Chapter 32: Reaching the Destination

Moving forward along the way, they did not encounter any major obstacles, and they would reach Yuubetsu Bridge before long; everyone in the vehicles felt a sense of relief.

Just at this moment, Luo Yexi suddenly said to Lingyun, "Master, one Claw discovered, two o'clock direction, it is approaching our motorcade."

Lingyun furrowed his brows, blasted a Death Qi-infected corpse blocking the path ahead with a single shot, and then turned his head to look in the direction Luo Yexi mentioned. Within his gaze, a Claw was sprinting toward their direction. Under the illumination of the sunlight, the long claws in the Claw's hands flickered with a cold glint.

"Is this the Claw that Hirano Kouta mentioned before?" Looking through binoculars at the Claw leaping toward the motorcade, a chill welled up in Takagi Saya's heart. From the speed it was currently displaying, and the abnormal scarlet color on its claws she saw through the binoculars, Takagi Saya already understood the danger of this creature.

"Facing a guy like this, without firearms, being able to take it down with just a Long sword while remaining unscathed—Lingyun, what exactly is this person's background?" Takagi Saya pondered in her heart.

Watching this creature constantly approaching the motorcade, everyone in the vehicles became restless. Looking at the cold-glinting claws in its hands, they did not believe the sheet metal of the vehicles could withstand its repeated attacks.

Lingyun released the shotgun in his right hand, letting it hang in front of his chest. At the same time, his left hand grabbed the sniper rifle on his back, moved it to his front, and his right hand hooked the trigger.

Lingyun moved the sniper rifle's scope to his eye, while his Divine Sense spread out, locking onto the constantly approaching Claw. When the scope and Divine Sense locked onto the Claw simultaneously, Lingyun pulled the trigger.

With a soft "Bang," the Claw, which had been leaping forward, suddenly had a flower of blood burst from its forehead at the peak of its next jump, and then it crashed to the ground, losing all movement. Lingyun retracted the sniper rifle, raised the shotgun again, and blasted a small group of Death Qi-infected corpses ahead.

"This, how is this possible?" Inside the vehicle, Hirano Kouta was stunned after seeing this scene through the binoculars; no, it should be said he was shocked to the point of being stupefied.

"What do you mean by impossible?" Seeing Hirano Kouta's shocked appearance, Takagi Saya on the side did not quite understand what he had seen and couldn't help but ask.

"I have never seen this kind of sniping in reality, other than in movies. Don't think that a sniper is someone who can easily hit an enemy's vital point by just firing a shot casually. For a sniper, every shot is the result of precise calculation, and the time consumed is not short." Hirano Kouta looked horrified, but since the Goddess in his heart had asked, he naturally had to explain it well. "However, we are currently in a vehicle; not only is there a certain amount of bumping, but there is also wind around us, and the target is moving at high speed. In this situation, even a top-tier sniper would need to spend a certain amount of time calculating the surrounding environment to correct for environmental factors affecting the bullet's flight. But, think about it, from the time Luo classmate said she discovered the Claw to Ling-kun destroying the enemy in one shot, how much time passed? Calculating based on this situation, Ling-kun is simply a Divine Sniper!"

Looking at Hirano Kouta's fanatical appearance, a dark light flashed in Takagi Saya's eyes once again. She also knew a thing or two about Hirano Kouta; in terms of military firearms, he was the absolute authority among their group. Even he had such a high evaluation of Lingyun, even using the title of Divine Sniper, which showed his admiration for Lingyun.

Having killed one Claw, Luo Yexi also became serious. A Claw had appeared in this vicinity; there might be other Claws present.

After the vehicles drove forward for another distance, Yuubetsu Bridge finally appeared before everyone. However, the situation before their eyes greatly exceeded their expectations; Yuubetsu Bridge had already fallen. Now, all the military and police on the entire Yuubetsu Bridge had withdrawn, the isolation zones had been removed, and not even a single rescue worker could be seen.

The entire Yuubetsu Bridge was deathly still, with corpses visible everywhere. All of this was reminding everyone that a tragic battle had taken place here last night.

"There are quite a few Claw corpses here, and many people's wounds were also caused by the Claws' claws; presumably, it was because of the appearance of the Claws that Yuubetsu Bridge fell," Luo Yexi said, looking at the traces on the ground.

"Then let's go directly to Takagi Saya's home," Lingyun said.

"Let's go." The two vehicles passed through Yuubetsu Bridge at maximum speed, driving toward the direction of Takagi Saya's home; no one dared to look at this scene that was like Hell on earth.

When the vehicles drove to a street full of Death Qi-infected corpses, Lingyun narrowed his eyes and said, "School Infirmary Marikawa, Deceleration!"

Marikawa Shizuka felt a shock in her heart and stepped on the brake as a conditioned reflex. Fortunately, the vehicle behind also slowed down in time, avoiding a car accident.

"What's wrong?" Marikawa Shizuka asked.

"There is barbed wire ahead, which is why there are so many Death Qi-infected corpses here. If we had charged through directly just now, the two of us would be fine, but for you all, it would definitely have resulted in the vehicle being destroyed and everyone dying," Lingyun said.

"Then what should we do now?" Igou Hisashi asked.

"We have no choice but to break through by force. We will drive the vehicles directly under the barbed wire, use the two vehicles as a barrier, the boys with weapons will provide cover, and the remaining boys and girls will work together to move our daily supplies over. As for the vehicles, leaving them here is fine; anyway, it's not far from Takagi Saya's home from here, we can just walk there," Lingyun said.

Marikawa Shizuka and the other driver were both very fast, charging the vehicles directly through the blockade of Death Qi-infected corpses, and finally parking the vehicles horizontally in front of the barbed wire.

"Quick! Move fast!" Lingyun leaped down from the roof of the vehicle, the Long sword in his hand dancing repeatedly, and all the approaching Death Qi-infected corpses were slashed to death by him. At the same time, he tossed the firearms in his hands, and the two guns landed steadily in the hands of Hirano Kouta and Komuro Takashi.

One of the boys approached the barbed wire, found a gap, and quickly lifted it to create a space for people to pass through; the people behind him quickly moved the supplies through the barbed wire.

With the firepower support of Igou Hisashi and the other two, plus the barrier formed by the two vehicles, the surrounding Death Qi-infected corpses really couldn't break through the defensive net constructed by the few of them for a while. The others also knew that this was an extraordinary time, so their movements were naturally three times faster.

Before long, the supplies and most of the people had passed through the barbed wire. Igou Hisashi and the others exchanged a look with Lingyun, then stopped firing first and retreated into the barbed wire. Seeing that everyone had crossed the barbed wire, Lingyun and Luo Yexi leaped backward, then stepped on the wire and flipped over from the top of the barbed wire.

"Hirano Kouta, gun!" Lingyun suddenly said.

Hirano Kouta did not dare to delay and handed the sniper rifle in his hand directly to Lingyun. Although he did not know why Lingyun suddenly asked him for the gun, he knew that Lingyun would absolutely not do anything useless.

Lingyun took the sniper rifle, checked the ammunition, then raised the gun, aimed at a spot outside the barbed wire, and fired a shot directly. Then he turned the muzzle and fired another shot at another spot.

Hirano Kouta immediately raised his binoculars and looked toward the direction where Lingyun fired; a Claw fell to the ground, and in the center of its brow was a blood hole. Lingyun fired a total of four shots, and each shot hit a Claw. Hirano Kouta broke out in a cold sweat; the barbed wire could only block ordinary Death Qi-infected corpses, but for Claws, which possessed powerful jumping ability and destructive power, they could simply ignore the barbed wire. If Lingyun hadn't taken action, he couldn't imagine what kind of damage these four Claws would have caused here.

"OK, things are settled!" Lingyun handed the sniper rifle in his hand to Hirano Kouta. Within the range of his Divine Sense, there were no more Claws; with this barbed wire, it should be able to block the Death Qi-infected corpses for a while.

After the group walked a distance forward, a group of people appeared before them; these people were all wearing riot gear and also had weapons in their hands. At this, everyone present became vigilant; after all, the death of Alice's father last night was still a warning to everyone that human hearts in the end-times were cold. And now, no one knew whether the other party was good or evil, so it was better to be careful.

"Who are you people?" Igou Hisashi stepped forward, putting down the gun in his hand first, "We have no malice, but please state your identities!"

"Hehe, isn't this Komuro Takashi's friend Igou Hisashi? He is indeed a very outstanding person!" The leader of the other party took off her mask, revealing a head of rose-red hair. That face, which resembled Takagi Saya's but was far more mature than hers, had already told Igou Hisashi her identity; this was none other than Takagi Saya's mother, Takagi Yuriko.

"Mom!" After experiencing such a long time of fear and anxiety, suddenly seeing her mother, Takagi Saya could no longer hold back; she cried out excitedly and threw herself into Takagi Yuriko's embrace, the tears in her eyes indistinguishable between happiness or sadness.

"Good, good, good, it's fine as long as you're safe, it's fine as long as you're safe!" Takagi Yuriko held Takagi Saya and comforted her softly.

The people present watched this scene, and thinking of their own families whose fates were unknown, they felt both a little happy and a little lost in their hearts.

With Takagi Yuriko leading the way, the group arrived at the Takagi Residence quite easily, and many people let out a sigh of relief in their hearts; they were finally safe.

However, Lingyun did not feel any relief in his heart; on one hand, the Death Qi-infected corpses were still spreading, and on the other hand, Ruoxi still hadn't replied to him, and he didn't know what the situation was.

However, Ruoxi must be busy now, and it wouldn't be good to disturb her; anyway, there was still time in this world, so he might as well rest for a while first.

"Master, has Sister Ruoxi still not replied to you?" Luo Yexi, who was beside Lingyun, asked.

"Not yet, but I think it will be soon; after all, it's just a claw, the analysis time won't be too long," Lingyun said, "This matter is not urgent for now, you should rest for a while first. Perhaps after a while, we won't have that much time to rest."

"Yes, Master."