Uchiha of Zero Zone

"Entrusted... entrusted by someone?" Uchiha's words made Nicole's eyes widen.

In her impression, Uchiha has always been a solitary person, and even when she extended an olive branch last time, the other party had no intention of accepting it.

Now, he actually said that he was entrusted by someone to help them, which was really hard to believe.

Among the people Nicole knows, I'm afraid no one can invite such a big shot. In other words, the person who commissioned Uchiha is most likely Ling's friend.

As legendary rope makers, it should not be particularly strange that they know and make friends with some big names in the industry.

"How do you plan to help us? Moreover, who commissioned you?" Ling said, staring at Uchiha with some vigilance.

To be honest, she didn't trust this unexpected guest, especially the claim that he was entrusted by someone, which was too suspicious.

This cave was formed not long ago, and not many people knew that they were entering it. Who could he be entrusted by?

Ling's alert startled the shadow clone under the mask, but he knew what Zhong Yan was thinking, so he answered directly: "Zhong Yan, I am interested in his zero ether suitability, so I reached an agreement with him."

"He asked me to come find you. He and your other companion are all wandering somewhere in this cave. My goal is to guide you to them."

When they learned that the person who commissioned the Uchiha was Zhong Yan, they immediately showed surprised expressions.

Ling began to think carefully. When they were in the building before, Zhong Yan and Uchiha seemed to have some conflicts, but with the former's strength, it should be impossible for him to escape from the latter.

The only reasonable explanation is that Uchiha had no intention to kill Zhong Yan at all. Otherwise, why would he, who could kill even giant corpses at will, let a seventeen-year-old boy escape?

Thinking about it this way, everything seemed to be explained, and Uchiha had no reason to deceive them.

Besides, if the other party really wanted to attack them, there would be no need to waste words here.

"Nicole, what do you think?" Still a little hesitant, Ling finally gave the decision to Nicole.

Nicole had worked with Uchiha before, so her first impression of him was pretty good. Besides, if the other party was really a sinister person, it would be impossible for her to get a full three million dime from him.

So, after a moment of silence, Nicole nodded and said, "Let's just trust him for now. Otherwise, we don't have a better way to find Ambi and the others quickly."

Seeing that Nicole had made a decision, Ling chose to agree with her point of view. Then, the two of them established a temporary cooperative relationship with Uchiha, and under his guidance, they went to the location of Zhong Yan and Ambi.

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On the other side, in a building that had not yet been corroded by the ether crystals, Zhu Yuan was busy taking care of civilians who were in poor condition.

They have been in the cave for a long time, and even if they have not been corroded into bones, they will feel extremely uncomfortable.

However, there are no special medicines for treatment here, so all Zhu Yuan can do is to comfort them as much as possible and tell them that the Hollow Investigation Association will send people to rescue them.

As for Billy, because of Sheriff Zhu Yuan's identity, he was on pins and needles, and kept praying in his heart that Nicole and the others would appear in time to take him away.

At this time, a Nekomata girl found this place. She was the Nekomata who had secretly followed the investigation team into the cave before.

"Are you... gathering the scattered civilians nearby?" Looking at the crowded hall, Mao couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Yuan came over immediately after hearing the noise. Because she had to take care of so many people, her complexion was not very good and she looked very tired.

However, she still forced herself to explain, "I am Zhu Yuan, the sheriff of the Janus District Security Bureau. I was accidentally sucked into the hole, so I am now in charge of searching for civilians who did not leave the hole in time."

Hearing this, Nekomata couldn't help but admire Zhu Yuan a little more. Then she remembered something and said excitedly, "I saw a survey team from the Hollow Investigation Association earlier. They should be here to rescue you. Do you want to call them over?"

Nekomata, who followed the investigation team into the cave, naturally knew that the association had already sent people to carry out a rescue operation.

I just happened to run into them here, so I might as well be a good guy and call that team over and take these people out of the cave.

The only thing that disappointed her was that Zhong Yan and An Bi were not among the crowd.

"Really? That's great, but...why don't you follow that team and let them take you away?" Zhu Yuan said excitedly, but she soon noticed the suspicious points.

To this, Nekomata's answer was also very direct: "Because I still have a few people I must find. I will not leave until I confirm that they have left the hollow."

"Well...in that case, let's go call the investigation team over first. As for the people you are looking for, I will help you later. This is also my responsibility as a sheriff." Zhu Yuan patted his chest and promised.

This behavior undoubtedly made Maoyou feel very touched.

"As expected of him, he is the sheriff. He is indeed the embodiment of justice." Mao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Afterwards, she took Zhu Yuan with her and returned along the same route. After confirming that the spatial nodes in the void had not been reconstructed, she quickly found the node she had previously crossed.

After stepping back, the two came to the place where Nekomata had just entered the cave, but the team was no longer there.

"Let's look around, maybe they will leave some traces." As a professional, Zhu Yuan quickly thought of a way to deal with it.

At the same time, her observation ability was extraordinary. Almost immediately after she finished speaking, she found some bullet fragments in the corner of the nearby wall.

"These are special bullets that are infused with ether energy. Usually only official organizations are equipped with them. This means that the team has fought with Yi Hai here." Zhu Yuan made a judgment immediately.

Then, she found a trace of blood that had not yet dried on the ground. Following the direction of the blood, she soon found a human figure.

However, the figure was in a very bad condition. Not only was his protective suit torn, but his body was also covered with wounds from the battle with Yi Hai.

His face turned pale due to excessive blood loss, and after seeing Zhu Yuan and Nekomata, he shouted with almost all his might.

“Let’s go…!”

The next second after he finished saying this, a tall corpse suddenly appeared, and the weapon in his hand ruthlessly pierced the man's chest.

In less than a moment, he, who had only one breath left, completely lost his life.

At the same time, Zhu Yuan also recognized the skeleton by its appearance.

"Superior Izumaki, Thanatos?!"