With Ark's help, Shana and the boy soon finally broke through the zombie's encirclement. At this time, there is still an incoming wave of zombies gathered before the supermarket, so they cannot stay for as long as one second.

"Mister, come with us!"

The high school boy smiled at Ark gratefully, asked to come with him then quickly turned to run towards an alley.

And Ark looked back to the street full of zombies, he had to take Yu Lian and let his other two bound to discreetly hunt them and collect virus gels as they followed the boy. As for the girl, she ran last behind them, from time to time cut down zombies that still pursues them tightly.

Watching the girl attack from a close distance, Ark couldn't believe to see her alive. the girl who wields her katana so swiftly elegant was his student back from middle school, Tsushima Shana. Her super fast attack speed, but also the katana she wields was held a signature of Tsushima Clan, a family of forgers in making katana swords, daggers, and knives and also Wang Lin's rival sister. Despite her thin arms as she wields such a sharp and heavy blade; but she can still swing it so quickly yet relaxingly.

Her cold facial expressions and eyes when she beheaded zombies, they were too calm was the same back then in the past when he was teaching students in the middle school, Every student kept whispering behind her back and rumored that She was the embodiment of Oni Princess which everyone felt a little scared...

Yet when Ark faces her true self, he will notice her radiant smile and realize that she just was friendly girl, who just love wielding sword and reading battle mangas.

The boy led Ark and Yu Lian left to right, in and out between the alleyway for more than ten minutes, then headed behind into a small building, which they turned around and it seems they finally got rid of the big wave of zombies pursuers.

When the boy stopped and they all took a breath, Ark already noticed that most windows were blocked and some alleyways had some sort of small obstacles blocking any entry. Most likely, this is their base.

"Mis....Mister....we are so grateful." After such death-defying retreat for more than ten minutes, the boy's face was completely flushed, even his hair was dripping with sweat, he tapped Ark lightly on the shoulder, while intermittently said: "Really...thank you."

His expression was actually very sincere, Ark just accepted the appreciation and only nodded.

"You are so cool back there...." The boy finally caught up his breathing and immediately said admiringly: "And your girlfriend too, she didn't even blush or lose a breath after running for this long... Are you both athletes or something, right? By the way, your girlfriend has good stamina...Seems to be on par with our Shana."

"Li Kai Cheng, How dare you say that!" Shana who had been silent suddenly frowned, interrupted him, and she looked a bit unhappy as she questioned: "Who is "YOUR" Shana!"

"Calm...Calm down, we were classmates!" Li Kai Cheng laughed and he was interrupted once as Ark faced Shana with a smiling face towards her: "Is that how supposed to act as a senior, Ms. Tsushima?" (Author: He is supposed to say "Tsushima-san" as an honorifics from Japanese culture)

"Tea...Teacher Brooks!" (Author: okay this is also another japanese honorifics as Shana meant to say "Brooks-sensei!") Shana went wide wide eyed surprised look was shown on her face as she rushed and hugged him, teary eyed.

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Li Kai Cheng turned to Ark and smiled: "Today is really fate that crosses our paths, how about you come and rest upstairs a bit?" While he said, he patted the backpack behind him: "we got beer!"

Ark looked back at Yu Lian and thought thankfully that her evolution made her appearance look ordinary people. Looking at Shana and Li Kai Cheng's reaction, it seemed like they didn't see any flaws. However, it would be dangerous gamble and for Yu Lian's safety, he felt regretly it would be best to minimize his contact with Shana and her classmates.

Therefore, after considering for a second, Ark decisively shook his head: "It's alright, we still have business to attend."

"Ah? What kind of business, come, let's sit together." Li Kai Cheng was suddenly shocked. From his perspective, meeting other survivors during doomsday is clearly something to be celebrate about, even if was not surviving together, it would be good to exchange knowledge. Not to mention a powerful figure like Ark was also Shana's former teacher, it would be ideal to make close bond to each other. Additionally, Ark must have a lot of information that might be beneficial to them, if they can stay, they will no doubt be huge game changer to them.

As for business....Besides obviously he meant trying to survive in a doomsday, what else could there be?

Shana said somewhat impatiently as she lets go the hug: "Teacher, it's almost dark hour, don't push yourself........Huh?" She stopped her words halfway, suddenly surprised eyeing Ark's edge knife. After a moment of pause, she suddenly extended her hand to Ark's waist in lightning speed, simply not giving people a chance to react.

Ark was expected for her to act that way knowing what he was holding very significant to her, as her finger touched the handle of the knife, Ark reacted calmly.

He is just waiting for Shana to sink in her emotions, and seeing subtle change in Shana's expression turning very frowned.

Seeing her rival's knife left her speechless, and Li Kai Cheng's expression also full of concern: "Shana, What's wrong?"

This revelation made Shana to look at Ark with a glimmer of sadness, but her tone turned more to says, body trembling: "What happened to her?"

"It's best for you to not know." After her sudden and rough questioning, Ark could not help but de-escalation slightly and reply calmly.

Although it is understanding that it is very upsetting she would be, but it's at best not knowing, there should be a limit of not know person's fate. Look at Li Kai Cheng's careful attitude to her, he knew that she must used to being arrogant with her own superior fighting ability, but Ark is not going let her have her way.

"Please!" Shana stared at Ark with somewhat anger, anguish look, but from time to time her eyes flickered towards the knife which means that she is obviously distressed concern about this. After a few seconds of silence, she apologetic adjusted her tone slightly, then asked:"What happened to her, could you tell me?"

This kind of girl rarely put down her attitude so quickly, it's obvious from Li Kai Cheng's surprised reaction to Shana's sudden change of tone.

There was nothing to hide originally, Ark then explained briefly of how he went over to the Wang's handmade tool shop to check their situation if they survive and search of weapons, only he was altered some parts of the story slightly like the knowledge of mutated zombies, and that piece of red virus gels from that zombie.......

Hearing about the existence for mutated zombies, these two did not look startled, and this also allow Ark to conclude confirmed his theory. Sure enough that in the urban areas, there is a large number of mutated zombies were gathered...

"Teach, you really went to, it is really that you went to Lin's Family's shop right?" Shana asked suddenly.

"Yeah, I did go there to check." Although looking at the knife, it was a finished product of hers, despite the knife itself and the scabbard are without lettering, yet the sharp edge is designed, it's obvious. Then think back, Wang's handmade knives and swords are quite famous in X city, it would not be difficult to guess that both Tsushima and Wang were rivals for making blades.

Shana looked at the knife in Ark's hand, mixed emotions: "In other words, all the people in that store have died.....idiot."

"Since now you know, can you please not stare at my...." Since Shana has been staring intensely at Ark's lower body where that knife was hanging, Ark always had a very strange feeling, he could not help but bite the bullet and said.

Shana is at first surprised for a moment, then blushing chuckled out to try to be uncaringly: "Don't be afraid Teach, your girlfriend did not mind it at all, didn't she?" Then, she pointed at Yu Lian who was silent standing behind Ark. "Right? Big Sis."

Something he did not expected of, Shana looked deeply at Yu Lian, suddenly hugged her warmly. If Ark did not immediately stop Yu Lian's impulse attack, probably at this moment, Shana would have been teared into pieces by Yu Lian.

From her expression, clearly Shana did not realize how much danger she put herself in.

"I do mind...." Ark at the moment did not know what to say, right now Shana looked at most seventeen or eighteen years old would do, but hearing she tried to talk to Yu Lian, Ark quickly said, "Shana, sorry forgot to tell you, she cannot talk..."

"Ah? Such a pretty girl, yet she can't talk, I am sorry, please do not mind me, big sis..." Shana first exclaimed loudly and then quickly smiled with embarrassment.

Ark also does want to clarify that Yu Lian wasn't his girlfriend yet does not know how to explain to them, he could only smile wryly and nodded.

Shana quickly grabbed her wrist: "Big sis, you are not looking so good, come to our home and have a rest in our room."

Her tone implied a hint of sympathy, but after speaking, she looked at Ark much more softly: "And Teach you're also included need to rest yourself, come with me upstairs and take the night, beer is on me."

Ark was about to refuse, Shana is already dragging Yu Lian to walk upstairs, while Li Kai Cheng also nonchalantly went behind Ark, pushed his back and Shana urged them both: "Come on. We haven't seen survivors for a long time. We can have a long chat..."