As the camera in the live broadcast room shifted again, everyone witnessed a horrifying scene that they would never forget.
In the first 23 seconds of the earthquake, most of the buildings in Elfa City had collapsed like a landslide. The wide and flat streets were torn apart by an invisible giant hand. Moreover, wherever the camera went, the ruins of the entire city were hit by a second tsunami. Some of the previously standing buildings were now on the verge of collapse and finally fell apart.
Where the tsunami had passed, the entire city seemed to have been cleaned and washed away, leaving no trace of human existence or the ruins of the city after the disaster. Everyone felt a stronger sense of suffocation, fear, and helplessness. This was the most genuine feeling of anyone who had witnessed a natural disaster with their own eyes.
The civilization that Elfa City had built for hundreds of years was completely wiped out in just a few minutes.
In the live broadcast room of Gu Qingshan's team, the barrage was almost cleared in an instant. A silent and heavy atmosphere filled the room. It took several minutes before thousands of residents emerged from various emergency shelters, and the barrage started appearing again.
"It's simply unbearable to watch."
"I never realized that our technological civilization, which we rely on for survival and consider great, could be so powerless and insignificant in the face of nature's retaliation."
"It's really distressing to see the buildings and streets of Elfa City torn apart and then completely disappeared after being ravaged by the tsunami."
"After watching the live broadcast, my heart aches."
Most people were using the barrage to soothe their emotions.
However, there were still those strong-minded individuals who, after digesting their emotions, began to guide the barrage.
"The people of Elfa City and Kongque Mansion should really be grateful!"
"If it weren't for the prophecy of the 'prophet,' the on-site investigation of Gu Qingshan's team, and the active warning and reminder of my mansion, it would not have been just a simple matter of the destruction of the homes of over ten thousand people in Elfa City!"
"They should really thank the great 'prophet'!"
Meanwhile, in the temporary office set up by the Peacock Prefecture Emergency Management Agency in Elfa City, the staff led by Zhang Erhe saw the situation on the scene through Gu Qingshan's live broadcast.
When they saw the entire city reduced to rubble due to the earthquake, Zhang Erhe's heart trembled. And when the tsunami struck, and even the rubble was gone, not only his heart but his whole body trembled violently.
It was then that he realized that this was not just one disaster but two. If the previous earthquake had allowed more than half the city's population to survive, after the tsunami, almost all of the city's population of over 100,000 would be gone.
He was grateful that they had taken measures based on the prophecy of the "prophet" of the Daxia Prefecture, or the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Thank you, 'prophet'!" Zhang Erhe said gratefully.
At this point, a staff member began to report, "Mr. Zhang, according to the data collected, the earthquake that occurred in the 31-kilometer south of Elfa City was a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the outer prefecture scale!"
After hearing the report, Zhang Erhe corrected the staff member, saying that they should be thanking the "prophet" instead of him. He then explained the prophecy of the "prophet" to the staff members who were unaware of the situation.
The emergency management staff were then in awe of the "prophet" and grateful for his prophecy. They realized that they had not only survived because of the "prophet's" prophecy but also because of the quick and decisive measures taken to evacuate.
After about 15 minutes, the Peacock Prefecture Chief Councilor, Dilip Arees, received urgent news from the Emergency Management Agency that a 6.2 magnitude earthquake had hit Elfa City, followed by a 40-meter tsunami. Dilip Arees was relieved that the earthquake was not too harmful, but the tsunami was catastrophic.
(End of chapter)