After hearing the notification sound, Su Mengmeng couldn't help but worry about Lin Wange's safety.
Feeling Lin Wange's tight grip on her hand and her distracted gaze fixed on the live broadcast, Su Mengmeng could only silently pray for a miracle.
They both stared intently at the screen as the earthquake prediction of the "prophet" was proven to be false, causing a huge reaction across the internet.
The number of viewers in the live broadcast room surged to over two million within a few minutes after the debunking, reaching data that only top-tier broadcasters could achieve during a live stream.
Furthermore, this number was still growing at an incredibly fast rate, with peak values being refreshed every minute.
Meanwhile, those who had doubted the "prophet" and mindlessly criticized him in the live chat became even more brazen and crazy, constantly sending disgusting barrage messages and gifts to Gu Qingshan's live broadcast room.
The scene was grand and lively!
Lin Wange and Su Mengmeng could clearly feel that not only were these viewers enjoying the show, even Gu Qingshan seemed disappointed.
However, even after Zhang Er repeatedly reminded him that they could draw a conclusion now, Gu Qingshan still did not make a clear statement.
Instead, after careful consideration, he said to the audience in a serious tone, "The situation has developed to this point, and as Mr. Zhang said, we can basically draw a conclusion."
"But, in the spirit of rigorous scholarship, I will continue to lead the team and use the method of precursors to further verify this conclusion."
"I hope that our audience friends can also inherit and carry forward this spirit in their future work and life."
Although many people in the live chat were inspired and enlightened by his words, Lin Wange and Su Mengmeng could see that many members of Gu Qingshan's research team had grievances and negative attitudes.
Obviously, they thought that there was no need for further verification.
When they saw the research team members start to collect seawater samples and biological samples for analysis again, Lin Wange and Su Mengmeng's hearts sank!
And when they saw that after continuous analysis by the research team members, they shook their heads and sighed in front of Gu Qingshan, their hearts sank even more!
Both of them felt a suffocating sense of anxiety again!
But they could still look at the live broadcast room, relying solely on their inner hope for a miracle!
However, Gu Qingshan seemed to have no intention of giving them even a glimmer of hope. After receiving all the analysis results from his team members, he could no longer conceal his disappointment on his face!
Looking at the camera in the live broadcast room, he said, "I have to admit now that this was a complete..."
But before they could hear Gu Qingshan's final verdict, the live broadcast screen suddenly began to shake violently!
At the same time, there were screams of terror!
They looked at each other and sensed something strange was happening.
When the live broadcast screen stabilized a bit, they saw that the calm sea had become turbulent and muddy with gray silt mixed in.
Groups of fish were going crazy and swimming erratically. Some even charged directly at the exploration ship!
The situation on the sea seemed even more exaggerated and chaotic than what they saw on the screen.
All comments criticizing the "prophet" and his fans in the live chat room stopped abruptly.
The barrage fell silent!
With 2.2 million viewers, including Lin Wange and Su Mengmeng, everyone could see that many of the researchers behind Gu Qingshan had gone from sudden panic to stunned silence.
Even Zhang Er couldn't help but curse in English: "Oh! Shit!"
"What the hell is going on?"
Even the usually calm and steady female hostess was shocked at first but then exaggeratedly opened her mouth wide, widened her eyes, and froze on the spot!
Only Gu Qingshan recovered from his initial surprise. His eyes suddenly lit up as he murmured unconsciously, "Some organs in many animals are particularly sensitive. They can predict some disasters before humans do!"
"The fish are so abnormal that there may be a large-scale natural disaster in this sea area!"
Almost at the same time he finished speaking, all 2.3 million viewers in the live chat room, including Lin Wange and others, saw that the fish became even more agitated. Some even jumped out of the water in groups and landed on the deck of the exploration ship.
The sea began to churn continuously with small whirlpools appearing and disappearing constantly. They then formed larger whirlpools than before.
Gu Qingshan seemed to have given up on his research plans or perhaps he was concerned about the safety of those on board. He immediately ordered them to return to port!
As soon as the order was given, Lin Wange clearly felt that everyone on board seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. They were probably afraid that this research fanatic would stay behind for further study.
With this order as a trigger, those few professional viewers finally realized how serious the situation was. Their scalp tingled as they quickly sent messages in the live chat.
"The abnormality of seawater and fish groups indicates that there will be a very serious natural disaster in this sea area!"
"Moreover, this abnormality is so sudden that it is likely caused by some kind of sudden factor!"
"Academician Gu's sudden order to return shows that he also anticipated this suddenness!"
"Based on what we see now, it is possible that what the prophet predicted is true!"
All viewers in the live chat room including Lin Wange began to worry about Gu Qingshan's team.
Fortunately, chaos on the sea did not affect navigation. The exploration ship returned smoothly to Elfa City's port.
Both research and live broadcast teams safely stepped onto land.
When the live broadcast screen stabilized again, one of the split-screen cameras had been switched to an aerial view of the sea.
The coastline had begun to show very irregular tides with unusual surges and ebbs.
Affected by this, a row of ships in port were also bouncing up and down irregularly like groups of inflatable dolls on a water park ride.
Not far from the coastline, if you looked closely or if you weren't separated by a screen between you and reality like Lin Wange and others were, you could see that the surface of the sea had turned completely white. There seemed to be a long bright water wall rushing towards the coastline.
Lin Wange and others felt like they were seeing things but it still surprised them!
In another camera view in the live broadcast room, even the female hostess seemed to have regained her composure. Everyone turned their attention back to Gu Qingshan almost simultaneously.
The female hostess still did not forget her duty as she asked Gu Qingshan while looking at him. "Academician Gu, there have been unusual phenomena in both near and far seas. Even fish groups have been affected. How do you see this?"
(The end of Chapter 55)