The Strange Core Zone

Although he had countless guesses about the so-called Core Area in his mind, Bai Zhi never expected it to be like this after actually stepping into it.

Their figures seemed to be in the boundless Void, with a vast emptiness beneath their feet. An invisible boundary gathered beneath their feet, and pale green ripples flowed tirelessly like water towards the unknown distance.

"This place... seems strangely familiar...?"

Bai Zhi glanced around and frowned slightly.

"We are moving forward."

Standing beside Bai Zhi, the Dead Zero raised his head and looked into the distance.

In the darkness, there was nothingness, except for the faint light emitted from the pale green ripples underfoot that slightly illuminated the surroundings.

"Really? This place feels... never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore."

Bai Zhi reached out and gently pressed his throbbing forehead, letting out a breath.

"Perhaps this is what they call déjà vu; the Core Zone always feels quite different from what I imagined..."

After a moment's hesitation, Bai Zhi took Apple out of his Inventory, held it to his side, and then let go of it.

In the blink of an eye, the Apple vanished right before his eyes.

"Well, thank goodness the physics Teacher isn't here, or he'd be driven mad with anger."

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi withdrew his hand.

"How?"

The Dead Zero, turned his head and looked at him.

"We're currently moving at high speed. In this strange world, the laws of physics also break down, so we'd better not move our feet, or you might fly off and get lost..."

Bai Zhi shrugged and replied.

"If we accidentally get lost here, who knows where we'll end up? Let's just wait and see."

Nodding, the Dead Zero remained silent and waited quietly.

About three minutes later, in this peaceful stillness, a new change began to occur.

As the sound of a steam engine grew louder, a common -looking train roared out of the darkness and rumbled past them.

What is that?

As the train drove past them, Dead Zero's expression changed slightly.

"It's obviously a train... Did you see anyone on that train just now?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched the train disappear into the distance.

"... It seems so."

After a moment of silence, the Dead Zero, nodded.

Do you know anything?

"The truth is obvious. That was the Galaxy Express. The figures you just saw were Doraemon and Doraemon. To be honest, this movie was quite good."

Bai Zhi nodded solemnly.

"I didn't see Blue Fatty."

The Dead Zero cold.

"I am not Laplace Demon either."

Bai Zhi looked completely indifferent.

"... You should have recognized me by now."

After a moment of silent silence, the Young Girl turned to look at him.

"There's no one else here, so it's better to be clear about some things. Or is it that you don't recognize me just because I changed my hairstyle?"

"Um... Senior He. I've heard so much about you. It's a pleasure to meet you."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi solemnly clasped his hands together and performed a traditional martial arts greeting to the other party.

"From this day forward, the green hills will remain, the clear waters will flow forever, and we will meet again."

Where do you live now?

Clearly understanding the meaning behind his words, after a moment of silence, the Young Girl turned her head back to look ahead and asked him calmly.

Give me the address.

Room 1001, Number Two, Fandou Garden, Fandou Street.

Bai Zhi's expression was one of complete non-thinking.

"Okay, I'll pick you up later."

Silently memorizing the address, the Young Girl nodded slightly and, unusually, offered a few words of explanation.

"As Player, it's best to stay away from common people. The Sword Dojo is secluded enough, and there are plenty of Empty Room. You can stay there."

"You're not serious, are you?"

Hearing the earnest voice coming from beside him, Bai Zhi's lips twitched slightly.

"To be honest, it seems like there's not much between us..."

Before Bai Zhi could finish his sentence, the scene before him suddenly changed, and a completely new view appeared in the empty void beneath his feet.

When they saw the scene unfolding beneath their feet, both Dead Zero were stunned.

What kind of world was it that was utterly destroyed by Anomaly? Now Bai Zhi saw it.

What a disgusting posture that was...

There is no earth beneath the Tian Kong.

Mountains, vegetation, Rivers —everything vanished, replaced by writhing, deep red muscles.

These deep red muscles, layered and undulating, clearly resembled magnified blood-red tentacles, forming a disgusting and enormous mass of flesh that clung to the earth and covered the entire planet.

From a distance, it looks like a bloated mass of flesh wrapped around a planet.

With the entire world enveloped by these tentacles, it is essentially utterly destroyed. To expect any humanity to survive within it is nothing short of laughable in the face of such a despairing Anomaly.

But what's even more terrifying is not just that.

Under Bai Zhi's watchful gaze, some of the tentacles spontaneously separated from the massive mass of flesh and disappeared into a gloomy cloud. The cloud then vanished into thin air, its whereabouts unknown.

These clouds, resembling dark clouds, were not just one or two, but thousands upon thousands...

This is the true source of the so-called [Mutation Curse].

As if sensing their gaze, in an instant, hundreds of thousands of eyes suddenly opened above those deep red muscles, their indifferent, cold gazes collectively turning in his direction!!!

Unconsciously letting out a muffled groan, the Dead Zero abruptly closed her eyes, simultaneously yanking Bai Zhi hard with her hand. As she uttered a rapid sound, two streams of blood slowly flowed from her eyes.

"Don't look over there!!!"

"..."

With a slight frown, Bai Zhi turned to look at the Dead Zero, noticing the rapidly bulging skin beneath Zero's face, as if something was about to burst forth. After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi reached out and pulled Zero into his arms.

"Don't move around or think about it. These are just past illusions existing in the Mental World..."

Looking back down, Bai Zi said these words while pointing downwards and giving a big middle finger.

"Eat shit, Liang Feifan!!!"