"If you can't see your own weakness, such a person can't find a strong direction!" - Valkyrie, the goddess of war

The coastline of the Middle-earth continent is undoubtedly synonymous with prosperity. Various settlements of human beings are formed by large and small companies and bases, and are connected by thousands of miles of coastline roads, making it possible for commercial trade to be realized in a dangerous way. Living here, although it is, the breath of life is everywhere. However, after leaving this golden bond, as he continued to go deeper into the western land, Zero saw loneliness and desolation.

It's a real no-man's land.

There are no settlements, no companies, not even larger mutant creatures. Lying in front of Zero was an endless wilderness, and there was not the slightest obstacle at the distance to the horizon at a glance, except for a few tenacious plants that dotted the desolate land.

Occasionally pass by the ruins of a city or two, which are far more damaged than those in the coastline area. The city is almost completely flattened, and there is no surplus architectural debris left for the mutant creatures to inhabit. The ruins were completely dead due to the heat that had been destroyed, leaving no resources available for reuse and no need to rebuild. Compared to the abandoned cities along the coastline, they are ruins in the truest sense of the word.

The buggy jumped and jolted, carrying Zero and Valkyrie through the maddeningly silent land, around the devil's desert that would stop any vehicle, and over the riverbed of the dupliced Nabyseus Grand Canal, and at dawn on the fifth day, Zero saw the Yurian Mountains high in the sky with heavy radiant clouds.

Zero's upper body is wrapped in a sterilized bandage, which is taken from a simple medical kit on an off-road vehicle. In fact, Valkyrie's medical kit was much simpler than the one sold in any city along the coast. In addition to disinfectant bandages and hemostatic sprays, there is only a tube of general-purpose first-aid needles. It can be seen that Valkyrie did not think that he would have a chance to get injured at all. And Zero also knew that once a high-level ability like her was seriously injured, it was not a mere medical kit that could save it.

As a result, the contents were cheaper, and when Zero left the City of Shadows, he had only a Colt and one bullet left. He didn't even have a decent tactical suit, and although he contracted his muscles to prevent deterioration from the wound he had been given, Zero couldn't stay like this for long. After the off-road vehicle drove out of the Shadow City, Zero took out Valkyrie's medical kit to clean his wounds, and Zuihou fixed them with a sterile bandage to prevent them from getting worse.

For the next five days, Zero spent almost all of his time in the car. Aside from the necessary physiological needs, Zero's feet rarely have the opportunity to set foot on the ground. Valkyrie didn't seem to need to rest, she drove day and night like a robot. Zero occasionally falls asleep and wakes up day and night, the buggy is always in a galloping state.

After a few days, Zero has confirmed that this seemingly ordinary off-road vehicle must have undergone some modifications. Otherwise, just such continuous driving, the car components have already been heated and burned out, how can they drive day and night without stopping.

But no matter what, the journey has finally come to an end. When he saw the Julian Mountains, Valkyrie's expression changed slightly. Although his face was as cold as ever, there was a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his eyes.

"Here we are. ”

In the past five days, the two have never talked more than ten times. Obviously, neither Zero nor Valkyrie are talkative people, and if gender and ability are aside, they are actually the same kind of people. They all wrap themselves in coldness, and face this shijie with indifference.

The difference is that Zero will have people who care. For example, Leah, Moni, or Atesha. Leah is waiting for him to be resurrected, Moni and Girutan are embarking on another journey in their lives, and Atesha is now back in Grim Reaper to work hard to reorganize the Semitic tribe.

In turbulent times, no one dares to think about the future, but Zero still hopes that at some point in the future, everyone can meet again at the intersection of life. It's like a gathering of friends in the old days, sitting quietly together at dusk and talking about various experiences.

His thoughts fell on some mysterious space, until a loud "boom" sound came from his ears, and Zero woke up like a dream, and returned to the cruel reality.

The buggy was parked somewhere in the Jurian Mountains, and in front of Zero was a cliff high into the clouds. Although the mountain wall is not entirely angular, it appears to be made up of large areas of smooth walls. If you want to climb such a mountain, you can only use specific equipment unless you have special abilities. Of course, no matter how you look at it, the off-road vehicle can't climb up.

But there was no need to climb the cliff, because the cliff blocking the front of the off-road vehicle was slowly separating from the middle and closing in on both sides under the special boom of the heavy hydraulic machinery. Not fully opened, Zero has seen a large door. It has a height of 500 meters and a width of at least 300 meters. There is no doubt that its use for off-road vehicles is a big deal. Judging from the scale of this gate, when necessary, large war equipment can be transported out through this gate, so as to reach the battlefield directly.

It came to a halt when the gate opened wide enough for buggies to pass. As soon as Valkyrie stepped on the accelerator, he drove into the gate in the SUV. Inside the door is a dark shijie, but the road surface has a red light flashing, marking the way through in the darkness. The off-road vehicle drove in the darkness under the guidance of the light, and after a few moments, the light of the exit was already visible in front of Zero.

But in an instant, the off-road vehicle drove into the light. Zero closed his eyes slightly, and when he adjusted to the light outside the exit, he opened his eyes and saw a magnificent city.

It is a miraculous underground city, a steel bridge connecting the exit to the city beyond, and the gushing underground water flows under the bridge like the Yangtze River. At the entrance to the city, a tall golden gate was erected, and on both sides of the gate were carved two bronze statues hundreds of meters high. Bronze statues of warriors draped in intricate armor, their eyes looking at the steel bridge, and a magnificent greatsword in their hands. Its sword is held flat, as if it has guarded the city behind it since ancient times.

Behind the bronze statue of the Golden Gate, is a bustling city.

The tall buildings that make up the main body of the city, and the flickering lights in the buildings indicate that they are not the decoration of the city. Clean and open roads connect the various areas of the city, like blood vessels that allow fresh blood to pass through the city. On the edge of the city is an area of various factories. Those simple factory buildings include water purification plants, nuclear power plants and other buildings. They are not only another part of the city's landscape, but also provide unlimited power for the dungeon.

The mountain walls of the entire dungeon are embedded with holographic projection boards ten meters square, which wrap the city in three dimensions, projecting images of blue sky and white clouds, distant mountains and near the sea. This makes people living in the city suspiciously return to the unpolluted shijie of the old era. It can be said that living here is like living in heaven.

Zero was deeply shocked by the city, and Valkyrie, who was sitting next to him, also said in an almost dreamlike tone: "I am very touched, every time I see this city, I am proud to be able to live in it." ”

"It's called Asgard, which means City of Miracles!"