Here, Cullen Carlisle’s hands began to tremble slightly, yet he maintained his composure. Soon, the next piece of data, an image, played out: Republic of France, Paris/Louvre Museum, Address: North bank of the Seine, Central Paris. Telephone: XXXXXX. Fax: XXXXXX. Evidence: A series of priceless treasures, represented by the Mona Lisa, have been officially relocated; what remains are official forgeries, detectable only under infrared light. Reason: The nation has placed them in an Ark specifically prepared for disaster response. Roland, the director of the French National Museum in charge of this matter, died in a French tunnel accident—he was silenced.
Seeing this, Alice Cullen let out a sharp cry: "Impossible! This absolutely cannot be true! I'll call my friends in France immediately to confirm!" Fang Senyan sighed deeply. "Miss Alice, this is precisely why I attached the phone numbers, faxes, and the most detailed addresses and names to all the data—to make verification easy for anyone." Alice Cullen was already shaking, pulling out her phone immediately to make contact.
But at this point, it was undeniable that Fang Senyan had captured the attention of everyone present. After a moment of silence, he nodded toward Old Charlie again, and the next set of data slowly materialized before these blood kin. Zhuoming Valley, Tibet, China. Address: Dingjie County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China / Latitude 28.396283, Longitude 90.206648. Telephone: Top Secret. Fax: Top Secret. Note: This location is extremely dangerous, protected by the nation’s full might. Evidence: Forty-six nations on Earth have begun jointly constructing Arks capable of surviving the end of the world.
Upon seeing this, all the Cullen family vampires were stunned, and the subsequent stream of data left them frozen: A seat on the Noah's Ark ticket cost up to one billion Euros. The 2008 financial crisis occurred because global elites withdrew funds to purchase these tickets, which is why China was the least affected. When the Doomsday arrives, the Earth’s crust will first shift by about 30 degrees, triggering terrifying earthquakes across the globe, followed by tsunamis. Even the Earth's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma, will be submerged; this process will last a full month.
Fang Senyan gave the blood kin a moment to process, then spoke in a slow, sorrowful tone. "My friends, given your capabilities and connections, you should be able to verify the truth of the information I've provided with ease. It pains me to tell you, but this world... everything we know... is about to be annihilated." A deathly silence descended after Fang Senyan finished speaking. For the vampires with their impossibly long lives, perhaps the concept of death was alien, but Fang Senyan had brutally laid it all bare before them—stripping everything away, raw and bloody.
Fang Senyan paused again, allowing them a brief interval to absorb the shock. "You still have time to verify, to refute everything I have just revealed. But remember, time is short. If you cannot secure passage on an Ark, then three days from now, precisely at midnight, we will be at Rock Park in New York City... Farewell, friends, we are pressed for time."
Only after Fang Senyan and his group vanished into the darkness did Carlisle Cullen snap out of his trance and shout, "Then what should we call you?" Fang Senyan considered this for a moment, a term suddenly surfacing in his mind. His voice drifted back, ethereal, from the darkness: "If you are willing, then please call us the Apostles."
The group had moved only a few dozen meters from the stunned Cullen vampires when they felt the ground shake again, accompanied by a deep, terrifying rumble rising from beneath the earth. Though not enough to throw them off balance, the reverberation from the planet's depths carried an undeniable, inescapable sensation. The group, already on edge, braced themselves for another mudslide, realizing their position at the bottom of a valley was disadvantageous. Unexpectedly, the shaking subsided in less than ten seconds. However, the flat valley floor before them was now scored with numerous deep, intersecting fissures.
Fang Senyan was preoccupied, still considering the Cullen family’s reaction, when Old Charlie murmured quietly, "Master, those fissures look a little strange." Fang Senyan’s eyebrows shot up. He immediately scrambled to a higher vantage point and instantly grasped the mystery: the cracks on the valley floor were arranged to form perfectly clear characters: "Survivors in Forks Town have reached 90%."
"Your actions have satisfied the relevant achievement conditions." "You have chosen a faction in the 2012 Doomsday World: Save the Ark." "Silver Team: Ace, welcome to the Nightmare World." "You must complete the main mission assigned to you within forty-eight hours, or you will be eliminated." "Main Mission: The Beginning of Salvation!" "Mission Summary: As the world apocalypse nears, more and more elite individuals have discovered precursors to the end times, yet their actions have been met with sanctions from the United Nations Security Council. Therefore, you must save as many as possible from the death lists." "Mission Description: You can access the internet from any location with connectivity and log onto the website WWW.CMFU.COM to obtain the death lists. You must save at least three people, or you will suffer a penalty of a five-point reduction in your highest attribute score and the world's end will arrive 24 hours sooner." "Mission Tip: If you successfully rescue more than five societal elites, the world's end will be delayed by eight hours for each additional person saved. If you perform even better, you will receive additional rewards."
Tip: You can obtain the following milestones in this world (including this world and its extensions): “Lucky One: You successfully escaped the area afflicted by the doomsday earthquake.” “Ark Member: You became a passenger aboard the Covenant Ark.” “Stunning Fireworks: You personally witnessed the spectacle of the world’s largest volcanic eruption at Yellowstone Park.” “Misguided Career: You successfully climbed and summited Mount Qomolangma in this world.” “Calm Under Pressure: You dove into the Mariana Trench in this world, reaching a depth of at least ten thousand meters.” “Bronze Title: Miracle Maker; you hold both the Misguided Career and Calm Under Pressure titles simultaneously.” “Due to insufficient Merit Points or other activation conditions, you cannot view other milestones.”
Simultaneously, a clear notification resonated in everyone's ears: "Time: December 5th, 2012, 8:00 AM." "Location: Forks, USA." "Scenario: Primarily the 2012 Doomsday World; this world is independent." "Difficulty: S (Extreme)." "Pain Attenuation: 50%." "Personal Ability Enhancement: 0%." "Current Scenario Exploration Rate: 0.13%." "Additional Notes: This is a team warfare scenario. You may engage in combat with other teams." "You will automatically master relevant languages and interact fluently with characters in this world. This knowledge will be forgotten upon leaving the world." "Number of missions accepted: 1." "Your appearance/identity has been modified and will revert upon returning to the real world. You may also adjust appearance settings in the Nightmare Space. If you have questions, silently recite them to query the Nightmare Mark; you will receive an answer if your authority level permits." "You have established a friendly relationship with the Cullen Vampire Clan, a legendary figure/faction in this world." "Considering that only Team Ace has chosen the Save faction, you have been granted an additional seventy-two hours of operational time. Other teams will currently be fixed in other planes; time flows at several times the rate in that plane compared to this one. After seventy-two hours, they will return to this plane; for them, only a few minutes will have passed."
Without a doubt, upon reading that last message, Fang Senyan let out a long breath. He had to admit, the notification stating "only Team Ace chose the Save faction" carried immense weight. After all, this was inherently a disaster film with a predetermined ending. To stand on the side of salvation meant facing crushing narrative pressure, not to mention the attacks from numerous disruptive Contractor teams—teams that might even include that powerful, mysterious mastermind lurking behind the scenes. The fact that the system granted Fang Senyan an extra three days to strategize was truly a lifeline. However, it was probably only fair; otherwise, Fang Senyan and his team would have stood absolutely no chance.
At this point, Zi suddenly asked, "What do you think that group of vampires will decide?" Reef replied, "The ones in Twilight possess abilities like mind-reading and foresight, but clearly, they cannot read our memories. As for Alice's future sight, it’s limited; she couldn't even foresee the wolves' future, let alone something as immense as 2012! But they have undoubtedly accumulated staggering wealth. So, they might just choose to buy tickets outright." "Impossible," Old Charlie stated flatly.