This World Is Seriously Ill

"So, let me make a bold guess. Is this virus crisis related to a certain country?"

"I heard that Raccoon City in America had an incident of unknown virus leakage?"

Just as Kevin was about to retort, Koichi Shido immediately raised his hand, stopping the soldier's defense.

"Relax, relax, it's just a guess... a guess..."

The sinister man didn't pursue the topic, seemingly considering Kevin.

But facing a crisis, people are extremely fragile and suspicious. Students whose worldviews are not yet solidified are even more easily swayed.

At this moment, the gazes cast upon Kevin were filled with suspicion and scrutiny.

"Then I have one final question. Did you know the consequences of jumping onto our bus just now?"

"If you had led those monsters onto the bus, my students might have become sacrifices for your survival..."

Koichi Shido pushed up his glasses, his eyes narrowing. His words became passionate and angry, acting like a dedicated teacher.

What sophistry! Even if this person hadn't jumped on the bus, would there be any fewer zombies chasing us?

Rei Miyamoto, who had a deep-seated grudge against Koichi Shido, glared coldly, ready to step forward and speak some justice, but was tightly held back by Takashi Komuro, who realized the situation was bad.

"Exactly! So selfish!"

"To risk all of us for him alone! It's too much!"

The students gathered around, whispering, and began to secretly condemn the soldier in front of them, completely forgetting that he had saved the entire busload of people from danger.

This is human nature, always the most forgetful! The most fickle! The most selfish! The most venomous!

Someone's lips curved slightly, almost imperceptibly.

"But this soldier, he saved everyone..."

The only one to speak up for Kevin was the blonde school doctor, Shizuka Marikawa, who had almost gotten him killed, and was currently temporarily driving the bus.

But clearly, this usually unauthoritative, airheaded school doctor couldn't awaken the students' reason.

"He was saving himself! And he brought us immeasurable risk!"

Koichi Shido immediately retorted. His inflammatory speech instantly made the blindly obedient students feel a common enemy.

"I'm very sorry, soldier, we don't trust you, so please leave immediately!"

"But before that, all weapons and ammunition need to be handed over to ensure everyone's safety!"

"After all, we are civilians who need protection, and we have inexplicably borne such great risk for you..."

The surrounding students nodded subconsciously. They even began to consider how to please Koichi Shido and obtain firearms from him, thus joining the privileged class.

Something feels off...

Saya Takagi gnawed on her fingernails, frowning in thought. A strong sense of incongruity made her unable to figure it out.

"Protecting civilians is a soldier's duty, and besides, we have a large number of people, many of whom are children."

"Hand over your weapons, soldier..."

Koichi Shido, having already controlled the situation, stepped forward with the demeanor of a victor, extending his palm towards Kevin, the young soldier.

The students around, with excited expressions, seemed to view Teacher Shido as a representative of the weak fighting against the powerful.

"No! Don't force me! I'll back down!"

Kevin trembled as he raised his pistol, but seemingly to avoid escalating the conflict, he voluntarily ejected the magazine.

What a rookie! Koichi Shido's heart settled. His last concern vanished. He strode forward, intending to violently snatch the weapon.

After a few not-so-intense physical scuffles, Kevin suddenly sidestepped and retreated, his face filled with shock.

"I'm warning you! Put the knife down!"

A knife? Everyone was stunned. Only after the two separated did they realize Koichi Shido was holding a dagger clearly taken from the soldier.

Even more astonishing to them was that Kevin's hand had a faint scratch on the back of it.

Koichi Shido looked at the dagger in his palm, his movements momentarily stiffening.

However, since the pistol in the soldier's hand, with its magazine removed, posed no threat to him, the fearless Teacher Shido still sluggishly raised the dagger and looked at it.

"I..."

"Bang!"

The muffled gunshot directly sent a red and white bloodline spurting from Teacher Shido's skull. The unfinished half-sentence was completely stuck in his throat.

Then, under everyone's horrified gaze, Kevin cleanly drew the magazine, reinserted it into the bottom of the pistol, and ruthlessly fired three more shots at Koichi Shido's heart, throat, and skull!

The terrified screams of the crowd were completely suppressed in their throats.

The pale-faced Commander cautiously stepped forward and kicked away the dagger that had fallen near Koichi Shido. After confirming the scumbag was thoroughly dead, he picked up the other "murder weapon."

"We have the right to shoot any dangerous hostile act directly!"

"Kids, don't mistake my tolerance for weakness and being bullied!"

"Since it's come to this, there's no harm in revealing some classified information to you. My troops have already dispersed to Toko City to carry out investigation missions. Once the data is recovered, we will evacuate!"

"But you have disappointed me. I will leave immediately!"

Initially, everyone thought the enraged soldier might cause a bloody massacre here. However, he showed remarkable restraint and slowly put his weapon away.

Their moods, which had plunged into hell, now soared to heaven.

But when the soldier then revealed he had a way to safely leave Toko City, they were kicked from heaven back to hell.

"Although you are just a group of misled children, I'm sorry, everyone must take responsibility for their actions."

Kevin's slightly pale face showed a trace of reluctance and pity.

"That's right, we're just misled children!" The students' eyes widened, and some quick-witted individuals immediately pointed the finger at their deceased teacher, Koichi.

"He's the one who wanted to snatch your weapon, Mr. Soldier. It has nothing to do with us..."

"You were too lenient, Mr. Shido went too far!"

"And who knows what would have happened if the weapon fell into that kind of person's hands..."

"We want to go home alive, but there's no one left to rely on. Please, Mr. Soldier..."

The figure who had already opened the car door, ready to leave resolutely, was desperately held back by the students who swarmed around him, crying and pleading.

"Fine, from now on, if you want to live, listen to me!"

Kevin's face was cold and his expression stiff, but the content of his words made the students overjoyed, and they quickly swore their agreement.

They had already endured a series of drastic events, including fleeing their school and witnessing friends die tragically. Coupled with Koichi Shido's instigation and this Commander's brutal counterattack.

The nerves of these middle school students had long since snapped; they had even lost the ability to think for themselves and distinguish right from wrong.

Following the collective consciousness and surviving was their only desperate hope!

And it was this UN Senior Agent, who was principled, had a bottom line, showed humanity, and possessed immense power, who offered them this lifeline.

However, a few clear-headed individuals had sparks of doubt flickering in their eyes.

For instance, how could a well-trained agent have his dagger snatched away?

And he couldn't possibly not know that there was still a bullet in the cocked handgun.

So, was his intention to remove the magazine truly to de-escalate the conflict?

ps: Who played whom?

I guess you're all lying in the Bulgarian Demon King's embrace, gazing lovingly at Billy, with Mugi preparing breakfast for you.

Haha, asking for recommendations and monthly tickets at the end of the month. They'll expire soon, so thank you all.

Section 74 Chapter 71 The Lion Leading the Sheep

"Since you insist I stay, I must be responsible for your safety. Please support each other and evacuate this godforsaken place together."

"However, given your previous excessive behavior, I will impose semi-military requirements for your training and discipline."

"Of course, according to the BSAA Special Operations Unit recruitment treaty, once you agree, you will possess temporary military status..."

"Most importantly, you will be eligible for evacuation by plane..."

Unlike Koichi Shido's emotionally manipulative rhetoric, Kevin preferred to use legitimate reasons to make these foolish sheep willingly walk into his trap.

The students, who were almost on the verge of a mental breakdown, nodded frantically.

When faced with crisis, most people cannot maintain rationality under fear.

Therefore, the weak are eager to be led by reliable strong individuals; human collective strength has often stemmed from this.

A group of lions led by a sheep is often no match for a group of sheep led by a lion.

With hundreds of thousands of zombies around, those scumbags still trying to engage in internal conflict and power struggles are just clever idiots!

Koichi Shido, that idiot, thought he could manipulate people's hearts at will, but apart from inciting and misleading, the guy was useless.

Once a more reliable leader entered the group, he would inevitably be replaced.

So, even though this Teacher Shido had been dead for almost ten minutes, the students who were previously furious didn't even glance at him again.

"Takashi... should we..."

Toda Hirano, who usually lacked strong opinions, saw more and more students gathering around the UN agent and couldn't help but feel tempted.

However, their mutual support during their escape made him instinctively seek the opinion of the leader of their small group.

"Idiot, of course, we follow him!"

"This guy might be dangerous, but he's better than the zombies outside!"

Saya Takagi smacked the head of the otaku Toda. Although she wasn't particularly fond of the UN agent who had arrived to rescue them under the guise of righteousness, it didn't stop her from making the most rational choice.

Moreover, the fact that even the scheming Koichi Shido was easily killed by him with a simple excuse was enough to show his decisiveness.

If the few of them dared to step out and become destabilizing factors within the group, it was uncertain whether they would even survive!

Of course, what slightly reassured Saya Takagi was that while this guy was cunning, he didn't seem to be without a bottom line. Otherwise, why would it be so troublesome to kill Koichi Shido?

"That's right! If we follow him, we might be able to contact the army and the government, and the safety of our evacuation will greatly increase!"

Rei Miyamoto, the captain of the Kendo club, quickly agreed, even showing a hint of admiration for the UN agent in her eyes.

She and the now completely dead Teacher Shido had a long-standing grudge.

This was because Rei Miyamoto's father, a police officer, had investigated the sources of certain illegal income belonging to Koichi Shido's father.

As a result, this scumbag Koichi Shido not only targeted her at every turn but also caused her to be held back a grade.

Kevin's three shots indirectly allowed Rei Miyamoto to vent the resentment that had been building up for so long.

Facing Rei Miyamoto's reaction, Takashi Komuro's eyes flickered with a hint of gloom.

However, rational thought led him to cast his final searching gaze towards the captain of the kendo club, Saeko Busujima, whom he had recently befriended on their escape.

"I have no objections; it's the best option for now..."

This kendo club captain, with her long purple hair cascading over her shoulders, had spoken very little from beginning to end. Her calm and aloof demeanor contained a hint of the grace and elegance of a Yamato Nadeshiko.

At this moment, Saeko Busujima calmly nodded in response to Takashi Komuro's question, indicating her agreement.

However, Saya Takagi noticed that her senior, Saeko, was lightly pressing her left hand on the white oak bokken in front of her knees, while her right hand repeatedly clenched and unclenched its grip on the handle.

Moreover, her eyes, slightly obscured by her purple hair, seemed to shimmer with a light called "excitement."

In just five minutes of discussion, the group on the school bus had completely established Kevin's absolute leadership.

After taking control of the situation, under the Commander's orders, several daring male students began to throw Koichi Shido's body off the bus and inspect the damage to the vehicle.

Surprisingly, Takashi Komuro, who loved dirt bikes, and Toda Hirano, the otaku, had some knowledge of vehicle maintenance. In no time, they removed two stones stuck in the chassis and confirmed that the engine could start.

Under the Commander's protection and supervision, no student dared to move around or touch the surrounding crystal-like humanoid sculptures.

It seemed all their bad luck had been used up, as the repairs went unusually smoothly. The students, who felt a little less fear of the outside world, gradually re-boarded the bus.

At this moment, the female driver, Shizuka Marikawa, fully utilized her airheaded nature, resting her heavy chest on the steering wheel to ease the burden.

Her eyes stared blankly ahead, and a liquid, possibly drool, seemed to hang from the corner of her mouth.