The group with the girl in the white dress had been hiding in the infirmary for quite some time. They noticed that the people outside were all running toward the school gate, and the crowd was thinning out. Even the Mutants that had been pacing outside the door seemed to have received some kind of summons and left one after another, though the sounds of screaming and commotion could still be heard from the direction of the gate.
"Should we go out now?"
"I don't dare. I read online that it's chaotic out there too. Wouldn't going out now just be asking for death?"
"Then what are we supposed to do? We can't just hide here forever, can we? When will the police arrive?"
"..."
The girl in the white dress listened to the discussion around her. Without hesitation, she tugged on the straps of her backpack and stepped out cautiously. It was clear that everyone in this room was just cannon fodder—not a single one of them could fight. If she didn't leave now, she would end up dead right along with them.
As she ran, she happened to see a long-haired girl in a black tracksuit jump effortlessly onto the third floor and climb through a classroom window. A red hairband flashed through the air; it looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
But hiding in a classroom at a time like this was clearly a poor choice. There was nothing inside, and it was no different from seeking death.
However, she soon realized something was wrong. She clearly saw a number of creatures, suspected to be Mutants, darting into the teaching building at high speed as if there were some treasure inside. Surprisingly, they didn't continue to attack anyone else.
She seized the