Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon

Yet in the end, Chaoyang couldn’t refuse Ailuodi and was dragged to the site where the accident had first occurred.

The place had become vastly different from six hours earlier.

Due to the power outage, the buildings had all turned pitch black, resembling silent tombstones from a distance. Occasional glimmers of light came from the streets below, flames from burnt-out vehicles—threads of acrid, burnt odor filled the air, carried away by the night wind for hundreds of kilometers.

However, within this quiet night sky, there echoed many unnatural droning noises, which became denser the closer one got to the intersection where the Ring Gate was located, like the buzzing of mosquitoes.

Chaoyang could clearly see what they were.

All were patrolling drones.

Not the Flapping Birds of the Long Jiu Army but modern quadcopters, featuring various brands and models. These drones shuttled back and forth between the tall buildings, monitoring every corner of the streets, making it nearly impossible for anyone outside to enter the area.

Even an Angel would have to use the Speed of Wind to move step by step across the rooftops, relying on the dead angles in the line of sight of the top floors to avoid the surveillance of the drones.

"The gate is still there." About five hundred meters from the intersection, Chaoyang could see the Rainbow Gate with his own eyes, and then he looked at his electronic watch, which displayed 0:50.

Ailuodi pointed to a piece of equipment on the rooftop, "Wait for me there, I’m going to check out that residential building up ahead."

"What are you planning to do?"

"I want to find if there are any people on the upper floors, then take them to the underground parking lot for shelter—if we can’t stop the missile, it’s generally safer to stay underground..."

With over a hundred rooms in the building, are you going to knock on each one? You can’t possibly save everyone... Chaoyang initially wanted to advise her, but he never got the words out. Ailuodi had always been like this, trying her utmost to save one more person if she could.

"You need to come back before the missile hits."

"Don’t worry, I promise," she said with a light laugh.

Just as Ailuodi was about to set off, Chaoyang suddenly heard an unusual sound.

"Hmm?"

"What’s wrong?" The Angel stopped in her tracks and looked back at him.

"I think I hear... someone praying," Chaoyang held his breath, intensifying his perception. In the darkness, a cry for help entered his mind, followed by a second... and a third...

"Can someone help me? I can’t move my legs..."

"It’s so dark... I’m so scared..."

"God, where is my child? Please ensure she is unharmed..."

Then, in the darkness, he "saw" faint beams of wishing power—their pale white light was almost negligible compared to the wishing power from the other world, but they were indeed ownerless and emanating from inside the residential building.

Seeing such a vision on Earth was truly rare!

Even a mosquito’s leg is meat, and if he had been able to track such a source of wishing power before, he might never have thought of venturing into another world.

"I can help you locate where the residents are."

"Really?" Ailuodi exclaimed with delight.

But Chaoyang quickly shook his head... because he noticed that there were quite a few people terrified to step outside their rooms! These residents were scattered across thirty floors, roughly amounting to a hundred people. He wasn’t worried about Ailuodi’s inability to save everyone, but rather that until the missile hit, she might not want to evacuate the building if she found there were still people to be saved. If she were to knock on doors, persuade, and guide one by one, this scenario was highly likely to occur.

"Fly me over there, I have a good idea."

"But..."

"Rest assured, I have it in mind," Chaoyang said as he took her hand.

Long-term cooperation had built a trust between them. Ailuodi gave him a glance and then held back any further words. She tightly grasped his arm, spread her wings, and flew like the wind toward the residential building nearest to the crossroads. In the blink of an eye, they entered the building through a window that had been left ajar.

0:51 a.m.

"And then?" asked Ailuodi.

"We locate the main switch of the building, and then I need a device that can generate electricity..." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"Like what?"

"Batteries, power banks, anything will do!"

At 0:54 a.m., Chaoyang and Ailuodi met on the first floor of the building. Not only had she brought two power banks, but she was also carrying a child on her back and was followed by a pair of anxious parents.

"I borrowed the power banks from them," she said.

"No need to return it, no need at all!" the parents quickly gestured with their hands.

"Take them to the basement. The two emergency staircases have been sealed off; you’ll have to go down through the elevator shaft," Chaoyang stated simply.

The people who sealed the stairwells were likely refugees who had streamed in from outside. Fearing that the rioting machines would follow them into the building, they had blocked the entrances with various items.

"Understood." Angel gave an OK sign and led the parents toward the elevator.

Chaoyang then dismantled the casing of the power banks and connected the internal batteries to the main switch using two wires.

He planned to support the entire building’s power output with this "power source" of less than 20,000 milliamp-hours.

It sounded like a fantasy.

Indeed, there was little difference between the two.

Chaoyang knew that he could hardly replenish wishing power on Earth, and that his power consumption would be greater than on the other side, so he had to maintain The Divine Country within a very small range to sustain the cost of his plan.

This Divine Country needed only to be the size of a palm.

Because a palm could perfectly hold a power bank!

Based on this mini Divine Country, he activated the power to warp reality – Labyrinth Customization: Inside this Labyrinth, electrical energy would be endless and multiplied; additionally, within its range, the metal copper would lose its resistance, thus it wouldn’t overheat and burn out.

The moment the Labyrinth was formed, a very bright spark erupted from the switch connection! Chaoyang flipped off the main switch, and the dim world seemed to come alive at once! The fluorescent lights overhead flickered and then lit up one by one. Next, the building’s ventilation and air conditioning systems started up again, and even the elevator panels displayed numbers.

The entire building was brightened!

"It’s on, it’s back on!" exclaimed Ailuodi in her mind, "Did you do this?"

"Yes, just as I expected... If used properly, Labyrinth Ability can influence the surrounding reality. How is it on your side?"

"There are over a thousand people gathered in the underground parking lot! I knew they had abandoned many residents, yet they claimed the evacuation was nearly complete," Angel expressed her indignation, "They’re all right... Aside from getting frightened, there are hardly any injuries."

"Good, tell them to clear the stairway blockade. I’ll guide the rest of the residents."

After saying this, Chaoyang glanced at his watch—it was 0:58 a.m.

There wasn’t much time left.

He took a deep breath and activated the Cyber Eye’s power—as soon as power was restored to the building, the network appeared as well. Even if it couldn’t connect to the external net, he could invade the internal network through the Wifi signal. After searching through the building’s network, Chaoyang found the broadcast and television systems that he could use. Immediately, he made all the radios and televisions in the rooms emit the same message: "Lost lambs, Paradise has heard your prayers, and thus a miracle descends here and now. Follow the guidance of the lights, obey the divinities’ decree, and head to the safe zone!"