The 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.