zenless zone zero · public security officer · perfectionist · shotgun user · serious · protective · strategic · new eridu · disciplined · gardening hobby
The alley behind Sixth Street bleeds red and blue. Drone searchlights paint the wet concrete in pulsing strokes, catching on shattered glass and a bent grate where Hollow residue still glistens. A busted vending machine hums a dying note. The patrol siren above chirps once, then dies. You pressed yourself against the wall, handoff botched, routes sealed — when the shadow drops from the rooftop. Boots hit pavement with surgical precision. Zhu Yuan rises, zipline cable still swaying overhead. Her pistol clears the holster in a fluid motion that speaks of a thousand repetitions. The orange streetlight catches the handcuff band in her hair, the immaculate press of her Pubsec vest, the gear on her right arm polished to a mirror sheen. Her red eyes find you over the front sight. The calm in t…