[Obtained Item: Stamina Potion]
[Obtained Weapon: Grenade Launcher, Grenades: 6/6]
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[Item: Stamina Potion]
[Type]: One-Time Use
[Description]: After use, instantly restores full stamina.
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[Obtained Weapon: Grenade Launcher]
[(Ammo: 6/6.
Area damage.
Highly effective against groups of zombies.)]
Yuto casually picked up the grenade launcher.
Its heavy weight felt extremely solid in his hands.
This thing was far heavier than he had imagined.
If an adult did not use some strength, it would truly be difficult to hold steady.
At that moment, Yukino had already swiftly and efficiently packed up all the supplies.
The barrel of mineral water was very large, but the girl was thoughtful and specially found several empty bottles, filling a full three large bottles.
As for their two backpacks, she had already stuffed them full of snacks.
Yuto took inventory of the items currently in his possession.
One Lightning Arc Arrow Scroll, two first-aid kits, three painkiller packs, one Stamina Potion, one grenade launcher with six rounds of ammunition, three large bottles of drinking water, and a large amount of snacks.
After fighting their way up here, both of them felt somewhat tired.
Leaning against the office desk together, they ate some doughnuts and potato chips to replenish their strength.
In the past, Yukino definitely would not have eaten these high-calorie junk foods that easily made people gain weight…
But now, in this apocalypse where survival was uncertain, she could no longer care about that.
Who knew whether they would be lucky enough to have another meal after this one?
As she chewed big mouthfuls of crispy, delicious potato chips, the girl’s icy expression gradually began to melt.
Eating one’s fill was the simplest and most primitive need for human survival.
It was also the simplest form of happiness…
Compared to Yukino, whose eating manners were still relatively elegant, Yuto, this crude fellow, was much rougher.
After wolfing down his food, he only stopped after eating six doughnuts.
He gulped down a mouthful of mineral water, casually clapped his hands, and opened the [Lightning Arc Arrow Scroll].
[Do you wish to learn Magic: Lightning Arc Arrow?]
[Yes.]
[Magic: Lightning Arc Arrow — (0/10)]
In an instant, the Lightning Arc Arrow spell that would take an ordinary person at least three days to learn and seven days to deepen their understanding was instantly mastered by Yuto.
“Lightning Arc Arrow!”
He tried guiding the magic source that had appeared within his body.
Magic power flowed rapidly through the newly formed magic circuits.
“?”
Beside him, Yukino, who had been swallowing cake like a little hamster, immediately widened her eyes and stared in disbelief at the ball of lightning gradually swelling in the boy’s hand.
Rumble…
The quiet room was filled with the crackling sound of rushing thunder.
A small lightning arrow about three inches long suddenly formed in the boy’s palm.
Its angle was slightly curved, revealing a faint arc shape.
“Go!”
Yuto casually flung out the Lightning Arc Arrow.
Brilliant lightning illuminated the entire room.
In an instant, it stole away all vision.
Lightning plasma burst apart.
Blinding white light scorched the air, and overwhelming heat energy erupted rapidly.
In the next instant, the sofa in front of him exploded into pieces with a boom.
The magic’s power was quite astonishing!
Yuto even noticed that among the torn stuffing, sizzling electric sparks would occasionally flicker.
Clearly, this was the paralysis special effect mentioned on the scroll.
“Th-this…
how is this possible?!”
Yukino was completely dumbfounded.
She blankly raised her delicate head and looked at Yuto with an incredulous gaze.
“How could you possibly learn the magic recorded on the scroll so quickly…
Didn’t it say that even entry-level mastery takes at least three days?”
“Have you ever considered…
that maybe I’m a genius?”
Admiring the rare shocked expression on the aloof girl’s face, Yuto revealed a teasing smile.
“You…
you must be hiding something.”
The clever Yukino had obviously sensed that the boy was keeping some secrets from her.
But seeing his tight-lipped appearance, she could only let out a soft snort.
“Hmph.
In any case, I don’t want to know your secrets.”
“Hey, hey, second daughter of Yukinoshita family, the corners of your mouth are sticking up so much you could hang an oil bottle from them,” Yuto inwardly complained.
At that moment, the faint roar of zombies came from outside the office.
Their expressions changed, and they immediately lost the mood to joke around.
Yuto tightened his grip on the kukri combat knife, while Yukino nocked an arrow again.
“Where do we go next?”
Yuto looked toward the door.
“First, the teachers’ office. This story is hosted at g.com.
There might be other supplies.”
“Then we’ll return to the third floor.
Even if we leave, we need to get enough firearms first.”
In the apocalypse, firearms were extremely important.
Yuto would not allow such a huge batch of resources to be taken away by others for free.
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Watching helplessly as the clock on the podium continued to turn,
Tobe Kakeru’s mood became increasingly terrible.
The boy pursed his dry, cracked lips and asked Hayama Hayato, who looked equally haggard beside him, in a hoarse voice, “Hayato, what…
should we do next?
Are we really just going to keep waiting like this?”
“Kakeru…”
Hayato held the M870 pump-action shotgun in his arms and let out a heavy sigh.
“To be honest, I already thought earlier that we should have gone out with Yuto-kun to search for supplies.”
Anyone with eyes could see it.
Trapping themselves in this classroom and wasting time while waiting aimlessly was nothing more than a slow death.
For now, the classroom could barely still be considered safe.
But as time passed, with no food and no water…
how long could they endure?
Collapse was only a matter of time.
“Actually…
I agree with your suggestion too.”
Tobe Kakeru struggled to move his parched throat, trying to make his dry mouth produce even a little saliva.
“But the moment you suggested calling people to take the risk, that guy named Ito Makoto got so scared he started crying.”
“And yet those guys from the baseball club, Sawanaga Taisuke and the others, are especially protective of that useless coward!” Tobe Kakeru was extremely unhappy.
The classroom had now gradually split into two factions.
One side was the pro-fighting faction led by Hayama Hayato.
After experiencing so many things, most of these people had already recognized reality.
Even if going outside might mean encountering danger, they did not intend to sit around and wait for death.
The other side consisted of students from another school, such as Ito Makoto and Sawanaga Taisuke.
This group was extremely afraid of going out to take risks.
Even though they had guns in hand, they planned to endure one more day before making any decisions.
Perhaps reinforcements sent by the government might arrive…
They still had this wishful thinking…
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