I'm bombarding the Supernatural World with my firearms

This was the prop they had prepared in advance to keep out the cold. They had made quite a few preparations for this move, and collecting such a bizarre variety of props was not an easy task.

But were they ordinary people?

They had money, connections.

If it hadn't been for the complete death of the mayor of Fengtian City, no one would be fully shielding them anymore. They had even intended to thoroughly transform Fengtian City into their very own stronghold.

A simple prop, it would release heat when left in its place, with the amount of heat depending on the surrounding chill. The colder it was, the more heat it would release, but it was a one-time use only.

The greater the heat released, the shorter the duration it could last.

In such conditions, the Sun Flower could last for eight hours.

But that was enough. They had bought plenty, sufficient for the initial construction of their base, and it's worth mentioning that they did not inform the owner of Haina Supernatural Store about their plans to relocate.

Maybe it was because they purchased too many items.

It seemed like the other party had noticed something.

Not only did he sell them many items at a very low price, but he kept saying that no matter when, Haina Supernatural Store would always be Miao's most solid ally—quite an interesting guy.

A middle-aged man, yet with the courage to put his entire fortune and life on the line to start a business again.

He quite liked this man.

In this day and age, starting a business truly meant gambling one's entire wealth and life, unlike before the supernatural era, where even if one went all-in and failed, there was still a way back. In this era, failure in going all-in meant there was no return.

...

Just as Chen Miao was preparing to check on the progress of the Deep Pit to see if they could lay out a simple base tonight and provide a place for everyone to sleep, Hungry Monkey hurriedly approached from not far away.

"Miao, something has happened."

"Hmm?"

Chen Miao frowned as he looked at the news message Hungry Monkey had sent him.

The second phase in Zhenba City had ended at midnight, with the final progress stalling at 310,000, perfectly controlled within 400,000. Due to the failure to achieve the second phase progress, the announcement indicated that the fixed event "Sea of Human Suffering" had come to a complete end.

This event, ranked ninth and never before experienced by the Federation, had come to a successful conclusion at the cost of less than one million deaths.

However, although the fixed event was over, the aftermath did not stop there.

According to news reports, the survivors of "Sea of Human Suffering," the original inhabitants who had been in Zhenba City before the event started, were beginning to die in batches in bizarre ways.

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And so on.

All kinds of deaths were occurring in batches among these original residents, as if they were covered by a curse.

"Miao, does this scene remind you of something?"

"Final Destination?"

The idea immediately jumped into Chen Miao's mind, reminiscent of a movie he had seen before from Blue Star, a movie with high reputation. The gist of it was that survivors who escaped a disaster would be hunted by Death in various ways over the following months.

"Exactly, Final Destination."

Hungry Monkey nodded gravely.

Although the Federation doesn't have this movie, Hungry Monkey still understood the literal meaning of these four words.

"Moreover, the mass deaths of these survivors didn't start at the end of the second phase, it started on the second day of the second phase. It's just that at that time, the number of deaths was not significant, but as time went by, the death toll slowly increased."

"Numerous news media then began to report on this matter."

"Everyone in the Federation paid attention to this event, and the public interest in this news was even greater than the 'Sea of Human Suffering' incident itself."

"..."

Chen Miao nodded without speaking. He understood, a one-time death of several million people is indeed shocking, but that's about it. However, if millions of people could die at any moment, and began dying en masse in an extremely bizarre way, that news was enough to attract attention.

Hungry Monkey licked his dry lips and continued, "And according to the news, those who died first were those with high 'blessing' levels; the higher the 'blessing', the faster they died. Some people speculated that these 'blessings' were at the expense of their lifespans."

"Everything in the world is conserved. If you gain 'blessing' that doesn't belong to you, you naturally have to pay with a certain amount of lifespan."

"For some creatures with extremely long lifespans, it might not be a big deal, but human lifespans are very short, less than a hundred years, which is not enough to squander so extravagantly."

"I understand."

Chen Miao nodded. These people were likely doomed to die, from the moment the fixed event of 'Sea of Human Suffering' descended, they were already dead because their fates had been reversed, and the most regrettable affairs of their lives had been resolved. The price they paid was their lifespan.

This was a forced exchange.

The rest of them would probably also die gradually over time. From the start, they had unknowingly made a deal with Satan.

Not far away, Yuan Buping, who had also seen the news, came over with a grim look on his face, "Doesn't that make the 'Sea of Human Suffering' a guaranteed death event? As soon as it descends, is death certain?"

"The difference is just dying later, without opening the gates of hell and the human world."

"Die earlier, and the world has to join the funeral."

"There are no means of resistance."

"It's not that there's no way out." Chen Miao pondered for a long time before reflecting, "The essence of the fixed event 'Sea of Human Suffering' is to trade one's own lifespan with Satan. The deal is already done before the arrival of 'Sea of Human Suffering.' If the deal can be destroyed in advance at this time, it might be possible to avoid the forced trade."

"Like that guy who won the lottery, destroying the ticket."

"Or the old man who waited his entire life for his childhood sweetheart, killing her the moment he meets her."

"And so on."

"By destroying the deal in such ways, one might be able to escape the disaster."

But this was purely theoretical. After all, whether it's winning the lottery or finally meeting a childhood sweetheart, when such things occur, the 'Sea of Human Suffering' event hasn't officially descended yet. Who could determine if such fortune is truly brought by the 'Sea of Human Suffering' and not by one's own luck?

Even if this message is spread.

When faced with the situation again, eighty percent of people would still believe that it's because of their own good luck that they've reached this day.

Even if worried, they would still gamble.

Human nature is inherently stubborn and unchangeable.

The reason some people never gamble their whole life is merely that the stakes are not high enough. If you ask them to shoot themselves, with a fifty percent chance of death and a fifty percent chance of reviving a loved one, you'll see if this person who claims never to gamble would take the bet.

Well...

Chances are they really wouldn't.

These days, love isn't worth that much anymore.