Bates Motel.
A motel name that sounded like it came from a rural American town.
From the outside, this motel didn’t occupy a large area.
After driving off the highway interchange, Kiryu arrived there shortly.
The biggest difference between a motel and a regular hotel was that the provided parking spaces were closely connected to the rooms.
You could basically get out of bed and drive away.
Under the night sky, the Bates Motel looked like a beast lurking in the darkness.
Not a single room had its lights on, giving it an eerie and sinister feel.
In the distant suburbs, the occasional hideous roars of zombies, made one’s scalp tingle, wanting nothing more than to flee.
Objectively speaking, this motel wasn’t entirely suitable for staying the night.
But after a full day of hard fighting, Kiryu and the other three were completely exhausted.
No one had any desire to go out adventuring on a dangerous night.
They just wanted to find a place to rest well for the night.
“Go.
Kill all those things inside.”
Kiryu waved his hand indifferently.
The Storm Guardians charged into the motel one after another.
The silent night sky soon echoed with unsettling sounds of roaring and fighting.
Fifteen minutes later, the four Storm Giants successively stepped out of the building, bathed in crimson under the moonlight, kneeling respectfully on one knee before him, indicating that the entire motel had been cleared and was safe to enter.
“Room 406, this should be one of the few rooms without zombies.”
Not finding a room key, Kiryu used his [Lockpicking Proficiency] ability.
After some fumbling, with a creak, he opened the door.
The four of them checked the room’s interior again, only letting out a collective sigh of relief after confirming it was completely safe.
They collapsed onto the floor, disregarding appearances.
Throughout the journey, everyone’s nerves had been taut.
Now that they had relaxed, they felt pain all over.
Their limbs ached, and they wanted nothing more than to fall asleep immediately.
“I’ll shower first. Read this novel at novelping.com for the best experience.
You guys handle cooking.”
After checking, the fuel generator inside the Bates Motel was indeed still running.
Even if the external power lines were cut, it could still provide stable electricity for several days.
Kiryu pressed the light button, and the dim room suddenly lit up with a reassuring yellow glow.
Without him, the girls never would have made it here alive.
He didn’t bother being polite with Yukino and the others, directly taking off his clothes, covered in bloodstains and looking very dirty, right in front of the three girls.
Under the light, the young man’s taut muscles were smooth and powerful.
Every muscle group was filled with explosive force.
His broad back and firm abdominal muscles made the three girls’ beautiful eyes frequently flash with wonder.
“Pff, shameless.”
Yukino silently muttered, quietly turning her little head away.
But the stunning image remained in her mind, making her fair little face uncontrollably redden.
“Who would have thought, Kiryu-kun looks so gentle on the outside, but his body is so…”
Yui’s throat moved slightly, her pretty face flushed with heat, her heartbeat rapidly accelerating.
As an innocent girl, this was the first time she had so directly seen a male body!
Yumiko’s face also reddened, shyly turning her head away.
Although she was beautiful and fashionable on the outside, she had never even been in a relationship.
How could she be used to such a scene?
“Ah…
After a hard day, still being able to take a hot shower is truly a blessing.”
Warm water continuously fell from above, washing away the day’s accumulated fatigue.
As Kiryu felt this gratitude, he didn’t forget to direct his Storm Guardians.
Night had fallen.
As a human, he needed proper rest to replenish his energy.
But the Storm Guardians could go without food, drink, or sleep, operating 24 hours a day without a break.
They were practically the perfect, born workers.
As a kind-hearted “good boss”,
Would Kiryu let his “good employees” waste their valuable time?
He left one guardian responsible for the motel’s immediate safety, and sent the remaining three Storm Guardians out on missions, not wasting a single precious second, going all out to clear the nearby zombie hordes, bringing him a flood of game currency and an endless supply of traits. Read this novel at novelping dot com for the best experience.
[Your subordinate ‘Storm Guardian’ killed a zombie type.
Rewarded White Trait x1, Rewarded Game Currency 3*]
[Your subordinate ‘Storm Guardian’ discovered a wandering zombie horde and is leading the team to the reward…]
[Your subordinate ‘Storm Guardian’ killed a Cop Zombie.
Rewarded Green Trait x1, Rewarded Game Currency 10*]
[Your subordinate ‘Storm Guardian’ discovered a special mutant variant ‘Zombie Dog’ and killed it.
– Rewarded Blue Trait x1, Rewarded Game Currency 25*]
‘Awesome!!!’
It had to be said…
This way of earning rewards by staying safely behind the scenes, without any risk, was so enjoyable it was hard to stop.
Kiryu narrowed his eyes slightly, his mood incredibly pleasant.
‘Risks handled by the guardians, rewards taken by me.’
‘I hope you can give me a surprise when I wake up tomorrow morning.’
Satisfied, he closed the interface panel, casually grabbed a clean towel, wiped himself down, then opened the bathroom door and walked out unhurriedly.
Inside the small motel room, Yui was lying on a small wooden table, clumsily making simple sandwiches.
“Wait!”
Witnessing this, Kiryu’s breath caught, and he quickly walked over.
“Are you sure you can cook?”
In his memory, the Dumpling had no awareness of her own cooking abilities.
More deadly than her choice of recipes and dishes was her habit of randomly adding new secret ingredients.
In the original work, both Yukino and Hachiman had to muster great courage to barely eat her cooking.
“Kiryu-kun, are you doubting that I can’t even make a simple sandwich?”
Seeing her wrist suddenly grabbed, Yui angrily puffed up her rosy little mouth.
“Yes.” Kiryu shrugged.
“I remember your home economics grades have always been…
hard to describe.”