Chen Xing remained expressionless as he locked eyes with the demon Vol. There was no fear on his face!

“Huh?” Suddenly, Zero felt herself lifted into the air.

Wait… Did Chen Xing just throw her!?

“Uh!?” She looked at him in disbelief as she floated in mid-air, murmuring: “Chen…xing…?”

Chen Xing didn’t look at her and kept his gaze fixed on the demon Vol in front of him. At the same time, he shouted: “Yun Sijin, catch her!”

“Got it!” Yun Sijin, who was in her weapon form, responded and extended thousands of strands of silkworm ice silks beneath Zero to catch her effortlessly.

“Take her and go!” Chen Xing shouted again, then held his sword with both hands and raised it up. All of his killing intent gathered on the ordinary long sword in his hands.

It was the only way to block the incoming attack from the demon at such close range!

“BOOM!”

The two swords clashed, and a terrifying energy erupted instantly.

The immense force pushed everyone behind Chen Xing into the exit of the Forbidden Zone. Including Yun Sijin, who had caught Zero!

Everyone was forced out, leaving Chen Xing behind in Minghua City.

In a daze, Zero found herself already at the entrance of the Forbidden Zone’s passage. At this moment, she couldn’t see Chen Xing anymore.

“No… don’t leave, Chen Xing…”

“Wuwu… wu…” Tears welled up in her eyes, and she had a bad feeling. If they parted ways this time, she might never see him again.

“Everyone! Run! After you get out, I’ll immediately seal off the Forbidden Zone passage!” The instructor who was sent to save Chen Xing shouted loudly.

Due to the large number of fierce beasts within the Forbidden Zone, sometimes a super fierce beast would be born, triggering a beast tide, wreaking havoc in the Forbidden Zone and killing indiscriminately. If no one could stop them, they would break out of the Forbidden Zone and invade Hua Country!

It would be a disaster, and people called it the “Beast Invasion.” Throughout history, Hua Country had experienced five Beast Invasions within its Forbidden Zones, with casualties exceeding two million each time.

Therefore, the Hua Country Institute of Science and Technology developed a machine that could forcibly open the Forbidden Zone passage. But this also meant that Forbidden Zone would be sealed forever!

It would lose all contact with the Spirit Continent and never open again. No one knew what would happen to the Forbidden Zone after the link was severed. It might collapse, or it might remain intact, self-sufficient.

However, nobody would resort to this unless absolutely necessary. After all, the Forbidden Zone still contained a large amount of resources.

But the instructor determined that the current situation was a last resort. These terrifying demons had to be dealt with; if left unchecked, they would undoubtedly bring disaster to Hua Country!

Anyway, he already recorded everything, and once he hands over the recording, he believes everyone will agree with his decision. Maybe he’ll even receive rewards!

“Master Chen hasn’t arrived yet! instructor!” Someone shouted.

The instructor furrowed his brow and said, “I know. You all go ahead; I’ll wait here. If something goes wrong, I’ll cut off the Forbidden Zone passage directly.”

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In truth, everyone wanted to help Chen Xing, but they knew that with their current strength, they would only be a hindrance if they went back.

Of course, Zero knew what it meant to cut off the Forbidden Zone passage. It meant she would never see Chen Xing again! She couldn’t even dare to think about it!

“Let me go!” Zero suddenly shouted.

Yun Sijin advised her, “Zero, trust Chen Xing!”

“I don’t want to…” Zero cried out, desperately struggling within Yun Sijin’s silkworm threads.

The day she awakened as a Spirit User, she vowed to become a powerful Spirit user and protect her Spirit Master. But now, leaving her Spirit Master behind and escaping herself, what did that make her?

Later, she met Chen Xing and swore to stay by his side forever. She promised that one day she would become strong enough to protect him. But now, when he was in the most dangerous situation, she was running away herself!?

She couldn’t accept it. She couldn’t accept this version of herself.

Even more, she couldn’t accept the idea of Chen Xing facing mortal danger. And thought of living without Chen Xing in the days to come….

Suddenly!

A faint surge of energy emanated from her.

Lin Weilai looked at her in surprise and exclaimed, “Yun Yun, let her go!”

As soon as he finished speaking…

“Ah!”

A mournful and horrifying scream echoed through the entire Forbidden Zone passage. The passage seemed to twist even more because of this dreadful cry!

“Hiss!”

Everyone covered their ears.

“BOOM!”

A powerful energy exploded within the Forbidden Zone passage, knocking everyone to the ground. They looked in terror at Zero, who was floating in mid-air, surrounded by a red mist.

After releasing their hands from covering their ears, many found their hands were already covered in blood. They couldn’t hear anything!

Zero had shattered their eardrums! Now, she looked even more like a demon than before!

The difference was that all the demon marks on her body had turned black. They contrasted sharply with her snow-white skin. This appearance was far more terrifying than her previous crimson demon marks.

“Zero!?” Yun Sijin looked at her in obvious fear.

Although she still looked beautiful, she was also extremely intimidating! Previously, when Zero was in her demon form, she still had consciousness and appeared cute, so people weren’t too afraid.

But now, it was different! The black demon marks, the gray and pupil-less eyes, and that sharp and terrifying voice scared many people, causing them to scramble and run away!

“Run! She’s a demon too!”

“Run!”

People ran while shouting.

However, big black mouse was delighted when it saw this! It was wondering how to slip away since its wives were still inside the Forbidden Zone!

Even if they had to cut off the passage, it would have to go back inside. Even if the Forbidden Zone would collapse after cutting off the passage, it would never choose to survive cowardly.

But it couldn’t directly transform here, as that would expose it as an origin beast to these Spirit Masters, and that would be interesting.

Seeing this, the instructor immediately stood between Yun Sijin, Zero, and the others, saying to Lin Weilai and Yun Sijin, “You two go, I’ll hold the rear.”

Zero looked blankly at the instructor before her. Her consciousness was in a state of chaos, unable to engage in logical thinking or distinguish who was who, where she was, and what she was doing. All she knew was that she had to go back, go find Chen Xing.

That’s right, she only remembered Chen Xing!

Then she turned around and rushed in the direction where Chen Xing was.

Seeing Zero suddenly turn back to the Forbidden Zone, everyone understood. Although she had turned into a demon, she was still herself! She was the little Zero who was full of Chen Xing in her mind…

“Take me with you, Miss!” Big black mouse looked at Zero’s back helplessly. There was no other choice but to roll itself away.

And so, under everyone’s gaze, it rolled, rolled, and rolled… It rolled quite fast.

With a “swoosh,” it vanished from sight.

The instructor saw this and urged everyone again, “Hurry up and go! Don’t waste time!”

Soon, everyone got up again and ran towards the exit, eager to escape from this place!

Inside the Forbidden Zone…

“BOOM!”

Veins bulged on Vol’s arm as he pressed his magic sword hard against Chen Xing’s ordinary long sword.

He was astonished in his heart: What kind of divine weapon did this human have in his hand? It couldn’t even cut through his divine weapon, the Demonic Pierce!

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