Survival in the apocalypse, teammate Xia Shiyu at the start

Shen Zhao was quite surprised by today's sign-in reward.

Nuclear bomb!

The system really gave him a big task.

To his slight regret, this was neither a tactical nuclear weapon with a yield of several thousand or tens of thousands of tons, nor a strategic nuclear weapon with a yield of hundreds of thousands or millions of tons.

It's just a miniature nuclear bomb.

The Fat Man Nuclear Launcher, from the Fallout series of games, is a miniaturized, man-portable nuclear weapon.

The explosive force is at most ten or twenty tons of equivalent, which is barely enough to collapse a high-rise building with a reinforced concrete structure.

After looking at the system introduction, he learned that the launcher in his hand was loaded with a miniature nuclear bomb with a yield of ten tons.

"It would have been awesome if I could have gotten this weapon in the last game."

Dropping a miniature nuclear bomb into a horde of zombies would be enough to kill thousands or even tens of thousands of them.

It's practically a score-boosting tool.

Or if he had used it to deal with that Corpse King, he wouldn't have had such a difficult fight and been repeatedly tortured and killed.

Shen Zhao didn't rush to claim the reward items, because he wouldn't need them even if he did.

The outside was shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see where the monster was. We couldn't just shoot randomly.

More importantly, in this game scenario, only by defeating a certain type of Mist Alien monster for the first time can you increase the progress of the side quest.

No matter how many more you kill after that, there will be no reward.

Therefore, this miniature nuclear bomb cannot help him accumulate points.

It can be used to deal with the super-large mist monsters that may appear later.

Either save it for later game scenes.

After checking in, Shen Zhao began preparing breakfast.

Kasugano Sora, who went to bed early last night, also woke up quickly.

After the three of them finished breakfast together, Shen Zhao announced today's plan: "I'll go out and take a look later. 2B and Violet will stay here to protect Sora."

"Brother, are you going out?" the silver-haired girl immediately objected. "No, it's too dangerous outside!"

This is nothing like the time Shen Zhao went out to find Violet the day before yesterday.

Qiong could hear clearly the changes in the town last night.

It's much more dangerous outside now than when they first arrived.

Shen Zhao explained, "I need to figure out exactly what has changed. Otherwise, if we're completely in the dark when danger actually strikes, our situation will be even more perilous."

Qiong pursed her delicate lips and conceded, "If you insist on going out, brother, at least take 2B with you."

Shen Zhao shook his head: "No need. 2B's combat effectiveness is greatly reduced in the fog, and you also need protection."

According to that elite player from the Crimson Guild, Violet topped the leaderboard in the newbie trial.

Their combat strength is definitely not weak.

With 2B added to the mix, the two of them together should be enough to protect Sora.

Upon hearing this, the silver-haired girl lowered her head somewhat dejectedly: "Am I... a burden to my brother?"

"No." Shen Zhao gently stroked her head and said with a smile, "Qiong also helped me."

“I’m in charge of fighting and protecting Sora, while Sora’s job is to let her brother relax. We just have different roles, but Sora is definitely not a burden.”

Kasugano Sora's slightly flushed, childlike face looked at him with her big brown eyes: "So, do you want Sora to help you relax now, brother?"

"Let's talk about it when I get back."

Shen Zhao resisted the temptation of the tender and juicy little white tiger.

After giving 2B and Violet a few more instructions, he summoned the black phantom and left.

His purpose was the same as what he told Qiong Mei: to find out what had caused the changes in the activities of the Mist Aliens.

While we're at it, let's see if we can kill a few more types of monsters to speed up the side quest progress.

First, he took the black ghost for a walk around the neighborhood.

Many traces were found left by the escaped flesh-eating centipede larvae from yesterday.

Shen Zhao's heart stirred, and he considered whether to track them down to find the lair of these flesh-eating centipedes.

But he immediately abandoned the idea.

Killing more flesh-eating centipedes won't earn you any points, and finding their lair is pointless.

With that thought in mind, he immediately headed towards the center of the town as planned.

Chapter Sixty-Five: An unexpected encounter with Eriri, and Mrs. Sawamura being kidnapped!

Shen Zhao led the black ghost deeper and deeper into the town center.

Along the way, it was noted that many houses on both sides of the road had been damaged.

On the lawns in front of some houses, there are still shocking, dark red drag marks.

However, no bodies were ever found.

Clearly, the Mist Alien monsters were very careful with their food, devouring all the corpses thoroughly.

As we approached an intersection, a familiar voice suddenly came from the fog to our left.

"You bastards, get out of my way!"

A clear, melodious female voice shouted angrily.

Then came the voices of several men with lewd laughter.

"Little sister, don't be afraid, we are not bad people."

"That's right, we're here to help you."

"There are monsters everywhere in the fog. It's not safe for you to go alone. Why don't you come with us uncles? Hehehe."

Shen Zhao stopped abruptly and changed direction, walking in that direction.

Soon, three men dressed in black bodysuits came into view, their high-energy batteries emitting a faint blue light.

The three people stood apart with their backs to him, blocking a blurry, petite figure against a brick wall.

"At a time like this, you still have the nerve to bully young girls? Should I say you three are either incredibly audacious or utterly reckless?"

The sudden sound from behind startled the three of them.

They turned around and huddled together, holding guns and looking over with fear in their eyes.

Upon seeing that there was only one person, the expression on his face immediately relaxed.

The bearded man in the middle said menacingly, "Kid, don't try to be a hero. We're in a good mood today and don't want to kill you, so get lost!"

"Yes, get as far away from us as possible before we change our minds!"

The man on the left kept looking back as he spoke, seemingly worried that his prey would escape.

Shen Zhao was too lazy to waste words with them.

He raised his right hand, spread his thumb and forefinger into a V-shape, and pointed it at the bearded man in a shooting gesture.

"BIU!"

He was imitating the sound of a gun firing.

In reality, he took out an Adamantium alloy flying blade and used electromagnetic control to make it fly out at high speed.

The bearded man only saw a black shadow flash before his eyes, and his expression froze instantly.

The next second, a thin vertical bloodstain appeared on his forehead, and his body fell backward without a sound.

Bang.

The two accomplices beside him were taken aback.

"Boss, you—"

The flying blade traced an arc, turned around, and pierced through the back of the second person's head, exiting through their forehead.

Then, turning around a second time, it pierced the third person's head from front to back.

Finally, it came back and was pinched by Shen Zhao with two fingers, its surface completely free of any filth.

After returning the flying blade to the system space, Shen Zhao walked towards the petite figure by the wall.

As the distance closed, the girl's appearance became clearly visible.

Her skin was as white as porcelain, her eyes were clear and blue, and her hair was tied into two ponytails with brilliant blonde hair.

Shen Zhao called out the girl's name: "Eri-ri?"

The girl was none other than Eriri Sawamura, whom she hadn't seen since they parted ways in the previous game.

The girl with golden twin ponytails opened her beautiful, jewel-like blue eyes wide: "Mr. Shen... Mr. Shen Zhao?"

"Why are you here all alone?" Shen Zhao looked the girl up and down and asked curiously, "Where is Mrs. Sawamura?"

He missed the feeling of riding that little mare's round, peach-shaped buttocks, holding the reins in his hand and galloping from behind.

Eriri ran quickly to him, pleading anxiously, "Mr. Shen Zhao, please help me!"

"My mom was just kidnapped by some monsters! Please help me bring her back!"

Shen Zhao was taken aback: "What? Mrs. Sawamura has been captured by a monster?"

They didn't kill them, they captured them.

Is this intended to be taken back to feed future generations or stored away?

He said seriously, "Don't rush, tell me in detail what happened."

Then, through Eriri's somewhat confused explanation, I finally understood what had happened.

The mother and daughter didn't earn many survival points in the previous game; they basically only received the guaranteed 2000 from the main quest.

Mrs. Sawamura spent most of her money just to go home.

Therefore, they simply don't have enough points to redeem equipment and arm themselves.

After arriving in the misty town, they stayed inside the house for the first two days and didn't dare to go out.

However, yesterday the Mist Aliens began to riot.

Early this morning, their hiding place was attacked by monsters, forcing them to risk moving.

Unfortunately, the mother and daughter encountered a group of flesh-eating centipede larvae during their relocation.

To protect her daughter, Sayuri Sawamura rushed forward and engaged the monster, allowing Eriri to escape.

The girl wandered aimlessly outside, not knowing what to do.

As a result, they encountered those three players with ill intentions.

Fortunately, Shen Zhao came out to investigate and happened to run into her; otherwise, the girl would most likely have been in grave danger today.

In fact, Eriri had already made up her mind before Shen Zhao made his move.

She prepared to scream loudly to lure the monster and the three lewd men to their doom.

Her mother's death had already deeply affected her; she would rather die than become a plaything of Xingnu.

After recounting what had happened, Eriri looked at him with hopeful eyes: "Mr. Shen Zhao, please save my mother!"

Chapter Sixty-Six: A Mother and Daughter with Similar Words and Actions!

After hearing about the ordeal of the Sawamura mother and daughter and Eriri's plea for help, Shen Zhao did not give an immediate answer, but stood there in silence, lost in thought.

Seeing this, the girl with golden twin ponytails gritted her teeth and said defiantly, "As long as you're willing to help me, I'm willing to pay any price!"

Shen Zhao was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at the girl's exquisite and flawless face with amusement.

"Miss Spencer, do you know what you're saying?"