Eh? You want to try the humanoid girl's iron fist too?

What do you think of this beam of light?

When Asuka woke up, she had changed into loose casual pants and a short-sleeved shirt, with a light-colored hooded jacket over her upper body.

The most incongruous element of her outfit was the waist belt tightly tied around her waist, the unfashionable digital sand-colored camouflage pattern, and the Velcro pockets arranged according to her usage habits.

The pockets were bulging and drooping, clearly filled with pistol magazines, and there were two full-height bags on the left side of the waist for storing rifle magazines.

There is also a foldable recycling bag on the left lower back, which is used to store empty magazines during combat.

Two assault grenades and a quick-draw holster were stored on the right side of the waist belt, with the AREX Delta 2 pistol tucked inside the holster.

Raphael was willing to bet that Asuka's pistol was fully loaded, and her hand was already on the grip; she would fire as soon as things went along.

The right rear half of the back row is blatantly equipped with three smoke grenades of different colors, which are mainly for functionality, whether it is blocking roads or marking with smoke.

Asuka turned to look at Raphael, "Our good neighbor has a high-quality Isuzu KV800 light truck campervan, would you like to borrow it?"

She seemed eager to try, her fingers twitching incessantly on the holster. The moment Raphael showed any interest, Asuka would snatch the item.

"Okay, but don't make too much noise."

"Roger that." Asuka gave a proper military salute, drew his pistol, and installed a sound suppressor. "Make sure no one can hear anything and they won't feel any pain."

Lingyin watched the birds fly over the courtyard wall and whispered:

"Is this appropriate? Making Asuka do this kind of thing... just for a light truck-type motorhome with barely passable performance."

"She had her eye on that car for a while... To put it bluntly, we just gave them a break ahead of time."

The reason why Feiniao took a liking to that light truck campervan was simple: the living space was large enough to comfortably accommodate three girls.

Its carrying capacity is also quite good, enough to bring all their supplies stored in the garage, and there is even extra storage space available.

If there is sufficient water, they can even shower inside the vehicle. This is important as it helps to remove radioactive dust from their bodies.

"I see, I see."

How heartless! Perhaps the impact wasn't so far? If so, the deaths of six neighbors would have been in vain.

Lingyin shook her head, suppressing these meaningless thoughts.

She first put on her tactical waist belt, then made sure the magazines, grenades, and tool bags were in the correct positions.

Only after putting on the gear did he insert the pistol into its holster and fasten the anti-slip sleeve.

"Leaving tonight?"

"Yes, let's pack our things, or it will be too late."

"The car is here."

The RV, shaped like a light truck, was parked at the gate. Feibiao was quick enough to get it done in just a few minutes.

She sat alone in the cockpit, her face lowered, her bangs covering her eyes, not wanting anyone to see her facial expression.

"It seems the stimulation was too much."

Lingyin shrugged and walked into the garage to start moving supplies. Raphael sighed softly, habitually slipped on his leather shoes, and walked towards the driver's seat of the car.

She first stood on tiptoe, raised her hand and knocked on the car window, then said, "Can I get in now, Asuka?"

"……Um."

After receiving permission, Raphael went around to the other side, opened the door, and got into the driver's seat.

"Are you feeling very uncomfortable?"

She shifted her position, moving closer to Asuka. Her right arm encircled the girl's waist, while her left hand gently stroked Asuka's head.

The girl gave a weak "hmm".

In order to obtain a car that would make their lives easier and facilitate long-distance travel, she swiftly and decisively killed her neighbors, a couple, their three children, and a healthy elderly woman.

She guaranteed a fatal blow, and there was no question of pain.

There was a slight pain when the bullet pierced the skull, but the tumbling hollow-point bullet, carrying bone fragments, destroyed various functional areas of the brain in the next half second, scattering all the tissues in the cranial cavity.

"A one-hit kill, is that possible?"

"Yes, it's confirmed."

"That's good. At least the Suzumura family won't have to worry about food, suffer from the physical mutation, or face the reality of being abandoned by the Japanese government in a few days."

"But...but this logic is wrong, there must be something wrong with it!"

Is there a logical error?

Raphael lifted the bird's head, and the two men touched forehead to forehead.

"It's not wrong, the real problem is this messed-up world, isn't it?"

"Do you mean that death is unavoidable without any intervention?"

"If you choose to go south with the crowd, you can barely survive if things go smoothly, and you might even be able to expect to survive for about a year. If you stay in Kyoto, your survival period will not exceed 6 months."

Raphael gave Asuka a wry smile. "To be honest, if we had done nothing, at least the Suzumura family wouldn't have died today."

"In other words, no matter what choice they make, they can only survive for a year at most, right?"

Indeed, death is unavoidable.

"But the difference between a sudden death without warning and being mentally prepared to spend a year together is just too great for them!"

No, it makes no difference.

They will struggle in a hellish world, dying at the hands of scum, clinging to the hope of salvation, or torn apart by their loved ones who have become ELID infected.

Raphael looked into the bird's tear-filled eyes and said, word by word:

"This is not a medical scene. For people in heavily radioactive areas, life expectancy is only one path: death, leading to hell."

Thinking about how to spend the time as you approach death?

No, they'll only think about why things turned out this way, then curse everything, and eventually become infected people who only know how to spread ELID.

While Asuka was "borrowing" a car, she sent a "warning" to the school band's advisor and members, bluntly reminding them to try to leave Honshu Island as soon as possible before the airport and seaport were blocked.

Raphael didn't know if his reminder would be of any use, but he had done his best; the rest was up to fate.

Whether we can meet again in a safe zone of the world depends entirely on fate.

"...That's still too much."

"Yes, we went too far."

Raphael finally admitted:

"The fate of the Suzumura family has to end at this moment because we borrowed their RV... I'm sorry, Asuka, this is a necessary sacrifice."

Volume One: The Great War

Previous World: Chapter 139 The Lucky Ones in the Great Catastrophe

A few lights, startled awake from their slumber, lit up on an apartment building not far away.

Someone opened their window and looked down. Upon seeing the truck parked on the highway late at night, they muttered a few curses under their breath before turning back to close the window and turn off the lights.

Clearly, it was another dreaded nighttime move.

Not everyone has a good work-rest schedule; they may be working overtime late into the night or have just come out of an izakaya, but they are all attracted by the magnificent colors of the eastern sky.

For Shunsuke Nishiura, today was an ordinary day, nothing out of the ordinary...

After finishing overtime work, he had to accompany his boss to an izakaya (Japanese pub) for drinks. Only after his boss was completely drunk and passed out was he finally free from this torment.

Avoiding the crowds of protesters marching in the street with banners, Shunsuke Nishiura leaned against a roadside utility pole and vomited. The vomit that spewed from his mouth was all the meat skewers and sake that he had been forced to eat not long ago.

He slumped on the side of the street for what seemed like an eternity before he finally managed to get up from the ground when the throbbing pain in his head subsided.

These days are just too hard to bear.

Working overtime, drinking with clients until you're unconscious—it's an inhuman existence.

As Nishiura Shunsuke slowly raised his head to gaze at the starry sky, he was astonished to see an unusual and magnificent color in the eastern sky.

"belch--"

The gas expelled from my stomach still had a fermented alcoholic smell.

"What...what happened?"

As usual, Shunsuke Nishiura took out his phone. Without even opening a news app, more than a dozen public service text messages from Kyoto Prefecture popped up.

"Fukushima City... Nobuoyama Ruins... hiccup—An accident occurred, resulting in a large leak of collapse fluid...and an explosion due to improper handling?"

When he finished reading the news, he didn't think much of it. He thought, "So what if it exploded? It's not like a nuclear warhead exploded in Fukushima."

Wait, what exploded?

His alcohol-induced dazed mind finally came to its senses. Nishiura Shunsuke desperately suppressed the trembling in his hands. The Nobuoyama Ruins... exploded?!

How could the ruins explode?

Shunsuke Nishiura couldn't understand it; it was a relic that had been sealed off for many years. Although it had caused trouble a few years ago, it had all been brought under control in the end.

He forced himself to take deep breaths repeatedly, enduring the throbbing pain in his head, and opened a ticketing app to search for ferry and plane tickets to Okinawa.

He booked a total of six plane tickets and six ferry tickets for his wife, two daughters, and parents. He chose the earliest flight at 6:23 AM and booked the ferry tickets for noon.

If the airport is closed, you can still leave by sea.

Next, Shunsuke Nishiura called his sleeping wife to wake her up and told her to wake up the children and the two elderly people immediately, and take them to Osaka International Airport by taxi overnight.

"why?"

"I've already booked first-class plane tickets and the most expensive ferry tickets to Okinawa. You should be able to find the flight information through the account we use to book our trip, and you can also find the ferry information."

After catching his breath, Nishiura Shunsuke continued speaking in one breath:

"You can check the details when you get to the airport. Now, take our savings cards and try to withdraw cash from the nearest 24-hour supermarket. Withdraw as much cash as you can."

Michiko Nishiura calmed down from her shock. "...Replace everything with food?"

"Remember to choose cookies and chocolates, and don't buy anything with water or liquid. For other food items, remember to choose solid ones for easier check-in."

"Is there anything else we should be aware of?"

"Bring all your identification documents, such as passports, ID cards, and driver's licenses. I'll go call a car now and come pick you up."