Duanmu Huai felt that he came here to investigate the Evil God, not to witness a disaster in a city losing its last breath.

But as Duanmu Huai left the hotel with Shajuye, he hopelessly discovered that he seemed to have truly wandered into the set of a disaster film.

Currently, the entire town was engulfed in darkness, as the intense earthquake had clearly knocked out the power. People were scattered everywhere, still shaken by the event. Some dilapidated houses had collapsed, and flashlights and phone lights flickered on the streets. After that, the hotel's staff and a few other guests also rushed out, anxiously looking around.

Though the incident was sudden, in this cursed place, Japan, everyone had received disaster survival training. So, after some discussion, they decided to first take refuge in a school and then consider their next steps.

When the group reached the school, some people had already gathered there, including crying and fussing children.

"Ah, Duanmu, Shajuye! You're safe too, that's such a relief!"

Someone who recognized them hurried over to greet them when they arrived.

"Is the situation bad?"

"Of course, we've never experienced an earthquake of such intensity here, and we have no idea what's going on... There were no disaster warnings... And even the communication lines are damaged, with no phone signal. The mayor has sent someone out to seek help; I think it won't be long before someone comes to help us."

"I can't take it anymore!"

At this moment, an out-of-town visitor shouted.

"I don't want to stay here, let me leave, I want to go back!"

"Rumble..."

However, just after the visitor shouted, a truck suddenly drove into the school grounds. Seeing this truck brought many people, including the visitor, rushing over to block its path.

"Wait, take us away from here! I can give you as much money as you want...!"

But the villager who had spoken with Duanmu Huai earlier suddenly changed his expression upon seeing the truck. He stepped aside and shouted at the driver.

"What's going on? Weren't you supposed to go for help?"

"We, we can't get out!"

The driver's response shocked everyone.

"The tunnel leading out has collapsed, and we can't get out now!"

"What?"

"How could this happen?"

"Everyone, please stay calm, calm down!"

Good grief...

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai scratched his head, wondering if he truly was in a disaster movie plot?

"Daijie! Daijie!"

Just then, Duanmu Huai saw a few middle-aged women rushing over, surrounding the villager who had spoken to him earlier.

"Azhe and the others haven't come back! Could something have happened to them?"

"What? Are you sure?"

"Of course, based on the time, they should have come down the mountain already, but there hasn't been any movement, and there's no answer when calling... Now with the earthquake, could something bad have happened to them?"

If Duanmu Huai guessed correctly, these women were likely relatives of the road workers from earlier. No wonder they were so anxious. The earthquake's intensity was so severe, no one could imagine what it was like on the mountain. Clearly, this was what the villager was also thinking.

"I know, Jiezi, but as you can see, it's impossible to send a rescue team now! We don't even have lights, and it would be too dangerous to blindly go up the mountain!"

"How could you? Are you just going to sit by and watch them die?!"

"That's not what I mean! But it's really dangerous to go up the mountain now, at least we should wait until daybreak..."

"Who knows what might happen by then!"

Looking at the chaotic scene around him, Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly. He disliked crowded and noisy places, and now this chaotic and messy environment was even more unbearable for him.

Well, since there's nothing else to do anyway, although he hadn't seen any Evil God-related things so far, as a Judge of the Tribunal, he still had a job to do.

"Brother?"

"Wait here."

Patting Shajuye on the head, Duanmu Huai walked over to the unfortunate soul surrounded by villagers.

"Their family members are up on the mountain working on the road?"

"Yeah, I never thought something like this would happen, but we really can't send anyone now..."

"I'll go take a look."

"Huh? You're going?"

Everyone was stunned by Duanmu Huai's suggestion.

"Are you kidding? You may not know since you haven't been back in years, but the mountains here are dangerous. And who knows if there'll be more earthquakes? What if something happens..."

"Don't worry, at least I'm familiar with handling emergencies. Sending people up the mountain at this time isn't practical, so I might as well go and check. Besides, I saw them in the day and know the location of the site. I'll go assess the situation and then decide."

"This..."

Faced with Duanmu Huai's proposal, the villager hesitated for a moment, but maybe Duanmu Huai's physique gave them enough confidence, so the villager nodded.

"Alright, I'll inform the mayor!"

The mayor was straightforward. Upon hearing that Duanmu Huai was volunteering to go up the mountain to find the workers, he readily agreed. Of course, the mayor didn't just let Duanmu Huai go empty-handed; he also handed him a radio for emergencies. If Duanmu Huai did find the workers, he would certainly need to report their situation. With communication down and phones unusable, only a radio could link him to the town.

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