With the teeth of the monster still inside D'lean 's skin, and the pain coursing through his veins, he tried to remove himself. Although, the creature didn't allow that. It's sinister eyes were locked in with D'lean's, who was in serious pain.
However, knowing that the monster wouldn't let go, he decided to bear the pain and take this as an opportunity to attack it. With the iron still in his other hand, he struck it at the neck of the monster, causing it to scream.
In that instant, the monster released its teeth and moved backwards with a scream, feeling the pain coming from the strike. D'lean who was now free, instantly jumped away from the monster.
His left hand held his right, while his gaze fixed, as he watched the monster struggle on the pain it felt. Then it came to him.
"Looks like it doesn't have that much intelligence."
He said this because the monster hadn't placed it hand on the iron in an attempt to remove it. Which meant that it was clueless. Meaning if it was a monster with real intelligence, it would have already tried to remove the iron.
"Hmph…"
Knowing this fact, D'lean took it as yet another opportunity. In a flash, he dashed towards the monster, forgetting about the pain that he felt in his hand as that didn't matter at this point. He was faced with an opportunity. One that shouldn't be missed if given.
With less than a second to think, he grabbed the shoulder of the monster with his left hand, while his right caught the iron. He then pushed it into deep into the monster's, causing it to roar out loud.
Seeing the pain it was causing it, a smile emerged on his face.
"Yes. It is affected."
Without hesitation, he pulled the iron out and with a strong and precise blow, he struck it into the monster's head, making it emerge from the other side of its head.
"Arrrggghhh!!"
The scream of the monster escalated, at the black blood sprout out from its head. Upon seeing this, D'lean quickly dashed back and watched as the monster rages in pain and agony.
And before his very eyes, the head of the monster began disintegrating. Like ashes, every part of its body began fading, leaving not a single trace of the existence of the childhood body.
"Is… it dead?"
D'lean fell on his butt, as he watched the scene unfold before him. He had just killed a monster that he never guessed it could. But instead of feeling excited about it, his heart was filled with sadness.
Tears filled his heart, as he thought of his childhood friend. He never even got to tell her goodbye, and just like that she was gone.
"Ah!"
He screamed.
The wound in his right hand brought him back to reality. The wound was deep, and if he didn't do something about it, he would lose a lot of blood and die. Knowing this fact, he quickly went to the areas where he dropped the first aid book he took earlier.
After opening it, he stared inside for a while as he thought of what he could apply on the wound. But it was not something that one would just heal with a mere first aid. So he took out a bandage and wrapped it tightly around his hand, before tying it up.
Even though he didn't know how he was going to heal it, at least preventing it from getting infected was the least he could do.
After wrapping it, D'lean stood up. His gaze shifted to where the monster had disintegrated.
"No sign left behind huh?"
"Killing that monster wasn't easy. And to know that there are more out there."
His gaze shifted to the window of the classroom.
"I wonder how the rest are holding up. Don't die on me guys."
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Meanwhile… at the same time.
"Everyone this way!"
Outside the school building. The chaos hadn't calmed down one bit. It was still in an uproar with the attack from the unknown creatures. Those who were unlucky were lying dead on the floor. While those who were worse than unlucky, were turned into a monster. Forced against their will to kill.
This sight was unpleasant. It was like an apocalypse. A disaster had fallen into earth and in no time it was going to go extinct. With the many people dying and turning into monsters, there seemed no hope for humanity.
History itself might not be around to record this event, because there wouldn't be any survival to tell it.
However, that didn't seem to be the case.
"Right this way!"
"It is safer here!"
Uvenna and Phillip directed students who were still alive into shelters. It was the basketball court. And since it was surrounded by an iron net, that was impenetrable. To them, it was the safest place to stay away from the monsters until help comes.
However, they failed to realize one thing. If this was happening in their school, didn't that mean it was happening everywhere else. So… where would the help be coming from?
With determined expression on their faces, both Uvenna and Phillip were able to gather as many students as they could into the basketball field.
It was the least they could do, since it was among the last words from their friend, and they weren't about to neglect it.
Carefully, they took students who they knew weren't bitten by a monster, but clean. Because they has already noticed it.
When one is bitten by the creature, they either die or turn into the monster. Although, the time rate for the latter was unknown to them.
Taking this fact into consideration, they made sure to ask each student if they were bitten or not, before allowing them to enter the court.
"Hurry!"
"Hurry!"
With their plan of safety, they felt that they would at least hold up until help comes.
"Is that all of them?"
Phillip asked, turning to Uvenna
She had a determined expression. No expression of being frightened or scared. Just pure determination. Like she knew she was going to come out from this alive.
Phillip, chuckled inside himself. He was happy to see that he had made such strong friends. From D'lean to Uvenna. And if he were to die here, there wouldn't be anything he would regret.
"I think so." Uvenna replied, cleaning the sweat from her face.
"We are far from where the most disaster is happening, so we should be good for now. I think we can close the gate now and wait for help to come."
Turning to Phillip she nodded, as a sign for him to close the gate. And so he nodded back. Making his way, he held the door about close, when suddenly a distant voice called out.
"Wait!"
Phillip halted, as he heard the voice. Squinting his eyes to get a clearer view, he saw a figure in a distant, running towards them.
"Who is that?" he asked, turning to Uvenna since he couldn't see from a far distance.
"Uvenna it's me hold on!" the female voice called out.
Uvenna looked at the face and recognized her.
"Oh it's the student council president."
"Oh."
"Yeah, let her in. But check if she's bitten before that."
Uvenna said, as she left Phillip to handle their last survivor while she went and attended to those who were injured, but not from a monster bite.
The so-called student council president, quickly picked up the face, and ran as fast as she could to the door of the court. With her breath panting she said.
"Ha, ha… thank… you for waiting!"
She then tried to enter, but was instantly stopped by Phillip.
"Wait."
"I-Is something wrong?" she asked.
"Are you perhaps bitten by the monster?"
The girl hesitated before answering. Her gaze shifting to the people who were already inside the court. Every single one of them had a frightened and traumatized expression on their faces. Then she turned back to Phillip.
"No I am not."
In the pink long sleeve sweater she wore, she held her left arm with her right, as if there was something there. Upon seeing this, Phillip squinted and asked.
"Why are you holding your hand like that?"
Suddenly, the so-called student council president's heart raced. Her voice trembled as she spoke.
"O-Oh it's just a small scratch I got when I fell from running?"
"So you are not bitten?"
"No."
Phillip stared at the place she was holding once more. An uneasy feeling coursing inside him.
"Alright then. You may enter." he said, opening the door wildly for her.
The instant she heard it, she let out a sigh of relief, but didn't make it noticeable. Her hands trembled, as she felt his gaze on her while she walked in.
As soon as she entered, Phillip slammed the gate and locked it, causing the student council president to jump in fear. She turned and saw that it was just him closing the gate, before her mind came to an ease.
..
"Are you hurt anywhere?"
Uvenna spoke.
She walked and examined those who had little bruises caused from either falling or something else that wasn't a monster bite. At that point, she had already separated those there were injured from those who weren't.
Making her work load easier for her. Most of the students here were a year or two lower than her, making her as a senior to take care of them before the adults arrival.
However, other than her and Phillip who were the upperclassmen, there was one among them who also was an upperclassmen. And she was seated at the side of those who weren't injured.
At that point, there was silence among the students in the court, as the sun began to set. They were all waiting in anticipation. Either to be rescued or for their luck to run out and be found by a monster.
The latter was discouraged. However, Just when the silence was becoming familiar, a sound echoed.
"KACK!"
But nobody paid attention to it, as everyone was trapped in their own minds. However, the sound came out again. This time louder than earlier.
"KAAACK!!!"
Suddenly everyone's gaze shifted trying to spot where the sound was coming from. And then a voice shouted.
"It's here… a monster!"
"KAAACK!!!"
Everyone quickly got up and ran to a safe space, in fear as they gaze at what was before them. There it was. The only person who didn't run away.
In a pink sweater, a monster emerged. It's body twisting in an abnormal manner. It head bent, hand shifted, eyes drafting.
Phillip's eyes widened as he saw the figure before him. The scene of a female human transforming into a monster unfolded right before his eyes and then he let mumbled.
"President?"