On this day, as Marikawa Shizuka went to school as usual, Inaba Tsukiyo heard the constant blare of ambulance sirens and police car horns outside.
If it were just that, it wouldn't be much, but then the ear-piercing screech of tires rubbing violently against the ground kept coming, followed by continuous screams.
Looking out the window of the room, many attackers appeared on the street. These attackers tackled people to the ground and gnawed on the bodies of those they attacked.
"No way, is this world going to be the same situation we faced with everyone before?"
Aren't these zombies? And the situation has reached an irreversible point; everyone on the street has already fallen victim.
"Is this the crisis of this world? It really is… never mind, as long as it's not like the Kabaneri, this kind should be easy to deal with."
They were all people who dealt with Kabaneri and Honkai Beasts; what kind of grand spectacle hadn't she witnessed? These ordinary zombies were just ordinary monsters to her.
They weren't even Kabaneri, and their movements were so slow. Heaven knew what those people who were tackled to the ground and those who were infected were doing.
Did they get so scared that they couldn't even move when they saw an infected person approaching them? Could they only watch as the zombies lunged at them?
The most important thing now was to quickly reach Fujimi Academy. Marikawa Shizuka and Busujima Saeko were both at the school.
She put on the backpack kept in her room for emergencies, then pulled Mikazuki Munechika out of the Imaginary Space.
Why keep Mikazuki Munechika in the Imaginary Space? You have to consider Mikazuki Munechika's identity.
If a weapon of this caliber were taken out and exposed, it wouldn't be a simple matter; even the country might intervene.
She took one last look at the home she had lived in for nearly a year.
The street situation was not good; the roads were almost entirely blocked by vehicles. It was impossible to reach Fujimi Academy quickly by car.
She could only choose to walk to Fujimi Academy. Fortunately, she had remembered the way to Fujimi Academy before, otherwise finding the place would have taken some time.
Using Shukuchi, she rushed towards Fujimi Academy. Along the way, zombies were attacking ordinary people.
The city that was fine yesterday had turned into a living hell in the blink of an eye. Almost no one was spared; everyone was fleeing for their lives.
Although she had the ability to rescue these people, even if she saved them now, could she save them later?
Impossible. If they couldn't even overcome this hurdle, they probably wouldn't be able to survive later, especially if no one protected them.
She was not evil, but she was not a saint either, nor was she a keyboard warrior who only talked but never acted.
All she had to do was quickly reach Fujimi Academy and ensure the safety of Marikawa Shizuka and Busujima Saeko.
By the time she arrived at Fujimi Academy, many zombies had already gathered at the school gate. These zombies were wearing student uniforms, and judging by the bloody smell on them, they must have just transformed recently.
The school gate was tightly shut. Perhaps the security guards mistook the attack at the gate for a malicious assault on campus, so they urgently locked down the school.
By the time they realized something was wrong, it was already too late. Those who had been attacked came back to life and started attacking those who were still alive.
"I must help quickly. I wonder how Sister Shizuka and Saeko are doing."
Had Busujima Saeko protected Marikawa Shizuka? Had Busujima Saeko gotten into trouble? These thoughts made Inaba Tsukiyo a little flustered.
Many students were still running on the playground, but most of them had become zombie fodder. The number of zombies gathered on the playground quickly reached double digits.
This was only the number of zombies on the playground; the number of zombies was still growing exponentially. These students who were fleeing together might turn into zombies the next second.
Solving a zombie that was blocking her path, and ignoring the students who were shouting and attracting zombies, Inaba Tsukiyo rushed into the teaching building.
The scene before her was exactly the same as it had been at Kyonohoka Academy, whether it was the attacking zombies or the students fleeing in all directions.
Sometimes, Inaba Tsukiyo really couldn't understand what these guys were doing. Even if they didn't know that zombies were very sensitive to sound, didn't they know that shouting so loudly would attract zombies?
Or were they thinking that if they shouted loudly enough, a hero would appear before them? Don't think too much; this isn't that kind of world.
Whether adults or students, facing these monsters that defied common sense, let alone calming down to think, not being scared out of their wits was already good enough.
Only Inaba Tsukiyo's experience was quite rich; almost every zombie that appeared before her was dealt with in a single strike.
She remembered Marikawa Shizuka saying that she was the school nurse at Fujimi Academy, so she should be in the infirmary.
She wished she had grabbed a living student earlier and asked him for directions to the infirmary.
Now, she had to slowly search for the infirmary's location. The school was too noisy; there was no way to pinpoint Marikawa Shizuka and Busujima Saeko's location.
"Be careful... these... Takagi... pay attention..."
Just then, Inaba Tsukiyo heard intermittent voices coming from upstairs.
Since she found living people, it seemed faster to find them and ask this person named Takagi to help point the way to the infirmary.
Immediately after, a piercing scream came. Rushing to the source of the sound, Inaba Tsukiyo saw a person with light pink twin pigtails actually killing zombies with a chainsaw.
Oh my goodness, this academy actually had a chainsaw? Was it used by the school's security guard or someone for gardening?
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