Chapter 60: The Doomsday That Came Suddenly, Ended Abruptly
Chapter 60: The Doomsday That Came Suddenly, Ended Abruptly
The news was short, yet packed with so much information.
Like a bomb detonating, it instantly stunned countless people who read it.
“My brain feels stuck! Can someone explain what this means in simpler terms?”
“It means the doomsday is over! Wasn’t the crisis we’ve been worrying about caused by 236 Algae spreading crazily worldwide? Now, 236 Algae can’t spread anymore! All problems from it are gone!”
“Huh? The doomsday’s just… over? Why did it come and go so suddenly?”
“If you miss doomsday so much, we could make it last a little longer?”
“No thanks… I’d rather wake up tomorrow and hear ‘Entropy Algae’ has spread everywhere, ending this doomsday crisis for good.”
“That might take some time.”
The 236 Algae Spread Crisis was currently the biggest concern for people worldwide.
So, after Huaxia Nation announced the creation of ‘Entropy Algae’—the ultimate solution to the 236 Algae Spread Crisis—the news spread incredibly fast.
Within moments, information flowed to every country where internet still worked.
Even where networks had collapsed, people who got the news passed it around by word of mouth.
On global social media trends,
every topic became about nothing but the ‘Entropy Algae’.
The top spots were always ‘Doomsday Ending Soon,’ followed closely by ‘Entropy Algae’.
When people first saw the news,
most were numb with shock.
Their reaction mirrored the initial announcement of the 236 Algae Spread Crisis.
The doomsday’s ending?
Am I dreaming?
Really?
Doomsday really is ending!
Over two months had passed since the official announcement of the 236 Algae Spread Crisis.
In those months, most people had accepted that 236 Algae would trigger the collapse of Human Civilization.
Yet now, while still fearing doomsday and preparing for it,
they suddenly learned it was ending!
For many, it felt deeply unreal.
“Doomsday came… and left? Is it truly ending? How soon will this ‘Entropy Algae’ work?”
“Holy crap! Doomsday really ends? No way… I spent all my savings stocking food on the day the crisis was announced!”
“Heh, using Entropy Algae to end this crisis will still take a while. Better start eating that stockpile now!”
“Feels like a dream. Seeing the crisis ending left me dizzy. Will life finally go back to normal?”
Online and offline, once people recovered from the shock,
once everyone truly grasped in their hearts that doomsday would end,
emotions naturally soared.
Under the shadow of doom these past months,
most people globally had lived in constant gloom.
Now, that shadow shattered! Excitement erupted everywhere.
Online, conversations shifted from relief to pure celebration, buzzing with excitement.
Offline, cheers erupted across cities repeatedly,
some shouting until their voices went hoarse, like roaring could hold back the floodgates.
“Crap. Maybe I’m just weak-minded. Haven’t slept soundly once in over two months. Tonight, I finally can.”
“Damn 236 Algae! Thought it could wipe us out? Never gonna happen! Ahhhh!”
“Scientists rule! They actually made ‘Entropy Algae’ so quick. Saved us!”
“Honestly? In my city, fires burned everywhere. Felt violent coughs rip through my lungs every day… Was sure Humanity was finished. But we made it! Heh!”
“Doomsday hit hard and vanished clean. Well… at least we don’t have to fear 236 Algae’s spread anymore.”
“Friends! Doomsday ends! We found a solution so fast—faster than anyone imagined it possible! Got to hand it to our scientists. Underestimated them, now it’s all happy understatements. I was braced for years of survival mode… This is wonderful. Just… let it end soon! Enough!”
The creation of Entropy Algae and the arrival of 236 Algae’s countermeasure
was likely the greatest news in months.
Over four months since the first signs of 236 Algae,
so many global preparations
now seemed… pointless.
Yet everyone preferred this “pointless” outcome
over needing to actually use those provisions for an apocalypse!
However, these brief four months—never fully collapsing into chaos—
still brought immeasurable damage to Human Civilization.
Even without 236 Algae reaching full global saturation,
it had already inflicted harm:
Respiratory illness cases had surged this past quarter.
Global oxygen-rich areas saw increasingly frequent fires, and climate turned wildly volatile planet-wide.
Countless lives had been permanently altered by the 236 Algae Spread Crisis.
But Humanity caught incredibly lucky timing—
before Earth’s atmosphere saw oxygen levels spike past 36%,
before 236 Algae’s devastation escalated beyond return,
Entropy Algae arrived.
Amid the cheering masses,
Huaxin News Agency added clarifications:
On using Entropy Algae to combat 236 Algae spread:
The method would cover vast regions quickly.
Plans detailed dispersal routes over cities, farmland, and oceans—maximizing long-range spread via aerial deployment.
Agriculture Ministry representatives stated large-scale production had launched immediately. “Entropy Algae farms will operate continuously nationwide—all elements of wartime mobilization speed apply here.”
Simultaneously, Huaxia requested global collaborations—offering Entropy Algae to “guarantee Earth’s safety requires unified global action.”
As for relaxing emergency measures?
“The Doomsday Crisis remains until Entropy Algae completely checks 236 Algae growth,” state media stressed. “Maintain vigilance! Crisis protocols stay active—no lifting food rations or work suspensions yet.”
Huaxin News Agency/NBC emphasized: Follow official updates only—avoid panic-buying or gathered excitement.
Though the solution had arrived,
its full impact needed patient waiting.
But “patient waiting”—under lightened burdens, finally—meant true celebration could begin.
For now.
It would take about two more months.
After two months, Huaxia Nation would deploy Entropy Algae across all bodies of water worldwide
to officially start reversing the atmospheric changes caused by the 236 Algae spread.
Then, within roughly five months,
as Entropy Algae multiplied heavily across major oceans and vast water areas,
the atmosphere problem triggered by the 236 Algae spread would be fully resolved.
By then, humanity would be completely free from the threat of 236 Algae.
During this process,
Huaxia Nation itself would also transition out of its previous Doomsday Crisis emergency status.
Though the urgent near-doomsday threat had allowed quick activation of this emergency mode,
now that the crisis was ending,
it would definitely take time to adjust production activities, industrial order, and workflow arrangements
back to their pre-crisis state—it couldn’t happen overnight.
Still, for people,
as long as the Doomsday Crisis could be overcome,
there would be plenty of time to gradually restore life to normal.
Beyond Huaxia Nation,
the same applied to other parties in the HCC (Human Coalition).
However,
some nations that failed to maintain order during the crisis
might need much longer to end their chaos after the Doomsday Crisis concluded.
Otherwise, the lingering aftermath of the 236 Algae Spread Crisis
could haunt these places for years.
……
Amid the approaching doomsday, suddenly seeing hope of deliverance—
this surprise born from Entropy Algae brought excitement and elation that wouldn’t fade quickly.
In fact, it only grew stronger over time.
People reminisced about life before the crisis,
talked about the anxiety and unease of the past two months,
and shared how they reacted when Entropy Algae offered hope to end the Doomsday Crisis.
They also voiced their hopes for life after the threat vanished:
“There used to be a dumpling shop near my place—wonder if it’ll reopen?
If it does, I’m gonna wolf down three whole bowls!”
“Hey everyone, why do you think it’s called ‘Entropy Algae’?”
“Maybe because ‘entropy’ means continual growth?
Like praising its tough survival skills?”
“I just think the name sounds cool. ‘Entropy Algae’—best name ever!
Way better than ‘236 Algae’.”
“Oh please, if it were called ‘236 Algae II,’ you’d still rave about it…
But yeah, same here.”
As more joined the discussion,
some began questioning the algae’s name and its researchers.
Previous announcements never mentioned
who developed this special algae to fight the 236 Algae Spread Crisis.
Even with many researchers involved,
surely there was a lead scientist?
Why wasn’t that revealed?
Besides, this was literally the highest honor imaginable.
Without exaggeration, the creator of Entropy Algae had saved the world.
Still, people only wondered briefly.
Right now, everyone cared more about the algae’s function and impact.
So,
under global scrutiny and eager anticipation,
over two months passed.
Entropy Algae finished deployment across key waters worldwide.
Then, living up to its name,
it began rapidly multiplying where released.
The original 236 Algae had already been domineering in nature,
crowding out other algae and plants in the same ecological space.
Now Entropy Algae began squeezing 236 Algae’s territory.
Within just one month of release,
monitoring by multiple institutes and teams worldwide showed
Entropy Algae gaining a clear competitive edge over 236 Algae where they coexisted.
Areas with Entropy Algae expanded fast,
while 236 Algae—once spread globally—now faced the same fate it inflicted on others:
For the first time since its discovery, its scale shrank massively worldwide.
The atmospheric composition, after minor fluctuations,
slowly returned toward levels suitable for Human Civilization.
At this stage,
it was clear the 236 Algae Spread Crisis was nearly over.
The rest was just a matter of time.
…
With Entropy Algae widely deployed,
Research Institute 011 had completed its most critical task.
For its Researchers,
relief and joy couldn’t fully mask revived questions about the algae’s origins.
During a casual chat,
Research Institute 011’s director Professor Yue again raised the unavoidable topic to a core Researcher:
“Who do you think ‘Entropy’ really is?”
The Researcher only shook his head. The conversation stalled there.
After all, Entropy Algae came from that anonymous study—
the paper that quietly landed at Research Institute 011
as the Doomsday Crisis deepened and their work hit dead ends.
The paper that single-handedly saved Human Civilization.
This implied “Entropy” knew about Research Institute 011 and its mission.
Yet sending it anonymously meant “Entropy” hadn’t joined
the institute’s formal research against 236 Algae.
Otherwise, why not just announce the breakthrough?
But nationwide,
every scientist in relevant fields had participated—
either directly at the institute or through supporting roles.
“Entropy” seemed to drop from the sky.
Where did this genius emerge?
Biological research wasn’t like math—
you couldn’t do it with just pen and paper.
It needed Laboratories and equipment.
A prodigy might appear out of nowhere,
but labs at that level couldn’t just “appear.”
Even if they did,
why hide one’s identity?
Such glory was irresistible to anyone.
Logically, there was no reason
for the author—self-labeled “Entropy”—to remain anonymous.
Investigators tracked the paper’s source,
but the trail baffled them:
It came from inside the Negentropy Research Institute itself.
Nothing beyond that.
The discovery deepened the mystery.
A Researcher within Research Institute 011?
Then why not step forward after succeeding?
An outsider?
Could someone sneak into the institute just to “save humanity”?
Eventually,
Research Institute 011 and higher authorities chose to halt the hunt for “Entropy.”
If this person guarded their identity so fiercely,
they truly wished to stay unknown.
And so,
they’d respect this anonymous savior.
The questions would remain unanswered.