"Wait! Wait a minute! Don't kill me!"
Where Inaba Tsukiyo rushed, a man was lying on the ground, looking at Inaba Tsukiyo with a terrified expression.
He hadn't expected his secret actions to still be discovered.
Inaba Tsukiyo's expression was very displeased. This was where the girls were changing clothes; why this guy appeared here was obvious at a glance.
The others also rushed over and saw Inaba Tsukiyo pointing a knife at the man. Komuro Takashi wanted to ask something, but Takagi Saya grabbed his shoulder.
Komuro Takashi turned around and found Takagi Saya pointing at a spot with a grim expression.
Because there was no changing room, the girls used a large curtain to block it off, creating a small makeshift changing area.
However, at the position of this curtain, there was a small hole, through which one could perfectly see where the girls were changing clothes.
Everyone was shocked, especially the girls, who looked at the man with the knife held to his throat by Inaba Tsukiyo with horror, realizing they had been spied on by such a guy, and goosebumps rose on their skin.
"This pervert! He's peeping at the girls changing clothes here!"
"Don't talk nonsense! I'm only interested in the woman with the big chest! What's there to see in you underdeveloped brats!"
After speaking, the man even specifically glanced at Marikawa Shizuka. His target had always been Marikawa Shizuka; he didn't care for anyone else.
The The Boys in the group heard this and their expressions changed, even the girls' side changed their expressions.
This guy, if his target had been other girls, there might have been a chance of survival, but he actually set his sights on Marikawa Shizuka... this was a death wish.
Sure enough, Inaba Tsukiyo, who had only been holding the knife to his throat, immediately reached out and grabbed the opponent's collar, lowered the knife in her right hand, positioned her palm like a blade, and stabbed towards the opponent's abdomen.
Training one's body into a blade is no joke; even without using a weapon, piercing a human body is an easy feat.
Everyone looked sympathetically at the screaming man. Besides this hand-blade, Inaba Tsukiyo didn't use any other lethal methods.
Some of the girls who were spied on also had boyfriends. Upon learning that their girlfriends might have been spied on, these The Boys also couldn't hold back and joined the beating.
Whether it was this guy targeting Marikawa Shizuka or his act of peeping at the girls changing clothes, it all aroused Inaba Tsukiyo's displeasure.
She remembered what enemy soldiers intended to do to civilian women when she was once in a war zone, staying with innocent civilians.
Such guys take advantage of extraordinary times, when civilians are unprotected, to prey on unarmed girls.
She didn't know how many such people she had killed; this time, only making a wound on him was already a very light punishment.
The screams here attracted the attention of others. The survivors in the supermarket all noticed Inaba Tsukiyo and her group surrounding and beating someone.
Nakaoka Asami came over with a questioning look, pulled Takagi Saya aside, and asked.
"Excuse me, what exactly happened here? Why did it turn out like this?"
Nakaoka Asami recognized the guy being beaten as Mr. Shimada from their team, but why was he here? Why was he being beaten?
"This bastard was peeping at us changing clothes here! If it weren't for Tsukiyo-chan discovering him, he almost got away."
Takagi Saya said through gritted teeth. Such a peeping pervert is the type that girls dislike.
It's probably because of this perverted personality that he doesn't have many female friends, and coupled with staying here for so many days, that he would do such a thing.
Takagi Saya led Nakaoka Asami to the curtain with the hole. Nakaoka Asami clearly saw the situation inside through the hole, then turned to look at Shimada, who was lying on the ground groaning, not knowing what to say.
As a police officer, she should stop such acts of assault, but Shimada was at fault first. Nakaoka Asami couldn't find a reason to stop it.
Moreover, in her subconscious, Shimada indeed needed a good lesson. Peeping at girls changing clothes was too despicable.
After dealing with Shimada's problem, the next step was to collect supplies.
Although Nakaoka Asami tried to stop them, she was still pulled away by the girls of the team, while the The Boys were responsible for finding useful supplies.
Because of the peeping tom incident, the girls of the team no longer wanted to stay here, even if the target was Marikawa Shizuka.
After collecting the supplies, everyone gathered to discuss the issue of leaving.
Due to the EMP, electronic devices could no longer be used, and even a hummer couldn't carry too many supplies.
Discussing the vehicle problem, electronically controlled fuel injection and electronically controlled braking vehicles also couldn't be used, and the spark plugs of generators might also be damaged.
So, could they only look for old-fashioned internal combustion engine cars? Such cars don't use spark plugs, relying entirely on manual pumps to deliver fuel, and the pistons are rotated by a main shaft; as long as the main shaft is rotated, it can ignite.
(fuhai: This feeling, why does it feel a bit like a tractor.)
Although such vehicles have a high probability of not being damaged, where would they find such things?
Taking the risk of being bitten by zombies just to find such a car is completely not worth it.
Looking at the crowd discussing, Inaba Tsukiyo gritted her teeth and didn't voice her thoughts.
No car? She could make many cars, even other super-tech spaceships, things that didn't belong to this world's technology.
However, doing so would be useless. Even if they were to use this move, they would have to wait until no one else was paying attention.
During their discussion, Hirano Toda and Nakaoka Asami were talking.
Nakaoka Asami had a boyfriend when she was at the police academy, but he eventually ran off. This might have been because she rarely left the school.
'Is this... an insinuation that the chubby Boy has no boyfriend?'
Inaba Tsukiyo, who was eavesdropping, raised her eyebrows. This girl was truly interested in Hirano Toda.
However, Nakaoka Asami, who seemed very innocent, was actually very aggressive, at least enough to scare Hirano Toda, a homebody with no girlfriend, into backing away repeatedly.
Hirano Toda's reaction made Inaba Tsukiyo shake her head. This honest, chubby Boy had finally found someone he liked, yet he showed no initiative at all.
They had already given him such good assists, so why didn't he take further action? Even simple instructions on firearms could have advanced their relationship.
After a day of packing, they had almost everything, and it was time for them to leave.
A large number of zombies had already gathered outside, and they had to leave before more swarmed in.
Their next destination was Miyamoto Rei's home, not far from here. Komuro Takashi's residence was also nearby, and they planned to check it out.
Hirano Toda invited Nakaoka Asami to leave with him, but she did not accept.
She still needed to protect the residents inside the supermarket. To wait for her senior, who had gone out to find help, to return, she could not leave.
Although there was nothing he could do, Hirano Toda could only nod helplessly, picking up the weapons he had prepared earlier, and getting ready to leave.
Everyone orderly got into the hummer, just like the lineup yesterday. As everyone held their weapons, preparing to carve out a bloody path, Nakaoka Asami suddenly froze.
Among the few zombies walking towards them, one female zombie was wearing the same police uniform as Nakaoka Asami. This person was the Senior Matsushima that Nakaoka Asami had mentioned.
"Why? Why have you, Senior Matsushima, also become one of these monsters!? Why, why?"
Nakaoka Asami's inner hope began to crumble. Even her respected senior had failed, so how could she possibly accomplish something that her senior sister couldn't?
Due to the appearance of the zombified Matsushima, the survivors in the supermarket also began to riot.
Hadn't the reason they stayed here been because the other party had confidently promised to bring a rescue team to save them?
But this police officer had already become one of the zombies. Did they still have hope of being rescued?
The original calm was shattered the moment this female zombie appeared, and the loud noise attracted even more zombies.
But these survivors no longer cared about these things. Except for those who intended to fight Inaba Tsukiyo and her group, everyone else chose to commit suicide, ending their lives in that way.
Nakaoka Asami also lost her strength, slumping to the ground, terrified as the zombies continuously approached.
Nakaoka Asami's mind was in a state of collapse. Her pillar had crumbled, and she no longer knew how to continue.
"Perhaps... perhaps ending my life here is also a good choice. At least... at least I won't turn into a monster, and I can die as a human."
Nakaoka Asami pulled out the gun from her waist. This was the handgun Hirano Toda had given her, and she had kept it carefully.
Recalling Hirano Toda guiding her on firearm knowledge and what she needed to know about shooting yesterday, tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hirano. Indeed, indeed, I can't become the reliable police officer you spoke of. I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
Zombies were already approaching her. Facing their approach, Nakaoka Asami did not choose to dodge. She slowly raised the gun in her hand, aimed it at her temple, and watched the hummer slowly drive away.
"Goodbye, Mr. Hirano."
"Asami!!!"
Just as Nakaoka Asami was about to pull the trigger, a roar made her stop her hand.
At the same time, several bullets accurately pierced the heads of the zombies approaching her, taking their lives.
Hirano Toda, who had done all this, jumped down from the hummer's roof, holding a lightweight MP5, and ran towards Nakaoka Asami.
Hirano Toda didn't know why he had become like this. He didn't know what was wrong with him.
But he didn't want Nakaoka Asami to die. He didn't want this girl to die. He wanted to save her. He wanted to protect her.
But reality was always cruel. Even with Hirano Toda's excellent shooting skills, he couldn't eliminate all the zombies.
After he had emptied all his bullets, there was still one zombie left unresolved.
And that zombie had already grabbed Nakaoka Asami and opened its decaying mouth.
"Asami!!!"
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