Chapter 518 - 201: Another Super Uniqueness Item Appears: Red Heart A

WHOOSH.

His vision blurred for a moment, and Shen Fei appeared in a massive hall. The hall was shaped like an inverted cone, resembling a Western parliament with its many tiers of seats. The Giant NPCs who had just been interrogating Zero and Tang San had all gone to see the Sea Race. As a result, aside from Zero and Tang San, who were imprisoned in their seats by a special regional item, and a handful of guards, the entire hall was empty. The sudden appearance of the Sea Race had drawn the attention of all the Giants and the vast majority of the NPCs.

"Who’s there?!" Shen Fei’s abrupt Teleportation made the guards still on watch roar in anger.

CRACK!

But unfortunately for them, before their shouts could travel far, an invisible force immobilized their bodies, their voices, and every other aspect of their being. Almost instantly, Shen Fei waved his hand and summoned 500 Defense Towers. He activated all their Seal and restriction abilities, blanketing the entire hall.

CRACK!

CRACK!

CRACK!

Seeing Zero watching him with a gentle smile, Shen Fei acted without a second word. He used a Breaking the Ban Defense Tower to free her and "Tang San," an apparent ally seated beside her. He then commanded the Defense Towers to crush all the remaining creatures—who were clearly NPC guards—into dust.

"You’ve gotten bold, haven’t you! Learning to run away from home without saying goodbye and everything!!" With a WHOOSH, Shen Fei released mist and Domain Defense Towers to block any alarms. Having annihilated the guards, he walked up to Zero with a grin.

He hadn’t seen Zero in so long! Such a long, long time! After witnessing the monster tide that annihilated her city, Mist City, and her subsequent interrogations by various special-region NPCs... now, seeing her all alone, Shen Fei finally understood. The so-called I, II, and all the others, including V—all the girls of the Ethereum Editor team—were just Zero in disguise. From the very beginning, it had only ever been her! His supposed favorite, V, was, strictly speaking, Zero herself.

SMACK!

Seeing Zero just looking at him with a gentle smile and not saying a word, Shen Fei reached out and gave her a firm smack on the bottom.

WHOOSH.

Nearby, Tang San’s heart skipped a beat at the sight. He immediately pulled up the hood behind his neck, covering his eyes and ears, then quickly distanced himself from Zero’s position and walked far away.

The moment he saw Shen Fei appear and recognized him, Tang San was ecstatic. With his memories from the Great Chaos Secret Realm, his entire purpose for leaving the special region had been to find and latch onto Shen Fei. Unfortunately, he’d been intercepted by Zero halfway. After venturing through so many special regions with her, Tang San had discovered she was investigating them. Since he had already decided to betray his old loyalties and find a new backer, "Tang San" had followed her closely. But he never expected Shen Fei to actually show up at a time like this, under these circumstances. He and Zero had been kidnapped, and Tang San had thought his life was over when suddenly, he appeared! The moment this powerhouse arrived, he unleashed an Invincible ability, annihilated the guardian boss, and freed them from their restraints. That part wasn’t outside his expectations.

But for Shen Fei to greet Zero like *that* right after they were reunited... and the smack was so crisp and loud, too. That was something he had never expected. He remembered Zero "drawing a pie in the sky" for him, saying she knew Shen Fei and would even introduce him after they finished investigating the special regions. But in the end, they were both easily imprisoned and captured. He and Zero had roamed freely across the special regions within Great Xia, never expecting to be captured the moment they entered this one—the Pacific Ocean special region, the largest on Blue Star.

They now understood just how special the Pacific Ocean special region was, but unfortunately, their chances had run out. Originally, they had resigned themselves to dragging things out for as long as possible, just to live a little longer. Tang San never expected the powerful backer he wanted to latch onto to suddenly appear. However, before he could even introduce himself, Shen Fei’s slap on Zero’s bottom forced him to beat a hasty retreat and give the two of them some space...

"Shouldn’t you be with your Little Enchanting Demon?" Her body shuddered from the slap, and her voice trembled as she spoke, her mind flashing back to Shen Fei in Mist City holding her—the true Zero inside the form of V.

With her memories of the Great Chaos Secret Realm, she remembered Li Xiaohong’s Succubus bloodline. She also remembered how unusually excited and happy Shen Fei had looked back then after seeing it.

The main reason she had immediately snuck into the special regions to investigate after the Great Chaos Secret Realm ended was, of course, the peculiar nature of the Intelligent NPCs and Super Bosses. A small part of it, however, was also due to Shen Fei’s excitement over Li Xiaohong’s Succubus bloodline.

Seeing Shen Fei again now, especially while she was being held captive and interrogated, she felt a thrill in her heart. After several weeks of exploring Secret Realms in the special regions, she had come to understand many things. This was, after all, an apocalyptic world. There were many ideas and aspects of herself that she had to change. And she had changed. But...