I write obituaries for the gods

In Gabriel García Márquez's writing, the mirage city of Macondo was swept away by a hurricane and completely disappeared from people's memories.

Macondo's history vanished with a hurricane.

But what this "Mirage City" gave Lin Chen was the ability to "record history".

He etched everything he had experienced into that city, as if imprinting the past onto the reflection of a puddle.

Why exactly does this oil painting entrust Lin Chen with such a mission?

And why did they choose this pivotal moment in the history of Yudu?

Was everything pre-arranged? And who is the mastermind behind it all?

Lin Chen recalled what Jiang Zhengge had said: "If you try to get a first-class merit, you can meet the mayor."

"Then let's go," Lin Chen said softly.

He had long ago vowed that since fate had made him extraordinary, he must seize this opportunity and firmly grasp his destiny in his own hands.

"Lin Chen, we're about to set off," Li Zhanyi's voice came through the headset. "B5, it's time to assemble."

"Received," Lin Chen replied.

He took one last look at "Mirage City," then squeezed into the elevator and descended towards B5 amidst the crowd.

......

The Foundation's headquarters in Pearl Beach.

When Ms. J woke up, she found herself lying in a hospital bed.

She struggled to get up, but a hand supported her shoulder.

"Don't rush, you've just had surgery, so it's not a good time to move around."

Ms. J looked up and met Mr. Z's smiling face.

He was still dressed in a suit and tie, with a mink coat over his shoulders, looking like an arrogant hunter.

Outside the window, the neon lights flickered in the rain, appearing and disappearing between the rain curtain. This was the most luxurious area in the entire rain city, where lights adorned the city's dark outline like diamonds.

It's raining heavily tonight.

"Euclid... has completely overturned the table?" Ms. J murmured.

“That’s right, it was completely unexpected,” Mr. Z sighed softly. “Fortunately, my countermeasures were quite effective, and the Bureau of Investigation obtained the coordinates of ‘Whale Nest’.”

"You leaked the coordinates... to the Bureau of Investigation?"

“No, it was just placed in a less hard-to-find spot, otherwise it would have been too obvious,” Mr. Z turned his head. “I really didn’t expect Euclid to be so radical, otherwise you wouldn’t have gotten hurt.”

"What's the situation now?" Ms. J insisted on getting up.

“To be honest, I have no idea, but what I am sure of is that Euclid has begun to fight like a cornered beast,” Mr. Z chuckled. “My elder brother will be returning to Rain City soon, and it is clear that Euclid intends to complete his plan before then.”

“With my elder brother back, the hawks will completely dominate the situation…” Ms. J murmured, “So Euclid has to overturn the table, or it will be too late…”

"You understand correctly."

How many people died?

"Does it matter?" Mr. Z looked up. "The damned are all dead, that's enough. At least Euclid has to keep his promise: he killed all the participants, including Jürgen. Thank God, we don't have to pay that money."

"As for the building in Xiwang District? Before the abnormal physical ecosystem was established, we were losing money every year. If it's blown up, so be it. Consider it a way to cut our losses."

Hearing Mr. Z's nonchalant tone, Ms. J lowered her head and let out a deep breath.

"And then what? What do we do now?"

“Doing nothing, and being unable to do anything, is not an option. The Bureau of Investigation is very secretive. Let them fight like dogs with Euclid.” Mr. Z pulled up a chair and sat down.

“If Euclid wins, we can’t escape,” Ms. J looked up. “Are you sure you don’t want to do something?”

“I’m a gambler, always have been, it doesn’t matter anymore,” Mr. Z said, spreading his hands.

Ms. J stared at Mr. Z for a while, then asked softly:

"You didn't come to me to talk about these things."

“Of course,” Mr. Z nodded, “During the surgery to treat your wounds, we made an unexpected discovery: you have a strong resistance to the blue substance, and Johnston seems to have inherited this trait from you… With our current technology, the probability of you successfully containing the 'ruins' is very high, and you could potentially become a demigod…”

“Okay,” Ms. J nodded, “what dosage was used on me the first time?”

“How could we give you medication if you didn’t agree?” Mr. Z’s eyes flickered.

"Stop acting. I know you. If I hadn't used Azure, I would be dead already. I accept all arrangements made by the organization."

Ms. J got up from the bedside, removed the monitoring equipment from her body, and walked to the French windows.

The rain tonight is really heavy.

"Besides, I really want to avenge Johnston."

Outside the window, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Ms. J turned her head, and in the dimly lit room, a faint, eerie blue light seemed to flicker deep within her eyes.

“The rain will be very chaotic from now on,” Mr. Z said softly. “Chaos is a disaster for mediocre people, but for us, it is a stepping stone.”

"Don't worry, with the hawks' arrangements in place, we'll climb higher and higher..."

......

Chapter 139 The Whalers' Operation (First Update)

On the dock's helipad, the Orca is undergoing maintenance.

Beside it, a large transport plane was slowly rising.

"You've arrived?" Jiang Zhengge walked to Lin Chen's side. "How are the funeral arrangements going?"

"...It's alright." Lin Chen was speechless at Jiang Zhengge's words.

“It’ll go smoothly, kid,” Jiang Zhengge said. “Did you take the amulet that Liti gave you?”

"of course."

Lin Chen gently pulled at his chest, and the small feather pendant was held in his palm.

Looking at the small pendant, Jiang Zhengge's expression became somewhat complicated.

“Jurgen will protect you from heaven,” Jiang Zhengge patted Lin Chen’s shoulder hard. “You are Liti’s guardian, he won’t let anything happen to you.”

"Mm." Lin Chen nodded.

At that moment, a burst of loud cursing rang out:

"Damn it, the warp is full of new emotional buildups. It's going to be so annoying to get through this part of the road!"

Lin Chen turned his head and saw Bruce was frantically pressing down on his laptop.

Seemingly noticing Lin Chen's gaze, he looked up and smiled:

"Don't mind me, I'm not very polite."

“It’s nothing,” Lin Chen walked to the notebook. “Is it all just pent-up emotions? What happened?”

“It’s all about the Foundation building,” Bruce spat. “A demigod destroyed a building in broad daylight! That proves demigods aren’t good people more than ten years of propaganda!”

"The result is that public opinion exploded, and now the whole city is in a state of panic, and a lot of emotions have accumulated in the subspace."

It seemed that was indeed the case... Lin Chen recalled the scene he had witnessed while wandering the streets today.

The pedestrians on the street seemed preoccupied, walking very quickly. The basketball court that Lin Chen often passed by was completely empty. In the past, even on rainy days, a group of children would brave the rain to play basketball there.

“Euclid left a scar on Yudu,” Li Zhanyi’s voice suddenly came, “What a villain.”

"Zhanyi, are you all done over there?" Bruce's tone softened as soon as he saw Li Zhanyi.

"All done! I'll call Lin Chen and Lao Jiang over!" Li Zhanyi smiled. "Let's go, we should get ready!"

Led by Li Zhanyi, the three arrived at the tarmac where the transport plane was located.

"Is everything arranged?" In the aisle, Li Zhanyi turned to look at Lin Chen. "What did Brother Hao say?"

“He will help take care of Huihui,” Lin Chen said softly. “I was too embarrassed to entrust Liti to him as well, since she has insomnia.”

"Don't worry, Huihui will take good care of Liti," Li Zhanyi chuckled. "Besides, we're not going to die, so don't be so pessimistic."

"Mm." Lin Chen nodded.

"Don't make it seem like a life-or-death situation. Trust in your abilities," Jiang Zhengge said. "Did you bring your bullets?"

"of course."

Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi nodded almost simultaneously.

One superalloy armor-piercing round, one whale-sound round.

Super alloy armor-piercing projectiles hit the face mask, whale-sounding projectiles hit the heart.

"The plan is simple: destroy Euclid's helmet, and then kill him with the Whale Cry Bomb while his abilities are weakened," Lin Chen said softly.

He could feel the container against the inside of his coat getting slightly warm: the frenzied energy of the 23mm whale-shaped grenade was roaring inside the cooling container.

Professor Jürgen fired the bullet for Lin Chen. That day, Professor Jürgen told Lin Chen that even God bleeds.

Tonight, Lin Chen will make God bleed.

"..."

The three arrived at the rear cabin of the transport plane, where the manned submersible was being carried up by a trolley.

Looking at the iron cage in front of him, Lin Chen could almost imagine the suffocating feeling.

"If something goes wrong with this thing, we're all doomed..." Li Zhanyi muttered.

"Don't worry, it won't happen..." Jiang Zhengge said, then suddenly slapped his mouth. "No, I'm not going to say anything, otherwise you'll all say I'm a jinx."

"You still know that?" Li Zhanyi smiled.

"Alright, alright, everything will be fine. This thing is incredibly powerful, one of the Armed Forces' money-devouring beasts," Lucy jumped off the trailer. "It's a pity I can't participate in this exciting deep-sea adventure. The submersible can only hold four people. Remember to take a couple of pictures of the beautiful underwater scenery for me."

“There’s nothing beautiful at 3500 meters underwater,” Jiang Zhengge muttered. “If you want to see something, just crawl under the covers.”

The group worked together to pull the submersible down and secure it with ropes.

After finishing, Jiang Zhengge pressed the button on his earpiece:

"Command center, one section ready. Repeat, one section ready, ready to act at any time."

"Received," came Hua Molan's voice.

Lin Chen followed Jiang Zhengge back to the cabin, sat down in his seat, and fastened his seatbelt.

Beside him, Black Sword was already seated. Lin Chen found it somewhat comical that such a large cyborg was obediently wearing a seatbelt.

"Hello," Black Sword greeted Lin Chen.

"Hello," Lin Chen greeted him.

Then the two of them just stood there awkwardly, not saying another word.

Seeing this, Li Zhanyi gently tugged at Lin Chen's hand and whispered:

Did you send a text message to Huihui?

“It’s been sent,” Lin Chen said. “I told him I’ll be back late tonight, so don’t wait for me.”

"Ah."

Li Zhanyi gently grasped Lin Chen's hand and looked directly at him.

"We will go back."

"Definitely," Lin Chen said softly.

Ten minutes later, with a roar, the platform began to rise.

Lin Chen looked out the window and saw that the ceiling of the dock was opening up layer by layer, and the platform kept rising, crossing one layer after another.

As the last ceiling panel opened, a torrential downpour began, and the water that had accumulated on the lawn cascaded down, striking the platform like four waterfalls.

"Buzzing..."

The transport plane began its vertical takeoff, like a swallow spreading its wings and diving into the rain, flying into a flock of swallows filling the sky—

Before anyone knew it, a swarm of helicopters filled the sky, cutting through the rain and heading toward the coastline.

"Squad A, patrol along the coastline and intercept any aircraft attempting to enter. We have already coordinated with the airlines in advance, and there will be no normal flights passing by tonight. If there is an aircraft, intercept or shoot it down." Hua Molan's voice came through.