Absolute Zone Zero: I survive in Liufen Street

【Hollow Guide】

A title that suddenly became popular in a specific small circle half a year ago, just like various new trendy words or inexplicable lucky symbols.

In the earliest times, this title referred to a person, should it be a 'person'?

It does not matter.

Anyway, originally, this word came from a thank-you post by a citizen who was lost in a cave and was lucky enough to be rescued.

The young poster who escaped death could not suppress his gratitude but could not find his benefactor to express it, so he created a post and checked in every day, praying for his benefactor's safety and praying that luck would continue to protect him.

But soon, people who had the same experience came across this post one after another.

They discussed their "lucky" experiences with each other and the small "benefactor" who was wearing a shabby coat and had a hood on his head that made it impossible to see his face.

They either sincerely or jokingly called that little benefactor like a traffic policeman or a security officer who showed the way to the citizens, but it was just an empty sign.

Thus, the name "Guide" was unanimously accepted and became the internal nickname of this lucky team.

Many netizens who stumbled upon this post also mistook it for a wishing post, equating "guide" with luck.

As Bai Yu and Fu Fu's range of activities and the frequency of their missions expanded, they appeared in front of others more and more times, and the number of people they saved increased.

Unlike ordinary citizens, the "colleagues" rescued by Bai Yu have their own information channels.

The number of times Bai Yu completed tasks and the length of time he was active in the cave, although this information was not accurate, they could still be guessed roughly by comparing with each other.

Speculations about this dynamic newcomer swirled, and it was from here that the rumors began to distort and distort.

Three people make a tiger, not to mention the gossip and legends that are a mixture of truth and falsehood. I don’t know which smart person with a wild imagination used this name to write a short story "Urban Tales: The Guide" and posted it on the [Rope Net] urban legend section.

Thanks to the author's excellent writing skills, the story is thrilling and bizarre, yet also reveals some real and realistic elements. As a result, the reputation of "The Hollow Guide" spread like wildfire.

Mixing real-life events with fictional stories makes it difficult for many people to distinguish between what is true and what is false.

This was also the main reason for the misunderstanding when Anbi and Baiyu met for the first time.

But logically speaking, as Bai Yu and Fu Fu were forced to live in the Security Bureau dormitory, they had to suspend all matters related to the void and fade out of the [Rope Net].

This kind of story should have lost its popularity long ago and become obsolete.

But there was a man with only a modest "etheric adaptability," no reputation, no strength, and even less the courage to venture into the void and carve out his own path. Fortunately, he was a clever fellow who had high aspirations and didn't want to be someone else's underling.

He and a few like-minded friends he found managed to build up this reputation!

After the [Shepherd] talked to Bai Yu, in order not to disrupt the balance of the [Rope Net]'s commissioned business, Bai Yu began to charge the rescued people according to his mood and the other party's attitude.

At the same time, a small group of cave thieves who used the name "Hollow Guide" also began to quietly use this name to tentatively collect money from people on the periphery.

However, the elders of [Rope Net] speculated that the strength of the person behind this name was unpredictable. These imposters were very cautious at first and did not dare to go too far.

Although it cost money, at least the person was taken away, so relying on the good reputation left by Bai Yu, he really gained a lot of benefits and gratitude.

Even if some of the rescued people felt uncomfortable, money was less important than life. Therefore, not many people went up to the rope net and said anything.

Bai Yu was ashamed to read about the news about the "Guide" (a chuunibyou title), so Fu Fu naturally paid little attention. The few sporadic complaints were quickly drowned out by the fictional story and failed to attract anyone's attention.

But as time went on, the activity of the "real owner" of the [Rope Net] became less and less frequent, and a few months ago, there was no news at all. The number of people who actually paid attention to him also decreased, and most people assumed that he had met with an unexpected disaster.

So these impostors gradually became more and more presumptuous.

They intimidate, blackmail, and rob people. After they have cheated them of their money, they just take them to any empty hole or crevice and push them in.

I also complained that fewer and fewer people believed in the legend of the Hollow Guide, and that it was becoming increasingly difficult to make money. I was thinking about whether I should find a more practical name to make money.

Under such circumstances, Bai Zhi began to hunt for corpses in the cave every night to hone his martial arts skills, and naturally began his habit of picking up people again.

Before the bounty hunter Snowy Owl's name became known throughout the other world because of that unfortunate mission, his habit of picking up people was naturally included in the legend of the Hollow Guide, just like many other deeds of helping others by unknown people.

In fact, these impostors had witnessed Bai Zhi's skills when he hunted Yi Hai.

As the old saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. These few people who tried to deceive others finally hit a wall.

Attracted by the rumor that the [Hollow Guide] can easily find paths and items in the hollow.

The boss of the company that was targeting the [Arpeggio Fault] set his sights on this "Hollow Guide" gang and sent his men to "invite" them to work for them.

If these people had the courage to enter high-risk caves, they would not be scammers under other people's names.

Without Bai Zhi's strength, the scammers dared not to confront others and overturn the table to refuse, nor did they dare to be exposed as impostors for fear of losing their lives.

So the smart leader among these people directly took the title of "leader" and asked the military forces to kill his previous employer [Snowy Owl], so as to divert the trouble to others, and then wanted to take the opportunity to escape with the deposit.

After that, it was none of their business whether Bai Zhi lived or died with his employer.

But they never expected that this group of robbers disguised as a legitimate company were unreasonable and put them under house arrest before going to find Bai Zhi.

What was even more unexpected was that Snow Owl was not at all tempted by the huge amount of money, and his temper was so brutal that he could turn against them even when faced with more than a dozen guns.

At that time, a gun was pointed at the head. The counterfeit people who were used as a backup in the negotiation watched the surveillance video of Bai Zhi getting up to leave after the deal fell through. Their clothes were soaked with cold sweat and they almost wet their pants with fear. They all felt that their lives were over.

As a result, the situation took a surprising turn. When Bai Zhi heard the name "Hollow Guide", he actually accepted the task with a gloomy face.

The scammers who had managed to escape with their lives returned to their imprisonment room and collapsed on the floor, feeling both relieved and confused.

The leader looked at the petite girl who was specially hired by their team to impersonate Bai Yu, and began to doubt whether there was really a real person among them.

The girl, who was a little confused herself, finally denied it, which ended the wishful thinking of their leader.

Sometimes the hardest part is waiting for the final outcome.

Although the imposters who were imprisoned in this base were not physically abused, living under the fear of death at any time every day was enough to drive them crazy.

Among these people, those who were mentally fragile or even collapsed wanted to tell the truth to the guards and ask for a quick death.

But their instinct to survive made them unable to open their mouths, and in the end they could only pray cowardly, hoping that the thread of hope tied to Bai Zhi, as fragile as a spider silk, could really hold back the knife of death.

So when Bai Zhi kicked open the door of the room where they were imprisoned with anger, the reactions of the imposters who saw his figure were not shock, fear and timidity as Bai Zhi thought.

On the contrary, when these people saw Bai Zhi walking in with a murderous look on his face and the guard falling at his feet, they were stunned for a full minute in disbelief.

Then, with a cold snort, Bai Zhi was about to attack him when he rushed to Bai Zhi, knelt down in front of him, hugged his thighs, and began to cry loudly as if he had really seen his own father.

The crying was so heart-wrenching, so sincere and emotional, with tears streaming down her face.

Bai Zhi burst into tears right there.

Small Theater

The imposters: Big Bro! You're finally here! Oh, no, that's not right. It's Big Bro, why are you only here now?!

Sooo ...

Bai Zhi, holding a knife: No... Wait?! Who's your big brother?! (Maomao is at a loss)

Jane Du/Fu Fu behind the camera: Hahahahahahahahahaha!! (Laughs so hard she bangs her head on the table)