Chapter 26
The Hunt
Emi had heard Shun- he'd been talking to himself somewhere out in the forest. She was certain he was only doing that to attract people to him so he could then kill them- she was going to find him. But she was going to kill him. She didn't know how- she hadn't had a weapon for a long time now. But somehow she was going to kill him. She wasn't sure she'd be able to win- she was certain she couldn't turn against the others. But Shun. He had killed her friend. He might even have killed Shoko and Hiromi.
She was disgusted at how he was acting now. He seemed positively happy, apparently not distraught at what he had done. He had killed and he was acting as though he'd done little more then buy an eagerly awaited movie. He almost seemed to be consumed in a childish delight.
She was so close to him now. If it weren't for the thick cover the forest offered he'd be able to see a weary and angry girl was walking mere meters behind him. An angry girl, who as of now had only one purpose. Before it had been to survive with her friends- now it was to kill Shun Dai. Boy number fucking ten Dai. Murderer of an innocent girl. Pure scum.
She was going to put this monster down.
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Shun was in a buoyant mood as he practically skipped through the forest. The pain in his hand was at a high level, but all it did was spur him on and remind him of his past glories.
He'd believed at the start then when he first killed someone he'd feel…well something like sadness or sorrow. Instead of that, or merely feeling nothing he felt…powerful. Unarmed he still had the power to take away life. With every life he took, he was sure that he would become more powerful. Kill them all!
But now he'd have to be quick. With less then half of the game time yet to pass Shun was certain that only twenty or so students probably remained. With numerous students dead, he'd have to work quickly to imprint his own name upon this battle royale. Then he would be remembered! He'd stepped back onto the mainland- a victor. A champion.
Don't get too carried away yet. We still have many people to kill. Many of them will probably be armed- some may have knives, some may have guns. It would be a good idea to arm ourselves.
Shun nodded. It was more fun to kill with his bare hands- but using weapons would be so much more…efficient. He carried on, unaware of the girl closely following behind him.
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Not that Shun was the only person on the island who'd picked up an unexpected follower. However as opposed to merely following Takuya Iga would be the first to admit he was in fact stalking the small group that was a short distance in front of him. Takamasa seemed to be leading the way. Beautiful Aya, and Kasumi, so cute, both followed him alongside Yusuke.
He had been attracted to the area by the sound of the gunfight in the village. He could have past up the gunshots- but the sounds of the grenades just proved too tempting a spectacle to miss. He arrived just in time to see some of the group jump into the forest. And had had just enough time to duck down before bullets suddenly ripped through the plants. He had followed Takamasa and the others as they quickly ran off. Obviously they hadn't noticed Ryo and Miki appearing soon after they left. But Takuya wasn't one for one either giving his position away, or possibly putting himself in any danger.
And so he continued to follow them. They at first didn't seem to have an actual destination they wanted to reach. But by identifying a few landmarks on his map, Takuya could see they were in fact following the shortest possible route out of the forest. But why would anyone want to leave the excellent cover provided? Either they had a plan, or they were just stupid.
But what did he care. If he really wanted to, he could stay hidden. Enemies were much more likely to come across those four, then just him on his own. And if that happened- four less people for him to worry about.
But what a waste of a pair of beautiful girls it'd be.
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Saki smashed through the foliage as she forced her way across the island. How many hours had she spent trying to find that little bitch? Where could she hide? Saki guessed it was only two, maybe three hours until they'd hear the next update. And her target better not have been killed by then.
She grew angry as the branches sliced across her face, numerous small cuts and scratches appearing on her face. Of all the days for her to finally be able to hide from Saki. After all this effort she better be able to find her- or there'd be a very good chance of the next person she met having a hockey stick to the throat.
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Dante stepped out of the forest. He first reached the hospital, kicking open the already half open door. Nothing much in there except for a shredded Fuji. He had a look of surprise on his face, and one eye missing, along with part of the back of his head.
Leaving the building he stepped outside. He noticed pieces of shrapnel stuck in the wall of a nearby building. Gripping the shotgun he walked closer to the building. He scanned through the windows. Nobody in there- but there was a miniscule amount of blood.
A tough looking building was dotted with bullet impacts. The windows were too small and high to look into the building. Instead he pushed open the loose door with his shotgun. Shrapnel and blood covered the walls. Poor Megumi was sprawled over in the far corner of the building, torn by the grenade blast. A hand hung down uselessly, and it appeared a large part of the fragmentation grenade had ripped through one of her eyelids. Dante shook his head.
Another one of the girls dead. This looked like an accident. But he was certain many more would die if he didn't help. The other boys were cruel, only cared for themselves- they'd want to hurt the girls. They'd kill them to survive, just like Kensuke killed Shoko without even caring.
He couldn't allow that to happen.
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Emi was so close now. She could practically hear the monster breathing. He came to a stop and suddenly yanked his trousers halfway down and began to relief himself. Emi turned away in disgust and noticed the large angular rock resting on the floor. She picked it up- heavy enough to cause damage, but she could still wield it well.
As she heard Shun finish, she gripped the rock and began to creep forward, unaware of the shadow that lurked behind her.