Abandoned City? "
"It's an Abandoned City."
Facing Zutianlei's curious question, Phyllis calmly explained and turned to Fangzheng.
"Abandoned City is very dangerous. Not only are there nests of Contaminated Beasts, but there might also be Dethroned Nobles there. Most people who go there are basically courting death."
"Dethroned … Nobles?"
"Dethroned Nobles are beings transformed from the electronic spirits of Abandoned City."
Phyllis paused for a moment, then added another sentence.
"It's very dangerous."
"It's fine, but thanks for the reminder."
Fangzheng nodded to express his gratitude after hearing Fei Li's advice. As for the other three, they would not back down either. Needless to say, Misaka Mikoto and Shiroi Kuroko were level five and level four players. Zuo Tianlei was considered to have battle experience and would not back down just because of a few words from Fei Li.
However, Phyllis did not say anything else. In fact, she was very curious about these people, and she was even more curious now. Phyllis was not an ordinary person. She was born into the ruling class of a mobile city, so she naturally had some understanding of these things. Of course, Phyllis did not like these things. As an outstanding Psychokinesis user, her parents had high hopes for her from the moment she was born. Phyllis was quite dissatisfied with this kind of fixed life. That was why she left her city and went to Jelnie, where her brother was.
What Phyllis did not expect was that even in Jelnie, her brother still followed his parents' wishes and arranged his life ….
Truth be told, it was a surprise for Phyllis to follow Fangzheng and the others. She was initially interested in Fangzheng because he did not lose against her brother. On the contrary, her brother, who always seemed to have everything under control, was at a loss when faced with Fangzheng.
This made Phyllis interested in Fangzheng, but everything that happened later increased her suspicions.
For example, Phyllis had investigated the entry records of Shiroi Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto. They were not on the records at all. Logically speaking, it would be very difficult to sneak into the city under the strict scrutiny of the mobile city. However, after witnessing Shiroi Kuroko's ability, Phyllis's doubts were answered.
What replaced it was another question.
That was … What were they trying to do?
From Phyllis's point of view, if these people had ill intentions, then they should have been careful when they moved. However, these people did not do so. Instead, they walked around the city openly. Even when her brother sent people to keep an eye on them, they did not care at all.
More importantly, they seemed to be planning to go to the outside world.
Therefore, Fei Li tagged along. Of course, it was mainly because Misaka Mikoto and Shiroi Kuroko did not give Fei Li a bad feeling. They did not look like bad people and Zuotian Lei was also very friendly.
If he wore revealing clothes like some villains with eyeshadow and black tights even though he was clearly over sixty years old, then it would be hard to say.
"Achoo!"
Far away, Presia sneezed loudly and rubbed her nose.
It might have been a long journey for the Wanderer Bus, but it only took a few minutes for the Void Radiance Warship. Soon, Fangzheng hovered the Void Radiance Warship above the wasteland. Immediately after, there was a flash of light. The next moment, everyone disappeared from the Void Radiance Warship and appeared on the abandoned land.
A cold wind blew against their faces.
After recovering from the warp, everyone's first reaction was cold and death. As far as the eye could see, the whole city looked like a wreckage left behind by a fire. Layers of black shadows covered everything. Broken weapons could be seen everywhere, and even weathered white bones could be seen.
"This is …"
"This is the end of a city that was attacked by the Polluted Beasts."
Phyllis said in a low voice as she looked at everything in front of her. Even Misaka Mikoto, Shiroi Kuroko, and Zuotian Lei, who were initially in a tourist mood, were speechless.
The heavy feeling of the death of an entire city overwhelmed them. They did not know what to do.
"Miss Phyllis."
Fangzheng appeared very calm. After all, he was used to such scenes.
"Do you know where the core area of this city is?"
"You want to go to the core area? But there shouldn't be anything left there now. "
"It's just a small experiment."
"… Okay."
Phyllis only thought for a moment when she heard Fangzheng's answer. Then, she lifted her leg.
"Follow me."
Although the structure of the mobile city was different, the general structure was the same. It was like a car. No matter how much you modified it, the internal components would still be the bearings, engine, and tires. The position of the components would not change. Phyllis was quite familiar with this. She quickly led Fangzheng and the others to an emergency exit and then went deep into the mobile city.
However, the more they went in, the less traces of battle there were. Everyone was puzzled.
"Why are there almost no traces of battle here?"
After Phyllis led them down another floor, Shiroi Kuroko looked around in confusion. He could not help but ask.
"Generally speaking, the more important a place is, the more people should be sent to protect it, right?"
"There's no point."
Phyllis replied without turning her head back as she walked forward.
"Once the defensive line of the mobile city is breached, it will completely collapse. If we can't defeat the polluted beasts before they enter the mobile city, it's only a matter of time before the entire city falls. So after the defensive line is breached, the people will have to focus on taking refuge and escaping from the city. "
Phyllis's voice became a little gloomy.
"Of course, most people won't be able to escape in time."
"… … …"
This time, no one said anything.
Fortunately, the city had been abandoned for many years and had not become a lair for the polluted beasts. So, apart from the occasional broken roads and bridges due to years of disrepair, they did not encounter any trouble along the way.
But these problems were definitely not a problem for Shiroi Kuroko's teleportation.
"Shiroi, you really should take the risk. With your ability, secrets like the treasures of the ancient Inca Empire will be easy to find."
After being teleported to a safe area again, Zuo Tianlei put forward her suggestion with a smile. She also found that the atmosphere was too depressing, so she decisively tried to lighten the mood.
"Hah ….."
Shiroi Kuroko was speechless when she heard Zuo Tianlei's suggestion.
"Zuo Tianlei, abilities aren't fun. Why would I do something like that? If I want treasures, why don't I just buy them with money? Grave robbing is a crime. "
"Ugh ….. What an inhumane speech …."
Hearing Shiroi Kuroko's reply, Zuo Tianlei finally remembered that the girl in front of her was a rich young lady, not a poor commoner like herself ….
This time, it was Zuo Tianlei's turn to feel depressed.
"This is the place."
Phyllis finally led Fangzheng and the others to a round room after going around in circles. In the middle of the room was a dusty thing that looked like a coal stove, but it had obviously been abandoned for a long time and was no longer useful.
"Hmm ….. I'll have to check it first."
Fangzheng walked in front of the coal stove, switched on his personal terminal, and began scanning it. At the same time, he waved his right hand, and soon, two detectors appeared out of thin air. They rapidly flew in all directions and began scanning the core structure of the mobile city.
Fangzheng began his work while the other three girls looked around since they had nothing to do. Misaka Mikoto and Shiroi Kuroko were patient. They were also very interested in the power structures of different worlds, so they were looking at the devices next to them with great interest.
However, the lively Zuo Tianlei was different. She was not a straight-A student like Misaka Mikoto and Shiroi Kuroko, so she was not interested in the power structures. After walking around the place twice, Zuo Tianlei became bored. She looked left and right, and her adventurous nature was stirred up again.
"Mr. Fangzheng, can I look around somewhere else?"
"Go ahead. Be careful."
Fangzheng waved his hand when he heard Zuo Tianlei's question. Zuo Tianlei had the ability to protect herself. Otherwise, Fangzheng would not have brought her along. Upon hearing Fangzheng's agreement, Zuo Tianlei immediately became excited. After all, this was the first time she was exploring a city like this. It was like searching for treasures in a wasteland … How interesting!
Besides, this was the core area. There must be something good hidden here!
Zuo Tianlei was very interested in treasure hunting. Now that she had Fangzheng's permission, she nodded and looked around.
"Do you guys want to come?"
"…"
Phyllis, who was in a daze, glanced at Zuo Tianlei and shook her head. As for Misaka Mikoto and Shiroi Kuroko, they were still debating about what kind of energy was used to operate the mobile city. They only waved their hands when they heard Zuo Tianlei's question.
Zuo Tianlei had no choice but to explore on her own.
"Hmm … there doesn't seem to be anything good around here."
After leaving the core control room, Zuo Tianlei walked along the corridor and looked around the surrounding rooms. In the end, she did not find anything interesting. Zuo Tianlei didn't dare to touch anything that looked like a machine. After all, she had watched many adventure movies and knew that many mechanisms were activated in this way. Therefore, Zuo Tianlei only wanted to find some treasures that had commemorative significance, such as gems or some special handicrafts. After all, it was a memento of her coming to this world.
However, after Zuo Tianlei searched another room to no avail, she turned around and saw a tightly shut door at the end of the corridor.
"Hmm? What's this place? "
Zuo Tianlei ran over excitedly and looked at the door plate covered in dust. She could not understand what was written on it.
"Hmm, my radar is reacting. There must be something good in here!"
Zuo Tianlei mumbled to herself as she stretched out her hand and tried to push the door open.
"Woo …"
However, the steel door did not budge.
"It's heavy … That's right!"
Zuo Tianlei's eyes lit up. She hurriedly picked up the fruit knife beside her and swung it with all her might, transforming it into a sharp blade. Then, Zuo Tianlei faced the door, raised her sword, and swung it forward!
"Swish!!"
The wind blade flashed past and instantly cut the thick steel door into pieces.
“YEAH！ Done! "
Zuo Tianlei snapped her fingers excitedly. She had wanted to do this for a long time, but she could not find the opportunity. However, it was different here. The city had been abandoned, so it did not matter how she did it!
Splitting open the door was exhilarating just thinking about it, and it was even more exhilarating when she actually did it.
"Let me see what's good in here … Oh, it's a warehouse!"
Zuo Tianlei walked in with a flashlight and looked at the piles of boxes in front of her. She was very excited. She hurriedly walked to the side of a chest and opened it. However, to Zuo Tianlei's surprise, there were no gold, silver, or precious jewels inside. Instead, there were piles of what looked like some kind of ore.
"What's this?"
Zuo Tianlei curiously picked up the ore and played with it for a while, then casually put it down. This thing was not interesting to her at all!
"Hmm … Isn't there any treasure or anything particularly interesting?"
Zuo Tianlei looked for a few more boxes with her flashlight. In the end, they were either filled with weapons or some broken armors. These things were definitely not interesting to Zuo Tianlei at all. Not only that, because she rummaged through the boxes, Zuo Tianlei's face was covered in dirt.
"Hmm … Cough cough cough … This is really uncomfortable … Sigh, looks like there's nothing good here …"
Zuo Tianlei helplessly waved her hand and was about to turn around and leave. However, at that moment, her flashlight flashed and she saw a rectangular box in a corner not far away.
"Hmm? What's that? I have a feeling there's something good in there! "
Zuo Tianlei perked up again when she saw the rectangular box. She walked over curiously. When she got closer, Zuo Tianlei discovered that the box in front of her was more like a huge coffin than a box. There seemed to be some very complicated patterns carved on it, but because it was covered in dust, she could not see them clearly.
"Hmm … How do I open this box?"
Zuo Tianlei muttered to herself as she stretched out her hand. The moment her hand touched the box, the surface of the box suddenly emitted a flash of light in sequence. In less than two seconds, the light disappeared.
"What's this? Interesting. Is this a decryption? "
Zuo Tianlei's eyes lit up when she saw this. She immediately raised her right hand and pressed down on the spots where the light had just flashed. Following her action, the crystal-like spheres on the surface of the box lit up one by one. Then …
"Kacha …"
With a soft sound, the lid of the box automatically slid open, giving Zuo Tianlei a fright.
"Woah!"
Zuo Tianlei was shocked when she saw the light in the box. Then, she extended her hand and carefully picked up the glowing object.
"What's this …?"
Zuo Tianlei scratched her cheek in confusion as she looked at the lock-like object in her hand. She picked up the flashlight again and shone it inside. The next moment, Zuo Tianlei suddenly jumped up.
"Huh? A person? A human?! "
Under the illumination of the flashlight, she saw a beautiful girl with long blue hair in a dark blue dress lying inside the strange box. Her eyes were closed, and she looked like the heroine in the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty"!
"What's going on?"
Upon seeing this, Zuo Tianlei was completely dumbfounded.
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