Kaito felt he understood a little from Chiyo's final words, but looking at her seemingly ordinary gentle smile, he couldn't be sure.
He had guessed, but couldn't verify.
Besides, Chiyo didn't want to talk about it now, so Kaito could only put it aside for the moment. He agreed to travel to her world in a month, first deal with her so-called enemy, and then see what she really wanted to do!
"Alright then. I'll come to your world in a month."
"Okay."
Chiyo nodded slightly, smiling as she picked up the book from this world again and started reading. The remaining time passed like that.
The women woke up one by one. Kie and Akina went straight to the kitchen to figure out breakfast.
After breakfast, they all went to the villa to get some fresh air and organize the remaining weapons and ammunition.
After dividing the crystals, everyone agreed that Kaito should use the best ones. All crystals of second-grade and above were given to Kaito.
Along with the fourth-grade crystal from the giant tiger earlier, this would allow Kaito to reach the so-called second-grade powerhouse level.
The rest would use the remaining first-grade crystals.
Even though the improvement for them wasn't huge, don't forget they had a 10x enhancement, so the attribute increase was still significant.
The only one for whom this was a bit of a problem was Shinshui, whose improvement was truly slow.
Perhaps future crystals would need to be given to her, considering her abilities were very powerful and could be useful for transforming this world, plus she was the key figure for the hidden mission!
Everyone sat in the yard and discussed. They decided to start nurturing Shinshui's combat abilities and values now.
In short, after they left, they wanted Shinshui to be able to survive strongly on her own, and even become a leader.
Even if it was only for a short month, Shinshui was obedient and smart!
"Kaito, how many points do you think we've earned after one day?"
Mika came and sat next to Kaito to ask. They were both on the balcony observing the surroundings.
"I don't know. But I think even if first-grade mutated creatures are only worth 1 point, with the 100x bonus, we'll still get a lot from this activity."
Kaito put down his binoculars and answered.
The system didn't provide real-time points earned, which was a bit frustrating, but it also made one look forward to how many points they would get at the end.
The remaining question was from which aspects they would earn points. Would killing hostile humans also yield points?
"The wind is gradually getting stronger, isn't it?"
"Yes, the wind is indeed much stronger now."
Kaito squinted, feeling the wind.
Its intensity was much greater than what they encountered last night.
If nothing unexpected happened, severe weather would arrive soon.
Since they were here to play survival in this world, maybe every type of disastrous weather would come?
Come to think of it, Kaito really thought it was possible!
Perhaps in just one short month, they would experience an ice age and other phenomena.
"Hmm... that means we need to scavenge more resources quickly!"
"Besides food, we need blankets, down jackets, and such."
"Considering there might be a very cold winter, maybe we'll also need a heater?"
Mika planned with her fingers, looking a bit scared. Kaito agreed with her view.
After the morning passed, they had a simple lunch of cooked instant noodles. Then they took the armored vehicle and started searching for the necessary resources in the surrounding area.
The primary target was the mall.
Even if the mall had long been stripped clean, because the supplies were so vast, there might still be a lot left behind.
Especially items not useful at the current stage, like winter clothes, which were even less likely to have been taken in large quantities.
They knew this from Shinshui.
Over the past six months, it was initially a bit cold, then it became hot, and now the weather had gradually returned to overcast every day.
It seemed that because of Kaito and the others' presence, they would now experience several disastrous weather events.
Kaito wouldn't be surprised if a Category 28 typhoon blew in tomorrow.
What?
There's no such thing as Category 28?
But the system might just make it happen!
"Kaito, it looks like there are many mutated creatures inside!"
"That's to be expected. But don't worry. The combatants will prepare for battle as usual. The others just need to carry the supply backpacks."
They arrived at a large mall that Shinshui remembered. From the square, they could see many mutated creatures wandering aimlessly, as if it were normal.
In this catastrophic apocalyptic world, ironically, this place had become an animal paradise.
Carefree, they found things to eat when hungry. Though the law of the jungle made it hard for weaker animals to survive, it was still far, far better than humans constantly squeezing their living space.
Not wasting bullets, Kaito used the rock throwing knives in his backpack to kill them one by one. The others were responsible for digging out the crystals and putting them in bags, returning to the armored vehicle when the bags were full.
After going back and forth, as they entered the mall, they not only saw mutated animals but also surviving humans.
They were human, but not entirely. At least, they weren't the zombies they were familiar with.
They retained their original memories, but their personalities had become extremely irritable. Additionally, their bodies had mutated.
They were simply more disgusting and terrifying than zombies.
Grotesque, twisted faces, or faces covered in blisters, or faces with several eyes...
Several hands, several feet, everything imaginable was present.
They seemed to have gathered here, occupying the mall. When Kaito arrived, they even claimed it was their paradise and tried to drive him out.
Some even wanted to eat Kaito and the others.
"Prepare to fight!"
They were no longer entirely human. So, after throwing his last few rock knives and easily killing a few, Kaito took the AK automatic rifle slung on his back.
Click—
"Completely clean them out... And also... check if they have crystals on them!"