In the barracks, military personnel were being mobilized, but confusion rented the air.
"What are we deploying against?" a commander demanded.
"We don't know. Just do your job!"
Online, the reaction was even worse.
Comments flooded every platform, scrolling faster than they could be read.
"THIS IS NOT NORMAL!"
"First antiques, now oil?!"
"They've been hiding things from us!"
"The government lied!"
"I told you to stockpile for the apocalypse, but no, y'all trusted them. You haven't even seen the worst yet."
Livestreams multiplied by the second. People recorded their screens, their reactions swinging wildly between hysterical laughter and uncontrollable sobbing.
Those who had once warned about the apocalypse were now gloating, mocking everyone who had doubted them.
Amid the chaos, De Warden's men stood frozen, staring at the screen in Moose's living room.
Who else could pull off something like this if not Jenna?
