Survival in the apocalypse, teammate Xia Shiyu at the start

Violet's face remained expressionless, but she was secretly overjoyed to have gained her superior's approval.

Having thwarted the attack from the flying mantises with their bladed arms, the two did not linger and quickly moved away.

After searching in the mountains and forests for quite some time.

Using his Force perception, Shen Zhao successfully located the nest of the mantis monsters that had attacked them in a lush, waist-deep meadow.

"Found a nest of the Mist Alien [Blade-Arm Flying Mantis], exploration progress greatly increased."

Very good. Judging from the significant increase in exploration progress, the Blade-Armed Flying Mantis's nest should be at the same level as the nests of the Flesh-Eating Centipede, Ironclad Crab, and Vicious Spider.

This must also meet the requirements of the hidden mission.

However, unlike flesh-eating centipedes and armored crabs, which live in groups in caves or burrows.

The venomous spider builds its nest inside a sturdy building.

They all have cover and protection.

The nests of the Blade-Armed Flying Mantises are built in the open air on the grassland, completely exposed and covering a vast area.

It made Shen Zhao's heart itch, and he had an urge to deploy the Dawn Hammer to fire a shot at them.

He resisted the urge.

We're still missing one nest to complete the five required for the hidden quest. Let's find this last piece of the puzzle first.

To avoid the situation where they can't find the last suitable nest, leading to the mission's failure.

After noting the location of the meadow, Shen Zhao whispered, "Violet, let's go."

Enveloped in the Force and shielded from all traces, the two moved silently away from the nest of the Misty Alien without alerting any of the Blade-Armed Flying Mantises.

"One more is needed!"

Considering that today seemed to be his lucky day, Shen Zhao decided to keep up the good work.

"Let's find a safe place to have lunch first, and then continue our operation after we've rested."

Violet naturally did not raise any objections to his arrangements.

The two left the mountains and found a residential building on the edge of the town to use as a temporary campsite.

Upon entering the house, Shen Zhao took out several boxes of self-heating hot pot from his spatial backpack.

Last night he noticed that Violet really liked hot pot and could handle spicy food.

The current time and occasion are definitely not suitable for slowly preparing a hot pot.

However, since he was not short of money, he exchanged various self-heating foods from the survival shop and stored them in his inventory before entering the game.

Among them are a large number of self-heating hot pots with different flavors and side dishes.

After heating the food with the heating pack, lift the lid and a fragrant, spicy aroma wafts out.

The blonde girl's bright blue eyes lit up noticeably as she looked at the familiar food inside the box.

"Eat up, I'll get more if you're not full," Shen Zhao said with a smile. "If you like, we'll have hot pot tonight too!"

Regardless of the actual reason, he attributed today's success to Violet.

Of course, we should reward this great contributor properly.

This time, we can't make pure red soup again; we need to learn from last night's experience.

After fighting alongside their superior, they sat together and enjoyed a delicious meal.

This filled Violet's heart with a deep, indescribable warmth.

And they longed for this moment to last a little longer.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to rest for long after lunch.

Shen Zhao couldn't wait to get up: "Violet, let's go."

"Yes, sir."

The blonde girl showed no sign of disappointment or reluctance, and obediently agreed as always.

The two left the residence and headed away from the area where the Blade-Armed Flying Mantis was active.

Unfortunately, this time, his or Violet's luck did not work out again.

The search continued until nearly evening, but no new discoveries were found.

"Let's go, Violet, let's go back."

Shen Zhao wasn't in a hurry.

The survival game is only a little over halfway through, and he still has nearly five days to find the last suitable nest.

There's no need to risk working night shifts.

He took Violet home.

Shen Zhao quickly noticed something was wrong after entering the room.

Eriri ignored him completely, which was exactly what he expected.

After all, the girl had caught him having an intimate conversation with her mother just last night.

How could everything be alright in such a short time?

Shen Zhao had already devised a solution to this and was not worried.

What's really strange is that Mrs. Sawamura also seems quite distant from him.

And it wasn't even something he was deliberately putting on in front of his daughter.

His Force could vaguely sense a certain determination in the beautiful married woman's heart.

'Is this a complete break?'

Shen Zhao guessed what Sawamura Sayuri was thinking and chuckled to himself.

How could he give up on this easy-to-ride mare so easily?

That being said, we still need to pay attention to the methods and approaches used in the specifics.

Forcing it is the most basic approach and it's difficult to achieve both physical and mental well-being, thus hindering the unlocking of more positions.

'Let's deal with Eriri first!'

Mrs. Sawamura's greatest concern was always her daughter.

Once Eriri's problem is solved, everything will be easier.

Shen Zhao's lips curled up slightly.

He hadn't forgotten the deal he made with the girl with the golden twin tails.

Now it's time to demand the compensation he deserves.

That night.

As usual, Shen Zhao and a group of beauties, young and old, sat around the table enjoying hot pot.

This time he prepared a hot pot with two broths, and even reminded Eriri not to eat spicy food.

He's going to walk the dog tonight, and it would be a real shame if the other person got an upset stomach at this crucial moment.

The girl with golden twin ponytails had no idea what was going on in the man's mind.

When reminded, she only rolled her eyes and snorted coldly because of what happened last night.

After dinner, she didn't hesitate to pull her mother upstairs to their room.

I will absolutely not give that man a chance to be alone with my mother!

Shen Zhao looked at the girl's back with a meaningful gaze.

Eriri, you're quite the brave little golden retriever, jumping around like that in front of your creditors.

He then said goodnight to Violet, telling the girl to rest well so she could be well-rested for tomorrow's battle.

He carried Kasugano Sora upstairs back to their room.

He couldn't relax every night because this possessive little girl's personality hadn't been properly tamed yet.

Fortunately, dealing with the delicate and frail Qiong Mei didn't take him much time or effort.

It won't interfere with the planned dog walking activity.

after an hour.

Shen Zhao covered the sleeping Qiong with the blanket, got up, and went outside.

After leaving the house, I went straight to the room of Sawamura and her daughter.

Bang bang bang.

"Shen-kun?" Mrs. Sawamura's flustered voice came from the room. "Eri and I are already asleep. Please wait until tomorrow to talk about it."

This can't wait until tomorrow.

Without wasting words, Shen Zhao gave the order: "2B, open the door."

Eriri yelled, "Idiot, don't open the door!"

But she seemed to have forgotten whose territory this was, and whose people the 2B protecting her and her daughter belonged to.

The white-haired beauty opened the door without the slightest hesitation.

Shen Zhao lifted 2B's chin and kissed her pink lips as a reward, then strode into the house.

Sawamura Sayuri sat up and leaned against the headboard, her eyes darting around as she asked, "Shen-kun, is something the matter?"

Eriri glared at him angrily: "What do you want to do here again?"

Of course it's you!

Shen Zhao smiled and looked at Sayuri Sawamura: "Mrs. Sawamura, I would like to speak with Miss Eriri."

"Eiriri?"

"I?"

The mother and daughter on the bed were both stunned.

Shen Zhao said calmly, "Madam, the outcome of your conversation with your daughter doesn't seem satisfactory, so I'll have to speak with Miss Eriri myself."

Sawamura Sayuri immediately realized that the other party was accusing her of deliberately ignoring and distancing herself from him earlier.

I felt a pang of guilt.

For her daughter's sake, she has indeed decided to end her improper relationship with this man.

But doing so might please her daughter, but it would be very unfair to Shen Zhao, who had sacrificed so much for her and her daughter.

Thinking of this, Sayuri Sawamura suddenly had a glimmer of hope.

If the other party can really convince their daughter to accept their relationship, then it will be the best of both worlds.

Most importantly, with the protection of this "stepfather," the daughter was safe in the later games.

But would my daughter agree?

Sawamura Sayuri hesitated.

Eriri ignored her mother's reaction and readily agreed: "Let's talk! I want to talk to you too!"

She wanted to warn that despicable bastard man not to do that kind of thing to her mother again.

Ideally, she should never speak a word to her mother again and should always maintain a safe distance of more than three meters.

"Yinglili."

Sayuri Sawamura looked at her daughter with some worry.

She knew how willful her daughter was, and it would be terrible if she failed to persuade her and instead deeply angered the other party.

Having experienced the danger last time, the beautiful married woman realized more deeply how important it is to have a strong protector in this dangerous survival game.

She wasn't worried about her own safety, but rather that her daughter would completely miss the opportunity to be protected by Shen Zhao.

Shen Zhao smiled and said, "Mrs. Sawamura, don't worry. I will have a good talk with Miss Eriri and ask her to understand our situation."

The girl with golden twin tails immediately retorted, "You're dreaming!"