I can rewind time to prevent death

Ku Zai had also come to his senses, but he looked somewhat listless.

In Yan Junze's words, he needed several hotpot meals before he could fully come back to life.

In the landlady's words, he needed to drink more hot water.

Yan Junze left Xiang Er to take care of Ku Zai for the time being while he stepped outside the hallway to call Zhang Xiaomo.

No sooner had he taken out his phone than its ringtone sounded off, signaling an incoming call. Checking the screen, he discovered it was He Yun, his contact from the Exorcist task force.

Once the call was connected, He Yun's voice came through, her speech rapid, giving the impression she had a lot more calls to make.

"Yan Junze, you have been assigned an emergency mission. Please immediately proceed to Huadu Building in Tianmeng City. The building is currently under lockdown, and two Exorcist squads are en route. Your task is to assist them by shutting down the computer server on the 20th floor," she said.

Yan Junze was somewhat surprised, but quickly grasped why the server needed to be shut down and asked, "Why not just cut off the main server for the 'Open Your Eyes' video platform altogether?"

"Their company's Tianmeng Branch server is separate and not controlled by the main server," He Yun explained.

"Then why not cut the power to the entire building?" Yan Junze asked again.

"We did, but the building's backup power has automatically activated. If it hadn't, we wouldn't have sent two Exorcist teams: one to shut down the backup power, and another to go upstairs and shut down the server," He Yun patiently clarified.

Suddenly, Yan Junze seemed to realize something and quickly asked, "Wait, is Zhang Xiaomo also there?"

"Yes, they've already rushed over," came He Yun's response.

"Is she with Guo Youliang?" Yan Junze asked, concerned.

"Five-star Exorcist Guo Youliang is currently at Tianmeng Lide Middle School. A large video teaching session was happening, but the operator accidentally opened a video of strangenesses that has been banned from spread," He Yun said. "Guo Youliang must guard there, as Lide Middle School has become the most severely spirit-possessed area in all of Tianmeng City."

"I'm on my way to Huadu Building immediately!" Yan Junze declared.

From his response, He Yun seemed to glean his concern for Zhang Xiaomo and added, "Zhang Xiaomo is teamed up with the four-star Exorcist Yao Zhongyong. Huadu Building is also seriously invaded by Possession Spirits. Although we have evacuated a part of the people, there is still an unknown number of people possessed. Therefore, both teams we dispatched are led by four-star Exorcists, the only two in Tianmeng."

After hanging up the call, Yan Junze gave Xiang Er a shout to look after Ku Zai and transferred some money to Xiang Er's phone with his mobile, instructing her to compensate the landlady.

Stepping outside, he quickly opened the Shunfeng Papapa app and booked a car. About five minutes later, a silver hatchback arrived, and Yan Junze got in.

Rather than driving off immediately, the driver checked his phone, extended the screen towards Yan Junze, and said, "I just saw the news. The area you're heading to has been blocked off, and many streets in Tianmeng City are locked down today."

"Just drop me off at the nearest block, and I'll walk from there. Please hurry, driver!" Yan Junze nodded.

The sedan drove off.

Before long, they entered the Tianmeng City zone, and unexpectedly, the city wasn't congested today—the streets bore few cars, and pedestrians were even more scare.

Conversely, there was an increase in Safety Officer patrol cars, and occasionally, one could see teams of Exorcists patrolling, with Safety Officers interspersed within their ranks.

As they neared the block where Huadu Building was located, roadblock signs appeared on the road, with temporary yellow caution tape pulled out ahead.

Two Safety Officers in yellow vests, holding stop signs, waved them in the middle of the road.

"This is as far as we can go," shrugged the driver.

"That's fine, I'll get out here at the curb."

After paying the fare, Yan Junze stepped out of the car and headed in the direction of Huadu Building.

He had only taken a few steps when a Safety Officer approached and held out his hand to stop him: "Sir, this area is temporarily off-limits. You can detour from another location."

Yan Junze took out his Exorcist Travel Permit, and the Safety Officer paused, then smiled and said, "One moment, please."

The officer pulled out a device and scanned the permit with it, then checked the screen on the device.

Soon the officer nodded politely: "Alright, Exorcist sir, you may pass."

The Shunfeng Papapa driver was now turning the car around. Seeing Yan Junze pull out something, which made the previously obstructing Safety Officer immediately greet him with a smile and let him through, the driver couldn't help but look on curiously.

After Yan Junze had walked a few steps further, the Safety Officer couldn't help but say to another officer, "It seems quite serious, huh? Not just two groups of Exorcists have gone in, but there's also been no fewer than four individual Exorcists heading there alone."

"They might be part of another group," his partner replied.

Yan Junze faintly heard their conversation as he quickened his pace into the block.

About two minutes later, Huadu Building came into view. Another five minutes of walking brought him to the building's main entrance.

There was normally a security booth at the entrance, but it was empty now. Instead, two Exorcists stood one to each side of the door, both looking to be at least two-star.

In front of the entrance, five people stood, with four of them lined up in a row. Hearing footsteps, they all turned around to look at Yan Junze.