"Open the door! Hurry and open the door! Please let us in! Those monsters are coming!"
A frantic middle-aged man stumbled up to the door of a lit house, carrying his young, clueless daughter in his arms.
He kept pounding on the iron gate, hoping the people inside would take pity on them and let them in. Behind the father and daughter, dozens of zombies gradually converged upon the noise.
"At least... at least let my daughter in. She's still so young... please..."
Yet the father's pleas never stirred the residents' compassion. The tightly shut iron gate was like a barrier separating life from death.
"Open the door! Or I'll make everyone die together!"
The man glanced back at the zombies barely a dozen meters behind him. His expression turned crazed as he began pounding madly on the iron gate.
This was bad... Having roughly guessed how this would end, Kevin went up to the rooftop and approached Toda Hirano, who was standing watch.
"There's a trapped father and daughter in that direction. Clear out the nearby zombies first and cover us while we head out."
"Oh, and fire a shot at that door first as a warning. Those residents have been pushed too far—they might kill that crazed father."
The commander then called Takashi Komuro, Saeko Busujima, Rei Miyamoto, and two other courageous Junior High School Students from the athletics club over and gave them temporary rescue orders.
As for Kevin himself, there was naturally no need for him to do everything personally. He was mainly responsible for support and command.
Bang! The instant that door opened, Toda Hirano fired his first shot, making the weapon that had only just poked halfway out retreat in a panic.
Then, the chubby guy with the sniper rifle displayed the astonishing results