a strange sense of familiarity.

“Shepherd Boy, the countermeasures office has brought in more people this time.” Dragon Soul walked up to Guan Tong and said, “The mental energy required to deal with a magnitude 6 earthquake is definitely much greater than that required to deal with a magnitude 5 earthquake.”

Guan Tong nodded: "Yes. But even if the level is higher, we probably still won't have enough manpower."

“We are aware of this as well,” Longhun said. “The Countermeasures Research Office has already held several meetings with the academy’s management and plans to start by drawing students with high mental strength from the academy to assist in dealing with the magnitude 7 earthquake.”

"Selecting students from the academy...?"

Guan Tong wasn't particularly surprised by what he heard. This year's students were indeed quite good. Putting aside everything else, the fact that they had set a strict entrance requirement of 80 points of mental power proved that every student had above-average talent.

Moreover, these students enrolled after Rule 8 was implemented, specifically in August of last year, and in less than a year by May of this year, they enjoyed comprehensive protection from the authorities during the period of Rule 5. Now that they are needed to contribute, they are the ones who must step up.

Dragon Soul: "Yes, we have no choice but to do this. But if we can't mitigate this disaster as much as possible, the academy may cease to exist."

"That's true."

"By the way, Dr. Zhang asked me to ask you, are you satisfied with those two items that increase the upper limit of mental power?"

"I'm very satisfied," Guan Tong said. "I know these two props are very valuable, and I'm grateful for the official support."

"It's all for the people living on this land," Longhun said. "Everyone for me and I for everyone; only in this way can we survive."

Guan Tong nodded slightly. At this moment, Long Hun's expression changed, as if he had heard some news in the earpiece.

He immediately said, "A magnitude 6 earthquake has occurred, and the coordinates have been confirmed. We'll teleport there right away!"

"it is good."

At the Dragon Soul's call, everyone immediately gathered and then used a group teleportation item.

This was Guan Tong's first time experiencing teleportation, and it felt completely different from "shifting between forms." It was as if her entire body was enveloped by some special mental force, sucked into one space, and then emerged from another.

This inexplicably reminded him of the science fiction concept of "wormhole jump".

But he had no time to think about anything else, because as soon as the teleportation ended, he felt his body plummet. Looking down, he saw that the ground where he had been teleported out was cracked, and beneath his feet was a fissure torn open by an earthquake!
The energy release of a magnitude 6 earthquake is already terrifying, especially since multiple large cracks have appeared in the epicenter. It wasn't just Guan Tong; many unlucky people who were teleported over were right under the cracks and fell straight in!
"what!!!"

"help me!"

Many people were caught off guard and panicked, exclaiming in surprise.

Guan Tong, who reacted relatively quickly, didn't care about revealing his identity at this moment. He immediately summoned his shadow to transform into several shadow ropes, one of which was tied to the pillar of the earth vein, while the others went to grab those who were falling into the crevice, saving more than ten lives.

At the same time, Longhun and others also took action, some rescuing people, and others using props to build suspended platforms for people to stand on.

Even so, seven or eight people were still swallowed by the crack and vanished instantly in the earth's movement. This scene was undoubtedly terrifying; people were so shocked that they didn't even have time to be surprised that Guan Tong's manipulation of shadows had revealed his identity.

The earthquake had only lasted for less than half a minute, and even more energy would be released from the epicenter. Guan Tong dared not delay and immediately activated the Shadow Rope to "pull" himself to the side of the Earth Vein Pillar, and "throw" the others who were caught by the Shadow Rope onto the suspended platform created by the props.

He immediately placed his hand on the pillar of the earth's veins: "Send me your mental energy immediately to reduce the damage from this earthquake as quickly as possible!"

"Alright!" Dragon Soul, holding the negative magnet, was the first to transmit, while the extremely fast Silver Fox was responsible for delivering the "heart candy" to Guan Tong.

Others also had their own tasks. Some were responsible for maintaining and building more suspended platforms for people to stand on, while others were treating the injured.

Only then did people realize that the "shepherd boy" had just used the shadow rope to hook and save more than a dozen people, which undoubtedly proved that he was the legendary "shadow".

　I've been writing after get off work lately, so updates are a bit late. Please forgive me, everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)