Gate of Revelation - Chapter 681

Chapter 681: 681

GOR Chapter 681 Central Zone

“Adam, are you sure you don’t need any equipment?”

Shen was standing at the place once known as the main control area . He held Adam with his right hand .

“Mm! Gibbs told me before, I was designed this way . ” Adam nodded vigorously .

“Fine! So, are you willing to help me?” Shen turned and crouched down to face Adam . He placed both his palms on his cheeks .

“Mm… … I want to see the ocean! I want to sit on a boat and fish!”

“Naturally, you can . ”

“I want to go hiking! The tallest mountain!”

“Definitely!”

“I want to fly a plane!”

“Of course!”

“I also want to…” Adam tilted his head and thought for a long time before saying, “At any rate, I want it all!”

“I, will give you all, Adam . As long as you can get out from here together with me . ”

“All right!” Adam smiled happily and nodded vigorously .

“Well then, let’s get started . ”

Shen stood up and pulled Adam toward the curtain of light in front of them .

“Shen, have you considered the consequences of doing this?”

Zero City’s voice rang out .

“There is no need for you to tell me that . You have no idea just how long I have been waiting for this moment…” said Shen softly, a smile on his face .

Adam reached his hand out to press upon the surface of the curtain of light . His palm was seemingly pressing into a layer of water, easily moving into the curtain of light .

Before Zero City was attacked, this important screen was placed within the main control area . Be it the members from Zero City’s resident guilds or temporary visitors, all were allowed to touch it .

Regardless of who they may be, after pressing their hands on the screen, they could only feel a near inexistent response . The only thing to appear on the surface of the screen were minor water ripples . Through the translucent screen, it was possible to look at anything behind .

However, when Adam extended his hand to press it on the screen, a completely different scene transpired .

His hand disappeared .

It was as though the screen had swallowed his hand .

Adam turned his head to look at Shen . “You promised, Shen . You will take me out . ”

Next, he took a step forward and his whole figure disappeared into the screen .

The screen remained quiet . Only water ripples appeared from that action and they slowly subsided away, returning to its original state .

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“Something is not right . ”

Frowning, Nicole stopped moving .

“What is wrong?” Tian Lie stopped as well, turning to look at Nicole .

“The road… … it’s wrong . ” Nicole shook her head . “We have been walking for so long . We should have arrived by now . ”

“Are you certain?” Tian Lie smiled . “Could you have made a mistake?”

“Even though most of this place have been destroyed, I can still clearly remember the general layout of this place . I had lived here for a very long time, after all . ” Nicole shook her head; a firm look on her face . “Starting from the central plaza, first is the Hunter King Guild’s headquarters, then Rodriar Guild’s headquarters, then the Angel Corps’ residential area . After that comes the Board of Patriarch’s building . However…”

Nicole stretched out her hand to point at a pile of ruins on their right . “The order that we see during out move forward has been messed around with . This was the Angel Corps’ residential area . Additionally, this is the second time we are here . ”

“Someone is pulling the strings here?” Tian Lie tightened his fists .

“No, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a human,” said Nicole after some consideration .

“Actually, confirming this is very simple . ” Tian Lie laughed out . “By looking at it from the sky, won’t everything be revealed? If we can see the Board of Patriarchs’ building from the sky, just fly over to it . If what we see does not match what you remember, we can… … figure something out to find that fellow!”

Having said that, Tian Lie extended his hand toward Nicole .

“What are you doing?” Nicole regarded Tian Lie warily .

“Pull me up! You can fly, I cannot . ” Tian Lie shrugged . “What did you think I wanted to do?”

“Nothing . ” Nicole hesitated for a moment before extending her hand . As she was about to grab Tian Lie’s hand, she suddenly heard a voice speaking out . “No need to look . I had indeed made slight alterations to your surrounding space earlier . ”

Nicole jerked her head around but saw no one .

“Don’t bother looking for me . You cannot see me . Now, you need only listen to what I have to say quietly . ” The voice was seemingly originating from no fixed points . She could not figure out which direction the voice had come from . In fact, it was as though the voice had appeared right beside their ears . “I have no malicious intentions . It is just that I was occupied with something else earlier . Thus, I had no time to receive you two . As it is… … it seems I will need your help . ”

“Help?” Tian Lie sneered . “Who are you? Why should I help you?”

“No, I am not talking to you . I meant the girl beside you . ” The voice continued coolly, “Nicole, the Floating Angel of the Angel Corps, guild number 0052 . ”

“You… you are?” Nicole hesitated for a moment . A speculation had formed in her mind, but she could not be certain .

“I am Zero City . More accurately, I am Zero City’s main control system . ”

Nicole was taken aback . She had wanted to say something but was interrupted by Zero City . “Do not doubt me . As it is, we do not have the time . What I need you to do right now is of utmost urgency . I believe… you should be able to sense my existence . ”

The moment Nicole heard the voice, her whole body was visited by a strange sensation . It was similar to when she had touched that screen back then, establishing a spiritual connection with the main control system of Zero City . This time however, the feeling was stronger .

If the feeling she felt in the past was like watching a Japanese *** movie with heavy mosaic, then the present feeling was like watching a 3D Bluray with 4K resolution version .

“Yes, I can feel it . ” Nicole closed her eyes . After a few seconds, she opened her eyes again . “What do you want me to do?”

“Me . I want you to… … obtain me . ”

The moment Zero City’s voice rang out, the scene before them flashed . When everything became illuminated once more, the surrounding city ruins had disappeared . They were standing upon smooth floor .

The sky was pure white and the same was true for the floor . The whiteness extended as far as the eye could see, seemingly endless .

Before them was a door .

Beside the door stood a man .

He was a middle-aged man with an ordinary face . It was so ordinary that, no matter how much they looked at him, the moment they turned their gaze away, they would completely forget his appearance .

“You, you are… … Zero City’s core?” Nicole looked at the man .

“Yes . ” The man nodded his head . “Just call me Zero . Although you have never met me, I believe you must remember the sensation from touching the screen . ”

“Yes, I remember . ” Nicole nodded . “Where is this…”

“Zero City’s central zone . ” Zero pointed at the door . “More accurately, it is the path toward the central zone of Zero City . ”

“The central zone?” Nicole frowned .

“Yes . Your place of residence is just Zero City’s outer part . No one has truly entered the real central zone before, not even me . ” Zero smiled . “At any rate, I am just an administrator . The only ones with the authority to enter the central zone are the founders . ”

“Founders?” Nicole had only blurted out the word when Zero waved his hand and interrupted her . “We do not have enough time for unrelated questions . Follow me . I will slowly explain it to you along the way . ”

After saying that, Zero extended his hand to slowly open the door before them .

Beyond the door was darkness . Their eyes could see nothing .

Nicole took two steps forward . However, Tian Lie stood still .

“You want us to go in, so we must go in? What will happen if I do not want to go in?” Tian Lie cast a cold gaze at Zero .

“I am just a system administrator . I cannot be harmed by anyone nor do I have the authority to harm anyone . I will just send you out . ” Zero turned to Tian Lie with a smile on his face . “I mean, send you out of Zero City . ”

“Tell me, where is Shen?”

“Like us, he is on his way to the central zone . Thus, I hope you two can hurry it up . At the very least, you must arrive before them . ” Zero City appeared somewhat anxious . However, he could maintain his air of grace . “Miss Nicole, are you ready?”

Nicole gave Tian Lie a glance . “I am going . You?”

Tian Lie and Nicole exchanged glances before stepping toward the door without hesitation .

The two of them walked through the door .

After stepping through the doorframe, the darkness before them immediately disappeared . In its place was a narrow passageway, one that barely allowed two people to walk side by side .  

The passageway was made using azure-coloured bricks and appeared very solid . There were two forking paths up ahead .

“Please come with me . The process of getting this key does not involve fighting . So, the two of you can relax for the moment . ” Zero cast a smile at the two of them before turning around to walk ahead .

“This key?” Nicole keenly noticed those important words . “You mean to say, there are other situations where we will need to fight?” 

“Yes . ” Zero nodded, not stopping at all . “The path toward Zero City’s central zone is locked . There is a total of six keys that can open the path . By obtaining just three of the keys, one can enter the central zone . The process to obtain each of the keys differ . You can consider it as… … mini instance dungeons . ”

“Three keys?” Tian Lie quickly said, “In other words, we need to clear three instance dungeons?”

“Correct . However, it is as I had said, only a tiny one . Additionally, as a system administrator, I possess a certain level of authority . Originally, the assignment of instance dungeons for every patron is random . However, I can make certain arrangements and select instance dungeons that are easier . ” After making his way to the forking position, Zero did not hesitate to turn left and continue walking . “This first instance dungeon is just a labyrinth . Although it is very complicated, you two can simply follow me . ”

As he was talking, the three of them had passed by three other intersections . Zero had not stopped any of the times when they reached an intersection . It was as though the layout of the labyrinth had been etched into his mind .

“Fine . You should be able to tell me now… … what happened here? What is going on? And, this thing you want me to do, what will happen after that?” Nicole asked in quick succession .

“There is this person who wants to gain authority over me . ” As he walked, Zero turned to look at Tian Lie . “It sounds as though you know him . ”

“Something like… … half a friend . ” Tian Lie nodded his head . “The reason I came here is to find him . ”

“If that is the case, you will be able to see him later . ” Zero then continued conversing with Nicole . “If he successfully obtains authority over me, some really bad things will happen . At present, it would appear as though I have no way of preventing that from happening . So, if it is inevitable that authority over me is seized… … the one to obtain it absolutely cannot be Shen . ”

“Why?” Tian Lie interjected coolly, “Be it Shen or Nicole, is there a difference?”

“Because I have received a command . ” Zero shook his head . “The command instructs me to do everything that is possible to prevent Shen from obtaining authority over me . Additionally, the priority of this command supersedes all others . ”

Nicole cast a vigilant look at Tian Lie . “What are you trying to say?”

“Don’t worry!” Tian Lie laughed and raised up both his hands . “I have long since quit Thorned Flower Guild . I am no longer on the same team as Shen . The things he wants to do, the objectives he wants to achieve, all of them have nothing to do with me . While coming here, I have told you many times . My reason for coming here is to determine that he is alive and not in danger . That is all . ”

“You really will not help him seize authority over Zero City?” Nicole looked at Tian Lie suspiciously .

“Little angel, you should be thankful that your words just now were uttered to the current me . ” Tian Lie cast a deep gaze at Nicole . “After my rebirth, and after getting to know Chen Xiaolian, my temper has improved considerably . Before then, all who questioned my words… … have been punished . Mm, a very heavy punishment . ”

“So, I should be thanking Chen Xiaolian?” Nicole sneered .

“You should be thanking me for being a magnanimous person,” replied Tian Lie, shrugging his shoulders .

Nicole rolled her eyes and ignored Tian Lie . She then asked Zero, “If so… … what will happen to me after I obtain authority over Zero City?”

“I do not know . ” Zero shook his head . “This has never happened before . ”

“If that is the case… … why did you receive the command that Shen must not seize authority over you?” Nicole could not understand .

“I do not know . Even if I do, answering the question is something beyond my authority level,” said Zero with a smile . “I have no will of my own . I can only obey the commands I am given . ”

“Then, who gave you that command? Can you answer that?”

“Yes . ” Zero nodded . “The authority holder who gave that command is Chen Xiaolian . ”

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