"Abandoned City?"
"It means an abandoned city."
Facing Saten Ruiko's curious question, Philly gave a brief explanation before turning to Fang Zheng.
"Abandoned Cities are very dangerous. Not only might they contain Pollution Beast nests, but there could even be Wasteland Nobles. For ordinary people, going there is practically suicide."
"Waste... nobles?"
"Wasteland Nobles are beings transformed from the Electronic Spirits of Abandoned Cities."
At that, Philly fell silent for a moment before adding another sentence.
"Extremely dangerous."
"It's fine, but thank you for the warning."
Fang Zheng merely nodded in thanks at Philly's warning. As for the other three, they naturally would not back down because of it. Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko went without saying—Level 5 and Level 4 were not just for show. Saten Ruiko had combat experience as well, so there was no way she would give up because of a few words from Philly.
However, Philly said nothing more. In truth, she had been curious about these people already, and now she was even more curious. Philly was no ordinary person. She had also been born into the ruling class of a Mobile City, so she naturally understood such matters to some extent. Of course, Philly herself did not like any of it. As an outstanding Psionic Ability User, she had been burdened with her parents' expectations from the day she was born. This predetermined life had left Philly deeply dissatisfied, which was why she had left her own city and gone to Jelani, where her brother lived.
What Philly had not expected was that even after arriving in Jelani, her brother still obediently followed their parents' wishes in arranging her life...
To be honest, following Fang Zheng and the others had been an accident for Philly. She had initially become interested in Fang Zheng