Meanwhile, at Megurigaoka High School, a girl looked down at the wandering zombies below, making final preparations by a second-floor window.
She needed to reach the parking lot below and drive a car back to the school building. For a girl who was just an ordinary student not long ago, this was a tremendous challenge. But to obtain supplies, they had no choice...
Agilely using a special ladder, she descended from the second floor to the first. The moment she landed, she was already in motion, using all her strength to sprint towards the parking lot.
The process was far from smooth. While her explosive speed kept the zombies from catching up, the path was littered with them. They only needed to surround her to cause trouble.
Seeing the zombies blocking her way, Ebisuzawa Kurumi didn't hesitate. She drew the shovel from her back and smashed it against the nearest zombie with immense force, knocking it to the ground.
However, this brief delay allowed more zombies to begin encircling her. Without another thought, she quickly broke through the encirclement.
Back in the school building, two other girls carefully navigated their own makeshift barricades, heading towards the first floor to meet Kurumi once she brought the car back.
But things weren't going well for Kurumi. A zombie's obstruction cost her precious time, allowing more to gather. Even after instantly killing two, the horde kept growing.
Surrounded, Kurumi panicked for a moment. Swinging her shovel at one zombie, the recoil sent the weapon flying onto the grass behind her.
Kurumi herself was knocked to the ground by the recoil, grimacing in pain.
Noticing a zombie less than a meter away, she quickly suppressed the pain, rolling aside to dodge a lunge. However, this left her cornered.
Looking at her shovel, now a full three meters away, Kurumi felt a surge of despair.
"Takeru, over there!" Rikka spotted the surrounded Kurumi first and pointed excitedly.
"I see," Takeru said, quickly honking the horn to draw the zombies' attention. Then, he accelerated, crashing into the horde.
After plowing through five or six zombies, he screeched to a halt.
"Let's go. Rikka, Miki, you protect her," Takeru said calmly.
"Got it!" Taking a deep breath, both girls responded loudly.
They all got out of the car. Takeru, watching the zombies close in, swung his arm. In the sunlight, the others only saw a flash of light before a headless corpse collapsed.
Without mercy, Takeru charged into the zombies, swiftly eliminating them. Meanwhile, Wakasa Yuri and Takeya Yuki, who had just cautiously emerged, noticed Takeru's group.
They stared, stunned, as Takeru and Rikka effortlessly dispatched zombies.
Then they saw Kurumi, standing dazed by the wall.
"Kurumi, are you okay?" Seeing the blood on Kurumi and noticing the surrounding zombies were being cleared, Yuri ran over, concerned.
"I'm fine," Kurumi shook her head upon hearing Yuri.
Yuki, however, stood frozen, watching the scene of Takeru and Rikka's slaughter. She seemed utterly dazed, as if long-ignored memories were flooding her mind...
"Yuki, are you alright?" Yuri and Kurumi noticed Yuki's unusual state and quickly held her.
"Everyone..." Yuki looked with empty eyes at the slaughter on the field, covering her mouth as tears fell...
"Yuki!" Yuri realized this might be a sign of Yuki recovering. Previously, due to immense trauma, Yuki exhibited strong regression, protecting herself through a fantasy personality...
Now, facing another massive shock, Yuki seemed to be emerging from it. Yuri and Kurumi didn't know if this was good or bad.
Takeru was unaware of their situation. After continuous fighting, within five minutes, he and Rikka had cleared all zombies on the field and in the corners.
Once finished, Takeru flicked the blood off Twilight Moon, pulled a towel from his clothes, wiped the blade clean, and sheathed it.
Looking at Rikka, she had also killed many zombies, this time using not just magic but also her baseball bat.
With a Strength attribute over 30, her swings were powerful.
After the fight, she looked somewhat tired, but seeing her results, she smiled. Compared to yesterday, Rikka had undergone a huge transformation.
"Are you all okay?" Takeru approached Kurumi's group and asked softly.
"We're fine. Thank you for saving us," Kurumi said, momentarily stunned by Takeru's savior-like appearance in the sunlight before replying with slight embarrassment.