The flying taxi stopped at the only flight apron on the edge of the Langzi District in the northeast corner of Haihua City, Zuo Ci got off the plane, put on his hood, and disappeared into the crowd of people in the dirty alley in an instant.

The village is the poorest slum kiln in Haihua City, the houses are all repaired and repaired by the old houses left over from a hundred years ago, the cheap warblers linger in the alleys and street corners, the garbage is piled up everywhere and the smell is thick, and children and beggars who are not wearing clothes or wearing tattered clothes are wandering around. Zuo Ci dodged the head-on collision of a group of ragged beggars, turned two corners in a row, and came to the back of a small dilapidated building covered with wire and moldy moss, a basement door was locked, and a hooded man on the stone steps next to him was sitting cross-legged and dozing, Zuo Ci snapped his fingers when he passed by, he immediately pressed the ring on the thumb of his right hand, and the door opened.

Walking down the long dark staircase, Zuo Ci came to a huge rectangular room with dim lighting, which was densely packed with hundreds of insulated cabins, half of which were filled with humans who were playing brainwave games.

"Zuo Ci, you're here." A young boy with a male and female appearance walked from the corner to the dim blue light and greeted him.

"I'm coming." Zuo Ci nodded.

"Did the hunter exam go well?" The boy asked again.

"Of course." Zuo Ci took a few steps forward and also came to the light, "Sima, I have to go and see his cabin." ”

"We moved him to the inner room." Sima pointed in the direction of eight o'clock.

"Thank you for your hard work." Zuo Ci said, walking in the direction of the inner room.

Through a stone door, he walked into a square stone house, and the only furnishing in the room, the person lying in the insulated cabin, was Zuo Ci's only focus.

He stepped forward and said softly, "The hunter has passed the exam, so I'm here to tell you." ”

At this time, Zuo Ci's bracelet sounded a communication request, and as soon as the communication was connected, Ba Yuan's figure drew out in the air and appeared on the blue light screen - "Zuo Ci, are you with the clear sky and the void?" ”

"No, we've been apart for almost an hour."

"I've tried to communicate with a few of you, only yours can get through, do you know what they are doing?"

"It's not very clear."

"The organization just told me that Luna's ID has been taken by a new entrant, and then the sky is gone, I just went to her house, and there is still an insulated pod in the middle of the living room, and we guess she used Luna's ID. But the strange thing is that I can't get in touch with Silence, Nolan and Witt, you won't ......"

"I've only known them for a few days, and if you ask me about their plans, I can't answer. I'm busy right now, and we'll be in touch later. Zuo Ci said, not leaving any opportunity for Ba Kou to object, and cut off the communication.

However, Ba Yao's voice came from behind him.

"It's rude to cut off communications on your own, and I have one more thing to ask you - about your plans - do you also want to enter the Brave Continent behind the organization?"

"You know here?" Zuo Ci turned around and looked at the figure of Ba Tuo, who was still in the shadows.

"The organization told me that you were the adopted son of Sorens, and I just came here to try my luck - no wonder you have good qualifications, it turns out that you are the third in the hunter rankings, the righteous son of the 'Quick Kill Sorens', who is known for his clean and neat work and quick decisions."

Zuo Ci sighed softly: "There are really a lot of things that the organization cares about. ”

"Zuo Ci, don't enter the Brave Continent, the organization doesn't want to lose talents repeatedly, Sorens is still trapped in the Brave Continent and can't get out, he definitely doesn't want you to take such a risk." Ba Ao tried his best to persuade.

"To say something like that, it seems that you really don't know him." Zuo Ci said in a leisurely tone, and those memories that penetrated deep into the soul unconsciously appeared in his mind.

After countless bruises, the figure of Sorens shrouded his trembling body, the man had the light on his back, and the demonic voice echoed in his ears: [Zuo Ci, you keep me in mind that this world does not show mercy to the weak, and the only way to prove that we are truly living in this world is only one way - to become stronger!] - The only way to get you out of my grip is only one - defeat me! ］

Zuo Ci looked at the man lying flat in the insulated cabin and muttered softly: "Defeat you, this is a matter of course." Sorens - I can't wait. ”

Following in the footsteps of Russell's butler, Silence and Witt arrived at the largest room on the second floor of the South Building, the monitoring room.

The monitoring room is cut into two parts by glass, one of which neatly houses four insulated cabins, two of which lie on the well-equipped Clear Sky and Nolan; In the other part, five staff members are busy monitoring the two girls' signs on a large screen full of data.

"We've brought in a world-class team of scientific nurses to ensure that the young master and your friends receive the best care during the game." Russell said respectfully.

"Good." Witt nodded at him, and walked straight to the empty holding pod next to Clear Sky, where a BrainStation helmet was already active.

"Wit!" As Witt was about to lie down in the holding cabin, Silence stopped him, "...... Are you sure you're ready? There were a lot of things I wanted to say to Witt, but when he looked back, he just asked this sentence.

"Silence, don't worry." Witt reverted to his usual grin, "Remember when we were about to come out of the hunter training program, Watson said 'life is an illusory dream', and now we are just about to move from one dream to another, there is nothing to worry about. Seriously, I'm looking forward to meeting you in another world, and I don't know what kind of identity and form we used to meet at that time, but it's funny to think about. ”

"But that might mean you're giving up everything you're in this world, don't you have nostalgia?" Silence tried to persuade again.

"All I miss is those real encounters and the anticipation of a new life." Witt's eyes crooked, then he walked up to Void Silence, handed him a game helmet, and said, "Come on, Clear Sky, Nolan, and Zuo Ci are already waiting to meet us in another world. ”

Ba Kou blocked the entrance to Sorens' game room, looking at his posture, he must not have planned to let Zuo Ci act alone today. But Zuo Ci was not worried at all, he had already planned to get rid of this instructor.

With his right hand stroking the glass cover of Sorens' insulated cabin, Zuo Ci took a few steps back and submerged his body into the darkness in the corner of the room, and before Ba Yao could stop him, he was already close to a whole stone wall in the corner, pressed the mechanism, and was led into another room with the rotation force of the stone wall.

This underground playground was converted from an air-raid shelter, which was Zuo Ci's practice ground for many years, and it was also the place where he spent the most time in his life. He knew better than anyone else the structure of this underground facility, including every mechanism here.

It was only a matter of minutes to shake off the hole, and he pushed open the door of the empty room, weaving through the intricate underground passages, and finally through another revolving door, he came to a stone house with no doors on all sides, and Sima was holding a BrainStation helmet and leaning against the edge of the insulated cabin in the center of the room.

"It's so slow......" As soon as he saw Zuo Ci appear, Sima couldn't help but complain.

"There was an unexpected situation." Zuo Ci stepped forward as he spoke, and took the game helmet handed over by Sima - "Next, I will ask you to take care of it." ”

Sitting in the insulated cabin in the monitoring room, Silent held the BrainStation helmet in both hands, and through the blue light pattern flowing on it, he seemed to see the smiling faces of Nolan and Clear Sky.

"How about we count to three, then put on our helmets and get into the game together?" Witt proposed.

Silent nodded: "Thank you for the arrangement, I look forward to meeting in another world." ”

Witt gave him a thumbs up as a cheer, and the two of them began the countdown together-

“3！ ――”

“2！！ ――”

“1！！！ ――”