Gate of Apocalypse

When the light curtain dispersed, hundreds of people appeared in the center of the central square.

Standing at the front of them was Adric. Behind him, the hundreds of Awakened Ones let out a gasp in unison when they just saw the central square.

Even though Adric had informed them beforehand that they would be re-entering Zero City, the shock and vibration still made everyone's heart almost break when the image actually appeared before their eyes.

One Awakened was the first to sob, followed by a few, a few dozen, and finally almost everyone started crying, from small sobs to loud, painful tears.

More than half a year had passed since the destruction of Zero City.

Originally as the top of the Awakened World existence, they could only linger and hide in the corner of the Antarctic, no longer daring to reveal half a trace.

Until today, this home, which was thought to have been completely destroyed, has once again reappeared in front of them!

"All, stand at attention, silence!"

Adric turned around, his gaze swept over all of them, his voice low and majestic.

Although not too swift, the crowd suppressed their excitement in a very short time and gradually calmed down.

All eyes, all focused on Chen Xiaolian's body.

"Everyone ...... is very excited, isn't it?" Chen Xiaolian had his hands behind his back, facing so many blazing gazes, but his expression was taciturn, without the slightest twinge of embarrassment: "Seeing the central square, it's familiar, isn't it? It's just a pity that other places other than that have not been restored yet. But believe me, it won't take much time. Because now, the owner of this zero city, is me."

Once again, a small commotion was raised in the front, but it soon subsided again.

"I think some of you should have seen me before. On the day Zero City was destroyed, I fought side by side with many people. Of these people, some died in battle, and some survived and are standing right in front of me. So, those who still remember me, please raise your hands."

Dozens of hands were raised in the crowd.

Chen Xiaolian glanced at the faces he saw, some of them no longer had the slightest impression, some looked vaguely familiar, and the only one he really knew was Guanshan.

The technical geek Gibbs, who let Adam measure the escape route, did not survive successfully.

Chen Xiaolian sighed softly in his heart, but the expression on his face did not change much: "Now, each of you must be wondering why Zero City has once again appeared in front of their eyes. And why, except for the central square, the rest of the place has turned into an empty space.

What I want to tell you now is that this is not the same Zero City that once was, the same Central Square that once was.

This is not the same place where we fought side by side with players and cyber guards in a bloodbath that day!

I built this space, but I don't want to have it all to myself. Because only with the people of Zero City can it be, deserve to be, called Zero City!

Right now, the new Zero City has no buildings except for this central square.

But - soon, it will be in your hands, restored to its original form! Every inch of it, exactly as it was!

From now on, it is your home. And this home, waiting for you to rebuild it!"

Chen Xiaolian's voice was not very loud, but it resounded clearly in everyone's ears.

With his impassioned words, everyone's heart began to surge.

"I believe that you should not forget what the city you once lived in looked like. Tell your memories to the master control, and he will recover everything for you."

As Chen Xiaolian's words fell, a human form made up of a holographic projection appeared beside each of them.

"I am the master control of the new Zero City. Please recall the original structure of Zero City as best you can and tell me to restore the parts you are familiar with."

Each projection spoke the same words to the Zero City person in front of them.

Chen Xiaolian turned his head and looked at Adric: "Next, we'll have to talk about some more in-depth issues."

......

Chen Xiaolian and Adric hovered high in the air, looking down at the crowd gradually dispersing and splitting up in all directions.

Each awakened person, after confirming their memories, finished describing the master projection around them, and the depicted building would quickly appear at the designated location.

The first to be recovered was the Sea of Love. Then there was the nearby living area. This was supposed to be the most prosperous area in Zero City, and the area that everyone was most familiar with.

The public trading area to the west, the area where official institutions and resident teams were stationed to the east, and the commercial area to the north, were also slowly being restored.

Soon, the entire Zero City had been covered with scattered buildings, and was still getting richer.

"Once again, the power that you possess is far beyond my imagination." Adric sighed, "I originally thought that we would need to build it up again brick by brick. I didn't expect that you could already directly convert the energy of Zero City into matter."

"It's just the simplest part." Chen Xiaolian was not complacent: "All the parts used for production, such as factories and machines, I am unable to recover for now. The current master control is not the master control of the original Zero City and knows nothing about these. So I need your help to rebuild this part, which is the most critical content. Such as tidal fighters, thunderstorm chariots, and sentry mechs and these things. By the way, if I remember correctly, there is also an energy shock bomb, and a top of the line mech in the most core underground of Zero City."

"You even know this?" Adric gave Chen Xiaolian a strange look, "That too. Nowadays, no matter what kind of power you have or what you know, it's nothing to be surprised about. But what I'm wondering is, with your current strength, you still need this?"

"I don't need it, but my teammates still do." Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head, "As well as ...... you guys need it too."

"Since you said that the target you want to integrate is all Awakened, then that means our enemy is not another team of Awakened." Adric took a deep look at Chen Xiaolian: "Are you planning to ...... go to full-scale war with the players?"

"That's not true." Chen Xiaolian did not explain to Adric in too much detail: "I just want the new Zero City to become a shelter for all Awakened ones. Because in the near future, there will be a full refreshment that will cleanse the entire world."

Chen Xiaolian twisted his head and looked at Adric with eyes as sharp as knives: "But this matter, don't tell anyone for now. You just need to have your people do what they are ordered to do."

"I ...... understand." Adric was glanced at by Chen Xiaolian's gaze, only to feel the manacle in his back, his whole body slightly seeped out cold sweat, nodded in an astringent voice and said.

"No need to be so nervous. As I said, we are just partners." Chen Xiaolian stretched out his hand and patted Adric's shoulder: "Three days to restore Zero City should be enough, right?"

"The streets and buildings, only half a day will be enough. As for the production facilities, the time is still hard to say, I have to let me sort it out. After all, we lost too many people before, and although most of the survivors are now non-combatants, there aren't survivors in any sector. There are some places that I still have to keep an eye on myself. And ......" Adric thought for a moment, "even if the facility is restored, to carry out production will need enough raw materials."

"You don't have to worry about that." Chen Xiaolian nodded: "You just need to be responsible for restoring the infrastructure. Be quick."

"Be quick? What are you in a hurry to do?"

"Do what?" Chen Xiaolian looked at Adric and smiled, "Of course it's for you to quickly tell the world that Zero City - has returned!"