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Chapter 367: Live Streaming Technology Era

A strange bird streaked across the sky. Its dark red, mottled wings, granular like lava, slowly unfurled, instantly casting a creeping shadow that blanketed the entire landscape: mountains, forests, grasslands.

“What kind of monstrous bird is that? It’s colossal, comparable to a seven-story skyscraper! It’s radiating an incredibly terrifying power! It could tear our entire civilization to shreds!”

A white-haired old woman in a white shirt took off her gold-rimmed glasses and looked up, leaning on her cane. In that moment, humanity’s pride was shattered as they realized the fragility of their civilization.

“History will remember this great moment for humanity, a romantic and beautiful era of miracles.” A dignified, white-haired gentleman, leaning slowly on his cane with a hiking backpack, showed no fear; instead, he admired the sight.

“Elena, we were right. This land is witnessing our final love... What magnificent and beautiful life!” An elderly couple, an Asian man and a blonde woman, embraced, exclaiming in awe. They were deeply moved by the romantic and vast spectacle, making it the most beautiful journey before their last breath.

Most of the people present were elderly individuals from the upper echelons of human society. They no longer feared death and held deep respect for Mr. Levis. They wished to join him in exploring the unknown Forbidden Zone, the world of origin. For society as a whole, to perish alongside humanity’s scientific legend in old age was considered the greatest honor in life! Many of them were adventurers who enjoyed outdoor sports, spending their spare time managing businesses and conglomerates by climbing treacherous mountain terrain or diving into rivers to reach the deep sea. Yet, they had never witnessed such a breathtaking sight.

“Organize the equipment! Radio radar, scan the surroundings!”

“Drones, launch! Scan the map for massive super-lifeforms with huge heat signatures!”

“Quick! Quick! Dig a secret base underground and apply stealth coating! These unknown lifeforms might have scanning capabilities. This is an entirely new life form; perhaps our theory of evolution needs new additions!”

“We must find a branch of the lava river; we need to set up camp there for an infinite energy supply! Otherwise, our combat vehicles and weapons will be nothing but scrap metal!”

Green camouflage mechanical combat vehicles came to a halt. Some long, rectangular mechanical vehicles even began transforming, revealing massive excavator-like shovels to start digging underground.

“Ding-dong!”

In Veritas, the capital of the Western Human Empire, a live broadcast of this astonishing scene played on the large screen in Times Square. On the streets, old and young, Westerners and Easterners alike, all stopped to watch, their faces showing expressions of disbelief.

On television, a handsome host in a black suit was commentating, clearly dumbfounded himself:

“Esteemed viewers! The era of all humanity has changed because of this! The Forbidden Zone exploration team, led by Mr. Levis, has arrived!”

“That is the origin of humanity, the place our ancestors once fled from. What life codes does it truly contain? We are filled with immense anticipation!”

“But no matter what!” the host passionately roared, “Imperial Calendar, July 8th, Year 165! History will remember this great moment! Humanity has discovered a new continent!”

Clang!

Before black-and-white television sets, countless people knocked over their water glasses. Even in some upscale homes, where the latest LCD screen computers were already in use, people watched this miraculous scene.

“Oh my God! Is that a monstrous bird as tall as a skyscraper?”

“Is this world too crazy, or are we losing our minds?”

“Is that another world!?”

“Is it Fodilgas, the land of lava origin, recorded in ancient mythological religious murals?”

“My heavens! Mythological creatures actually exist!”

“No wonder Mr. Levis was so beside himself!”

All of humanity watched the television broadcast, swallowing hard. It was as if they had opened a door to a strange world, where terrifying mythical beasts traversed, shrouded in mist, exuding an ancient, vast, and mysterious aura.

For people living in modern urban societies, with technological civilization having advanced to include cars, airplanes, and artillery, the world’s general worldview was similar to that of ordinary Earthlings. The level of technological civilization was even broadly similar, making it difficult to accept such extraordinary occurrences. It was as if, on Earth’s seven continents, people had suddenly discovered an eighth new continent, inhabited by aliens possessing terrifying supernatural powers, akin to a spiritual awakening!

This was a storm. Online, people quickly began to speak out.

“This reminds me of the web novels that have just emerged in the past few months! Wuxia novels, with characters running on rooftops and walking on air!”

“You mean those story novels published online instead of traditional newspapers?”

“Hahaha! I’ve read them too! The recently serialized Plum Blossom Fist Hero! The character falls off a cliff, becomes incredibly powerful, finds the divine skill of Plum Blossom Three Melodies, and then gets lots of beautiful women...”

“Oh my God, the internet should have laws too! Such explicit novels shouldn’t be allowed to make huge profits!”

“But what we’re seeing now is far more incredible than any wuxia novel!”

Xu Zhi walked down the street and sat on a wooden bench in a fountain square. Next door was a milk tea shop, where a crowd gathered around the television, watching the mythical broadcast. Some young people on motorcycles screamed loudly, incredibly excited and radiating youthful energy. After all, black-and-white televisions were already commonplace, but color LCD screens were still only affordable for the wealthy. To get a clearer view, people chose to watch in beverage shops or bookstores. An expensive color television had also become a competitive standard for shops to attract customers.

Xu Zhi sat down and, on the light blue desktop of his “personal computer,” opened the “Creator God Browser.” This allowed him to naturally connect to the wireless signals of this human technological society, and even hack into their network.

“They’re still stuck in the primitive realm of wuxia novels; their thrill points are quite low! There’s no fantasy or xianxia yet... I really want to create a story like *Battle Through the Heavens* and publish it online to show them what true satisfaction is!” Xu Zhi said with a half-smile.

At this moment, under the historical live television broadcast witnessed by all humanity, Mr. Levis and his elderly companions immediately established a temporary technological base, bringing with them humanity’s most advanced internet technology and military lava technology to explore these lands. Even the discovery of strange creatures and extraordinary animals caused screams and a surge of excitement among television viewers, reaching an unprecedented fervor. However, over the following week, before their television sets, people’s expressions gradually turned solemn. This was because after collecting data on the surrounding terrain, the human army began exploring this ancient land and hunting some of the lower-level giant beasts. They immediately suffered heavy losses, with many casualties.

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