The portal opened.
When Kaito arrived, he noticed that everyone else had also arrived one after another.
The surroundings were no longer like inside an airplane; instead, they were standing on a dirt road in a rural area.
Looking into the distance, the outline of a city was visible. It was likely an undeveloped village on the outskirts of the city, or a suburban area.
"Kaito, long time no see!!"
Shodai saw Kaito's arrival and immediately rushed over, throwing herself into his arms.
Anyway, everything that should have been done was done back then, so this gesture wasn't a big deal.
Moreover, except for the newly joined Mamako, everyone in the chat group had already guessed something, so they just smiled faintly and didn't say much.
Since everyone had chosen the hell difficulty this time, not many members brought their children.
However, some members did bring their children along.
Mamako brought her daughter, Oosuki Chiyo.
Misuzu also brought her daughter, Mikoto.
And Sephie brought Momo.
Emmmmmm...
Bringing Momo must have been something Sephie thought about for a long time. Plus, Momo was mature and steady, and she had her plant control abilities. So, it was understandable that she brought her.
Lala was an airhead, so she probably wouldn't be affected by dark events, but there was always a risk.
Nana, on the other hand, was a bit of a Tsundere, immature in her actions, and not very receptive. So, among the three sisters, Momo was truly the most suitable.
"Eh? Kamado-san, didn't you say you weren't bringing your child?"
Sayuri happened to be next to Kie and was surprised to see Nezuko standing behind her.
She knew that Nezuko had become the Demon King thanks to the gift from Kaito, gaining combat abilities. But she hadn't expected her to be brought along for the adventure!
Unfortunately, she also wanted to show her daughter the apocalyptic world.
But her daughter currently couldn't do much besides draw.
Although an extra person meant extra labor, it also increased the chance of failure for clearing the activity with all members surviving.
Besides, who knew what they would encounter in this apocalyptic world?
"Actually, I didn't want to either. But Nezuko insisted on coming with me. Plus, she's very strong and can heal injuries with her abilities. After some thought, I decided to bring her along."
"Everyone, don't worry about Nezuko. She's actually quite strong-willed and very adaptable."
Kie stroked her daughter's head, explaining with a helpless smile.
"I brought my daughter because she also has very useful abilities and is mature and steady enough."
Sephie smiled, pointing to her daughter, Momo.
"Well, if we really encounter something bad, we can have them hide aside and not see it."
Misuzu chimed in with a laugh.
"Alright, now we need everyone to vote. Once confirmed, there's no turning back, and our adventure will begin."
Kaito projected the selection screen in front of everyone. After showing them, all members chose the highest difficulty!
Ding—
[Difficulty Confirmed!]
[The world is beginning to change... The adventure will officially start in 30 minutes!]
The originally sunny sky suddenly turned gloomy and dark.
In addition, the seemingly ordinary rural surroundings instantly became eerie.
The city buildings visible in the distance also looked dilapidated and broken.
It seemed this was a real-time change based on the chosen difficulty.
The higher the difficulty, the closer the representation was to the apocalypse.
-Ding
[Beginning to restrict the abilities of all participants.]
[Beginning to restrict the physical condition of all participants.]
-Ding
[Restrictions ended.]
After the world changed, it was Kaito and the others' turn.
Under the system's restrictions, Kaito instantly became an ordinary person.
His current physical condition was probably similar to right before he joined the chat group?
But well...
His muscle mass hadn't changed, and he even felt... it was still better than his previous self, with more energy?
Maybe the muscle helped a bit?
As for abilities...
Although Kaito lost his elemental powers, to allow everyone to use their abilities, the system had changed it so that using them consumed physical strength and mental energy.
Whether it was Kaito's God · Morax ability, Irisviel's magic, or Misuzu's superpowers, it was all the same.
The more frequently abilities were used, and the stronger the effect, the more physical and mental energy would be consumed, and the hungrier they would become.
Rustle, rustle...
A piece of paper slowly drifted down from the sky.
Kaito reached out and caught it, seeing all the team missions listed on it.
(The following point rewards are per person)
Mission 1: All members successfully survive for 10 days.
Reward: 1000 points
Mission 2: All members successfully survive for 20 days.
Reward: 2000 points
Mission 3: All members successfully survive for 30 days.
Reward: 3000 points
Mission 4: Collectively kill 5000 mutated creatures (includes any animals, plants, insects mutated due to radiation).
Reward: 5000 points
Mission 5: Collectively kill 10 creatures that have undergone massive mutation (can be understood as boss-level mutated creatures).
Reward: 10,000 points
Mission 6: Successfully withstand a wave of mutated creatures head-on (hiding inside a base doesn't count; must come out and fight).
Reward: 10,000 points
Mission 7: Destroy an evil research institute.
Reward: 50,000 points
Mission 8: Destroy an evil faction or gang.
Reward: 100,000 points
Mission 9: Obtain 1000 mutated crystals.
Reward: 10,000 points
(Note: Mutated crystals can improve physical attributes.)
Mission 10: Do everything possible to shut down a nearby nuclear power plant that is about to leak.
Reward: 100,000 points
(Note: Can complete this mission together with humans from this world.)
These were all the missions for this activity.
After reading the above, missions 1, 2, and 3 were essentially freebies.
For missions 4 and 5, everyone needed to go out and kill mutated creatures. Mission 6 required facing a wave of mutated creatures head-on, similar to a zombie horde.
Naturally, if they felt it was too dangerous, they could give up on the mission and take shelter in a safe base.
Whether the base was truly safe was still unknown.
For the later missions, except for mission 9, which probably involved obtaining crystals from mutated creatures to strengthen their physical attributes and combat abilities, the other missions seemed difficult to accomplish no matter which one...