Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 217 Death's "Impatient"

Li Xuan remembered that in the real world, the sixth Final Destination movie had already been released, set in 2024, ten years after the current world's 2014.

In the sixth installment, the Grim Reaper's pursuit of survivors evolved from a simple hunt into a bloodline curse. The descendants of those survivors who initially attempted to escape the Grim Reaper's clutches would also become targets of the Grim Reaper's hunt.

The film maintains an open ending and never presents a concrete image of Death... Death itself is like an invisible unknown.

This goal not only puzzled Higa Kotoko, but also Li Xuan found it quite troublesome, since the film itself did not provide a definite answer.

Li Xuan commented, "This commission you've given is quite challenging."

Kotoko Higa knew the task was daunting. If things were easy, American exorcists would have eradicated it the moment the first death was recorded; why wait until now?
She stood up and bowed solemnly to Li Xuan, saying, "Mr. Li, I am very sorry. Although I am known as the number one exorcist in the island nation, to be honest, many supernatural events in the world are simply unsolvable. Give me two months! If I still cannot solve them after two months, you may leave at any time."

As soon as she said it, she seemed to realize it wasn't appropriate and immediately added, "Or, you can leave early whenever you feel the situation is wrong or you don't want to continue participating."

You have fulfilled your promised assistance in the Po Xi Mo incident. This investigation into the 'Grim Reaper' is purely an additional request…

Li Xuan remained silent.

This can be considered an acceptance of the proposed solution.

Kotoko Higa then introduced the analysis results: "Based on the existing data, the operating mode of 'Shinigami' is more like a cold machine that follows fixed rules."

It will eliminate those who should have died in an accident but survived, one by one, in a certain preset order.

If the target cannot be eliminated in the short term, Death will postpone its turn to the next survivor. Its current ability is to transform extremely low-probability events (such as aging wiring, mechanical failure, fuel explosions, car accidents, etc.) into inevitable death traps.

Therefore, to date, no native exorcists have discovered that Death uses direct, overt supernatural forces to kill. This may be due to its preferences; creating 'accidents' is its primary method of committing murder.

The air inside the private room felt unusually heavy.

Kotoko Higa continued to share clues, saying, "An exorcist provided a clue that, through long-term observation, he discovered that when the survivors were still alive, a large number of birds would gather within a one-kilometer radius around them, as if they were monitoring them. One exorcist suspected that the birds were the 'eyes' of death and tried to clear them out. As a result, this exorcist was found dead in his own home the next day."

She took out her phone, fiddled with it for a few moments, and then pushed the screen in front of Li Xuan.

The above is a brief message: [Flight 265 is suspected of having a 'death' warning sign. The flight encountered an unusual thunderstorm, but all 215 people on board were unharmed.]

Li Xuan's gaze sharpened: "So... you mean, all the passengers on flight 265 that I was on have become the new prey targeted by Death?"

Kotoko Higa nodded slightly and said, "Yes, so I..."

She wanted to apologize, but since Li Xuan's life was at stake, she felt that even kneeling down and kowtowing would be meaningless. She figured she might as well spend that time studying the Grim Reaper.

Ethan's expression also turned serious.

He never expected to become Death's target. While he longed to explore supernatural powers, wasn't becoming a sacrifice too soon? There's an old Chinese saying, "If one hears the Way in the morning, one can die content in the evening," but he hadn't even truly experienced it yet…

Li Xuan said, "You have connections in New York, so please ask them to help you retrieve all the passenger information for flight 265. Please do so according to the seat number."

Kotoko Higa nodded and said, "The message has already been sent." About half an hour later, Kotoko Higa received the flight information: Flight 215, including a captain, a first officer, three first-class flight attendants, three business-class flight attendants, three economy-class flight attendants, a security officer, and 215 passengers, for a total of 227 people.

All of these people were renumbered according to their seat numbers.

Li Xuan and Ethan's names were among them. Since they were sitting in the same row, they received numbers 188 and 189.

Ethan, upon learning his number, lowered his voice and said, “Sir, our two numbers seem safe, but in my dream, the plane’s wings were on fire, it was shaking violently, and the entire plane broke in two… The flight attendants were sucked out of the gap first, and as the plane disintegrated, the passengers in the front and back halves also flew away.”

In other words, excluding the flight attendants, the remaining numbers are judged by compromise. The number 215 should be determined by the death order from 107 forward and 108 backward.

Li Xuan asked if there were any more details.

Ethan said somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was so scared in the dream that I only remember the general outline."

The most memorable thing was that Li Xuan jumped out on his own...

Just then, Kotoko Higa's phone rang. After answering it and listening for a while, she only said three words, "I know," and then hung up the phone and looked at Li Xuan and Ethan, saying, "Passengers number 107 and 108 of flight 215, the former was taking a taxi home and stuck his head and hands out of the car window to take pictures of the road conditions. He was hit by a passing truck."

The latter, who lived near the airport, stepped into a covered sewer drain during construction while walking. He fell in, hitting his head on the edge of the drain, causing massive intracranial hemorrhage. He died after being taken to the hospital.

Before he could finish speaking, his phone rang.

Kotoko Higa's eyes twitched slightly as she said, "According to the latest news, two flight attendants on flight 215 also died. One of them slipped and fell to his death while taking a shower at the hotel, and the other was electrocuted while using a hairdryer."

Her expression was very solemn as she looked at Li Xuan and said, "Based on past incidents, when 'Death' hunts down survivors, each person usually has a buffer period of two to three days. That is to say, after the first person dies, even those with the closest numbers will be safe for at least two hours."

It's only been about an hour since the flight ended.

But now four lives have been lost in quick succession. I feel things are rapidly deteriorating. Perhaps 'Death' senses some kind of threat and is therefore accelerating the operation of the rules..."

Threat?

me?

Li Xuan subconsciously recalled the actions he had taken on the plane, which involved using the Eastern Peak Thunder Technique to forcibly change the direction of lightning with unlimited magical power...

Is this considered a threat?

Wait!

He thought of his identity: a judge of Fengdu, the Left Judge, a person in charge of matters concerning ghosts and gods, belonging to the underworld forces of traditional Chinese ghost and god culture...

Is Death afraid that he will turn New York into the "New York District of the Underworld"?

It seems like this might work...

(End of this chapter)