Froman was awakened by a strange aura, and when he got up, he just saw that the faint golden light on the surface of the Zero Body was converging, and it was soon back to normal. The red-haired man smiled bitterly and whispered: "I really don't know how he did it, it seems to be a lot stronger than before, I think this guy is more like a monster than the queen of worms." ”

As if hearing his words, Zero looked at him, Froman was startled, but heard Zero smile and say, "If you have enough rest, let's go." This kind of ghost place is far from comfortable to stay in. ”

So Froman woke up all the remaining Zognes and counted the numbers, and found that there were only 49 Zognas left, including Froman, almost half of the number. Such a heavy price was finally exchanged for a chance to be free, and Froman and the others were all excited, excited about leaving this base that had lasted for more than ten years.

Before leaving, Zero told them to wait for him after they went out. Zog's special image was so as not to attract attention, so Zero decided to go back to Canon Fortress alone and then send a car to pick them up. Naturally, Froman had no objection to Zero's arrangement, so the group walked towards the only emergency passage in the base.

At the same time, in the command room of the Canon Fortress, a fierce quarrel was taking place.

"What are you talking about, you are leaving, how can you do this at this time!"

Captain Hook's eyes widened, his hands propped up on the table and looked at the mountain opposite.

Manshan said calmly: "What else can you do staying here? It's been four or five days, and there is no zero news. To put it mildly, he's probably already killed. Leo is gambling his life, even if he is strong at zero, in the face of the self-explosion of a ninth-order powerhouse, I think the chance of survival is very low. ”

"But haven't you seen his body yet?" said Cinderella, "I won't believe he's dead as long as I haven't seen his body for a day! That man, the strong man who defeated all of you, don't you have any confidence?"

"If I didn't have faith, I would have left a long time ago. Manshan sighed: "But now the situation is very obvious, Zero is dead, and it is not impossible for him to have no bones left under Leo's self-explosion." You're right, he defeated us all, so everyone will be willing to come here with him. Now that the man is gone, I can't find any reason to stay. I'm sorry, I'm leaving today, I'll bring my companions and some supplies with me, I hope you don't stop me. ”

Cinderella's eyes turned cold, and she waited for a seizure. At this time, standing on the other side, Su and others, who belonged to the zero original system, finally reacted. Su took a step forward, after experiencing the successive battles in the Eternal Mountains, the posture of the Destroyer of Su Na has been deeply imprinted in the eyes of the soldiers of the Sea Gods, and is regarded as the second combat force below zero. When she stepped forward, even the wild mountain felt the invisible pressure.

Su said calmly: "When the head left, he handed over the army to us, but I don't want him to be leaderless as soon as he leaves." So when he comes back, we'll have to give him back a full army. Manshan, you want to leave no problem. However, you can't take people and supplies with you!"

Manshan's eyes lit up, and he shouted: "I brought the people, and Lao Tzu also has a share of the materials, I can't take them away, don't think that if you are a ninth-order destroyer, I will be afraid of you, it's a big deal Lao Tzu let it go, don't want this life and don't think that I will swallow my anger with you." ”

Su still looked like that, and he said angrily: "Before the Sea God Regiment, they were indeed your people. But now, they are soldiers, and soldiers cannot leave the army for no reason. Otherwise, they will be treated as deserters. When it comes to deserters, you don't need to say that you know what happens to them. ”

"Manshan, haven't you seen clearly. They're no longer pirates who follow you everywhere, they're warriors rallying for the same goal!" Su emphasized.

Manshan gritted his steel teeth, and his breath surged. At this time, Franklin walked out, stood in front of Su, and said, "Before Zero leaves, appoint me as the temporary commander of the army. I also agree with Su's statement, I can approve you to leave if you want to leave, but other people, including people and materials, are not allowed to move. Otherwise, I'll interfere. ”

Manshan glanced at the few behind Franklin, whether it was Su, Kaede, Berrien or the naturally dull-looking girl Yeliu were all extremely difficult characters to mess with, not to mention the wolf king Kaidon and Haiwei. Although the latter is a little worse, it is not far from himself, not to mention the people mentioned earlier, who is not a ruthless character.

If these people were united, he would have no chance of winning.

But just give up?

The mountain is unwilling.

All this Leah saw in her eyes, and after losing the zero, these people would also be scattered. At this moment, a soldier suddenly rushed in, and was so frightened that he couldn't breathe when he saw that the atmosphere in the command room was not right. Kaede next to him patted him on the shoulder and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's back......" came out of the soldier's mouth, and then shouted with all his strength, "Your Excellency is back, he is now in the fortress." ”

"My lord, which one?" Franklin quickly turned around.

The soldier's eyes flashed with reverence: "Of course it's Lord Zero! He's not dead, he's back from the Well of Divine Cry!"

News of Zero's return quickly spread through the Canon Fortress, and both the wounded and other soldiers cheered when they heard the news. In the Battle of the Eternal Mountains, the news that Zero challenged Leo of the Second Legion and disappeared into the Well of Cry in the opponent's self-explosion made the soldiers feel sluggish for a while. But now the news of Zero's return has greatly excited them, and in their hearts, Zero is already an invincible commander and an invincible powerhouse.

As long as he returns, even if the Papal Hall attacks again, the soldiers will have the confidence to win the battle again, because Zero has already proved that he can work miracles!

When Franklin and the others ran down the command building and saw Zero coming from the direction of the fortress gate, everyone couldn't help but smile on their faces. Leah screamed even more, flew towards Zero, and then hugged him tightly. Zero smiled and patted Leah's pink back, comforting her, and waved at the others, "I'm worried about you." ”

Cinderella didn't care about people's jokes, and followed the fight for the arms of the other side of Zero. Zero hugged two women with very different temperaments, and said with some embarrassment: "Okay, let's go back first, I still have important things to say." ”

After everyone returned to the command room, Billy, Ji Ya and others, who heard the news, also came to the command room, so the command room became crowded. But looking at these people, Zero felt relieved that they were still here, and no one was missing because of his disappearance. But Zero soon noticed that their atmosphere was a little strange, and asked, "Why, you seem to have something on your mind." ”

Su stepped forward and said, "Almost, someone here was about to leave just now. ”

Zero "oh" sounded, and then Manshan pushed away the crowd and came out and said, "It's me, I thought you were killed." To be honest, I'll only serve you, what's the point of you not staying in Lao Tzu. But now that you're back, I'm not going to go again. ”

"That's good. Zero said this, but in his heart he began to think about a problem that he had ignored before. Now the biggest hidden danger of the Poseidon Regiment is the faction problem, the Poseidon Regiment can be divided into two kinds of combat power, high and low combat power is composed of capable people, and low-level combat power is ordinary soldiers. The problem now is that most of the high-level combat power is mainly the personnel of his original system, while the low-level combat power is the pirates of the Roaring Bay.

If you are here, it will be no problem to suppress the voices of both sides. But once he disappears, the people on both sides will become scattered because they have no backbone. But now Zero doesn't have a solution to the problem all at once, and factional problems like this can only be slowly brought together through time and fighting. Of course, after he realized this problem, he would guide him a little in the handling of some transactions in the future, so as to speed up this run-in.

But these are all afterwords, in short, now that zero has returned, the Poseidon Group has quietly crossed a crisis of decomposition. Next, Zero briefly recounts his experience under the Well of Weeping, and when he hears that the Pope's Hall has a base left underneath, and that there are those dangerous Andula worms, everyone's face shows a different expression.

When Zuihou spoke of the Zog, Zero said that he wouldn't have been able to return to the surface so smoothly without them. Then he asked Kaede to prepare two transport vehicles, and Zero personally led the team to bring the Zognones back to Canon Fortress.

The combat power of the Zogna people is basically above the sixth order, and if Froman himself goes through a few more battles, he is expected to break through to the eighth order. As a result, they were all placed under the management of the Trident, a force of capable people who had been severely reduced during the Battle of the Eternal Mountains, and now they were replenished by the Zogna, and they had maintained their previous strength. However, for the strange appearance of the Zogon people, Su is quite a headache.

In response, Zero decided to give Fromman and the rest of the Trident a one-piece tactical suit. In doing so, the scaly bodies of the Zogs were covered, revealing only one face. It's weird, but if there are no weirdos in this era, it won't be too eye-catching, and it can also effectively cover up their existence, and give the Pope Hall a big surprise when the time comes.

A few days later, Oran from Ishtar arrives, and Zero receives her in the command room. Orlan looked much better than last time, and with a spring breeze on his face, it should be that Istta's operation was going relatively smoothly. Oran also admitted that when Zero's Poseidon attracted the main force of the Pope's Chamber, they also took advantage of this time to capture several of the more important cities in New Rome.

Now Ishtar and the Poseidon have formed an invisible embedding of the city of Rome, which Sauron definitely did not imagine before. And after the loss of Ulson, Isha was able to do this, but it was also largely because of the zero relationship. Without his activity, without the appearance of the Poseidon Regiment, Ishtar alone would never be able to get to where it is now.

Therefore, with the approval of the supporters behind the scenes, that is, Pope Paul, Ishtar will implement material subsidies for the Poseidon in the next step to help the Poseidon grow as soon as possible. The stronger the Poseidon Order, the greater the help it will be for Istah. But Paul is not stupid, there is a limit to subsidizing Jihua, otherwise when the Poseidon is too strong and suppresses Ista in turn, then Paul himself is raising tigers.

When Sauron was overthrown, there was one more zero, and Paul would have to pay for it.

Zero is not surprised at all. He and Ishtar are now mutually supportive, and keeping that relationship balanced is a good thing for both of him.

"By the way, Master Paul asked me to ask you when the Son Jihua will be performed. Oran asked.

The so-called Son Jihua is a strategy that Zero and Paul developed when they first met. At that time, Zero said that when the time was ripe, he could build momentum for Paul and cooperate with some of Paul's prophecies to attack some cities or islands under Sauron's rule, so as to create the image of the Son for Paul, and threaten Sauron's power and prestige.

Now, with the new defeat of the Papal Chamber, it is the best time to implement this jihua.

Zero said, "Can you arrange a meeting for me and His Highness Paul?"

"It's a little difficult, but it's not impossible. Now Sauron is furious because of your affairs, and he is much more neglectful of Lord Paul than before. Well, give me three days. I'll give you an answer in three days. Oran said.

Three days passed quickly, and Orlan brought news that it had been arranged for Zero and Paul to meet in a small town. So on the same day, Zero secretly left with Kaede. On the same day, an army led by Su and Manshan drove out of the fortress of Canon and headed straight for the city of Cage, where it was to establish a new stronghold in order to continue its advance along the Bloodstained Road.

The Eternal Mountains were defeated, and the Pope's Hall was devastated. Coupled with the fact that Ishtar took the opportunity to kill and set fires, the city of Rome could not fight on two fronts at the same time, so it had to shrink its forces to ensure that other important cities would not fall into the hands of these two enemy forces. Other cities have turned a blind eye, and Cage, for example, is already the largest city near the Eternal Mountains.

But now that the Pope's Hall is out of reach, it can only watch as the Poseidon takes over the city. This time, the relevant officials, including the mayor, did not flee because the supplies they had on hand could no longer support them to reach another city.

After all, winter has come. Walking in the wilderness and snow is much more dangerous than putting the Poseidon in prison. The occupation of Cage City was both an expansion and an attempt to attract Zoro's attention in order to disguise the meeting between Zero and Paul. Right under Zoro's nose, Zero arrived at a small town not far from the city of New Rome.

The town of Maceno, located in the middle of the new Roman city and the city of rocks, a road runs through the north and south of the town, so the town of Maceno also prospered, the town is not small, but there are more than a dozen inns, five or six bars, for the rest and entertainment of people passing by. A week later, in the evening, two dusty travelers appeared in the town.

But for the town of Masseno, there are not a hundred but eighty people who come in and out of the town every day, and who cares about a few more strangers in the town.

Zero and Kaede, both wearing large bloats that would cover their faces, bowed their heads and headed towards the "Rose Beauty" bar, where Orlan had agreed to meet. Coming here, Zero also knew more or less that Oran Weishenme had chosen this place to meet Paul. Because there is a lot of movement here, these strangers are not so much of an eyesore.

The bar is open almost all day, and as soon as you enter, you can smell the strong smell of alcohol. In the corner of the bar, there are also men and women doing vigorous piston movements, which the people of the town have long been familiar with. Zero and Kaede walked to a table by the window and sat down, and soon a bartender came over. Zero took out a gold coin and said, "Bring your best wine, and then don't bother us again." ”

The bartender's eyes lit up, it was a universal gold coin minted by the Papal Chamber. Not to mention good wine, another hearty dinner is more than enough. The bartender quickly accepted the gold coin and smiled, "Don't worry, sir, I promise that no one will harass you." ”

"Good. ”

When it was dark, another man walked into the bar. When he saw the two of them, he walked straight over. The bartender dutifully stepped forward to stop the man, and Zero raised his voice: "Let him come, that's our friend." ”

The man walked over, pulled up a chair and sat down, and said, "I'm here, Mr. Zero." I hope you understand that I'm short on time, so please make a long story short. Sauron doesn't pay much attention to me now, but the Pope has slipped into Manose Town, and if he knows, he will inevitably be suspicious. ”

Sitting across from Zero is naturally the current Pope Paul VI.

"I won't let you run for nothing, Your Highness. Zero smiled faintly and said, "I came this time to discuss with you about the Holy Son Jihua." ”

Paul's eyes lit up and he said, "Is it finally about to begin?"

"Yes, I think it's the right time. Then please pick a few target places and pick the order so that it is easier for Jihua to proceed. ”

Paul nodded, took out a note from his pocket and stuffed it into Zero's hand, "I'm ready, those places inside are Sauron's personal property, if they are damaged, he will definitely be angry." ”

"Your Highness, I think you know that too. Once this jihua starts, you can no longer stand behind the protective color, but openly and with Zoro to lift your face. The important thing is that you have to stay in the most dangerous places and fight him for power, so I have to remind you that this is no joke. I wonder if you have the power to protect yourself?" Zero said solemnly.

Paul smiled wryly: "From the day I became sensible, I knew that there would always be such a day. Sauron and I can't coexist, the day will always come, it's just a matter of time or time. Don't worry, in Sauron's eyes, I'm a guy who has nothing to do, but I've secretly cultivated some liliang over the years. Zoro has done something stupid lately, and I'm sure I'll win the old fellows from Mendrisa over to me, so that Sauron won't be able to touch me at will. At least, not on the surface. ”

"It's not enough, I know there's a guy you might as well fight for it. ”

"Who?"

"Yafidi of the Eleventh Army, I fought against him. If I'm not mistaken, when the turning point of fate comes to him, he will know how to choose. Zero said.

"Captain of the Knights? Alright, I'll try. ”