Kai was shocked at the sight. Soon, his motorbike slowed to a halt as he wanted to understand what he was seeing.
"What? What is that thing?" he muttered.
At first glance, he thought it was Terrence... However, seeing that it had four arms, it might be another chanical soldier, maybe a variant of Sentinel or the Spyders.
But as his Keen Sense skill sharpened, the truth beca clear.
The aura wasn’t anything artificial... Instead, it was human.
Kai gripped the handlebars, debating whether to drive straight toward the man.
But before he could decide, the figure suddenly retreated, vanishing from his senses as if swallowed by the landscape.
"Huh?" Kai frowned as he realized that the man had incredibly stealth abilities, probably similar to what i had.
"He disappeared so quickly. This feels dangerous."
It was strange, unsettling even. Without wasting ti, he pulled out his radio and inford Haven‑45.
"Be careful when going outside to collect resources. I spotted a man with four arms nearby."
With that warning delivered, Kai revved the motorbike and continued his journey.
Since he didn’t know the enemy, there was no need to waste ti worrying about it. In any case, he knew that they were also unaware of the strength of his shelter.
At this point, with almost everyone equipped with a rifle, with so of them even having clearance to use the remaining Plasma Rifles, Kai wouldn’t have to worry about their safety.
Reminding them of the dangers was already more than enough, since Claire was a Rank 2 Survivor for a reason.
***
Hours later, the walls of Freedom Shelter ca into view.
He felt relieved seeing the unhard shelter as his senses confird the farrs were still tending Aurora’s modified crops.
They weren’t ready for harvest yet, but soon they would be.
Just as Kai approached the gate, Noli, one of the freed slaves he had rescued, rushed forward. He seed quite excited.
"Sir Kai! You’re finally back. I think I found another shelter nearby!" he exclaid while waving a digi‑cam in his hands.
Kai recognized it instantly. It was Aurora’s digi‑cam, bought from the Gene Trader’s miscellaneous items. He smiled, intrigued at the sudden report.
Then, he imdiately recalled sothing.
"Wait... Is it foggy or near the swamp?" Kai asked.
Needless to say, he was hoping that Noli had found Angelo’s shelter! He could still rember the threat that he had left behind.
If not for the Global Event, he would’ve dealt with the man.
Noli nodded eagerly. "I think so... there’s a large mist, and also a swamp..."
"That’s great. Let check the pictures later..." Kai said as he planned to visit the vault first. He needed to provide them with better supplies that they could use against the A.I. Soldiers.
***
Kai then entered the shelter with Noli, who also left imdiately, saying he was so sleepy.
As for Kai, he imdiately felt relaxed. The tension from the road had already faded...
Just ahead, i was lounging under the sun...
At this ti, her eyes were fixed on sothing invisible in the air, and from ti to ti, a soft laugh escaped her lips.
It sounded light and carefree... like music in his ears.
However, Kai felt a little helpless.
’This...’
He expected to be greeted warmly as soon as he arrived.
Though he wasn’t expecting a hug from her, he was at least hopeful to hear her welco his safe return.
For a mont, Kai tilted his head, curious at what she was doing. As he approached, he realized she wasn’t laughing at anything physical...
Right, she was interacting with the system!
"Are you on chat?" Kai asked.
i flinched, startled at the sudden familiar voice.
She hadn’t noticed him. "Y‑yes! Kai, you’re back. You should be making noise," she scolded lightly, though her smile betrayed her amusent.
Kai chuckled, shaking his head. "Noise? The gate was literally opened just now. Anyway, I thought you’d sense before anyone else."
i grinned, tapping at the faint interface only she could see.
"I was distracted. I’m using the Guild Chat." Her tone carried excitent. "Ohhh... By the way, just a few more and we’ll complete the first Guild Mission!"
Kai chuckled. "Well... That’s all for you. My guild contribution will naturally increase, so tell everyone to deposit so precious items and complete their missions if they want to increase their contribution points. They’ll benefit a lot from it."
i nodded. "Yeah... We know. We’re now talking about sothing else. Don’t open the Guild Chat, okay?"
"Huh?" Kai was confused as he stopped his hands. He was just about to open the Guild Chat.
"Yes! Don’t open it," i said, using the best angry face she could make.
"Fine... fine. You probably heard about the new items I can take out. I’ll be filling up the vault, okay?" Kai said as he left the courtyard while shaking his head.
"Yes! That jetpack and that grappling hook... I want those, Kai!" i said as she already saw everyone in the Guild Chat talking about them.
Furthermore, the stimulants and potions were definitely sothing she’d like to have in her inventory.
"Got it... You can take them to the warehouse later." Kai replied with a wave of his hand before he left the courtyard.
For now, he had other priorities... and that was to use his Infinite Gift Pack Talent and provide supplies to everyone.
***
anwhile, i’s attention returned to the system interface hovering before her.
The Guild Chat was buzzing with activity, but this ti the conversation wasn’t about missions or supplies.
Instead, the mbers were talking about Kai’s birthday.
i smiled as she saw everyone’s reaction.
Even in the middle of an apocalypse, she had not forgotten about it.
For so ti, she scrolled through the ssages, reading their ideas...
[ Victor: Let’s craft him a custom blade. ]
[ Claire: He deserves sothing symbolic, maybe a statue? I’m quite good with my hands. Should we try sculpting his face on a block of wood first? ]
[ i: What about a feast? I heard Mila can cook sothing special if we have decent at we could use. ]
As soon as i said this, everyone suddenly received a notification.
Apparently, they had just completed the guild’s first mission!
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