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An Changqing looked at the sinking buildings and reached out to stop Hong Yuan.

"No one who goes in now will get out."

Long Ao clenched his fist: "Chen Guan can come out."

The surroundings were deathly silent.

The main body of the distant tower collapsed inward amidst continuous tremors, and dust rose into the sky, pushing the edges of the ruins outward. The entire central district of Shanghai was completely swallowed by the dust.

Su Yuehe ran forward, but An Changqing pulled her back forcefully. He was now holding one in each hand, wishing his parents had given him more hands.

Don't go.

Su Yuehe looked ahead, somewhat stunned: "I saw him fall, but he said he wouldn't die."

Long Ao stared at the ruins ahead, refusing to look away.

"He's definitely not dead. He even devoured the remnants of a demon god. If that thing couldn't kill him, what's a collapsed tower?"

Hongyuan slammed the axe handle into the ground.

"That guy is the best at faking his death. He always carries a coffin and everyone thinks he's dead, but he's lived longer than anyone else."

Su Yuehe nodded as she said, "He also promised to be together... he said it."

An Changqing gripped his longsword tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

Yin Chen turned his head and asked in a low voice, "What did you just see?"

An Changqing's Adam's apple bobbed as he said, "I saw a white light emanate from his body, and then his body vanished on the spot, dissipating with the wind."

Long Ao strode up to An Changqing: "You must be seeing things."

An Changqing opened his eyes and met his gaze, unyielding: "I also hope I'm seeing things."

Long Ao pointed at the distant ruins and shouted.

"He is Chen Guan. Do you know how many trump cards he has? What makes you think you can conclude he's dead just by looking at him?"

An Changqing remained silent and did not utter a rebuttal, as he did not want to escalate the conflict.

Hongyuan interrupted the argument with loud, angry curses.

"Now is not the time to argue. We must find them immediately, whether they are alive or dead."

Su Yuehe raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face: "I'll contact the council's rescue team right now."

Yin Chen had already made the call ahead of time; the locals are always more efficient than outsiders.

Long Ao took out his phone and dialed a number several times.

"This is Long Ao. The center of Shanghai has collapsed. Immediately dispatch search and rescue teams and detection equipment. Mobilize all available personnel."

He impatiently interrupted the questioning on the other end of the phone.

"Don't ask why. I'm only looking for Chen's coffin. I'll find him alive or dead, and I'll find any trace of him."

Yin Chen looked up at the other person, while Long Ao put down his phone and asked coldly.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Yin Chen shook his head slightly; he just hadn't expected Long Ao to directly target the military.

"It's nothing, I'll say the same thing to my subordinates."

He then continued to assign tasks.

"The Yin family's Shanghai branch immediately activates the highest priority search and rescue order. The target is Chen Guan, male, who is carrying a black coffin and a scythe. His last known location is in the core area of ​​the collapsed Shanghai Tower. Bring all life detection equipment here, including the soul band device."

He reiterated this point on the channel.

"Don't just check for human life signals. His condition is special. Include all residual abnormal energy in the search."

"I know it's dangerous, but I'll take personal responsibility. I need the first search and rescue team to arrive at the scene within half an hour."

A clear reply came immediately from the other end.

Su Yuehe also got through to the parliament's communication channels at this time.

"Mother, it's me. Something has happened in Shanghai. I need to get the Shanghai Council's rescue authorization immediately."

There was a brief silence on the communicator. Su Yuehe took a deep breath and tried to make her pronunciation clear and complete.

"Don't ask me if I'm in danger. I only need the highest level of clearance right now. Please help me."

A moment later, the elder's promise finally came through the communicator.

"I will grant you the highest level of rescue authority, Yuehe. You must stay in the safe zone and are absolutely forbidden from entering the core collapse point."

Su Yuehe bowed her head in agreement, and Hong Yuan stepped forward with her axe to volunteer for battle.

"I'll go straight in and look for it."

An Changqing turned around and loudly stopped him: "You're not allowed to go in either."

He pointed to the perimeter of the ruins: "Go clear the way. The rescue vehicles can't get in at all. You're the strongest here, so go and clear away all the metal obstacles on the outside."

An Changqing had to find something for Hongyuan to do, otherwise, he wouldn't dare say he could stop her every time. Hongyuan weighed the axe on her shoulder a few times.

"Fine, I'll clear the road right now, but if you dare to conceal the search and rescue results, I'll chop you all up."

Long Ao quickly walked to Hong Yuan's side and asked to go with her.

"I'll go with you."

For once, Hong Yuan didn't look down on him. The two of them didn't waste any more words and turned around to rush towards the main road, which was blocked by the ruins of the buildings.

After finally dealing with the two, An Changqing turned to Yin Chen and said, "Your grandfather is seriously injured."

Yin Chen helped Yin Tianzheng sit down against the gravel.

"I know about this."

Yin Tianzheng raised his arm and waved his hand repeatedly.

"Don't treat me like an old bone about to be buried, I'm not going to die yet."

Yin Chen looked worried.

Yin Tianzheng quietly watched the smoke and dust drifting in the center of Shanghai.

"That kid sacrificed his life today to save everyone. If he hadn't dragged the demon's remains down there, everyone would be dead here today."

An Changqing refuted the pre-set ending in a low voice.

He may not actually be dead.

Yin Tianzheng turned his head and stared at him quietly.

Do you even believe that yourself?

An Changqing remained silent.

Yin Tianzheng sighed, knowing that the child in front of him was unwilling but unable to express it due to his upbringing, just like Achen.

"Then continue the search, and decide whether to believe it or not once the final results are found."

When the first large rescue team arrived at the scene, it was already completely dark.

Search and rescue personnel in heavy protective suits quickly set up an outer cordon, and a large number of psionic detectors were laid out in rows along the edge of the collapse, with random light spots constantly jumping on the instrument screens.

The search and rescue leader quickly walked up to Yin Chen to report.

"Young Master Yin, the highest authority of the council and the association has been granted. We will be divided into three groups to enter the core area of ​​the ruins. The first group will be responsible for searching for life signals, the second group will be responsible for checking for soul remnants, and the third group will be responsible for collecting abnormal items and detecting spatial rift remnants."

Yin Chen nodded solemnly and gave the order.

"I want to see all the real-time search and rescue results."

The person in charge turned to look at An Changqing.

"An, where exactly did you finally see the target's location?"

An Changqing raised his hand and pointed to the deepest part of the ruins.

"A bright white light appeared on his body directly below the center of the tower after he fell."

The person in charge stopped taking notes and pressed for answers.

Does this white light represent a high-intensity release of energy?

An Changqing turned to look at the dark ruins, his expression darkening: "It's also possible that the body has completely dissipated."

Su Yuehe strode forward and interrupted the conversation.

"Arrange for people to search first. Please do not make any judgments before finding any evidence."

The person in charge nodded and accepted the order.

A large number of search and rescue dogs were led into the depths of the ruins, and dozens of detection drones with blue indicator lights drilled into the gaps between the twisted steel frames. The ear-piercing noise of large equipment cutting metal began to come from deep underground.