Nicole slowly woke up from her slumber, opened her eyes, and looked at the ceiling.

"You're awake. Tianyeol's lazy voice sounded behind her.

Nicole sat up quickly, and saw Tianlie half-lying beside her, his head resting on the back of the bed, and pouring a bottle of liquor into his mouth.

In his hand was a bottle of Spirytus Rektyfikoany, a 96% alcohol vodka from Poland that could hardly be called "liquor" anymore.

Even in Russia, where alcohol is so heavy, this kind of thing is only the base wine when mixing, and no one will ever drink it directly.

And Tianlie swallowed it in a big gulp, it was like drinking water!

Beside him, several empty wine bottles had already fallen, and there were several unopened bottles on the bedside table next to him, which were also exactly the same eaux-de-vie.

But what made Nicole more concerned was not Tianlie, who was drinking, but the surrounding environment.

The two were still lying on the bed with a dilapidated television set in front of them.

The closet next to it was open, and the stone was glowing green.

In the corner of the room, there is a coat rack.

Over here...... It's still the same room as before!

"Failed?" Nicole frowned, rolled over and got off the bed, facing Tianlie, "Those two guys lied to you?"

Tianlie shrugged his shoulders, still pouring wine into his mouth, not speaking.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Nicole looked at Tianlie coldly, "You bring so much alcohol in your storage gear?" I didn't know you liked to drink so much. ”

"I'm not interested in it. This is what I just went out to pick up. Tianlie dried a wine bottle, burped, and gently placed the wine bottle on the bedside table: "Seeing that you slept so soundly, I'm sorry to wake you up." If a girl wants good skin, she must get enough sleep. I don't even understand this truth, do you women of the Angel Legion live so roughly?"

"Where did you get so much nonsense?" Nicole snorted coldly and turned to walk towards the bedroom door: "You can continue to stay here and drink, I'll leave by myself." ”

Tianlie grinned and made a gesture of please.

Seeing him still lazily lying on the bed, Nicole snorted and opened the door.

Since there is no way to enter Zero City, it is better to find a way to find another way. Searching through other channels of information among the Awoken may be able to find other news from City Zero.

But as soon as she opened the door, Nicole was stunned.

When she entered the door, she remembered clearly that outside the door of this room, it should be the living room.

But now, the living room is gone!

In front of her was a ruined ruin, a ruin that had been completely destroyed!

Not far in front of the doorway was the wreckage of a sentry mech, with only half of its limbs left.

And farther away, more destroyed combat equipment, as well as ......

Corpse!

Largely intact, half-mutilated, or even indistinguishable fragments......

Almost all the surrounding buildings have collapsed, and none of them are still intact.

Directly in front of a small three-story building, half of the signboard was still nailed above the gate, and the other half was in the ground.

The neon sign on it has been completely extinguished, but five words can still be vaguely seen:

Barrett's Restaurant.

This was Nicole's favorite restaurant before.

- When I was in City Zero.

"That shop, very lucky. Their cellars have not been broken. ”

Tianlie didn't know when he quietly appeared behind Nicole.

"You ......" Nicole jerked her head back and glared at Tianlie fiercely, "We've arrived in City Zero, why didn't you tell me?!"

"Isn't it interesting to find out all this yourself?" Tianlie smiled, "I woke up and enjoyed this kind of happiness from disappointment to surprise, and I can't be so selfish to deprive you." ”

Nicole took a deep breath and forcibly restrained her urge to summon a floating angel and fight this nasty guy hard.

"I'm waiting for you to get out. Tianlie put his hands behind his back and looked at Nicole from behind condescendingly: "How long are you going to stand at the door?"

"You smell of alcohol. Nicole gave Tianlie a blank look and stepped out.

As she stepped out the door, Nicole glanced back.

Looking out through the door, the room looks like it's just down the street. But when he stepped out of the door, he couldn't see the room anymore, just a half-destroyed wall.

"After all, it's a back door, so you have to hide it. It's good for us to remember the location ourselves. Tianlie stepped out of the wall and saw what Nicole was thinking.

"Now that we've arrived in City Zero, let's go our separate ways. You go to your friends, I'll go to mine. Nicole said lightly.

"Okay. Where's your friend, though?"

Tianlie's questioning made Nicole stunned.

yes, where?

The battle ruins and corpses all over the ground have clearly passed a long time.

There was silence around, neither human voices nor explosions, but there was not the slightest sound.

The battle has been over for a long time.

Where else will there be living people?

Senate?

Arena?

Angel Legion headquarters?

Only then did Nicole realize that she had always wanted to return to City Zero, but she had never figured out how to get the information.

"Don't think about it. Come with me. Tianlie laughed and walked along the street: "If Chen is really trapped in Zero City, then there will be no other awakened people alive in this city." Follow me and go find him. ”

"Looking for Chen, the leader of the Thorn Flower Troupe, aren't you afraid that I will kill him and avenge my companion?" Nicole said coldly.

Tianlie turned his head sharply and stared at Nicole with wide eyes, as if he was looking at an idiot.

Nicole straightened her waist and met Tianlie with her gaze without flinching.

After a long time, Tianlie sighed softly and shook his head: "Fortunately, only I heard this sentence just now." I hope...... Next, if we can see Chen, you don't say this kind of nonsense again in front of him, don't. Listen, I don't care what hell the pride of the Angel Legion you have in your heart, but...... Life is the most important thing. ”

Seeing Nicole's eyes squint, Tianlie's eyes flashed, and he suddenly reached out and grabbed Nicole's neck, pressing her to the wall behind her.

His movements were so fast that Nicole didn't even have time to react to dodge before she was choked by the neck.

Nicole blushed and quickly summoned a floater, hovering behind the Celestial Spirit, the energy cannon opening to his back, but not firing immediately.

"Listen, little floating angel. Tianlie didn't pay attention to the threat floating behind him at all, but he still let his palm loosen slightly, and lowered his voice: "You may think that you are very brave, but what you said just now has nothing to do with being brave." This is stupidity, it is recklessness, it is naivety, it is ignorance, but it is by no means bravery!

With my current strength, if I want to kill you, I can do it with a few minor injuries at most. But-Chen's strength, even I have never figured out his bottom. But I can responsibly say that he wants to kill you, and he doesn't even have to break a sweat!

Don't you know why I don't want you to come with me, and I don't want you to move freely now!

Even if I'm out of the Thorn Flowers, at least I still have a personal relationship with Chen, and it's still ...... Half a friend. With my face, he won't kill you after all. But if you're still going crazy like you did when you see him, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to keep you, you know!"

This is the first time that the two have seen each other again since their resurrection, and Tianlie has spoken to Nicole so loudly.

With that, he let go of his hand, but still stared at Nicole, "You just want to know where the survivors of City Zero are going." I'm not sure if Tatsumi knows about this. If he knew, I'd let him tell you, and then you got out of here. He had told me some things before, and his target was Zero City, not you Zero City people. As long as you don't do anything to annoy him, and you don't stand in the way of what he wants to achieve, he won't kill you at will. ”

The moment Tianlie let go of his hand, Nicole immediately bounced up, but instead of immediately summoning the float to arm herself, she just gasped sharply, her chest rising and falling.

"That's all I have to say. It's not a threat, it's not a threat, it's just telling you the most basic truth. Tianlie sighed softly: "Don't feel humiliated. The real humiliation is not to recognize the strength gap between yourself and others, but to be able to see it, but not to admit this strength gap. ”

"I see......" Nicole gasped for a long time and glanced up at Tianlie, "Thank you for your teaching, Thorn Ranger Ranger, Mr. Tianlie." ”

"Look!" Tianlie continued to glare at Nicole, the serious expression just now suddenly disappeared, laughed, and whistled: "A woman is a woman." Even if you know in your heart that what you hear is the truth, as long as it doesn't suit your heart, you will always start to lose your temper. ”

"I'm having a tantrum?" said Nicole coldly.

"Of course not. Tianlie grinned: "I mean, this kind of bad problem is only found by women. And you're not a woman in my heart. I'm complimenting you, little floating angel. ”

With that, Tianlie turned around and continued to walk towards the end of the street.

"Thank you so much. Nicole said lightly, following three steps behind Tianlie.

Tianlie walked slowly down the street, looking around from time to time. Nicole followed him, her brow furrowing.

"You...... Can you go faster?"

Tianlie turned his head and looked at Nicole in surprise: "I...... Why go faster?"

"Aren't you in a hurry?" Nicole pouted, "You said that Tatsu is your friend." You've spent so much effort to finally come to Zero City, just to find him, why aren't you in a hurry now?"

"You have a lot of point. Tianlie nodded seriously: "In that case, then please lead the way, and then we will run quickly to find Chen, okay?"

"How do I know where he is?" Nicole rolled her eyes.

"Oh - so you don't know where he is. Tianlie's face suddenly realized: "Then you guess, do I know?"

"You!" Nicole suddenly understood that Tianlie was mocking herself, and glared at him fiercely in anger.

"Look, since we don't know where he is, and we don't have a goal, what can we do? Tianlie smiled: "Hey, I'll look here...... It was originally a shopping street, right?"

"Hmm. Nico snorted in agreement.

"Not bad. Speaking of which, I've never been shopping. Tianlie grinned and hugged the back of his head with both hands: "It's better for you to go shopping with me." ”

"Shopping?!Are you out of your head?" Nicole stared at Tianlie with wide eyes, "You're in this kind of place...... Shopping?"

The surrounding ruins were littered with traces from the explosion, bloodstains and corpses.

It was supposed to be a bustling neighborhood, but now it smells of dead silence.

"Why not?" Tianlie smiled, "Anyway, I didn't plan to pay for anything, just as a pastime." Since you are a member of the Angel Legion and are based in City Zero, you should remember what this place was like, right?"

"Of course. Nicole nodded.

"Let's start here. Tianlie casually stretched out his hand and pointed to a collapsed building next to the road: "What is this place?"

"This is the Traveler's House, a hostel, and apart from the accommodation, the wine in their restaurant is the best you can find here. Nicole glanced at the building, recalled it in her mind, and said quickly, "This is a subordinate property of the Rhodría Regiment. ”

"Well, killed six of them. Tianlie nodded, slowed down his steps, and simply let Nicole walk in front of him to lead the way: "What about this pile?"

"Ripple Tavern. Their boss is one of the peripheral dependents of the Sword Mountain and Fire Sea, and his ability is average, but because he hugged a thigh, he also has permanent authority in Zero City. Their signature is ale, but there are also many people who like their blueberry pie. ”

"Daoshan and sea of fire, I don't have much to deal with, it seems that I have only killed two. This pile?"

"Thunder Café, in the entire Zero City, only their family has been supplying top-notch Blue Mountains for a long time. But...... Their toast was hard as stone, and the baguette was soft as a eunuch. A subordinate property of the Dark Knights. ”

"Well, I remember a guy on their team called ...... Jacob's. He's pretty good enough to get out from under me. Tianlie suddenly turned his head and looked up and down at Nicole playfully: "I said, how soft the eunuch is, do you know?"

"If you want to hear my introduction, just shut up. Nicole glanced sideways, ignoring his teasing, and continued to introduce the ruins of the next shop.

The two walked all the way forward, and Nicole explained to Tianlie all the way. Gradually, in her mind, the commercial street in front of her, which had been turned into ruins, seemed to have returned to its original appearance.

Tianlie just walked slowly behind Nicole with his hands behind his back, listening to her introduction all the way, and only when Nicole mentioned the name of the team in City Zero, he would faintly report that he had killed a few of them.

"That's pretty much it for the Southside. Further on, there is ...... The beach is up. Nicole hesitated for a moment and didn't say the name Love Sea.

"Hmm. Tianlie nodded, not knowing what he was thinking.

"You said before that you've never been shopping, is it true?" Nicole turned her face to look at Tianlie.

"It's not a glorious thing, it's worth lying to you?" Tianlie rolled his eyes.

"Why?"

"Why, of course, it's because of poverty!" Tianlie laughed: "Before becoming an Awakened One, I worked hard every day from morning to night to earn a little salary to barely make ends meet, and I lived in a state of confusion, so how could I have the money and time to go shopping? As for after becoming an Awakened One...... Fighting and killing every day, where can I get the mood of shopping? What's more, I'm alone, what is there to go about? And the guys in the Thorn Flower Cluster, whether they are players or awakened, can't wait to get as far away from me as possible. ”

Nicole glanced up at Tianlie, "So...... That's why you want to go shopping?"

"Nope. Tianlie shook his head: "It's just a sudden whim." Forget it, let's go. ”

"Where to go?"

"Tell me about the layout of your Zero City first, and I will know where to go. Everything you know, especially the secret locations. Tianlie glanced at Nicole: "Why do I think that your brain is getting less and less?"

"You want to spy on Zero?" Nicole frowned.

Tianlie slapped himself on the forehead and let out a painful groan: "Heaven, little floating angel, what is wrong with you? Can't you see everything in front of you! City Zero is already destroyed! It has been completely destroyed! Have you ever heard that someone would go to great lengths to find out the weakness of a dead man and then study how to kill him?"

Nicole had already realized that she had said the wrong thing as soon as she finished speaking, but when she heard Tianlie's sarcasm, she still glared at him coldly.

She didn't know why she always subconsciously wanted to be stupid when she was with this former enemy.

Nicole crouched down, floating attached to her right arm, and stretched out a short metal blade that drew on the ground.

"This is the central plaza, the main gate portal that usually goes in and out of City Zero, right here.

Four main roads extend from the central square, which are divided into four directions: south, east and west.

Where we are now is in the South District, which is the business district. Most of the shops here are lifestyle facilities, such as inns and restaurants. We walked roughly all over the place just now, but we didn't see Tatsu. As for love...... There is a beach, and I don't think he will run around without nothing.

The West and North Districts, both commercial areas, are just flea markets where the Awakened sell their own equipment, and the other ...... It is an official shop in Zero City. These two areas, Chen is not likely to touch.

Then, only the East End remains. The official offices of City Zero, as well as the headquarters of the resident team, are located there. ”

Nicole drew a brief map, and finally used the metal blade to point a little on the location of the East Side: "We need to find Tatsuna, this is the best chance." ”

"The official organization, which also includes the location of your Angel Legion?" asked Tianlie, who glanced briefly at the map and raised his eyes to Nicole.

"The Angel Legion, as the security maintenance agency of City Zero, is the core department, and of course it is there. Nicole nodded.

"Interesting...... Let's go there later. I, known as the Angel Killer, would one day be led by an angel to their headquarters, something I never thought would happen. Tianlie smiled, "What other institutions are there besides the resident team and the Angel Legion's own station?"

"There aren't too many buildings either. The important ones are the following three -

The Arbitration Center, where disputes arise between the Awakened and are willing to refer them to City Zero for adjudication.

The arena, where private and team feuds do not accept the ruling of City Zero, will be resolved there. In addition, the bloodcut was also held there.

The Senate, the place where the seven core resident teams discuss their day-to-day affairs, and the master of City Zero. After Nicole finished speaking, she raised her head and glanced at Tianlie: "I think, the place you are going to must be the Senate." ”

"Yes, you're finally mentally normal. ”

Tianlie grinned, "Lead the way, take me, a former Thorn Flower Ranger, to your Senate in Zero City!"