"Hello there. You must be the external manpower for this time. I am the examiner for this mission. You can just call me Examiner."
The Examiner lady clearly had no intention of revealing more personal information. After saying this, she skillfully led the team towards one of the dozen or so passages in the outpost.
"Then I'll be watching you here with Aethel. My brother will take control of your Bangboo when necessary."
Belle stood still, waved at Mo Xuan, and said. Although she was not there in person, the communication could always be transmitted through Fairy. It was as if she were experiencing the same thing.
"In the end, I'm still the one doing the work."
Mo Xuan complained helplessly, then followed the Examiner lady's footsteps towards the passage.
"Then I'll go in with you. Are you willing to take me?"
Belle asked with a grin.
"I'd rather not."
Mo Xuan waved his hand at Belle with his back to her. She was not Zhu Yuan. A woman with no fighting ability who entered Hollow Zero could only be a meal for the Ethereals. Fortunately, sister Belle's IQ was worthy of praise. She usually had many clever ideas. With her watching from behind, Mo Xuan was also at ease.
The Examiner lady, seeing that only Mo Xuan was following, had no objection. A team was usually like this. One person would be left outside the Hollow to prevent accidents. If something really happened, it wouldn't be a total wipeout. There wouldn't even be anyone to send a message. Anyway, as long as the assessment could be completed, it didn't matter how many people went.
Mo Xuan followed the Examiner lady into the Hollow. The two Bangboos hugged his two legs and went in together, so as not to be pulled away by a chaotic area of space. After entering Hollow Zero, the scenery here was very different from before. Mo Xuan remembered that the place he had entered before was like a sandy area, while this time it was a chaotic space.
Looking ahead, it was still the ruins of the old capital. But this piece of ruins at this time was as if it were built on the surface of the sea. The houses were rising and falling with the waves in front of his eyes. At first glance, you would think you were hallucinating. But in fact, those houses were really moving. The atmosphere was strange and terrifying.
"Newbie, this way."
The Examiner lady waved at Mo Xuan, then skillfully rushed towards the target location. Don't look at her as a girl. The number of times she had entered a Hollow was probably ten times that of Mo Xuan.
Mo Xuan followed the Examiner lady forward. After walking a few steps, he came to a pedestrian street. At this time, the sound of fighting was everywhere. Mo Xuan looked forward with curiosity. A fountain square was crowded with Ethereals, and an investigation team was surrounded by these Ethereals. Those humans were not to be trifled with. Their alloy blades were all chipped, and they were hacking pieces of Ethereals into black fragments.
"Stop looking. Let's go."
The Examiner lady urged from the side.
"Don't we need to help?"
Mo Xuan looked at the Examiner lady with surprise. He had thought that this assessment would be to solve these Ethereals along the way.
"Our mission is not to rescue. Since they dare to come to Hollow Zero, they are naturally prepared to stay here forever. This is Hollow Zero (Hell), after all."
The expression on the Examiner lady's face was calm, as if the ones fighting desperately against the Ethereals were not human compatriots. In her eyes, the Hollow data was more important.
"Do you think they have a high chance of winning?"
Mo Xuan asked as he caught up with the Examiner lady. Since she had already said so, Mo Xuan couldn't go against her attitude and go to help. What's more, helping in his human form was just sending himself to death.
"It's hard to say. If no notorious Ethereals come, they should be able to get out alive. If they do come..."
The Examiner lady spread her hands and said. But she clearly had a crow's mouth. After she said this, a roar came from outside the pedestrian street. A tall, notorious Dullahan rushed into the Ethereal swarm, pushed aside the other Ethereals, and charged at the human team's defense line.
"Get ready to watch the fireworks."
The Examiner lady took a look, quickened her pace, and muttered under her breath.
"What fireworks?"
"A person with dignity, before being transformed by an Ethereal, will light the final fireworks of their life and perish with them. Boom!"
The Examiner lady made an explosion gesture with her fingers. Mo Xuan's expression instantly became gloomy. But he was not blaming the Examiner lady for being heartless. As an investigator, she must have seen this kind of thing countless times. Wasn't Hollow Zero just this kind of place?
The Examiner lady seemed to be afraid of being chased by the notorious Dullahan. She had already changed to a running speed. Mo Xuan, on the other hand, squatted down and held Stand-boo's arm. Stand-boo quickly turned into his appearance, even mimicking the sunglasses on his face. Then it followed the Examiner lady's footsteps. Mo Xuan, on the other hand, ran towards the square.
"Henshin!"
The OOO Driver and the belt appeared on his waist with his thought. Three core medals were inserted into the driver. Mo Xuan ran while taking down the O Scanner on his waist and scanned the driver diagonally downwards.
[Taka! Tora! Batta! TaToBa, TaToBa, TaToBa!]
A strong man with half of his body covered in metal parts was now struggling to hold back the long sword slash of the notorious Dullahan. He was not only holding a shield with both his arms, but the two mechanical arms extending from his shoulders were also each holding a shield. With this strong man's size and appearance, some people would believe it if you said he was cosplaying the Dead End Butcher. A team that could have easily killed Ethereals was now unlucky enough to run into a notorious Ethereal. To put it in human terms, it was an elite among elites. This was already not something this small team could handle.
"Boss, I can't hold on much longer."
The two-and-a-half-meter-tall strong man said in a震声 (zhènshēng - booming voice). He could feel his mechanical arms heating up. He couldn't hold back the notorious Dullahan for much longer. And his other teammates were dealing with the tide-like ordinary Ethereals and couldn't care about this side at all.
"You have to hold on even if you can't. If you, this shield tank, fall, we'll all die."
The captain was a similarly burly man. His two arms were wrapped in metal arm guards. One punch to smash an Ethereal was not a problem. But at this time, he could not get away to deal with the notorious Dullahan. And this captain also had his own thoughts. If he went up to hold back the notorious Dullahan, his good teammates might take the opportunity to sell him out. That would be really over.
Conversely, now that the shield tank was holding back the notorious Dullahan, the others still had a chance to run. To put it bluntly, you should never underestimate the human will to survive. Selling out teammates was a common occurrence in a Hollow. No one would find it strange.
The shield tank wanted to hold on, but his equipment had already reached its limit. After the notorious Dullahan swung its sword down, a mechanical arm broke with a sound. The big man's face was full of despair. On one hand, he was heartbroken about the mechanical arm he had spent a lot of money to assemble. On the other hand, he felt that his life had come to an end. A life review was already playing in his mind.
"It's over."
The shield tank big man muttered to himself. Just as he was about to be beheaded by the notorious Dullahan, a red, yellow, and green light suddenly flew over. Two green grasshopper legs kicked at the notorious Dullahan's head, sending it flying a dozen meters away, crashing heavily into a building.
The shield tank big man stared at the knight who had landed in front of him with his mouth agape. He swore he had never seen such a scene in his life. He had seen a hero save a beauty, but he had never seen one save a sweaty shield tank.
After Mo Xuan landed, the combo core on his chest glowed faintly, and his grasshopper-like legs changed to a human form. The tiger emblem in the middle began to glow. The claws that were usually folded on his arms unfolded and attached to the back of his hands, turning into two sharp tiger claws.
At this time, the notorious Dullahan had already rushed out of the ruins. It was extremely angry, and the black hole on its head was spinning. Seeing the human who had attacked it, it immediately ran over with large strides.
Mo Xuan did not dodge. He charged at the notorious Dullahan. The hawk-eye vision on his head automatically captured the enemy's movements for prediction. At the moment of close combat, Mo Xuan lowered his head and bent down to avoid the notorious Dullahan's long sword slash. With his hands back to back, he plunged the two tiger claws into the notorious Dullahan's chest.
'ROAR!'
The notorious Dullahan let out a roar, but the next moment, the roar was cut short. Mo Xuan's two hands with tiger claws forcefully pulled outwards. The notorious Dullahan's chest cavity was directly split into two halves. He was literally torn in half from the middle. Its huge body fell to the left and right in two pieces, kicking up a cloud of dust.
At this point, the notorious Dullahan was not yet dead. The black hole on its head was still spinning. Mo Xuan knew very well that the Ethereal's weak point was there and immediately followed up with a finishing blow. With one claw刺 (cì - piercing) down, the whole world became quiet.
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