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[HOTD] Chapter 70 – Fishing and Arrival
🕑 Added 2025-05-09 08:01:26 +0000 UTCI will be busy and have family vacation soon I might upload the dungeon in 2 days or later at night if possible.
For now 2 chapters of HOTD, for today and tomorrow.
Enjoy
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Days passed quickly.
I enjoyed daily casual life without any zombies attacking us constantly; occasionally engaging intimate activities amongst ourselves throughout our journey together.
Every night I spent sleeping peacefully under the starry sky. And when I was bored, I spent time fishing instead.
Because we also didn't wear clothes most of the time, and only doing minimum coverage for colds, we only needed a little water to wash them. We had more than enough reserves to last months. Though, we ended up eating fish instead of canned food. It was healthier anyway.
"Oh, I got something!" I announced joyfully as a sudden jerk yanked the line upward, "Sis, prepare the harpoon!"
"On it." Saeko grabbed the harpoon connected to rope and waited.
I reeled it back while struggling with the huge resistance. Whatever that was on the other end of the line was definitely big. However, it got closer as I kept reeling it. Its tail flipped above water, revealing the true size of the catch. Holy shit! This is the largest fish I have ever caught.
With my current strength, battling huge fish was easier. The hard part was when it jumped up. It required more than normal strength to handle it.
"Now!"
Saeko stabbed the giant fish, and the harpoon sank into its flesh deeply.
"Woohooo, nice catch!" Miss Shizuka cheered enthusiastically.
Saya shook her head in disbelief. "I swear you guys aren't normal anymore," She remarked disbelievingly. "This thing must weigh around 100 kilos or more and you are handling it like nothing! Geez!"
To be fair, Saeko was the inhuman one.
Without a system's help, she was still able to stab the fish without the risk of the harpoon falling down. She had improved greatly, surpassing even me, in fighting skill and strength. No wonder father chose her as the successor to learn our sword art.
I grinned widely and pulled the line forcefully. It was heavy alright but I still managed to lift it nonetheless thanks to my improved strength.
[Ding! You have received 25 Shop Points.]
Just like usual, the system wanted to mess with me by giving strange choices. This time, it was between eating 10 canned cans or eating the next fish that I would catch.
Thankfully, I got a large, delicious looking fish to eat.
"We're having sashimi this afternoon." I pulled the fish out of the water. It landed with a loud splash on the deck beside us. After measuring it with sight, I estimated around 60 cm.
So big.
Everyone gathered around to admire the size of this magnificent specimen we caught. Based on the color of the flesh, this might be a salmon. A perfect fish for sashimi.
Later that afternoon, we feasted on freshly cut sashimi prepared by Miss Shizuka herself who had become an expert cook after living together with us for weeks now.
She sliced the raw fillets thinly before placing them neatly over the plate. Each piece glistened beautifully against light emitted from overhead lamps illuminating the entire room brightly making everything look delicious indeed.
Not to mention, the sight of the girls enjoying the food in their sexy swimsuits despite the cold made everything better.
However, even as we lived our lives in peace on the sea, there was one thing bothering me. No more communication from the US army arrived since a few days ago. Saya tried to connect a few times but there were only noises.
Wasn't it weird? Why didn't they contact us? Could it be that they lost our position?
"What should we do about this?" Saya asked worriedly.
Right, what should we do?
The best thing that could happen is that someone else contacted us, preferably Rika.
However, if no one contacted us, it was possible that the US also descended into chaos, especially if someone infected boarded a plane to US territory.
Our safe haven suddenly transformed to hell itself.
"We can only hope for the best," Miss Shizuka interjected somberly, "But I'm afraid our journey ends soon and we will arrive in Alaska."
Indeed, we had been in the sea for more than 3 weeks now. Anything could happen on the land by now.
'Hope there is still salvation for us. If not, well... we can only try our best.'
With newfound determination set firmly within mind, I decided to proceed onward despite potential dangers lurking ahead unknown.
Only thing left uncertain now was whether or not fate would grant safe arrival upon reaching shorelines ahead. As long as everything went smoothly without encountering trouble during travels then perhaps things might work out fine somehow.
I spent more than 120 Points for fuel and water, but I managed to gain the same amount plus 5 from the system trying to mock me. Besides fishing, the choice came once when I was taking a shit.
Unreliable, yes. But it helped.
Our trip to Alaska took approximately five weeks. As expected, we didn't get any communication until the end.
Fortunately, we landed safely. Unfortunately, the cold was so unbearable we had to wear multiple layers of clothing and thick jackets. Unlike when they weren't wearing anything, this was kinda unpleasant for me, haha...
"Ugh, the cold is killing me." Saya rubbed her gloved hands against her cheek while stomping foot repeatedly atop frozen ground. Her teeth clatter loudly within mouth indicating extreme discomfort experienced by the young lady amidst harsh winter conditions.
"Indeed, even with warm clothes on I still feel a shiver creeping down my spine." Miss Shizuka added similarly. Both women wrapped themselves tightly around me seeking comfort against freezing temperatures currently surrounding us.
"Fufufu, it seems you're our heat packs now, brother." Saeko giggled, following them and hugging me from the front. "Ah, so warm."
"Geez, do you guys feel that cold? Just deal with it." I shrugged dismissively at their reaction.
While I did admit the temperature dropped considerably low here compared to previous regions we passed through thus far; however, I personally thought the weather wasn't too bad.
I meant, they were naked near the Russian coast. If they could handle it, they could handle this. I knew they just needed some excuses to snuggle with me.
They complained cutely for a few seconds before stopping.
"So, what should we do?" Saeko asked.
"Pack everything in a humvee and move. Find a working communication device first then we can decide our destination."
"What do we do if we didn't receive any news?"
"Guess we just need to drive to Chicago."
What an unexpected predicament.
We parked the yacht at a nearby port, and brought everything that might be useful including guns, medicine, and warm clothing to the humvee. And also the radio, which still produced noise, and nothing more.
Now, where should we go first?
