Did the world end today?

Chapter 125 Divine Authority Leads to Degeneration!

Chapter 125 Divine Authority Leads to Degeneration!
While issuing commands to Zhiyun, Lin Xu glanced at the Earth time through the smart panel.

Contrary to his expectations, Earth time did not change.

I still entered this world at 11:00 on April 22nd.

But why was the time for the apocalypse delayed?

If humanity in this world has already discovered a way to delay the end of the world, wouldn't that mean...?
Is it possible to avoid the apocalypse?

But what exactly should we do?
I must find the answers in this world!
He ran quickly toward the bridge command room, establishing contact with Shen Li along the way.

Following a simple procedure, Lin Xu quickly prompted Shen Li and Bai Mo to activate the Butterfly Plan, and after entering the bracelet world for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, he gained supreme command authority over the ship.

Without the slightest hesitation, he gave the order to Shen Li:
Revoke all privileges!

"Revoke all authority from all other crew members!"

"Enter emergency mode on the entire ship. Seal off all entrances and exits. Set all access control gates to the closed position!"

"clear."

Shen Li gave a brief reply and then quickly carried out the order.

At this point, he had no idea what had happened.

Rebellion?

What rebellion?
Shen Li was completely unaware of this and did not notice any signs of trouble.

However, he could not question "Butterfly's" decision, because according to the plan, as long as Butterfly appeared and verified the key information, he would immediately and automatically gain supreme command.

A few seconds later, all crew members' permissions were revoked.

All hatches were locked, and even all shipboard communications were cut off.

The broadcast continuously broadcast orders for all crew members to remain in place, while the surveillance footage constantly switched between key locations inside the Suzaku-1.

In the footage, Lin Xu did not find any people behaving abnormally.

He finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The strategies we just implemented should be able to delay the onset of the rebellion.

As long as the rebellion is delayed, I will have enough time to find the instigators of the rebellion and figure out what exactly is going on!

"Qi Yuan!"

Lin Xu spoke again and gave the order:

"Gather the security team and follow me to the crew quarters. Find the first mate in his living quarters!"

"He is the source of the rebellion. If we deal with him, we can resolve the rebellion!"

"understand!"

Qi Yuan, who was waiting to the side, immediately stepped forward and began distributing equipment to everyone.

Lin Xu skillfully put on his bulletproof jacket, then grabbed the gun from the skull's hand, checked it, and quickly cocked and released the safety.

Everyone stared in disbelief at Lin Xu's actions. Perhaps at this moment, they could truly confirm that this Lin Xu, so different from the originally "weak" engineer, was the real Butterfly.

Lin Xu glanced at the time; five minutes had passed since he entered the bracelet world.

The rebellion hasn't even started yet!
"Distribute the night vision goggles and get ready to turn off the lights."

"If you find any armed personnel after leaving the premises, shoot them dead on sight!"

“If a person is found to be unarmed but not confined to a separate compartment, use non-lethal weapons or non-lethal tactics to subdue him.”

"We have to be fast enough."

"3 seconds left, get ready to open the door!"

As soon as Lin Xu finished speaking, everyone stood at attention.

"3."

"2."

"1."

"Open the door!"

At Lin Xu's command, the doors to the main bridge command room opened.

He cautiously peered out, but the passageway connecting the command room to the other compartments was deserted.

Perhaps all those who were supposed to launch a rebellion were already locked up in their respective cells?
That's easy.

"Go to the crew cabin and find the first mate."

Lin Xu spoke again, and Qi Yuan quickly added:

"The situation in the crew cabin is complicated, and we are too few in number to quickly control the situation."

"The danger will increase rapidly. I suggest you wait until we have dealt with the situation before entering."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded decisively.

He's not the type to be sentimental all the time; in this situation, he needs to ensure his survival for as long as possible.

"Be careful."

He gave a brief instruction, then followed closely behind Qi Yuan and charged forward.

As expected, after discovering that the entire ship was in a state of emergency, the armed personnel who were already prepared to launch a mutiny could no longer hold back.

With communications cut off and no command, driven by extreme anxiety and fear of their plans being discovered, they acted in a near-mad manner.

The first thing that happened was an indiscriminate attack. When the gunfire started, the first to fall were not the "enemies" they actually wanted to eliminate, but the innocent crew members who were completely unaware of what was happening.

"How to do?"

Shen Li asked from behind Lin Xu.

"Keep pushing forward."

Lin Xu took a deep breath.

"I'll handle the scattered enemies. You all go find the first mate!"

".clear!"

Qi Yuan was equally decisive. He understood better than Lin Xu that the current situation allowed no room for hesitation.

The two groups gradually separated. Qi Yuan led the team into the largest crew living quarters, while Lin Xu, along with Shen Li and Bai Mo, carried out a cleanup operation in the direction from which all the gunshots had been heard.

Spontaneous resistance had already begun. When Lin Xu entered the restaurant area, he even saw a chef fighting with an armed man who had an arm injury and couldn't lift his gun, wielding a cleaver.
Lin Xu hesitated for a moment.

"boom!"

The armed man who tried to raise his gun fell to the ground.

The chef turned around in surprise and saw Lin Xu and the others, but they were all wearing bulletproof vests and night vision goggles. In the dim light, only the flashing alarm lights could barely illuminate them.

He couldn't recognize the person in front of him, so he simply didn't think twice and called out:
"leave me alone!"

"To the bridge command room! Take the captain hostage! Take control of the spaceship!"

In that instant, Lin Xu felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He realized that his judgment was wrong.

The real "rebel" was not the man with the automatic rifle, but the chef wielding a kitchen knife.

His mind went blank for a moment, but just then, gunshots rang out behind him.

"boom!"

It was Shen Li who fired the shot.

The chef collapsed immediately.

"What exactly did you do??"

Lin Xu questioned him, and Shen Li replied in a low voice:

"We just did what we had to do!"

"With the end of the world approaching, we have no choice but to do this!"

"Keep pushing forward, butterfly!"

"You also have things you need to do!"

indeed.

Lin Xu gritted his teeth, turned around, and continued pushing forward.

However, he was completely unable to distinguish between the "rebels" and the "resisters".

He had no choice but to reveal his identity first.

This also made him feel a tremendous sense of being torn apart.

The so-called "rebels" were just ordinary crew members.

They were pilots, engineers, cooks, doctors, nurses, and even construction workers from the Zhurong base who were temporarily on board for rest.

Now, they have all taken up arms.

No matter what kind of weapon it is.

They just wanted to rebel.

But Lin Xu didn't even know what they were rebelling against!
Three minutes have passed.

At this moment, Qi Yuan's voice finally rang out.

"I've got the first mate under control!"

"I need him to issue orders to the entire ship, demanding that the mutiny be stopped!"

"understand!"

Lin Xu breathed a long sigh of relief.

It can finally be over.

He quickly issued the order to Zhiyun to lift the communication restrictions, and soon, the first mate's voice also rang out in the cabin.

"Everyone, lay down your weapons."

"Stop resisting."

"We failed."

"But, it's okay."

"We are just one spark." "The fire has already been lit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xu subconsciously turned his head to look at the porthole.

Outside the porthole, the attack on the Yinghuogong space station had not yet been initiated.

However, it is already clear that some spacecraft are flying toward the space station along unusual trajectories.

Those aircraft are out of control.

Suzaku-1 was not captured, but it was also powerless to stop or resist the attacks on Yinghuo Palace by other aircraft.

It stood there like a bystander, quietly observing the fall of Yinghuo Palace.

no solution anymore.

It was impossible for him to prevent the rebellion from happening in such a short time without any information.

We need to find the first mate first and ask him for clarification!

Lin Xu ran quickly toward the crew cabin, and along the way, countless eyes were drawn toward him.

Those gazes revealed a hint of hatred and resentment, yet also carried a subtle undercurrent of expectation.

What are they expecting?
Lin Xu rushed into the crew cabin, but Qi Yuan had already taken complete control of the situation.

At the door of the largest room where the first mate was located, the political commissar, who had died when he last entered the bracelet world, stood facing the room and was arguing emotionally with the people inside.

"You have no idea what you're doing!"

"Is this kind of rebellion meaningful? You call it 'resistance'?! What are you resisting?!"

"The Butterfly Contingency Plan has been activated!"

"Didn't you receive the report?"

"When butterflies appear, the end of the world is just around the corner!"

"We may only have a few days, or even a few hours, left!"

"If we don't react quickly, the entire human world and the entire universe could be destroyed as a result!"

"And you! You and those people behind you are still trying to fight amongst yourselves!"

"I want to ask you, what's the point of this?!"

"Do you realize that you might be destroying our only chance to survive?"

Lin Xu walked to the political commissar's side. The political commissar turned around and glanced at him, then immediately fell silent.

Lin Xu then looked into the room.

There, a slightly aged man sat upright in a chair.

His expression remained calm, and he ignored the political commissar's scolding.

He seemed to have no remorse for what he had done.
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Indeed, in his view, it was a "big fire".

They are the spark.

Lin Xu took a deep breath.

He sat down in front of the man.

At this point, 26 minutes had passed since he entered the bracelet world.

In the distance, the Yinghuo Palace space station has begun to burn.

This time, although he prevented the rebellion on Suzaku-1, an external rebellion occurred even faster.

He didn't know how much longer Zhuque-1 could hold out.

“I am a butterfly.”

Lin Xu spoke to the man:

"You should know about the Butterfly Plan, and you should also know my significance."

"I have responsibilities that I must fulfill."

"No need to say that."

The first mate raised his head and finally spoke.

"Butterfly—but perhaps I should still call you Comrade Lin Xu."

"After all, we fought side by side before."

"We? Fight side by side?"

Lin Xu looked puzzled, while the first mate sighed with relief.

"Yes, I forgot."

“You are now a butterfly, not Lin Xu.”

"But that's not important."

"What I want you to know is that you've come too late."

"It's all too late."

"why?"

Lin Xu frowned, while the first mate spoke up:
"A rebellion doesn't happen overnight, nor does it erupt the moment gunfire is fired."

"This whole world is already riddled with holes."

"I don't have that much authority, and I have limited information."

"But I know that the root of all this is you."

"It's you, this butterfly."

Lin Xu wanted to refute, but the first mate raised his hand to stop him.

"Hear me out."

"I don't have time, but you still have time."

Even if this is just my personal opinion, it might still be meaningful to you.

As he spoke, he let out a soft breath.

Looking directly into Lin Xu's eyes, he continued:
"You and your agents have brought a tremendous amount of technology to the world, but this technology has not made the world a better place."

"You probably can't imagine what the world has become: impenetrable barriers, absolute power, and a near-frozen social hierarchy."

“A child born in a satellite city will never be able to enter the main city in his entire life.”

"His life will be confined to the land, to the factory, and to the dense network of overhead cables that span several cities."

"He is not without talent; he may even be very intelligent."

"However, he will never have the chance to become a true core member, and he will never be able to stand at the top of the wave."

"This"

"If it were just a problem of class stratification, it shouldn't have triggered such a large-scale confrontation."

"Furthermore, class solidification could not have developed to such a drastic degree in a short period of time—20 years have passed, and the generational change has not even ended yet, so how could it be solidified?"

Lin Xu interrupted the first mate, who immediately shook his head and said:

"What do you think this is called class solidification?"

“I don’t know which era you come from, but it’s clear that you have never seen a world like this before.”

"This is not about class solidification. This is about the complete destruction of the theory of natural endowments!"

"Humans in this world did not evolve through their own abilities!"

"Even people themselves are no longer important!"

"Whether you are young, middle-aged, or old."

"Whether you are smart, stupid, or mediocre."

"None of that matters—because knowledge no longer arises from human exploration, but appears out of thin air!"

"Don't you understand? God hasn't appeared yet, but God's incarnation has already appeared!"

"The so-called God is leading humanity forward, while those who hold authority are God's 'angels' or 'priests'!"

"Yes, no one has ever admitted that."