Turning to the direction she pointed at, I saw the school bus was still parked, surrounded by a horde of zombies and some living students.
There were three of them, two boys and one girl.
From their appearance, I recognized them as the delinquent group.
The girl was Yuuki Miku, the bitch who slept around for her safety, one of the bastard teacher's sex slaves. And the other two were the delinquent students.
Upon seeing us, they shouted for help, "Help us! Please!"
The delinquent students were trying to fend off the infected, while Miku was standing behind them. Her face was filled with desperation.
As we came closer to the bus, I saw the delinquents getting overwhelmed by the infected, their arms bitten and torn apart.
"Aaaghh!"
"H-H-Help!!"
Miku screamed and ran to the bus, trying to open the door without much result.
It was locked.
Realizing that, color disappeared from her face. She looked at us with tears in her eyes.
"H-Help me, please!"
Looking at her, the choices appeared again.
[Make your choice!]
1. Open the door and take the bitch with you. (Reward: 10 Shop Points)
2. Wait and let her get bitten by zombies. (Reward: 20 Shop Points)
3. Kill all the zombies around the bus and leave. (Reward: 50 Shop Points)
This time, the choice was easy.
"Saeko, we need no baggage." I told her, and she understood what I meant.
"Understood." She replied and began to attack the infected on our way.
Her swordsmanship was swift and brutal. Every strike was aimed at the head or the neck, and she never hesitated to finish off her enemies. I supported her by killing the infected on the other side.
Meanwhile, Miku was left alone by the delinquents and attacked by the infected.
"N-No, stop! Help me! Aaaah!"
Her face was bitten and torn off.
I ignored her scream and focused on the task I had. Unsheathing my sword, I rushed toward the delinquent zombies and cut their heads off, ending them permanently.
"Change, Saeko." I said, gesturing to her to protect Miss Shizuka. She was tired from fighting the infected.
Then, I stepped forward and swung my sword at the horde of zombies, killing them in a flash. In just a few seconds, I finished them all. Their corpses littered on the ground, leaving only the bitch that now turned into a zombie.
With a swift swing, I decapitated her. The last thing I saw was her zombified, disfigured face.
"Let's go." I said, looking back at Saeko and Miss Shizuka.
Miss Shizuka looked at the corpse blankly. As expected, she was a ditz but not someone who would panic at a situation like this.
Meanwhile, Saeko asked a more rational question.
"Aren't the bus' doors locked? How do we open it?"
"I know where the keys are." Miss Shizuka answered, putting her finger on her cheek. "All keys are put in the teachers' office. The bus key should be there too."
"There is no need."
I fished something from my pocket. A clunking sound could be heard from the keyring I took out.
"Is that the bus key?" Saeko asked, raising an eyebrow. "How did you get it?"
"I am a bit paranoid, you see? So I took it yesterday when no one was around." I replied. "Let's get in and drive out of here."
They nodded in agreement and followed my lead. I opened the door, checked for infected, and signaled them to enter.
After confirming that no infected were around, I got in and sat beside Saeko while Miss Shizuka sat on the driver seat. She started the engine and drove the bus out of the parking lot.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"To Miss Rika's apartment." I replied, leaning on the back of the chair. "She told me that there are guns in her house. So I think we can use that to protect ourselves."
"Ah! That makes sense." She nodded her head and drove in the right direction. "Then let's get going!"
I sat down next to Saeko and leaned back. We had escaped safely.
[Ding! You have received 50 Shop Points]
***
Back in the school, Komuro Takashi and his friends managed to run away before panic ensued. He, alongside Rei, Hisashi, Saya, and Kohta, were now in a safe place.
They hid inside an abandoned house, waiting for the zombies to go away.
However, something was wrong.
Hisashi was bitten by a zombie and was now bleeding on his arm. He was sitting on the floor, holding his wound, and looking pale. He was sweating heavily, and his breathing was labored.
"Hisashi, are you alright?" Takashi asked, kneeling down in front of him. He knew that his best friend wasn't okay.
Hisashi looked at him with a weak smile on his face. "Yeah... it seems this is it for me, Takashi."
"What are you talking about?" Rei shouted, holding her boyfriend's shoulder. Tears were streaming down her face. "You're going to be fine, right!?"
Hisashi didn't reply. He only smiled and looked at Takashi.
"Can you do me a favor?" He asked. "Please end my suffering."
Takashi was silent, looking at his best friend. He didn't say anything, but his expression was sad. He didn't want Hisashi to die like this.
But at the same time, he understood what Hisashi meant. If he didn't do anything, Hisashi would die painfully, or even worse, he would turn into one of the zombies.
"No! H-Hisashi, you won't turn into them. You're special, right? Special people won't get infected!" Rei shouted, holding her boyfriend's shoulder. Tears were streaming down her face. "You'll be fine, right!?"
Hisashi didn't reply. Instead, he just smiled and looked at Takashi again. "Takashi..."
"..."
"I understand." Takashi said. He stood up and raised the baseball club he was carrying.
Seeing what he was about to do, Rei suddenly stood up and blocked his way. "Stop! What are you doing!?"
"Get out of the way, Rei! Hisashi is dying!" He shouted back. His voice was filled with anger.
"No! He's not dying, he's just tired! He's not dying, he's not dying!" She kept shouting, refusing to accept reality. She refused to believe that her boyfriend was going to die.
At that moment, Hisashi was convulsing. He slowly turned into a zombie.
"Move away, Rei." Takashi ordered. His voice was cold, and his expression was serious. He didn't hesitate anymore. He had to end his friend's suffering.
"No! No! No! No! NO!" Rei screamed, her eyes wide open. She was still in denial, refusing to accept that her boyfriend was dead. "I-I know. You're just jealous, aren't you?! You're jealous I dated him and now you want to kill him!"
"...!" Takashi gritted his teeth and couldn't respond.
He felt a bit guilty, but he knew that this had to be done. Hisashi was dead, and he had to finish him off.
"See, I am right, aren't I? You're jealous of him and want to-"
"Grrr!"
Her words were interrupted by the zombie Hisashi. He growled and grabbed Rei, pulling her closer to him. He opened his mouth wide, ready to bite her.
"Ah- aaah! No!"
Zap!
A nail suddenly pierced Hisashi's head, killing him instantly.
"Hisashi!" Rei screamed, trying to push away the corpse of her boyfriend. However, Takashi stopped her and pulled her away from him.
Kohta lowered his homemade nail gun and said, "I'm sorry, but I had to do that."
"Y-you bastard!" Rei screamed, her eyes were red from crying. "How dare you kill Hisashi! I will never forgive you!"
"..." Kohta was silent. He knew that she was just lashing out in grief. He didn't blame her for that.
In fact, he felt sorry for her. But at the same time, he couldn't let her get eaten by a zombie either. So he did what had to be done.
However, Saya wouldn't let that go. The pink-haired genius girl clicked her teeth and grabbed Rei's collar, lifting her up.
"You ungrateful stupid bitch!" She yelled. "The fatass saved your life! What are you screaming at him!? Your voice will bring more of them here, are you stupid, you stupid idiot!"
As usual, she always calls other people stupid despite being a smart person herself. Rei was unable to say anything.
"Rather than crying and screaming, think about how we can leave. We need to think of a way out!" Saya shouted. She then dropped Rei on the floor and crossed her arms. "Honestly, what is wrong with you, stupid?"
Rei was silent, her eyes were still red from crying. She didn't respond to Saya's words, she just sat there and cried silently. Saya sighed at the sight.
Then, she looked at Takashi and Kohta.
"We have to leave soon and go to my house. We have a tall hall and a fence. We will be safe there. Also, my father should be home, he's a government agent. He should know what to do."
Takashi and Kohta looked at each other and nodded.
"Alright, let's go." Takashi said.
He looked at Rei, who crumpled on the floor.
"Are you going with us or not?" He asked, looking at her.
She glared at him and muttered.
"Murderer..."
"..."
Seeing she wasn't willing to go together, Takashi immediately turned around and left with Saya and Kohta. However, before they could even step outside, Rei suddenly stood up and shouted.
"Wait! Let me come with you!" She ran toward Takashi and hugged him, "Sorry... I am sorry! I-I didn't mean to say that... Please don't leave me..."
Takashi sighed. "It's alright. I understand what you mean. Come on, let's go together."
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