Immediately after the Shadow Assassin died, Ding Ren suddenly felt the surrounding space become viscous, making it extremely strenuous to move or walk.

A moment later, the viscous space returned to normal.

"Awooo!"

Not far from the breached wall, the miserable shriek of a Bloodthirsty Demon rang out, quickly followed by silence.

"It seems I missed a few fiends before. How dare they come back?"

A middle-aged man in a military uniform stood before the corpse of the Bloodthirsty Demon that had almost escaped, examining its face.

"A Bloodthirsty Demon, Liang Gui. In the past, he formed a Slaughter Squad with three other fiends, killing many Adventurers of my Great Xia. Why would he appear here today?"

Just like Dennis, the Otherworld Demon he found in the North City District, this Bloodthirsty Demon wasn't killed by him; it was controlled and then triggered to self-destruct.

After receiving Ding Ren's report, Liao Yunqi remotely confirmed that the abandoned factory was being information-shielded, and immediately reported the matter to He Zhan. He Zhan didn't hesitate, rushing to the scene via Space Teleportation as soon as he received the news.

"The Army only withdrew from here yesterday. Do these reckless fiends really dare to gather here today? Is something hidden in this place?"

This was the place where Ding Ren and He Chenyang were attacked. He had a very deep impression of this location. If Ding Ren hadn't sent out a request for help, he wouldn't have wanted to return to this painful place.

"His three other accomplices must be inside the factory."

He Zhan frowned. Manipulating space, he sensed the situation inside the factory—the fighting had already stopped.

The fact that this Bloodthirsty Demon tried to escape the factory earlier clearly meant something unfavorable had happened to them inside. Was there another expert helping out besides him?

He stopped hesitating, using Flash to fly into the central courtyard of the factory.

Dozens of corpses lay in the courtyard, including the three accomplices of the Bloodthirsty Demon, who had just died.

He looked up, instinctively ignoring Chocolate and Ding Ren, and his eyes immediately landed on He Chenyang.

He froze on the spot.

"You! Chenyang?"

His son, who had been confirmed dead, was now standing alive right in front of him. He Zhan was instantly overwhelmed with emotion, his lips trembling violently, yet he didn't know what to say.

"Father! It's me." He Chenyang saw He Zhan and nodded heavily at him. He didn't say much, but the overflowing emotion was conveyed without words.

Hearing his son's words, He Zhan strode over, reaching out and clapping him hard on the shoulder.

"You foolish boy! You really aren't dead! I'm so happy, hahaha!"

First, he looked at his face, then checked for any injuries. After confirming that He Chenyang had sustained no fatal wounds—only Mental Exhaustion and severe lacerations on the webbing of his hands, which would recover after a period of rest—He Zhan burst into hearty laughter.

"I personally saw your body go cold." He Zhan recalled the scene of his son's death, sighing deeply. "You managed to survive after all."

At that time, it felt like the sky had collapsed. If Ding Ren hadn't told him that He Chenyang was still alive, he absolutely would have dropped everything and desperately sought revenge against the fiends.

"How did you survive?"

Could it be that the Lord of Spirits truly possessed the ability to resurrect? He Zhan already had a suspicion, but he still wanted He Chenyang to say it himself.

He Chenyang replied, "The Lord of Spirits saved me. He gave me a second chance to live."

So it was true!

He Zhan trembled with excitement. "He resurrected you! Now I don't know how I can ever repay him!"

Resurrecting a person requires an extremely high cost; even the Evil Gods of the Otherworld cannot resurrect others easily.

Neither of them expected that father and son would reunite under such circumstances.

"Oh, wow?" Ding Ren stared wide-eyed in surprise at He Chenyang and He Zhan. They were actually father and son!?

Thinking back now, this powerful figure shared the same surname as He Chenyang, and his intense anger upon seeing He Chenyang near death the first time they met—everything made sense.

He really wanted to ask He Chenyang what it felt like to have a supreme-class father, but seeing that the two of them seemed to have endless things to say, he decided not to interrupt.

Guan Bingru had also arrived next to Ding Ren at some point.

She stepped forward and cast Fast Healing on Sha Dayou, who was lying on the ground. This skill could be used on others besides herself and her battle pet. Although the effect was greatly reduced, it was enough for a Scavenger.

Bathed in the green healing light, Sha Dayou, whose brow had been tightly furrowed in pain, began to relax and was pulled out of mortal danger.

"Alright, he's fine now! He should wake up on his own in a little while."

Looking at He Chenyang, she said excitedly:

"So that's his son! This is the first time I've ever seen Boss He look this happy!"

As the daughter of the Tianlu Chamber of Commerce, she had the privilege of attending an informal gathering with her father to discuss business, and she had met He Zhan once during that meeting.

It turns out even an Eighth-tier Supreme has a gentle side when dealing with family.

Ding Ren and Chocolate quietly moved aside, watching from a distance, tactfully avoiding disturbing the father and son reunion.

Seeing that Guan Bingru seemed about to step forward to greet them, Ding Ren waved his hand to stop her: "They are having a reunion; don't interrupt them."

"Oh, sorry." Guan Bingru retracted her neck and stuck out her tongue.

Seeing that the two still had much to talk about, Ding Ren turned his attention to the dozen or so fiend corpses nearby. He remembered that these fiends had a small chance of dropping a fiend experience book.

The Army would arrive soon, and everything here would be collected by them for investigation and unified disposal to prevent Otherworld Contamination.

If there were any valuable items among them, the Adventurer who killed the fiends would be compensated based on the item's market price, so there was no need to worry about losing money.

However, the fiend experience book was something the Lord of Spirits deeply desired, so this could not be handed over to the Army.

He looked around, disappointed to find no Light Spots on the fiends' bodies. He could only make out a few scattered c-rank items next to the dead corpses.

"Hmm, it seems there aren't any."

Ding Ren sighed, then suddenly noticed a faint glow on another corpse that was being pinned down by a different body.

Both fiends had died in their sleep, stacked one on top of the other, which almost caused Ding Ren to miss it.

He quickly ran over, flipped the top corpse aside, and saw a small Light Spot on the corpse underneath. Ding Ren's eyes lit up. He touched the Light Spot and, sure enough, obtained a fiend experience book.

【This fiend experience book can absorb Class Experience: 40 points. Usage restricted to tiers: Third-tier and below.】

Then he saw a Light Spot on the dead Fourth-tier Dread Fiend as well, so he excitedly ran over and chose to collect it.

【This fiend experience book can absorb Class Experience: 40 points. Usage restricted to tiers: Fourth-tier and below.】

One Third-tier, one Fourth-tier! This was a huge gain.

Looking at the two fiend experience books he had just acquired, Ding Ren felt delighted. He placed them in the Otherworld Space, planning to hand them all over to the Lord of Spirits the next time they met. He wondered what kind of reward he would receive.

Actually, no reward was fine. After all, being able to become a Follower of the Lord of Spirits, becoming a Scout, and getting to know so many excellent companions was already the greatest reward for him.