While the two sisters chatted privately, catching up after their long separation, Lu Chen rested and observed the “Mutual Aid Group’s” battle.
To be honest, a temporary defensive line formed by dozens of people had no teamwork whatsoever.
But it was precisely this “everyone fights for themselves” combat style that was enough to deal with the even more disorganized zombie attack.
“Indeed, there’s strength in numbers.”
Seeing hundreds of zombies gradually being consumed and ultimately easily wiped out, Lu Chen said softly.
He could achieve the same result alone, but it would inevitably involve pulling, maneuvering, and exhausting a lot of physical strength and energy.
These players didn't even have many decent weapons, yet they could still achieve victory by leveraging their numbers and the advantages of the terrain.
When the last zombie was eliminated, the members of the “Mutual Aid Group” raised their arms in cheers, making quite a lively scene.
Judging from their familiar manner, they probably had similar “celebration events” after cleaning up the zombies each time.
“How do you feel?”
The white woman from before retreated from the defensive line, holding a modern compound bow used in competitions, and walked towards Lu Chen.
“As long as we stand together, we can face the challenges that the ‘Survivor Game’ throws at us.”
“Do you want to join us? Based on your strength, I can give you the position of leader.”
It turned out that she was the founder of the “Mutual Aid Group” and the leader of this temporary team.
After witnessing Lu Chen's power displayed while rescuing Sakurajima Mai, she must have considered recruiting him.
She was even willing to step down as leader to entice him into the “Mutual Aid Group.”
“Sorry, I'm not interested.”
Lu Chen shook his head slightly, declining her invitation.
While the initial intention of the Mutual Aid Group was good, this type of organization that relied entirely on members' self-discipline… wouldn't last long.
In the end, it would either fade into obscurity or fall apart. In short, it had no future.
Moreover, Lu Chen only wanted to take care of his own patch of land, and he didn't want to get involved in power struggles between organizations.
“Is that so, that’s too bad.”
The white woman sighed, her expression disappointed, but she didn’t press further. After chatting for a few more words, she quietly left.
“It seems she’s quite smitten with you.”
At some point, Sakurajima Mai, who had finished chatting with her younger sister, had arrived behind Lu Chen with Toyohisa and Hana.
She seemed to have seen the conversation between the white woman and Lu Chen, and teased him.
“If you were to chase after her now, she might be overcome with excitement and hug you.”
Lu Chen glanced at her and shrugged.
“Looks like reuniting with your sister has put you in a very good mood. You’re even in the mood for jokes.”
“Just consider it a joke, Mr. Life-saving Benefactor.”
Sakurajima Mai, half teasing, half serious, brushed off the topic.
“Hana told me what happened after she met you… This child was very rude to you, I apologize to you on her behalf.”
Seeing Mai bowing to apologize to Lu Chen, Toyohisa Hana immediately panicked.
“Hey! Mai-nee, that’s not what we agreed on!”
“He was the one who bullied me first -”
“Hana.”
While her pretty face wore a gentle smile, Sakurajima Mai’s aura at that moment was extremely serious and intimidating, making people feel a chill down their spines.
Even Lu Chen hesitated for a moment, not daring to interrupt at this time.
“Y-yes! Mai-nee!”
The blonde girl who had been defending herself just now, seeing her sister’s posture, immediately shuddered and straightened up.
“Don’t be willful.”
Sakurajima Mai sighed and patted her sister's head.
“Lu Chen is someone you can trust.”
“Yes… I understand, Mai-nee.”
Even while saying this, Toyohisa Hana was still secretly snorting in Lu Chen’s direction.
“Also…”
Speaking of which, Sakurajima Mai glanced at Hana’s outfit and turned to Lu Chen with a smile.
“I’m also curious why Hana is wearing this kind of outfit.”
“Does Lu Chen like this kind of role-playing style?”
“The situation was urgent, it was good enough that she had something to wear.”
Lu Chen spread his hands, after all, it wasn’t him who had lost control.
“If I had to say, I’m a bunny girl fan.”
Sakurajima Mai blushed. Lu Chen’s eyes had just lingered on her legs.
Clearly, he was imagining what she would look like in a bunny girl uniform.
Compared to the petite Hana, Sakurajima Mai, as the older sister, had a more advantageous figure, with long, shapely jade legs like a model’s.
And bunny girl outfits would perfectly highlight the advantages of those long, shapely jade legs.
“…Dream on, where would I find a bunny girl outfit for you at this time.”
Lu Chen chuckled, looking at the blushing Mai, and couldn’t help but fantasize.
Judging from her tone… she didn’t seem to deny that she would wear a bunny girl outfit to let him see her?
“Ahem, Mai-nee.”
Toyohisa Hana deliberately coughed, breaking the somewhat ambiguous atmosphere.
“The evacuation point has appeared, should we directly return to the safe house?”
After the first hour, the evacuation point had appeared, manifesting as a beam of light reaching straight into the sky, announcing its presence to all survivors in the current area.
Lu Chen brought Toyohisa and Hana to the library. Due to a small “accident” on the way, it took them over two hours.
Later, they encountered the “Mutual Aid Group,” and rescued Sakurajima Mai from the zombie horde, which took less than three hours in total.
They had about half of the remaining time, or about three hours, left.
Considering that it would also take time to reach the evacuation point, they could only have a maximum of three hours to explore.
“I think it’s too early to evacuate now.”
After listening to Hana’s suggestion, Sakurajima Mai thought for a moment, expressed her opinion, and then looked at Lu Chen.
The actual decision-making power of this three-person squad rested with Lu Chen.
If he wanted to evacuate, Sakurajima Mai would support him.
“It is indeed too early. We have no reason to waste this precious exploration time.”
Lu Chen stated the exploration time he had just calculated, then turned to look at the library behind the plaza.
“Besides, the place I want to explore isn’t far away. It’s right in front of us.”
“You mean… this library?”
Toyohisa Hana seemed to have realized something, and exclaimed.
“That magazine – could there be similar book-type items here?”
“Who knows, this is my first time here.”
However, it’s not hard to tell from the “City Library Study Key” item.
This library must have locked rooms that can only be opened with a key!
In other words… there must be useful supplies in the rooms!
…
(Toyohisa’s name has two translations, one is “Hana” and the other is “Kaoru”… In any case, here we use the former, “Hana”, and won’t change it any more.)