Xiao Zhi's eyes were pitch black.

Because his heart rate was too fast, ZERO's system has sent him several health monitoring reminders to let him pay attention to his own condition. If necessary, please go offline for a physical examination.

But he couldn't go offline at all, and finally after repeated reminders, Xiao Zhi's heartbeat index was still soaring, he was forcibly kicked off the assembly line by the system.

After that there is nothingness.

He couldn't feel his own existence, and he couldn't feel the sound or light. It was as if he had been pulled out of the world, surrounded by boundless silence.

Is this what death feels like?

In such an empty state, Xiao Zhi was a little flustered at first, and then gradually returned to calm as time went on.

He even had time to think about Asen.

Assen is the lord of Hesse, and this news makes him feel very magical until now. He had guessed the identity of the mysterious Hessian lord before, but no matter how he thought about it, Assen was the first option he excluded.

Part of it is because of the trust in his friends, and the other part is because the difference in personality and behavior is too great.

Could it be that Xiao Zhi fooled him too much back then, or was it the nonsense version of fairy tales that had a bad influence on his young mind?

After thinking about looking at Asen's ignorant little eyes, he couldn't help but scoff at himself, Xiao Zhi: "..."

Suddenly I felt like a sinful man.

He thought about the pile of props in his bag that would probably sparkle after identification.

Or was he wanted as a fraudster?

Xiao Zhi thought about it, if he had a friend, after receiving his valuable gift, the world suddenly disappeared without a word. He also took away all the valuables, not even half a dime left, he should also feel that he has been tricked.

It seems that it is not incomprehensible to turn his face in anger...

This story tells us not to fool those young people who seem mild and deceitful, otherwise, they may get a wanted order that circles the Da Zemenya continent 18 times.

However, what has Assen experienced over the years? Why has it become like this?

Xiao Zhi's thoughts scattered, but he couldn't find the answer for a while. He knew nothing about Asen's six hundred years of experience, and naturally he couldn't speculate the reason for Asen's change.

At this time, Xiao Zhi felt that light appeared in front of his eyes, and it became clearer and clearer, and the clarity was almost dazzling.

At the same time, he also had a sense of touch, and he could feel as if he was lying in some stiff place.

It seems that his life is very hard, not dead.

The world in front of him gradually became clear. Xiao Zhi blinked a few times. The first thing that appeared in his field of vision was a half-collapsed ceiling. The style of the building was very unfamiliar, not anything Xiao Zhi was familiar with.

Has he left the game?

Xiao Zhi looked around, and the surroundings were as dilapidated as the ceiling. This place should have been a residential dwelling, but looking at the appearance and the dust on the ground, it should have been abandoned for a long time.

The sky is orange-red, not the layered red and gold overlapping of the sunset, but a red that makes people feel hot.

The sunlight outside the window was particularly dazzling, and even the light was red.

The surrounding temperature was unbelievably high. Xiao Zhi noticed that there were many traces of melting of plastic-like materials in the house, and the surface of the metal material was also smoking, and it seemed that the temperature was not low.

It is estimated that if you put a piece of meat on it, it will be cooked in a few seconds.

Xiao Zhi got up, the room was so hot, like an oven, if a normal person appeared here, he wouldn't be able to survive at all.

But miraculously, Xiao Zhi was still alive and kicking, and he didn't feel much discomfort other than the heat.

He looked at his hand and found that he was wearing the same clothes he was wearing in the game before. He touched his face, which seemed to be the same one before going offline.

Is he... still using the body in the game?

It was the first time that Xiao Zhi found out that he needed a little time to organize his thoughts when he entered the game, but now he is very calm. Humans' adaptability is indeed infinite.

He tried to open the game interface and found that the interface could be opened, and the basic functions could be used, but the contact functions such as the address book were not working.

Xiao Zhi tried to call, "Big Zhuang Zhuang?"

There was no response, it seems that Da Zhuangzhuang did not come here with him.

Xiao Zhi tried to use the wooden sound bell again, but there was still no response. It seemed that he had no way to return to the hometown of the wood spirit.

He searched the room, where most of the furniture was dilapidated, and finally found a metal object in an unremarkable corner.

It was written in the common language Xiao Zhi had seen in the game: D879611, 217 years of the ephemeris.

Looking at the description, this is a souvenir made to commemorate the first inhabitants to settle on the planet. D879611 is a resource star with a habitability level of E. Most of the people who come to live here are miners and their families.

Xiao Zhi remembered that when he read the forum, the players mentioned that it was the 472nd year of the ephemeris.

More than 200 years ago, there were still a large number of people living here, but now it has become like this. Perhaps this is the disadvantage of relying on resources for development. When resources are exhausted, cities will also decline. Such things are not uncommon in the earth age.

No other clues could be found in the house, Xiao Zhi put on his cloak and walked outside.

It was still unbearably hot outside.

After going out, he found that his original location was an abandoned residential community, and there were no traces of people around, apparently it had been abandoned for a long time.

Xiao Zhi walked along the dilapidated road, which was almost desolate.

After walking for several hours, according to the time displayed by the game, it should be night.

But the sunlight above Xiao Zhi's head still did not weaken in the slightest. Presumably this D879611 and the earth's rotation time are not the same, and even the thing that looks like the sun is not necessarily the sun.

After walking for a while, a dilapidated city appeared in front of Xiao Zhi.

To say that the city is a bit too flattering for this place, although the area of ​​this city is not small, but from the outside, it is no different from the community where Xiao Zhi woke up, and it is even a bit dirty.

It's just that people can be seen in the building, indicating that this is not a no-man's land.

A translucent cover envelopes the entire city, making it finally look like a cyberpunk city of the future.

Unfortunately, the large patch pants swaying in the wind by the window, and the socks hanging on the wall, each of which is not the same style, ruined the cold atmosphere.

The city has no outer walls, so Xiao Zhi picked an inconspicuous direction and walked in quietly.

Stepping into the city, Xiao Zhi clearly felt that the temperature had dropped a lot. It was probably still hotter than Earth, but at least it was enough to keep people alive.

There may not be a concept of city appearance management in this city at all. The ground is full of garbage and dust. I don’t know how many years it has accumulated. It’s quite uncomfortable to step on it.

Xiao Zhi noticed that although there was a lot of rubbish here, he could not see any food residues, which led him to guess that the food supply here might not be sufficient.

As he walked, Xiao Zhi's footsteps paused slightly, and his intuition for chopping cubs told him that someone was quietly following him.

He originally wanted to get rid of the people behind him, but suddenly he had a new idea.

Xiao Zhi walked quietly to the remote place without a trace, and the guy behind him also followed him.

He is not familiar with the road here, but with the guidance of the game map, he moves freely through the streets and alleys like a native aboriginal.

Finally, we arrived at the deserted alley.

"Ahead, where are you going? There's a dead end there."

Xiao Zhi stopped and looked back. Two guys in strange silver cloaks appeared around the corner. Their cloaks were tattered and of strange texture.

Holding rusty iron rods in their hands, the two approached Xiao Zhi from left and right. Xiao Zhi's back was a dead end. If he wanted to escape, he had to move forward. Their positions were just enough to block his escape.

"Hey, the road to Xincheng is not something that outsiders can easily walk through."

"I saw you on the top of the building, and you can come out of the abandoned city alive. You must have some advanced protective shield on your body, right? Hand it over, and then you can leave."

"Don't think about asking for help, even if you shout, no one will care."

Both of them are illiterate gangsters in Xincheng. They say they are gangsters. In fact, the residents of Xincheng are like this, and there are no honest ordinary residents.

They knew how bad D879611's environment was. Without the protective cover, they couldn't survive outside at all. Even inside the city, they had to put on this silver cloak to keep out the light. Going out requires very advanced personal protective equipment, which is simply not affordable for little people like them.

Now there are people who can walk over with only two legs, what is it if it is not a fat sheep?

The two thought they could see the panicked face of the guy on the opposite side, but unexpectedly the other side raised his head and showed them a gentle smile.

Xiao Zhi asked, "No one will care if you shout?"

The two looked at each other, wondering if this person had a brain problem, they lifted the iron bar and rushed towards Xiao Zhi.

"what"

"Ouch……"

"Fuck, please don't fight..."

"Dad forgive me..."

A flurry of commotion passed by, and it turned out that the surroundings were quiet, and no one was interested in meddling around here.

The two men, who were still aggressive before, are now pitifully squatting in the corner holding their heads, as if they were the one who was swept out of the pornography scene.

The gentle-looking man just now took out a stick like an ornament from his cloak and blasted them with a hammer. They haven't reacted yet, they have become what they are now.

Their iron rods were gone, and the cloaks on their bodies had also been stripped off by Xiao Zhi, revealing the patchwork trousers they were wearing inside, and their faces were even blue and purple, which was extremely miserable.

This picture makes it impossible to tell who is the one who robbed.

Xiao Zhi moved his wrist and felt the benefits of the game's body.

Although he is just a crispy mage in the game, in reality, his body's reaction ability is much better than that of ordinary people, and he beats people very smoothly. Coupled with the physical output of the soul chaser, he can't help it. Want to do it again.

The two people on the ground suddenly felt a little cold behind their backs. They quietly looked at Xiao Zhi who was smiling and discussed in a low voice:

"Are you saying he is a star thief? He looks so scary."

"Maybe it's an interstellar wanted criminal, the kind that is wanted by the three major galaxies together."

"Hey, then we're dead."

"Shh, don't talk, pretend you don't know, people who know too much will be silenced."

Xiao Zhi suddenly turned his head, walked in front of them a few steps, and then took out two pieces of black and black round things in their terrified eyes and stuffed them into their mouths.

The next moment, the faces of the two suddenly turned pale.

The eyes of the two gradually became frightened. They subconsciously wanted to spit out what was in their mouths, but they were afraid of the "interstellar wanted criminal" in front of them, so they could only swallow it aggrievedly.

It's over...they must have been poisoned...

Whoa, whoa, I'm going to be killed...

Xiao Zhi looked at them with a kind smile: "If you want an antidote, answer my question honestly, otherwise..."

The two nodded desperately with tears in their eyes, without the slightest suspicion. This feeling that the heartbeat is about to stop is definitely not fake.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi's mood was a little complicated. This was one of the dark history of Asen's cooking exercises back then. It was known as a biscuit. As for the taste... Look how happy they laughed.

The author has something to say: Xiao Zhi: Asen's cooking skills are really good (quietly poured a bottle of red medicine)

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