My Endless Life.

Chapter 423 The power went out

"Calm down!! Everyone calm down! It's just a temporary power outage! It will be fine soon! It will be fine soon! Now please wait where you are, don't panic! Don't panic!!"

The military personnel stood on the car and shouted loudly. Without electricity and the radio could not be used, they could only use the most primitive way to inform everyone.

Li Qi listened to the noisy crowd, felt the panic gradually rising from them, and knew that shouting alone would not calm them down.

Just take out the [Note] and point your hand towards the sky.

A huge white ball of light appeared in Li Qi's hand, and then it was launched into the sky by Li Qi. It suddenly expanded to a size of tens of meters, temporarily illuminating the place and bringing light to the surrounding area.

First-level magic, illumination.

The magic that any apprentice-level magician can cast has no killing power and can only be used for lighting.

Of course, if it were a little brighter, it might cause temporary blindness, but that's all.

Normal lighting techniques simply cannot make it as big as the sky.

However, the magic in the [Magic Notes] are all enhanced versions after being amplified by magic devices. Therefore, even if Li Qi does not have a magic device in his hand, he can perform such a huge lighting spell.

The sky was bright again, and the commotion among the crowd was much less.

Including the soldiers and police who were responsible for maintaining order around them, they also relaxed a lot.

In a world of complete darkness, the difference between having light and not having light is huge. Once the light is lost, even a seasoned soldier will experience uncontrollable panic.

This has nothing to do with one's own will; it is purely the fear of darkness that is engraved in human genes.

Li Qi released the lighting technique, as if sending a message, and soon there was a flame flying from the distance.

It’s Xie Yan.

"Captain! No...something bad has happened!"

As soon as Xie Yan landed next to Li Qi, he was about to say something in panic.

Li Qi interrupted him directly: "Let's talk about it later... Captain Meng, I'm sorry to bother you here. I'll go and ask what's going on."

"Eh? Oh...oh, okay."

Meng Xiaolin, who was in charge of "looking after" Li Qi, blinked and nodded in response to Li Qi's orders.

Li Qi then walked to Xie Yan's side, casually created a soundproof barrier around himself and Xie Yan, and then asked Xie Yan:
"What happened?"

"The power is out! The whole power is out!"

Xie Yan hurriedly reported.

Li Qi frowned: "I can see that there is a power outage. What is the specific reason for the power outage?"

"No... no, Captain, it's the whole city! Everything with electricity is out of power!"

Xie Yan said in a panic.

He was in charge of aerial patrols. When the power went out just now, he saw with his own eyes that the city, which had been bright before, suddenly became completely dark.

That scene was like the light of human civilization was gradually fading away, which made Xie Yan feel panic.

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After hearing what Xie Yan said, Li Qi immediately took out his cell phone to check.

But just as Xie Yan said, the phone was completely out of power.

Li Qi took out the power bank and tried to charge his phone, but the phone still didn't respond, as if he was holding just a brick.

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Li Qi was silent for a long time, then pulled out a data cable from his left arm.

Xie Yan: “???”

Ignoring Xie Yan who was shocked by the fact that his left hand produced a non-human object, Li Qi inserted the data cable extending from his left hand into the charging port of his mobile phone.

Ding--

The phone responded and started to boot up.

"…There's no malfunction, is it just simply out of power?"

Seeing that his cell phone also went dark, Li Qi thought that something was targeting electronic devices, causing all electrical items to malfunction and stop working.

But now it seems that the electronic equipment itself is intact, and the only thing lost is "electricity".

Thinking of this, Li Qi waited for a while, and when the phone's battery was charged to 3%, he unplugged the data cable.

Toot——

A quick reminder sounded, and then Li Qi saw that the power that was originally charged in the phone disappeared instantly. The phone didn't even have a shutdown animation, and the screen went dark directly.

"..."

Seeing this scene, Li Qi knew that something big must have happened again.

Looking solemnly at the dead phone, Li Qi said to Xie Yan:

"Take care of this place. I'll go ask Zhao Hong."

"Yes! Captain!"

The team led by Zhao Hong is now at the end of the entire transfer team.

There are three circular elevators that can accommodate fifty people, and the evacuation team goes underground via the circular elevators.

The original evacuation plan was to divide the people into five groups and move them underground in batches. The group that entered the underground today was the second group.

But who could have imagined that something like this would happen.

If the electricity stops working, the elevator will not be able to operate, and the evacuation plan will be put on hold. The people who had previously moved underground will also be trapped there.

The radio was not working, and all other means of communication were out of order. No one knew what was going on underground. Zhao Hong must have been extremely worried.

Just as Li Qi guessed, Zhao Hong, who was near the elevator, was now in a state of confusion.

The elevator lost power and was stuck in the middle due to the emergency brake. All communications were cut off, making it impossible to contact the top government officials underground.

As the person in charge on the ground, Zhao Hong has asked people to contact his team members in the most traditional way.

But if communication is lost, the only way to contact each other is by shouting or using flag signals.

If it weren't for the lighting spell that Li Qi threw to illuminate the place, they probably wouldn't even be able to use flag signals.

"Meng An! You're here! Come on, see if there's any way to get the elevator moving! At least figure out what's going on down there!"

As soon as Li Qi fell from the sky, Zhao Hong seemed to have found a life-saving straw and hurriedly said to Li Qi.

Li Qi looked at the isolated group of people behind him, then looked at the somewhat dark evacuation point, raised his hand and fired another illumination spell, then said to Zhao Hong:
"In the end what happened?"

"I don't know! I just know that all of a sudden the power went out! All the backup power supplies failed! Now we have no idea what's going on!"

Zhao Hong looked a little anxious.

Before one problem is solved another one arises. The problems of the virus and pollution have just been solved, but just a few days have passed and such a big thing has happened again.

And if this incident is not handled properly, it may be more serious than before!

Because they have lost any means of communication with the outside world, they cannot contact the outside world, and even in the same city, they cannot complete instant information transmission!
Once an accident happens somewhere, they may have to wait for several minutes, dozens of minutes, or even several hours before they find out!
Zhao Hong has now activated the emergency plan, but activating the emergency plan also requires assistance from the military and political aspects, and this requires them to establish effective contact first.

It takes time.

So before that, the most important thing is to rescue the people trapped in the elevator and confirm the situation underground.

Saving lives is like putting out a fire. Although the elevator is spacious, when fifty people gather together, the space becomes extremely small, and the oxygen consumption rate is much greater than the replenishment rate.

Rescue was urgent, so Li Qi didn't waste time talking to Zhao Hong:

"You know I have to pay a price for my actions, right?"

"I know!"

"Great, tell me where the backup power source for the elevator is."

"Captain Yang, quickly take Captain Meng to the backup power source!"

Zhao Hong quickly issued orders to the soldiers around him who were responsible for assisting.

A rough-looking man immediately stepped forward and led Li Qi to the elevator's backup power supply.

Passing through the dark elevator, Li Qi came to a closely guarded room. Under the illumination of fluorescent lights that did not require electricity, Li Qi saw the elevator's backup power supply.

Without avoiding others, Li Qi walked to the elevator power supply and checked it. Then he unplugged a cable responsible for transmitting electricity and put his right hand in.

The puppet's right hand turns into a cable interface, fitting precisely into the socket in the backup power supply.

Convert the energy within the body, and transform the magical energy created by the [Notes] into the purest electrical energy, and input it into the backup power supply.

Boom boom——

With electricity supplied, the backup power supply started working, the nearby street lights lit up one by one, and the elevator started working again.

Zhao Hong, who was observing outside, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He then issued an order to temporarily prohibit people from entering and exiting the elevator, and then went to the backup power room and found Li Qi, who had transformed into a battery:

"Thanks for your hard work, the elevator is working again."

Li Qi didn't care about that. He estimated the total amount of energy in his body and asked Zhao Hong:

"Have you contacted the higher-ups? Do you know what's going on?"

"Not yet. I'll contact you later. How long can you hold out?"

Zhao Hong asked.

"Half an hour at most. My energy is not unlimited."

Li Qi's energy reserves come from the magic power created by his [Magic Notes], or more precisely, the magic power created by the [Energy Spell] used in the [Magic Notes].

Because there is no magic in this world, every time you use energy magic through the [Magic Notes], the energy magic will come with some magic.

Li Qi's magic power comes from this, and with the construction of an internal magic cycle, he can replenish his own magic power by transforming other objects with energy. This way, Li Qi's puppet body can keep moving and have excess reserve power.

But even so, he couldn't stay here as a battery forever.

The location where the elevator is connected is several thousand meters underground. To reach such a deep place, the energy required is extremely huge. Even if Li Qi really supplies it with all his strength, it will not last for too long.

Therefore, this kind of matter still needs to be handled by senior official officials.

Hearing that Li Qi could only hold on for half an hour, Zhao Hong thought for a moment and calculated something.

Finally he looked up and said:
"Okay, twenty minutes! I can give you an accurate answer in just twenty minutes. Until then, I'm counting on you!"

"Remember to prepare the price."

Li Qi closed his eyes and cast another energy spell on himself.

Zhao Hong quickly left the room, found a secluded place, took out the mirror and contacted his superiors.

This incident is extremely serious and he must find a solution in the shortest possible time.

otherwise……

The more than 200,000 people who were originally transported underground will probably be trapped there and unable to get out.

(End of this chapter)