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011 Cannon fodder character.
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[Successfully eliminated 1 zombie, gained experience: 1.]
[Emulator upgrade required: 1000 experience points.]
[Current experience: 29.]
After leaving the classroom office, Jingu Yi and his group encountered scattered zombies, and some of them were hiding inside the classroom, gnawing on each other's limbs.
Jingu and the others ignored the zombies, because there was no need to waste their energy trying to eliminate them.
Several hours have passed since the zombie crisis broke out at Fujimi Academy.
At this moment, the school was not as clean as usual; there was trash everywhere, and the campus was filled with a foul stench of rotting flesh, a smell that was hard to describe.
Jingu Yi and his group were running towards the exit of the teaching building.
"Ah~" Suddenly a scream rang out, which attracted the attention of Shen Gongyi and his group.
At the top of the stairs in front of Jingu, the group was surrounded by zombies.
There were three men and three women. They were wearing Fujimi Academy uniforms and looked young, like students.
Just as the first zombie was about to bite one of the students, an iron rod flew over and pierced through the zombie's head.
It was Shiraki Meiko who made the move. She used whatever was available. They were next to a staircase, and she broke off a section of the railing and threw it at the zombie as a weapon. She threw it quite accurately.
Then, Saeko Busujima rushed forward and took care of the remaining zombies.
Meiko Shiraki and Saeko Busujima moved so fast that Iki Jingu didn't even have time to react.
Shengu looked at the six passersby he had rescued. They all had the same ordinary face, and one of them was even holding a steel fork, practically writing "we are cannon fodder" on his face.
Holy crap! Isn't this the same group that tricked the protagonist after leaving the teaching building in the original story?!
Shen Gongyi didn't really want to have anything to do with them; these six were complete scoundrels!
Not only did they betray the protagonist, but it seems that most of them didn't escape Fujimi Academy.
One woman in particular left a deep impression on him. Her boyfriend was surrounded by zombies, and she was in despair. Although she had a chance to escape, she actually turned back.
Jingu even felt that perhaps the manga author thought it wasn't good to let the main characters leave the school building so easily, so he arranged for their plan to fail, forcing the main characters to fight zombies.
In addition, the comic author didn't want the main characters to make stupid mistakes and get criticized, so he arranged such a group of cannon fodder characters.
Of course, this was just Shengu Yi complaining about the plot arrangement; he didn't speculate on the author's intentions.
After all, the anime "School of Silence" is still a classic. There are no more exciting anime than this one, and no more exciting anime than this one.
However, since Shiraki Meiko and Busujima Saeko personally rescued these people, wouldn't it be a bad idea to just leave them be?
Shen Gongyi's lips twitched, feeling slightly conflicted.
"You guys, you weren't infected, were you?!" Shen Gongyi asked the six cannon fodder members after regaining his senses.
"No, no," the boy who was leading the group and holding the baseball bat replied.
The cannon fodder man holding the baseball bat glanced at Jingu Yi and noticed that he was wearing a gym teacher's uniform with the words "Jingu Yi" written on it.
The man who had been using the baseball bat as cannon fodder also breathed a sigh of relief, as if to say, "I'm saved."
Shengu Yi glanced at them and found that none of the six of them were infected.
"Let's continue with our plan!" Jingu I had no time to deal with the six people from the village and spoke directly to Shizuka Marikawa, Saeko Busujima, and the others.
Saeko Busujima, Meiko Shiraki, and Saya Takagi, these intelligent people, also realized that Isamu Jingu seemed to be less accepting of them.
They had thought that Jingu Yi would invite them to leave together, but he didn't.
They were also puzzled.
Shengu Yi had a god-like perspective; he knew very well that the six people in front of him were cannon fodder, and also had a hint of being "troublemakers," so he didn't want to bother with them.
"Um, Mr. Jingu, can we leave with you?!" Seeing that Jingu didn't intend to help them, the cannon fodder with the baseball bat immediately asked.
He offered to travel with Jingu Ichi and the others.
"Huh?! Leave with us?" Upon hearing the baseball fodder's suggestion to leave with him, Jingu Yi frowned slightly, and a look of resistance appeared on his face.
"Yes, what's wrong, teacher? Don't you want to take us with you?!" Seeing the resistant expression on Jingu's face, the cannon fodder man holding the baseball bat also asked.
"..." Faced with the question from the cannon fodder man holding a baseball bat, Jingu Yi was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
Because he couldn't very well openly say that he thought they were a rip-off and therefore didn't want to take them with him.
As he spoke, Jingu looked at the man holding the steel fork.
Huh!? Wait a minute, this group got into trouble because on their way out of the teaching building, the steel fork accidentally hit the railing, making noise and causing trouble for the main characters.
However, Jingu I had already made a decision: once they reached the entrance of the teaching building, he would work with Shiraki Meiko to create noise to attract the zombies, and then use [Super Strength] to rush out.
In this way, it seems that these few people can be taken along, since they don't seem to be able to trick Shen Gongyi and his group.
Moreover, Jingu Yi also really needs the steel fork in that cannon fodder's hand; that thing can be used to create noise, and Jingu Yi can also use it to attract zombies.
"Does the simulator give experience points for saving these cannon fodder?!" At this moment, Shen Gongyi asked the simulator.
He remembered that saving certain characters seemed to grant experience points.
Yes! These characters made appearances in the anime "Highschool of the Dead," and you can gain experience points for rescuing them.
The simulator responded to Shen Gongyi.
"Oh, is that so?!" Upon hearing the simulator's reply, Jingu Yi nodded slightly.
It seems there's still hope for this group.
However, since these characters are considered cannon fodder, the experience points gained from rescuing them are minimal.
Then, the simulator added to Jingu Yi.
Haha, I didn't expect these people to give me much experience anyway, some is enough.
Upon hearing the simulator's explanation, Jingu Yi retorted in this way.
The familiar "troublemaker" of this passerby character has disappeared, and, moreover, Jingu Yi needs that passerby character's steel fork to attract the zombies, plus he gets experience points for saving them.
Jingu Yi felt that taking these people with him was not an option.
Another point that Jingu Ichiro noticed was that if they were not accepted, it could very likely affect the god's own prestige.
From the very beginning, he noticed the gazes of several people: Saeko Busujima, Meiko Shiraki, and Saya Takagi.
Saeko Busujima and Meiko Shiraki didn't have God's-eye view! They're probably wondering why Jingu Ichi didn't take them with him when none of them were infected. They might not say anything on the surface, but they must be wondering about it.
It might even create resentment, making people think that Jingu Yi is unreliable.
After all, if Shengu Yi can ignore these six people today, he might ignore them again if they encounter danger in the future.
Jingu Ii is the only male teacher here, and he is definitely capable of becoming a leader. Precisely because of this possibility, he cannot appear unreliable.
"You guys are leaving with me?!" Jingu Yi looked at the cannon fodder boy holding the baseball bat and asked him.
"Mm." The cannon fodder boy nodded seriously, but he could genuinely feel the sense of security emanating from Shen Gongyi.
His intuition told him that if he clung to Shen Gongyi's coattails, he could survive.
“You can come with us, but you have to listen to me and not run around.” Jingu Yi replied to the baseball bat cannon fodder man.
"Also, give me your steel fork!" Then, Jingu Yi took the steel fork from the cannon fodder's hand and handed over his homemade spear to the cannon fodder.
Since the steel fork and the spear are similar, both being long-handled weapons, Jingu found them extremely easy to use.
Getting the steel fork in hand is like removing the "troublemaker" attribute from this cannon fodder character.
Then, Jingu Yi and the others quickly arrived at the exit of the teaching building.
As expected, a large number of zombies gathered here, wandering aimlessly around the entrance of the teaching building.
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012 They are more terrifying than the monsters we are facing!
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"Next, you proceed with the plan. You guys hide in that classroom first. Later, Shiraki Meiko and I will go to the other side and make noise to attract all the zombies in the school building. When all the zombies have gathered on the other side, there should be fewer zombies near the school building entrance. At that time, you can take the opportunity to run out." Jingu Yi explained his plan seriously.
"Saiko Busujima, Rei Miyamoto, the noise we've made will inevitably attract the zombies outside the school building to this side, so once we're outside, don't let your guard down. Make sure to protect Shizuka Marikawa and Saya Takagi." Then, Ichiro Jingu solemnly instructed Saiko Busujima and Rei Miyamoto.
"Yes, I understand." Saeko Busujima nodded slightly and responded coldly.
"Yes! I understand!" Miyamoto Rei replied with a serious expression.
"You lot, good luck and try your best to survive!" Shen Gongyi looked at the six cannon fodder characters again and then instructed them.
"No, why is it that when we get here we're told to fend for ourselves?! Mr. Jingu, aren't you being a little unfair to us?!" The cannon fodder man holding the baseball bat complained to Jingu after hearing his words.
"You don't have the strength of Saeko Busujima or Rei Miyamoto. Besides, Saeko Busujima and Rei Miyamoto are already working hard enough to protect Shizuka Marikawa and Saya Takagi. Do you expect them to be distracted to protect you?!" Jingu Yi said irritably to the cannon fodder man holding a baseball bat.
"..." Jingu Yi's words left the cannon fodder man holding the baseball bat speechless.
"Alright, you guys hide in that classroom first. Once Shiraki Meiko and I have lured the zombies away, we'll leave the school building immediately!" Jingu I instructed the people present.
After saying that, he led Shiraki Meiko to the classroom across the street.
With a loud "clang," a piercing metallic clang rang out.
Sure enough, not long after, a group of zombies walked past the classroom of Shizuka Marikawa, Saeko Busujima, and the others.
They slowly walked towards the source of the noise.
After seeing that there were no zombies wandering around the door, Saeko Busujima cautiously opened the door and saw forty or fifty zombies approaching from the other side.
She looked at the exit of the teaching building again. The densely packed zombies had all disappeared, leaving only a few scattered ones. And the remaining few were staggering towards the source of the noise.