Absolute Zone Zero: As a corpse, elegance needs no words

Lone Wolf Outpost.

"Brother...why do I feel like this place is much more tense than the last time we came..."

Ling followed Zhe obediently, watching the soldiers armed with live ammunition coming and going. She finished her words softly, completely different from the way she was in the video store.

If you don't follow the rules here, you will really get shot.

"Maybe something happened in Hollow Zero. This is an outpost after all..."

Zhe looked calm and composed, not looking around, but looking at these defense forces, he could guess a thing or two.

Apart from the incident at Hollow Zero, what else could have made the atmosphere here tense?

"Xuan Li! Xuan Li, don't run around. The guards just warned you..."

Seeing Xuanli ignoring the people around him, Ling couldn't help but call out a few words anxiously.

"It's okay. We're here to help, not to be detained. Why are you so nervous..."

Xuan Li waved his hand and said to Ling with a smile.

As long as you don't do anything out of the ordinary, it won't be so easy for something to go wrong...

"Hold still! Put your hands up!"

"This is a security area. Outsiders are prohibited from entering. Please follow the designated route to the open area!"

Just as Xuan Li was about to finish his words, two guards pointed their guns at him, and a deep and serious voice sounded from under their helmets.

Xuan Li's smile froze on his face.

"Oh, I told you, Xuanli, to stop running around..."

Ling and Zhe came to Xuanli. Zhe explained to the two sentries, and Ling led him forward.

"That's not right. I went there just to see the full view of Hollow Zero. Why am I not allowed?"

"Was the outpost this strict before?"

Xuan Li frowned. He was not stupid, so he would not step into the security area even though he knew it was there. The place he had just been in was just an observation deck.

"I remember it wasn't like this before, and I don't know why now. Maybe it's a requirement from above, or maybe there's something special about Hollow Zero..."

Ling tilted her head and said a few words to Xuanli. Her eyes fell on the huge hole in the distance that almost covered the sky and the earth, and her mind was filled with thoughts.

Hollow Zero, the culprit behind everything.

To date, humanity has explored less than one-tenth of the interior of Void Zero...

No one knows what's in here.

"But actually, we can see some clues from the details."

Ling looked around mysteriously, then withdrew her gaze from the staff passing by and said

"If there were a choice, such an important place and such an important matter would definitely not be associated with an independent investigator."

After all, to put it nicely, this kind of person is an independent investigator, and to put it bluntly, he is an illegal rope maker.

"But since this has happened, it means that the government's manpower has been stretched to a certain extent..."

"Look over there. Even though those two people are in uniform, you can tell they're nervous. They must be newcomers."

"Normally, newcomers won't be exposed to missions related to the outpost and Hollow Zero."

Ling observed everything in detail, and with just a few glances, she had a general understanding of the current official situation.

"Is that so? It seems there are indeed some unknown circumstances within Hollow Zero."

Xuan Li felt that Ling's words made sense and nodded slightly.

"Should we ask around later? Perhaps we'll find something unexpected..."

"The strongest rope maker and the strongest Ikuro join forces to create the strongest combination... Isn't this just another kind of ZZZ?"

Faced with Xuan Li's half-encouragement and half-suggestion, Ling's eyes lit up and she directly accepted the title of "the strongest rope maker".

Although she didn't understand what the ZZZ in the second half of the sentence meant, she had always intended to conduct an in-depth investigation into Void Zero, and Xuan Li's words were exactly what she wanted.

"Okay, okay, then..."

After whispering, Ling smiled slyly.

"Xuan Li, maybe we can even fleece the defense forces. Just thinking about it is exciting..."

Xuan Li listened to Ling's thoughts, stretched out a finger and pointed at Ling, shaking it up and down a few times, sighed twice, and a smile appeared on his face.

"You are exactly what I like..."

"Hey, that's right, we are the ZZZ group..."

In the back, Zhe, who had finally finished explaining to the sentry, arrived late. He looked at the two guys whispering in front of him and raised his eyebrows.

Something is wrong, isn't it?

How was he excluded?

He remembers that Xuanli’s current position was his at the beginning, right?

A moment later, the three of them arrived at a large camp at the outpost, which was also the location of Ling and Zhe's mission.

The three of them looked around curiously. Xuan Li's gaze swept around and fell on the computer screen on his left.

There was a pattern displayed on the screen, with five large white characters below the pattern.

Wistar Society.

Inside the camp, Ling looked left and right, and finally saw someone who looked like the commander here.

Ling walked towards the man, and Xuanli and Zhe followed behind, but were a few steps behind.

The main task force member is Ling. Zhe is here to help Ling in case of any accidents, while Xuanli will enter Hole Zero later to assist.

Behind the table, Lei raised her head when she heard footsteps and saw Ling coming over. She smiled and said

"I noticed it the moment you walked into the tent, little girl—your fresh, youthful face."

She raised her hand to adjust the three sides of her black-framed square glasses and chuckled.

"Or should I call you, Ms. Independent Investigator."

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Ling to respond, she began to introduce herself.

"I'm a researcher at the Wistar Institute. My name is Lei—Lei for short. My colleagues usually call me Lei, but you can just call me Lei."

"Uh...it doesn't seem to make any difference..."

The corners of Ling's mouth twitched, and she looked embarrassed.

Lei stood up straight, put one hand on her waist, and a conspicuous mechanical arm behind her swayed with the amplitude of her body. She said with a smile on her face

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of association salesperson who makes you queue behind the service window."

"As long as you can deliver my lovely observation data from the void to my door, I will treat you as my dearest partner."

Seeing Ling waiting for the next words, the smile on her face became even wider. She was a little overwhelmed by the lack of manpower here.

"Right now, I have an important task for you."

"The data station located on the edge of Void Zero has been attacked by a swarm of wandering corpses. We need personnel to recover the observation data."

"You will be escorting the Association's investigators along the way, who will also be your 'examiner' for this mission."

Not only do you need to fight, you also need to escort someone?

Ling frowned slightly and glanced at Xuanli behind her.

Doesn’t this mean that Xuan Li can’t act rashly?