Chapter 123 - Death Ridge

When George walked into the room at dusk, he saw Zero packing his things.

This was the third day after Lan Qi's assassination attempt. He had already recovered and was preparing to leave the hospital. However, if something unexpected happened, he would have to leave Phoenix City tomorrow. After passing through the Death God Ridge, he continued to head towards the Blue collar mountain range.

George tossed Zero a crumpled cigarette and the officer slammed the door. Otherwise, the taste of the inferior nicotine would attract criticism. George didn't want to be complained about in the military.

"What, are you leaving?" George asked, lighting a cigarette.

He wiped his finger on his cigarette and lit it up.

George was slightly surprised. "So the fire element can be used in such a way?" "Sometimes I envy you Adepts. Sometimes it's too f * cking convenient."

Zero smiled and said, "Are you here to repay me for the wine?"

George's face immediately turned ugly. He shook his head and said, "I say, fellow. Are you that stingy?"

"You're right this time." With a smile, Zero said, "That's why I plan to treat you to a few more drinks before we leave."

"Yeah, that's what a man is. "Don't be so fussy, it's just the money for the wine." George laughed. It's always nice to have a drink, isn't it?

"What are your plans after this?"

George casually asked as they left the ward and walked along the corridor to the hospital.

Zero answered vaguely, "I'm going to the Northern Territories. I should be leaving tomorrow."

"If you don't wait for him, then that fat pig will have to wait another two or three days before he leaves?" George was surprised.

"Didn't you say I'm not like his man? In fact, I was just passing by to protect him and earn some extra money. "

But George held him back, "So you want to cross the Death God Ridge alone with that child? Listening to the shop assistant, the God of Death Ridge was not a good place to sightsee. It was filled with dangerous forests, mutated beasts, and mobs. But the real danger is the death flowers that grow from the nuclear waste. They are everywhere. This was also the true origin of the name 'Death God Ridge'. Moreover, there was a bottomless crevice formed by the collision of the plates at the exit of the Death God Ridge. If one wasn't careful, they would die without a burial ground. So I have to say, it's not very wise of you to do this. "

Zero smiled and did not answer.

Naturally, he also knew that in a forbidden area like the Death God Ridge, the team's success rate was much higher than the individual players. But now, he had no choice but to choose. Parkland's killer had appeared and was wandering around him. If Zero followed the caravan leisurely, it would be no different from being a live target. Moreover, Zero felt that during the time he spent with Cumbersome's caravan, his sense of danger had decreased by a lot.

A life too convenient and comfortable can make a sharp knife dull. If you want to maintain your sharpness, you have to go back to the wilderness. Only by using endless danger to sharpen himself would he be able to maintain and even become sharper.

A dull blade couldn't pierce a monster like Parkland, only a sharper blade could do it, this point was very clear. Moreover, he wanted to use the Death God Ridge to launch a counter-sniper attack. If he wanted to have a pleasant journey in the future, then Zero would have to let the killer stay in the Death God Ridge forever. This was one of the reasons why he separated from the caravan.

Looking at Zero's expression, George knew he couldn't convince him. In the wilderness, everyone could choose their own way of life as long as they could afford to pay the price. George's heart ached for no reason at the thought of Monnie's young face coming and going in the dangerous jungle.

If Jona was still alive, would she be the same age as the child?

The officer looked more sentimental than usual, George thought.

People were coming and going on the streets. As the radiation intensity gradually decreased, no one wanted to stay in a house that could cause illness. At night, the streets would be more crowded and the city's bars would be packed. This was also a common way of life for people in the new era. It was as if they were animals that lived day and night.

On the busy street, Zero saw Monnie.

A young girl with a Lala on her head was holding a photo as she questioned every passerby. It showed a young woman who looked a little like Monnie, but it was Monnie's mother. This photo was made using the imaging technology of the Information Center, which Monnie had described by hand. Synthetic photos with a similarity of more than 90% cost Monnie nearly 20 pieces.

The money wasn't given to him for free. It was earned by the girl dancing on the street in the evening and at night while he was taking care of his spare time. Of course, with Monnie's beauty, there would always be trouble. However, the daggers flying between her fingers and the dazzling fancy techniques had always made trouble untroublesome. In fact, even Zero was praising Monnie for her talent in using daggers.

It was a pity that Monnie did not have the ability to produce any kind of domain before her genes were shaken. Such a technique could only be considered fancy, but it was enough to frighten ordinary people.

And during the days that she had been in Phoenix City, Monnie had not been idle. The young girl was actively using all sorts of methods to search for information about her mother, but now it seemed that the results weren't very good.

When Monnie looked down in disappointment again, a warm palm rested on her head. Monnie looked up and saw the smiling zero through her fingers.

"As long as you don't give up, you'll definitely succeed one day!" Zero encouraged.

The disappointment was gone from Monnie's face. She nodded her head heavily and took Zero's hand, like a daughter throwing a tantrum to her father. Only then did she notice George, who was standing beside her, and quickly nodded to the officer in greeting.

"I won't bother you father and daughter anymore. Zero, don't forget that you're treating me to a drink tonight!"

After reminding Zero, George waved his large hand in farewell. The tall figure merged into the crowd and quickly disappeared.

Su Ming patted Mony on the shoulder and said, "Come, let's go eat first. "Then we'll go to the commercial street to buy some supplies. Tomorrow, we'll leave Phoenix City."

In the days they were in Phoenix City, their food was basically bread and water. It was rare to be able to have a meal outside. Even if it wasn't for those precious ingredients, just being able to exchange them for a taste was enough to make Monnie happy for a long time. Thus, the little regret of not being able to stay in the city and ask for news of her mother disappeared from the young girl's heart.

Looking at Monnie's innocent face, Zero felt that the occasional luxury was worth it. At dusk, Monnie hopped along ahead like a happy bird. It was as if he had returned to the old days, bringing his daughter along the street.

It was a pity that they were missing a person. It would have been great if Leah was here too. This thought suddenly popped up in Zero's mind. When he thought of Leah, his heart ached.

"What's wrong, Zero?" The attentive young girl quickly noticed the change in Zero's expression.

Shaking his head, he smiled and said, "It's nothing. It's just that the wound still hurts."

He was smiling, but his smile was a little forced, and Monnie knew that he was not answering the question correctly. But she was a smart girl, and Zero didn't want to say it, and she didn't want to press him. With an angelic smile, she took Zero's arm and headed for a restaurant on the commercial street.

In Monnie's mind, even if she couldn't do anything for Zero, it was good to be able to make him smile. For this reason, Monnie was willing to show Zero her most beautiful smile!

It was six o'clock in the morning, and Zero opened his eyes.

He walked into the bathroom and a moment later, warm water sprinkled all over his body. This was the last bath that Zero would take in Phoenix City. In the following days, until he passed through the Death God Ridge and reached the next base, he would not be able to enjoy himself like this a second time.

To that end, he was willing to pay an additional two dollars on the bill.

Ren Tianxing's purified water flowed all over his body, closing his eyes and feeling the condition of his body.

In terms of wounds, he was now fully recovered. After treating George to a drink last night, Zero sneaked into the hospital and destroyed all the relevant documents. Then, he brought the guards to run around Phoenix City a few times, his face not red at all.

After the battle with the Finli Wolf evolved, as well as escaping from the Scarlet Wolf and Parkland Killers' death trap, the number of zero evolution points that had already been used up increased to six. For now, Zero didn't plan on putting these six evolution points into any abilities. It would even have to carefully preserve them, lest they automatically evolve into other first-order abilities.

The higher the ability of zero, the more you know that the points of evolution that need to be invested in for a higher ability will be increased by geometric progression. Although many low-level abilities could display effects that were not inferior to high-level abilities, this was only relative and not absolute. Zero believed that when the rank of the ability is high enough, the strength of the ability can no longer be made up for by the quantity.

A high-leveled ability was bound to overwhelm a lot of players, but it was a low leveled ability.

Zero also believes that when he leaves the Death God Ridge alive, he will have more points of evolution in exchange for stronger abilities.

When he finished showering and walked out of the bathroom … Monnie was already awake, packing and dutifully preparing his tactical uniform for Zero. The tactical suit he wore before zero was purchased in the Vengeance Reef City, but after several battles, it was already damaged and no longer had any effect. As a result, last night, when he bought supplies, he bought himself a new set of tactical gear.

When this camouflage tactical outfit was put on, he seemed to have reverted back to the soldier who had just woken up at Z7. Not only did the suit fit him perfectly, but the camouflage on the surface had the function of hiding and bewitching the opponent. More importantly, there was a layer of alloy wires embedded into the layers of the battle uniform. Not only did the alloy wire collar make the set of battle uniform more tenacious and resistant to damage, it also played a certain role in resisting impact. For this reason, it was bought for 20% more than the usual battle uniform.

Guns, ammunition, grenades, food and water … After carefully checking the supplies in the military pack, Zero left the hotel with Monnie. A faint golden sunlight shone down from the sky. In this old era's morning, they could be said to be on the verge of entering the forbidden zone of life.

Death God Ridge!