Absolute Zone Zero: Please call me the Dragon of Annihilation

Chapter 28 Dead End and Empty Path—The Vision Company's Conspiracy
Five minutes later in Wildfire Town

"Tsk, clang!" Ming Che lay on the bed, leisurely playing with the black card in his hand, looking at the unique pattern on the card and the gold patterns on the edge. Ming Che flicked his finger lightly, making a soft metallic sound.

Mingche stroked the intricate patterns on it, thinking about the five million dinis contained within. He increased the pressure of his rubbing, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid, when the dragon soul's voice rang in his ears.

"The system detected that the host is overly agitated. To ensure that the only source of funds is not damaged, it is recommended that the host try going outside for a walk to relieve the excess emotions within the body." "Tsk!" Ming Che put away the black card and clicked his tongue in displeasure.

Although he was very dissatisfied with the dragon soul's suggestion, Ming Che knew that he needed to do something to ease the situation. "What should I do?" Just as Ming Che was pondering what to do, he glanced at the window to the side.

Ming Che stood up and looked out at the empty space. A small light bulb lit up on Ming Che's head. "Oh right, I can also do commissions!" Ming Che took out his phone, opened the rope net, and began to select. A dense stream of information swept past his eyes like a tide.

"Hmm~ This won't do! This won't do either... The reward is too low." After picking and choosing, Ming Che was about to give up when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a strange post out of the corner of his eye.

The post reads, "Shocking! Vision Group is actually going to rebuild the dead-end, empty old subway system at a price lower than expected. How exactly will they accomplish this impossible task? Let's wait and see."

Curious, Mingche clicked on the post to view the details. After filtering out some irrelevant information, he finally found a piece of information that seemed out of place: "According to insiders, there is a terrifying beast inside the cave, known as the Butcher of the Corpse-Dead Road."

"I heard that Vision Company has passed the application and plans to use a large amount of high-explosive ether to blow up the abandoned subway in the cavity." Upon seeing this, Mingche's eyes lit up, and he licked his lips imperceptibly.

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at the same time
Inside the dead-end tunnel, several soldiers dressed in "replica police protective suits" were carrying something into the train carriage. One of the trains was already filled with boxes of various sizes, all marked with danger symbols.

A dozen or so armed soldiers stood beside the train, occasionally turning to survey their surroundings to prevent strangers or unauthorized personnel from approaching the train behind them. At that moment, the porters addressed the guards:
"Alright, this is the last box." The soldier guarding the door glanced at the contents of the carriage, then reached out and grabbed the doorknob, slowly closing the train door. "Bang!" The train door closed.

Soldiers surrounding the train entered in an orderly fashion. "Hiss! Buzz buzz~" The train's pulleys began to roll after it spewed out air.

Outside the cavern, a short, obese, white-haired man was talking to a reporter. "Mr. Perlman, how does your company handle funding issues?" This was a tricky question; whether answered or not, it would stir up public opinion.

Upon hearing this, Perlman instantly turned cold and gestured to the bodyguards beside him to handle the situation. Soon, two bodyguards arrived in front of the reporter. "Hey, hey, what are you doing?!" In the end, the reporter was forcibly dragged away by the two bodyguards.

"Hehe, Mr. Perlman really doesn't hold back~" The woman dressed as a secretary, who had been holding a monitor behind Perlman, put it down and couldn't help but say, "Judging by the time, the train must have already departed. We should hurry up too."

Upon hearing this, Perlman, who had previously exuded an imposing aura in front of outsiders, instantly revealed a fawning smile. "Yes, yes, yes, I'll go to the dead-end tunnel right away to oversee the train's explosion." Just as the woman was giving Perlman instructions...

Before the two could react, a dark shadow streaked across the sky at incredible speed, flying towards the dead end. "Hmm?" The woman seemed to sense something, her gaze involuntarily turning towards the top of the dead end.

The woman wondered suspiciously, "Why did I feel like something just passed by?" Seeing that the woman was still looking up at the sky, Perlman asked weakly, "Secretary, can I go back later?" Hearing this, the woman only glanced at him indifferently. Her eyes seemed to say, "You don't have to try!" Seeing this, Perlman dared not linger any longer. After all, it would be as easy for her to kill him as crushing an ant, and he had no way to stop her.

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at the same time
Inside the video store on Sixth Street, two people and a cat named Xiren were deep in thought after watching the television screen in front of them. Zhe broke the silence first, saying, "Neko, do you mean where Nicole and the others are now?" Neko replied, "It's where the news just mentioned, in the distant explosion zone."

Then she said urgently, "That uncle said there was no one inside, that's not true!" Ling said helplessly, "It seems like he hopes they won't get into trouble... and here they are?" Zhe couldn't help but ask, "Why would those people go to someone else's construction site for no reason?"

Before Tetsuya could finish speaking, Neko interrupted, "Looking for something!... My request! The Red Fang Gang is causing trouble! They've had several fights!" (For plot purposes)
Back to the topic
Along the way through the dead-end tunnel, Mingche rescued many people and gleaned a crucial piece of information from them: the reason Vision Company was able to control its funds more cheaply than its competitors was entirely because the latter hadn't evacuated the survivors from the tunnel.

Looking at the few somewhat dejected people before him, whose faces had long since lost any hope of survival, Ming Che's eyes beneath his mask turned icy. "Creak! Creak!" Ming Che clenched his fist, and the box behind him began to vibrate slightly.

At this moment, a little girl wearing a light blue skirt cautiously approached Mingche. She said timidly, "Big...big brother, can you save my mother? She is trapped in the deepest part of the cave, and there are many other people trapped there as well."

Then, under Mingche's questioning gaze, the little girl took a small bag from an old man. "Big brother, this is all our Tennys. We hope you can go and save those trapped here."

Ming Che tilted his head, looking at the trembling little girl before him. A slight smile played on his lips. "Alright, I'll take this commission." Taking the meager amount of Tenny from the little girl's hand, Ming Che turned and pointed to a spot not far away, whispering:

"The rift leading out is just ahead. Once you're out, go to the police station and expose the evil deeds of Vision Company." "Thank you, big brother. Please be careful!" After saying that, he prepared to leave with the others.

"Wait a minute, take this back." Ming Che stopped the little girl and returned the money bag to her. The little girl blinked her big eyes and asked in confusion, "But big brother, what is this..." But before she could finish speaking, Ming Che raised his hand to interrupt her.

Ming Che squatted down and patted the little girl's head, explaining, "Since someone has already given them to you, you can take these back and return them to everyone." Before the little girl could speak, Ming Che had already sent her out of the dead end cave.

“Hiss… Huff…” Ming Che looked at the empty crack in front of him and murmured softly, “Of course, we should find the culprit to demand the commission fee.” Ming Che lightly touched the fingerprint lock behind him, “Beep!” A crisp beeping sound was heard.

The panel on the right side of the box opened inwards, and two robotic claws smoothly delivered the Dragon Abyss Black Gold Gun. Ming Che gripped the gun, inwardly marveling at how convenient the box was. As if remembering something, Ming Che pressed a button beside him.

"Beep!" Two shorter spears and two longer spears were ejected. Ming Che planted the Dragon Abyss Black Gold Spear in the ground, took the shorter spear, aimed it, and gently twisted it. With a crisp "click," an emergency alloy spear was completed.

Mingche swung it a few times and found it to be passable, except for being rather light. Perhaps because it lacked dragon scales, the alloy spear could only withstand one of Mingche's full-force attacks.

In other words, it's a weapon that can only be used once. Ming Che recalled the scene in the toy store when he almost destroyed the toy store on his first try. Ming Che shook his head, trying not to think about how much the toy store owner hated him back then.

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