Japan ranked among the best in the world when it came to cleanliness.
Though this was a secluded alley, aside from a few patches of filthy water in shallow depressions, it was generally quite clean.
But now, trickles of blood had pooled into those patches of water, staining large areas of the ground red and filling the air with a faint scent of blood.
When the three officers responsible for protection approached, grim expressions appeared on their faces as well.
They had seen the figure suddenly lunge at Xu Yue and Xu Yue's abrupt counterattack, so they had already roughly guessed what it was. It was likely one of those infected, man-eating monsters.
Yet when they came closer and saw the wound—a head puncture that had bled far less than a normal person's would, with the blood already beginning to coagulate—their faces still turned pale.
The savage puncture wound, the pallid complexion, and the whitish eyes that seemed covered by a transparent film all constantly proclaimed the traits of an infected person.
Had those monsters already reached this area?
There was still such a long way to go on foot. Who knew whether they could make it there safely?
"Let's go. Those people on the road will buy us enough time."
After surveying the surrounding alleys, Xu Yue decisively continued deeper inside.
However, he could only rely on the map to judge the general direction. Among these crisscrossing backstreets, he still needed these local officers to confirm the route.
"Stick to the side streets. There'll be fewer people, so we'll have a lower chance of running into infected. If there are only a few, take them out directly. If there are too many, go around them. As long as we don't get close, they're only particularly sensitive to sound."
Xu