Chapter 28 - Everyday escape

The infected running at us also had the form of an academy, from which it was quite logical to conclude that they studied with us and, most likely, were infected recently, judging by their appearance. Their skin has turned a little pale, and this is more of an unhealthy pallor than a natural one. According to the ocular hemorrhage and the obviously insane look that has a muddy hue, it is clear that agreeing is definitely not an option and they certainly do not control themselves.

The first one attacked Saeko, she specially waited for the first infected to come closer and made a dash forward, elegantly circling the opponent's body, she delivered a powerful and, most importantly, accurate blow to the head, piercing it sufficiently to damage the brain. After that, she jumped away from the second infected person and struck him in the knee of the leg, which immediately bent in the opposite direction, which led to the fall of what used to be a student of the academy. After that, she immediately stuck the tip of the katana into the back of the creature's head. Meanwhile, I took up the third, in fact, I just struck a strong blow to the skull, literally piercing it through.

—" I thought... it would be more difficult." — Saeko said and looked at the lying bodies.

—" Don't stand there, send on." — I said to the others, who were still very worried and because of this could not attack the infected. Although my sister has almost tuned in to the right mood. The nurse's office was at the end of this corridor, which we turned into after getting rid of the three infected. When we passed by the main hall, everyone held their breath, as there were dozens of infected people who were eating hapless students. From this kind of some in the group almost threw up, I'm talking about Rei and the guys. My sister with grief in half, holding on to my shirt, coped.

— "Oh my God." —Rei whispered, covering her mouth with her hands. Takashi, judging by the look, clearly wanted to come up and comfort her after what he saw ... but the girl without hesitation rushed to me and hid her face in my shoulder. So, we reached the office and before entering I knocked softly a couple of times.

— "Shizuka, this is..." — I didn't have time to finish as I heard someone moving something away from the door, followed by a click and the door opens.

— "Felix!" — a busty blonde rushed to me and immediately drowned her face in her bust ... well, yes, Shizuka is often very restless and inattentive ... I mean, her cry attracted the attention of infected people who were chewing someone in the next office.

— "Come into the office. " —I said quickly, and as soon as everyone was inside, I closed the door. After that, the infected crashed into the door and began to hammer at it, but they are unlikely to be able to break through it, in any case, we have time.

— "I'm sorry... I just couldn't resist out of joy." — the girl smiled stupidly.

— "Brother ..." — Alicia hissed a little jealously ... even in such a situation, she does not forget to be jealous.

—" Oh, and Alicia-chan is here and the others ..." — the woman looked at the arrivals. —" Oh, and this is Kiria Akutagawa." — she imagined a girl in an academy uniform standing in the corner with a backpack on her shoulder and a phone in her hand.

— "How did it all start… she was running away from one of these and I noticed her and managed to drag her into the office. " — She smiled at me a little sheepishly. —" Oh, the seagulls are getting cold. "— as if an outbreak of infection is not happening now that turns people into madmen, the girl said and with a serene face began to drink tea that had been on the table before.

— "Akutagawa-chan, aren't you from first grade?" — Saya asked, flustered.

— "Y-yes. " —The girl nodded timidly.

—" Hr, forget it." — Saya turned away from her and walked around the office. —" ...Why is everyone so calm?! "— she asked in raised tones, which is why the infected began to bang on the door even harder.

— "Hush you!" — Takashi shouted at her softly.

—" Shut your mouth yourself. "— she snapped;her pride did not allow her to say out loud what she had messed up. — "This is some kind of nonsense... how could the police lose so quickly? Some barely moving people?! And now here at the academy... why are there so many of them?"

— "The police tried to help and got bites in the process; they didn't know it was some kind of virus. Only after the first... transformed ones did they begin to realize that something bad was going on. " —I explained.

—" I already know that." — she crossed her arms under her chest and was clearly thinking about something.

— "They should have announced a general evacuation." — she said and went to the window. —" There is also a military unit next to us, so the military can also help us…"

— "The rescue of drowning people is the work of drowning people themselves." — I said and explained. — This is a Russian expression, and It's means…

— "Yes, I understand what you mean, do not forget that I am a genius." — Saya said a little arrogantly ... and immediately jumped from a blow to the fifth point from Alice.

— "No need to interrupt Felix, but this expression fits our situation. It is not known how long you will have to wait, it's better to try to get out yourself." — my sister said. — "Bro, do you already have an idea how to get out of the academy?" — she asked me curiously.

— "School bus." — I definitely said. — "Well, or does one of you have some kind of huge jeep at the academy? " — I asked a rhetorical question. —" So, the school bus suits us the most... just on the way, maybe we'll meet someone." — after all, the fact that I cynically abandoned all the other students is given in my mind by some kind of guilt... it's just that my loved ones are more important to me and I don't want to run around the classrooms on purpose, putting the group in danger. But if we meet survivors along the way, then we can help.

— "Well, uh. " — Shizuka drawled, which attracted the attention of those gathered here. —" You need a key for the bus, and I've never ridden them. "— she put her finger to her lips.

— "I have experience driving buses, " —I waved it off. —"But we still need to find the key."

—" It's at the driver's... I thought I saw him in that pile of bodies in the hallway." — Rei said, already more or less recovered.

— "There are many corridors, more specifically." — again, Saya turned on the bitch mode.

—" Near Class 2-B... maybe he tried to escape, but he didn't succeed."

—" Hmm, we'll have to go to the main hall. "— Saya figured something out.

—" The longer we wait, the more infected people become." — I said.

— "Do you want to go out... to them"? — asked a girl from the first grade, who had been listening attentively to our conversation.

— "Yes, well, or you can stay here and hope for a miracle. Kiria, do you need to talk to your relatives? "— I looked at her, which made the girl a little embarrassed.

— "N-no… I live here alone. My father is in Tokyo, and I couldn't reach him."

—"So, you don't mind coming with us?" — I asked the question.

—" No... I mean, I don't mind." — she hastened to say.

— "Then I hope everyone has had enough rest, because until we get to the bus, we need to be constantly ready. As soon as we get out of here, look around with all your eyes and try not to make noise. These infected are attracted by sound, so the less of it, the less attention we get." — I said.

—" Yes... I noticed it too." — Saya saw fit to say it. — "They may see us, but very poorly, at least those that we met." — she explained.

—" Got it." — Koto nodded gravely.

—"You... you said we'd help if we met someone along the way, are you serious?" — Takashi asked with a strange intonation.

— "Komuro, I'm not a complete asshole to throw innocent people to death without a twinge of conscience. It's just that the most important thing for me is my loved ones." — I looked at the girls, which earned confused glances. — "Therefore, if there is a choice between saving people close to me or a stranger to me, then I will not hesitate to help first. "—I explained. —" But if there is a chance to help without harming others, then why not?"

— "I get it." — the guy answered seriously and glanced at the same girl from the first grade who was standing next to him now.

—" Okay, then I'll explain a couple of things right away before you go out." — I measured the group with my eyes, but especially two guys. —" I understand that you may not like me to some extent, but now we are a group, and the well-being of a neighbor depends on everyone ... I mean, so that you don't do stupid things like shout out the name of a friend somewhere in the distance or something like that. We go as a well-coordinated team and cover each other. Saeko and I will go to the very edge of the attack, as we are best prepared. Rei and Alicia will follow us, they will cover our group on the sides. Hisashi and Takashi will go behind, and Shizuka, Saya, Kiriya and Koto will be in the center. The latter for the reason that it does not have melee weapons, so you will cover us from inside the group, objections?" — I looked around at everyone. Even Saya didn't object, which is quite an achievement for her.