Survival in the apocalypse, teammate Xia Shiyu at the start

After morning exercise and breakfast.

He once again took Violet away from their residence to search for the last large nest of the Mist Alien that met the requirements of the hidden quest.

time flies.

When the sun was high in the sky, Sayuri Sawamura finally woke up, feeling slightly unwell.

I haven't fully recovered from the fatigue and soreness all over my body, but it's much better than the time I was rescued.

At least I won't have to spend the whole day in bed anymore.

The beautiful wife turned to look at her sleeping daughter the moment she woke up.

Eriri's swollen eyes were marked with clear tear tracks, and she was still fast asleep with her eyes closed.

Remembering what the man had said last night, which had made Eriri cry so much, Sawamura Sayuri lovingly touched her daughter's face.

"Eriri is starting to understand her mother now."

At that moment, she suddenly noticed a familiar black collar around her daughter's neck.

He couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his neck.

She was also wearing a black choker with the same design as her daughter's.

Sawamura Sayuri bit her red lips, comforting herself, "It's just a positioning tool."

Perhaps sensing her mother's gaze, Eriri let out a soft hum, her long eyelashes fluttering.

She slowly opened her pair of deep blue eyes, which were veiled in a hazy mist.

Sawamura Sayuri snapped out of her reverie, brushed a stray blonde hair from her daughter's lips, and said softly, "Are you awake, Eriri?"

"Hmm..." the girl made a nasal sound and looked over groggily, "Good morning, Mom."

"Good morning," Sawamura Sayuri said gently. "If you haven't had enough sleep, go back to sleep a little longer."

"No need, I'm already awake." Eriri blinked hard, regaining her senses.

Then she reached out from under the covers and hugged her mother tightly, drawing out a long, aggrieved cry: "Mom!"

Sawamura Sayuri hugged her daughter and gently patted her back: "What's wrong? Eriri still doesn't want Mom and Shino to continue like that?"

"It's okay, as long as it's for Eriri, Mom can agree."

Eriri opened her mouth.

Before answering, the scene of walking the dog with the man last night flashed through her mind, making her shudder.

She managed to say with difficulty, "It's...it's okay. Mom, do whatever you want. I'll support you."

"Really?" Sayuri Sawamura released her daughter, looked into her eyes seriously, and asked, "Does Eriri really think that way?"

Of course not!

Eriri didn't have the courage to say her true thoughts aloud.

“I can’t keep being selfish and only thinking about myself. So, I will support my mother.”

Hearing this, Sayuri Sawamura happily hugged her daughter tightly again: "Thank you! Thank you for thinking of your mother!"

Eriri hugged her mother back, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.

She doesn't deserve her mother's praise at all.

She knew the man's true colors, but dared not expose him.

She was both afraid of the man and ashamed of what had happened last night, making her unable to speak.

'Mom, I'm sorry...'

The mother and daughter, who look remarkably alike and resemble twin flowers, embraced intimately on the bed, creating a particularly warm atmosphere.

The only discordant element was that both of them were wearing the same black collars around their necks.

evening.

Having gained nothing, Shen Zhao took Violet back to their residence.

Yesterday's good luck didn't carry over to today.

He and Violet wandered around the town and the forest several times, but they didn't encounter a monster that posed a threat as great as the flesh-eating centipede or the blade-armed flying mantis.

If things continue like this tomorrow, then he'll have to consider going out tonight.

The hidden quest is almost 4/5 complete, and giving up now would be too costly.

He would definitely not choose to do that unless absolutely necessary.

In comparison, the risks of going out at night are still within an acceptable range.

As usual, everyone gathered in the living room on the first floor to have dinner together.

This time it wasn't hot pot anymore; we opted for lighter dishes to soothe our stomachs.

Mrs. Sawamura was no longer as indifferent as she had been yesterday, and Eriri dared not roll her eyes or snort at him anymore.

This slightly eased Shen Zhao's frustration from running around for nothing all day.

'Would you like to try two kinds of flowers tonight?'

His gaze lingered between Sayuri Sawamura and Eriri, who resembled twin sisters.

In the end, I decided to put it aside for now and take it one step at a time.

Late at night.

Shen Zhao stood in the corridor, watching Mrs. Sawamura slowly walk into the room.

He summoned A2 and enjoyed a massage from this seemingly cold but actually warm-hearted white-haired ice queen for a while.

Once he figured Mrs. Sawamura was fast asleep, he withdrew and headed towards the room where the Sawamura mother and daughter were staying.

He released his primal force to sense the situation inside the room, and as he had expected, Mrs. Sawamura was asleep.

Shen Zhao gently knocked on the door.

After waiting quietly for a moment, the door slowly opened.

A beautiful golden retriever slowly crawled out from inside.

He rubbed the golden retriever's head a few times and took out a dog leash to attach to the collar.

He said with a smile, "Good dog, let's go."

Then, she led her newly acquired pet towards the stairwell.

Another passionate night has passed.

When Shen Zhao woke up at dawn, he opened the system to sign in and claim his reward as usual.

"Ding! Daily check-in successful, reward received: [Gundam Exia]. Please claim your reward."

"Holy crap! Gundam? Exia?"

Shen Zhao was astonished when he saw the reward.

He was certainly familiar with Gundam.

After all, mecha is a man's romance.

Gundam, with its cool and stylish humanoid mecha, holds a special status that sets it apart from ordinary mecha.

It's not just romantic, it's also a special sentiment!

Today's system reward, the Gundam Exia, is a mobile suit from "Mobile Suit Gundam 00," powered by a special power unit called the "GN Drive."

What makes the GN Solar Furnace special is that it is not only a semi-perpetual energy machine, but the GN particles it produces can also induce human evolution!

Humans who are exposed to GN particles for a long period of time have a certain probability of evolving into innovators.

Innovators are able to communicate through brain quantum waves mediated by GN particles, and their lifespan is twice that of ordinary humans.

They can be considered a more advanced species than humans.

Chapter 83: Deploying in Gundam form, covering a thousand miles in a day!

For Shen Zhao, who had been injected with a Class D enhancement drug and was also empowered by the Force, this was a different story.

Ordinary innovators who have twice the lifespan of normal humans are nothing special.

What truly made him envious was Setsuna, the protagonist of the original work and also the pilot of the Gundam Exia.

An existence that transcends the Innovators after merging with the core of the alien species ELS, a pioneer capable of immortality!

Unfortunately, he didn't know where to find the ELS alien race to merge with.

One can only hope that in later survival games, he will encounter a life form similar to ELS that can help him evolve into a Pioneer.

Shift your focus away from "communicating and merging with aliens" and refocus on the Gundam Exia itself.

A bright smile appeared on Shen Zhao's face.

This equipment arrived just in time!

Although the Gundam Exia, with its 18.3-meter height, is not well-suited for dealing with relatively small monsters like the Ironclad Crab, the Vicious Spider, and the Blade-Armed Mantis.

But it can fly!

It can greatly enhance Shen Zhao's mobility.

He could even consider piloting the Exia to travel hundreds of kilometers away to meet up with Kasumigaoka Utaha and Busujima Saeko!

Given that no true flying-type mist aliens have appeared so far.

The dangers of traveling by air are undoubtedly far less than those on the ground.

In addition, no fifth large Mist Alien Nest that meets the requirements of the hidden mission can be found near this town.

Having obtained the Exia Gundam, he can now fly to even more distant places to search.

Without a doubt, this was the turning point that Shen Zhao had been waiting for!

Excited, he grabbed the silver-haired girl who was still fast asleep beside him, rolled over, and spread her slender legs apart.

Let's celebrate first.

After all that effort, Shen Zhao prepared a nutritious breakfast for Qiong Mei, which was a must every day, and then fed the little girl by hand until she ate it all up.

Only then did he get up and leave the room.

Violet was already waiting outside, watching him like a pet waiting for its owner to feed it.

"Sir, shall we depart now?"

Shen Zhao reached out and ruffled the girl's hair, then smiled and said, "No, let's rest today."

His large hand naturally slid down and took the blonde girl's delicate hand, leading her to the first floor.

"Come with me, I'll show you a treasure."

Violet obediently followed her superior downstairs and out the door to the lawn in front of the house.

"Violet, open your eyes wide," Shen Zhao said solemnly. "The moment to witness a miracle is about to begin."

The blonde girl obediently opened her bright blue eyes wide.

'System, claim [Gundam Exia]!'

Without any warning, an eighteen-meter-tall steel giant appeared out of thin air in front of the two.

Its tall body is painted in a blue and white color scheme, with its feet, hips, waist and abdomen painted in a bright and eye-catching red.

The GN Solar Furnace, which runs through the entire chest, reveals its conical tip at the back.

The head features Gundam's signature V-shaped antenna.

Despite the absence of any weapons on the overall appearance of the machine, it still exudes a powerful and oppressive aura.

The six letters engraved on his forehead were crystal clear.

GUNDAM!

This is the dream of countless passionate men: the giant humanoid mobile weapon—Gundam!

It's not a mecha, it's a Gundam!