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This system also has a unique name across the sea: the No. 11 bus.

--walk.

"Damn it, what if I break a bone or suffer sudden heart failure and die halfway through?"

After encountering so many illogical situations, Jim Black was almost neurotic, even walking with extreme caution, as if afraid that a pothole or a venomous snake might suddenly appear on the road.

"If you have a history of heart disease, it's best to leave; the current incidence rate is 99%."

One of the accompanying soldiers unconsciously stopped, saluted in their direction, and then hurriedly left.

They couldn't understand why such a safe escort mission within American territory had resulted in so many casualties. So far, they hadn't seen a single enemy—and there was no such "enemy" at all—but the personnel and equipment losses were enough to wage a small-scale conflict.

"To be honest, I didn't know who you were."

Perhaps to relieve stress, Jim Black, who was walking beside me, suddenly asked, "Don't mind if I tell you your name?"

"mind."

"...Okay, buddy, that's not important. What's important is that you've been targeted by Death, and we've been targeted by Death—we're in the same boat, so let's cooperate."

"If you live long enough to confirm the existence of 'Death,' I might as well tell you."

"what?"

In the distance, the massive underground base came into view: "Name."

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Before finding Lin Yi, the "victim" targeted by Death, the FBI had made similar attempts more than once: to find the survivors of those "special cases," protect them, and force Death to leave—of course, it would be best if Death appeared directly, even if it took the victim's life, at least they would have proven Death's existence.

If the existence of Death is proven, this enormous discovery will completely overturn all existing "rules of the game" for humanity, and the benefits it contains will be beyond imagination. As for the commotion and chaos it will cause, that is not their concern.

However, before finding Lin Yi, all the FBI's attempts ended in failure. Initially, it was due to various inadequate protection. Faced with a series of "accidents," even the most elite soldiers could not effectively protect the "bait" in every aspect, because they were dealing with war against humans, not with various unexpected factors caused by "death."

After realizing this situation, the FBI directly allocated a large amount of funds to build this huge underground base. Everything here was built around the two purposes of "safety" and "protection". It is earthquake-proof, explosion-proof and impact-proof. Unless someone deliberately breaks in, even a "decoy" cannot commit suicide in the underground space covered by various soft materials.

Unfortunately, after spending a lot of resources to build this underground base, the FBI discovered another despairing thing.

They had clearly created this "safest" location, yet they lacked the ability to safely transport people inside. The victims who were discovered were either already dead or on their way to death; even those under tight protection perished en route due to various accidents, until Lin Yi's arrival.

It was precisely because of the special and rare nature of this situation that the FBI personnel did not care about Lin Yi's identity. In their view, where this man in black came from and what his purpose was was completely irrelevant. Even if he was an alien, he would have to wait until they confirmed the existence of "Death".

With a confluence of factors, Lin Yi ultimately entered this place, which was believed to be the "safest place in the world," unharmed, awaiting the next move of death... or its appearance.

Nothing happened during the first hour I stepped into the basement.

"What is the status of the target?"

"everything is normal."

"Keep a close watch on him, and make sure nothing happens to him."

……

Three hours after I entered the basement, nothing happened.

"Haven't shown up yet?"

"Everything is normal as monitored."

"Okay, we'll have to wait a little longer."

……

Ten hours after I stepped into the basement, nothing happened.

"Damn it, has Death already abandoned him?!"

"I'm sorry, so far there haven't been any issues..."

"Perhaps we should let him show up again."

"No, it's too dangerous. If 'Death' suddenly moves, we won't have a chance to react."

"So we just keep waiting?"

Looking at the figure sitting quietly in the soft chair on the screen, the investigator gritted his teeth: "Wait!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a "whoosh" sound, like a steam whistle, suddenly reached the ears of everyone present. The next second, a violent shaking threw everyone to the ground.

Ignoring the wound on his head, the investigator shouted excitedly, "It's begun! Death has begun its operation!"

……

Feeling the earth's angry "roar," Lin Yi observed the outside world with a hint of curiosity.

According to human calculations, an 8.5 magnitude earthquake swept across most of Alabama, including the underground base. The underground base, which had been prepared, was relatively unharmed, but the land was already devastated.

Numerous high-rise buildings collapsed amidst wave after wave of increasingly powerful tremors, the torn land swallowed falling debris, people fled in panic, and coastal cities were hit by a raging tsunami...

The disaster lasted for a full ten minutes before it slowly subsided. As communication with the outside world was restored, the investigators, who had been ecstatic because of death's second attack, gradually came to their senses. The numbers representing casualties and losses made them sweat and tremble.

Three minutes later, Lin Yi was asked to leave the basement.

"I...I'm so sorry..."

Licking his lips, Jim Black, his eyes darting around with one hand wrapped in bandages, said, "You may not know what just happened... An earthquake struck Alabama. We survived the attack, but the people on the ground couldn't escape... The White House ordered us to cease all operations immediately. Yes, we failed."

"It was doomed from the start."

Wizarding Civilization: Chapter 795 Man-Made Catastrophe

As it turns out, the idea that humans could fight against a conceptual entity like Death was simply a pipe dream. The reason they had such thoughts before was that their understanding of "Death" was limited to killing the target by creating small-scale accidents and destruction. But what if such "small-scale" actions were not enough to deal with the target?

Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, storms... Humans trapped in a corner of the world are far more vulnerable than they imagine. They possess the entire world, yet they only possess one Earth. Whether they accept it or not, everything that happens on this planet is directly related to the life and death of every individual.

The idea of ​​sacrificing oneself at any cost to protect a person's natural right to live only exists in movies and fairy tales. In reality, when people realize that the cost of protecting a person is higher than the cost of letting them die, they will use more direct methods to achieve their goals.

Looking at the gun barrels already aimed at him in the distance, Lin Yi simply tilted his head: "I thought you guys would hold out a little longer."

"……I'm very sorry."

The position of the "executioner" was cleared, but instead of soldiers holding weapons, an unexpected "person" appeared.

"They're always like that."

"who!"

"Stop—!"

Staring in astonishment at the suddenly appearing figure, Jim Black's face was filled with disbelief: "Coroner, could you be...?"

Ignoring the guns pointed at him, the black man who had appeared on the other side of the suspension bridge spread his hands towards Lin Yi: "This world is no different. If you are willing to leave like this, I would like to express my gratitude to you on their behalf."

"What if I say no?"

The coroner smiled and said, "Then we can only send these people back to death with you."

"Raise your hands, don't move!"

At this moment, Jim Black realized what was happening and immediately pulled out his pistol, pointing it at the coroner's head as he approached him.

"Haven't you found it yet? Poor thing."

"what?"

"Jim Black".

Turning to look at the bewildered investigator, the coroner spoke in an ordinary tone: "You are dead."

In a daze, Jim Black recalled his "life".

He discovered suspicious points in the suspension bridge incident a month ago and, ignoring the advice of others, directly intervened. As one survivor after another was harmed, he approached the location of the "real culprit," only to be killed by an unknown person who suddenly broke in when the fourth survivor was harmed...

Yes, he is dead.

Upon realizing this, Jim Black vanished as if he had been erased from the face of the earth.

Aren't you surprised?

"I noticed it when we shook hands."

A look of realization crossed his face. Before disappearing, the coroner left his final "greeting": "Six hundred and sixty-five souls will return with you."

665 plus "one" equals 666. Unlike the internet culture that only became popular in the East in the 21st century, the same number has different meanings in different countries and cultural backgrounds, but its meaning in this land is quite obvious.

The numerological system symbolizes misfortune and death.

A blinding flash of light appeared in the sky, accompanied by terrified screams. Two large passenger planes that should not have been in the sky suddenly appeared above and collided head-on at near-sound speed the moment they appeared. The fragile aircraft disintegrated instantly under the violent impact, and the more than 400 passengers inside lost consciousness before they could even react.

Those who witnessed this horrific scene below instinctively fled in all directions, but this could not change the fate that "Death" had ordained for them.

Various airplane parts and shells that were disintegrated and thrown from the sky "coincidentally" hit everyone. Those who tried to escape died faster than those who faced everything head-on.

As the countdown of 665 ended, the two aircraft that collided high in the sky also fell onto Lin Yi's head under the pull of gravity, facing the "Grim Reaper" extending his palm to the world.

"boom------!!!"

……

[...Due to the intensifying greenhouse effect and accelerated melting of the poles, the world's average elevation has risen by 550 mm to date...]

[...Yellowstone National Park's volcano has entered an active phase, and the government has sealed off the area and urgently evacuated nearby residents...]

[The observatory announced that the Hubble Space Telescope has detected an asteroid approaching Earth's orbit, and the possibility of a direct collision cannot be ruled out...]

A week ago, no one could have imagined that the only superpower on Earth would collapse in such a sudden and rapid manner.

Volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes... one disaster after another erupted as if by prior arrangement within this week. According to incomplete statistics from the emergency disaster response department temporarily established by the United States, in just over a week, the continental United States experienced 5 earthquakes of magnitude 8 or above, 17 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above, and hundreds of earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above, not to mention the frequent aftershocks and imperceptible earthquakes.

Frequent earthquakes triggered numerous secondary disasters, tsunamis have almost completely wiped out coastal areas, and news of Yellowstone National Park entering its active period has sent shivers down the spines of the entire United States. In contrast, the seven EF5 tornadoes raging in the southern region have become less "eye-catching".

Affected by these frequent natural disasters, the pent-up contradictions in the United States of America erupted instantly. Racial discrimination, class conflict, regional conflicts, economic crisis... Amidst all sorts of natural and man-made disasters, the United States of America spent a week putting on a show for the world called "human fragility".

Even if disasters do not push humanity to the brink of destruction, humanity can still defeat itself.

Regardless of what other countries might think as they watched this hegemonic regime collapse and head towards destruction, for Lin Yi, who had been staying in the United States for the past week, if the "Grim Reaper's" methods were only this level, it would be far more than just causing this information entity to "die."

A 120mm heavy shell detonated on one side, and reactive armor protruding from the folded space isolated all matter within an area of ​​more than three meters. Looking at the armored forces indiscriminately bombarding the city in front, Lin Yi seemed to understand something.

[33 high-speed moving objects detected in the southeast direction]

Looking up, streaks of flame left blinding gray trails in the azure sky as they fell to the land, a scene that had once appeared above the Bauhinia Wizarding Academy in the wizarding world, was being replayed once again.

……

Suspended more than a thousand meters in the sky, looking down at the cities below that were either blasted into scorched earth or burning, Lin Yi changed direction and continued to move forward.

P.S.: Fourth update

Wizarding Civilization: Chapter 796 Natural Disaster

In this world, "death" is not a specific object, but a broad phenomenon and will.

On one hand, this "Grim Reaper" is extremely weak; it doesn't even have the power to kill an ant because it lacks the power to "create something from nothing" and cannot conjure a stone or a finger out of thin air to kill an ant. But from another perspective, its power is beyond the imagination of any native life on this planet. It can easily move tectonic plates to create earthquakes, cause volcanic eruptions, create low-pressure systems to form storms, and unleash tsunamis and tornadoes.

Admittedly, these actions themselves have no "lethal effect" and are merely natural phenomena. If there were no life on the ground, even if the entire tectonic plate were to sink, it would be futile. The problem is that humans cannot exist without the land. Thus, these natural phenomena, which have no inherent "lethal effect," have become weapons of mass destruction comparable to nuclear weapons, easily destroying the world's only hegemonic regime, and this trend is only intensifying over time... all for the sake of killing a "human" that was not killed.

When facing non-human beings, never judge them by human standards, especially when dealing with "Death," who doesn't even have a physical form.

Humans can choose to protect someone who should die for their own benefit, or sacrifice someone who shouldn't die for the benefit of the group. But "Death" doesn't. It's like a computer that only knows how to operate according to a set program. After scanning for "viruses" or "junk files," it will never stop unless it is completely deleted or shredded. This can be seen from the current state of the United States of America.

On the tenth day after arriving in this world, the figure dressed in a black robe wandered the streets of Washington, only to find not the bustling financial districts, but the devastated ruins of the city.

Two days ago, the rebel army attacked this place. Faced with the armed civilians who fought back, the well-trained army adopted an equal elimination policy. With the two sides completely outmatched in terms of equipment, intelligence, and combat skills, some people died and some people fled. After the rebels left, only ruins and corpses remained.

The rebellion that broke out in Washington was just a microcosm. The longer Lin Yi stayed in the United States, the more serious the various natural and man-made disasters became. Every day people thought that this was the worst situation, but the next day there was always a worse situation waiting for them... When people's hopes were extinguished time and time again and were finally replaced by despair, what kind of actions would they take?

Looking at the blinding light that suddenly burst forth on the horizon, Lin Yi got his answer.

……

It takes decades or even centuries to build a country, but only ten days to destroy it.

When the mushroom cloud rose over that land filled with the air of freedom and democracy, the president, who was sitting alone in the White House, performed his final duties like the Soviet Union in 1991, announcing the dissolution of the United States of America before taking his own life, causing an uproar around the world.

However, in the blink of an eye, they had to come to their senses about the enormous changes that would affect the future world order. With the disintegration and collapse of the United States of America, people who had initially been watching with a wait-and-see attitude or even gloating over what was happening in the United States were horrified to find that those disasters seemed to be spreading to their own country as well.

Moreover, those low-probability disasters that were originally only on paper or in data are beginning to approach little by little.

In this era, the most insane thing that humans can do under the drive of despair is self-destruction, which is also the limit that "man-made disaster" can bring. When "Death" realizes that this limit has also killed its intended target, it turns to the second option.

natural disaster.