The plane took off, the old man looked out from the window, and everything on the ground became smaller and smaller, until the pedestrians first became unclear, and the whole city was now in full view.

I vaguely saw countless vehicles shuttling back and forth in the city, and countless people were running for their livelihoods.

There may be many people who think that they are living in dire straits and want to get out of this life, such as students who fail exams and dare not go home for fear of being scolded, college graduates who have been rejected for countless applications, office workers who are depressed in the company and are depressed by the leadership, and entrepreneurs whose companies are about to go bankrupt.

But so what? The sun will still rise the next day, and everyone will find their right path in life and keep going, and they still have a future.

But just imagine: one day you get up, brush your teeth, wash your face, get dressed and go out, and then you find that everything in the world has changed: the sky has turned a blood-red color, and from time to time a meteorite flies through the sky, the big banyan tree in front of your house that allowed the old man to play chess in the shade is gone, and only a scorched branch remains, and when you came back from work last night, the neighbor who was talking and laughing was stabbed in the chest by a weapon in the hand of some creature he had never seen before, and his wide eyes looked at you, his lips slightly open as if to express some meaning, "Run" Or "hide".

The old man shuddered, not wanting to imagine it any longer, and then began to recall everything that had happened.

Two years ago, a joint U.S.-China Antarctic expedition unearthed a box containing a book written in Latin in the depths of Antarctica's icebergs.

After professional carbon 14 testing, this is at least a thousand years ago thing, all the scientific research personnel in the team were collectively shocked at first, and then they all thought that this was completely nonsense: if it was a book more than a thousand years ago, this thing was weathered the moment the box was opened, at least the yellowing and old was certain, which is like the new now.

Then, when it was translated, it became even more convincing that the reason for this was: the book chronicles many catastrophic events around the world, such as the three pandemics of the Black Death, the outbreak of World War II on September 1, 1939, the meltdown explosion of the reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986, and so on.

But these things don't say anything, the problem is that the book also records two disasters that didn't happen, one of which was a magnitude 8 earthquake at 3 a.m. in a small town in the western United States, and then a volcanic eruption, when the whole town would be engulfed in ash, just like Pompeii.

But the problem is that the location of the town is not in any earthquake zone at all, and the surrounding area has been calm for hundreds of miles for thousands of years, as if time has stood still.

In the end, for the sake of safety, the United States invited a powerful person in the wizarding world to personally confirm that the book was not a magic item at all, and there was not the slightest magic fluctuation on it.

Well, there's nothing to say, this is a boring prophetic book written by boring people, and there are actually quite a few such books in history, all of which predict the end of the world, such as Nocha Danmas's "The Centuries".

However, in order to keep it as a souvenir, the American side still bought the book back and put it in the museum as a memorial, although it is the most inconspicuous kind of exhibit.

As for evacuating the people in the town just in case? Forget it, when the evacuation work does not cost money, the place is a large slum, there is no tax at all, and the taxpayers' money should still be used back to the taxpayers, and it is better not to waste it at will.

After that, everyone is still a country and a country, a few small countries are pinched, the border friction between big countries from time to time, and occasionally terrorist organizations jump out to brush up their sense of existence, and the overall world is still peaceful.

This languid peace lasted until three months ago.

At three o'clock in the morning of American time, without warning, the prophesied location, the originally quiet town suddenly erupted into a violent tremor, and then the earth began to collapse and break. All the cars were alarmed, intertwined with the barking of dogs, the cursing of humans, the wails of humans, and played a symphony of death.

Less than ten minutes into the start of the vibrations, a huge volcano rose from the ground, and countless amounts of magma mixed with volcanic ash splattered everywhere, covering everything that could be covered. Unlike what we see in the movies, it all seems more real and brutal.

When other countries, including the European Union, which is closest to the United States, rushed to the front row with peanuts and melon seeds to watch the excitement, China and the United States were silent.

Then, the day after the disaster, the U.S. president announced his upcoming visit to China, then recognized China's sovereignty in the South China Sea, and stated that China and the United States should strengthen cooperation in various fields, communicate with each other, and carry forward the demeanor of great powers.

China also expressed regret and condolences over the disaster in the United States, and also made a commitment to cooperation and exchanges. It seems that all disputes and frictions between the two countries disappeared in an instant.

The reason is simple, only because of the second catastrophe recorded in the book: ten years after the earthquake, the door of death opened, war, killing, and the destruction of the world.

This is actually more like an impossible thing, but the lessons from the past are so naked, and no one can not believe it.

At the same time, on this afternoon, the old man called Yeguang, who was in his sophomore year, back home, and also asked Yeguang for a long leave through his own connections.

When Luminous returned home, the old man explained to Luminous the whole story, from the excavation of the book to the actual occurrence of the disaster, and unlocked the seal that he had placed on Luminous at the beginning - the pure dark power that he had since he was a child.

The vast majority of those who study the power of darkness end up corrupting their minds, becoming irritable, murderous, and ending up with a bad end. When **Guang learned about this situation, he personally asked the old man to put a seal on himself.

After all, no one wants to be the self they don't know, to be hunted down, spurned, and left behind by everyone for 10,000 years in the future.

But now it's different, no one knows what the future holds, but no one is optimistic that it's only going to be worse than everyone thinks. At this time, every power is extremely precious, even if you want to leave a stench for 10,000 years, you need to ensure that you can live until that time.

"I hope this kid doesn't disappoint me, an old man," the old man muttered to himself, and then his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the radio coming from the plane: "Passengers, the plane is about to land." Please understand that there will be some bumps during the landing process. Welcome to this T-240 flight and we hope you are satisfied with our service."

The old man got off the plane and got out of the airport, and there were already people waiting outside. Five pure black BMWs lined up, and the middle one was slightly forward, all wearing black suits and sunglasses, straddle the door and waiting, and among them were many blonde Europeans.

Such a convoy inevitably makes some passers-by stop and watch curiously. Seeing the old man come out, the leader greeted him, "Mr. Judge" "Hmm" The old man agreed, and then walked a few steps, opened the rear door of the BMW, sat in, and "let's go" and the convoy drove away at high speed.

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