Entertainment to the death, make a tokusatsu film that will crush the entire internet.

News of the Hengshi Reservoir dam collapse spread throughout China's emergency command system within minutes.

From the central government to the provincial government and then to the city government, emergency responses were activated at the fastest possible speed.

The news channel's live broadcast switched from the studio to the front lines.

In the drone footage, the turbid floodwaters roared out of the breach like a giant beast that had broken free of its shackles.

Farmland, roads, and houses along the way were all swallowed up.

The dam breach occurred around 11 a.m., affecting 16 villages downstream. Eight of these villages were located in low-lying areas, and the floodwaters had already reached above the rooftops.

Preliminary statistics indicate that more than 5,000 people are trapped, and rescue forces are on their way to the scene.

However, the heavy rain caused some roads to be blocked, making it difficult for large rescue equipment to enter.

This news was simultaneously pushed from CCTV News Channel's live broadcast room to the real-time hot topics section of major platforms.

The hashtag #GuangxiHengshiReservoirDamCollapse# surged to the top of the trending searches within three minutes, knocking a popular male celebrity's cheating scandal off the top spot.

The rhythm of major social media platforms was disrupted by this sudden disaster.

One moment I was eating gossip about the domestic entertainment industry, and the next second I saw aerial footage of the flood.

Someone posted a set of aerial photos taken from a news live broadcast under a trending topic.

In a murky expanse of water, the rooftops of self-built rural houses stand out like isolated islands, with a few small black dots on them – people.

The rescue helicopters hadn't arrived yet, and the inflatable boats were still on their way, so they could only wait on the rooftop while the surrounding floodwaters continued to rise.

These screenshots were quickly forwarded. One of the images, when enlarged, revealed that one of the small black dots on the roof was an adult holding a child high in the air.

The water had already reached his calves, and he held the child above his head, like he was holding a flag.

"I'm in Nanning. It rained all night and it was still dark."

A local netizen from Guangxi posted a Weibo post under the topic, with a picture of the glass outside their window blurred by rain.

Another person forwarded and commented.

"I saw someone in the Honkai Impact 3rd super topic that they were going to change their signature to 'All the good things in the world' for Himeko today. Now I suddenly don't know what to say. There are indeed too many bad things in the world."

This comment was screenshotted and posted in a dedicated thread on Baidu Tieba.

The players in the dedicated room fell silent.

The discussion thread about the plot, which was bustling with activity just a few days ago, suddenly fell silent.

All posts debating the strength of the Void Law, sharing gacha mechanics, and analyzing the details of "The Last Lesson" frame by frame have been suspended.

After a while, an old user with the ID "Blue Scientist" replied in the comments.

"Then let's turn this imperfect story into the way you want it to be. It's the imperfections that require someone to fight for them."

Commenters quickly posted rescue hotlines and official donation channels.

A few minutes later, the moderator highlighted and pinned the post.

Hengshi, a thousand miles away.

When Yang Qian's lead car was stopped on the county road, the torrential rain had been pouring down for several hours, and the road surface was flooded with nearly ten centimeters of water.

The road ahead was broken in two.

Two or three people wearing fluorescent yellow raincoats stood in front of the blocked road, and the flashing red warning signs made a piercing buzzing sound in the downpour.

One of them walked up to the truck, rainwater streaming down the brim of his hat.

"Hey you over there, Hengshi's flooded! You can't go any further, turn back!"

Yang Qian pushed open the car door and jumped out, the rain pouring down on her face and onto her down jacket.

Without an umbrella, he waded through the water and quickly walked up to the other person, taking out the documents that were carefully wrapped in a plastic bag from his inner pocket.

"We're here to deliver supplies."

Yang Qian handed over her identification, saying, "These vehicles are full of drinking water, food, blankets, and first-aid kits. I am Yang Qian from the Land of Light."

Wang Dong took the document and was stunned for a moment.

Land of Light?

Is that the Land of Light that makes anime?

Social rescue forces?

Less than half an hour after the news of the dam collapse was sent out, this batch of supplies had already arrived at the checkpoint in the disaster area.

He's been in the industry for over a decade and has seen people with quick reactions, but never anyone this fast.

It typically takes at least a day and a half for social rescue forces to receive a message, coordinate internally, gather supplies, and deliver them to the disaster area.

This group of people is quite something; they arrived even earlier than the first batch of supplies allocated by the authorities.

"Comrade Yang Qian, thank you for your support."

Wang Dong returned the documents, his tone becoming more serious, but he didn't move aside.

"But the situation on the front lines is too complicated right now. The roads are blocked, the water is still rising, and we don't have enough equipment to ensure your safety. Supplies can be left behind, but people cannot go in."

Yang Qian put the documents back into her inner pocket and nodded.

Wang Dong thought he had accepted the arrangement and was about to turn around to call for the people to unload the goods.

Then Yang Qian chimed in.

"Rescue efforts certainly require professionals, so—I brought the people with me."

Wang Dong looked up, startled, and asked, "Huh?"

Yang Qian picked up the walkie-talkie and pressed the call button.

"All pilots are in position, all large drones are in operation."

Before Wang Dong could react, the flat cargo box roofs of the forty-two heavy trucks behind Yang Qian slowly opened simultaneously.

The roof above the carriage flips up simultaneously.

Rows of large, silver-gray drones took off one after another from the top of the carriage.

The rain curtain was torn into countless fine water curtains, which splashed into white mist under the drive of the high-speed rotating blades.

The roar of the rotor cutting through the air drowned out the sound of the rain.

Wang Dong stared at the pods beneath the rotor blades.

They even added pods with makeshift carrying harnesses to the crew!

His pupils suddenly contracted.

Having worked in the field of emergency response and rescue for so many years, he has seen assault boats, helicopters, and all kinds of professional equipment.

But this is the first time in my life I've seen someone use drones of this scale in a civilian rescue operation.

Keep in mind, this isn't one of those tiny, half-kilogram toys used for aerial photography.

This is a heavy-duty logistics drone used for short-distance transport of high-value goods, with a maximum payload of 200 kilograms per unit.

"What the hell……"

Wang Dong felt that his professional ethics had been offended to some extent at that moment.

But as a veteran who has been working on the front lines of emergency response for more than a decade, he had to admit that he was deeply moved.

He involuntarily took a half step back to try and get a better view of the drones, but the effort was in vain.

There were too many planes; his eyes simply couldn't take them all in.

A young emergency response staff member nearby realized what was happening and turned to ask Wang Dong.

"Captain Wang, using drones to carry people... isn't that not allowed in principle?"

Wang Dong looked at him, raindrops sliding down the brim of his hat.

"It's not allowed in principle, but right now, saving people is the top priority."

The young man closed his mouth, turned around, and ran off to register the supplies, carrying a stack of registration forms.

At the same time, Yang Qian took out a live streaming device from the car.

A ruggedized mobile phone plus a portable signal booster.

When the live stream lights up, players across the internet are still concerned about the latest disaster situation.

"Ah Guang's started broadcasting? Wait, Ah Guang, what's that behind you?"

Yang Qian glanced at the sky behind her with the camera.

Hundreds of drones took off one after another in the rain, their LED lights shining cold white light through the downpour, like beacons being lit.

The comments paused for a moment, then flooded back in.

"Holy crap!! Where are you, A-Guang?? What are those drones for?!"

"Isn't that the heavy-duty drone DJI showcased? I remember the official statement said it was still in the testing phase?!"

"Test my foot! The pod's already attached, and this is supposed to be a test?!"

Yang Qian turned the camera back to herself and wiped the rain off her face.

"Everyone, this is Ah Guang."

"I'm currently in Hengshi, Guangxi, participating in disaster relief efforts. The weather is bad, and the signal might be unstable, but I only have a few words to say."

He moved a step to the side so that the camera could capture the trucks loading supplies and the drones taking off behind him.

"There is water, food, blankets, first aid kits, drones, and pods that can access narrow waterways, but I need more."

He spoke rapidly into the camera.

"The water is still rising. You may not be in Guangxi, Nanning, or Hengshi. You are all far away from here, but you have hands, eyes, and signals."

Yang Qian said slowly and deliberately, "Immediately contact your relatives and friends nearby to confirm their safety, send the request for help to the chat section of my live stream, and send it to the official account of the Kingdom of Light."

"My colleagues mark every valid lead on the map and synchronize it with the frontline drone formation in real time."

He moved a little closer to the camera.

"Everyone calls me Ah Guang, and I've always hoped that everyone could see that light. But today, my light alone isn't enough. Would you be willing, could you lend me your light as well?"

After saying this, he took a step back, bent over, and lowered his head, facing the camera.

Rainwater trickled from the back of his head through his hair down to his shoulders and neck.

The number of viewers in the live stream instantly exceeded one million.

"Ah Guang, what are you doing? Get up!! We'll do it!!"

"I've never seen Ah Guang look so familiar in a live stream before... I can't take it anymore, I'm contacting my relatives in Nanning right now!! Does anyone know which village in Hengshi is currently out of contact?"

"We're only a two-hour drive from Hengshi!! We have inflatable boats on the bus, and we've already set off!!"