Chapter 1787: Mission Emerges

The aura of the Divination Path collapsed suddenly.

Lord Wei seemed to have been backlashed by some force and fell to the ground!

His face was as pale as paper, and blood was still seeping from the corners of his mouth, as if the backlash he had received was immense... He didn't even have the strength to call for help, and could only lie stiffly on the floor, all his strength seemingly drained away.

He took a deep breath, trembling as he reached into his bosom and took out the mysterious black box...

The lid of the black box was opened, and inside was a button.

The existence of this black box was very subtle, as if someone had already anticipated that he would be in such a weak state and unable to call for help in time, so they had specially prepared this emergency measure in advance.

Lord Wei didn't hesitate at all, used all his strength, and pressed his palm onto the button!

HUM————

The next second,

a piercing air-raid siren echoed throughout Ruoshui Prison.

……

"Air-raid siren?"

"I know! Only when the highest-risk red alert is activated will the full-realm air-raid siren be sounded!"

"...Isn't that common sense?"

"I remember there were red alert drills last year and the year before... What's the situation today? Did you receive any drill notification?"

"Doesn't seem like it... or did we not notice?"

"It should be a drill. Why would the alarm go off suddenly for no reason?"

"Whatever, whether it's a drill or not, let's hurry to the underground shelter... If nothing happens, it should be over in an hour or two."

"Hmm, let's go. The shelter is right downstairs, no need to run."

“……”

The moment the air-raid siren went off, all the residents of Ruoshui Prison looked up at the sky...

After a brief moment of confusion, they rushed to the nearest shelter. Perhaps because of the many drills, they weren't too panicked.

Lord Wei’s regular predictions had bought valuable preparation time for the entire prison. At this time, there were no large-scale Gray Realm intersections, no Calamity attacks, the sun was bright, and the years were peaceful.

The people didn't riot, didn't panic, and didn't trample each other. They seemed to really just be in an ordinary drill, evacuating in an orderly manner.

It wasn't until they entered the underground shelter that the pre-recorded warning sound echoed from inside the shelter:

"After arriving at the nearest shelter, please follow the staff's guidance, proceed to the realm train station through the underground passage, and evacuate in batches..."

"This evacuation is not a drill!"

"Repeat, this evacuation is not a drill!"

"After arriving at the nearest shelter, please..."

Hearing this voice, and seeing the dense figures of the Chengtian Prefecture directing everyone into the underground passage, the people finally realized that something big had really happened, and they broke out in a cold sweat.

HUM————

The sharp screeching of the air-raid siren continued to echo over Ruoshui Prison.

About ten minutes after the evacuation began, patches of suffocating gray, like a virus drilling into the void of the city out of thin air, spread wildly through the blocks!

A large number of massive Calamities drilled out from the Gray Realm intersection, roaring and trampling everything around them into ruins. Under the trembling of the earth, Ruoshui Prison, which had been peaceful just a moment ago, instantly turned into a chaotic human purgatory!

Even though the vast majority of the people had entered the shelter within ten minutes and transferred from the surface to the underground passage to evacuate, a small number of people were still moving slowly on the streets. They ran in terror in the direction away from the Calamities, looking back from time to time at the unstoppable Calamity giants behind them, regretting why they hadn't run a little faster just now.

And on these chaotic and turbulent streets, two figures were walking against the terrified crowd, heading toward the area where the Calamities were most dense!

"Heart 9..." Lin Xi said in a low voice.

"Yeah." Li Shangfeng nodded slightly, "I see it."

The two of them simultaneously pulled a playing card from their chests. As the cards flipped over, a line of small text silently emerged upon the intricately patterned backs:

【Storm the internal guard towers, liberate the Ruoshui Base】.

Li Shangfeng’s gaze pierced through the disaster-ridden streets before him, and past the layers of blocks to the towering inner walls and guard towers located in the deepest part of the prison—the very ones used specifically to confine the original Ruoshui Base. A crazed smile curled at the corners of his mouth...

"Finally..."

"Time to go all out!"

……

Chengtian Realm.

The Imperial Palace.

Eunuch Zuo was moving with uncharacteristic haste. He passed through layers of doors and finally stopped before a folding screen.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Zuo wiped the nervous sweat from his brow. "The item you ordered to be sent to Marquis Wei has been opened... The Ruoshui Prison has now entered a Red Alert, and all emergency evacuation protocols have been activated!"

"The realm trains dispatched from various major prisons to Ruoshui are operating at full capacity, working day and night to transport the populace to nearby prisons... The other prisons are also prepared to receive them; food, medicine, winter clothing, and other supplies have all been arranged."

"Fortunately, we diverted half of the Ruoshui population to other prisons in advance. The remaining population can be fully relocated within 24 hours at most."

"In addition, Duke Zhao and Duke Han have also arrived at Ruoshui to personally clear the path for the trains."

Behind the screen,

a figure sat quietly by the window, watching the swirling snow outside while taking a light sip of hot tea.

Eunuch Zuo hesitated for a moment before adding:

"Your Majesty... should we have those newly appointed Dukes go to Ruoshui to provide support as well?"

"No need." The voice from behind the screen spoke faintly. "The message I had you relay to the two Dukes—did you deliver it?"

"I did, Your Majesty."

"Good."

The figure nodded slightly and gently placed the teacup onto the side table. A breeze swept flakes of snow into the room, lifting a corner of the Emperor's robes...

"...You may withdraw."

Hearing these three calm words, for some reason, Eunuch Zuo’s heart immediately settled significantly.

When he first received the news from Ruoshui Prison, even Eunuch Zuo had broken into a slight sweat... Ever since the Great Cataclysm, humanity had relied on the protection of the one Great Realm and its eight major prisons, a status quo that hadn't changed for hundreds of years. But now, the Lord of Ruoshui was reaching the end of his lifespan, which meant one of the prisons was about to perish.

That was an entire prison... with millions of people. How could it be easily relocated just by saying so? It was an incredibly massive and insane undertaking. If anything went wrong, the term "devastation" wouldn't even begin to describe the consequences.

But Ying Fu seemed to possess a kind of magic. He just sat there quietly, saying a few words, and could erase the restlessness and anxiety in people's hearts... It was as if, as long as he was there, the sky wouldn't fall.

Eunuch Zuo bowed respectfully to the figure behind the screen, genuine admiration appearing on his face:

"This servant takes his leave."