A single-player post-apocalyptic game, but with an all-female teammate mod.

The women also arrived one after another.

Aono pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at the table surrounded by people, and casually said, "If there are a few more people, the cafeteria will probably come in handy."

"Then we'll need to recruit a chef specifically to be in charge of the kitchen."

Coco glanced at Dudu, who was thoughtfully setting up bowls and chopsticks for Qingye, and laughed, "Otherwise, all the earnings from that job would be gone."

"There will definitely be more chefs later."

After Dudu finished distributing the bowls and chopsticks, she called out, "Eat, eat."

Rather than working in the cafeteria, the young cook would prefer to be Aono's private chef.

Moreover, she prefers to cook herself rather than sit there doing nothing and simply offer a job.

During dinner, the results of the team assignments were briefly discussed.

Basically, there isn't much change from before.

Ying and Dudu worked well together and remained a team.

Tsunade and Koko are on the same team.

Having lived and eaten together for so long, their relationship had improved, and they had developed some tacit understanding.

Tsunade, who was just sitting idly by, was too lazy to use her brain and only took charge of the actions, leaving everything else to Koko.

The newly added characters, Asagi, Kazari Uiharu, and Nymph, all belong to Aono.

Coco raised an eyebrow at Aono and teased, "Mr. Aono, just laugh if you're happy."

Aono scooped up a spoonful of hot soup, blew on it, and wasn't embarrassed at all.

He said frankly, "I am quite happy."

"Lan Yu and the others just arrived, so I'll take this opportunity to spend more time with them and get to know them better."

Putting trust levels aside for now, getting to know each other is essential.

Unlike Coco and the others, who are all girls and naturally have common topics, he is now living, eating, and training together...

It's hard not to be familiar with it.

Whether the relationship is good or not is another matter.

After dinner, Aiba Asagi, Uiharu Kazari, and Nymph followed Tsunade to the training room to learn how to extract chakra.

Dudu and Coco hinted that Qingye could sleep with them that night, but Qingye politely declined.

They didn't expend much energy today, and they basically recovered by the afternoon.

But he and his shadow are not compatible.

The purple-haired, martial arts-obsessed older sister didn't go to the training room to work out today, but went straight back to her dorm to wash up and go to sleep.

I have to go fight monsters early tomorrow morning, so I can't afford not to get myself back in good shape.

If this is true of the film, then it is also true of Aono.

His combat strength is slightly stronger than that of the Shadow, but due to the nature of his fighting style, he also expends more energy than the Shadow.

If Shadow hadn't used the Musou-ichi-to (无想一刀) technique at the end, her energy expenditure would actually have been less than Aono's.

……

The next day, after getting up on time and having breakfast, Aono and his group of eight began their map-clearing operation.

The three teams began their assault on the silver metal buildings from the southeast and west.

Aono had three level 12 followers with him, so the progress was slower.

However, he has a system backpack, so he doesn't need to transport supplies back and forth.

After a while, the three teams' attack speeds were basically the same.

During the midday break, Aono led the three girls around to the central square on the north side to inspect the blank stone tablet.

Once we confirmed that the core program was under control, we simply began our campaign along the northern route.

At 5:30 p.m., everyone began their return journey.

Back on the Ark, Shadow, along with Asagi and Shiori, went to organize the supplies.

These two female students were originally logistics personnel, and since this task was quite demanding, they became Coco's assistants.

Dudu naturally prepared dinner.

Nymph went to find Icarus, who was being housed in the dormitory.

Starting tonight, Aono will begin recruiting Icarus, and she will bring him over during dinner.

Ying and Qingye were alone in the living room.

The two of them each held a cup of hot tea, their eyes half-closed in contentment, behaving like hosts and hosts.

At 7 p.m., Dudu started bringing dishes to the living room.

The women also arrived one after another in the captain's living room.

"Dudu, Coco, how's your progress today?"

Aono picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and casually asked.

Whether or not they have the habit of discussing things or chatting at the dinner table or over drinks, he certainly does.

Moreover, if no one says anything, the atmosphere would be incredibly awkward and silent with so many people gathered together eating.

The Kage doesn't like to talk, and Tsunade doesn't use her brain; the two of them are all about taking action rather than talking.

Aono was also decisive, skipping over them and asking Dudu and Coco directly.

Dudu, sitting opposite, thought for a moment and said, "Today, Sister Ying and I explored a total of 16 buildings."

Aono silently did some calculations.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., that's nine hours.

That means one building every half hour or so.

"Not bad, the efficiency is even higher than before," Aono praised.

"It's about the same here, Building 15."

Coco said, "It might speed things up a bit later, but not by much."

The Shadow's lightning is incredibly effective against mechanical monsters, and its chakra is also quite good, but it's not as effective against mechanical monsters as the Shadow's lightning.

"Looking at it this way, it turns out that I'm the slowest."

Aono smiled and said, "I've only cleared 12 buildings, but Asagi and the others have leveled up by two. As their levels increase, their efficiency will probably improve a lot."

"Mr. Aono, it seems you're quite familiar with Asagi and the others, you're even calling them by their names."

The silver-haired mature woman chuckled and made a teasing remark.

Aono shrugged. "I just thought it sounded better that way."

He knew that in Japan there was a custom that only close relatives could call someone by their name, but to be honest, he didn't feel anything about it.

He asked the blonde, red-eyed JK girl, and seeing that she didn't seem to mind, he called her by her first name.

Hatsuharu Shiori's side didn't change it because they felt it was easier to call her Hatsuharu.

"Based on this calculation, we can probably clean about forty buildings a day..."

Aono thought about the remaining metal buildings, which numbered about half, around four or five hundred.

"That means it will take about ten days to clear the map."

Coco chimed in, "Even if we recruit Icarus in three days, the time won't be shortened much."

"Ten days..."

At this moment, Asagi Aiba put down her chopsticks and looked at Haru and Nymph beside her.

The two women nodded to her.

"I don't think we have enough time." Seeing this, she continued, "Based on today's observations, we have at most a week left before we have to destroy the core program."

"The AI ​​in that core program is evolving and upgrading at an incredibly fast pace."

When it comes to professional knowledge, Chu Chun Shiri changes her usual soft and cute demeanor.

He said decisively, "A week is an optimistic estimate. To be on the safe side, I suggest destroying it in five days."

Nymph didn't speak, but simply nodded, indicating that she shared the same view.

"Speaking of which, the speed at which those mechanical monsters level up is getting faster and faster."

The young cook suddenly said, "It took so long before you only leveled up two or three times, but now, only two days have passed, and you've already leveled up another time."

Aono also noticed this.

Clearly, this single-player game, which claims to be about survival in the apocalypse and seems to have no time limit, actually has a very hidden, even insidious, level countdown.

If players don't notice and intend to leisurely farm and develop their resources, they'll most likely just type "GG" (game over).

"Clean up as much as you can, just do your best."

Without hesitation, Qingye decisively said, "Starting today, get some rest earlier. Starting tomorrow, get up at four in the morning, two hours earlier for everything, and leave promptly at six o'clock when it's light."

Working from dawn till dusk, making full use of all available time, coupled with the formidable combat power of Icarus.

If all four teams work together three days later, it's not impossible for them to clear the map.

Even if it can't be completely cleared out, there probably won't be much left.

The women exchanged glances, none of them complaining; instead, they all looked excited.

In particular, Asagi Aiba, Kazari Uiharu, and Nymph.

There's no entertainment in this world, they'd love to fight monsters and level up.

Dinner ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

Tsunade and Kage led the women to the training room for exercise.

Both Aiba Asagi and Uiharu Kazari have successfully extracted chakra.

The next step is to continuously extract data and then perform controlled training.

Like the Kage, Nymph possesses unique supernatural powers that prevent her from controlling chakra.

All she needs to do is keep leveling up and regain the power that belongs to the omnipotent angel.

In his spare time, Ying would occasionally act as a combat instructor, guiding Coco and the other girls on combat techniques.

To reiterate, we don't expect them to be super strong, but at least they should be able to protect themselves when facing monsters.

To achieve this, simply mastering chakra and increasing combat power is not enough.

The key is to improve practical experience and skills, and to transform panel combat power into actual combat power.

The once bustling captain's cabin suddenly became quiet, and Aono felt a little empty for a moment.

"It's true that it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality... I clearly endured the hard times when I was alone at the beginning."

Shaking his head with a sigh, Aono carried the NPC Icarus, who was only wearing a loose white t-shirt, towards the bathroom.

As Aono moved, the hem of her short-sleeved shirt was lifted up, completely exposing the fair and smooth thighs of the pink-haired angelic girl.

In the dim light, even the indentation between her legs was illuminated, outlining an alluring curve that stirred the soul.

Aono glanced at it instinctively.

Then, he calmly carried Icarus into the bathroom, and then stripped naked to begin washing.

He washed himself first, and after that, he tore off the loose short-sleeved shirt from the pink-haired, big-breasted beauty and began to wash it carefully.

This is something we'll be using and eating later, so it must be thoroughly cleaned.

As he meticulously kneaded it, the expressionless artificial angel finally began to change.

Her fair skin blushed with a faint pink hue, and her cute face turned rosy. For the first time ever, she began to speak her lines.

"Master..."

"I am the all-purpose entertainment angel Icarus, nice to meet you."