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As Fang Li had predicted, the situation at the Tohno residence wasn't looking good either.
"Aaaahhhh..."
"Aaaahhhh..."
Amidst low growls, the undead approached one by one and gathered outside the Tohno family's walls.
"Boom-!"
Several undead slammed violently against the iron gate. With a dull crash, the gate and the people fell to the ground, and the undead behind them trampled on their bodies, slowly invading the Tohno family's territory.
Not only that, but many of the undead climbed over the walls. Like the living dead, they staggered towards the Western-style mansion, quickly occupying the entire courtyard.
In the living room of the Tohno family, Tohno Akiha and the others could clearly see the scene through the windows.
"How could this..."
Kohaku covered her mouth in utter disbelief.
"..."
Hisui remained silent but her eyes betrayed her inability to suppress her unease.
As for Tohno Shiki, his complexion kept changing as he clenched his hands tightly and spoke through clenched teeth.
"Why are there so many undead here? What exactly happened?"
This was what Tohno Shiki desperately needed to know.
"Fang Li and Arcueid are both missing. Could it be that they really fought directly against the vampire in this city without my knowledge?"
Or had they noticed something wrong immediately and left without having time to inform him?
These thoughts flashed through Tohno Shiki's mind one after the other.
But then Tohno Shiki shook his head.
"Now is not the time to think about that."
Saying this, Tohno Shiki shifted his gaze to Tohno Akiha, who had been standing there silently, staring at the scene in the courtyard, without saying a word from the beginning to the end.
Looking at his little sister, Tohno Shiki hesitated for a moment before speaking reluctantly.
"Anyway, I'll explain everything to you later, Akiha. Please stay here with Kohaku and Hisui. I..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Tohno Akiha interrupted him.
"Brother, are you planning to have us stay here while you go out alone to deal with those monsters?" Tohno Akiha spoke in a firm, unyielding tone. "That's impossible, brother."
"Stop it, Akiha!" Tohno Shiki said anxiously. "If we don't do this, we'll all die!"
But Tohno Akiha refuted his idea.
"You're wrong, brother," Tohno Akiha frowned and spoke directly to Tohno Shiki. "In this situation, going outside will get us killed. Normal people would first think about how to escape, not how to deal with these monsters, right?"
"That..." Tohno Shiki fell silent on the spot upon hearing those words.
Indeed, in such a situation, a normal person would think of escaping first, not confronting the abnormal undead.
Because he had been hunting undead for a while, Tohno Shiki had come to see them as something he had to fight, causing him to subconsciously abandon the idea of running away.
Upon reflection, perhaps that was the right choice after all.
"We can't stay here any longer. If we do, we'll eventually be surrounded."
Tohno Akiha showed the determination of a family head and turned to Kohaku and Hisui.
"Kohaku, Hisui, take what we absolutely need. We'll escape through the back door."
Kohaku and Hisui nodded at once.
But just as Kohaku and Hisui were about to take action, Tohno Shiki and Tohno Akiha suddenly felt a wave of unease.
Especially Tohno Shiki, whose eyes under his glasses suddenly heated up, and it was as if he saw a hallucination - he saw death approaching.
"Could it be...!"
Tohno Shiki shouted.
"Everyone! Retreat quickly!"
Almost as soon as Tohno Shiki's words fell, a dark shadow suddenly descended from the sky outside the window, clinging to the window ledge.
"Bang-!"
The sound of shattering glass suddenly echoed.
"Aaah Aaah-!"
A corpse suddenly crashed through the window, shattering the glass as it roared and rushed towards everyone in the living room.
"—!"
Tohno Shiki instinctively shielded everyone behind him before he quickly removed his glasses, extended his hand, and drew the knife from his pocket, taking a defensive stance.
But before he could act, the sound of something breaking through the air rang out.
Several nail-like throwing knives shot violently through the window and embedded themselves in the back of the exposed corpse.
"Pū Chī- Pū Chī- Pū Chī-!"
Each throwing knife pierced the body of the dead man and threw him against the wall of the living room with tremendous force, pinning him there.
Seeing this, Tohno Shiki was stunned.
Even Tohno Akiha was taken aback for a moment, apparently not having fully processed what had happened.
At that moment, a voice reached everyone's ears.
"Are you all okay?"
With this voice, a figure quickly entered through the window.
The newcomer was none other than Fang Li.
"Fang Li!"
Tohno Shiki couldn't help but express his joy upon seeing him.
Even Kohaku and Hisui reacted, one showing a happy expression, the other a look of relief.
Only Tohno Akiha, after a secret sigh of relief, immediately asked Fang Li.
"What is going on?"
Hearing this, Fang Li didn't answer directly. Instead, he asked Tohno Akiha a question.
"How many members of your Tohno branch family are currently in this city?"
"Branch family?" Tohno Akiha looked surprised, but as if she understood something, she answered seriously, "As far as I know, all but a few are in this city."
"They're all in this town?" Fang Li said thoughtfully. "Then even in this situation, there are still people in this city capable of fighting the dead. It shouldn't be a total massacre."
"Massacre?" Tohno Shiki asked quickly, "What exactly is happening?"
"There's no time to explain everything right now," Fang Li said. "In short, this city has turned into a hunting ground for those monsters. Everyone is trying to escape. You should also leave this exposed place quickly, either find a place to hide or gather the remaining people and fight back against the dead ones."
After saying this, Fang Li turned his gaze to Tohno Akiha and said one last thing.
"Whether you choose to fight or flee, that's up to you."
"But remember one thing."
"Don't die."
Leaving those words behind, Fang Li swiftly moved and disappeared through the window.
"Wait..."
Tohno Shiki started to speak, but Tohno Akiha interrupted him again.
"That person will be fine," Tohno Akiha said with a sigh. "Brother, we should hurry and leave this place."
Tohno Shiki hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded reluctantly.
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