Survival in the apocalypse, teammate Xia Shiyu at the start

"Ding! Daily check-in successful, reward received: [Skill Book - Flying Sword Style]. Please claim your reward."

Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu is a swordsmanship style in Rurouni Kenshin, known for its speed.

Shen Zhao smiled and said, "The gift for Saeko is ready."

Although Saeko said he didn't have to treat everyone equally, he couldn't really ignore the treatment Saeko received.

Now she has finally acquired skills suitable for Saeko.

Chapter 104 How to Repay a Life-Saving Grace!

After claiming today's sign-in reward, Shen Zhao opened the points leaderboard.

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Survival Points Leaderboard (0125)

Top of the list: Shen Zhao, survival points 23590

Second place: D.Va, Survival points 15470

Third place: ...

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10th place: ...

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He remains firmly at the top of the list.

But D.Va's score also startled Shen Zhao.

In just two or three hours last night, this little wildcat earned over 10,000 points.

The growth rate left him far behind.

If the beast tide comes a few more times, it's not impossible for them to overtake him and take back the top spot on the leaderboard.

All I can say is that the Virtue Gundam is a truly powerful tool for clearing out mobs.

However, Shen Zhao did not regret handing over the Gundam to the other party.

The person already belongs to him, why bother with these things?

He took out his communicator and asked, "Red Queen, what's the situation outside?"

Red Queen, who had been patrolling and keeping watch over the villa in her Mark 7 suit, replied, "The Green Blood Beasts are still highly active, but no monsters are approaching here for the time being."

"Understood, continue to be on guard."

Shen Zhao turned off the communicator and tossed it aside, then got up and walked over to open D.Va's sleeping bag.

He turned the still-sleeping girl over into a kneeling position and ripped off her tight-fitting shorts.

Although he didn't mind, he still had to collect some interest since the little wildcat had taken such a big advantage.

D.Va woke up with a start: "What are you doing... Oh! Not there!"

Not long after, Kato Megumi woke up following her established routine.

Seeing the scene beside her, she remained silent.

After Shen Zhao finished his morning workout with great enthusiasm, she obediently crawled over and began to massage him to help him relax.

A long time passed.

Shen Zhao walked out of the tent feeling refreshed.

They saw that the tent curtains of Eri Kisaki and Ran Mouri, the mother and daughter, were open, but they weren't there.

He went out of the living room and found the mother and daughter in the next room, gazing at the sea through the floor-to-ceiling window.

"Good morning, Ms. Eri Kisaki and Ms. Ran Mouri."

The two turned around upon hearing the sound.

Eri Kisaki remained composed.

Ran Mouri's fair and delicate face flushed slightly, and her eyes darted away, avoiding his gaze.

It seems the mother and daughter heard the noises coming from their tent after they got up.

Eri bowed and greeted him, "Good morning, Mr. Shen Zhao."

Ran Mouri blushed and greeted him, then stood up and said, "Mr. Shen Zhao, you can just call me Ran."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Shen Zhao said with a smile. "Hui is getting up and will start making breakfast soon. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Eri Kisaki said, "We can both. By the way, Ran, why don't you go help Ms. Kato too? I also need to have a private talk with Mr. Shen Zhao."

"Okay, Mom."

Ran Mouri agreed and then said goodbye to Shen Zhao, "Mr. Shen Zhao, I'll go and prepare breakfast for Miss Kato now."

Shen Zhao jokingly asked, "Xiao Lan, how's your cooking? It's not some kind of culinary disaster, is it?"

"No way!" Ran Mouri said confidently, hands on her hips. "You'll see once you taste it."

Shen Zhao nodded: "Then I'll look forward to it."

He knew, of course, that Ran Mouri was a very good cook; he was just using this as an excuse to get closer to her.

Ran Mouri said with a grin, "I promise you won't be disappointed!"

Seeing the two chatting happily, Eri frowned and interrupted them without saying a word, "Ran, you should go and help Miss Kato."

Ran Mouri waved her hand: "Then I'll be going. See you later, Mr. Shen Zhao."

Shen Zhao nodded: "See you in a bit. By the way, Hui is very easy to get along with, so don't be shy."

Don't be fooled by her seemingly caring older sister appearance.

In fact, according to the setting, Ran Mouri and Megumi Kato are the same age, only sixteen years old, with Ran being only four months older than Megumi Kato.

Furthermore, the two are the same height, both 1.6 meters.

He couldn't help but think to himself: 'If I put these two girls on the bed and stacked them up, I wonder if their mouths could be perfectly aligned top to bottom.'

I must try it sometime!

Ran Mouri left the room and went to the living room to help make breakfast.

Shen Zhao looked at Eri Kisaki, whose hair was styled in an updo, giving her a cool and capable appearance.

"What does Ms. Eri Kisaki want to talk to me about?"

Eri Kisaki subconsciously reached out to touch her glasses, but her fingers missed, and she realized that she was wearing contact lenses for ease of movement.

She put her hand down and said with a serious expression, "Mr. Shen Zhao has saved Lan and me twice. I really don't know how to repay such a great kindness."

"So I would like to discuss with Mr. Shen Zhao how you would like me to repay your life-saving grace."

"Then treat me to a rice bowl."

Shen Zhao said it lightly.

Eri looked at him in confusion: "What did you say?"

"I said just treat me to a meal," Shen Zhao said casually. "I saved you two times on the spur of the moment, and I didn't expect anything in return."

"If Ms. Eri Kisaki must repay this debt, a meal will suffice."

Eri Kisaki hesitated, "This..."

She didn't believe things could be that simple, and she couldn't believe this man really wanted nothing more.

After a moment of contemplation, the beautiful mature woman said seriously, "Mr. Shen Zhao's character is admirable, but I cannot treat my savior so lightly."

"How about this, after this game is over, Lan and I will transfer all the survival points we got to you as a token of our appreciation."

"And in the subsequent survival games, we will pay you 1,000 points for each game you survive until you accumulate 10,000 points."

"Is this proposal acceptable to you?"

"One thousand per game, totaling ten thousand?" Shen Zhao raised his hand and stroked his chin. "For Ms. Eri Kisaki and Ran, this must be a heavy burden."

"In that case, will you still have enough points to redeem equipment to face increasingly dangerous scenarios?"

Eri Kisaki replied solemnly, "The burden is indeed heavy. But compared to your life-saving grace, this is a necessary price."

Shen Zhao smiled and said, "Actually, as I said before, what is very important to you is nothing to me."

"For example, these two times I stepped in to save you."

"For example, does Ms. Eri Kisaki know how many points I've already earned in this game?"

Eri Kisaki shook her head: "I don't know."

Shen Zhao said casually, "The latest data is 23590 points, which is roughly the same as my final score in the last game."

"By the way, I ended up with 52010 points during the beginner trial. The total number of points I actually earned was a little over 60,000."

Eri Kisaki's heart sank immediately.

She understood what the other person meant.

Her offer of 10,000 points in installments as a reward was utterly insignificant in the other party's eyes.

But this doesn't mean she doesn't have to pay the price for the other party saving her life.

The aloof and mature woman tried her best to remain calm, looking directly into the man's eyes as she said, "So, Mr. Shen Zhao, what you want is something else?"

"Smart!" Shen Zhao smiled and clapped her hands. "No wonder she is the princess of Teitan and the queen of the legal world."

Eri Kisaki's expression hardened: "Mr. Shen Zhao knows me?"

Shen Zhao said, "I've only heard a little about it."

Eri Kisaki didn't dwell on that and asked, "So, what does Mr. Shen Zhao want to obtain?"

Shen Zhao did not answer directly, but instead brought up something else: "There is a poem that I both like and hate. Can you guess which poem it is?"

Eri remained silent.

Shen Zhao didn't mind and gave his answer: "A beauty is like a flower beyond the clouds, that's the line from the poem."

"The beauty is like a flower, delicate and charming. Yet she is separated by clouds, visible but unattainable."

"I don't like the feeling of liking something but not being able to have it. I just want to pick every beautiful flower I see and put it in a vase for me to admire and enjoy alone."

"Right now I see two more beautiful flowers being battered by wind and rain. It would be a pity to let them wither and die."

"So I want to transplant them into my flowerpots and water and care for them carefully every day. Ms. Eri Kisaki, can you help me make this wish come true?"

Under the man's smiling gaze, the aloof and beautiful mature woman's voluptuous and sexy body trembled slightly, and her fists clenched tightly.

After a long while, she took a deep breath and slowly loosened her clenched fists.

“I… can accept this price. But it’s only for me this once, only for me alone! I can’t drag Lan into this.”

Shen Zhao thought for a moment and said reluctantly, "I am a reasonable person. It's not impossible for Ms. Eri to bear it alone."

"But you only get one life out of four. Does Ms. Eri Kisaki think that's fair?"

Eri Kisaki said expressionlessly, "What do you want?"

“One life, one chance, what do you think, Ms. Eri?” Shen Zhao said. “That’s quite a favorable offer.”

The aloof, mature woman gritted her teeth: "Okay!"

"very good."

Shen Zhao stepped forward and gently stroked the face of the mature and beautiful woman, feeling that her skin was still delicate and smooth, just like that of a young girl.

Eri Kisaki turned her face away.

"Ms. Eri Kisaki, remember to come here tonight and water the flowers with me."

After saying that, Shen Zhao turned and walked out gracefully.

Just then, Ran Mouri's voice rang out: "Mom, Mr. Shen Zhao, breakfast is ready!"

After a while.

Shen Zhao and his four beauties, young and old, sat around the dining table enjoying breakfast.