NOVEL NEXT Chapter 44- Too Ridiculous
"BASTARDS!! WHAT ARE YOU STOPPING FOR!!"
The students of Class 1A heard Jin-woo's booming voice and the ones at the front of the group running towards the gymnasium turned back to see if people were actually stopping. However, they saw that everyone was instead madly sprinting forward with all their might.
It was only after looking back to the front did these students realize Jin-woo was referring to the zombies chasing him. One had stopped to stare at them, with five more soon stopping.
Upon seeing this, the students all cried out in horror, and those who weren't sprinting with all their might before were giving a hundred and twenty percent of their efforts now.
"Shit, they're coming!"
Yoon-min, who was somewhat at the back of the group along with Micah, Ye-jun, and Mai-sun, yelled.
Everyone saw the first zombie that had stopped, started running toward them along with four out of the five behind it followed suit.
"Hurry! Hurry!"
Eun-ju, the athletic female student who had won the girl's mini volleyball tournament, was one of the few students who had already reached the gymnasium. She and the others stood at the entrance, urging the slower students to enter.
"Shit, we aren't going to make it!"
One male student at the back cried out in panic when he saw that the five zombies were closer to the gymnasium entrance than they were by a few meters.
Yoon-min, Micah Ye-jun, Mai-sun, and six other female students were among this group.
"Quickly close the door!"
A male student next to Eun-ju yelled before he went to grab one of the double metal doors of the gymnasium. However, Eun-ju immediately stopped him.
"What are you doing? The others haven't entered yet!"
"Damn it, do you want to get bitten? Close the fucking door!"
The male student yelled and went to push away Eun-ju to close both the double doors, however, he was instead caught off-guard by an elbow slamming into his nose, which result in a crunching sound.
Eun-ju then ignored the wailing student clutching his bloody nose on the floor and stood still at the entrance staring coldly at the five zombies that were increasingly approaching.
Her actions were simple, there were only five zombies and there were over twenty of them. If they worked together, they would be able to fend them off and get everyone to safety. Why should anyone get left behind?
However, a frantic cry suddenly came from the group of students rushing towards the gymnasium.
"MICAH!"
Eun-ju turned around to see what happened, however, at that moment, a figure suddenly sped past the stairs below and rushed toward the approaching zombies. She quickly looked forward to the see that it was that tall foreign youth named Micah.
Micah had been matching Yoon-min's speed all this while, but upon realizing that they wouldn't be able to enter the gymnasium without confronting the zombies he suddenly sped forward to intercept them.
Upon meeting the first zombie head-on, it was as if a small minivan had collided with an eighteen-wheeler truck.
The zombie, who was a petite girl, was sent flying backward with a kick. Two of the zombies behind it were knocked down, while the remaining two stumbled briefly before recovering and charged at Micah.
Micah tactfully shifted to the side away from the gym's entrance and the zombies followed his movements, one behind the other. Now he was facing one at a time rather than two at once.
"Micah!"
Yoon-min yelled once again, he and the others had now reached the steps leading to the gymnasium entrance.
"What are you waiting for?! Go!"
Micah yelled back angrily before he kicked away the first zombie that lunged at him. He was doing everything in his power to avoid their mouths, if only he had a weapon or something.
Yoon-min watched as Micah kept reaching away from the gymnasium as he fought off the two zombies and his eyes turned red. He stepped forward wanting to help, but as if Micah could predict what he was thinking he growled.
"Don't even think of coming over here! I'll be fine as long as I don't get bitten! Just go before all those zombies returned, I'll find safety somewhere else!"
Yoon-min paused in his steps and clenched his fists.
After dealing with the zombies Micah managed to spare a glance in Yoon-min's direction. Seeing that he was just standing there, he barked at him.
"Didn't you hear what I said?!"
Micah was especially anxious as the three zombies from before had recovered and were now setting their sights on Yoon-min and the others.
"Yoon-min!"
At that moment, Mai-sun grabbed Yoon-min's hand as she and Ye-jun were running past to go up the steps at the entrance. Yoon-min didn't resist her pull, but he met Micah's gaze from a distance, and tears well up in his eyes. However, he didn't say anymore, instead, he turned around and rushed up the stairs.
Micah returned his focus to the two zombies, his heart easing slightly. However, his vigilance never lowered as dealt with the zombies as they continued to lunge at him.
The three zombies, having already recovered, rushed towards the pile of food hurrying to enter the gymnasium.
Eun-ju reacted quickly and kicked one of them before it could come up the steps. However, as she dealt with one of the zombies, the remaining two snarled as they moved toward Yoon-min and the others.
That was when a change suddenly occurred.
"Ah!"
Mai-sun in her panic to get up the steps tripped; Yoon-min was pulled back due to holding her hand, but at the same time her hand slipped out of his.
"Fuck! Are you serious?!"
Yoon-min yelled in disbelief, and he wondered if he was really in a zombie movie because this was too ridiculous.
One of the two zombies didn't hesitate to lunge at Mai-sun who had tripped.
"Mai-sun!"
Ye-jun yelled as he hurriedly tracked back to help, but Yoon-min, being closer, was the first one to make a move.
"Ahh!"
Releasing a cry, Yoon-min suddenly threw himself at the petite female zombie that was moments away from straddling Mai-sun and biting her. Both he and the zombie tumbled down the steps as a result.
The third zombie was thankfully not here to take advantage of this moment. One student had thought to slip away from the crowd, thinking that the zombies would go after a crowd rather than him alone. However, the moment he retreated from the group that was hurrying up the stairs, the third zombie turned and rushed towards him.
Out of fear, the male student had turned around and ran off. But perhaps because of panic, he didn't head back towards the tennis courts straight ahead but instead turned left, heading behind the gymnasium.
Ye-jun reached Mai-sun and helped her up. Both of them along with Eun-jun then retreated to the double doors. The other students of Class 1A instead of helping were just watching the scene outside from as far away as they could.
Yoon-min groaned as he got up. The female zombie he tackled was the first zombie that had fallen through the west wing's window, her leg seemed broken which hindered her somewhat from getting up immediately.
This gave Yoon-min a chance to rush up the steps, however, as he took a step forward an intense pain suddenly shot through his right leg from his ankle which made him let out a cry of agony and stumble on the first few steps.
"Yoon-min, dodge!"
Eun-ju, who had stopped, suddenly yelled, her face going pale at the scene.
Her cry alerted Micah, who had just fended off the two zombies once again. He looked over at the gymnasium entrance, only to see a zombie on top of Yoon-min, its teeth ripping into him.