Survival in the apocalypse, teammate Xia Shiyu at the start

Just as they were having a great time, a series of clicking sounds came from inside the tunnel.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, mature armored crabs poured out of the tunnels, opening and closing their claws as they charged toward him.

Shen Zhao retrieved all his flying blades, avoiding any further engagement with the berserk armored crabs.

They charged straight into the only tunnel where no Ironclad Crabs had come out, and before going in, they casually tossed down a few explosive grenades.

A large swarm of armored crabs followed closely behind him, rushing into the tunnel and relentlessly pursuing him.

Boom boom boom——

A violent explosion came from the incubation chamber at the back, causing the entire tunnel to tremble slightly.

Shen Zhao ignored him and continued to rush forward at full speed.

He thought the tunnel would lead out of the nest, but after rushing for a distance, he found himself in an enormous cave.

A gigantic armored crab without pincers lies crouched in the center of the cave.

A fleshy sac was attached to the lower part of the body, and it was pulsating and squeezing out eggs one by one.

A large number of armored crabs were busy around this enormous creature, which was over ten meters tall.

They might use their pincers to grab pieces of various monsters' corpses and feed them, or they might remove the eggs that have been laid from here.

The game notification sounded at the right time: "Found a nest of the Mist Alien [Iron Crab], exploration progress greatly increased."

This is a real jackpot win!

ka ka ka-

The armored crabs guarding the nest huddled together, blocking the giant mother crab.

A massive number of armored crabs poured out of the tunnel behind him, blocking his escape route.

Looking around, it saw countless pincers raised high like a forest.

Surrounded by enemies, Shen Zhao sighed, "I'm going to die again."

Before he could finish speaking, the armored crabs surged towards him like a tidal wave.

He took out the launcher he had just received that morning from the system space, slung it over his shoulder, and aimed it at the enormous object in front of him.

"Hey big crab, let's watch some fireworks!"

With a forceful pull of the trigger, the large bomb, now deactivated, was launched with a whoosh.

boom! ! !

A tiny sun was born in an underground cave.

The violent shockwave caused the entire cave to shake violently, and the rocks continued to collapse, seemingly on the verge of complete destruction.

Immediately, raging flames swept out, burning everything inside the cave to ashes before spraying outwards along the tunnels.

The armored crab that rushed into the cave was instantly torn to pieces by the explosion.

The armored crabs still inside the tunnel were burned to a crisp by the raging flames.

After a long time, everything gradually calmed down.

Amidst the charred remains, countless black particles appeared out of thin air, transforming into flesh and bones, and sculpting a naked, robust male body like clay.

They lay curled up on the charred ground with their eyes closed.

As Shen Zhao regained consciousness from the darkness, he immediately received several game notifications.

"Obtained a sample of the Mist Alien [Ironclad Crab Queen], greatly increasing the exploration progress."

"Obtained a sample of the Mist Alien [Elite Ironclad Crab], exploration progress slightly increased."

"Obtained a sample of the Mist Alien [Digger Crab], exploration progress slightly increased."

"..."

A single miniature nuclear bomb resulted in him directly obtaining biological samples of numerous different types of armored crabs.

The side quest progress is skyrocketing.

Another game notification sounded.

"Hidden quest triggered: Mistbreaker."

"Accept or not?"

"You can view the details after accepting the task."

Shen Zhao was stunned.

Chapter 72 A reward of unknown value, take the mother and daughter away!

Hidden mission!

One of the effects of the title "Newcomer King" that Shen Zhao obtained after defeating the Corpse King in the Novice Trial.

It means that "there is a certain probability of triggering a hidden mission in each game".

When you first enter the Misty Town scene, there is no mention of hidden quests in the quest list.

So it turns out that it can only be triggered after certain conditions are met?

Shen Zhao, of course, wouldn't miss the opportunity and immediately chose to accept the mission.

The task details were immediately displayed on the user's panel.

Hidden Quest: Mist Destroyer.

"Mission objective: Destroy five large nests of Mist Aliens containing Queen-level individuals (Current progress: 1/5)."

"Quest Reward: World Key (Misty Town Dungeon)."

Shen Zhao looked at the mission reward with a puzzled expression: "The Key to the World?"

He could roughly guess the purpose of this item; it would probably allow him to re-enter this world after the game ended.

The problem is, what's the point? You can't kill the monsters here to farm points.

And this hidden mission is quite difficult.

Destroy five monster lairs.

It also requires that the nest be a large nest containing queen-level individuals!

Needless to say, it has to be a nest of a mist-borne monster of the same level as the Ironclad Crab to meet the requirements.

"Let's take one step at a time."

The lack of clear rewards for the mission made Shen Zhao somewhat unmotivated to invest his energy in this hidden mission.

He decided to let things take their course, doing what he could and not forcing himself to do what he couldn't.

Anyway, there's no penalty for failure.

After closing his personal panel, Shen Zhao took out a spare set of clothes from his spatial backpack and put them on.

The enhanced server is now completely obsolete, and each player can only have one enhanced server at a time.

He could only wear casual clothes for the rest of the game.

However, casual clothes also have their advantages; they are convenient to put on and take off when you're doing serious business.

After getting dressed, Shen Zhao looked around and quickly realized a problem.

The tunnels connecting to this cave seem to have been destroyed. How is he going to get out?

"Looks like we'll have to dig a hole to survive."

Just as he was trying to figure out how to escape from underground.

A kilometer away, the Sawamura mother and daughter, hiding behind a large blue stone, were filled with anxiety.

Shen Zhao lured the monster away but did not return for a long time. Just now, a strong earthquake was felt in the direction he left.

This gave the petite mother and daughter a bad feeling.

Eriri looked at her mother: "Mom, should we go over and take a look?"

Sawamura Sayuri bit her lip and shook her head, saying, "No. Shen-kun told us to stay here and wait, so we'd better listen to him."

The girl with golden twin tails said anxiously, "But... what if he's injured right now and needs our help?"

Mrs. Sawamura hugged her daughter and patted the girl's back to comfort her, "Eri, don't worry, Shen-kun is so amazing, he'll be fine."

“If we wander off, it will be troublesome if he comes back and can’t find us. Besides, leaving here might lead to encountering other monsters, which would only cause Shen Juntian more trouble.”

Eriri responded listlessly.

Holding her daughter, Sayuri Sawamura felt a mix of emotions, including sadness and worry.

Could it be that my daughter has fallen for Shen Jun?

So what should she do? Become his mother-in-law?

The mother and daughter remained where they were, waiting.

Before we knew it, the sky began to darken.

The howls of monsters in the distant jungle gradually grew louder and more frequent.

Fortunately, perhaps due to the previous fierce battle, no monsters have approached and threatened their safety.

But if this continues, the arrival of monsters is only a matter of time.

'Shen Jun, please come back soon. As long as you return safely, I can grant you that unreasonable request from last time…'

The beautiful married woman prayed silently in her heart.

Perhaps they heard her prayers and promises, for a rustling sound approached from not far away.

The mother and daughter were startled.

Sawamura Sayuri instinctively reached out and shielded her daughter behind her.

The next moment, a familiar male voice rang out: "It's me."

Then the man the mother and daughter had been longing for emerged from the mist.

"Mr. Shen Zhao!"

Eriri let out an excited gasp, ran past her mother, and threw herself into the man's arms, hugging his waist.

"You are finally back!"

Shen Zhao said with a relaxed expression, "Something came up and I was delayed. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's good to see you back." Sayuri Sawamura breathed a huge sigh of relief, then looked at his obviously changed clothes with a hint of anxiety. "Shen-kun, are you injured?"

Eriri was startled, her little hands groping all over his body: "Mr. Shen Zhao, are you injured? Where?"

Shen Zhao grabbed the girl's wandering hand: "You're not injured, your clothes were just torn, so you changed them."

Then, changing the subject, he said, "Alright, it's getting late, let's leave here right away. It will be even more dangerous in the mountains after dark."

He wasn't afraid, but if there were too many monsters, he might not be able to protect the Sawamura mother and daughter completely.

Losing this perfect mother-daughter pair, whom you've practically won over, on the last stretch of the journey would be a huge loss.

Chapter 73 The War Between Twin Tails!

Shen Zhao led the Zecun mother and daughter safely out of the mountains and back to the town.

The three of them headed straight for Shen Zhao's residence.

During the journey, Sayuri Sawamura asked, "Are Ms. Busujima and Ms. Kasumigaoka here too?"

Eriri immediately perked up her ears with concern.

The man replied, "We're not playing this game together."

"Huh? They're not here?" Sawamura Sayuri was a little surprised, but quickly added, "They'll definitely be safe and sound."

Shen Zhao smiled and said, "I'm confident about that."

Upon hearing that Saeko Busujima and Utaha Kasumigaoka were not there, the girl with golden twin tails secretly breathed a sigh of relief.