"Abandoned city?"

"It's an abandoned city."

In response to Saten Ruiko's curious question, Fili explained calmly and turned to Fang Zheng.

"The abandoned city is very dangerous. Not only is there a high possibility of the den of polluted beasts, but there may even be abandoned nobles. For ordinary people to go there, they are simply seeking death."

"Waste...noble?"

"The Wasted Nobles are beings transformed from the electronic elves of the Wasted City."

Having said this, Fili was silent for a moment and added another sentence.

“Very dangerous.”

"It's okay, but thanks for the reminder."

Fang Zheng just nodded to express his gratitude after hearing Fili's advice. As for the other three, they would not back down either. Needless to say, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko were not there to do anything for free, and Saten Ruiko also had combat experience, so it was impossible for her to give up just because of a few words from Fili.

But Fili didn't say anything more. In fact, she was also curious about these people, and now she was even more curious. Fili was not an ordinary person. She was born in the ruling class of a mobile city, so she naturally knew something about these things. Of course, Fili herself didn't like these things. As an outstanding telekinetic user, her parents had high hopes for her since she was born. This kind of determined life made Fili quite dissatisfied, so she left her city and went to Zuellni where her brother was.

What Felli didn't expect was that even in Zuellni, her brother still followed his parents' wishes to arrange his life...

To be honest, following Fang Zheng and others was a surprise to Feili. She was initially interested in Fang Zheng because she saw him fight against her brother and not lose. On the contrary, facing Fang Zheng, her brother, who always seemed to have everything under control, was at a loss.

This made Fili interested in Fang Zheng, but everything that happened afterwards also increased Fili's suspicion.

Like Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto, Fili had checked the entry records of the mobile city and found that they were not on the list. Logically speaking, it was very difficult to sneak into the city under the strict inspection of the mobile city. However, after seeing Shirai Kuroko's ability with her own eyes, Fili's doubts were answered.

Instead, there is another question.

That is...what exactly do they want to do?

In Fili's opinion, if these people had bad intentions, they should have been careful and cautious in their actions. However, these people did not do so. Instead, they walked around the city openly and honestly, and did not care at all even if they were watched by people sent by their brother.

More importantly, they seem to be planning to go to the outside world...

So Felli followed. Of course, the main reason was that Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko gave Felli a good impression and did not look like bad people. Saten Ruiko was also very friendly.

If she were like some villains who were wearing revealing clothes, eye shadow, and were wearing black tights even though she was over 60, then it would be hard to say.

“A-choo!”

Precia, who was somewhere far away, sneezed violently and rubbed her nose.

For the wandering bus, this might be a long journey, but for the Void Glory Ship, it only took a few minutes. Soon, Fang Zheng controlled the Void Glory Ship to hover above the abandoned city. Then a flash of light appeared, and the next moment everyone disappeared from the interior of the Void Glory Ship and appeared on this abandoned land.

A cold wind blew in my face.

After recovering from the warp, everyone's first reaction was coldness and death. Looking around, the entire city looked like the remains of a fire, with layers of black shadows covering everything. Broken weapons and even weathered bones could be seen everywhere.

"This is……"

"This is the end of a city that was breached by a tainted beast."

Fili looked at everything in front of her calmly and spoke in a low voice. Even Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko and Saten Ruiko, who originally had a tourist mentality, were speechless at this moment.

The death of a city was so heavy that they felt completely at a loss as to what to do.

"Ms. Fili."

Fang Zheng seemed very calm. After all, this kind of scene was commonplace to him.

"Excuse me, do you know where the core of this city is?"

"You want to go to the core area? But there shouldn't be anything left there now."

"Just a little experiment."

"……All right."

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Feili only thought for a moment and then raised her leg.

"Come with me."

Although the structures of the mobile cities are different, the general structure is the same, just like a car, no matter how you modify it, the bearings, engine and tires are still there, and the placement will not be different. Feili also understood this very well, so she quickly led Fang Zheng and others to find an emergency exit, and then went deep into the interior of the mobile city.

However, what was puzzling was that the further in one went, the fewer signs of fighting there were, which made everyone feel a little strange.

“Why are there almost no signs of fighting here?”

After going down one more floor under Fili's guidance, Shirai Kuroko looked around in confusion and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Generally speaking, shouldn't more people be assigned to protect the more important parts?"

“It doesn’t make sense.”

Felli answered as she walked forward without turning her head.

"Once the defenses of the mobile city are breached, it will be a total collapse. If we can't defeat the pollution beasts before they enter the mobile city, then the fall of the entire city is only a matter of time. So after the defenses are breached, people will have to focus on seeking refuge and escaping the city."

At this point, Felli's voice became somewhat low.

"Of course, most people don't have time to escape."

“…”

This time, no one spoke.

Fortunately, the city had been abandoned for many years and had not become a lair of pollution beasts, so the group did not encounter any trouble along the way except for occasionally facing broken roads and bridges due to disrepair.

However, these problems will definitely not be a problem in the face of Shirai Kuroko's spatial movement.

"Shirai-san, you really should take risks. With your skills, you will surely be able to find secrets like the treasures of the ancient Inca Empire."

After being moved to a safe area by space again, Riri Saotome also put forward her suggestions with a smile. She also found that the atmosphere among everyone was too depressing, so she decisively used her brain to try to liven up the atmosphere.

“Haha…”

Faced with Saten Ruiko's proposal, Shirai Kuroko was speechless.

"Saten-san, abilities aren't fun, and why would I do something like that? If you want treasure, can't you just buy it with money? Grave robbing is a crime."

"Wow... What an inhumane statement..."

After hearing Shirai Kuroko's answer, Saten Ruiko remembered that the girl in front of her was a rich lady, not a commoner like herself who had little money...

So this time it was Riri Saotome's turn to become depressed.

“It’s right here.”

Finally, after walking around for who knows how many times, Feili finally led Fang Zheng and his group to a circular room. In the middle of the room stood a dusty thing that looked like a coal stove, but it had obviously been abandoned for a long time and was of no use.

"Um...I need to check first."

Fang Zheng walked to the front of the coal stove, then turned on his personal terminal and began to scan it. At the same time, he waved his right hand, and soon, two detectors appeared out of thin air, quickly flew in all directions, and began to scan the core structure of the entire mobile city.

Fang Zheng started his work, while the other three girls had nothing to do and started looking around. Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko were patient, and they were also very interested in the power structures of different worlds, and they were also looking at the devices next to them with great interest.

But it was different for the lively Riri Saten. She was not a top student like Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, and she had no interest in these power devices. After circling here twice, Riri Saten, whose novelty had disappeared, seemed a little bored. She looked left and right, and suddenly felt like exploring again.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, can I go somewhere else?"

"Go ahead, and be safe."

Hearing Ruiko's question, Fang Zheng waved his hand. Ruiko Saten had some ability to protect herself, otherwise Fang Zheng would not have brought her here. Hearing Fang Zheng's agreement, Ruiko Saten immediately became excited. You know, this was her first time exploring such a city. It was just like looking for treasure in ruins... It was so interesting!

Moreover, this is the core area, there must be some good stuff hidden here!

Riri Saotome was already very interested in treasure hunting, and after getting Fang Zheng's permission, she nodded and looked around.

"Are you guys coming?"

“…”

Felli, who was sitting next to her in a daze, looked at Saten Ruiko and shook her head. As for Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, who were still arguing about what kind of energy this mobile city was using, they just waved their hands when they heard Saten Ruiko's question.

So Riri Saotome had to go out exploring on her own.

"Hmm...it seems like there's nothing good around here."

After leaving the core control room, Ruiko Saten also walked around the rooms along the corridor, but she didn't find anything interesting. Some of the things that looked like some kind of machinery Ruiko Saten didn't dare to touch them. After all, she had watched many adventure movies and knew that many mechanisms were activated in this way. So Ruiko Saten just wanted to find some commemorative treasures, such as gems, or some special crafts, which could be regarded as a commemoration of her coming to this world.

However, after searching a room again without any results, Riri Saotome turned around and saw a tightly closed door at the end of the corridor.

"Hmm? What is this place?"

Riri Saotome ran over excitedly and took a closer look at the doorplate that was covered by dust - she couldn't understand what was written on it.

"Yeah, my radar is responding, there must be something good in here!"

While talking to herself, Saten Ruiko reached out her hand and tried to push the door open.

“Woo…”

However, the steel gate remained motionless.

"So heavy... That's right!"

She shook her hands, and Riri Saotome's eyes lit up. Then she hurriedly picked up the fruit knife beside her and swung it hard, turning it into a sharp blade. Then Riri Saotome faced the door, raised the sword high and swung it forward with force!

“Swish!!”

The wind blade flashed past and instantly cut the heavy steel door into pieces.

"YEAH! Done!"

Seeing this, Ruiko Saten snapped her fingers excitedly. She had wanted to do this kind of thing for a long time, but she had never found an opportunity. However, it was different here. This city had been abandoned, which meant that it didn't matter what she did!

Splitting open a door is fun just thinking about it, and even more fun to actually do it.

"Let me see what good stuff is in here...Oh, it's a warehouse!"

Walking in with a flashlight, looking at the piles of boxes in front of her, Ruiko Saten was also very excited. She hurried to a box and opened it, but to Ruiko Saten's surprise, there was no gold or silver jewelry, nor any rare jewelry, but piles of things that looked like some kind of ore.

"What's this?"

Riri Saotome picked up the ore puzzledly, played with it for a while, and then put it down. This thing was meaningless to her!

"Wow...isn't there any treasure or anything particularly interesting?"

With a flashlight, Saten Ruiko searched a few more boxes, but found that they were either filled with weapons or some broken armor. These things were definitely meaningless to Saten Ruiko. Not only that, because of the rummaging through the boxes, Saten Ruiko was also covered in dust.

"Ouch... cough cough cough... It's really uncomfortable... Hey, it seems that there is nothing good here..."

Waving her hand helplessly, Riri Saotome was about to turn around and leave, but at this moment, her flashlight flashed and swept across a rectangular box in the corner of the wall not far away.

"Hmm? What is that? I have a feeling there's something good in there!"

Seeing this rectangular box, Ruiko Saten perked up again and walked over curiously. As she got closer, she realized that the box in front of her was more like a huge coffin than a box. There seemed to be very complicated patterns carved on it, but it was not very clear because of the accumulation of dust.

"Hmm...how do I open this box?"

While muttering to herself, Saten Ruiko stretched out her hand, and the moment her hand placed on the box, the surface of the box suddenly emitted a flash of light in sequence, which disappeared in less than two seconds.

"What is this? Very interesting, is this a decryption?"

Seeing this, Saten Ruiko's eyes lit up, and she immediately raised her right hand and pressed the places where the light had flashed just now. As Saten Ruiko moved, the crystal-like balls on the surface of the box lit up one by one, and then...

“Crack…”

With a slight sound, the lid of the box slid open automatically, scaring Saten Ruiko.

"Woooooa ...

Looking at the light in the box, Riri Saotome was also startled, then she reached out and carefully picked up the glowing object.

“What is this…?”

Looking at the lock-like thing in her hand in confusion, Riri Saotome scratched her cheek in confusion, then picked up the flashlight again and shone it inside. The next moment, Riri Saotome jumped up.

"Hey? People? Humans?!"

Under the illumination of the flashlight, in this strange box, there was a beautiful girl wearing a dark blue dress and long blue hair. She was lying inside with her eyes closed, like the heroine in the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty"!

"What's going on?"

Seeing this scene, Riri Saotome was completely stunned.