Judge of Souls - Chapter 112

When the roof had fallen halfway down, it suddenly got stuck. Something unknown was supporting it, but it had indeed stopped midway, less than a meter from the ground.

The surroundings were dim and dark. The windows and doors seemed to be blocked, and the lighting equipment had failed along with everything else. Only faint light filtered through the gaps, insufficient for them to recognize the people beside them.

This scene was too bizarre, and everyone’s hearts were raised high with anxiety.

Those who reacted quickly crouched on the ground, while those who reacted slowly were hit and collapsed softly beside others.

Fortunately, most people’s lives were still safe.

The crying of several children echoed through the enclosed space. After the screaming, there was increasingly uncontrollable chaos.

Some people were crowding toward the outside. The small room had originally been packed with people, with cramped space. After the tourists changed from standing to crouching positions, it became even more crowded, with almost no room to turn around. Many people didn’t react in time and collapsed on the ground after being hit. In the dim environment, any slight movement could injure someone nearby. If someone was knocked down during the escape process, the consequences would be severe.

But how many people could move steadily in a crouching position? Moreover, there were various human obstacles on the ground.

Wu Teng didn’t dare to move. He was scared stiff, holding tightly to the pillar in front of him as if it were a life-saving straw. Yet he was still being bumped by people around him until he nearly bled from all seven orifices. He could only shout with difficulty, “Don’t crawl around randomly! Watch out for stampedes! We can wait for rescue – this is a scenic area with many people and various security measures! First protect the injured, avoid expanding casualties, use cell phones to contact the outside world, and stop running around!”

What he said was correct. Running around randomly in an emergency would only worsen the situation. But now no one could rationally listen to others’ suggestions. Moving around, even randomly, gave them a sense of security.

Not long after he spoke, screams rang out one after another.

Someone shouted: “Get away!”

“Who the hell is stepping on me!”

“Pervert, don’t get so close to me! Who’s touching my butt?”

“Wife, come over here. Damn it, which bastard is being so disgusting again? I’ll kill you right now! Don’t think I can’t move now – if you have guts, don’t leave here!”

“Still being picky at a time like this! When our lives are at stake, who would touch you? You want VIP space in this crowded place? Are you sick?”

“Stop pushing! Where do you think you’re pushing to? It’s equally unsafe everywhere here now!”

“Can you stop it, damn it! Are you all rushing to reincarnate?! Stop pushing, damn it! Do you think you can push through?”

“Stop stepping on me! Stop stepping on my child. Give him back to me when you see him, stop it!”

Instinctively, people wanted to move toward the doors and windows, so those originally hiding at the sides and corners soon realized things were going wrong.

Cell phone lights lit up from various places. Some rational tourists observed the surrounding situation in the chaos and, bending at the waist, struggled to weave through the crowd to pull up those who had fallen.

They knew that maintaining order was useless at this time. Those who would listen had already calmed down, while those without relevant awareness would only follow the crowd.

However, the situation didn’t improve much. Such a large group, with dense crowds and positioning, and the pushing of low-quality people, inevitably made the overall situation difficult to control.

They had already confirmed that there were several people in the room who had fallen into deep unconsciousness or died directly.

“There are glass shards on the ground, the display case is broken, I can’t get through here!”

“Stop pushing me, there are glass shards everywhere nearby! Walk toward the middle, okay? The middle is safer!”

“Damn, who said the middle is safe? I @#¥%, that big bed in the middle has already collapsed, the wood could pierce someone to death, you know? These crazy people, stop pushing!”

During this time, people cursed in various dialects. Jiang Feng couldn’t understand them, while Yama’s expression was grim. Jiang Feng grabbed Yama’s collar from behind to prevent him from being knocked down by others, while looking up and searching around for the source of the accident.

This national quality was several levels lower than he had imagined – it was somewhat exaggerated.

Someone couldn’t bear it anymore and hit the nail on the head. “Where exactly did this tour group come from? What kind of people are in here? Can you have some decency?”

“Where’s the tour guide? Can they take responsibility for the trouble they brought?”

“Damn, who are you talking about?!”

Just as the conflict was about to escalate, sounds from outside covered the noise inside.

It was a voice from a loudspeaker:

“Can you hear our voices?”

“Are you all okay inside? Please stay still for now. If the environment is dark, turn on your cell phone lights for illumination! We’ve called the fire department for rescue, and ambulances are already in position! Everyone please take care of the injured around you. If there are dangerous situations, contact us and take first aid measures. We’ll begin operations soon, please hold on a little longer!”

With national rescue teams coming, they would definitely be safe.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and finally stopped running around randomly. Finding that they could still access the internet inside, it wasn’t too boring. Some people boldly took out their phones to livestream and share this legendary experience.

Wu Teng was fortunate to have a fat man behind him who used his body to shield him from most of the impacts. He finally had another chance to speak. “Stop arguing, and definitely don’t start fighting. This roof is temporarily suspended – there might be a secondary collapse. Everyone stay calm and don’t impact the walls, okay?”

Yama looked at the yin energy floating from somewhere unknown in the air, feeling extremely annoyed.

“What exactly is this thing?” He looked up and shook his head, following the dark mist drifting across the ceiling. “Where did this come from? Who’s carrying a vengeful spirit? Or is there some evil god being worshipped nearby?”

No one knew the answer to this question now.

Yama followed that yin energy and floated to a nearby pillar.

The originally solid wooden pillar had actually started breaking from the middle. Its break was a normal wood fracture, with the cross-section full of jagged wooden splinters. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought it was all a coincidence.

At this moment, several tourists were still sitting below where the wooden pillar was falling, with their heads down checking their phones.

Yama immediately sensed trouble and his feet had already started moving. Being short, he didn’t have as much difficulty moving as Jiang Feng. In the blink of an eye, he had passed through the crowd blocking his way, reached under the wooden pillar, and caught the heavy pillar that was nearly twenty centimeters thick with one hand.

Feeling the shadow fall over them, the several tourists belatedly realized they had just escaped a great disaster.

Yama shouted with a dark face, awakening everyone’s consciousness. “Why aren’t you leaving quickly?”

They immediately crawled forward, mixing into the crowd and moving away from that dangerous area.

Camera flashes kept clicking around them, recording his heroic moment.

Yama was able to let go, letting the wood crash heavily to the ground.

From the sound of it hitting the ground, one could tell this wood was very solid.

Several people began processing the photos and posting them online, submitting them to public accounts.

The photo showed Yama heroically holding up the wooden pillar with the strength to lift a tripod, with Jiang Feng following behind.

This image was sensational and quickly went viral among marketing accounts.

“Boy lifts hundred-pound giant wood with one hand to save his mother – just how terrifying is human strength? [Eating Melon]”

Below was a row of people shouting “666.”

“This boy is really good-looking, what an amazing kid! He’ll have good fortune in the future!”

“Mother, my ass! They’re complete strangers, okay? This marketing account made this up so fast, but can you have some moral bottom line?”

“That person in the shadow looks familiar.”

“Jiang Feng from A University, right? I still have some impression. I cursed him last time, didn’t expect it to be reversed later.”

“Looks like the cursing wasn’t in vain – he’s just an unscrupulous marketing person, right?”

“Staged, right? This is too fake, have some common sense, okay? This Jiang Feng doesn’t want any integrity for money? Making this kind of news – have some shame?”

“Note: Spreading rumors is illegal.”

“Do I sound like someone who genuinely believes this? How low does one’s IQ need to be?”

“The person inexplicably got an extra mom, did the marketing account give it to him?”

“……”

There was heat online, but it kept staying on the level of finding fault with everyone.

After ten minutes, official news came out. From local media to official news reposts, the heat spread very quickly, directly confirming the authenticity of the incident.

“Old building collapse occurs in V City scenic area, nearly a hundred tourists trapped inside. Personnel have been dispatched for rescue, specific situation awaits further verification.”

Now everyone exploded again, and the tone finally became normal.

“Holy shit? It’s actually real?!”

“Is it really real? Or just a coincidence? Old building collapse in scenic area? What did the public account write just now?”

“It’s real, damn! #Handicraft workshop roof collapse, surrounding walls caved in, situation inside temporarily unknown, waiting for rescue# Damn, isn’t this house the handicraft workshop?!”

“Someone who just left that scenic area yesterday said that looking at the things inside the house, it’s really real. And the light is dim, it looks like phone lights are being used for illumination. Unless his deception skills are so sophisticated, otherwise he was wrongly accused.”

“Large-scale face-slapping scene. However, those who got face-slapped won’t apologize.”

“You say I won’t apologize, so I won’t apologize? I’m going to apologize! Sorry!”

“What kind of nonsense is this? Anyone arguing about this now is sick, right?”

“Bless them! Hold on! Hope for safety!”

Wu Teng put down his phone after browsing for a while, grabbed his buddy nearby, and pouted. “Did you see clearly over there? There was a super-strong boy just now. Holy shit, that was so damn awesome! I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. Good thing only the pillar collapsed this time, not the roof, otherwise ten super-strong people couldn’t save a whole room of tourists!”

That buddy was still feeling scared after the series of disasters, forcibly suppressing his fear while reporting safety to his family. Hearing him say this again, he couldn’t help but get angry. “Your mouth is really damn cursed, please stop talking, okay? Haven’t you noticed that everything you just said damn well came true? You can’t say these things!”

Wu Teng said unhappily, “Wasn’t I just reminding them? It’s just that they didn’t believe it themselves – how can this be blamed on me?”

Yama looked up.

This time, for some unknown reason, the yin energy that floated out was several times denser, as if it had been amplified. The entire roof was covered, looking like it was about to collapse again.

Jiang Feng cursed under his breath and, together with Yama, summoned nearby little ghosts and ghost messengers, ordering them to help support this part of the roof.

If another situation occurred at this time, it would really be terrible.

Two forces contended against each other. Gradually, fine wood chips and stone fragments fell down – debris that had crumbled under the force.

If this continued, the roof would crack.

Yama pressed his lips tightly together. At the critical moment, a hole was chiseled through the wall outside, and light penetrated from outside.

People outside shouted with joy: “We can see them!”

People inside followed with shouts: “Ah—— rescue has arrived!”

The rescue team shouted from over there: “Everyone stay calm! People by the windows, back away now, we’re going to start pushing down the wall!”

Ten minutes later, all people who could walk freely were safely brought out.

Jiang Feng and Yama voluntarily walked at the very back, helping to care for the injured. Finally, they also went in with the rescue team that had come, bringing out the injured from the collapsed dangerous building.

The moment everyone evacuated, the house collapsed with a tremendous crash. Dust rose up with thunderous sounds.

Countless flashing camera lights recorded this miraculous moment.

Media who had rushed over upon hearing the news were interviewing several enthusiastic citizens. Of course, they recognized Yama and Jiang Feng, since they were the most popular figures in the entire incident.

However, both of them were unwilling to accept interviews now. Rolling up their sleeves, with several black marks still on their faces, they were about to leave coolly.

The reporters urgently asked, “Where are you going now?”

Yama couldn’t very well say they were going to find the person who had released the yin energy, so he turned his face and said coolly, “To eat.”

The camera flashes paused for a second along with the bewildered crowd, then immediately followed with a burst of rapid shots at their backs.