Chapter 56 Cyber Magic
Hu Liang raised his phone and saw [Qianniangangtongwang] staring at him calmly, and immediately felt extremely ashamed.
"I'm sorry, anchor, I couldn't stop them from getting on the elevator."
Lu Yao shook her head. "It has nothing to do with you. It's all fate."
"If I could be a little more assertive..."
Hu Liang was consumed by self-blame and could not pull himself out.
I wish I could turn back time and go back to that elevator entrance.
To prevent colleagues from entering the elevator in a more forceful way.
Standing to the side, Li Shuxue watched Hu Liang wallow in self-blame and, feeling sorry for him, interrupted him, "Things have come to this point; dwelling on the past won't help. The most important thing now is to think of a solution, anchor. Is there any chance of turning this crisis around?"
Just then, the lights overhead began to flicker violently without warning, emitting a buzzing sound.
A moment later, they were plunged into complete darkness.
A strong tremor came from the elevator.
Hu Liang and Li Shuxue were so frightened that they trembled all over.
They instinctively moved closer to each other.
Using the dim light from the phone screen, the two looked into each other's eyes and saw only panic and fear on each other's faces.
Fear, like a cold snake, slowly crawled up my spine and into my heart.
[Holy crap, it's really started!]
[Will we really see a bloody scene of a body being torn in two? I'm trembling...]
[Please censor this, I'm squeamish about blood (((φ(◎ロ◎;)φ)))]
A moment later, power was restored, and the dim lights illuminated the elevator lobby again.
Hu Liang slowly raised his head, his gaze falling on the floor display screen of elevator number 2, where the numbers were flashing wildly back and forth between thirteen and fourteen.
This scene unfolded exactly as the anchor had predicted.
Hu Liang felt a chill run from his feet to his head. He quickly took out his phone and dialed security and property management, his voice urgent and tense: "Hello, is this security and property management? Elevator No. 2 is malfunctioning and is currently stuck between the 13th and 14th floors. There are people trapped inside. Please come and rescue them immediately!"
At the elevator entrance on the thirteenth floor, a group of people who didn't know what was going on gathered around.
They whispered to each other, their faces full of doubt.
Hu Liang was extremely anxious. He pressed his ear against the elevator door and could faintly hear muffled sounds coming from inside the elevator.
Interspersed among these were Chen Tong's angry roars: "What's wrong with this damn elevator? I'm in a hurry to get to my performance review!"
"Someone just warned you that there was something wrong with the elevator, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on going up." Another colleague's voice carried a hint of complaint.
Mentioning Hu Liang, his arch-enemy, only fueled Chen Tong's anger.
Chen Tong sneered, "So you followed me too? Did I force you?"
The other party was speechless and choked with emotion.
He did indeed come up here with Chen Tong on his own, and at the time he didn't believe what Hu Liang said.
"Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing. We're all colleagues, let's be friendly. The elevator malfunction should be fixed soon."
A female colleague stepped in to smooth things over, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.
Just then, they heard Hu Liang's voice from outside: "Is everyone alright? The repair team is on their way. Please be patient and wait."
Upon hearing Hu Liang's voice, Chen Tong's face instantly turned ashen.
He curled his lip, snorted coldly, and did not intend to respond.
Other colleagues responded, "We're fine for now, just a little bored."
Hu Liang felt a chill run down his spine, and the anchor's prediction immediately came to mind.
The elevator ventilation system is malfunctioning, and the air inside the car is gradually becoming thinner...
He forced a smile and continued to comfort her, "It's alright, you'll be rescued soon."
Someone couldn't help but ask curiously, "Hu Liang, how did you know this elevator would malfunction?"
Hu Liang was speechless for a moment, unsure whether he should say it was because of a metaphysical streamer.
But Li Shuxue, who was standing next to him, spoke frankly and said, "The master in the live broadcast room said that our company's elevator No. 2 was going to have an accident this afternoon, so we came to stop you. Who knew you wouldn't listen to our advice at all."
"A master in the live stream?"
The people in the elevator found the answer absurd.
"What, you don't believe me? Look at you now, aren't you trapped in the elevator? This master is the diviner who helped solve the serial murder case in Liguang City. Nothing she predicts fails to come true."
Li Shuxue is a loyal fan of [Qianniangangtongwang].
I've been following Lu Yao since she started broadcasting, and I even sneak peeks at her live streams during work hours.
She had unwavering faith in the streamer's abilities and would not tolerate anyone slandering him.
"It seems that's true. I heard that the murderer in that case was using some kind of evil magic to resurrect the dead. It was only thanks to the guidance of a Taoist master that the police were able to solve the case."
Some colleagues recalled the relevant news reports and began to doubt Li Shuxue's words.
"That's really impressive. Hu Liang, why didn't you say so sooner? If I had known earlier, I would definitely have believed you."
In the crowd, a thoughtful female colleague suddenly realized that things were not so simple.
If it's just a regular elevator malfunction, the host doesn't need to make a special mention of it.
Hu Liang wouldn't risk being misunderstood by stopping everyone from taking the elevator.
She suddenly remembered what Hu Liang had shouted at the elevator entrance—"Taking this elevator might kill you!"
She exclaimed in surprise, "Hu Liang! What exactly did the anchor say? Tell us quickly!"
Her voice was somewhat shrill due to nervousness.
After much hesitation, Hu Liang finally recounted the terrifying scene described by Lu Yao in detail.
Upon hearing this, the people in the elevator turned deathly pale.
They instinctively looked at their colleagues around them, and the bloody image of one of them being cut in half at the waist by the gap between the elevator car and the floor involuntarily flashed through their minds, sending a chill down their spines.
The air inside the elevator grew increasingly stuffy and thin, making it difficult to breathe, as if a hand was slowly choking one's throat.
"Hu Liang, please beg the streamer to save us! We can crowdfund to tip them." Someone cried out in fear, their voice trembling with sobs.
Hu Liang and Li Shuxue stared intently at Lu Yao on their phone screens, their eyes filled with expectation and pleading.
Hu Liang said in a trembling voice, "Master, I know you are thousands of miles away and perhaps unable to help, but now, we can only rely on you. Could you use your supernatural powers to save our colleagues trapped in the elevator..."
Lu Yao listened quietly to Hu Liang's request. In fact, ever since she learned about the elevator crisis, she had been thinking about a solution.
At that moment, she had a bold idea in mind, but she had never put this method into practice and had no idea how successful it would be.
But right now, there are no better options, so we have no choice but to take a gamble.
She looked at Hu Liang, "I'd like to try it, but this method might cost you your phone, is that okay?"
Hu Liang answered decisively, "Of course!"
Compared to six precious lives, a mobile phone is simply insignificant.
Lu Yao nodded, "Okay, I'll give it a try."
She took a deep breath, composed herself, gripped the crape myrtle wood sword in reverse, and slowly pressed it against her brow.
Hu Liang's trembling camera was pointed at elevator number 2.
Lu Yao closed her eyes and muttered incantations. Suddenly, the patterns on the Ziwei wooden sword were illuminated with blue-purple lightning, which flickered and danced across the blade like nimble snakes.
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