"My name is Alex Faust, but it's easier to use a nickname now," Faust said with a sullen voice, feeling that Alex suited his human self, no longer wanting that life.
'Although I might still use that name with my mother... I hope she's alright; nobody's phones are working anymore, would a normal landline work?'
The trio began to collect the winnings and left the small room; a few more zombie corpses were left, probably from Heather's group, while they chose to traverse the left corridor to reach the main halls.
"Mmmm, there are no zombies around." A soft voice sounded from Faust's right side, the smooth body of Samantha pressing against his arm; for some reason, she began to stick closer to him after the battle and their quick shag, as if wanting to feel his warmth on her body.
"Master, are we going to the huge lecture room?" Samantha asked while Mildred backwards, her body turned away from Faust, watching their rear.
The huge lecture room was generally used for special events or end-of-semester exams, with two sub rooms on the east and west side, a small kitchen with several freezers and fridges and a second floor with a teacher's office with several beds.
'They are clever to make the first base there, close to the kitchen, dorms and several campus stores.
Faust and the girls spent a while reaching the corridor's end as it was filled with debris used as barricades and several lone corpses, but not enough to level any of them.
"Faust, there are several men over there with weapons!" Mildred whispered, her shortbow ready to fire at a moment's notice; she began slowly adapting to their new group.
Upon seeing Faust's ghoul figure, he looked up and saw four boys who watched them with nervous eyes.
However, he noticed these people were familiar and were the boy's from the store earlier with Claire.
'Is she here!?'
A sense of excitement and expectation filled his chest before he realised she wasn't there.
"Yo, fuckboys! Where's Claire?"
Faust didn't show these guys any respect, his large hand grasping, the grip of his nodachi resting over his right shoulder.
"Eh!? Who the fuck is this? A zombie!?" Simon yelped.
"It's that Alex guy who fucked up Adam and John earlier!"
"Oh shit! Uhm..."
Three seemed useless, blathering fools before the tallest one looked at him with a nod.
"She's gone, we split up when that huge horde attacked three days ago, and she decided to head into the city and find a base... Sorry, I can't help any more than this!"
"Oh, right... Because her best friend Maria died because of Adam and John, so she left!" Simon added, slapping his fist on his palm.
Faust initially thought that all the guys were alike in that group, but none of these guys looked at Mildred or Samantha with a lustful gaze once.
'Let's help these guys out at least... They gave me information, and I can't fuck them like women!'
He swivelled his backpack onto the ground with a thud, taking out four cans of tuna, some bottled water and a single candy bar, handing them to each member.
Although only two helped, if he gave two portions, these people would probably fall out, and he didn't want the only decent people so far to die because of him.
"Here, sorry about earlier, and I hope you can enjoy them before the camp leader or whoever is in charge sees them."
Samatha looked at her master, interested in his fake acting, as his Vesta; she could faintly feel his emotions and desire and thus knew he only cared about another woman.
'He's still a bit human; I see...' Mildred thought, a slight smile on her face, not quite advanced enough as a Vesta to detect his lies and to act.
"thanks! Damn, they starve us and make us guard all night while they enjoy the female students...!" One complained, while the others nodded and took the food without fake pleasantries.
However, they wouldn't forget his kindness; no matter how small, that's how valuable food and water were now.
Faust stood still; his eyes closed slowly.
The world and the sound of breathing vanished while the beating of the heart's around him faded.
He tried to sense his Vesta, seeing who still lived and if Sarah was okay.
A huge blue star shone in the distant east, while a golden brown star slightly smaller glistened to the south.
Beside him was a small silver star, even smaller than the golden one and a green star close to Sarah's size to his left.
Sarah, Claire, Samathan and Mildred, then suddenly a very dim red light flickered as if almost dying out not too far from here, near the female dormitory to the south, about halfway between Claire and his current position.
'Maria completely fell and lost her humanity upon death... Like me, but she will be more feral and need some training before she regains her mind...'
Faust began to wonder if it was worth saving her or anything. Just letting her roam alone was okay; not like he cared for Claire's friend...
"You can enter now; sorry about the delay. We just wanted to ensure none of you turned while we waited here; thanks for the food!"
"Alex... Take care, man; the guys there aren't good people!"
"Later, bro, your girlfriends are gorgeous! Keep them safe!" Simon said before the trio entered the large room with the door slamming shut behind them.
Thankfully the entry fee was very cheap a little food and water while various students greeted the three treating them nicely.
'Probably because of the pretty girls and hidden agendas!' Faust thought to himself, refusing to hand over his bag or weapons.
Suddenly a cocky voice sounded from just up ahead.
"Well, if it isn't Alex Faust, the guy Amy dumped!" three boys from the basketball team swaggered forward, holding weapons and looking confident.
This guy's name was Jeff Tweed, and he was one of Sarah's suitors, so he hated Alex when she used him to avoid his confession several times.
Alex grasped his sword tightly, letting out a bored sigh knowing the following events.
"Oh? What a sexy woman! Isn't this Samantha... when did her tits get so big?"
"You're right. Samantha became prettier too...."
The three men began to look at the two women, who were now improved due to the "Vesta" transformation, Samatha even more than Mildred due to her thick injection of his essence.
"Hey, Alex, why don't you let us chat with these girls, and you go upstairs and play with the other guys?" Jeff said, filled with confidence and expecting him to agree.
Slowly, the clang of metal began to sound as Faust started to pull his nodachi from the sheath.
However, that moment!
A beautiful woman slammed open the eastern doors, a tall woman with tanned skin and a beautiful face; she was followed by several athletic women who seemed hostile to the males in this room.
"Sorry, but these girls and Alex are with me."
The woman was called Laura Frost, a 34-year-old divorced teacher who taught physical education with Dcup breasts.
Her brown eyes looked at Faust with bright eyes; although he looked pale and a little strange, his body was perfect for combat and life in the apocalypse, and she wanted his help.
Laura held her longsword towards Jeff's throat before slowly stating their findings while exploring the dining room area.
She knew Alex thanks to Sarah and Amy; they always used his strong body to carry boxes or for physical work.
"N-no, please... I'm tired!" A weak female voice sounded from the second floor, followed by several males trying to coerce her.
Faust didn't care about this, shaking his head and looking at the girls behind Laura, their eyes filled with hatred and anger, seeming unable to stand the rules of the basketball group and male teachers.
'It's none of my business if they are violated, or it's consensual... I need to leave in the same direction as this woman; let's use her and those girls to reach Maria and Claire faster.'
Samatha didn't care much about the people in her human life; many abandoned her, forcing her to hide in that room. 'At least I could meet master there...'
Some girls looked from the second floor and wanted to rush down and drag Samatha down with them; she looked pretty with glossy skin and hair, although slightly bloody.
She was happy as she leaned against the extraordinarily handsome and wild Alex.
'I want to help them... But he will never do that...'
Mildred's two thoughts conflicted again, but this time the ghoul Mildred won, and she chose to follow Alex and let those girls suffer a cruel fate.
"I will let them escape shortly, don't worry, Mildred; you might have to take care of them, though..." Faust's gentle whisper came into her ear as he leaned over, kissing her gently to mask his words.
Mildred Affection +3 -> 35
Mildred Loyalty +5 -> 55
This was the reason for Faust's words, not because he cared about them; Mildred was a bright star close to Sarah which meant she had talent as a ghoul or something else.
'Well, I will save them; let's have her build a team of Vesta to support her; one day, we will have a base and need a group of fighters to help my many women.'
Mildred and Sarah were unique, and something began to kindle towards Samantha. He didn't know what it was, whether lust or something else, but he would no longer abandon her like a random ghoul or person.
"Laura, let's discuss the attack on the canteen privately with my two friends and your girls?" Faust said, his voice deep and husky, filled with confidence as he turned away, walking towards the east door, which seemed to be their base.
All the women nodded, not wanting to spend longer here, afraid of their sneaky tricks. All the pretty and athletic women followed the handsome Faust, which caused Jeff's hands to shudder; he didn't want to let that bastard live!
Once they were out of sight, he spoke to his two closest friends.
"I want him dead, gather the boys when we perform this attack, let's make sure Alex, the little cunt, never returns! Then his cute women will have no choice but to rely on us and that bitch teacher Laura; I am sure our teacher Stefan will help tame her!"