"It's none of your business!"
Komuro Takashi angrily raised his left hand, clenched it into a fist, and swung it toward Lin Feng's face.
This was an extremely urgent situation. Those crazed teachers and students outside could rush in at any moment, and he had no time to waste on someone as insignificant as Lin Feng.
Lin Feng looked at Komuro Takashi's furious fist without the slightest panic.
He took half a step back, slipped past Komuro Takashi's punch, then swung his right hand and unleashed Single Peak Piercing Ear, his broad palm flying straight at Komuro Takashi's face.
It hurt!
Instead, Komuro Takashi was stunned by the slap!
Komuro Takashi's Collapse
The students and teachers in the classroom were all shocked and astonished.
The girls watching began whispering among themselves.
"Why are they fighting?"
"A love triangle?"
"No, I think it's a love quadrangle!"
"Lin Feng... you..." Miyamoto Rei watched Komuro Takashi get slapped. Not only was she not angry, she was even a little pleased, because Komuro Takashi had been making trouble for no reason and had even tried to slap her.
After all, no girl would like a boy who resorted to violence at the slightest disagreement.
Miyamoto Rei's impression of the barbaric Komuro Takashi worsened, and she even began to resent Igo Ei, who was standing nearby.
Miyamoto Rei had left Komuro Takashi and accepted Igo Ei's confession because, when she had been at her most vulnerable, she had felt Ei's gentleness and consideration. But now, she discovered that Ei had done nothing but stand there and watch her get hit!
On the other hand, Lin Feng, whom she had only known for a day, had blocked Komuro Takashi's slap for her. In her eyes, Lin Feng was more handsome, sunny, and considerate—a truly outstanding boy.
Ding! [Miyamoto Rei's favorability +20]
"Let's get outside the classroom first."
Lin Feng naturally took Miyamoto Rei's little hand and spoke to the two boys beside him.
After taking that slap, Komuro Takashi's ears were filled with ringing. His inner ear had been impacted, and even his thighs felt somewhat out of control as he walked. But compared to that discomfort, he was even angrier that Lin Feng had made him lose face in front of Rei. Furious, Komuro Takashi clenched his fists until they crackled.
He could even hear the surrounding students laughing at him! Laughing that he did not dare to fight back after being slapped, mocking his incompetence and cowardice.
Miyamoto Rei and Igo Ei had already followed Lin Feng out of the classroom.
Komuro Takashi ignored the smug expressions of those classmates. Their lives and deaths had nothing to do with him. Protecting Rei's safety was what mattered most right now!
With that thought, Komuro Takashi moved his feet and walked out of the classroom as well, though his steps were unsteady.
Bang! Bang!
"It's class time! Quiet! All of you, be quiet!
Sit properly in your seats! We'll continue the lesson!"
After the troublemakers left, the teacher tapped the blackboard with his pointer, trying to restore order so he could continue teaching.
"Whether it's Komuro Takashi or Lin Feng, they were both acting strangely today.
It feels like something big is about to happen."
After Komuro Takashi left the classroom, Takagi Saya worriedly followed him out. But after leaving the classroom, she could no longer see him.
"Um... Takagi... Takagi..."
As she stood at the door looking for Komuro Takashi, she noticed someone had followed her out from behind. That person had crawled out with both hands and feet on the ground, as if afraid of being noticed by others.
H-Hirano?
The chubby boy in front of her seemed to be called that.
Her impression of Hirano was that he looked like a fat shut-in and was rather timid, often bullied at school by a group of delinquents.
Why did she have to be followed by a disgusting fat loser like him?!
It would have been nice if Komuro Takashi were by her side.
Saya pressed a finger to her forehead, feeling extremely depressed. Even having a boy like Lin Feng beside her would have been better.
"Ahhh... stop biting me... someone... someone save me..."
Following the sound of anguished cries, Takagi Saya came to a corridor window and looked out at the campus. A terrifying scene was unfolding on the field!
A group of teachers and students covered in blood were madly chasing other students, tackling them to the ground and violently devouring them. Those who were bitten joined their frenzied ranks before long, tearing into other students.
"What happened, Takashi? Why were you so agitated when you came in just now? You even tried to hit Rei."
Igo Ei and Miyamoto Rei arrived at the stairwell corner and spoke to Komuro Takashi, who came out clutching his face.
Komuro Takashi had calmed down from his earlier rage and realized that trying to hit Rei had been wrong.
But that was between him and Rei. Lin Feng was an outsider and had no standing to lecture him. Still, restoring his image in Rei's eyes was the most important thing now.
So Komuro Takashi forcefully suppressed his anger and said,
"I saw someone at the school gate bite Teacher Teshima, and then Teacher Teshima bit Teacher Sai. After that, it spread quickly as if they had rabies, and they started crazily biting other students. When I discovered it, I came back immediately because I was worried about you and Rei." Komuro Takashi explained, trying to win Miyamoto Rei back.
"Rei! I'm sorry! I was just too worried about your safety, so I lost control of my emotions."
Komuro Takashi bent over more than ninety degrees and sincerely apologized to Miyamoto Rei.
"Komuro, that excuse is terrible. This isn't a movie—how could something like that happen?" Miyamoto Rei crossed her arms beneath her ample breasts and said with an unconvinced expression.
Clearly, Komuro Takashi's apology had not done much. In her heart, Miyamoto Rei had labeled him a liar and an idiot.
Seeing that Rei did not believe him, Komuro Takashi wanted to explain further, but Lin Feng raised a hand to stop him.
"I heard someone crying out outside!"
Lin Feng left the three of them and walked toward the stairwell.
"Lin Feng, are you going back to the classroom? Did you forget something?" Miyamoto Rei asked.
"Looks like Komuro Takashi was telling the truth. The people outside have gone mad. We need weapons to defend ourselves."
He opened the storage cabinet by the stairwell. It contained cleaning supplies, including mops with wooden handles and mops with iron handles.
Lin Feng took out the iron-handled mop, stepped on the mop head with both feet, and yanked off the iron rod with both hands before handing it to Miyamoto Rei.
"Miyamoto Rei, can you use an iron rod?"
"No problem. I'm in the spear arts club!" Miyamoto Rei held the iron rod with both hands. Seeing the sharp point at its end, a confident expression appeared on her face. It would be perfect as a spear!
Then Lin Feng handed a wooden mop to Igo Ei, who was standing dumbfounded nearby.
"Here, take a weapon to protect yourself."
Igo Ei also realized that, as Rei's boyfriend, he had failed to protect her just now, which had been rather disgraceful.
He wanted to win back some face in front of his girlfriend, so he pushed away the wooden handle and smiled confidently.
"No need, Lin Feng. I'm a black belt in karate!"
Hmph, serves you right if you get bitten. I hope you can kill zombies with karate later.
Lin Feng had no desire to talk further with a cuckold like Igo Ei.
Lin Feng walked over to the stairwell again. Some student had left a sports backpack on the floor, with a baseball bat sticking out diagonally from it.
He remembered that in the early part of the anime, there was only this one baseball bat.
In the original story, Komuro Takashi had relied on this baseball bat to smash the zombies' heads apart.
So Lin Feng stepped forward and took the baseball bat. Then he glanced at Komuro Takashi, who was holding a mop handle. Hehe, now that this bat is in my hands, Komuro Takashi, you can use that mop to fight zombies.
Just as Lin Feng's lips curled upward and he could not help wanting to laugh,
the teachers at the school finally discovered something was wrong and began making an announcement.
"Attention, all students! Attention, all students!
A serious violent incident is currently taking place on campus.
Please follow the teachers' instructions and take shelter.
I repeat, a serious violent incident is currently taking place on campus.
Students, please follow the teachers' instructions... urgh... don't... don't..."
Halfway through the announcement, the sound of the teacher being torn apart and devoured could be heard.
That horrifying sound exploded throughout the entire school like a heavy bomb! Countless teachers and students scrambled to flee outside, and even stampedes broke out amid the panicked crowds!
"Quick, this way! We're going to the rooftop!" Komuro Takashi ordered in an unquestionable tone.
"Why go to the rooftop? We should run outside and leave the school as quickly as possible!" Miyamoto Rei stepped forward with a different opinion—or rather, she opposed any idea Komuro Takashi had, since he had tried to hit her earlier.
"I agree with Takashi. Everyone wants to escape the school right now, and there are too many people blocking the gate. We won't be able to squeeze through. We should go to the rooftop and wait for rescue." Igo Ei shared Komuro Takashi's view.
"But, but..."
Miyamoto Rei wanted to say something else, but after hearing Igo Ei support Komuro Takashi's idea too, she was left speechless.
"Wait on the rooftop for rescue?
That's useless. This disaster might be nationwide.
Even the police and Self-Defense Forces may have no time to save us." Lin Feng glanced at Komuro Takashi and, sure enough, saw an unconvinced expression on his face. But Lin Feng did not care and continued.
"Rather than sit around and wait to die, we should rush out through the school gate.
I can drive. We can go to the teachers' office, get the keys to the school bus, and escape in it."
"Lin Feng makes a lot of sense. We can't just sit around and wait to die!" Miyamoto Rei immediately agreed with Lin Feng's idea to spite Komuro Takashi.
She was about to follow Lin Feng toward the teachers' office when she looked at Igo Ei, who was standing blankly beside Komuro Takashi, and reminded him,
"Ei, compared to the unreliable Komuro Takashi, I trust Lin Feng's idea more! Hurry and follow us!"
As she spoke, she had already followed after Lin Feng. Igo Ei looked at Miyamoto Rei, then at Komuro Takashi, hesitation in his eyes. Finally, Ei gritted his teeth and chose to follow Miyamoto Rei.
"Lin Feng!"
Watching Rei and Igo Ei leave with Lin Feng, Komuro Takashi clenched his fist and angrily punched the wall beside him.
That Lin Feng has ruined my chances to show off in front of Rei again and again.
If he could suppress his anger earlier, then now Komuro Takashi could no longer endure it.
Damn it! He had been the first to come and save Rei. He should have earned Rei's admiration, but now... Rei had actually gone with Lin Feng, whom she had known for less than two days!
Damn it! That Lin Feng was utterly hateful!
He really wanted to teach him a lesson.
Komuro Takashi ultimately followed them, but his eyes were bloodshot with rage.
Ding! [Komuro Takashi's personality collapse level +20]
Cuckolding the Protagonist Right Before His Eyes
According to the system's explanation, the original protagonist would be affected by the power of correction. If events followed the original plot, he would become the core of the group again. But if changes in the plot affected his personality...
Like now! Komuro Takashi's mindset had changed, and he had become jealous and irritable.
If he continued to collapse, he would lose his qualifications as the protagonist. And when his collapse level reached one hundred percent, after Lin Feng took his golden coins, the Chosen One would become the protagonist of this world!
After learning all this, Lin Feng's expression remained calm. He led Miyamoto Rei and the others in a jog toward the teachers' office, while already thinking about how to toy with Komuro Takashi.
"Urgh... urgh..."
Two students in black uniforms emerged from the side corridor.
With every step they took, blood continuously poured from the bite wounds on their faces. The bleeding would not stop.
"They seem to be Sasaki and Morioka from the class next door?" Miyamoto Rei covered her small mouth and said in surprise.
"Urgh... urgh..."
Sasaki and Morioka, now turned into zombies, could no longer recognize their former classmates. They opened their bloody maws and pounced while everyone was at a loss.
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