He discovered that the driver's door had been completely mangled and could not be opened at all.
Behind him, a hand grabbed his neck. It was a rotting hand, not the hand of a living person.
He turned around in shock and horror, only to watch helplessly as another rotting hand seized his arm, followed by yet another grabbing his head.
"Help!" A tremendous force tore at his body, and Komuro Takashi could not break free at all.
"Save me..."
Save him?
Takagi Saya, who had already been rescued by Lin Feng, bit her lip as she watched a black mass of zombies crawl into the car. Someone like Komuro Takashi, who had killed a classmate out of jealousy, was no longer worth risking her life to save.
The louder Komuro Takashi cried for help, the more fiercely the zombies devoured his flesh. Before long—
Komuro Takashi's screams vanished, because the zombies had bitten through his throat...
Ding! [Apocalypse protagonist Komuro Takashi has died]
After hearing the system notification, a subtle smile appeared on Lin Feng's lips. A protagonist with such a weak mind was far too easy to toy with.
"Hmph!" Lin Feng let out a cold laugh. Next, it was time for him, the protagonist, to make his move!
Elsewhere, although Busujima Saeko's performance was eye-catching and dazzling, there were simply too many zombies. The sounds of battle only drew more of them in.
"Saeko, this won't work. Let's lure them away..."
Lin Feng adopted the same strategy Komuro Takashi had used in the anime. He led Busujima Saeko away from Miyamoto Rei and the Takagi group, then pulled out his pistol.
Bang! The gunshot was loud, drawing the attention of the surrounding zombies. A large horde began moving toward them, with only a small number remaining where they were.
At that moment, retainers of Takashiro Soichiro, Saya's father, who had noticed something was wrong, arrived.
They wore gray work uniforms and carried spears as they came to provide support.
Among them was Takagi Saya's mother.
Having endured the separations of the apocalypse, Takagi Saya was overwhelmed when she saw her mother, Takagi Yuriko. Tears filled her eyes.
"...Mom... sob... Saya missed you so much..."
Even though Takagi Saya was a genius with an IQ of 300, when she saw her mother, she still threw herself into her embrace like a child and sobbed as she told her about everything that had happened over the past few days.
Once Takagi Saya had calmed down, she saw Lin Feng and the others on the elevated platform in the distance, gradually moving farther away. She waved and shouted, "I'll wait for you! I'll wait for you at my house! You have to come!"
Untangling Saeko's Inner Conflict
Lin Feng and Busujima Saeko successfully lured away several hundred zombies.
There were many zombies, but their running speed was no match for Lin Feng, who had taken the medicine, or the agile Busujima Saeko.
After luring them some distance away, Lin Feng took Saeko into hiding.
"Where are we staying tonight...? And I'm soaked all over now."
Saeko's words drew Lin Feng's attention. Only then did he realize that they had been drenched by a fountain while fleeing.
The soaked upperclassman Saeko stood before him. Her white sailor uniform had been completely soaked through, and the black lace underwear beneath it was faintly visible.
Noticing Lin Feng's gaze drifting toward her chest, Saeko covered herself with one hand and said with a flushed face,
"Don't stare like that. I'm a girl too!"
This beautiful girl with the aura of a mature woman, who usually dressed so alluringly, rarely showed such a bashful expression.
"Ugh, ugh, ugh..." Before Lin Feng could enjoy Saeko's shy appearance, another group of zombies rushed over. Among them were elementary school zombie children who stood only about four and a half feet tall.
But regardless of their age, zombies were monsters that acted solely on instinct and tore apart living people!
"Ugh, ugh, ugh..."
The zombies had already charged over.
After Busujima Saeko struck down two zombies with her wooden sword, she turned and swung her blade,
ready to begin a slaughter. Then Saeko's expression suddenly darkened. Looking at the child zombies, her sword froze in midair. Her body began trembling, and even as a small zombie lunged at her to bite her, Saeko did not react at all.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Lin Feng effortlessly blew apart the few child zombies, while Busujima Saeko remained in the same dazed state.
Did she pity the child zombies and could not bring herself to attack them, or had they reminded her of something terrible from her past?
Lin Feng did not think too much about it. He reached out, took Saeko's slender hand, and led her toward higher ground.
Saeko recovered from her daze at that moment. "Lin Feng... I..."
"Let's head uphill. There's a shrine ahead, so let's hide inside first. Otherwise, we'll never finish killing these zombies."
Because Takashiro Soichiro had set up wire fences nearby and kept the zombies outside, an astonishing number of zombies had gathered in this area.
Night had fallen. With so many zombies nearby, it was no longer realistic for the two of them to find a route to the Takagi residence.
Busujima Saeko nodded, though her face remained extremely pale.
"Ah... achoo!"
After fighting all the way, Saeko had broken into a sweat, and then the fountain had soaked her. When she reached higher ground and the cold wind blew over her, she sneezed.
Hearing that, Lin Feng took off his jacket and draped it over Saeko's shoulders.
"Put it on. Don't catch a cold and get sick in a situation like this..."
Feeling Lin Feng's warmth on the jacket, Saeko's cold heart warmed.
Ever since the outbreak of the zombie virus, Saeko had fought alongside Lin Feng. Spending every day with him, it was inevitable that the girl would develop feelings for the young man.
But she had not expected that after Lin Feng entered the shrine and shut the door, he would look at her solemnly and say,
"Saeko, is there something weighing on your heart?"
Seeing the concern in Lin Feng's eyes, Saeko decided to release the emotions she had long suppressed. She began recounting something from her past,
"Four years ago, a man attacked me while I was walking alone at night. Of course, I did not lose. I used my wooden sword to break his shoulder blade and thigh bone.
Violence was truly pleasurable. Beating flesh with a wooden sword...
That night, I was too excited to sleep. Losing myself in violence—that was the real nature of Busujima Saeko. I was intoxicated by strength and enjoyed it. How filthy I was!..."
Lin Feng sat on the ground and looked at Busujima Saeko, who had trapped herself in a dead end. She really was still just a high school girl.
He could tell that Saeko wanted to become a gentle and virtuous wife. That ideal was both her own and one imposed upon her by her parents and society.
The girl had always been taught to turn herself into the perfect Yamato Nadeshiko, yet deep down, she liked violence. Under Japan's social morality, a girl who liked violence was obviously considered abnormal.
So, in her subconscious, she believed that if others learned she liked violence, they would ignore her, dislike her, ridicule her, or even abandon her.
In Lin Feng's view, what Busujima Saeko truly cared about was not her twisted personality. It was what would happen if that personality were discovered—her fear of being rejected by those she liked, isolated by her classmates, and abandoned by her parents.
So what Lin Feng needed to do was...
"Saeko, no one in this world is perfect."
At that moment, Lin Feng reached out and held Busujima Saeko's small hand. He said affectionately, "It's all right, Saeko.
I accept your imperfections. I accept everything about you!
No matter how filthy you think you are, I love you!"
He struck while the iron was hot.
Tonight's battle with the child zombies had thrown Busujima Saeko's heart into turmoil.
Lin Feng could see that this was when her emotional defenses were at their weakest.
So he simply seized the opportunity and confessed directly to Busujima Saeko.
Then, in one go, he would make Busujima Saeko completely his woman.
Their eyes met, and Busujima Saeko's pretty face instantly reddened. She had not expected Lin Feng to confess so suddenly. Saeko tried to pull her hand back, but Lin Feng held it even tighter.
Lin Feng looked at Busujima Saeko and said sincerely, "Give me a chance, Senior. I will always love you. Even if the world is destroyed, that will never change!"
Lin Feng's sudden confession completely threw the girl's heart into chaos.
She had not expected Lin Feng to be so direct.
Without any preparation at all, she was faced with the first confession of such blazing intensity in her life.
Lin Feng pressed on. "I am willing to accept everything about you! Let me take care of you for the rest of your life, all right?"
"I..."
Ding! [Busujima Saeko Affection Points +20. Busujima Saeko sees you as her lover]
Busujima Saeko lowered her head. Even her normally composed cheeks had turned rosy, like those of an innocent young girl who had never been in love.
Still, over this period of time, Busujima Saeko's impression of Lin Feng had been quite good. She had even begun to like him a little.
Lin Feng said to Busujima Saeko, "Look into my eyes. Are you willing to accept me?"
Having received the education of a Yamato Nadeshiko, Busujima Saeko had always believed herself to be a pervert addicted to killing. She did not dare see a psychologist, much less tell her father. She could only force herself to suppress it.
Over the past few days, the pleasure she felt from killing zombies had filled her with even greater anxiety about the future.
At that moment, Lin Feng stood up, grabbed Busujima Saeko's hand, and pulled her into his arms.
Saeko's gaze gradually softened. Their faces drew closer and closer, until their lips finally touched.
Saeko leaned against Lin Feng's chest. She had not killed anyone, nor was she in battle, but whenever she looked at Lin Feng, Busujima Saeko felt her body grow hot.
Busujima Saeko's figure was very full, and her rear felt very substantial. Lin Feng thought this to himself as his hands slipped toward her back with movements so subtle they were hard to notice. He undid her outer garment, and two snowy-white mounds sprang free.
Saeko had basically given up resisting. She lifted her head to look directly at Lin Feng, her eyes carrying a captivating sadness. "You are the first person to treat me this way..."
Lin Feng calmly asked, "Saeko, don't you like this?"
Busujima Saeko showed no sign of resisting or refusing him.
Lin Feng swallowed, then lowered his head and took one cherry into his mouth, his tongue wrapping around it and teasing it.
Busujima Saeko's breathing grew heavier and heavier, but she merely stood there, allowing him to do as he pleased.
After a long while, Lin Feng's breathing began to grow rough.
"Mm, ah!"
Busujima Saeko could not help letting out an embarrassed sound.
Fortunately, she restrained the moan with all her strength, keeping it so quiet that probably only the two of them could hear it.
"This... feels... so good..."
Along with Busujima Saeko's moans, which seemed to come from deep in her throat, she trembled as she hugged Lin Feng.
Looking at the man who made her heart race, Busujima Saeko had already completely cast everything aside.
She stopped thinking about anything. Morality, law, family—she threw it all behind her as the two of them entwined desperately.
Several minutes later, there was nothing in the shrine but their violent panting.
"So... so good."
After reaching the peak, Saeko lay on Lin Feng's chest, looking at the young man with alluring, spring-filled eyes.
"Feng..."
A faint pink blush appeared on her cheeks, enough to make one's heart pound. That was the true shy flush of a young girl.
"You'll take responsibility for me, right?"
"What do you think? Of course. I couldn't ask for more." Lin Feng answered with an incomparably gentle smile.
Ding! [Busujima Saeko Affection Points +20. Busujima Saeko sees you as her true love!]
Parting or Devouring
At dawn, Lin Feng looked at Busujima Saeko in his arms. Having become a married woman, Saeko now radiated the beauty of a mature wife. Even though her face was somewhat tired, she remained breathtakingly beautiful.
"Feng, this humble woman is unworthy, but please guide me for the rest of my life." Saeko lay on Lin Feng's chest and spoke tenderly.
"Mm, I'll take care of you for the rest of your life, Saeko." Lin Feng smiled, then patted Saeko's shoulder. "Get up. Let's try to reach the Takagi residence as soon as possible, so everyone won't worry."
Lin Feng and Busujima Saeko climbed up from the floor together and got dressed.
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