Inaba Tsukiyo and her group burst out of the Takagi family villa in the repaired hummer.
The hummer was their only means of transportation. Besides heavy items, the girls and children were all inside.
The others with combat capabilities fought the zombies with weapons. The current situation was even more critical than she had imagined.
The two Death Soldiers she had released earlier could only alleviate the trouble. To prevent others from discovering their existence, they could only be out for a short while and would soon have to return to the Imaginary Space.
Facing a large horde of zombies, Marikawa Shizuka intended to use the hummer to run them over, but Takagi Saya stopped her.
Although there were many zombies in front of them, it wasn't an unsolvable situation; they could completely deal with these zombies by hand.
It was important to remember that the hummer was their only means of transportation. If even this hummer was damaged, the situation would become even more unfavorable. Moreover, this hummer was an excellent amphibious vehicle.
If they kept using this hummer to charge, even though it had been modified, it would soon be scrapped.
However, their current ammunition supply was not sufficient. If they had to fight every time they encountered zombies, their ammunition supply would quickly run out.
While at the villa, using Takagi Saya's identity, Takagi Soichiro provided some ammunition supplies when they left, but these supplies were only a very small portion.
After all, they also needed these ammunition to deal with the impending zombies, so it was impossible to give away most of their ammunition.
"Those with firearms should try to attack the Corpses close to the hummer. Everyone else, stand next to the hummer and eliminate all zombies that get close. Do you remember the method I told you for dealing with these monsters?"
"Remember!"
This was experience accumulated through two similar worlds. To deal with these zombies, as long as they were incapacitated and then attacked with weapons like spears, the danger could be greatly reduced.
Because these zombies were dead, their body's protective measures had disappeared, and they could use 100% of their physical functions at any time, which is why those who were caught could not break free.
But while their strength increased, these guys' bodies also became very fragile. With a little more force, their limbs could be broken.
"The other zombies will be handled by Saeko and me. You don't need to support us; we can handle it. Remember, try to avoid being bitten. Even if it's just a scratch on the skin, it's over."
After giving these instructions, Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko rushed out.
Busujima Saeko's new weapon, the Murata-to, which she received from Takagi Soichiro, also came in handy.
Their job was to minimize the number of zombies and reduce the pressure on everyone else.
"Tsukiyo, what was that move you used last time? You pierced through the bodies of those Corpses with just your bare hands. Was that also swordsmanship?"
"Mm, that's Okinawan boxing. Unlike swordsmanship, it's Ryukyuan ancient martial arts. Due to special reasons, I also learned this ability. It's a counter-attack, reaching the point of conditioned reflex."
Simultaneously possessing the preemptive swordsmanship and the reactive boxing, the pinnacle of unarmed combat and the peak of the sword—this is what Inaba Tsukiyo possessed.
"The pinnacle of unarmed combat... you can kill without a weapon? Haha~ Tsukiyo, you're becoming more and more like Takagi's evaluation of you. Were you really an assassin before?"
"No, it's just that to survive, I was constantly fighting every day. When I fought the woman who had trained her body into a blade, she mocked me.'So-called swordsmen are truly inconvenient; without a weapon, they can't fight at all.' She was such an infuriating person, saying such boastful words when she understood nothing!"
Recalling her past defeat, the exasperated Inaba Tsukiyo could only vent her inner dissatisfaction on these zombies, eliminating a large number of them in a frenzy.
On their continuous journey, they discovered some usable firearms and ammunition in several damaged police stations, which greatly alleviated the shortage of ammunition.
To resupply food, they arrived at a large supermarket.
To their surprise, there were still many living people inside this supermarket, of all ages.
Among these people was also a female police officer, but this female officer did not look like the reliable type at all; she seemed more like a muddle-headed girl.
When the hummer appeared near the supermarket, the supermarket's rolling door opened, and the people inside came out one after another.
"Excellent! You must be the rescue team Sister Shizuka called over, right?"
"Rescue team? If students and a group of ordinary people can be considered a rescue team, then we barely qualify as one."
"Eh? No… not a rescue team? No… that's impossible."
The female police officer was stunned for a moment, observed Inaba Tsukiyo's team, which indeed mainly consisted of students and ordinary people, and then gave an unnatural smile.
"Impossible, you must be lying to me. The vehicle you're driving is a military H1 hummer, which ordinary people cannot buy at all. And the firearms in your hands are not something ordinary people can possess. Who exactly are you?"
The female police officer swallowed, looking nervously at Inaba Tsukiyo and the others.
A military H1 hummer, and the firearms in the hands of the others—these were not equipment ordinary people could own.
Before the disaster, this equipment was contraband; once discovered, it meant jail time.
But there was more than one firearm in these people's hands; roughly one out of three people had a gun. What was going on? When did this world become so unfamiliar?
"You want to ask about the ownership of the guns? I'm sorry, these are Sister Shizuka's friend's belongings; she is also a police officer. To survive, we went to her home and borrowed these items."
"No… you can't! Many of you are students. How can you use such dangerous weapons? It's too dangerous!"
"Please don't treat us like children. Even if you are a police officer, don't ignore the fact that we have survived with Dead Bodies everywhere."
Takagi Saya stepped out, glanced at the other person's clothes and police badge, and raised her eyes.
"You only have one service pistol, and your movements are very stiff. You wouldn't happen to be a police intern, would you?"
"Uh… that, I… I am…"
"Alright, don't bully others, Saya. We still need to resupply food and clothes, and collect daily necessities as well."
Inaba Tsukiyo patted Takagi Saya's arm, signaling her not to be too aggressive.
Although the person seemed a bit unreliable, the fact that she had been protecting the other people in the supermarket all this time made her seem quite dependable.
"I am Inaba Tsukiyo, the leader of this team. Are you in charge of this place?"
"No, not I. It is Senior Matsushima, who is my instructor, who is in charge. My name is Nakaoka Asami."
I? What a strange way to refer to oneself; don't modern girls usually refer to themselves as 'me'? Truly a unique self-reference.
"Then, could you please ask Officer Matsushima to come out? I have something I want to discuss with that person."
"Senior Matsushima is not here now; after ensuring the safety here, she left alone to the headquarters to request support."
Because there was no way to communicate with the headquarters, Officer Matsushima could only go to the headquarters alone to request support after confirming the safety of this place.
How confident must one be in oneself to do such an irrational thing? Isn't that just providing an extra meal for the zombies?
"Don't worry, Senior Matsushima is not like I! Senior Matsushima is an officer who has been awarded commendations many times. I believe Senior Matsushima will definitely be able to reach the headquarters and request rescue."
"…"
Everyone looked at each other, defeated by Nakaoka Asami's optimistic thinking.
"Alright, Sister Shizuka, Saeko, Saya, Alice, and the other girls, you all go inside and rest first. The other Boys will join me in clearing out the responsible zombies. Fatty, find a place with a good vantage point and cover us."
Everyone nodded. After multiple battles, they had developed good discipline and found their place in the team.
Nakaoka Asami wanted to remind Inaba Tsukiyo that these zombies were not something these students could deal with; many of their people had already died.
But after her persuasion was fruitless, she could only return to the supermarket and watch the people outside nervously through the window.
She initially thought something bad would happen, but after seeing the combat power displayed by Inaba Tsukiyo and the others, her mouth dropped open in surprise.
Inaba Tsukiyo and Komuro Takashi rushed to the front, clearing out the first few zombies.
Under Inaba Tsukiyo's repeated training, Komuro Takashi had developed the good habit of talking less and acting more.
Although he was very scared at first, as the number of zombies he dealt with increased, the fear and apprehension in his heart had vanished.
After clearing some of the zombies, Inaba Tsukiyo stepped back a few paces to observe the actions of the other Boys, occasionally guiding them on how to act.
The group's battle left Nakaoka Asami and the survivors gathered in the supermarket in shock.
During these past few days of hiding from the zombies, the zombies had become an insurmountable presence in their minds; some of them had even died fighting the zombies.
How did it turn into a zombie slaughter in the hands of Inaba Tsukiyo and the others? What was going on? How could this be?
"Heh heh~ I've said it before, the chance to survive must be fought for by oneself. What if we are in this safe environment? If these Dead Bodies rush into the supermarket one day, will we just have to obediently be bitten to death and become one of them?"
A man who saw this scene said. He was the one who advocated going out to fight the zombies, but because most of the people in the supermarket disagreed and only wanted to wait for the government army to come and rescue them, they became so passive.
But even though Inaba Tsukiyo showed that zombies were not invincible, most people were still unwilling to go out and fight these zombies.
Whether women or men, they all refused to fight with Inaba Tsukiyo, only wanting to wait here for the army to arrive.
The man looked at these people with cold eyes. It had been several days, and no army had arrived, yet they were still deluding themselves that the army would come to save them? How ridiculous.
Even if the army did come, what then? Would the government take in these useless people? What good were people who couldn't even protect themselves?
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