Red-haired Loli and Bai Zhi

When Dead Zero said those things, Bai Zhi had thought he would be accompanying her on a shopping trip for several hours, but the outcome turned out to be completely different from what he had imagined.

When she said she wanted to buy a phone, she really had meant buying a phone.

The car pulled up directly in front of a phone store. They got out and entered, then walked back out five minutes later. It was swift and decisive, without a second wasted from start to finish.

Altogether, the whole affair had taken less than ten minutes.

"So she really was just buying a phone... Was the phone she used before actually borrowed?"

Seeing her immediately transfer her SIM card into the New Phone after buying it, Bai Zhi honestly began to doubt his own judgment.

Although the matter of [Noah's Ark] had basically been resolved, there was still related wrap up work to do. After that, Dead Zero returned to her post.

She had originally wanted to drive him home first, but he declined.

Afterward, Bai Zhi checked the time and set off for the Inner World.

West Pavilion Gardener was waiting for him in the waiting hall of the S-rank Highest-Tier Station.

Compared with before, his complexion was much better now, and he had clearly become somewhat more composed.

Bai Zhi could distinctly sense those subtle changes in him.

The discussion and invitation concerning the Final Instance reached a conclusion just three minutes later.

—He gladly accepted the invitation.

In truth, he had no reason to refuse. Unless a Player did not intend to participate in the Final Instance, anyone with eyes could see just how important a reliable Teammate was in this environment.

March-shi, Dead Zero, West Pavilion Gardener.

So far, he had found three people