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"Never mind, let's go to the reserve first and see. I'll ask about Suguha's friend's situation later."

The group glanced at the iron net that even zombies could climb over, and easily scaled it over.

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Chapter 174 Brothers... Brothers...

After crossing the fence and turning on my flashlight, I found the protected area in complete disarray.

I don't know if it's caused by those zombies, or if we just didn't have time to clean up after the typhoon.

The surrounding area was filled with weeds and crooked, fallen shrubs.

The four carefully left the grassland and discovered that this was not a truly natural protected area; at least there were roads built inside.

There is a pebble path not far away.

Walk along the path further in.

Many traces were found along the way, such as the misshapen carcasses of various seabirds.

Most of them showed signs of being gnawed, leaving only skeletons, bird heads, and feathers scattered on the roadside.

This must have been the work of those undead.

They continued walking inside, their flashlights waving as they searched for clues.

Soon after, they discovered that there were even limbs of living corpses here.

It's just hanging strangely on the tree; I wonder if the caretaker who comes here regularly would be shocked if he saw it.

Looking at the marks around him, Kirito glanced at the railings and suddenly a possibility occurred to him.

"Do you think these things might have been swept in by the typhoon?"

The group was taken aback by Kirito's statement; they had never considered such a possibility before.

"I remember reading about typhoons before, and the strong winds were said to be able to lift machines and living things into the air. There have been many cases of fish falling from the sky during typhoons before. Maybe these fish were blown in from some small island in the Pacific Ocean."

That's why some limbs are hanging from the tree.

Kerry nodded as he listened to Kirito's analysis.

"That's possible. It seems we can visit those places when we have time."

However, this opinion is of little help in the current situation, and even knowing that these things don't seem to be locally produced is of no use.

Everyone carefully searched the western part of the nature reserve, but apart from the lingering smell, they didn't find anything else.

Then we arrived at the center of the reserve, where there was a lake, and in the middle of the lake, there was a bridge made to look like a dirt road, separating the two sides.

The group speculated that the things they saw during the day were hidden at the bottom of the lake, which would explain why the corpses were all soaked and looked like SpongeBob SquarePants.

However, as the group walked towards the east of the reserve, the sky began to lighten, but there was no sunlight. The whole world seemed to be filtered through an old movie lens.

Tonight's battle took place the night before; most of the time was spent repeatedly scouting this area and finally taking action in the protected zone.

"Tsk."

As the first light of dawn appeared on the horizon, the group exchanged bewildered glances.

There will probably be a lot of people in this area during the day. If you don't want to be submerged in the water like a corpse to avoid the crowd, then you'll have no choice but to retreat.

Before leaving, in the dim sunlight, the group noticed something unusual about their surroundings.

Only then did everyone realize that some kind of green algae was growing on the surrounding trees and the lake surface. They hadn't noticed it before because they were using flashlights, but now that they looked around, it was a complete... green hell.

……

"Crash!"

The lottery was unlucky; the two born Kriegs were the last to take a bath.

The sound of water could be clearly heard outside. Kirito was waiting for his sister to connect, while Kazuma pretended to be playing on his phone, but was actually listening intently to eavesdrop on the gossip.

Xiangzi went back to the room she rented to take a shower.

"Speaking of which, don't you think that after Kerry washes off the blood, he always smells like a mixture of gardenia and currant?"

Kazuma chatted casually with Kirito.

"Uh……"

Kirito genuinely didn't smell anything; what he really wanted to know was why Kazuma was going to smell other people's scents for no reason.

"Oh, the phone's ringing. It must be that it's recess at Suguha's school."

Fortunately, her sister's phone call broke the awkward silence.

"Hey, Suguha, how's your friend doing?"

Also, you should try to stay home as much as possible during this time. We encountered something that looked like a zombie in the park next to that hospital. I suspect it was blown in by the typhoon. I don't know if there are similar things in other places.

Tell Grandpa and the others to be careful too.

"Can't you come and talk to Grandpa yourself?"

Suguha's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Sorry……"

Kirito apologized.

Then the younger sister's voice came through.

“Yuki…her condition is getting stranger and stranger.”

When I logged back in yesterday, I found her alone, staring blankly as she went up to the 21st floor to look at the lake.

She told me she felt a calling, a desire to go to that lake.

And she became very strange; she no longer felt the fear she had before, but instead... she was a little excited.

She told me that the fish was beckoning to her, and that if she could go to that lake, she might not have died. She also told me a lot of other things, such as wanting to eat truly flavorful food in real life, and hoping to be friends with me in real life as well.

I feel like something's really wrong, brother, if you have a way, you absolutely have to help her..."

Kirigaya Suguha didn't know which part was important either, so she could only tell Kirito everything she knew.

"Um……"

Kirito hummed in understanding, but didn't offer any words of comfort to his sister, because he was also clueless about the matter and didn't want to promise her only to break his promise.

After a few words, Kirito frowned and sat back on the sofa. Regarding the strange description of the fish waving at her, Kirito thought that Yuuki was probably experiencing mental problems.

Right now, they can't even figure out why she smells so good, let alone anything else.

Kirito rubbed his hair in frustration.

When Kazuma saw that there was no work to do, he figured that everyone probably wouldn't have much to do during the day anyway, so he said hello and went back to sleep.

They stayed up all night last night.

Kirito, however, had no desire to sleep. He turned on his computer, wondering if he could steal the hospital's surveillance footage to see if anything had appeared inside the hospital.

Finally, Kirito's gaze fell on a game helmet that had been sent to him earlier.

……

Meanwhile, at Tsuki no Mori Girls' Academy in the early morning.

The inconvenience caused by the typhoon has been largely eliminated, and schools in Tokyo have collectively recalled students to classes today.

Nagasaki Motoyo, sporting dark circles under her eyes, sat in the courtyard. She had originally planned to take the day off.

She didn't sleep a wink last night after getting home.

She even doubted whether the idea of ​​her being resurrected was just a hallucination she had to numb herself in order to escape the fact that she had abandoned Xiangzi and run away.

It was obvious to everyone that she wasn't feeling well, and even her bandmates in the brass band were very concerned about her.

However, she still forced herself to come to school despite being sleepy, just so she could see someone.

A head of light green hair came into her view. Nagasaki Motoyo played with her nails, which she had bitten and cracked the night before, and looked over there.

"Xiao Mu, it's so great that you're willing to come."

The two hadn't spoken for a while since their last duo rehearsal, but Xiao Mu saw the message inviting her to meet up early in the morning and came to keep the appointment during the break.

Mu glanced at Nagasaki Motoyo, whose hair was unkempt and who sat there exuding a chilling aura, and hesitated to speak.

Mu thought Su Shi was going to ask her about Xiangzi again, so she immediately started attacking her weaknesses.

"Soyo, don't ask me about Xiangzi anymore."

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Chapter 175 Next, I'm going to tell a story about how tears can't be hidden even when there's a sword.

This Fiora?!

Nagasaki Motoyo, who had been trying her best to suppress her voice, suddenly couldn't hold it in anymore.

His face turned black immediately.

Why does Xiao Mutou need to understand all this so clearly?

I haven't even said anything yet and you've already made your prediction, right?

"Xiao Mu, you really dare to say anything."

Upon hearing Nagasaki Motoyo's nonchalant remark, Mutsu's pupils twitched, but in the end, somewhat at a loss, he stood next to Nagasaki Motoyo's seat and lowered his head.

"Yesterday, I met Xiao Xiang."

Suppressing her anger towards her friend, Nagasaki Motoyo tilted her head and looked at Mutsu, her fingers moving nimbly once again.

Mu was stunned when he heard this, and then showed unprecedented excitement, with the corners of his mouth turning down by two pixels.

"Xiang, is she alright?"

His tone also carried a hint of anxiety.

Su Shi was stunned by Mu's reaction, because in her memory, Xiangzi and Mu were childhood sweethearts who had played together since they were little, unlike some young punks who suddenly had a childhood sweetheart.