A youth story of a passerby at the end of the world

At least the power supply room was much brighter now; there were no windows, and the lighting relied entirely on overhead lights.

"Next, we'll head to the supervisor's office," Uesugi Genshin said, exhaling a breath.

There were only a few of them in the room, so now they could openly plot their schemes.

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The lights in the underground parking lot gradually came on, and at the same time, the engine of the armored truck started up as expected.

Because it uses a mechanical key, you can start the car by short-circuiting the two wires of the ignition switch.

While more and more cars are now using non-mechanical keys, armored trucks are older models that can utilize this method.

Unless it's a recent model, but... who would be so bored as to steal an empty armored truck?!

It is precisely because of this that Shinomiya Bank has almost no incentive to replace its armored trucks.

Leaving a few people to guard the armored truck, Shirogane Miyuki planned to lead his men toward the passage leading to the vault. Although there was a freight elevator, it was too risky to ride in it.

the other side.

"Ayanokouji-senpai, it's been a long time." Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was walking when he heard a greeting.

"You are... Yagami Takuya?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka flipped through his memories and recognized the young-looking boy in front of him as a fifth-generation member of the White House.

"Yes, I saw you just now, Ayanokouji-senpai."

"Oh," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka replied casually, "and don't call me by my name here."

"Be careful, I heard you went to Chiba, what a pity." Yagami Takuya said with a smile, his eyes sweeping over Ayanokoji's classmates from the same period at Shiroya.

"If you don't have anything else to say hello, then forget it." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked straight ahead, seemingly unmoved, indicating that now was not the time for conversation.

"Haha, that's right." Seeing this, Yagami Takuya also took a few steps back and returned to his teammates.

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji heard Yagami saying that he was his senior from his old school.

Well... to be honest, that's true.

"Why do you think Yagami came over to say hello?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka turned to ask his subordinate.

"Perhaps they're here to test us?"

Everyone in the White House guessed that someone as talented as Ayanokouji-senpai must want to do something great, which is why they followed him all the way to Advanced Nurturing High School.

"..." Ayanokouji Kiyotaka remained silent for a long time, thinking that even if he explained to Yagami that he just wanted to live a normal life, he probably wouldn't believe him.

That's how people in the White House are; they only believe what they've found out themselves, so there's no need to say anything more.

Upon hearing that Shuchiin's silver was about to enter the passage leading to the treasury, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka stopped thinking and led his men to follow.

This team has more than a dozen people, but they are all highly skilled.

As you exit the passage, there's a large glass panel directly in front of you. Behind the glass is the monitoring room, which is for the vault on this floor, not for the bank.

There should be well-trained security personnel guarding the inside, but now all you can see is a red handprint on the glass.

They were heading to a stairwell at the back, which led down to a vault 20 meters underground where gold was stored. This vault was only used for storing cash.

Chapter 366: The Treasury Opens Wide

"Received. Please be careful on your end." Uesugi Genshin replied to Ayanokouji and ended the communication.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji encountered a group of zombies who were security personnel in life, and it will probably take some effort to break through them.

"'Hojo,' how's the situation over there?"

"No abnormalities were found on the streets."

"'General'?"

"Hmph, everything is normal in the parking lot."

"......it is good."

The Yamato group is with the Sagami group, so there's no need to ask them anything else.

Uesugi Genshin stepped away from the wall, straightened up, and said to Horikita Manabu, "Let's go too."

"it is good."

After resting for a few minutes, the two discussed Plan A (taking the central staircase) and Plan B (taking the emergency exit) and finally chose to take the emergency exit.

To be honest, the stairs in the emergency exit are not wide, and there is a risk of Uesugi Genshin getting his knife stuck. However, because it is very remote and it is still dark inside even during the day, not many people will go there unless they are very close.

As they expected, the stairwell was quiet.

When they reached the third floor, they only saw a zombie standing in front of the exit door, with its back to them.

Horikita Manabu glanced at Uesugi Genshin and gestured that he would handle it.

Horikita Manabu quietly walked behind the zombie, then suddenly reached out and twisted its neck violently.

In the stairwell, they clearly heard a sharp "crack" as the zombie's neck snapped, and it collapsed to the ground.

Horikita's entire movement was clean and efficient, without a single sound.

Uesugi Genshin clicked his tongue in admiration; that was ruthless, and he was already very skilled.

Just in case, he stepped forward and drew his wakizashi, slicing at the neck of the zombie that Horikita had killed, until the head was almost severed.

Horikita Manabu silently finished reading, then pointed outside the door. Uesugi Genshin also quietly went over and looked outside with him.

The long corridor was bathed in sunlight, which cast a warm hue on the marble floor, creating an effect as if filtered through a thin layer of mist.

The manager's office is located further to the left and slightly forward, closer to the central staircase, which is why there are two options.

But the real question now is how to get through. There are three zombies standing in the corridor, but that's all there is to it.

The office areas on the left and right are much more complicated, with each office having particularly large windows, which is why the lighting is so good.

Fortunately, the window wasn't a floor-to-ceiling window; it still had a windowsill.

Even after undergoing modern renovations, its basic structure was not destroyed, thus providing some hiding spaces.

"We can't bring too many people." This was the conclusion that Uesugi Genshin and Horikita Manabu reached after discussing it.

Ideally, there should be three or four people, for ease of movement.

So Uesugi Genshin invited Amasawa along, while Horikita Manabu said he would be alone.

First, they lured over the zombie that was closest to them. To do this, Uesugi Genshin slightly exposed his arm and shook it up and down.

The zombies that had recently spotted the unidentified object in their limited field of vision began to slowly walk toward it.

He walked step by step into the stairwell and was quickly killed by the crowd.

The remaining two are a bit far away, so they can't see the subtle movements. If a person is exposed as a living being, they will roar and attract the surrounding zombies.

Finally, thanks to Tianze's persistent efforts, the second dog was in a "there seems to be someone here, I'll go check it out" behavior mode and walked towards the stairwell.

"It's no use." Tianze Yixia sighed softly. The third one wouldn't take the bait no matter what, and most of the time it even turned its back to them.

After exchanging a glance, Uesugi Genshin and Horikita Manabu decided not to wait any longer.

The three of them crept stealthily down the corridor, keeping their bodies low as they passed rooms with windows.

An open door blocked the way. Uesugi Genshin took out a mirror and looked at the room. It was a conference room about 20 meters long, with more than a dozen zombies walking around inside, wearing tattered suits. They must have been having a meeting before they died.

However, none of them were standing at the door, so Uesugi Genshin gestured behind him, slowly stood up, pushed off with his feet, and "whoosh" moved to the other side of the door. Then he gently closed the conference room door, trapping the group of zombies inside.

Although it was somewhat dangerous, it was still under control. Uesugi Genshin was confident that his speed would not provoke the zombies' hostility.

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses and nodded in approval.

We passed the central staircase, which is where Plan A is supposed to go up.

Next to the stairs is a counter, where female office workers probably stand normally.

If there were actually people there, things would be a little bad. There's a large glass wall right across from us, and we'd have a lot to consider if we wanted to make a move. But thankfully, there are no zombies here right now.

After passing two doors, Uesugi Genshin recalled the floor plan he had reviewed dozens of times and confirmed that the room ahead was the supervisor's office. The office door was open, or rather, it was upside down.

The wood chips from the wreckage on the ground suggest that the zombies entered from the outside after a violent impact.

"..." Uesugi Genshin carefully checked the situation inside again with the mirror. There were a total of seven zombies in the small room.

He subtly adjusted the mirror, scrutinizing the face of each zombie, one, two...

On the fifth one, he found a rather familiar face—a color photograph of Kaguya Shinomiya that had been printed out.

However, I wasn't entirely sure, because the zombie's face had been torn apart and was now almost unrecognizable.

I could recognize him because of his hair and build; he looked a lot like the second manager.

Uesugi Genshin turned to look at Horikita Manabu and held up seven fingers.

When asked what to do, should they kill them all?

At the same time, he made a neck-slitting motion with his hand.

Horikita Manabu then asked if he was sure it was really him, and whether he had confirmed it with his own eyes.

Uesugi Genshin stated that there was a 70% resemblance, but he could not completely guarantee that it was him.

"..." The two remained silent for a few seconds.

Horikita Manabu raised his face, and Uesugi Genshin saw determination in his eyes.

Do it!

Horikita Gakuminato stepped forward to check the layout of the room and got a general idea of ​​where the zombies were positioned.

Uesugi Genshin then held up four fingers again, indicating that he could only deal with a maximum of four at a time.

Putting down her baseball bat, Tianze Yixia leaned closer and pulled out a short knife from her pocket to show that she could take care of two of them.

Horikita Manabu stated that he would be responsible for the last one.

Just do it.

The three stopped hiding and stood up straight. Uesugi Genshin raised his hand and held up three fingers, counting down.

three.

two.

One.

Then, in the next second, he rushed into the room, followed closely by Amasawa Ichika and Horikita Manabu.

Before the zombie could react, Uesugi Genshin calmly gripped his katana, his gaze resolute, and his figure flashed like lightning, slashing at its neck, instantly decapitating the zombie.

Blood splattered, cruelly and quickly.

The second zombie turned its head, a white light flashed before its eyes, and the next second its neck was severed diagonally.

The third zombie bared its fangs and was about to roar when it shifted its feet slightly, intending to pounce on him, but its throat was slit open with a knife.

With a single slash, the fourth zombie's body was instantly split in two, and blood gushed out.

As Tianze Yixia charged toward the first zombie, the blade mercilessly pierced its eye socket. The zombie let out a shrill howl and collapsed to the ground.

She moved with the agility of a cheetah, her movements precise and accurate, swiftly stabbing at another zombie without the slightest hesitation or mercy.

The last remaining one lunged forward with a low growl.

Horikita Manabu broke its skull with a single blow, the iron rod slamming into its head, easily shattering its skull and knocking it to the ground.

The room reeked of blood. The three glanced at the seven zombie corpses lying on the ground, their expressions cold and resolute.

The fight ended so quickly, swiftly, and ruthlessly, without the slightest slackening or mercy; all three were filled with nothing but cold-blooded fearlessness in the face of life and death.

The room quieted down, but then, as if disturbed by something, a screeching sound of scratching against the wall came from next door.

This prompted the three to act quickly. Uesugi Genshin lunged at the supervisor's corpse, deftly searching his upper pockets with both hands. Horikita Manabu searched his trouser pockets, while Amasawa Ichika used the key that Horikita Manabu tossed him to open the desk drawer and rummaged through it.

“Found it.” Uesugi Genshin turned his head and said in a low voice.

The access card was found in the supervisor's wallet, among a bunch of credit cards from well-known Japanese banks.

“Let’s go!” Horikita Manabu replied succinctly.

Without hesitation, the three turned and ran out of the room, no longer caring about the noise they were making.

This is a three-story building. They only need to run into the stairwell of the emergency exit to reach the basement level without having to worry about the zombies.

The moment Horikita Manabu came out, he made eye contact with a zombie that came out from next door, and then knocked it to the ground with a blow.