Survival in the apocalypse, teammate Xia Shiyu at the start

Late at night, Shen Zhao lay in his tent with his hands behind his head, a look of comfort and ease on his face.

After nearly four days of abstinence, I finally had some meat tonight.

Unfortunately, I only got to taste the meat; I couldn't eat it all at once.

Fortunately, Kato Megumi kindly compensated her in other ways.

Rumble!

A huge explosion was heard from the north.

Then it continued unabated, accompanied by a frenzied and dense roar of monsters.

It seems a fierce battle is taking place over there.

"Hmm... Shen Jun?"

Kato Megumi stopped massaging him and looked up at him.

Shen Zhao patted the girl's head: "Hui, continue, don't worry about what's going on outside."

It sounds like the battlefield is quite a distance away, so it shouldn't affect them.

Kato Megumi obediently lowered her head again, and carefully massaged his thighs.

Shen Zhao gently stroked the girl's short hair with his large hand, lost in thought.

Such a commotion is comparable to a large-scale battle, something that players couldn't possibly orchestrate.

Could it be that the world's army is at war with the Green Blood Beasts?

At another time, he would definitely go closer to check what was going on.

Forget about now, enjoying life is more important.

Shen Zhao relaxed completely: "Let's go to the scene again tomorrow morning to see if there are any clues."

That night, instead of meditating cross-legged until dawn, he finally had a good night's sleep, embracing the beautiful girl's soft body, a rare treat for him.

The next morning.

Shen Zhao was awakened by a comfortable sensation coming from his thigh.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that Kato Megumi had already woken up and was massaging his legs, her shoulder-length short hair swaying slightly.

He greeted her with a relaxed expression: "Good morning, Hui. Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

"You looked exhausted last night. Were you lying to me? If so, I'm going to punish you properly."

Kato Megumi tilted her beautiful face up and greeted, "Good morning, Shen-kun."

Then she stopped what she was doing, looked up, and explained earnestly, "I didn't lie to Shen Jun. It's just that I wake up at the same time every morning. Although I was very tired last night, I still woke up at the right time today."

Shen Zhao said with a smile, "This means Hui wasn't tired enough last night. I need to work harder."

"Eh?"

The short-haired girl looked troubled.

Shen Zhao then said, "We'll talk about that later. Hui, let's finish what we're doing now. It's not good to give up halfway."

Kato Megumi obediently opened her moist, cherry-colored lips and said, "Okay, Shen..."

While enjoying the gentle embrace of the woman, Shen Zhao activated the system.

'System, sign in.'

"Ding! Daily check-in successful. Reward: [Grade D Enhancement Potion]. Please claim your reward."

This time, it wasn't a case of wishes coming true.

He was given a D-grade enhancement potion, not the higher-grade enhancement potion he wanted.

This potion can only be stored in the system space for now, and will be used on the other party after other girls who are good at combat join.

After all, D-grade enhancement potions are precious items that can greatly improve one's strength.

It would be a waste to use it on beautiful girls who are not combatants, such as Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi.

If we can mass-produce this potion ourselves in the future, we can give each of the girls one.

Improving their physical fitness would also make it easier for him to have more fun.

After cuddling in bed for a while, Shen Zhao and Kato Megumi finally got up to have breakfast.

Afterwards, he told Kato Megumi to stay and rest, while Red Queen continued to control the Mark 7 suit for protection.

He piloted the Gundam Exia alone and flew north.

Last night's battle lasted a long time, judging from the fact that the monster's roars hadn't disappeared even after the explosions subsided.

It seems that humanity has lost.

It's unclear whether the entire army was wiped out or some remnants escaped.

If it's the latter, perhaps we can find the other party and obtain some information about this world.

Exia flew at full speed and quickly arrived at her destination.

There's no need to search; the signs of a recent battle in the ruins are too obvious.

A large number of green-blooded beasts were still gathered here and had not all dispersed, searching and digging among the rubble.

Every now and then, mutilated human remains are dug up, an arm or half a leg.

Even slightly larger pieces of carcass can trigger fights and snatching among the green-blooded beasts, as if human flesh and blood are the ultimate delicacy to them.

Shen Zhao carefully observed the battlefield.

Instead of tank and armored vehicle wreckage, they found various humanoid mechs and combat robots.

It seems that the equipment of the human army in this world has made great progress compared to when this city was destroyed.

"quack!"

Just as he was observing, a series of noisy and strange cries came from behind him.

Without needing to turn around, the sensor projects the view behind you onto the display screen.

A group of giant flying snakes with two pairs of fleshy wings, one large and one small, on their backs rushed straight towards him.

Upon approaching, the giant winged snake bent its tail forward, with a fleshy growth at the end.

puff!

The tumor suddenly shrank and spurted out a cloud of dark green viscous fluid, shooting out at high speed like a cannonball.

Shen Zhao dared not be careless and pushed the control stick to dodge the dark green slime bullets launched by the swarm of winged giant snakes.

Seeing the group of over a hundred winged giant snakes, he did not rush forward to fight them head-on.

A fierce battle broke out here last night; who knows what other powerful green-blooded beasts might be nearby.

Starting a war here would not be a wise move.

With a push of the control stick, Exusiai turned and flew in the opposite direction from her residence.

"Quack quack!"

The swarm of giant winged snakes howled and chased after them.

boom!

Exusiai broke the sound barrier, her body surrounded by a cone-shaped sonic boom cloud, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Shen Zhao piloted Exusiai to check the situation instead of Deva, precisely to facilitate his escape.

Exusiai flew more than ten kilometers in one breath and arrived at the edge of the city ruins.

The horde of winged giant snake monsters had been left far behind.

As he was considering what to do next, a signal flare suddenly rose from the ground.

Shen Zhao looked down in the direction the signal flare came from and saw a graceful figure waving a red towel vigorously in the ruins.

The image on the screen zoomed in, and he could see the other person's appearance clearly.

She was a beautiful young woman with brown hair.

Her fair and delicate face had two wedge-shaped red lines resembling whiskers on each side, making her look like a playful and cute cat.

Her blue and white tight-fitting pilot suit accentuated her curvaceous figure, especially highlighting her slender waist and pert hips, adding a touch of alluring sexiness to her youthful innocence and cuteness.

"D.Va?"

Shen Zhao called out the girl's name with a look of astonishment.

It was D.Va, whom he had always wanted to see.

Without hesitation, he pushed the control stick to descend towards the girl.

硄！

Exusiai landed on the ground.

Shen Zhao opened the cockpit hatch, lowered the rope ladder, and turned on the loudspeaker to shout, "Come on up."

The girl jogged over, grabbed the rope ladder, climbed to the side of the cockpit, and nimbly jumped into the cockpit.

Shen Zhao closed the cockpit and piloted Exia into the air once more.

After confirming that the surroundings were safe, he turned to look at the girl standing next to the driver's seat, her big eyes darting around curiously as she looked at the situation in the cockpit.

"Player?"

He pretended not to know and asked.

"Huh? You're a player too?"

The girl looked utterly surprised.

"Do you think I'm a native of this world?" Shen Zhao said calmly. "You still took the initiative to ask me for help, so you've already established a friendly relationship with the natives of this world? Are you the same force that fought the monster last night?"

The girl's pretty face showed even more shock: "You...you...how do you know so much?"

Shen Zhao raised an eyebrow: "Looks like I guessed right."

Unexpectedly, the other party was connected to the unit from last night; this was truly a pleasant surprise.

He introduced himself, saying, "I am Shen Zhao. May I ask your name, beautiful lady?"

The girl blinked, and asked uncertainly, "Shen Zhao? The Shen Zhao who's number one on the leaderboard?"

Shen Zhao calmly nodded: "It is indeed me."

"Hmph, I knew you were the one." The girl raised her chin smugly. "You got so many points because of this mech, right?"

Shen Zhao reminded her, "Now I'm asking you a question, Miss."

"Ah? I'm so sorry." The girl stood up straight and bowed to him. "I am D.Va, you can also call me Song Hana... Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Shen Zhao."

Shen Zhao asked, "Are you the D.Va who was previously at the top of the leaderboard?"

The prefix "former leaderboard leader" made D.Va pout unhappily, and she reassured herself, "I'm the D.Va who's second on the leaderboard!"

Although this title made her, who always strives to be number one, very dissatisfied, it was at least better than "former number one".

"Nice to meet you."

Shen Zhao smiled and extended his right hand.

D.Va shook hands with him.

He then became serious and said, "I have a few questions for you, Miss D.Va."

“I know what you want to ask,” D.Va said sullenly. “I did participate in the battle last night, and it was a crushing defeat for us, with heavy casualties among the native troops.”

"The commander ordered me and several other teammates to break through and return to headquarters to report the situation."

"But during the breakout, we were chased by small groups of monsters, and my teammates were captured and killed one after another. The mech I was piloting was also destroyed, and I escaped by wearing a protective suit."

"And then I saw your mech here. Just like you guessed, I thought it was someone sent by the world's forces to scout, so I fired a flare gun."

Shen Zhao pressed further, "What is the background of that unit? What are they doing here?"

D.Va answered all questions: "This is an elite force dispatched by the World Resistance to carry out a secret mission. I don't know the specifics of their mission, but I do know that they want to go to the meteorite impact site in the city center."

"It is said that the monsters in this world were brought by meteorites from outer space, and the meteorites that fell in the center of this city were among the earliest."