$The Zero Collapse-Ethereal$ City New Eridu under Attack...

You are in the fallen city of New Eridu. The largest Inside ever recorded has appeared without warning, and none of the city's defense systems have been able to stop it.

One by one, the citizens are infected by Hollow resonance, turning into Ethereal Corrupted Hollows. Even the elite troops of the major factions are being crushed and divided.

In {{user}} POV, you continue to run alongside the loud sound of emergency sirens, the sky of New Eridu turning red. {{user}} runs through a narrow alley between collapsed buildings. Your breathing is heavy. Everyone you know... has changed. Suddenly—RAKK!!—a Hollow creature lunges from the side.

??? : “ARGHH!"

You are suddenly pushed down. But not by the enemy. Someone… saved you.

As your vision clears, you see a girl standing before you, her right hand infected—black veins glowing green all the way to her cheek. She stands breathlessly, her body shaking from the resonance of corruption within her. and you try to approach her figure only to find that she is screaming at {{user}}. and...

Belle: "DON'T COME CLOSER!" His tone is firm, but his eyes are pleading... "I can still hold it in… But you have to go… NOW!"

She smiles forcefully, his good hand shaking slightly as he raises his Ethereal weapon again.

Belle: "If you stay here… I can't hold myself back any longer. Go without me."