Chapter 2: Apocalypse Dawn
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Huh? Fight at the school gate? Someone got killed? What the heck is going on?!
The sudden outcry made Brian pause in the restroom. Not just Brian, even the two students charging at him with fists raised halted their steps, their gaze fixed on Haruna Shinono, filled with confusion.
At this moment, Haruna Shinono was also dumbfounded, looking at the puzzled expressions of the two students. He gritted his teeth, about to speak when suddenly two students burst into the restroom.
"Master Haruna, it seems like there's been a murder at the school gate. The school authorities are all out there. We better get outta here!"
After hearing the report from his subordinate, Haruna Shinono's anger flared. He turned his head to glare fiercely at Brian, "Kid, you're lucky today. Let's go, see what the heck's happening!"
Even as the scion of the Haruna family, he had to be mindful of his influence. With the situation unclear, he didn't want to cause more trouble.
The background of the Art Academy was quite influential, with school authorities and board members coming from various prominent families. The Haruna family was not to be trifled with!
Haruna Shinono left in a huff, and Brian didn't hesitate to put away his self-defense stick and quickly leave the restroom.
In the corridor, a group of students crowded by the window, occasionally letting out exclamations.
"Wow! Someone's really been killed. Blood's everywhere on the ground, and the person ain't moving at all."
"The administrator's shoulder was bitten, blood's flowing. Is that person crazy or something?"
"Look, isn't that the principal and a few board members? With such a big incident, they must be freaking out."
"Oh my God! What's that? The person who fell down just got up again? Were they playing dead?"
"Wait a sec! The one who played dead got up, so why did the administrator suddenly fall down? What's going on?"
Listening to the gasps around him, Brian's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he froze.
This... doesn't seem right?
This scene gave Brian an inexplicable sense of déjà vu!
Thinking of a certain possibility, Brian suddenly felt his scalp tingling and quickly ran to the window, not squeezing with the others, bringing over a chair and standing on it.
"Oh my God, that person's definitely crazy! Just got up and started biting people like crazy, the security guard's hand was bitten off!"
"Insane! Completely insane! The baton didn't work at all, what's happening?"
"Look, the one who fell down earlier seems like the admin teacher. She's gone crazy too, chasing after the security guard, what's going on? Did that crazy person get rabies and then infect the admin teacher?"
Just as Brian stood on the chair, he heard these words and his heart sank.
Rabies?
He'd rather it be rabies!
Eagerly gazing toward the school gate, the sight he saw made his face turn pale.
Not far from the gate, the admin teacher from the school office had a pale face, vacant eyes, and a gaping mouth, crazily tearing at the security guard, completely ignoring the baton's shoves, quickly injuring him.
On the other side, a woman in a suit was chasing after a few people, roaring like a wild beast, tireless. The principal and a few board members were scared off!
The zombified admin teacher and the woman in the suit displayed terrifying strength, quickly injuring several security guards. And the initially injured security guard suddenly convulsed, soon falling to the ground, then getting up again and joining the chase.
The zombie crisis had erupted!
Once More, with Zombies!
Taking another glance at the system, still showing inactive, Brian furrowed his brows in frustration. He hopped off the chair and swiftly turned towards the stairs.
The zombie outbreak had erupted, and the classrooms in the teaching building were quickly becoming unsafe. At this point, the rooftop became the safest refuge, just lock the door, and the zombies couldn't get up!
But before he could take more than a few steps, a piercing sound came from behind.
"Back off! Creep, stay away from me!"
"I told you to back off, don't touch me! Creep!! Ahhh!! Let me go! Let me go! It hurts!"
"Why are you biting me? Are you crazy?"
"Lingzi, what... what are you doing here? This is the hallway, let's go to the bathroom... Ahhhh!!! It hurts, Lingzi, what are you doing!"
Damn! What a sudden turn of events!
Hearing these grating sounds, Brian felt a chill run down his spine.
Weren't the zombies still at the school gate? How come there are zombies inside the teaching building too? What the heck is going on?
Has the zombie virus already spread to the school? Is it through the air, water, or some other means of transmission?
Brian's mind was in chaos, but he didn't have time to consider these questions now. The top priority was to get to the rooftop!
The rooftop was on the 6th floor, and he was only on the 3rd floor now. He had to hurry, or once the situation completely got out of control, reaching the rooftop would be even more difficult!
Go for it!
Brian made up his mind and dashed forward. The corridor was already chaotic, with some students turning into zombies and biting others. Other students were panicking, fleeing in all directions, not knowing what to do.
Behind Brian, more students were fleeing frantically, while those who had turned into zombies roared and pursued relentlessly.
"Damn it!" Brian turned his head and saw this scene, his pupils shrinking, and he accelerated his pace even more.
He had to go upstairs! He had to get to the rooftop!
Just as he ran a few meters, over a dozen terrified students rushed out of the classrooms in front of him. They didn't choose the nearest staircase for escape but instead rushed towards Brian as if they were crazed.
What was most frightening was that, as these students burst out of the classroom, seven or eight zombies with ferocious faces and mouths full of flesh and blood followed closely behind.
Seeing this scene, Brian almost felt like collapsing!
How unlucky could he get!
Wolves in front, tigers behind. Brian glanced back, analyzed the situation, and continued to run without hesitation.
The staircase was only a dozen meters away, with only seven or eight zombies ahead, while the number of students and zombies behind him was unknown. At this point, turning back would only lead to a dead end!
The only way was to charge forward!
To rush through, break into the corridor, was the only hope!
Phew~
As his sleeve sank, the self-defense stick appeared in his hand again. Brian looked coldly at the students rushing towards him and the zombies chasing from behind, shouting sternly, "Get out of my way, everyone! There are monsters behind, if you don't want to die, follow me!"
"Stand in my way and die!"
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