Humanity Is Gone, but I Have Billions of Clones

For Earth, water is the source of life. For Venus, water is a deadly poison.

At this moment, with the addition of over two trillion tons of water, Li Qingsong observed that the average temperature of Venus’s atmosphere had risen by more than 10 degrees Celsius.

Compared to Venus’s original temperature of over 400 degrees Celsius, this number might not seem high. But just as an increase of only two or three degrees in Earth’s average temperature signifies a massive change, this mere 10-degree rise meant an almost world-shattering transformation for Venus.

On the surface of Venus.

On the once barren, deathly silent, hellish landscape of Venus, vast and dense complexes of buildings had appeared, stretching as far as the eye could see.

These building complexes were usually constructed off the ground. They were supported by specialized metal pillars, holding the structures themselves several meters above the surface.

Lava flowed freely beneath the structures, while the complexes above hummed with massive and bustling industrial production.

Countless fully enclosed pipelines, also held up by metal pillars, stretched for tens of thousands of kilometers. They crisscrossed one another like a great web, blanketing nearly the entire surface of Venus.

An endless flow of materials and personnel traveled through these pipelines with ease.

Through these buildings and pipelines, the Blutuk People had constructed a completely enclosed and isolated second world on the purgatorial planet of Venus.

At a certain pipeline junction.

Beneath a cover of thick clouds, visibility was only a few dozen meters. Above was a gray sky; below, scorching lava.

A fierce wind suddenly kicked up.

The atmosphere, so dense it was almost visible to the naked eye, began to churn like a flood.

Due to its higher density, wind on Venus at the same speed could possess over a hundred times the force of wind on Earth.

And so, the intricate network of pipelines began to sway slightly, emitting a groaning, creaking sound.

The Blutuk People working inside were used to this.

Incidents like this had occurred frequently over the past few years, and they had long grown used to them.

But this time seemed different. The swaying of the pipelines grew increasingly violent.

The Blutuk People exchanged glances, and as if on cue, all stopped their work.

The wind grew stronger. At the same time, a grayish-black liquid began to fall from the sky like raindrops.

Sulfuric acid rain!

Sulfuric acid rain was also extremely common on Venus, nothing to be concerned about. It was just that this time, the downpour seemed more intense than ever before.

Countless highly corrosive raindrops pelted the pipelines. Possessing a greater corrosiveness than before, they reacted aggressively with the materials of the pipes.

Gale-force winds, a torrential downpour.

Suddenly, an unprecedentedly violent vibration shot through all the surrounding pipelines. The people finally panicked and began to scatter, fleeing for their lives.

But it was too late.

Countless intersecting pipelines collapsed at once. The scorching atmosphere of Venus instantly flooded into the previously sealed conduits, extinguishing the lives within in a single moment.

Countless bodies lay strewn about, some sinking with the pipelines into the lakes of lava, others carbonized by the extreme heat.

Due to the lack of oxygen, they could not even burn.

In a spacious, pure-black room somewhere within Venus Canyon.

Heirwe Supreme Leader sat at his desk, staring blankly at the report before him.

’Another disaster.’

’Disasters like this were not few and far between on Venus; they happened often. But... ever since that detestable opponent started pumping water into the atmosphere, making the environment increasingly hostile, these disasters had grown much more frequent.’

His secretary stood respectfully before him. "Supreme Leader, in recent times, the various departments have received over a billion applications for transfer from the surface of Venus to work in space.

"Furthermore, complaints about insufficient air conditioner cooling power, deteriorating living conditions, and inadequate food supplies have also been increasing.

"We have reason to believe that the environmental deterioration... is now affecting our people as a whole."

Heirwe sighed softly.

He stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Beyond the enormous floor-to-ceiling window lay a dead, scorching world of extreme heat.

In this world, lava flowed, acid rain raged, and the extreme heat could kill any life-form in an instant.

Inside, behind the window, the temperature was pleasant and the environment comfortable.

A single window separated two worlds.

After a moment of contemplation, Heirwe finally made his decision.

"I am going to make a public address."

"Yes, Supreme Leader."

A few hours later, the image of Heirwe Supreme Leader appeared before every citizen.

"...

"Though the environment continues to deteriorate, we, the Blutuk Civilization, cannot be brought down. We cannot be defeated.

"The final victory will belong to us. All that is required of us now is to stay here, to remain at our posts, and to continue producing supplies for the front line.

"Once we defeat our opponent, the entire Solar System will belong to us!

"..."

A passionate speech, a call to arms from the highly respected Heirwe, and the increasingly unstable situation across the Blutuk Civilization was immediately stabilized.

The secretary looked at Heirwe Supreme Leader, filled with reverence.

’Throughout the history of our civilization, only Supreme Leader Heirwe could command such immense prestige...’

’Under Supreme Leader Heirwe’s leadership, our Blutuk Civilization will definitely achieve victory in this war!’

「Several more years passed in the blink of an eye.」

The internal situation, which had since calmed down, once again showed signs of chaos. Previously, all it took was for Supreme Leader Heirwe to step forward, deliver a speech, and issue a call to arms to pacify the populace.

But over the years, the effectiveness of these methods had diminished significantly.

Supreme Leader Heirwe had to appear before the public more and more often, struggling to maintain the situation.

But now, Supreme Leader Heirwe realized he probably couldn’t hold on any longer.

The entire civilization couldn’t hold on, either.

With the continuous addition of water, the environment on Venus had become too harsh, so harsh that it was now nearly unbearable.

He sent an order to General Harir on the front lines.

"Launch an all-out offensive within one month. Initiate the final, decisive battle. No matter what, you must defeat our opponent within one month.

"I’m not asking for their complete annihilation, only that you capture Planet Three.

"No matter what... you must capture Planet Three!"

’If we take Planet Three, we can relocate there.’

’You can ruin the environment of Planet Two by dumping water on it, but Planet Three doesn’t have that vulnerability!’

’As long as we can capture Planet Three, our situation will turn around in an instant!’

Looking at the order from the Supreme Leader, Harir’s expression was filled with solemnity.

’This is not a good time to launch a decisive battle.’

’But he understood that the civilization... truly could not wait any longer.’

’Our survival... it all comes down to this one battle.’