The Boys attacked the zombies blocking the road under command. Because it was their first time holding guns, the immense recoil prevented them from accurately hitting the zombies.
Under Hirano Toda's guidance, these rookies' bullets finally began to land effective attacks.
Facing the zombies that fell by their hands, the Boys gradually became immersed in the one-sided pleasure of slaughter.
With everyone's help, they advanced in an orderly fashion, Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko occasionally helping to deal with any stragglers.
However, the number of zombies was simply too great; it was impossible to kill them all in a short time.
Having no choice, Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko could only get out of the car and continuously cut down the zombies on both sides of the convoy.
With their help, the Boys' pressure finally eased considerably, and coupled with their desire not to lose to the girls, their marksmanship improved more and more.
The convoy advanced until it suddenly stopped at a certain point.
The road ahead was enclosed by a steel mesh, making it impossible for the convoy to pass.
"What should we do now! This kind of steel mesh can't be opened without professional tools!"
Shizuka Marikawa shouted anxiously, not wanting the hope they had finally found to be extinguished like a candle flame.
Hearing Shizuka Marikawa's shout, Inaba Tsukiyo quickly went to the steel mesh. Under Shizuka Marikawa's puzzled gaze, Mikazuki Munechika was returned to her waist.
[Clang!]
A slash, too fast for anyone to see its trajectory, cut through the wire mesh. The steel mesh, which would normally require special tools to cut, was severed, and the path forward was opened.
"Keep moving forward. I'll cover you from the rear. If any danger arises ahead, try to be careful."
Leaving these words, Inaba Tsukiyo returned to the rear. The situation was dire; the bullets found yesterday were almost all used up, and the Boys were mostly fighting with melee weapons.
Although she couldn't display supernatural power, she could still use power that was understandable by common sense.
Just like now, the returning Inaba Tsukiyo, under everyone's gaze, immediately performed a Cloud Radiance: Instant Light, eliminating a group of zombies in one go.
Following that, her body became a blur, continuously cutting down these zombies. If one were to describe their combat power:
If the Boy's attack power was 1, and Busujima Saeko's combat power was 10, then Inaba Tsukiyo's combat power could reach 50, and this was without her even displaying her magic.
With Inaba Tsukiyo's help, the situation quickly developed in their favor.
Not only her, but Busujima Saeko's offensive was also very sharp. With each swing of her wooden sword, she could usually take down several zombies.
In such circumstances, Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko's bloodthirsty nature gradually awakened, much like reaching a certain point of excitement in a game, an indescribable sense of pleasure continuously spreading.
Suddenly, a zombie broke through the defense, approached Inaba Tsukiyo, and was about to pounce on her.
Inaba Tsukiyo's left hand, not holding a sword, thrust out like a hand-blade, piercing through the zombie that had approached her.
She glanced at the blood on her left hand, a cold glint flashing in her crimson pupils. The killing intent emanating from her and Busujima Saeko continuously intensified.
"Saeko!"
"Tsukiyo!"
With just a glance, the two understood each other's meaning. They stood back-to-back and charged into the zombie horde.
Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko's actions could no longer be considered merely fending off zombie attacks; it looked more like they were enjoying the thrill of the slaughter.
Especially the smiles on their faces, which sent shivers down the spines of those watching from a distance.
"This is truly... amazing."
Hirano Toda swallowed. The scene before him had a tremendous impact.
Around the two of them, an area piled high with zombie corpses had already formed; any zombie that crossed this line would be killed.
"To some extent, Busujima-senpai and Tsukiyo-chan are really a good match. Perhaps they both possess what you might call a 'violence factor,' which couldn't be unleashed before due to the laws of the real world. Now, no one will stop them."
Don't let Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko's usual kind demeanor fool you; neither of them is entirely normal. At least, ordinary people wouldn't get excited by blood.
"So what? Anyway, Tsukiyo-chan and Saeko are protecting us. The reason they're doing this is to protect us, their companions, and that's a good thing for us."
Marikawa Shizuka said with a smile. Although she was often scatterbrained, she saw things very clearly and thoroughly.
So what if Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko had a tendency towards violence? In this apocalyptic situation, they weren't abusing their power but using it to protect them. In that case, this power was righteous.
Just then, a pair of security personnel in riot gear quickly approached, assisting Inaba Tsukiyo and the others in killing zombies.
Among these personnel, Takagi Saya's mother also seemed to be there. Seeing Takagi Saya, she excitedly took off her hat.
Takagi Saya excitedly threw herself into the arms of the person before her. Although she always maintained a calm demeanor, she was actually very scared inside.
Upon seeing her family, Takagi Saya could finally relax and act like a normal girl, doting on her parents.
Even though Takagi Saya's mother brought people to help deal with the zombies, none of them stopped their actions, frantically slaughtering the zombies.
This startled the personnel who came to rescue Inaba Tsukiyo, especially when they saw the zombie blood and flesh on Tsukiyo-chan's clothes, who was about thirteen or fourteen years old. They didn't even dare to approach her.
"These two… their killing intent is too heavy, isn't it?"
Takagi Saya's mother said with some solemnity. As the police captain's wife, she knew exactly what killing intent was.
The madness in Inaba Tsukiyo's and Busujima Saeko's eyes was not something ordinary girls should possess, especially for a Little Girl as young as Tsukiyo-chan to have such terrifying killing intent. Takagi Yuriko looked at them with some vigilance.
"Don't worry, Mom. One of them is Busujima-senpai, and the other is Teacher Marikawa's relative. They rushed to rescue Teacher Marikawa when the crisis broke out at school."
Takagi Saya pointed to Marikawa Shizuka next to her and briefly explained the situation of Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko.
"These past two days, thanks to their protection, we were able to come to this place. They are very powerful."
"Yes, they are truly formidable. This power, even an adult might not possess it."
After a long while, Busujima Saeko finally ended the battle when the blood and fat on her wooden sword made it almost unusable.
But Inaba Tsukiyo did not retreat. The number of zombies had decreased significantly, but she wasn't ready to back down. She was going for something big.
To truly command her team, she had to display absolute power, making these guys incapable of any thoughts of resistance.
Also, she had been idle for almost a year, and the Magic Power Release within her had been restless during the battle, eager to be fully unleashed.
"Magic Power Release"
"Imperial Privilege"
First, she cast a few buffs to strengthen her abilities. With Magic Power Release gathered on her weapon, Inaba Tsukiyo leaped from the ground, raised Mikazuki Munechika, and fiercely struck the ground.
"Un'yō · Thunderclap!"
"Boom!"
For a moment, everyone felt as if they had heard the Thunder God. A small explosion erupted centered around Inaba Tsukiyo, blasting away all the surrounding zombies.
After doing this, Inaba Tsukiyo vigorously swung mikazuki munechika, shaking off all the blood from the blade, before she returned it to its scabbard.
Inaba Tsukiyo walked towards the crowd step by step, but her terrifying aura made everyone involuntarily take a step back.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not one of those monsters."
With a slight smile, Inaba Tsukiyo's demeanor reverted to that of an ordinary Little Girl, but the scene just witnessed had been deeply etched into everyone's hearts.
Though not monsters, she was more terrifying than those monsters—this was the unspoken thought of everyone present.
"You, I am Saya's mother, Takagi Yuriko. Thank you for taking care of her these past two days."
Takagi Yuriko came before Inaba Tsukiyo and said kindly.
She dared not provoke such a person; even her husband, Takagi Soichiro, would not dare to provoke her.
It was best to befriend her; if not, then never offend this person.
No one knew what methods the other party possessed to reach her current position, and Takagi Yuriko was no fool.
"You're welcome, Mrs. Takagi. Saya is a very important strategist in our team. She hasn't caused us any trouble; in fact, she's helped us a lot."
One doesn't hit a smiling person. Since Takagi Yuriko spoke this way, Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't possibly say anything hurtful.
Takagi Saya had told her that her father held considerable power locally, and the people around them in riot gear were all from the Takagi family. She still knew how to read the room.
"Is that so? If that's truly the case, then that's wonderful. This child has been very intelligent since she was young, but her temper is too impatient. She might say some unpleasant things; I hope you can understand."
Perhaps this was the arrogance of a genius. Takagi Saya cared deeply about her identity as a genius.
Hirano Toda, in particular, had received the most cold remarks from Takagi Saya, and he could certainly attest to it.
However, he had already grown accustomed to it. When he wasn't clenching his fist, he was an honest person.
When he picked up a gun, it was no longer a matter of being human or not.
"Wait! Mom! This isn't the time to talk about such things. Just now, Tsukiyo-chan cut through the steel mesh you set up here so we could pass. Don't you need to deal with it?"
"What? She cut through the steel mesh? How is that possible!?"
Well, she had already felt that something was strange, as if something wasn't right. It turned out the anomaly was here.
The steel mesh they had set up here was cut? How could that be? It wasn't like using a soldering iron; how could a knife cut through a steel mesh?
Only after she saw the steel mesh lying on the ground did she have to accept this reality.
"Did it… really get cut?"
Takagi Yuriko swallowed. The facts were before her eyes, and now she had no choice but to accept this reality.
This also gave Takagi Yuriko a deeper understanding of Inaba Tsukiyo's power.
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