The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

One by one, the pale blue stone lamps in the rotunda went out, and the ancient murals on the mottled walls began to fade from being soaked in seawater.

The stone statue of the child kneeling in front of the blank door has completely lost its luster, and the seven hidden buttons carved on the front of the robe are covered with fine white cracks.

Guan Jinyue stared at the stone statue for a long time before speaking.

"You can call me next time you need to go to a different door."

Chen Guan turned his head to look at Guan Jinyue, who had a serious expression, and readily agreed: "Okay, I'll let you know next time there's a chance."

Why not take advantage of the Demon King's initiative to deliver the order?

In the mental space, Baal uttered a sarcastic remark: "Lord Xuanwu has quite the connections now; even a wanted criminal worth billions is proactively inviting you out again."

Chen Guan completely ignored this nonsense and turned around to see Guan Jinyue walk to the edge of the round pool and raise his hand to press into the void.

The binding force inherent in the ruins dissipated as the illusion completely vanished, and a circle of silver-white spatial lines spread outwards from Guan Jinyue's fingertips.

A long slit was torn open in the space, revealing the deep, dark seabed directly outside the gap.

The opening of the passage did not cause seawater to backflow. Guan Jinyue was the first to step into the gap, and Chen Guan followed closely behind.

As the two stepped out of the threshold, a scraping sound came from the broken mural behind them. Chen Guan turned around and saw that the eyeless stone carving in the last painting had slightly raised its face.

Even though it was just a lifeless statue, Chen Guan could still feel a real gaze falling on his back.

Before they could check, the last bit of light behind them went out completely, and the silvery-white passage behind them quickly merged.

The dilapidated corridors of the underwater ruins reappeared before their eyes. The runes on the walls stopped pulsating, and the previously intricate maze-like paths became exceptionally clear.

Guan Jinyue manipulated the spatial lines to smoothly clear the way ahead. Perhaps because she had cleared the level, her spatial abilities had returned, and Chen Guan followed behind the Demon King with unusual peace of mind.

The two continued on their way without encountering any further obstacles.

As Chen Guan stepped out of the exit gate, he bumped into Chen Beixuan, who was guarding outside once again.

Chen Beixuan sat on the broken pillar with a smile, his thermos still steaming.

The pressure of the deep sea blocked him by half a meter, and the blue-black seawater flowed around that empty space without even a ripple touching the soles of his shoes.

"Over here, over here, welcome back. Looks like I can go home now."

Chen Beixuan screwed the lid on the cup, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the coffin behind Chen Guan and the sword in Guan Jinyue's hand.

"What, aren't you going to say anything?"

Chen Guan asked, "What do you want to hear?"

"For example, did Beidou scold me for slacking off at work?"

No, he didn't mention you.

Chen Beixuan visibly breathed a sigh of relief: "The fact that the boss isn't scolding me means I'm doing a pretty good job."

After saying that, Chen Beixuan stood up, patted off non-existent dust from his trousers, and stretched lazily.

"Since you've come out, I won't see you off. This site is temporarily sealed off, and no one is allowed to enter."

He looked at the coffin, his smile deepening slightly.

"Of course, if you want to go back in, I can't stop you."

Chen Guan sensed a hint of schadenfreude in his words, but he didn't have time to ask any more questions.

Guan Jinyue raised his hand, and silver-white spatial lines spread out from his fingertips, drawing a clean crack in the seawater.

The other side of the rift is the city nightscape.

In the distance, the lights of tall buildings stretched out in a line, and the sky over Taipei was dyed a dark red by neon lights, completely different from the deep blue of the icy sea.

Guan Jinyue simply said, "Let's go."

Chen Guan stepped forward to follow, and then Guan Jinyue led him through the spatial rift.

The seawater was left behind, and the feeling of weightlessness lasted only a moment before Chen Guan's feet were already on an abandoned rooftop in Taipei.

The wind blows through the tall buildings, carrying city dust and the smell of cooking oil from night market stalls.

In the distance, sparse lights shone in the direction of the long-unseen Huaqing College.

Guan Jinyue withdrew her hand, and the spatial lines dissipated in her palm.

She stood on the edge of the rooftop, her silver hair blowing down to her shoulders in the night wind, and said apologetically, "I can only take you this far. I still have a warrant on my head, so it's not appropriate for me to go in."

That's a very true statement.

Taipei is one of the core cities of humanity, and now is an even more special time. Huaqing College appears relaxed on the surface but is actually under tight control. There are usually quite a few people from the Great Wall and the Superpower Association.

If Guan Jinyue, this Baal contractor, were to walk in openly and honestly, he might not be able to walk out.

After saying goodbye to Kaneki, he jumped off the rooftop, using the wall to cushion his fall several times before landing on the street corner.

Huaqing College is just a few streets away.

Logically speaking, the college shouldn't be this quiet at this time.

When Chen Guan reached the vicinity of the school gate, he found only one teacher on duty at the gate, who was holding a thermos and reading an internal notice.

Upon seeing Chen Guan enter from outside, the teacher first looked up, then nearly dropped the cup in his hand.

"Chen, Chen's coffin?"

Because his appearance was so famous, even teachers who didn't teach Chen Guan knew him.

Chen Guan stopped in his tracks.

"Hello, teacher."

The teacher's expression changed several times, and she immediately stood up, almost tipping over her chair.

"You're back? It hasn't even been seven days..."

The sound of the second half of the sentence grew softer and softer, almost to the point of being silent.

"Teacher, I am a living person."

"No, that's not what the teacher meant." The teacher picked up her phone and tapped several times before turning on the screen. "Don't leave yet. I'll notify An and the others first. They specifically told me to do this before they left."

Chen Guan sensed something was wrong from those words.

"Aren't they at school?"

The teacher's gaze towards him became even stranger.

"You didn't know? An, Su Yuehe, Long Ao, and Hong Yuan and Yin Chen from the neighboring Magic City Academy have all gone to the Northern Territory."

Upon hearing this, Chen Guan sensed something was terribly wrong, but still pressed on, "Where are you going?"

The teacher looked at him with a complicated expression.

"I'll avenge you."

Barr slammed his fist on the table and laughed maniacally in his mind.

"Hahahaha, if you had come back any later, you would have made it to your own seventh-day memorial service."

Chen Guan raised his hand and pressed his temples; the worst had still happened.

The teacher on duty was nervously dialing the number several times, but no one answered.

"The northern border has entered a temporary war zone, and communications are unstable."

Chen Guan asked, "How long have they been gone?"

"We set off this afternoon and just arrived a short while ago."

Chen Guan felt a little relieved.

Given An Changqing and his group's strength and background, nothing major is likely to happen in the short term, especially since Chen Beixuan is still in the Northern Territory.

The teacher can't just ignore the students, especially since Long Ao is still around. Knowing their nature, they'll probably set up a trap for their colleague.

Given the straightforward nature of those monsters, it shouldn't be a big problem.

However, the problem now is that he is back, but he can't get in touch with anyone.

This situation was somewhat awkward.

The tables have turned, and now An Changqing and his group are using passive-aggressive tactics against him.

Chen Guan thought for a moment and said to the teacher on duty, "Teacher, I'll go in first."

After saying that, Chen Guan entered the academy. He planned to go find Situ Ming first, since Situ Ming, as the vice dean, would definitely be able to contact them.