Zone Zero: I'm invincible now that the heavenly fire has killed Nineveh!

Soon, led by Ies, the group arrived at a wall.

"Rope maker, where do we go next?"

Billy looked at the dead end in front of him and asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Full speed ahead!"

Iez commanded with great passion.

"Full speed ahead? But there's a wall in front of me!"

Billy's eyes widened like saucers as he looked at Eis with suspicion: "Rope Maker, you're not deliberately messing with us because Boss Nicole won't transfer Su Chen to you, are you?"

"You're not only questioning my expertise, you're also questioning my character!"

Bell puffed out and shouted, "The right path is just ahead. Go through it and you'll leave the cave."

"But there's a wall in front of us!"

Billy kept shouting.

“Do as the rope craftsman says. You have to understand that the void is chaotic and disordered, which also means…” Nicole reminded her.

Ambi added, "A way out can look like a dead end, and a dead end can look like a dead end."

"These two are the most reasonable people."

Ling nodded in satisfaction, "Then I'll log off now. Remember to take Ies back to the video store!"

After saying that, Bell disconnected from Ies's sensory synchronization, and Bomb's electronic screen went completely black.

"Then let's go."

Su Chen looked at the wall in front of him with an interested expression.

This was his first time trying to pass through a wall.

He picked up Bomb and strode toward the wall.

Behind them, Ambition and Nicole followed closely.

"Wait for me! This looks really painful!"

Billy closed his eyes and charged toward the wall in a grotesque manner.

With a strange sense of relaxation, the four of them and Bomb successfully made their way through.

Just like a diver suddenly emerging from the water, the oppressive feeling of etheric energy vanished instantly.

"Phew, it's finally out!"

Billy inhaled deeply, savoring the wonderful sensations of the outside world.

"I never imagined that retrieving a safe would cause so much trouble," Nicole said dejectedly. "We haven't even retrieved the safe yet, and we've already incurred another service fee."

"Relax, didn't we get so many skeleton cores this time?"

Su Chen patted Nicole on the shoulder and said, "If you need more money, just come and get some more."

To be honest, he was still a little unsatisfied.

Imagine how wonderful it would be if the gold coins dropped from defeating monsters appeared in the real world.

"Do you think this is a game? You just grind monsters when you're short on coins." Nicole rolled her eyes at Su Chen. "Such dangerous things should be avoided as much as possible. I don't want to put everyone in danger for a few Tennys."

"If I hadn't already accepted this commission, I would have given up on it."

She was still somewhat frightened after being surrounded by dozens of skeletons this time.

If it weren't for Su Chen, they might all be in danger.

……

RandomPlay video store on Sixth Street.

After leaving the empty rabbit hutch, the group escorted Ies back to his home.

"As expected of the legendary rope maker Phaethon, we were able to get out of the cave thanks to your help!"

Billy gave Ling and Zhe a thumbs up.

"Hey, if you praise me a little more, maybe I'll get an even bigger discount!"

Ling tilted her head and said with a smile.

Nicole would be very happy if there was a discount.

"Ambition said expressionlessly."

"Ah, the store manager was just joking."

Billy sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"However, I really have to thank you both for today, otherwise we would all be trapped in the cave and unable to get out."

"You're welcome. We were just doing it for Nicole."

Zhe said with a gentle expression and a hint of apology, "I apologize for some of my sister's words. We absolutely did not mean to steal someone else's partner."

As he spoke, Zhe glanced at Ling.

Ling stuck out her tongue and made a cute expression.

"It's alright. As long as you give me a discount on the commission fee this time, I can generously forgive you."

Nicole said with a smile.

"This is the only thing that's unacceptable. You've owed us money for several months now, and not raising the interest rate is already a huge concession."

Zhe smiled and declined.

"Speaking of which, we've safely brought your people out of the cave. Nicole, shouldn't you fulfill your promise to pay off your debts?"

Bell looked at Nicole and said.

"The commission isn't over yet, so we can't just pay the final payment now. The task I was given was to take my people and the client's belongings out of the void, and we've only completed half of it so far."

"Therefore, the mission is not complete until we retrieve the safe."

Nicole gave a sly smile.

"Okay, as expected of Nicole, she really is as cunning as a rabbit."

Zhe looked surprised and sighed.

Ling: "You can't renege on your promise after we get the safe back."

"Don't worry, our Cunning Rabbit House has always operated with integrity and keeps its word!"

Nicole patted her chest and assured her.

"Hehe, Nicole, you really know how to tell corny jokes."

Ling laughed a few times, but it wasn't very sincere.

"By the way, according to Amb and Billy's intelligence, the safe is within the range of a high-threat entity called [Duraham]. It was transformed by the Aether corruption of White Miguel, the leader of the Red Fang Gang, and still retains a strong obsession with the safe."

Nicole pretended not to hear Bell's mockery and earnestly explained the situation.

“A superior who retains his obsession is indeed difficult to deal with.”

Zhe frowned, feeling that this was a bit of a problem.

"It wasn't that difficult, at least it was easier than the eighty-odd skeletons we encountered today." Nicole waved her hand, not that nervous.

With Ambi and Billy alone, they can hold their own against Durham. With her and Su Chen added to the mix, taking down Durham shouldn't be a problem.

"That's true."

Zhe glanced at Su Chen subconsciously.

He also saw Su Chen's performance through HDD projection, which was indeed quite amazing.

"By the way, I also have a USB drive that I found on the white guy. He values ​​it very much, and it's very likely related to that safe."

Nicole took out a red, tusk-shaped pendant with a charred metal connector at one end.

"Found it on your person?"

Ling looked at Nicole with a half-smile.

This is clearly petty theft, isn't it?

“That’s not important,” Nicole waved her hand. “What’s important is that this USB drive is carried by the white guy, so it must contain some important information, which is very likely related to the secret of the safe.”

"But this USB drive seems to have been damaged."

Zhe frowned as he looked at the charred base of the USB drive.

"It is slightly damaged, but with the methods of your [Phaethon], retrieving the data inside should be quite simple."

Nicole looked at the two of them expectantly.

"HDD's computing power is mostly used to calculate [Radish], and there is no extra computing power. But if it is just to export chip data, we can try to repair it with the help of the net's computing power."

Zhe took the USB drive and examined the extent of the damage.

As a legendary rope craftsman, Phaethon's account has certain privileges within the rope network, allowing him to access some of its data.

"Be careful when exporting data; there might be some viruses in it."

Su Chen suddenly spoke up to remind him.

Based on the events depicted in the story, the hacker likely left a virus on the USB drive.

Otherwise, a hacker capable of breaching the rope net wouldn't have been tricked by the siblings' simple scheme.

It's better to keep Phaethon's max-level character.

"I'll pay attention."

Zhe thought Su Chen's words made sense.

Then, he inserted the USB drive into the computer and carefully checked it for viruses.

"Ok?"

A question mark appeared above Su Chen's head, then his expression remained blank.

Is that the kind of attention you should be?

Phaethon, your account is gone!