The god on the holy throne suddenly opened his eyes. His golden pupils were filled with an awe-inspiring aura.
The dragon priests waiting near the Holy See almost immediately prostrated themselves and paid their respects to the god they served. Even the leader of the dragon priests, Heragol, who had the highest status and was closest to the Holy See, was no exception.
A moment later, the dragon priests heard the god's voice from above. It seemed to be a sigh. "Only he can do this …"
"My Lord?" Helagol carefully looked up at the Dragon God above. "What happened?"
"You don't have to care." Enya, the Dragon God, glanced indifferently at the silent priests in the temple. Her voice was flat. "It has nothing to do with dragons."
… …
The howling came out of nowhere.
Along with the unexplainable shriek, every equipment in the hall showed clear abnormalities. The Mana Net terminals began to project various bizarre lines and patterns that humans could not comprehend, and the call signals from all over the Empire instantly crowded and became chaotic. The energy supply system also malfunctioned, and the lights began to flicker violently — all of this was as if an invisible storm had suddenly engulfed the entire Mana Net, stirring up perilous waves in the massive system.
As expected, the staff in the hall fell into a brief panic.
But the panic only lasted for less than two seconds. Gwen reacted after a moment of shock. He stood up abruptly, and the halo effect that could calm the mind was activated. The Legendary Knight's skill covered the entire hall, forcing everyone to return to their calmest state. At the same time, Rebecca's voice rang from the front of the hall. "Stay calm. All systems, begin self-check immediately!"
Then Kamel's voice rang not far away. "First, check the situation of the building's kinetic spine. Is there a problem with the energy supply?"
The ear-piercing howling continued. Under the protection of Knight's halo, the technicians blocked out this disturbing factor and began to check all the systems nervously and quickly according to the plan and everyone's experience. Soon, reports came from all over the hall. "The kinetic spine is still running, the main systems are not offline …" "A few buffer units and security barriers have been breached, but the equipment behind is fine." "Reestablishing contact with the Imperial Hub …"
The Imperial Hub was the Mana Net Hub Tower in Cecil City. It was also the highest node of all the 'main hubs'. When the howling suddenly sounded, some powerful energy surge had affected its operation, and now it was temporarily offline.
"Can the internal channel still be used?" Gwen left his seat and walked a few steps to Rebecca's side while patting her shoulder. "Take a look at the situation outside."
Rebecca was obviously a little flustered, but when Gwen put his hand on her shoulder, she suddenly calmed down.
"The internal channel is isolated from the main network. Let me take a look …" she said quickly. At the same time, she skillfully controlled the "color palette" in front of her. After a while, she exhaled and said, "It works. I've transferred the image —"
The next second, the crystal array at the front of the hall projected an image from a surveillance device on the surface. In the holographic projection with a few clutter, a huge white tower was standing on the high ground near the Mana Research Institute. The tower itself did not seem to have suffered any damage, but the mechanical devices and crystal array at the top of the tower had stopped working, and the crystals that should have been charged and shining were obviously dimmed.
Gwen frowned as he looked at it all, but soon he saw the dimmed crystals brightening up bit by bit.
The power spine in the tower had been successfully rebooted, and a surge of energy was once again injected into the various units. The massive crystal array was rejuvenated in a few seconds, and the mechanical devices that had locked themselves in an emergency were unlocked. They began to slowly rotate and recalibrate themselves. A technician in the hall shouted, "We have reconnected with the Imperial Hub!"
Gwen breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was still tense. Rebecca immediately asked, "What's the situation of the main hubs?"
"We can't contact them for the time being … All channels have been cut off. But if we can reconnect here, they should be able to too … We are trying to make one-line calls …"
"Keep calling. No matter what, contact the main hubs first and confirm their safety." Rebecca spoke quickly. "Master Kamel, please contact the computing center and confirm the situation of the neural network. Cohen, bring your team to the third floor underground. The energy group at the bottom needs help. Marlin, open the public window of the Imperial Hub. The other hubs may call us through that window …"
She had completely calmed down and began to assign tasks and stabilize the situation in an orderly manner.
Gwen looked at Rebecca, who was completely different from her usual self. After a long while, he sighed in relief. His' Iron Mind Halo 'was indeed very effective.
…
The chaotic howling phenomenon did not only happen in the control center of Cecil City but also in every main hub and the magic network terminals connected to the main hubs.
At that moment, and in the next few minutes, every main hub of the magic network in the dynasty experienced the same thing. The terrifying howling came out of nowhere, and the powerful energy wave destroyed the connections that had just been established. The equipment stopped working on a large scale, and the control center was in chaos. An invisible storm raged in the magic network that covered the entire dynasty. From Ten Forest City to Longwind Fortress, from Saint Sunil to Winter Fort Academy, all the people in charge of the area were in a panic.
A cold will suddenly descended and 'froze' the minds of everyone in the hall. Then, the cold will gradually faded, and the technicians quickly calmed down. The first person to react looked at the platform not far away. Victoria Velde, the Grand Duchess, stood there quietly, surrounded by ice crystals. Her frosty face was expressionless.
"Stay calm and start checking the malfunction," Victoria's cold voice sounded and spread throughout the hall. "Confirm the energy situation first, then try to restart our hub tower."
"My Lady," the senior mage advisor Victor flew directly to the platform where Victoria was. "Our communication with the capital has been cut off. All the main hubs in the other areas have been cut off."
"The power outage just now affected all the systems, so it's normal for the communication to be cut off," Victoria said expressionlessly. "First, try to call Saint Sunil, which is closest to us, and confirm if the same thing has happened in other areas."
"Yes, my Lord." Victor bowed his head and retreated.
After the old mage left, Victoria looked around the hall calmly.
Under the effect of 'Cold Mind', the technicians who had fallen into panic had all calmed down. Although the situation was still not clear, everyone had returned to work and started to check the malfunction nervously to find the cause of this anomaly.
Perhaps in the future, all the important departments should have a set of magical equipment with 'Cold Mind' or similar magic effects, like the water tank used to fight fires, as an 'emergency disaster prevention device'. Once something that could cause chaos in the department happened, the magical equipment could be directly activated to force the staff to calm down. Even if it could only last for half an hour, it would be enough to save a lot of situations. This was a feasible idea, and she could discuss it with His Majesty later.
For a moment, some things unrelated to the current situation appeared in Victoria's mind, but she immediately stopped thinking and focused on the current situation.
This sudden anomaly … what is going on?
The Grand Duke of Frost was knowledgeable in the field of traditional magic, but she felt that her knowledge in the field of modern magic was inadequate. She shook her head in confusion and prayed softly to herself, "Goddess of Magic … What's the problem …"
After praying, there was no response. The Goddess of Magic, Mirmina, did not respond.
No, not only was there no response, there was not even the vague prying feeling that one would feel after praying to a god or the 'transcendence' that one would feel when establishing a connection with an Extraordinary being. Victoria felt that the end of her prayer was nothing but nothingness. In the spiritual perception of a Legendary champion, she even felt that she was facing some kind of 'void'.
There should have been a god there, but now there was none. After realizing this, the Duchess instantly opened her eyes wide.
…
In the neural network built based on the Magic Net, there was also a gust of wind, and this gust of wind was completely substantial for the world in the network.
In the vast and boundless world, countless gray and white chaotic lines entangled and danced in the air, blowing across the whole world with the roaring wind. In the middle of the gust of wind, the originally clear and bright sky became dimmer and dimmer. Large and small cracks and some kind of glittering disordered light and shadow were growing in every corner of the sky, but they were soon repaired by another force. The only 'city' in this world was protected in a translucent silver 'cocoon of light'. The cocoon of light blocked the bad 'weather' outside, and the city was still stable inside.
In a large pyramid-shaped building at the center of the city, Yuri was nervously watching the undulating runes and data before his eyes. He said in a hurry, "There is an enormous abnormal data stream flowing through our network. It's enormous!"
"Can you capture it?" asked Venti next to him.
"I can't do anything. It's too weird, and I don't know where to start. Also, it's moving quickly along the 'unconscious zone' at the edge of the network …" Yuri was confused. "What is it exactly …"
"No matter what it is, it's obviously here to wreak havoc!" Magnum's loud voice suddenly exploded. "If necessary, I can go to the edge of the unconscious zone and try a few Psionic Storms …"
"Shut up and be quiet. I'm afraid your Psionic Storms have no effect on this weird data stream!" Yuri immediately glared at Magnum, and then a more confused expression appeared on his face. "Wait a minute, this weird outsider … is moving away? It's receding from the edge, and it's getting faster and faster … "
"What do you mean?!" Magnum's eyes widened. "Don't tell me it's just 'passing by'!"
"I don't know if this thing is' passing by 'or not, but it's about to disappear from our sight," Yuri said quickly. "Semler, can you contact Naretil and Duwalter outside the city? Let's see what they can do. "
"Let me try. The load is smaller now, so it should be fine."
In the hills outside the city, the giant white spider was still quietly creeping on the top of the mountain. The violent winds in the cyber world could not shake her body at all. The chaotic data and information quickly calmed down around her.
The safety of the city had been ensured, and the overall load of the network was also improving. This sudden storm seemed to be over, but Naretil did not relax at all. Invisible threads were spreading out from the void around her like a huge net covering the sky, the earth, the water, and every mind behind it. Everything in the neural network gradually became the end of her spider silk, and her perception spread out like never before.
At this moment, the 'neural network' was approaching perfection. It began to reorganize itself in the way it was designed and operated as its name suggested.
Duwalter stood on the high ground near the hill and watched Naretil's work from afar. He could see the way the threads spread out, and at the same time, he was also using his own power to help Naretil further expand her perception and search for the 'outsider' who was trying to wreak havoc.
Then, at a certain moment, one of the 'spider silk' in the giant net suddenly moved abnormally.
Perhaps it was just a careless touch, or perhaps it was a test of curiosity, or perhaps it was a bold provocation. Regardless of the reason behind it, the spider web … had been moved.
The web-weaving spider disappeared from the hill in an instant. She had followed the strand of spider silk. In this world built by the mind, her speed was faster than the fastest and shortest thought of human beings.
Duwalter only heard the other party saying, "I'm going to hunt! Stay here and look after it! "
The old man in a black suit standing on the high ground was stunned for a moment. He shook his head helplessly and said to himself, "After splitting into two, I feel more and more like a nanny …"
Some jumping golden runes suddenly appeared in the air beside the old man. The runes trembled and said, "Duwalter, this is Semler. How's the situation over there?"
"Naretil seems to have found traces of the intruder. She has gone to hunt," Duwalter said casually. "The situation here is gradually stabilizing. But before Naretil gets the news, I don't recommend shutting down the city shield."
"Okay, we understand."
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