On an ordinary day, he received a call from an unknown number.
Putting down the book in his hand, he pressed the answer button and brought the phone close to his ear.
"Do you want to save the world?"
Instinctively, he hung up the phone.
These days, advertisements were already annoying enough. Why did the religious cults have to harass him with phone calls too?
Wait a minute, that voice just now sounded familiar. Could it be...
With that thought in mind, he quickly dialed back.
"Xu Fang?"
"Yeah, have you changed your mind?"
"What do you want?" He couldn't understand Xu Fang's intentions.
"Please, save the world."
"That doesn't sound like a good thing. Can I refuse?"
"Let me tell you the whole story, then you can reconsider, okay?"
Xu Fang briefly explained the Destruction Association's situation to him. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Is there no other way? Like, a truce between you and the association?"
"No, it's impossible. The chairman will never let me go, and I can't hide from him forever. After all, I have people to protect."
"..."
"Still hesitating? If you help me, I owe you a favor. My favors are quite valuable, even heads of state can't get them. Of course, if you don't want to do it, I won't force you."
"First, let me ask, will I die?"
"You will, but you have a get-out-of-death card."
Xu Fang took a deep breath. "Okay, I agree. But I hope you fulfill your 'favor' quickly."
"Tell me your conditions."
"First, I want you to resurrect Lin Jingrui. She died because of you, and you have a responsibility to take care of it.
Second, make the intimidation system leave me. I just want to live a peaceful life and don't want to get involved in your authors' conflicts.
Third, give me ten million as a fee for helping."
After saying these words, Xu Tong felt a bit trembling. He didn't know where he got the courage to make such demands to a powerful being.
But he was too aggrieved. His close friends died just like that, and he himself became the new host of the wicked intimidation system, all arranged by Xu Fang. He seemed like nothing more than a tool.
"No problem."
To Xu Tong's surprise, Xu Fang agreed to his requests without hesitation.
"Can it really be done?" Xu Tong couldn't help but confirm again.
"...Reviving Lin Jingrui and transferring the intimidation system were things I planned to do anyway. I'll transfer the money to your account later."
In less than twenty minutes, Xu Tong's account received a remittance of ten million, with a footnote at the end: This money is completely legal, not stolen, very clean, please use it with confidence!
Xu Tong's eyelid twitched. Why did this footnote give him a feeling of "no silver here"...
But since the money was in place, he had to help Xu Fang with this favor.
"What do I need to do?"
"Come to City S first. Let's meet."
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On the other side, City S.
"Where did you get ten million?" Luo Bing curiously asked when Xu Fang hung up the phone.
"I received some 'business sponsorships' from dozens of underworld bosses in Boston. After laundering Bitcoins and deducting necessary expenses, I still have about 250 million dollars in disposable assets. Ten million is just a drop in the bucket."
"That's impressive!" Xiao Ming exclaimed.
"Xiao Ming, you could praise me more. It would make me feel happy."
"Hey hey!"
"But... isn't this illegal?" Luo Bing had a good understanding of the financial field. Since Xu Fang mentioned "money laundering," this money was most likely stolen and obtained through illicit means. Large cross-border transfers like this were likely to be traced.
"Whether it's illegal or not is up to the people who make the laws. I have already talked to Xiao Zhe, and they won't investigate me."
Luo Bing's face turned serious, and she said earnestly, "Xu Fang, our company is in a period of business growth. Shouldn't you consider investing in us? Although short-term profits may not be high, the future shares will appreciate, and the returns will be substantial..."
"I don't need money, and I don't want to earn it," Xu Fang's words shut Luo Bing up.
...
Xu Tong arrived in S City by plane on the same day, and Xiao Zhe sent someone to pick him up. Soon, he saw Xu Fang at the shelter.
After some time apart, Xu Tong looked much thinner. A few days ago, he was parasitized by the terror system and was assigned a "super terror" task.
Complete the task for a reward, fail and face death— that's the attitude of the terror system. Fortunately, Xu Fang helped, otherwise Xu Tong probably wouldn't have survived the first round of tasks.
"Take this." Xu Fang handed Xu Tong a pistol, "This is an improved Type 54 pistol, effective range of 100 meters, and a magazine capacity of eight rounds."
"Can this kill him? Just with an ordinary pistol?"
"The gun is ordinary, but the bullets are not." Xu Fang smiled, "These are specially made bullets to deal with the Association."
Xu Fang handed Xu Tong a pair of earbuds again, "Relax, listen to my instructions the whole time."
In order to deal with the Association, Xu Fang made a lot of preparations. Xu Tong was not aware of the specific layout, he only had one task, which was to pull the trigger on the Association's people at a specific time and place.
Regardless of success or failure, no one would hold him accountable. The government had evacuated the masses in advance to create space for Xu Tong to shoot.
To maximize the success rate of the kills, Xu Fang also borrowed expert guidance on gunplay for Xu Tong from Xiao Zhe.
Finally, on this day, Xu Tong stood at the airport, raised his pistol, facing the destruction of the Association.
He summoned all the courage he had in his life to face terror and the unknown. In addition to money and life, there was also an inexplicable trust in Xu Fang that prompted him to do this.
Recalling that Xu Fang casually mentioned that he was also a character "written" into existence, and Xu Fang's creator wanted him dead.
Xu Fang could have regarded Xu Tong as insignificant, unnecessary to communicate with someone of much lower status, but in the end, he chose to interact with Xu Tong on an equal footing.
Perhaps only those who have experienced oppression can understand the pain of being oppressed.
The Destruction Association...
Xu Tong's left hand was in his pocket, tightly gripping a card— a death immunity card. This was his ultimate trump card, the reward he obtained after intimidating the President of the United States.
"Stand still, the President will approach you, trying to communicate with you, you don't have to answer."
Xu Fang's calm voice came through the earbuds.
As Xu Fang said, after noticing Xu Tong, the Association's group indeed approached his position. The man with narrow eyes in the middle was probably the President of the Association.
With just one glance, Xu Tong felt he was an ordinary person. But with a second look, Xu Tong felt a chill. His sixth sense urged him to escape for his life, and his hand trembled slightly.
This guy was a humanoid monster!!
"Calm down, don't run away. The President won't harm you without knowing the force behind you. Remember, we have the initiative."
Xu Fang's voice brought a sense of reassurance, and Xu Tong's fear gradually subsided.
He didn't have to think too much, all he had to do was wait for the President to come close enough and then shoot. Make sure the bullet hits the target.
At this moment, the members of the Association stood in front of Xu Tong, thirty meters apart.
"Hello, stranger, are you from China?" Velley spoke in Chinese, "We have no hostility towards the people here. Once we find our target, we will leave immediately and won't disturb you."
Thirty meters, not close enough...
Xu Tong stared at the President, unmoving.
Facing the barrel of the gun, Velley showed no panic. Seeing Xu Tong's lack of response, he pondered for a moment and continued to approach him.
Twenty-five meters... Twenty meters... Fifteen meters...
"Do you want to shoot?" When Velley was fifteen meters away from Xu Tong, he suddenly stopped. Facing Xu Tong, he smiled and said, "I know someone is commanding you from behind. I'm sorry, I've cut off your communication. I just want to hear your true thoughts."
What is he saying? Has the communication been cut off?
Xu Tong realized that Xu Fang hadn't spoken to him for a long time. He thought Xu Fang was being silent, but was it because his earpiece had been damaged? How did the chairman do it?
Don't think too much, focus on the most important thing!
"Why don't you want to communicate with me? Is there something you can't tell me?"
Fifteen meters, the distance is already very close.
For elite marksmen, they can hit the target even with their eyes closed at fifteen meters. But Xu Tong is just a complete novice who knows nothing about firearms. He may not be able to hit the target at fifteen meters, he needs to get closer.
"Why doesn't this person put down his gun? Does he think this thing can kill us?"
"Hehe, maybe he's an idiot?"
"..."
The people behind the chairman are speaking in English.
Xu Tong muttered quietly.
"What are you saying? Can you say it again?" the chairman asked, approaching Xu Tong again.
His steps were steady and slow. With each step, Xu Tong felt more pressure. He suppressed the urge to retreat and watched the chairman approach him again.
Such a strong sense of oppression.
This is the most agonizing moment for Xu Tong.
No, if I don't shoot now, I won't have the courage to resist anymore.
I want to use the "Get-out-of-jail-free card"!!
Xu Tong roared in his heart.
The card he was holding tightly in his left hand turned into a light spot soaked in sweat.
At the same moment, Xu Tong pulled the trigger.
"Bang!!"
...
Time slowed down hundreds of times at this moment.
The chairman calmly watched the bullet flying towards his chest, with a hint of fierceness in his eyes. It seems he needs to disable Xu Tong's limbs with this bullet in order to extract the information he wants.
The power of destruction quietly infused into the bullet.
No, this bullet... Why does it have such a strong existence force?
The chairman couldn't help but think of the steel bars Xu Fang threw at him before. The existence force of this bullet was even... greater than the steel bars.
But even with this, it's impossible to kill him.
Not being able to touch gently doesn't mean he can't use violence to crush.
Velley smiled slightly, and the destructive power instantly wiped out the bullet with high existence force.
Under such a powerful force of destruction, Xu Tong couldn't possibly leave a complete body. But Velley didn't mind, because he was already certain that Xu Tong was the assassin sent by Xu Fang.
Perhaps Xu Fang had become so timid that he couldn't face the God of Destruction? He could only send ordinary people to resist.
Suddenly, a hurried cry sounded in the chairman's ears. He was startled and quickly looked at the person next to him.
They disappeared...
All members of the association have disappeared!
The chairman turned to look at Xu Tong in front of him, who surprisingly didn't disappear.
Why? He clearly attacked Xu Tong, so why didn't the members of the association disappear?
The chairman didn't have time to think about it and quickly entered the Horror Novel Web to check the author's information.
They're dead, all dead.
Kana, Asato, Jerut, Josiah, Nagi, and even the elf Emily... Everyone is dead.
With Josiah's death, his exclusive life-saving items disappeared, and the timed resurrection effect enveloping Velley also disappeared.
The chairman stared blankly at Xu Tong and asked, "What have you d..."
Xu Tong just silently fired the second shot at the man in front of him.
"Destruction!"
Velley raised his hand and covered both the bullet and Xu Tong within the range of God of Destruction's attack. This time, he launched a high-intensity destructive strike against both the bullet and Xu Tong.
[Warning, warning, the host has encountered a Moon Entropy increment of 0.0013 within 0.3 seconds, detecting malicious presence attacking the host!]
[Determining that the host has used the "Get-out-of-jail-free card," the system needs to eliminate the threat for the host.]
【Detecting the presence of malicious identity... Detection failed, unable to gather intelligence! Detection failed, unable to gather intelligence!】
【System applying access to extradimensional space... Access granted, malicious presence will be expelled from this plane.】
【Executing...】
Suddenly, a heavy stone door appeared behind the president. Countless colorful tentacles squeezed out from the cracks of the door, as if sensing a foreign new world. The tentacles wriggled and danced with excitement, becoming more and more restless. In a few breaths, thousands of slender tentacles broke open the stone door and wrapped around Velley.
Velley was dragged and stumbled. He opened his eyes and coldly scanned the unfamiliar world behind the stone door, saying with a smile:
"Do you want to drive me out of this world? You are not qualified!"
The president waved his hand, and the tentacles entwined around him withered like wilted vines, losing their vibrant colors and shrinking. The other tentacles that were not attacked seemed to feel the pain, screaming as they retracted into the door.
【The system has accumulated an increase of 0.005 lunar entropy value. The system...is on the brink of collapse...】
【Executing entropy reduction self-rescue program...】
At this moment, 50% of the world's websites were invaded. When people opened the invaded web pages, they found them pitch black with several blood-red words in the center:
- Threatening system.
As more and more users saw these four words, the rate at which the threatening system increased its entropy slowed down a bit, but it still couldn't withstand the onslaught of the God of Destruction. In a few seconds, the threatening system would be completely wiped out!
Just as the threatening system was about to be annihilated, Velley suddenly felt his body sinking, and the surrounding light gradually dimmed.
【Author 7k challenges you. You are about to enter a bizarre event. Be prepared.】
"You all are as annoying as bugs!" The president's ice-blue pupils were filled with killing intent as he unleashed his full destructive power. Even his voice became low and hoarse, permeated with a destructive aura. "Bizarre event, go to the end of the universe!"
The bizarre event that was supposed to arrive to the president was forcibly delayed by the force of destruction for countless years.
While the president was dealing with the bizarre event, the threatening system seized a precious opportunity to counterattack.
【Applying access to extradimensional space again... Access granted, malicious presence will be expelled from this plane.】
The stone door behind the president reappeared. Seeing that the hesitant tentacles were busy fighting the bizarre event, they became active again and crazily entwined around the president, pulling him towards the extradimensional space.
After dealing with the bizarre event, Velley regained consciousness and found that half of his body had been dragged into the extradimensional space.
The special rules of the extradimensional space clashed fiercely with the entity of the God of Destruction. If it was an ordinary person, they would have turned to dust long ago. But the God of Destruction was so powerful, a sovereign existence in any dimension.
Velley exerted all his strength to destroy, to demolish. Countless colorful tentacles were torn apart, but in the end, it was too late.
He was about to be expelled from this world, never to return.
Velley was unwilling. His lifelong wish had not been fulfilled. He wanted to eliminate all misfortune, to eradicate all evil. He wanted to bring happiness to everyone, to give the world a perfect and flawless existence.
How could it end like this?
Yes, how could it end like this?
It couldn't end, it couldn't end yet.
...Countless complex emotions exploded in this inexplicable existence's heart. Velley lifted his head, his eyes filled with madness.
"No matter what I do, this world resists me. The author resists me, existence resists me, even the rules of the world resist me... What a hopeless world. Since you cannot become better, then..."
"Destroy, world!"
This was his ultimate gift to the world.
Under the final power of the God of Destruction, the physical properties of a nearby stone suddenly underwent a dramatic change—the degeneracy pressure and the gravity from the Earth disappeared.
Any object with mass has its own gravitational pull. At the moment when degenerate pressure disappears, the stone immediately collapses into an extraordinary and deadly state, a super micro black hole on the scale of the Planck length.
The surrounding matter around the stone is also affected and rapidly sucked into that extraordinary substance.
Thus, the first black hole on Earth is born.