doitstory Chapter 312 Various Goals
Chapter 312 Various Goals
Chapter 312: Chapter 312 Various GoalsThe entire Hua City suddenly plunged into darkness. Although the Special Defense Department acted immediately to restore power, the electric utility was helpless; their equipment was interfered with and couldn’t be restarted. Only one backup line, added after the last player incident, remained functional, but it could only provide lighting for public facilities.
Chief Wu and the others then realized the abnormality outside. Normally, at this time, it should already be bright. The overly prolonged night and the sudden malfunction of instruments and equipment indicated that Hua City had once again fallen under the game’s power, and this time the scope had expanded to the entire city.
Meanwhile, Special Defense Department members stationed at various locations reported news. At the moment of the blackout, a large number of people had vanished into thin air—ordinary soldiers and civilians, special personnel, and players. Moreover, all of Hua City’s entrances and exits were sealed by the darkness. Cars, helicopters, drones—none could leave, nor could they establish contact with the outside world.
"I’m really cursed!" Chief Liao exclaimed in frustration. "Could it be that Mist Area from yesterday has come back?"
Chief Wu had instantly lost most of his command over the Special Defense Department and, anxious, he started heading out. "Quick, go find Professor Lan!"
"Wait a second, it’s best not to wander around at this time!" Chief Song called after him while trying to dial Dai Wenqian’s phone, but no one answered the call.
In the meantime, several people had already exited the conference room. The corridor was pitch black; the Special Defense Department personnel who were moving around outside just a moment ago had all disappeared. The vast hospital became completely silent.
Chief Song called out twice into the darkness, but there was no response.
"Can’t get through on the phone either." Chief Liao held his phone.
There was a faint light outside that couldn’t penetrate into the hospital. Chief Wu turned on his phone’s flashlight and hurried towards the warehouse.
Chiefs Song and Liao followed, along with a few Special Defense Department members. When they arrived at the warehouse, they found it completely empty—not a soul to be found, not even the carts that had been there before.
"Could they have left after the power outage?" Chief Song speculated.
Chief Wu, however, was still observant. "Absolutely not, this warehouse looks exactly like it did when Xu Huo was brought in. Hospital beds and some medical equipment have also disappeared."
"Are you saying they also vanished into thin air?" Chief Liao looked desperate.
"Calm down, calm down," Chief Wu comforted himself and also sought to reassure the others. "The current situation might be similar to the previous Mist Area, where the game space overlapped with Zone 014. Disappearances don’t mean death. They could, like before, have been taken to the game space. Whether or not it’s a copy, it’s good that players vanished with them—they still have a chance to get out."
"What we need to do now is to secure the hospital and
Xu Huo nodded. Shen Xin was a player he had met in Fenbei Town. Gu Yu had briefly mentioned her departure from the Player Organization the last time they met in Jing City.
"Shouldn’t you be in the hospital?" Zhou Ning asked, puzzled.