Risk and benefit

"I hate to admit it, but it doesn't seem like we have any other choice," Mathew said while pursing his lips together.

He wasn't happy with the idea. It put Norbert at way too much risk while also splitting their forces and making everyone operate all on their own.

'I agreed with the idea of splitting up earlier, but it was only because no one would be left to fight on their own,' he thought, recalling the thoughts that were going through his mind when Beatrice proposed her plan.

"It doesn't seem like we have any other choice," Mathew repeated himself before releasing a long, heavy sigh. "And we don't have the time to think about anything else either."

Right now, every second that they wasted talking would mean a second more than the zombies could move in literally any direction. Add a few seconds together and the radius of the search would increase by an entire block.