[Ding! You have killed a dead body and gained 1 Reincarnation Point.]
This was a notification Arthur only discovered afterward.
Just as the intel suggested, killing dead bodies also yielded Reincarnation Points.
However, this kind of action was a bit too dangerous for Reincarnators on the first floor.
Even if you kill 100 of them, you only get 100 Reincarnation Points.
Not only do you have to guard against the dangers of various corpses,
but you also have to ensure you don't get injured in battle.
Then, you have to secure a safe place to stay and food every day... For most Reincarnators,
just surviving in this dangerous apocalypse is already exhausting.
And you want them to hunt corpses?
It's almost impossible.
Of course, if they are experienced Reincarnators who have been enhanced, they can still thrive and dominate in such dungeons.
But the problem is that the Reincarnation Tower itself has strict hierarchical restrictions.
Reincarnators who have reached higher levels generally cannot return to lower levels to challenge dungeons.
Otherwise, this 'Highschool of the Dead' dungeon would have been cleared by high-level Reincarnators long ago.
Why would the official organization be forced to issue a bounty for its clear?
Even Arthur, for now, has no interest in hunting corpses.
The efficiency is too low.
And the risk is too high!
He had just, on one hand, wanted to experience combat.
On the other hand,
he was actually just verifying the information he had received about gaining Reincarnation Points by killing corpses.
Now that it's concluded,
"Well then, Senpai."
Arthur looked at Saeko Busujima.
"I'll leave the pathfinding to you next."
They couldn't delay any longer.
Almost five minutes had passed since the broadcast.
The number of corpses in the school had already entered a rapid growth phase.
If they continued to delay, they would soon be surrounded by a large number of corpses.
"Leave it to me."
Saeko Busujima didn't dislike being relied upon by men.
Moreover, she found that
she seemed to be growing fonder of this man.
On the way to the infirmary,
Saeko Busujima fully demonstrated her miraculous swordsmanship.
After only two battles with corpses,
she had already understood their weaknesses and physical capabilities.
Because the goal was to break through quickly,
she didn't waste energy swinging her sword to kill every single corpse.
Instead, she used skillful techniques.
Her wooden sword, like a storm,
continuously and accurately struck below the necks of the oncoming corpses.
With just a slight push to either side,
the corpses would lose their balance and fall to the sides.
Although she couldn't kill the corpses,
this was undoubtedly the fastest way to break through the corridor!
Arthur and Ellen, who were following behind her, truly understood what it felt like to rely on a powerful ally.
Holding their crowbars,
they couldn't even touch a single corpse.
They felt like utter deadweights!
Under Saeko Busujima's leadership,
the three quickly arrived at the infirmary on the first floor of the faculty building.
This area had not yet completely fallen to the corpses.
After all, since it was class time earlier,
most of the teachers and students were in the teaching buildings.
The door was unlocked.
There were no bloodstains nearby.
"No movement, there shouldn't be any monsters inside."
Saeko Busujima confirmed the situation inside just by standing at the door, without even putting her ear to it.
She pulled open the infirmary door.
The three only saw a figure in a white coat pacing inside... Well, actually, just pacing in place.
It just looked a bit dazzling.
As he saw the figure, almost impossible to appear in reality, a word instantly popped into Arthur's mind.
Childbearing hips!
"Marikawa-sensei."
Busujima Saeko walked straight in.
"Oh? Isn't that Saeko-chan!"
Marikawa Shizuka, upon seeing Busujima Saeko, joyfully rushed over to hug her.
Seeing a figure suddenly charging towards her, Busujima Saeko instinctively almost drew her sword to strike.
However, she managed to react in time, holding back her attack and allowing herself to be embraced.
After all, with monsters now everywhere outside, it was only natural for Marikawa Shizuka, as the school nurse, to be afraid.
However, just as Busujima Saeko was about to comfort her, she suddenly realized that Marikawa Shizuka showed no signs of fear at all.
This girl truly lived up to her reputation as an outstanding airhead.
Arthur nodded as he watched the two beautiful women hugging.
It was truly a sight for sore eyes.
"Teacher, stop fooling around. You heard the broadcast, didn't you?"
Having finally escaped Shizuka's clutches, Busujima Saeko nudged her with her elbow as she tried to hug her again.
"The school is very dangerous now. Please leave with us."
"Eh?"
Marikawa Shizuka looked bewildered.
"I was sleeping just now, so I didn't hear any broadcast?"
"..."
She truly was an airhead!
Busujima Saeko, with her keen senses, could already hear the sounds of the 'dead' moving in the hallway outside.
"In any case, the school is very dangerous right now. Please leave with us."
"If Saeko-chan says so..."
Marikawa Shizuka's words suddenly took a sharp turn.
"But if it's dangerous outside..."
"Then the medicine here must be very useful."
With that, she turned to the medicine cabinet and began selecting items, muttering to herself.
"I was wondering why it was so noisy outside just now."
"All these medicines are very useful. We should take as many as we can..."
What time was it now?
Arthur watched speechlessly as the figure bounced around on tiptoes, reaching for medicine bottles on high shelves. She was so old, yet still acted like a child... But medical supplies were indeed a blind spot.
He had forgotten to buy them at the mall.
In a viral apocalypse, places like hospitals would definitely be overflowing with people and quickly turn into nests for the 'dead'.
Now was a good time to stock up here.
So, he immediately led the two girls to also scavenge for usable medicines.
Fortunately, Marikawa Shizuka's professional knowledge was excellent, and she guided them on what to take and what was unnecessary, saving them a lot of trouble.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, there was the sound of a 'dead' body hitting the door panel at the entrance!
Arthur immediately zipped up his backpack.
Everyone now carried a full medical kit.
"No more delays!"
"Let's go!"
Arthur began to command.
"Saeko, give me your bag. You lead the way."
"I'll be second, responsible for 'dead' bodies on the flanks and any that get past you."
"Marikawa Shizuka, stay close behind me. Don't fall too far back."
"Ellen, you cover the rear."
This was basically the most reasonable arrangement for their current combat power.
After all, given the speed of the 'dead' in this world, the pressure from the rear was the least.
And even Busujima Saeko would find it difficult to guarantee the complete annihilation of all 'dead' bodies in front in an open area.
During a breakout, it would be even harder to consider everything.
So Arthur directly took on the role of secondary attacker.
Everyone had no objections to the arrangement.
Only Marikawa Shizuka, with her hazy big eyes, looked at the boy in front of her, a little curious as to why the usually strong Saeko-chan would listen to this young man's arrangements.
Could he be her boyfriend?
An airhead's thought process truly was hard to fathom!
With Busujima Saeko leading the way, the journey was much easier than expected.
Arthur also felt that he was being a bit paranoid.
In the original work, the entire main group of six people acted together, and they broke out at the point when everyone in the school had turned into Zombies.
That's why it was so dangerous.
But now, the number of people in the school infected into Zombies probably wasn't even half.
There were other screaming and running students to draw the fire.
Well aware of the characteristic that Zombies preferred to chase after loud objects, they naturally wouldn't become the targets of too many Zombies.
They only needed to deal with a few scattered Zombies nearby.
"Ah!"
Shizuka Marikawa suddenly let out a startled cry.
Arthur turned his head.
He saw a Zombie hidden around the corner of a building on the back left lunging toward her!
And Ellen, who was further back, couldn't even see the Zombie blocked by the wall yet.
It was too late!
In this apocalypse, Shizuka Marikawa's importance went without saying!
It wasn't just her ability as a School Doctor, but she also held a very important clue for Arthur.
A clue leading to the perfect clear ending of this dungeon!
He couldn't let anything happen to her now!
Arthur quickly turned back and then lunged to grab her.
"Uwah!"
Shizuka Marikawa let out a cry of pain.
But Arthur had no time to care about where he grabbed.
His eyes were fixed on the Zombie that was getting closer and closer.
The effect of his high Spirit stat came into play again; time seemed to stagnate and slow down.
There was enough time!
The moment he made that judgment.
He quickly grabbed Shizuka Marikawa's arm and pulled her toward him!
In the gap where his tense nerves relaxed just after she narrowly missed the Zombie.
Before he could react.
Shizuka Marikawa had already crashed into his arms with great force.
Taking him down to the ground with her.
In that lightning-fast moment, Saeko Busujima had already arrived from the front.
She slashed her blade into the neck of that Zombie.
With its cervical spine severed, it finally fell forever.
At this moment, Arthur looked at Shizuka Marikawa lying on top of him.
He showed a slightly pained expression.
After all, his current body was just that of an ordinary person—no, his physical fitness was even a bit weaker than an ordinary person's.
Shizuka Marikawa's entire body slamming into him was still a bit much for him to bear...