On the other side, let's rewind time slightly.

At a certain moment, the entire building suddenly collapsed, causing the ground of the studio to tilt.

The sudden tilt of the ground caused everyone present to fall, and the orderly evacuation had to be abruptly halted.

Looking at the crooked world before his eyes.

"Hmm... is this the end?"

Viscount Will on the ground unwillingly pounded the floor with his fist.

Once the building started collapsing, from start to finish, it would only take a few seconds. Once the building completely collapsed, how many people here would survive? Nobody knew, perhaps everyone would perish.

Is it over already?

Viscount Will, fully acknowledging this, closed his eyes in despair.

But the next moment, he immediately opened his eyes again, as he sensed a clear anomaly.

What? It stopped, the building actually stopped? How is this possible?

Judging from the situation, could it have collapsed on the ground already? No, that's impossible. There was no significant vibration felt, and if it had collapsed, there should have been a huge shock.

So, did it collide with the surrounding buildings while collapsing?

But he immediately negated that thought. No, that's also impossible. There was no sensation of a strong impact just now; he would have noticed if something had collided.

Others seemed to sense it too, as the people on the ground started looking around.

Then, the building started moving again.

"Ah—"

This sudden jolt caused another round of shouts, but the clamor soon subsided.

"It's... rising? The building... is rising again?"

Viscount Will, seeing the outside scenery through the window, quickly understood what was happening.

How could it be possible? The building is suddenly ascending?

As Viscount Will pondered, his walkie-talkie suddenly crackled.

Huh? At a time like this?

Though feeling puzzled, Viscount Will answered the call.

"Can you hear me, Viscount Will."

A young man's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"This voice? Is it Lord Shuxue?"

"Well, from your tone, it seems like nothing is wrong."

Hearing this, Viscount Will seemed to understand.

"Is all of this Lord Shuxue's doing?"

"Well, I barely made it to the scene at the critical moment. After all, I had no idea the culprits would suddenly detonate the entire building. But luckily I was nearby, so I managed to just catch up in time. So, how about the others?"

Viscount Will then looked around and confirmed.

"Well, thanks to Lord Shuxue, everyone is safe."

"Is that so? That's good to hear."

"By the way, Lord Shuxue, don't you need to protect His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Well, everything is fine over there, so no need to worry. By the way, I heard that the reason why we were able to successfully apprehend those people this time is because several girls assisted you, right?"

"No, saying they assisted is inaccurate. In fact, almost everything was done by those girls; I simply lent a hand."

"To make our Viscount Will say such discouraging words, those people must be extraordinary. I'd really like to meet them. Well, in any case, you should evacuate quickly now. Although I've already secured the whole building, theoretically there should be no danger, but you can't just stay there forever, and..."

"And?"

"Oh, regarding the follow-up on this matter and the arrangements afterward, His Lordship the Holy Emperor has already sent word for us to..."

"What?"

Viscount Will widened his eyes in surprise.

"Is this an order from the Holy Emperor?"

"Yes, after all, there are many matters that require this, so we need to act quickly."

"Understood."

Since it was an order from the Holy Emperor, Viscount Will had no choice but to comply and quickly stood up to continue directing the evacuation operation.