The New Year is approaching.

With the name of "Sky Tree", a world-class tower with a height of more than 600 meters, near the highest position, sits a silver-haired boy wearing a black cherry suit.

This is by no means a place that ordinary tourists can reach, and the cold wind alone at such a height is not something that ordinary people can bear. He seems to be sitting here leisurely, but he is obviously not an ordinary person.

The boy looked down at the night view of the city below, humming a light-hearted song and shaking his head.

After humming a song, he was silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"Yan, give me another drink. ”

No response.

"I know I've overdosed, but I'll just have another drink. ”

Still no response.

"It's New Year's Eve soon, how can you do without wine in your hands at such an important moment?" he looked to the side and folded his hands.

"Please~ Yan, give me another cup, just a small cup~" bowed his head with a pleading expression.

A sigh rang out in the air.

Then a blue flask and a small glass emerged from the darkness, and the mellow wine slowly poured out of the spout and filled the cup.

"Thank you!I love you the most!!"

The boy thanked him warmly, and after taking the glass, he immediately took a small sip with a happy expression.

"It's really nice to sit in this special seat and enjoy the scenery and the wine. Suddenly, a voice rang out.

The silver-haired boy followed the sound and saw a beautiful black-haired girl standing nearby at some point.

"Yo, Kirin. ”

"Said don't call me that. The girl said coldly.

"That's called Xiaolin?"

"Do you want me to kick you down?"

"Uh...... That's called Miss?"

The girl did not deny.

"Miss, what's the matter with coming to me?"

"Kill you. ”

"Huh!?"

"If you've ever done anything weird, it's going to be. ”

"Hey...... Don't scare me. The silver-haired boy looked frightened.

"I'm just telling the truth. The brunette girl looked at him.

"You didn't stay where you should be at this important time...... If I find out you're doing something you shouldn't do, I'm going to kill you. ”

"It's terrible......" the boy shuddered.

The girl withdrew her gaze and looked down at the city below.

The scheduled moment is coming.

None of the people under the bright lights knew what the coming New Year meant.

It was the beginning of a new era, but in a sense it was a return to the old.

Once upon a time, people feared the darkness and relied on each other to fight the horrors of the unknown by relying on collective strength.

Nowadays, people ignore the darkness, ignore each other, forget what their ancestors faced, and what they once had.

Human connections have become weaker, and people fill their natural need for bonds with vain online communication, so that they think they can face everything independently, discarding many things that should be cherished.

They don't know that the darkness has always been there and has never left.

They don't know that something that seems rock-solid is actually far more likely to crumble than they think.

This is true both in the light of the night and in the constant operation of the Internet.

What will happen to people when these two so-called cornerstones of modern life are gone?

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

The silver-haired boy's voice rang out.

"When you look at it this way, you feel like the whole city is like a jewel chest, exuding a moving brilliance. ”

The dark-haired girl looked at the teenager.

Seeing him gazing at the night view of the city, his eyes sparkled.

"Such a dazzling sight will be engulfed in darkness later, and when I think about it, I can't help but feel that it is even more beautiful...... It's amazing. The boy took another sip of wine and let out a sound of admiration.

"Of all the beautiful things in the world, the most beautiful time is the moment when it is about to be destroyed!"

"Especially in the moment before it is destroyed, the beauty of that time is the ultimate beauty that no art in the world can express!

Hearing these loud words, the girl snorted coldly.

"It's vulgar. ”

“…… What does the eldest lady think?"

"There's no need to tell you. ”

"Don't be like this, let's talk about it~ We are partners! Witness this moment here together, talk about what you think, it's okay. The silver-haired boy grinned.

"I've never treated you as a partner, I don't have anything to talk to you about. The black-haired girl said coldly.

"It's so indifferent! But this kind of iceberg beauty is also quite good, or is it a tsundere attribute?"

Peng!

The silver-haired boy was kicked and flew away.

"Whoaaaaa

Suddenly, a huge pitch-black claw came out and caught him accurately.

"Thank you...... Yan ......"

The boy got up in his paws, looked at the glass, and wept sadly.

"The wine was spilled...... Can you give me another drink?"

A helpless sigh sounded in the air again.

The time is almost up.

The black-haired girl looked down on the city, waiting quietly.

The moment I waited.

The bustling lights of the whole city were suddenly extinguished, and the street lamps, houses, facilities, buildings, factories ...... All lost sight!

It was as if the candle had been blown out.

Everything is plunged into darkness.

"Happy New Year. The girl said indifferently.

This is not a greeting to anyone, but to a new era.

……

Not only was the power outage, but the mobile phone signal was gone, and the network was not connected.

As he sat in a taxi and headed to the hospital, Hariji held Reio in his arms and looked out the window, seeing only darkness except for the lights of the oncoming vehicles.

The traffic lights are maintained by a backup power source, so the traffic situation is normal.

"Isn't it going to be like this?" he muttered.

What did you feel before? It was possible to shut down the power system and the communication network at the same time!

The range seems to be large, but I don't know exactly how big.

Has Teacher Peach been affected? Does she have the same fever as Lingyang?

I couldn't make a phone call, I couldn't contact the teacher, I couldn't confirm her condition. Harusa was worried.

Soon after, the car arrived at the hospital. Generators have been started to generate electricity and lights have been turned on.

After Haruji paid the driver, he got out of the car with Xiaoshi and went straight to it with Lingyang in his arms.

The female doctor on duty examined the little girl and said that the cause was in the soul and could not be treated, but it could be suppressed with drugs to achieve the effect of reducing fever.

The cause is in the soul...... Sure enough, it's because of the mysterious energy!!

Fortunately, fever can be reduced with medication.

The female doctor prescribed medicine to Lingyang and placed her in a senior ward to receive an infusion.

Seeing that the little girl's face was soothed, Harusa breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiaoshi, you are here to take care of Lingyang, I am going to find Teacher Peach. He said.

Although I don't know if the teacher stays in the apartment during the Chinese New Year, I have to go and see it.

After walking out of the ward, Harusa looked at his phone again, and there was still no signal.

Pitch black city, cut off communications...... It's like going back in time, back to the old days when there were no lights and no telephones.

I heard a bell ringing from a nearby temple.

It is said that ringing the bell on the New Year is to clear away your worries, but looking at the state of the city, this trouble may not be cleared.

What a terrible New Year...... Who is the bastard who caused this situation!?