"Ahhh—!"
Suzuki Sonoko squeezed her eyes shut and let out a powerful scream.
After screaming for several seconds, she vaguely sensed something was wrong and raised a hand to feel her delicate neck.
"..." Her neck did not seem to be strangled?
She cautiously opened her eyes a crack, just in time to see two figures flash past her.
Jiang Xia, spattered with flecks of blood, passed by her and headed toward Kudo Shinichi. The Corpse Guardian he brushed past had vacant eyes and collapsed to the floor with a thud—on closer inspection, there was a large, shiny, very fresh bump on the Corpse Guardian's head, clearly just knocked there.
Suzuki Sonoko was overjoyed. "...Jiang Xia?!"
"Some games suddenly turn into battle royales after you successfully solve the mystery. It only ends once you escape alive. This one seems to be the same."
As Jiang Xia spoke softly, he swung thump, striking the adviser teacher who was grappling with Kudo Shinichi on the head with a stick.
The half-bald middle-aged man shuddered as though a switch had been flipped, then slumped to the ground.
Kudo Shinichi shoved him away, covered his neck, and coughed a few times. He was as delighted as Suzuki Sonoko. "You're actually alive!"
"..." Jiang Xia reached out and pulled his tactless neighbor up from the floor. "Judging by the locations of the wounds from the first two times, this group prefers Sneak Attacks. As long as you watch your back, it won't be easy for them to catch you off guard—but we need to leave quickly. They have other accomplices. When I dealt with that attacker just now..."
He suddenly sighed and held up a gesture indicating a tiny amount. "I made a bit too much noise. It may have attracted something unpleasant."
"..." Suzuki