Millennium Witch.

Chapter 121-120- The Hive
Of the three—Zero, Liana, and Firefly—Zero is undoubtedly the core leader and the main decision-maker. If she continues to refuse to wake up, even if Yvette tells Liana and Firefly the whole story, she will still have to explain it all to Zero again.

Thinking that the official forces would most likely search for Salin Town and were probably already on their way, Yvette came up with a plan.

She had Liana hold Zero in her arms, then reached out her hand.

When Zero opened his eyes alertly and stared at her with murderous intent, she remained motionless in that position and began to recount the current situation.

Finally, somewhat apologetically, he said, "I'm sorry, it seems I've become the catalyst..."

"No, no, no, this isn't your fault, sister!" Liana quickly shook her head. "That 'general' was originally going to cooperate with Black Tower Pharmaceuticals to capture us. You just provoked them to bring their operation from behind the scenes to the forefront!"

Then she thought for a moment and said, "Actually, this is even better, right? Because this way, they are in the light, and we are in the dark."

“Indeed,” Firefly chimed in.

“So I came here hoping to take you away from here and find another place to hide. Since the other side has already used official forces to search, they will find this place sooner or later, and may even be on their way now.” Yvette looked at Zero, “Yvette… what do you think?”

Zero sneered, "What's the point of leaving? Can't we just kill them all?"

“The Holy Spirit Cult, the Rustbone Government, and even the Black Tower might show up,” Yvette reminded her to consider the current situation.

"Kill them all."

"Even if you could kill them all, it would only trigger more chain reactions. The New Eden army would come here, the Black Tower and Lin Tui's armed forces would come, and the Black Tide Federation might also come..."

"Kill them all!"

"..."

Yvette was silent for a moment, then turned to Liana and asked, "When you were on the run, was she really in charge of making the decisions?"

Is she really capable of making decisions? She seems like a reincarnation of the Great Western King, all she does is kill, kill, kill.

Could it be that the destroyer of the original civilization was the original owner?
The Witch of the End is merely a usurper.
“Yes,” Liana said awkwardly, while Firefly said directly, “Yvette was quite normal before, but I’ve noticed that every time you appear, Yvette becomes irritable. She probably doesn’t like you.”

I can tell without you saying it... Yvette glanced at the fireflies.

"Firefly, you're being too direct..." Liana whispered a reminder.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Firefly realized what was happening and said sincerely, "I only recently started reading 'Emotional Intelligence,' I hope you understand, I'm just a puppet..."

“It’s alright.” Yvette sighed, turning to look at Zero. “Yvette, although I don’t know why you hate me so much, given the current situation, we have to leave here.”

“Yes, Yvette, even the army will come to besiege us. Even if you can kill them all, there’s a limit. You can’t fight against the whole world,” Liana advised from the side.

"If it's for Liana, I can kill the whole world, I can do it too." Zero raised his head and gently nuzzled Liana's cheek.

"Don't joke around now." Liana angrily pushed her head away and looked at Firefly. "Firefly, can you find out our current situation? Have the official forces noticed our location?"

Firefly plugged the internet cable into her body, her eye-camera flashed for a moment, and she confirmed, "Yes, the police are already on their way in this direction. They'll be here in half an hour at the latest."

“Don’t worry.” Zero’s face showed a mocking smile. “No matter how many they come, they’ll all die.”

“You… sigh.” Liana sighed, then suddenly hugged Zero’s slender body tightly, holding her horizontally in her arms. Then she turned to Yvette and said, “Sister, we’ll go with you! I’ll carry her away!”

Yvette looked at her resolute face, then at Zero, who was being held in her arms without any struggle, and hesitated before nodding and saying, "...Okay."

……

In the afternoon, a cool rain fell on the streets of the slum. The road was wet, sewage flowed everywhere, and every few meters there was a puddle that reflected holographic images and neon lights, like colorful mirrors.

Deep in a narrow, cramped alley filled with plastic bags, magical cables, and the pungent stench of kitchen waste, after walking up a series of winding stairs, Yvette found herself in a secluded first-floor room.

“Let’s stay here for a while. They can’t maintain martial law indefinitely; it’s exhausting for both manpower and resources. We’ll just hide for a month or two to avoid trouble,” Yvette said to Liana. Then she took out an antique bronze key, inserted it, turned it, and opened the door. The pungent smell that hit her made her instinctively take a few steps back, and she had to use wind magic to ventilate the area for a while.

This is a property she rented using a false identity. The area is called "Honeycomb," a part of the old town of Fusjiang. It consists of numerous old buildings and illegal structures, making it a typical slum. However, it also has its advantages. It is full of criminals and people working in the gray market, so if the police want to come here to conduct an investigation, the local residents will set up many obstacles for them.

"Sister! I'll clean the living room!" After entering the house and turning on the lights, Liana immediately rolled up her sleeves.

"I'll clean the master bedroom and the second bedroom," Firefly volunteered.

“Go clean the toilets,” Zero told Yvette.

Perhaps because he didn't like the new environment, Zero's face no longer showed a smile, but rather undisguised disdain.

“Would you like to come to the other kitchen?” Yvette asked.

"That's what you should do."

"Then what do you do?"

"Go to sleep," Zero yawned.

"..." Considering that even this great deity had condescended to sleep here, Yvette decided not to stoop to the level of a child.

This ground-floor rental house has a layout of two bedrooms, one living room, and one bathroom. Although it has been neglected for a long time and is full of dust, mold, grease, and insects such as cockroaches, it is still quite spacious and has a small balcony with burglar bars.

Although she has already experienced quite a bit, in reality, less than half a month has passed since Yvette entered the dream. Based on her six-month experience, she should be able to stay in the dream for another five and a half months, enough to outlast the joint investigation by the Holy Spirit Cult, the Rusty Bone government, and the military until they can no longer sustain it and disintegrate on their own.

Cleaning the grease from the kitchen took quite a while; the stains were so stubborn that even water magic couldn't remove them. We were worried about damaging the walls if we applied too much pressure. Finally, Liana came over and said with great experience, "Sister, these stains need a strong cleaner to remove. Shall we go buy a bottle?"

Evie nodded in agreement. Since they were going to stay here for a while, it was necessary to buy some daily necessities. Besides, she could go without food, but Liana and Zero couldn't go without food either, so they had to buy some more food to keep on hand.

On her way in, she had seen all sorts of small shops inside the "Honeycomb," which should be enough to meet her daily needs even without leaving the area.

After a quick disguise, Yvette and Liana were about to leave when they saw Zero, who had just been lying on the sofa, suddenly appear like a ghost, squeeze between them, and shove Yvette aside.

"Let's go," she said with a smile, taking Liana's arm.

……

There were no surveillance cameras or security guards inside the Hive. Walking inside, the sky overhead was fragmented by the messy building structure. The only light came from countless neon tubes and light screen advertisements that cascaded down from above, making the dense magical cables look like a huge network of blood vessels, exuding a depressing atmosphere.

Frowning, they walked through a narrow path reeking of rotting kitchen waste, then climbed a greasy iron staircase to a cheap little supermarket. Liana went to buy daily necessities, while Yvette, lacking experience in this area, waited at the door to trade with digital currency. Zero was also waiting at the door.

Waiting alone in the corridor, Yvette glanced at Zero, who was lounging around with a smile that seemed to never leave his face, and casually asked, "What did you go through before you got here?"

From the older sister's perspective, asking her younger sister this question is perfectly logical. Of course, the real reason is that she wants to understand why Zero has become this inhuman being, which will also help her understand herself.

Zero glanced at her, a slight smile playing on his lips, but remained silent.

This means they don't want to talk about it. They can ask Liana later, but Liana seems to have been in a protected position throughout the process, so the information might be incomplete... Yvette thought to herself, and then she heard Zero suddenly say, "Do you want to know why I want to kill you?"

"Why?" Yvette looked over.

"I won't tell you." A malicious smile appeared on Zero's incomparably beautiful face.

Yvette wasn't angry. Her words, though seemingly just a provocation, actually revealed a clear signal: Zero really wanted to kill her. Given Zero's casual killing style, this was definitely true.

But why would she kill herself? If it was for the same reason as everyone else, was it necessary for her to mention it to herself separately?

Or is her murderous intent towards herself based on entirely different reasons?

(End of this chapter)