Volume 1 Chapter 5 (2/2)

“Why aren’t the zombies slow!?”

The running speed was no different from a normal human’s. The lower body leans forward with every step, but their hands don’t wave around. It’s even more scarier because it’s the undead.

“Go up! Go back to the room!”

I leapt up the stairs, skipping two steps every time.

On the third floor, something broke open on the side of the room. Yuusuke was. .h.i.t by it and hurdled into a wall.

Yuusuke tried to stand up when he realized what had just happened.

Each time I looked up, there was a light pain on my shoulder.

“Hey…!”

There was a strange noise from the hallway.

Yuusuke saw a group of crows gathering around the garbage that he threw out earlier that day.

Or was it a group of paramedics gathered around a person who fell down?

But,

“Ughh…Maybe..”

Splat! Crunch!, I saw a swarm of zombies crowding something and jumping up and down.

“Aghh…”

The dull cries were the last noises of the mother and child.

There were nearly ten zombies, but they never even glanced at Yuusuke. They were all surrounding the mother and child.

How long has it been?

Zombies filled up the area. A bunch of them were there, and one of them near Yuusuke was sitting down. They ignored Yuusuke as they continued crowding around the woman and her child.

The sun was going down.

One by one, they started to leave.

When Yuusuke pulled himself together, the area was already cleared. The concrete was wet with red liquid and sc.r.a.ps of clothing. There were brown chunks on the spot where the mother and child used to be.

“Huh?”

Yuusuke stared at the scene gravely without knowing what had just happened…

— Chapter 5 end —

<script>