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Not long ago, they were still in modern society, happily enjoying their summer vacation, but in the blink of an eye, they inexplicably found themselves in this absurd world.
Having nearly died and turned into zombies during the day, all they see and think of when they close their eyes are the hideous faces of zombies.
Add to that the hard floor and the stiff cardboard pillows, even with a mat on top, which made it very difficult for them to fall asleep peacefully.
Chapter 31 Gunshots at Night
Can't sleep.
In the early hours of the morning, Goto Ichiri stared at the unfamiliar ceiling, his eyes wide open like saucers.
Yesterday she was playing guitar alone at home, and today she's been transported to another world and is facing zombies. It all feels so unreal, like she's dreaming.
Unfortunately, after experiencing the hard floor, the stiff cardboard pillows, and the mats with a faint smell of dust and other strange odors, just like her bandmates, she sadly realized that this was reality, an absurd reality that was hard to believe.
However, as time went by, Goto Ichiri's eyelids became increasingly heavy.
She was probably really tired. Today's amount of exercise was equivalent to her usual amount of exercise for a year. Although there was no blanket, the bed and pillow were very hard, and she was covered in sweat without showering or changing clothes, making her feel uncomfortable in various ways, she still managed to fall asleep in a daze.
"Liang, wake up! Stop sneaking off to sleep!"
"No, I was sleeping openly and honestly."
"Even doing it openly and honestly won't work. Open your eyes!"
"It's too difficult, I can't do it..."
Faintly, Goto Ichiri heard Ichiji Nijika and Yamada Ryo whispering to each other.
Just as she was about to drift off to sleep, the silent night was suddenly filled with the roars of zombies.
Suddenly, Goto Ichiri woke up.
Others besides Kita Ikuyo also woke up like her.
"Zombies?"
Dongyun sat up.
He looked uncertainly at Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Nigatsu, who were on night watch, and asked, "Did you hear that?"
"heard it."
Yamada Ryo replied.
"Have the zombies spotted us?"
"Ichi Niji Natsumi asked anxiously."
For some reason, the originally quiet night was filled with the roars of zombies. Judging from the sound, there was more than one zombie, and they seemed to be approaching the motorcycle shop.
"do not know."
Dongyun shook his head, stood up, and walked to the window.
He opened a small curtain and looked out at the street where the streetlights were still working normally after the apocalypse.
He saw zombies on the street. He didn't know why there were so many zombies on the street, and they were wandering aimlessly.
Is this... migration?
Dongyun thought of the game "Project Zombie Destruction" that he had played, which had a zombie migration mechanism.
"What did you see?"
At that moment, Gabriel came over and whispered to Shinonome.
"Zombies, lots of zombies."
Shinonome gave up his spot so Gabriel could go see it.
"Wow, there are so many." Gabriel was somewhat surprised and asked in confusion, "Why, why are there zombies? Did you hear any noises on the street at night?"
As she spoke her last words, Gabriel looked at Ryo Yamada and Niji Natsumi Ijichi.
They are the ones keeping watch now; perhaps they heard something or knew something beforehand.
“No, it’s very quiet outside.” Ichiji Nijika shook her head, placing her right hand on her chest and asking anxiously, “However, Ryo and I were talking quietly while you were sleeping. Did our voices attract the zombies?”
"I don't think so."
Dongyun shook his head firmly.
This doesn't make sense. If Liang and Hongxia's voices could attract zombies, their pre-sleep chat would have already done so. There's no reason why the zombies are only appearing now.
"boom!"
Suddenly, a gunshot briefly drowned out the zombies' howls.
"Help, help!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
A piercing scream echoed through the darkness.
Then came a loud "bang," different from a gunshot, and the screams stopped, but the "bang, bang" of gunshots lingered.
"I saw the flash of gunfire on the fifth floor across the street. A woman fell from the building and was being..."
Gabriel stopped halfway through her sentence, realizing she didn't need to go into such detail, especially about women being devoured by zombies.
Hearing someone on the other side, Dongyun leaned against Gabriel, resting his chin on her head and pressing down on her ahoge (cowlick), and together they continued to watch everything outside through the small gap in the curtains.
Two more shots were fired, and then the gunfire ceased.
Then Shinonome and Gabriel saw three figures running out from the first floor of the building across the street.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Two of the three fired their guns.
But the streets were full of zombies. One of them, who had fired the shot, ran frantically across the street without noticing a zombie approaching from his side.
He didn't even notice and was pounced on by the zombie beside him.
"what!"
The agonizing cries were particularly jarring in the quiet night.
Without a moment's mourning for their companion, the two desperately ran across the street.
"Someone is coming this way?!"
Seeing the direction the two were running, Dongyun immediately understood what they were going to do.
"Boom boom boom!"
A moment later, there was a rapid knocking on the door downstairs.
"Open the door!"
"Please! Please save us!"
really.
Dongyun frowned when he heard the knocking on the door downstairs.
Hearing the pitiful, panicked cries of the two men downstairs, and seeing that Shinonome and Gabriel remained unmoved, simply staring out the window, Ichiji Nijika couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to save them?!"
Upon hearing this, Dongyun turned around.
Looking at Ichiji Nijika, he coldly shook his head and said, "I won't save her."
"why?"
It wasn't Ichika Niji who asked the question, but Kita Ikuyo. She didn't understand why they would stand by and watch someone die.
"They can't save us, and they might even get us killed."
Just as Dongyun was about to explain, a pitiful, desperate scream came from downstairs.
Obviously, they didn't need to go to rescue anyone, and even if they had gone to rescue them just now, it might not have been in time. On the contrary, they might have been discovered by the zombies and put themselves in danger.
Hearing the screams downstairs, the four girls who had just finished their band performance all looked rather grim.
Even Yamada Ryo, who usually has a strong heart, looked a little pale. Although she had killed a lot of hideous, disgusting, and bloody zombies today, she didn't feel much of a sense of reality when killing them, since all she had to do was shoot, throw Molotov cocktails, and improvised bombs.
Even though the pungent smell of blood and gunpowder filled her nostrils, her nose quickly became accustomed to it and could hardly perceive the reality.
But now, those desperate, dying screams felt real to her, making her suddenly realize that this was a cruel apocalyptic world. If Dongyun and the others hadn't come to rescue them, they would have been like that during the day, miserably being bitten by zombies and uttering desperate howls.
"People can't be saved just because you want to."
Seeing that everyone in the band looked unwell after the game, Dongyun tried to comfort them while explaining the situation.
“The zombies don’t know we’re at the motorcycle shop, but they’ll know if we open the door. I don’t think the glass door and windows on the first floor can keep the zombies out, and the same goes for the wooden door on the second floor. Even if they can, it will be very difficult for us to get out, and we won’t be able to sleep tonight.”
"So please understand, for everyone's safety, they cannot be saved. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't. Xiao Jia can probably clear out the zombies on the street and save them with her magic, but if she does that, she won't have much magic left. Once Xiao Jia's magic is low, we won't be able to help if we encounter danger."
“I know it will be hard for you to adapt and accept this at first, but you must accept it gradually. To survive in this world, you can keep your kindness, but you must be kind within your means.”