I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

As soon as the broadcast started for the second time, Cheng Fang grabbed his communicator.

"Group Two, assemble in the equipment room."

Tang Zhi and Qin Zhao turned and left. Xu Mian took off her earmuffs and, as she passed Lin Ye, casually tossed his coat over.

Lin Ye had just put on one sleeve when Zhou Heng blocked the doorway.

"Don't rush, check it first."

"Is this the time to get checked?"

"Right now."

Zhou Heng glanced at his still trembling right hand.

"Your meridians have just been established, and you've already used the 'Broken Sound' technique. You can only go on a mission if you pass the inspection; otherwise, are you going out to rescue people or to get yourself killed?"

Cheng Fang had already walked outside the door when he heard this and turned back.

"I'll wait five minutes."

Lin Ye did not argue further.

The medical room is right next to the training area.

Less than half a minute after the testing ring was fastened to the right arm, the entire floor suddenly trembled slightly. The metal tray on the table slid a few centimeters and bumped into the instrument base.

The doctor looked up.

"What's going on? Was there an earthquake?"

Lin Ye didn't say anything.

He heard a muffled thud.

The sound came from afar, rising from underground and mingling with the building's vibrations, sounding heavy and suffocating.

thump.

A few seconds later, another sound came.

This time it's heavier.

Lin Ye turned his head to look in the direction of B9.

The Imperial Well is located there.

The tester displays the results.

The meridians are under high load. Although there is no tear, it is best not to use Bengyin for a short period of time.

Just as the doctor was about to give instructions, Lin Ye had already picked up the report.

"Send a copy to Cheng Fang."

He pushed open the door and went out.

The corridor became extremely busy.

The task screen in the center of the hall was now covered with red dots.

Unusual movement of corpses was observed in the morgue of Dongcheng Hospital.

A newly awakened individual in the Nancheng District lost control and crashed into several vehicles.

An abandoned Taoist temple in the western suburbs closed itself off, and unrecognizable characters appeared on the walls.

Similar reports continue to emerge.

At the dispatch console, several staff members on duty were simultaneously making and receiving phone calls.

"The morgue has been handed over to three teams, and the hospital has sealed off the floor."

"The awakened individuals in the southern part of the city will be handled by four teams. The police will evacuate the crowd and avoid provoking the targets."

"We will not enter the Taoist temple in the western suburbs for the time being; we will seal off the outer perimeter first."

When Lin Ye found Cheng Fang, the light above his head suddenly flickered.

Boom!

A third tremor followed.

This time, even the glass partitions in the hall were trembling.

Cheng Fang was staring at the B9 monitor.

In the scene, the spiritual energy behind the sealed door was so thick it was almost like white fog, and it was seeping outwards along the door cracks.

"What's the situation down underground?" Cheng Fang pressed the communicator.

The static crackled for a few seconds before Zhou Heng's voice finally came through.

"The Lingjing well has experienced backflow."

"The surge of energy breached the bottom rock layer, blocking the original pressure relief channel. Five researchers are trapped on the lower maintenance platform, and the evacuation tunnel has been cut off."

Screen switching.

As a rescuer wearing heavy protective clothing and a safety harness around his waist stepped into the sealed-off area at the wellhead, the indicator light on his body turned from green to yellow.

A dozen seconds later, the yellow light turned red.

His steps began to falter, and he was immediately pulled back by the people outside.

"Ordinary protective suits can't block spiritual energy," Zhou Heng continued. "At this concentration of spiritual energy, external spiritual energy will directly flow into the human body. Ordinary people will suffer internal organ damage within twenty seconds, and even awakened individuals won't last long."

Cheng Fang asked, "What about the remote devices?"

"It's already enabled."

A tracked rescue machine entered the well.

The robotic arm extends a rope and probes downwards along the original route. The scene shakes continuously, and misty spiritual energy is spewing out from newly opened cracks in the well wall.

The rope suddenly tightened when it was more than forty meters down.

"It's stuck."

The operator attempted to recycle.

The steel cable remained motionless, while the fixing frame was dragged and creaked.

The turbulent flow of spiritual energy in the well shaft carried away the rubble and constantly struck the equipment, quickly cracking the lens.

"Don't pull too hard," Cheng Fang said. "Loosen the cable first."

Just as the operator released the tension, a section of the well wall suddenly collapsed.

The screen went black.

All that remained in the communication was harsh static.

"The device has lost connection."

"What about the backup route?"

"The bottom rock strata have shifted, and both original roads are now blocked."

The hall fell silent for a brief moment.

Lin Ye stared at the well structure diagram.

The three muffled thuds from just now still lingered in my ears.

Each sound was louder than the last.

The sound didn't originate from any living being; it was more like a large amount of spiritual energy repeatedly surging within a narrow space. The wellhead was merely the direction in which the power was released; the real blockage lay below.

"The problem isn't with the leak valve."

Cheng Fang turned around.

Lin Ye walked to the screen and tapped the bottom of the well.

"The blockage is deeper down."

Zhou Heng asked, "Did you hear that?"

"Each vibration originates from the bottom up."

Lin Ye traced several passages along the blueprint.

"With the bottom blocked, the spiritual energy has nowhere to go, causing it to flow back into the well. If only the top is sealed, the pressure will continue to increase."

"Can you pinpoint the exact location?"

"Not now."

Lin Ye watched the spiritual energy curve rise steadily.

"You can try it once you're inside."

Cheng Fang did not respond.

Lin Ye pulled up his test results and placed them in the corner of the screen.

"The meridians in my right arm are under slightly excessive load, but there is no damage."

"The 'Return of All Spirits to the Origin' technique can disperse the spiritual energy poured into the body into the seven basic meridians. Others can only endure it, but I can at least guide it."

Cheng Fang scanned the report.

"You've only completed the meridian stabilization process for three days."

"Therefore, external insurance is needed."

Lin Ye pulled over an electronic board and quickly wrote down the plan.

"Three sets of spiritual energy extraction devices are set up at the wellhead, which are only responsible for drawing out the excess spiritual energy in my body."

"Wear a double-layered safety shield and two independent safety cables. One is connected to the main winch, and the other is manually controlled."

"Zhou Heng monitors the meridians in real time. Once the red line is reached, the meridians are immediately withdrawn without my consent."

"I'll go to the maintenance platform first and bring the people up. If the congestion can be resolved, I'll resolve it; if not, I'll leave."

He spoke very quickly, and the people around the control panel looked over as well.

This was not an impulsive decision to go down the well.

Lin Ye laid out everything he could use and everything the seven places could provide on the table.

Zhou Heng's team has already started modeling.

A few dozen seconds later, he reported the result.

"This plan is worth trying."

"The Guide A can divert about 30% of the external spiritual energy, and the 'Return of All Spirits to Origin' chapter will take on the rest. The first phase of safety time is a maximum of three minutes."

Cheng Fang asked, "What's three minutes enough?"

"Enough for him to reach the first maintenance layer."

Just then, underground communications were briefly restored.

A woman's voice squeezed out from the noise.

"The platform is broken..."

"We're sliding down..."

"There's another section of shaft below, but it's not on the blueprints..."

The signal was interrupted.

On the structural diagram, the positioning points representing the five researchers shifted downwards together, crossing seven original mapping areas.

Cheng Fang stared at the five red dots and reached out to take the proposal written by Lin Ye.

"The guide armor uses the highest specifications."

"Double safety ropes, plus an additional set of manual retrieval at the wellhead."

"Zhou Heng has the power to force evacuation."

Upon receiving the order, the equipment personnel immediately sprang into action.

Lin Ye turned and walked towards B9.

"Linye."

Cheng called out to him from behind.

"What's your first task when you go in?"

"Find the bottleneck."

Cheng Fang didn't say anything.

Lin Ye paused, then changed his mind:

"Save people."

"I've got it."

The locked door slowly opened.

A rich spiritual energy surged towards them, like an invisible stream crashing against Lin Ye. The indicator light on the guide armor instantly lit up two bars.

He adjusted his breathing, activating the seven basic meridians.

The spiritual energy poured into the body no longer piled up in the chest, but began to disperse little by little.

It still hurts.

At least there's a way to go.

Lin Ye fastened his safety harness and stepped into the white mist.

"The people should go out first."

"We'll talk about the rest later."