18 It's differen

The group waited at the outside of alley, Fujimura just entered for a few minutes yet they already felt goosebumps on their chest. They didn't know why, albeit they are not a close person with the blue haired senior, but his presence sometimes gave them a sense of security. Probably because he acted cool and calm for the entire time, thus they unconsciously things he is the person they can always depended on. Yes, there was the fatty boy Kohta here, but even him expected to be shared the same mind with them regarding Fujimura.

Soon they heard quite many footsteps coming out from the deep dark alley, three silhouette entered the vicinity of their sight, one of them was the familiar senior, while another two is completely unknown.

One was middle aged man with short hair and attire of double straps pants, another seemed a youngster, probably still on his twenty, he had black hoodie jacket on his body.

What made them gasp is that the youngster held Fujimura with a knife's edge in the front of his neck , anyone sane will recognize this is a hostage situation.

"Senpai!"

"Hayate-senpai!"

Fujimura could only shake his head while showing bitterness on his face. The other two person began showing their excitement the moment they saw the three hotties and one chubby guy.

"Haha, really not a waste of effort!"

"Finally something good come out from this hell!"

Feeling their eyes blatantly checked them out, the group sensed dread immediately took a room inside their heart. Kohta much less the same with them as his body shivered at the hungry eyes.

"Release him!" Rei raised her weapon and pointed its knife toward them.

"Oh don't worry babe, we will release him, after all, a person should keep the end of their bargain," the man creepily giggled. His expression was beyond nauseating.

"Bargain?" Saya wrinkled her eyebrows, then she looked at Fujimura with unbelievable expression.

"Hehe, why don't you all drop your weapon to the ground first, let's have a friendly conversation shall we?" the middle aged man said.

"Drop yours and we drop ours," Saya smirked.

"Now, now, that's not good, a girl shouldn't be naughty... why don't you just listen to papa?" the middle aged man had unseemly face.

"I don't think we should listen from any hostile person suggestion, it's not a healthy supplement," she shook her head.

"Look girl, this person's life is in my hand now, unless you don't care of what kind of ill luck shall befell on him, then drop... your... weapon," the youngster's face darkened.

"And... what if we don't? So far we just a people that try to survive, no great attachment to one another, you kill him, we sad then move on, just as simple as that..." she closed her eyes while chuckling, the way she handled this was far too calm that the two bad person thought she was being serious.

"How could you do this to me?! I am the one who protect all of you since beginning!" Fujimura yelled out an anger.

"Sorry, senpai, we are grateful for your effort, but base on the situation, you don't really expect we will sacrifice our life for you, right?" Saya said.

"Takagi, what are you saying?" Shizuka grabbed the pink haired girl shoulder, her tone filled with confusion. Kohta and Rei also surprised at her words.

"Heh, you need to wake up, don't you realize that senpai just sold us out to those creeps?" Saya's face turned cold.

"What?! I don't believe it!" Rei startled, she faced Fujimura with terrified eyes.

"Think about it, if those people want is us, why bother keep him alive? They could have just kill him and we will eventually going inside to check on his situation, the reason he is alive because he had trade us with his own life," She snorted.

"Senpai..." Kohta said in sad tone.

"I thought you are better than Shidou, hmph, turn out you just the same, sneaky bastard!" Rei gritted her teeth.

"You think you have been useful either? If not for you shenanigan back at the school, I won't be in dire state that almost cost my life, if not for you throwing tantrum for a smallest childish reason, those two won't be separate from us, so please, inspect yourself before you judge other people," Fujimura sneered.

Rei instantly froze at his words, she never reflected on her action before.

"Senpai stop, you are about to die, just get on with it," Saya sighed.

Fujimura adopted a frightened face, he tilted his face to the side to look for the youngster on his peripheral vision.

"Look, look, I can help you catch this people, so, please don't kill me, please..." his tone of begging was describing how pathetic he is.

The youngster and the middle aged man exchanged glances, they knew when this people started running it won't be so easy for just the two of them to hold them, well, they are not an athletic people to begin with, more like an art type of person. There was a reason why they use such bait to lure people in, looking at the skinny figure they possessed, anyone can guess in a term of direct confrontation their chance of winning is small.

Not to mention that Brown haired girl and the fatty boy had a considerable weapon with good range, it will be over before they even began.

Yes, after desperately trying to survive 24 hours, killing so many of them till they lost the count, the helpless desire for survive turn to an excitement, as they bathe in those monster blood and sank a knife into their head.

This, isn't their first operation, since the first light landed upon the world for this day, they had sort to all kind of deception to trick people into their lair. Not always successful, but still worth a while.

It just so different when they kill the living being instead those of the dead.

There was this satisfaction, a fulfillment that exhilarated their guts, it just plain comfortable, exciting.

Now they wonder how good it would be to slice and dice the pretty face those girls had and gutter out their feminine part.

Oh well, the fatty boy just a bonus, they not really care about him.

"Fine... help us defeat them, in return we allow you to join the fun, hehe..." the youngster laughed, he took back the knife from Fujimura's neck but he still stuck behind him.

They tried to use his body as a cover from Kohta's nail gun happy trigger.

"Kill the fatty first, then we can handle the rest," the youngster howled.

"Yes, yes, I know..." Fujimura carelessly replied. His tone didn't have a slightest turbulence. He walked several feet to Kohta and ceased his steps as the boy aimed his nail gun.

"Sorry Hirano, no personal feeling, you either kill or be killed, that's just how the world's work," he curled his lips.

"Senpai, must things have to go this way?" Kohta said in hesitated tone.

"If the rabbit dogs doesn't die, they just going to bite more people," Fujimura shrugged.

"I..." this is the first time for the marksman boy failed to keep his hand steady.

"How about you Miyamoto, you seem pretty hell bent on killing Shidou, can you do this?" since the fatty was stoned. Fujimura set his crimson eyes at the brown haired girl.

Rei went silent, then she shook her head afterward which cause Fujimura to sigh in lamentation.

I guess it still to early for them.

"What are you doing?! Get on with it already!" the youngster said. Fujimura didn't respond to his shouting, he just cracked his neck before turning his face toward them.

"Have you ever heard the phrase 'a wolf in a sheep clothing'?"

"What are you babbling about? Will you do it or not?!" the youngster walked forward while pointing his knife at Fujimura's back, readied to strike him down whenever necessary.

"Well... I am not exactly vegan," as if hearing the words of cue, Saya fished out her left hand from her back which holding Ashura, then she threw the blade toward Fujimura. The blue haired boy grabbed the handle and in swift move he turned around, slashing the youngster body in the process.

The youngster felt his front part bear a pain, he looked down to see a fresh red water poured from a horizontal line on his torso.

"Ah... ah..." he tried to scream but as if his words had been stolen from his mouth.

Fujimura raised his legs and kicked his body, letting it crashed against the middle aged man behind. The duo stumbled upon the ground and before the middle aged man recovered, the crimson eyes young man stood in front of him and swung Ashura down.

Another blood decorated the afternoon environment, two bodies laid on the side of each other, frightened and scared.

"You guys like playing dead right? Let me see how well you perform the job," Fujimura raised Ashura and readied to hack down the duo.

"Senpai, wa-" Rei tried to stop him but she felt a hand on arm, she snapped her face to the side and found Saya was staring ahead with fixed face. She shook her head, then resumed on watching the event that about to happen. Rei was flabbergasted at this, she look to the bosomy nurse and found her staring too with serious countenance.

Kohta had his eyes blocked by the reflection on his eyeglass, but she knew he was assuming the same expression with them.

Rei gritted her teeth but she eventually relaxed her tense, she sighed while look away.

Since no one restrain him from doing what he think necessary, Fujimura fiercely swung down Ashura and sliced their throat.

As the two man stared at him with their last breath and light in their eyes, Fujimura could sense something surge inside of him. It's a different kind of feeling when he killed the zombies, or finishing off those who had been bitten. This was... nice, no, better than nice. This was the top greatest feeling he ever experienced. As he watched the eyes gradually lost their luster, the feeling immensely became stronger, it's like drinking the most fresh water to sate his thirst.

So flamboyant, and mysterious.

"Senpai... we have to go to the bridge..." Saya said as she began to notice his silentness.

It's not that she dislike silence or tranquil but his was truly creep her a little bit.

"Alright, move on," he said after a long pause, he went to the side without facing any of them.

The group exchanged glances, with a huff, Saya followed his tail and the rest of the group came along.

What they didn't notice, as Fujimura walked the path, he had the corner of his lips went wide to his cheek, and his eyes glistening with ecstasy.

They continued traversing the area before they reached the square of the Onbetsu bridge's entrance. The view almost gave up the power on their legs, because so far their eyes could see. There were so many of them loitered in the area. With the abandoned cars scattered across the road, their quantity felt so dense and it scare the hell of their wits.

No wonder no one had the guts to go through this path, even with the mini bus, it still dangerous for them to pass through.

"We... maybe... should we go back to the mini bus?" Shizuka said with doubt on her face.

"Seriously sensei, after the cool speech you gave us?" Saya gulped her throat at the scene.

"Yes, but you know... sometime I talk with no conscience," she replied with a finger on her cheek.

"S-senpai, what should we do..." Rei unknowingly stepped closer to him, perhaps her instinct reigned her body to search for security sense.

Fujimura still silent, even with adrenaline pumped through his vein, he still had a clear mind about the situation, he searched around, looking for a way to solve the situation.

"There is no other choice, beside we have to give a signal to Saeko and Komuro, we have to cross the bridge somehow..." the group listened to him like a bunch of children being taught by an elder.

For Fujimura he still had to reach to the bridge to finish the stage, the objective told him to just arrive at the bridge, not cross it. Thus a retreat option still on the table.

"We try to break through, if we can't, then give up option is still not too late..." Fujimura strengthened his hold on Ashura.

The group went silent, without their knowing they already placing the blue haired young man as the leader thus his words is the solid command.

Rei readied her stance, Saya gripped the iron sword handle with both hand, Shizuka hugged her bag tightly, and Kohta aimed the nail gun. The group prepared the formation with Fujimura as the spear head.

The blue haired young man raised his shield on the left arm and pointed Ashura to the front, the corner of his lips went wide again as if he was expecting this.

"Let's go!"