Chapter 27: The Battlefield and Gunfire

"Okay, Chii-chan," Yuuri aimed the funnel at the pipe's opening, greeting Chito from the side.

Chito gradually opened the valve. After a brief period, fuel began to flow from the pipe's mouth. Yuuri adjusted the oil drum lower to facilitate a smoother flow of fuel into it.

Chito steadily widened the valve. After a while, Yuuri chimed in, "Chii-chan, it's almost full."

"Really? Senju, please place another barrel in," she instructed, then closed the valve.

Senju and Yuuri shifted the bucket of fuel aside and substituted it with an empty one.

In this manner, the trio amassed five barrels of fuel, yet apart from some that were added to the fuel tank, the remainder was stowed in Senju's inventory.

After refilling the fuel, Chito's spirits lifted. She guided everyone ahead to search for items, soon spotting another target.

"Yuu, there appears to be a peculiar structure ahead, doesn't it?"

"Oh, it's truly there. I wonder what's inside." After Yuuri's remark, Senju also picked up the telescope to take a look.

There stood a rather low building. Despite the dilapidated roof, it still possessed some intact doors and windows, in contrast to the high-rise structures along the road, which lacked any windows or doors at all.

After getting closer, Senju discovered that there was a sign next to it.

After wiping away the snow on it, there were a few words. Although the words on it were different from those that Senju usually used, he still came up with the general meaning. It said.

"On the 19th floor, Food Distribution Point'.

However, the two next to him had already gone in to look for supplies, and Senju also went in to help.

After entering, they saw rows of shelves. Although some of them were empty, there were still a lot of messy things on them.

Although they didn't know how long these things have been there, there is not much dust around them.

Instead, there were some snowflakes falling, which seem to have been blown in from the outside. The trio started rummaging inside.

After rummaging through the boxes for a while, they found some preserved dry food and salt.

The contents in other boxes could no longer be seen in their original appearance, and some cans were broken and inedible. These were all smashed to pieces, and a pile of carrion was obtained.

Although they didn't find much, Senju was still very happy.

After all, it wasn't every day that he found food. After everyone sorted out the edible things, Senju had put them all away into his inventory.

"I'm so lucky today!" Chito said happily from the front, while Yuuri nodded repeatedly from behind, "Yes, Chii-chan, we found a lot of things today."

"Well, Chito is very lucky today," Senju also somewhat agreed. He didn't expect that he could find these useful things so quickly after coming out of there. It was really a blessing from God.

The three moved forward slowly in the car. The surrounding snow gradually became heavier and the surrounding light became darker.

It seemed that night was approaching, so everyone found a building and prepared to spend the night inside.

After setting up the facilities, the two girls cooked some food, and Senju built a small campfire. Everyone put some flammable waste materials in it, and then raised a fire to keep warm.

Under the light of the fire, Chito began to record today's events, while Yuuri was maintaining the rifle there. Senju took out the debris collected over the past few days to identify what else was useful.

However, the items obtained these days were very messy. After Senju finished sorting them, he put the flammable waste products together, threw the useless parts to the other side, and put the remaining usable ones together again.

After Yuuri maintained the rifle, she was responsible for throwing the flammable waste products into the fire.

She added the waste materials while looking at the fire, and also threw in a few discarded parts from time to time.

After a while, they felt sleepy and began to rest next to the fire. While the three of them were resting, snowflakes were still falling rustlingly outside.

In the morning, Senju woke up from the cold, and the fire next to him had already lost its temperature.

Looking besides him, Chito and Yuuri were sleeping soundly together. Maybe it was because he was wearing armor, Senju was left sleeping alone.

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The place where he had been sleeping, along with the two girls who were sleeping together, showed no signs of stirring.

Shaking his head to dispel some stray thoughts in his mind, Senju stepped outside and noticed that the heavy snow had ceased, although the snow on the ground had deepened.

After surveying the surroundings for a while, Senju headed back to the house to start preparing breakfast...

As the aroma of food rose, Yuuri woke up first, and then she woke up Chito who was still sleeping.

After the two stretched, they got up and tidied up and came to eat.

After eating, Senju packed up all the useful things, and they went on the road to continue looking for supplies.

Although the snow outside was deep, the tracked vehicle could still drive on it easily.

However, as the road progressed, the buildings next to it gradually became less and less.

After a while, everyone noticed the remnants of a battlefield ahead. However, only a few tanks and machine guns remained, with nothing to collect, so they proceeded forward directly.

In the next few days, the surrounding battlefield ruins gradually increased.

Sometimes, Senju and the two would also look for items.

Yuuri often practiced shooting in these ruins, while Senju and Chito looked for some items that could be used inside.

Used vehicles, tanks, airplanes, and the like are ready to be repaired and used later.

Having encountered numerous ruins, they had been gathering useful items, primarily weapons and ammunition.

Senju, too, had been practicing marksmanship with Yuuri. Though his skills had improved, his marksmanship remained decidedly average.

As they continued on their journey, Senju occasionally left peculiar markings along the road, yet they still encountered no other humans or mobs.

After wandering around the city for a few days, everyone came to the ruins of a large battlefield.

Behind them was a cluster of buildings, but there were no buildings on the other side of the battlefield, as if this was the edge of the city.

Seeing weapons everywhere, Yuuri started practicing her marksmanship again. At this time, Senju also joined in. Chito was still unwilling to use the gun, so she counted from behind.

But she was mainly counting for Yuuri, because Senju was still practicing on his own. After he placed an abandoned oil drum in front of him, he continued to practice there.

As the gunshots reverberated, Chito monitored the outcomes through a telescope. Yuuri's shooting skills remained impressive, and Chito confirmed a "hit."

"Missed," a distinct voice emerged amidst the sounds of impacts. It appeared that Yuuri had missed her shot.

"Oh," she sounded a bit taken aback, then remarked after reloading a row of bullets, "Let's go for one final shot then."

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Hmm~ just some slice of life things here~