When Inaba Tsukiyo returned home, she was surrounded by the others. Takagi Saya and Busujima Saeko couldn't help but ask about what had just happened.
As for Miyamoto Rei, Hirano Toda, and Komuro Takashi, these three had no right to speak, or rather, they simply didn't know what to say.
Inaba Tsukiyo, Takagi Saya, and Busujima Saeko sat on the sofa, discussing the recent events.
"Tsukiyo-chan, do you really plan to act with those people? I just took a rough look, and there are at least thirty or forty of them."
Raising her eyes, Takagi Saya expressed her opinion. She had a clear view of the situation below from her vantage point.
"Originally, we were a team composed of students, and we already had nearly twenty people on our side. If we add these people, it will be a group of over fifty people."
This could easily cause a riot, especially when looking for a suitable safe location; these newly joined people would be the most problematic.
Although Inaba Tsukiyo displayed her extraordinary combat power, there were plenty of people who courted death, and no one knew if any of these people wanted to cause trouble.
"Don't worry, even though I extended an invitation to those people, the disaster hasn't been long, and they are probably still waiting for the army's rescue. The forty or fifty people you mentioned, there definitely won't be that many. Half of them would be good."
Even if she said all that, there would surely still be people who wouldn't dare to come out of their houses, holding onto the slim hope of waiting for government assistance.
So, the number of people joining this time would definitely not be many, and those who did join them would be the relatively more honest individuals.
"Ding-dong~"
Just as they were talking, the doorbell rang, interrupting their conversation.
Everyone exchanged glances, opened the villa's door, and found a father and daughter standing outside the perimeter wall's gate; they were the ones who had stepped forward to question Inaba Tsukiyo earlier.
"I'm sorry to bother you, but we really can't find anyone willing to take us in. Even if it's just to let my daughter in, please help us."
The man pulled the Little Loli beside him closer. This Little Loli was holding a small puppy in her arms, looking at them with an expectant expression.
Facing the pleas of the father and daughter, everyone looked at Inaba Tsukiyo. The leader of their team was Inaba Tsukiyo, and this matter required Inaba Tsukiyo's approval.
Nodding, Inaba Tsukiyo agreed to their request and allowed them into the room.
Miyamoto Rei took the Little Loli to the bathroom to take a shower. While the Little Loli was showering, the three people who had been talking earlier were joined by a middle-aged man.
"I am Shizuka Marikawa. Originally, I was planning to leave the island on a hovercraft, but I've changed my mind."
As the man took out a pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket, preparing to pull one out, a silver flash cut through, and the cigarette in the man's hand broke in half.
This scene left Shizuka Marikawa stunned for a moment. He looked up at Inaba Tsukiyo, noticing several people glaring at him with ill intent, so he chuckled awkwardly and put the cigarette back in his pocket.
"I don't know where you plan to establish a safe zone, but Alice and I are planning to join you, so I'd like to offer some advice."
After speaking, Shizuka Marikawa took out a map from his belongings. This was a map of the area, with many markings on it, probably made by him personally.
"This map is of this area. Originally, I planned to cross Yubie Bridge and take this road to the port or airport, where there should be boats or planes to leave here. However, Yubie Bridge was blocked, so that plan had to be abandoned. When I left Yubie Bridge, those monsters had already swarmed onto it, and I estimate there won't be any police on the bridge tomorrow."
"No, I disagree with your statement. Even if the police on Yubie Bridge retreat, the bulldozers will definitely still be blocking it, preventing monsters from crossing from the other side of the bridge."
To prevent zombies from entering from the other side, the police would definitely leave bulldozers there to block their passage.
However, while blocking the zombies, they also blocked the survivors on the other side.
The team's numbers were large. If they didn't take large vehicles, then ordinary vehicles would suffice, but not the hummer from the warehouse, rather tools like other motorcycles.
"I suggest that when we act tomorrow, we look for a motorcycle shop nearby. Boys should all know how to ride motorcycles, right?"
As she spoke, Takagi Saya glanced at Komuro Takashi not far away. Nowadays, Boys, to look cool, would all learn how to ride motorcycles, and Komuro Takashi was one of them.
Hirano Toda couldn't be relied upon; this person was too mediocre in all aspects except for being a genius with firearms.
Everyone discussed it and found a motorcycle dealership not far from here on the map, and there was also a gas station not far from that motorcycle shop.
As long as the facilities were not problematic, they could completely have every survivor in their team ride a motorcycle and use motorcycles for transportation.
Of course, the sound of the motorcycles couldn't be too loud, otherwise, the motorcycles would only become a taunting tool to attract zombies.
After discussing these matters, everyone prepared to go to sleep.
Although this house had many rooms, they were all occupied by the girls. The Boys could only sleep on the sofas in the living room and take turns on night watch.
Inaba Tsukiyo also intended to have a room to herself, but Busujima Saeko grabbed her, dragged her to a room, and used her as a pillow for the night.
That night, apart from the members of Inaba Tsukiyo's team, everyone else had trouble sleeping; they didn't know how to choose.
Should they choose to join Inaba Tsukiyo's team and establish that safe zone, whose success was uncertain, or stay and wait for the government army to arrive?
Inaba Tsukiyo was unaware of these people's worries, and even if she knew, she wouldn't care. After all, the choice was theirs, and Inaba Tsukiyo had never forced anyone to join.
Early the next morning, everyone woke up early. As they got ready and were about to drive the hummer to the motorcycle shop to check the situation, about a dozen people were standing outside the fence.
These were the people who wanted to join them. Just as Inaba Tsukiyo had thought, those people had not yet given up on their so-called hope, and they still planned to stay here and try their luck.
Inaba Tsukiyo had nothing to say to those who wanted to try their luck; as long as they didn't cause trouble for her, it was fine.
This small team of a dozen people was temporarily managed by Shizuka Marikawa. His daughter, Alice, sat in the hummer with Takagi Saya and Marikawa Shizuka.
Alice didn't look like she had much combat power. Although Inaba Tsukiyo looked to have a similar build to Alice, the difference was simply too great.
Soon, they arrived at the location indicated on the map. There was indeed a motorcycle dealership there, and it was in a state of having no customers.
"Sure enough, they're all Boys. Seeing such cool things, they can't help but want to touch them."
Watching the Boys in the team excitedly stroking the motorcycles from outside, Takagi Saya said grumpily.
"Well, you can't say that, Miss Takagi. Every Boy has a dream of riding a motorcycle wildly through the streets. As students, they don't have the financial means to buy these expensive vehicles."
Shizuka Marikawa understood the feelings of these Boys very well. He had been young too, and he also had a Boy's dreams.
However, he was no longer young. As a middle-aged man, what he wanted most was to protect his daughter and ensure she survived in this apocalyptic environment.
"Hmph! That's true, but what about the adult group? Have you found any useful vehicles? Besides that hummer, we don't have any other means of transportation."
"It's not that there aren't any. There's a thief in the team who was caught stealing cars before. He found many usable cars."
Although this identity was not very glorious, this talent helped them a lot in this environment.
With skilled hands, he opened a car door without even triggering an alarm, and he even started the car's accelerator using a technique from movies.
Inaba Tsukiyo and Takagi Saya nodded in satisfaction. There were many people in the team who had engaged in improper work.
As long as these people didn't cause trouble, Inaba Tsukiyo allowed them to stay in the team.
"Hey! I've already told you, no riding motorcycles with loud engines! If you want to attract all those monsters, we have no objection. But we will definitely not intervene."
"Yes~"
Takagi Saya's words made the Boys give up on those cool-looking but very loud-engined motorcycles.
They had wanted to ride these vehicles for a long time, but thinking of the ruthless Inaba Tsukiyo, they could only abandon the idea and choose more 'docile' cars.
Motorcycles that didn't make noise were mostly women's motorcycles.
At first, they were very reluctant to ride these cars out, but since there was no one else available, they could only obediently find the motorcycle keys in the shop and start on their way.
Inaba Tsukiyo, sitting on the roof of the car with her weapon, looked at the sky with a strange expression.
Yesterday, there were so many planes flying around in the sky, but now? We haven't seen any helicopters or passenger planes. Did something go wrong at the airport?
From dawn until now, they haven't encountered any hordes of zombies, only a few scattered ones wandering the streets.
"Did someone lure these guys away? What exactly happened?"
Although Yubie Bridge wasn't blocked by bulldozers, allowing their convoy to pass smoothly was a good thing, this unusual scene made their hearts pound.
"Inaba-san, a large zombie horde has appeared ahead!"
Hirano Toda saw the situation through his binoculars; a large number of zombies had gathered about three hundred meters ahead.
Takagi Saya was very familiar with this area, and the convoy drove to other places under her direction, but no matter where they went, large numbers of zombies were gathered there.
"Did someone intentionally lead the zombies to this place? This is our only path. What exactly happened?"
Takagi Saya bit her index finger, a headache starting. The situation before her was very urgent.
Almost all the roads she knew were infested with zombies. If they didn't carve a bloody path, they wouldn't be able to get through.
"Alright, Boys in the cars. It's time to take out the weapons you found yesterday. We must carve a bloody path to get through."
After patting the car hood and telling the Boys inside to prepare their firearms, Inaba Tsukiyo also drew her Blood Hand Saint from her knee and fired the first shot at the zombies already approaching them.
"Since others are welcoming us so enthusiastically, we should respond in kind."
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