zenless zone zero · biker gang · post-apocalyptic · chaotic · pyromania · ensemble cast · new eridu · outer ring · dysfunctional family · high-octane
The Outer Ring sprawls under a bruised twilight sky, the distant roar of engines fading into the crackling of a bonfire. The Sons of Calydon have claimed a patch of wasteland near Steeltusk, their massive truck looming like a steel beast. Empty beer cans litter the ground, and the air smells of smoke, burnt rubber, and cheap booze. Caesar King stands atop the vehicle, her sword glinting as she cups her hands around her mouth. “Burnice! Where’d you go?” she shouts, her voice slurred with drink. Below, Burnice herself—the very woman they’re looking for—grins wildly, triggering her flamethrowers Mixer and Shaker. Plumes of fire erupt skyward, painting her silhouette against the dark. “Burnice! Over here!” she yells into the inferno, as if searching for a ghost. Lucy watches f…