On the street, a middle-aged man in his thirties, holding a fire iron clamp, was urgently pulling a pink-haired girl of about seven or eight years old, running with a group of zombies covered in disgusting liquid following behind them.
Seeing the zombie monsters almost catching up to them, the man knew that continuing to run was not a solution, so he pushed open a small iron gate in front of a roadside yard and pulled the girl inside.
"Dad, where's mom?"
The girl was very well-behaved, even though she was being chased by a large group of monsters, she didn't cry or make a fuss, just asked the man with some confusion.
"You'll see mom soon, come, this way."
A clear flash of sadness passed through his eyes, but in front of the girl, the man forced himself to show a smile, gently patting the girl's head as he replied.
"Please, let us in to take shelter! I have a child, I can't escape."
Pulling the girl to the door of the small building by the yard, the man knocked hard on the door and shouted inside.
However, to the man's great anxiety, even after knocking for a long time, there was no response from inside. The light that was just on suddenly went out, indicating that there were definitely people inside, but they were unwilling to help.
"Please, let us in…"
Just as the man was about to continue his plea, a voice suddenly came from inside:
"Don't come over, go somewhere else!"
Hearing the refusal, the man became even more anxious and immediately said:
"I beg you, it doesn't matter what happens to me, but please take this child, my daughter…"
His voice was filled with deep helplessness and sorrow, but no matter how the man pleaded, there was no further movement from inside.
Clenching his fists, a fierce look flashed in the man's eyes. If it were just himself, he wouldn't be so insistent, but for his daughter—
"Open the door! If you don't open it, I'll break it down!"
Raising the fire iron clamp in his hand, the man shouted loudly inside, to save his daughter, he would do anything!
"Dad…"
The pink-haired girl clenched her hands, looking worriedly at her father who always had a gentle smile, not understanding why he suddenly became so fierce.
"Open the door, or I'll really break it!"
The man was also driven to desperation, continuing to threaten and shout.
"Wait, wait! Now… now I'll open the door for you…"
The person inside finally became anxious too, as if making a certain decision, hurriedly replied.
"Ha… thank you, you've been a great help…"
Seeing the door finally open, the man let out a long sigh of relief, his voice full of apology. If it weren't for the urgent situation, he would never have done something so rude.
However, what awaited the man was not a welcoming smile, but a cold, gleaming small knife!
Looking at the knife stuck in his chest, the man had an expression of disbelief, he never expected that the other party would…
"Forgive me… forgive me…"
The other party was also a middle-aged man, obviously the owner of the house, there were others inside, old people and children, obviously a family. The middle-aged man had an extremely apologetic expression, continuously muttering, but his actions did not slow down at all, pushing the man he had stabbed out and quickly closing the door again.
"Dad… dad…"
Looking at the man who was bleeding profusely and fell to the ground, the girl was directly stunned, tears immediately welled up, grabbing the man's hand and continuously calling out.
"Hide quickly, don't let anyone find you, find a place… hide…"
Still with that gentle smile, after saying the last sentence, the man fell silent…
"Dad? Dad…"
"Waa… No, I want to be with Dad, always with Dad, no…"
The girl's cries echoed through the streets, and countless nearby corpses looked up, all stirring and surging towards her…
"What? It appeared! Where?"
A hint of surprise flashed across his face, as Sora thought to himself, "Little loli, oh little loli, you really made me wait!" Grabbing the hand of the First Sword, Sora asked eagerly.
"Master told us to always be alert to our surroundings. Just now, the Fifth Sword on duty spotted the girl on the opposite street, following a man in his thirties."
Seeing his master so concerned, the First Sword quickly relayed what he knew.
"Good job, little girl. Master will reward you when he returns!"
Gently patting the girl's head, Sora said happily, not lingering any longer, and with a flash, he disappeared on the spot.
Given the current strength of the girls, any one of the Sword Maidens could easily bring the little loli back. But Sora knew that the little loli would soon be attacked by the corpses. Naturally, he had to personally step in for this hero-saves-loli scenario. Otherwise, how else could he conveniently carry out his evil loli-raising plans in the future!
"Um, Saeko, are you okay? That's great!"
After Sora left, the First Sword, seeing that Saeko had regained her usual composure, said happily.
"Hehe, thank you. Sora went to save that girl. Let's prepare some hot water and food for when they return."
Although Sora had many women, they all got along well. The girl's concern warmed Saeko's heart, and she smiled as she spoke.
"Heehee, Lady Saeko is still so gentle and considerate. Let's hurry then!"
"Woof! Woof woof!"
"Waa… No, don't come over, I'm very obedient."
Watching the uncles and aunts who had turned into monsters approach her, the girl hid in a corner, crying helplessly. Although a little dog that had appeared from nowhere stood in front of her, making her feel a bit safer, she was still terrified.
"Roar!!!"
The girl's cries made the corpses even more frenzied, like wolves seeing a plump lamb, roaring and rushing forward.
"Ah…"
With a scream, the girl showed a look of despair, covering her eyes and waiting for her fate.
But at that moment—
"Whirlwind!!!"
With a magnetic voice, the girl felt a strong wind blow against her face, making her tender, rosy cheeks sting.
Though terrified, the girl couldn't suppress her curiosity. Peeking through her fingers, she saw a scene she would remember forever—
A big brother, a handsome big brother, had appeared in front of her. Around him, a beautiful spiral whirlwind grew larger and larger, blowing the monster-like uncles and aunts into the sky, who knows where…
The girl's pure heart didn't show shock or surprise. She only felt that the big brother who had suddenly appeared to save her was so tall, so tall…
As for the little dog that had been in front of her, it stopped barking. Its wild instincts told it that the human before it was very, very strong, and it couldn't muster any resistance.
Noticing the girl's reaction behind him, Sora's lips curled into a charming smile.
Originally, he could have dealt with these corpses more simply and quickly. But to make a strong first impression on the girl, he felt it was necessary to put on a show.
From the result, it was clear that his goal had been achieved…