Doomsday Plan Special Envoy

Red sun.

The sun rose exceptionally early today; by 3 a.m., a large patch of blood-red dawn had already appeared in the sky.

But no one considered it an ominous sign; they only found the magnificent red sunset breathtaking.

In the captain's cabin, Jiang Yan leaned against the bed board and didn't sleep all night.

He kept scrolling through short videos, feeling inexplicably depressed and frustrated.

In terms of mental fortitude, 99% of people are not as good as him, but knowing that the next day is the end of the world, and that the source of the end of the world is the sun, he really has difficulty falling asleep.

However, this also allowed him to immediately spot the unusual sunrise in other people's short videos.

Judging from the comments section, the current sunlight will not cause people's genes to collapse and turn them into zombies.

He glanced at the time; there were only 5 hours left until the end of the world.

It seems that the Human Rights Alliance's judgment on the timing of the apocalypse was extremely accurate.

The Nautilus is currently 10 kilometers from the coastline, with no other ships in sight, making it an absolutely safe area.

Jiang Yan's captain's lounge was located on the second floor. All the windows had been replaced with opaque ones, and the gaps were basically sealed off, so no sunlight could get in.

Most areas of the ship were like this, but this ship was not the submarine "Nautilus" from the novel, so it could not be completely enclosed, and the second and third decks were exposed to the sun.

He certainly wouldn't go up to the deck during the day; he would only move through the enclosed passageways inside, making it look like a tunnel warfare operation.

According to the People's Union Newsletter, the sunlight after the apocalypse is most infectious when it shines directly, while refraction and scattering have limited damage to people.

The former is equivalent to standing directly in the sun, while the latter is sitting indoors during the day.

Of course, it's best to avoid contact as much as possible.

Jiang Yan opened his phone and glanced at the evacuation video he had posted a couple of days ago.

With the support of Douyin's powerful technology, this video has already garnered over ten million views.

It's probably because he speaks quite professionally that he gets a lot of likes and favorites, around 20, but the completion rate is extremely low.

Most of the comments were sarcastic, such as "Which rich guy invested in Douyin? I even saw it on my feed" and "Learn something from whatever you see on your feed."

They've done more than enough. When people realize the end of the world is coming, those who have seen this video will look it up and study it carefully.

With just this one video, it's not a problem to increase the survival rate of ordinary people by 30% after the apocalypse.

"Never mind, let's check the hull one more time."

Jiang Yan couldn't sit still any longer, so he got up and walked around the cabin to make sure there was nothing unusual on the ship.

Time passed quickly, and at seven o'clock in the morning, he heard the alarm clock ring in Su Muyun's room downstairs.

About ten minutes later, Su Muyun, having finished washing up, ran upstairs with her phone in hand.

"My parents have woken up, but the security access to the villa is on my phone, so they can't leave the villa for the time being."

Su Muyun continued, "Even if we contact the property management to unlock it, we won't be able to get out for several hours."

"That's good. They should understand when the apocalypse comes." Jiang Yan nodded.

They originally planned to gather a group of classmates to take refuge in Su Muyun's home as the first group of survivors after the apocalypse, but after careful consideration, they gave up the idea.

Everyone has their own parents.

Saving these classmates through deception is not a good thing; on the contrary, it is likely to attract additional hatred.

No need.

By relying on Su Muyun's personal charm, they can keep all the students at home and avoid the first crisis.

The only good news is that the apocalypse happened on a weekend morning, when many people were still asleep.

Sunday, 8:23 AM.

The brilliant golden sun finally dispelled all the clouds, casting its deadly rays evenly across the Eastern Hemisphere.

In the city, the first roar of the zombies was like the first cry of a newborn baby, completely ushering in the apocalypse.

"here we go."

Jiang Yan sighed softly.

The Nautilus sat on the calm sea, its hull steady and without any change.

He couldn't hear anything from the land or see any disasters there, so Jiang Yan could only judge the situation by the time on his phone.

However, he kept scrolling through local short videos, knowing that someone would definitely be filming zombie scenes.

Five minutes later, he came across the first related video.

This is a view from a high-rise building, taken with a mobile phone, so the image isn't very clear.

A middle-aged couple who were shopping for groceries suddenly collapsed to the ground, their limbs twitching in a bizarre and inhuman way, and blood was constantly seeping from their mouths and noses.

The passersby were shocked by the scene and took out their phones. Some were recording, some were calling for emergency help, and others sensed something was wrong and ran quickly to their apartment buildings.

About five seconds later, the middle-aged couple stood up abruptly, displaying core strength far exceeding that of ordinary people. Their eyes turned bloodshot, and they randomly pounced on lucky passersby around them, tearing and biting at their necks.

Blood began to stain the earth.

The video ends abruptly here, with the title "Is it the end of the world? Are there zombies downstairs in my building?"

In just over ten seconds, dozens more comments appeared, but when Jiang Yan opened them, the comment section was blank again.

Before he could take any further action, the entire video was taken down.

The apocalypse has begun, and zombie videos are being released much faster than they are being taken down. Within just half an hour, sober netizens were aware of the news about the zombie outbreak.

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Emergency Response Command Center

A highly dangerous infectious disease of unknown cause has emerged nationwide, and patients exhibit extremely aggressive behavior. The risk of human-to-human transmission of this disease is extremely high. Therefore, a special prevention and control directive is hereby issued:

All personnel must remain in place under lockdown, prohibited from going out or gathering, and must keep doors and windows closed and stay home. Approaching or rescuing individuals exhibiting abnormal vital signs is strictly prohibited.

With the whole nation united, we will overcome this difficult time together.

"The government has issued an alert."

Su Muyun raised her phone; the screen displayed black text on a red background, the somber color scheme indicating the urgency of the situation.

"Let's watch some videos first and see what's going on online," Jiang Yan said seriously, though he still held a glimmer of hope.

Normally, the military should be able to quickly quell a zombie horde, right?

Even if only one in ten survives...

Wait a minute, don't the grassroots units all have drills in the morning?

Thinking of this, a gloomy feeling immediately settled over Jiang Yan's heart.

That's hard to say.

He logged into the account that posted the "doomsday prophecy" video, and private messages were flooding in at a rate of thousands per second, as more and more people noticed his video.

There were cries for help, doubts, questions, and conspiracy theories.

Jiang Yan logged out of his account and looked at Su Muyun beside him, who was on the phone.

"I'm in a very safe place, so you don't need to worry about me for now. I'll come back to you in about three to five days," Su Muyun quickly reassured her parents. "There's plenty of food and water in the basement, and medicine too. Just remember one thing..."

Her voice was very serious: "Don't turn on the lights, don't open the door, act as if everyone in the villa is already dead, and ignore any noise outside!"

Only when she heard her parents' agreement on the other end of the phone did Su Muyun's tone soften slightly:

"Yes, I foresaw the end of the world, so I made some preparations. You don't need to worry about me. I bought that winning lottery ticket a long time ago, it wasn't Dad who spent money recklessly while drunk... Anyway, you all take care of yourselves first, I'm safer than you think."

"beep."

Suddenly, my phone made that sound, and then it showed "busy".

"Has the phone line been cut off? So quickly?"

Su Muyun looked at Jiang Yan in surprise.

Jiang Yan shook his head: "It won't be that fast. It's probably because too many people are making calls at this time, causing excessive congestion and automatic disconnection. Large-scale network outages usually happen after the base station's backup power is completely exhausted, which is generally 24 hours later."

Su Muyun breathed a sigh of relief; she still needed the internet.

She turned on the computer on the captain's desk, quickly switched to a page, and connected to the surveillance network of her villa.

The scene shows a spacious living room, lit only by a few dim fluorescent lights, making the overall space very dark.

In front of the sofa, a well-maintained middle-aged woman looked worried, while the middle-aged man beside her carefully flipped through a manual.

This is a detailed set of rules for surviving the apocalypse, specially left behind by Su Muyun, and completed with Jiang Yan's assistance.

When the apocalypse occurred, she also shared this document in the class group and online, hoping to help as many people as possible.

"What are you doing...?" Jiang Yan looked at Su Muyun, who was reviewing the surveillance footage.

Su Muyun hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm afraid they'll do something stupid, so I need to monitor their behavior as much as possible."

Jiang Yan nodded in deep agreement. He had seen a movie called "The Purge".

Even though they know home is the safest place, and even though they know most of the people outside are vicious thugs, some people still try to open the door. It's so annoying and stupid.

She smiled again: "But don't worry, I've completely locked the villa. I have the access card and the spare key, so even if the power goes out, they won't be able to leave the villa."

At this point, Su Muyun looked at Jiang Yan with her big, round eyes: "We'll go back to pick them up, right?"

Jiang Yan naturally wouldn't easily change his mind: "Of course, we can't stay at sea forever."

At noon, Jiang Yan, who was in the cabin, began to feel the Nautilus getting warmer.

He increased the value of the seawater circulation temperature control system and then began testing the temperature in various parts of the cabin.

1 layers, 25 degrees Celsius.

2 layers, 27 degrees Celsius.

3 layers, 30 degrees Celsius.

From a human perspective, the first floor is fairly comfortable, the second floor is noticeably hot, and the third floor is where most people would choose to turn on the air conditioning.

Unfortunately, the third deck of the Nautilus was too close to the main deck, and the seawater in the circulation pipes had already been heated by the air temperature by the time it reached the third deck.

Fortunately, they don't usually go to the third floor, so they're not too worried.

Jiang Yan was also worried about the rapid temperature rise. The cabin had been cooled down but it was already getting hot. How hot must it be outside?

"Let's take the test."

As Jiang Yan spoke, he took a drone from the cabinet, which was equipped with a precise temperature measurement module.

"Okay, let's check the situation outside." Su Muyun took the drone.

The two left the captain's cabin and then walked along the enclosed second-floor corridor to the stern.

The stern deck is semi-open, surrounded by a canopy covered with thick curtains, so the sunlight cannot get in.

This is the drone takeoff site designed by Jiang Yan.

Su Muyun put on VR glasses, controlled the drone to take off, and rushed out of the cabin through the pipes.

Jiang Yan looked at the images on the screen, not missing a single detail.

The sky was a blindingly white, without a single cloud.

The sea was calm, without wind or waves. The seawater was no longer deep blue, but a murky, dark warm blue, looking dull and oppressive, like stagnant water.

The distant sea surface distorted and swayed due to the scorching air, forming a wave-like effect that replaced the original ocean waves.

As the drone zoomed in, it could be seen dead fish and shrimp floating on the surface of the sea, and jellyfish dying and rotting in large numbers.

Oceans are certainly warming more slowly than land, but heatwaves have already swept the globe, and shallow-sea creatures are the first to feel the deadly threat.

Rising temperatures will cause large-scale oxygen depletion in the seawater, an environment in which they cannot survive.

"42 degrees Celsius, the outside temperature is already very high, and this may only be the beginning."

Looking at the temperature report transmitted back by the drone, Su Muyun understood what it meant.

An ecological disaster will follow closely behind the zombie crisis.

"With the continued high temperatures, the subtropical high pressure will completely suppress the entire sea area, and there will be no more convection movement here, as if the ocean is covered by a big pot."

Su Muyun is good at geography, and she has a good understanding of the current situation.

"However, we don't need to worry much about the cabins. We can control the temperature using seawater circulation, so we don't need to use air conditioning or freezers to cool down yet."

She wasn't too worried because Jiang Yan had already prepared for the current situation.

“Ding Di—”

At this moment, the drone issued an automatic alarm. Su Muyun glanced at the status and immediately chose to recall the drone.

She took off her VR glasses and placed the drone in a shady spot.

"No, the temperature at noon is too high, beyond my expectations." Su Muyun frowned slightly. "Drones will be greatly affected in this environment, their battery life will be reduced significantly, and there is a risk of losing contact."

She shook her head: "I'm sorry, I didn't consider that. The reconnaissance drone also uses ducts and sound insulation cotton, which makes heat dissipation even worse and also poses a risk of fire."

Jiang Yan reached out and touched the drone's canopy. After only about 15 minutes of flight, the canopy was already scorching hot and almost rendered unable to fly.

However, he didn't blame Su Muyun. He patted her shoulder and said, "It's okay. We don't use it much during the day. We usually only operate at night. We can conduct reconnaissance when the temperature drops in the evening."

Su Muyun remained silent, her mind racing as she searched for a solution.

The two didn't have much else to do in the afternoon. They ate some canned food and watched a movie together in the lounge to pass the time.

Nothing unusual happened until evening, and online discussions about the apocalypse decreased sharply.

It's not that people don't care about the end of the world anymore, it's just that they're dead.

The terrestrial network was disconnected faster than Jiang Yan had imagined, possibly because base stations were more likely to be damaged under extreme heat.

Their ship's internet was provided by satellite, so there were no problems for a short time, but gradually they began to lose contact with other people.

Jiang Yan had been working for almost a day and a night and was feeling quite tired, so he asked Su Muyun to keep an eye on things while he went to bed for a short nap.

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"Wake up."

A gentle female voice came from beside my ear.

Jiang Yan felt his body being pushed and shaken by something. He immediately opened his eyes and looked at Su Muyun by the bedside.

There was a look of worry on her face.

"What's wrong?"

Su Muyun replied, "There's a ship. The radar shows a ship approaching."