On Earth, the prophesied end of the world did not arrive as expected.

People felt very puzzled, thinking they might have to wait a bit longer for the gamma-ray burst to occur.

So, many people took advantage of this "stolen survival time" to cheer online, feeling that this extra time alive was a profit.

"Haha."

"It’s nine o’clock, and we’re not doomed!"

"Even though we don’t know when the gamma-ray burst will actually come, being able to live a bit longer is something."

"I’m enjoying the last beautiful moments of life. For this, I withdrew all three thousand two hundred and twenty-six dollars and thirty-two cents from my bank card to buy a tomahawk steak I never dared to enjoy, spending thirteen hundred dollars. I also bought a thirteen hundred and fifty-nine dollar bottle of Burgundy Premier Cru. This tomahawk steak sure is delicious, and the wine isn’t bad either. I’ve lived without regrets after eating and drinking this."

"Bro, did you spend all your money? If the world doesn’t end, what will you do?"

"The Ancestral Gods and the world’s leaders have all acknowledged that the gamma-ray burst will hit Earth today. How could the apocalypse not come?"

"That’s true."

"It’s impossible for the gamma-ray burst not to come."

"Heh, if the world doesn’t end, I’m screwed. I’ve spent my life’s savings and might have to find somewhere to jump."

Countless people were fervently chatting online, as if they had accepted their doomed fate.

Being able to sneak through and live a bit longer, everyone was extremely happy inside, relieved from their previous despair and extreme fear of demise.

Some were even joking about what to do if the world didn’t end.

Many are sharing online about how they used up their savings on "luxury goods" — like top-tier tomahawk steak from Australia or a Louis Vuitton bag that some girl had always wanted but never bought, now finally purchased to fulfill a dream before the end.

There were quite a few similar stories, with many people showing off their "last suppers."

This atmosphere was supposed to last until the gamma-ray burst arrived and the apocalypse descended.

But as everyone waited, they noticed something was off.

Nearly half an hour had passed, and the gamma-ray burst still hadn’t reached Earth.

It’s common knowledge that gamma-ray bursts travel at the speed of light, approximately three hundred thousand kilometers per second.

At this speed, a gamma-ray burst could travel about five hundred and forty million kilometers in half an hour.

Such a distance is enough for a gamma-ray burst to go back and forth between Earth and the sun four to five times.

Someone immediately brought up this doubt, "Hey, it’s been half an hour since the Ancestral God’s prophecy of the gamma-ray burst’s arrival. Do you think he might have prophesied wrongly, or maybe..."

"Prophesied wrongly?"

"Impossible!"

"Exactly, the Ancestral God can transform into a Heaven-Shocking Demon God bigger than Earth. For someone with such power, it’s too easy to destroy Earth, so how could he get the prophecy wrong?"

"Then why hasn’t the gamma-ray burst arrived half an hour after the prophesied time?"

"Could it be that the Ancestral God secretly stopped the gamma-ray burst for us?"

"I doubt it. It doesn’t match his personality. Before, when he wanted to wipe out the Jalisco Group and the Morgan Clan, he broadcasted it worldwide. This time, with the gamma-ray burst threatening the world’s safety, if he intended to intervene, he wouldn’t stay silent."

"Precisely, we begged him desperately online to save the world and received no response, indicating he’s thoroughly disappointed in us and isn’t planning to save us."

"Since you think the Ancestral God can’t be wrong and he won’t intervene to save the world, then why hasn’t the gamma-ray burst arrived by now?"

This statement caused a pause across the internet.

Indeed.

With the Ancestral God’s power, it’s impossible for him to make a prophecy mistake.

He’s also clearly expressed delight at seeing all earthly life extinct, showing no intention of saving the world.

If so, why hasn’t the gamma-ray burst arrived nearly half an hour later?

All netizens sensed a possibility, but they dared not voice this guess online.

...

California.

In an apartment, Raj and his girlfriend Trish were initially eating lobster joyfully.

They weren’t very wealthy and were saving hard for their wedding, but upon hearing the world was ending, they decided to spend their entire ten thousand dollars on pleasure, wanting to indulge before dying.

However, the world didn’t end as planned.

Furthermore, doubts began surfacing online.

This startled the couple, making them both realize a certain possibility.

Trish was stunned and said, "Darling, do you think the previous rumor of the gamma-ray burst was possibly spread by Ancestral people?"

Raj also inferred this possibility.

The lobster that had tasted so good now seemed unappetizing.

Veins popped on his forehead as he cursed, "Fack! It must’ve been Ancestral people spreading rumors on purpose! Their real intention is to take over Earth by doing so."

Upon hearing this, Trish’s face turned red, her hands trembling, "We spent all our wedding savings of ten thousand dollars."

Hearing that, Raj’s eyes turned red too.

At this moment, the young couple truly hated the Ancestral people.

They felt that the person spreading the gamma-ray burst rumors, threatening the solar system, really screwed them over!