Absolute Zone Zero: I survive in Liufen Street

The bright moon hung high in the sky, and from the silent and empty ruins, the wails of the dead and the laughter of boys and girls could be heard frequently.

How could such a bizarre and horrific incident happen in this hollow place that was supposed to be a paradise?!

Let us follow the on-site reporter, the humanoid disguised as the skeleton "Tyrfing", into the scene and uncover the truth!

"Xiaobai, there's an Ikai being attracted here!"

"Huh? Someone actually delivered it to my door?"

In the ruins of a collapsed house, two white-haired children, a boy and a girl, were seen holding steel pipes in their hands, standing in front of a disappearing corpse. They turned their heads together and looked at the human-shaped corpse that had just appeared in their sight.

The tall, roofless wall blocked out the moonlight and cast a shadow around them.

Only a delicate little lantern placed on the pile of stones flickered, emitting a faint light that tried to dispel the darkness and illuminate the eyes of the two people who were emitting surprise.

It's a pity that the eyes and brain of the humanoid skeleton were eaten by the "core" when they were corroded and transformed by the ether, leaving only basic attack instincts.

Otherwise, when faced with two pairs of these fiery, glowing, hungry wolf-like eyes, one gold and one red, the skeleton would feel something was wrong and would turn around and run away.

Instead of shaking and raising the blade forearm made of ether crystals like now, intending to launch an attack.

After a battle whose outcome was doomed from the start, Yi Hai, the reporter seeking the truth, unfortunately followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, Lei Zhu Yi Hai, and was tied up.

"What a lucky guy!" The steel pipe Bai Yu had used to poke the lightning spider was now being used by Fufu to poke the newly captured Tyr'Fing. "Just when I wanted to test the differences between different Ikai, Ikai showed up. Hehehe~"

"...This kind of humanoid Yi Hai feels really creepy when it hits me." Bai Yu stepped hard on the struggling "Tir Feng" and tightened the rope in his hand to suppress the Yi Hai, whose body was like a thin adult.

"The young man's body shape is really not suitable for fighting. His body shape is a big disadvantage.

With short arms and legs and a light body, he could be sent flying far away with just one hit.

Even a gifted girl with extraordinary strength like Kollida needs weapons to better display her skills.

Unlike Anton, an adult who can fight with his bare hands and not be knocked back even if hit." Bai Yu recalled the battle with Tyrfing and sighed helplessly.

In the past, when escape was the main means of combat, teenagers had the advantage of being short and light, moving quickly, and being able to maneuver easily in narrow and complex terrain.

When it turned into a frontal battle, they were all at a disadvantage, especially now that Bai Yu had no effective means of attack.

It's okay to face this ordinary small one, but what if he has to face [Armored Hati] again, that kind of giant with thick skin, thick shield, high defense and huge body.

Without hot weapons in hand, Bai Yu would inevitably be in a tough fight even if he increased his physical stats several times.

What he learned at the Public Security Bureau were basically grappling and fighting techniques, with the main purpose of subduing the enemy, and they could not be used directly on Yi Hai.

After all, sheriffs generally don't go into the Hollow, so the criminals they face are of course human.

If you want to learn the techniques of fighting Yi Hai, you may have to go for training with the Criminal Investigation Department.

As for the firearms instruction, no matter how easy Instructor Brand was to talk to, he would never let the two kids touch guns in the training ground. At most, they could listen in on the theoretical knowledge.

"Don't worry, love and bread...ah! No.

I mean, we'll have body value adjustments and simulated combat training grounds.

"At the current rate of energy collection, if we stay in the cave for a few more days, we'll have enough energy to adjust our body values." Fu Fu said optimistically to Bai Yu, tapping Tyrfing's head core.

"Yes, converting etheric energy and killing Yi Hai can be done at the same time.

Having said that, I really didn't expect that the new method you mentioned was to kill Yi Hai.

Am I finally going to follow the path of the protagonist in the "traditional system novel" of killing monsters and leveling up? "Bai Yu joked. "But isn't the source of Yi Hai's energy still ether?

Why is it that after killing Yi Hai, the system doesn't need to convert time and can directly absorb it into energy?"

"Because what the system collects isn't ether at all, but the energy wave that erupts at the moment the 'active ether' transforms and dissipates its activity." Fu Fu adjusted her non-existent glasses and used a steel pipe as a pointer. A light curtain the size of a blackboard unfolded behind her, displaying various theoretical data one by one.

"Xiaobai, have you ever considered this: the characteristic of a void is that it's filled with corrosive energy called ether. And when intelligent life corroded by the ether is transformed into etheric corpses, it further activates the ether within the void."

The most effective way to fight against the void now is to reduce the activity of "ether" in the void by killing the corpses.

It is possible that any quantum transformation will generate new energy. However, the deactivation of the "ether" does not increase the "ether" in the void, so what does the lost energy become?

Today's human technology is not able to capture it, or they don't have time to study it.

But the system is different. We live on energy, and even the slightest energy fluctuation cannot escape the system's sensing.

So..." Fu Fu put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "After killing Yi Hai, the energy fluctuations generated at the moment of "Ether" deactivation can be directly absorbed and converted.

This pure energy wave does not hinder the system's conversion of "ether" energy.

This is the high efficiency and power of the system. Applause if you understand! "

"Pah, pah, pah!" Bai Yu, with a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, gave a seal-like applause. "Thank you, Teacher Fufu, for your explanation. I didn't understand it completely, but I roughly understood that the system is trying to capture the energy wave at the moment when the skeleton core loses its activity."

Then can the system also directly absorb Yi Hai's "core"? "

"Good question." Teacher Fu Fu praised Bai Yu's ability to grasp the key points.

"But I'm sorry to tell you, the answer is: No.

Because the skeleton is "alive", according to the system's prohibition regulations, we cannot directly absorb the original energy of living organisms.

It covers a wide range, but to summarize it simply: no matter what form they take, as long as they are living organisms, they are not allowed.

This is an iron rule." Fu Fu spread her hands, indicating that she had no other choice.

"...I can probably guess the reason for this rule." Bai Yu thought for a moment and said with a sigh, "If there weren't such a rule, with your abilities, I'm afraid the energy of the entire civilization would be absorbed instantly."

"If we really choose to do that, the world's will will not adopt a gentle suppression or expulsion attitude towards us.

Some are even more generous and turn a blind eye to our "infiltration".

Instead, it will evolve into: once discovered, they will be directly annihilated." Fu Fu closed her eyes and explained silently, "Don't think we are too powerful.

Although the system's life form is rather special, we are still a race of living beings living under [rules].

I don't have the ability to directly challenge the [World Will].

"I feel a lot more at ease now." Bai Yu smiled and said, "Thank you to the [World Will] and the [Rules]."

"...I always feel that it sounds weird when you say this now." Fu Fu pouted and snorted.

Yi Hai, who was stepped on by Bai Yu, was also very dissatisfied with the two of them ignoring it, and struggled and roared even harder.

"I'm so sorry for neglecting you, my 'guest.'" Bai Yu lifted his foot and adjusted his physical stats. "...Please forgive my neglect. I'll send you on your way now."

click-

With a soft sound, the core of Yi Hai's head was crushed beneath Bai Yu's feet. A burst of colorful "ether" smoke erupted, disappearing along Bai Yu's calf.

"It seems that you are not afraid of the erosion of "ether" so you dare to directly use your body to touch the "core" of Yihai." Fu Fu absorbed the burst of energy waves and complained while looking at Bai Yu's actions. "If it were anyone else, if they were sprayed by the "ether substance" like this, they would have to go to the hospital.

Xiaobai, you should be more careful in front of others and be more restrained."

"I know. I won't do this in front of outsiders." The body of Yi Hai under Bai Yu's feet began to dissipate. He untied the ropes that bound him and listened attentively to the sounds around him. He said to Fu Fu, "It seems that the commotion we just made has attracted a lot of uninvited "guests" here.

Let's leave here first and see if we can invite a different type of 'guest'."

"...I hope that heaven does not forcibly kidnap the person who invited guests, Baimen." Fu Fu wiped the corner of her eyes hypocritically and prayed heartlessly for the next "guest" who was about to be invited by Bai Yu.

He picked up Bai Yu's small lantern, followed Bai Yu happily, and disappeared into the night together.

The corner has returned to silence, and only the moon is watching these unknown secrets.