Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd In The Apocalypse!

Chapter 1267 Brutal - Skip to Phase 3???

Funnily enough, I saw exactly how Cindy managed to use the butt of her sword to smack it right on Brian's temple before she got tackle-speared into oblivion, making both of them tumble badly on the floor. However, with how Cindy's face was still drenched in water and bits of spaghetti sauce, she kept hitting Brian with the butt of her sword as she was trying to wipe her face with her sleeves.

It's just that she had already scored a critical hit on Brian's temple and he'd sooner run out of saving throws to survive the day.

However, she soon realized she was hitting the wrong guy but another water balloon plopped at her forehead before drenching her again.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIIIIIIS?! COME OUT HERE SO I COULD STICK THIS S-STICK UP YOUR ASS! YOU— STOP THROWING FUCKING WATER BALLOONS AT ME!!!"

Ignoring her screams, I was already circling around after I lobbed the third water balloon over her head, and I had just received word that JP and Tennyson were already packed and ready for shipment.

It was for the Phase 2 of this particular activity but that other shit would come a little later.

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But yeah, even if I circled around to get to Cindy's back, I made myself known by emitting killing intent and letting her know I was standing right behind her—and I made my "bloody" knife sheen from the small amounts of light seeping through the curtain slits.

"W-What—"

And before she could utter another word, I emotionlessly took a step forward before I suddenly bridged the distance between us, and kicked her a few feet off Brian's body.

Judging from the looks on her face, she was still confused but more afraid of what was going on but her eyes never grew so wide when she saw me stab Brian over and over and over.

With this visibility, it easily masked the whole racket but as I saw her take off and leave her items on the floor, I instantly gave chase and easily grabbed hold of her ponytail.

From the way she was trying to kick me off and struggling with tears in her eyes, I knew that the fear was real and she was at her breaking point so once again, I knocked her out with a sleeper hold by you know, holding her tightly until she falls asleep—around her neck, of course.

At that point, I began to carry her back to the same spot where Brian was and there I saw Tatiana putting Brian's body in a wooden coffin.

I cut him off, "Don't bother, he's fast asleep."

Before he could even have the chance to reply, I just started to beat him senselessly—hitting every part that would fucking hurt—but he stood his fucking ground so as to not drop Marvin who was hanging at least a couple tens of feet. It's just that it wasn't actually Marvin on the other end of the rope but the same fucking ballistic torso I surprised Cindy with.

And yeah, I admire his dedication to protecting Marvin from fucking danger but there's a stark difference between their weight—and even if he was caught in the heat of the moment, he should've at least tried to fight back or sacrificed Marvin so at least one of them could've lived.

While I was a proponent of getting everyone to safety, this was just one of those times where indecisiveness was just suicide or in this case, a double-suicide with extra steps because if I were in "Marvin's" shoes I wouldn't want to be the cause of my friend's death because I got caught.

Still, I couldn't hide the smile in my fucking eyes when I felt Seb let out actual killing intent as he thought I was playing with Marvin's life just to teach a fucking class.

He was staring at me with cold, dead eyes—and he looked like he'd snap any second—but I took it a step further as I pulled out an actual knife and cut off the rope "Marvin" was tied to.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

At the current moment, I was fucking ready to receive his lunge but I couldn't be more happy when he rushed to Marvin's "corpse", it's just that he almost lost his shit when he discovered his blunder and smelled spaghetti sauce, but I made my way towards him with a smile as I put my hand over his shoulder:

"Maaaan, I would've loved you to skip Phase 2 and let you go to Phase 3 but rules are rules. I'm gonna knock you out now."

"W-What?! Y-YOU— WHERE— Hnngh..."

In that instance, I still had the piece of cloth with chloroform on it so next thing we know, Tatiana was rolling another coffin while I had the actual Marvin tied on the rope but hanging more than fucking 20 feet above the ground. At this point, he'd actually die if I accidentally dropped him or cut off his rope but I had different plans for this guy as much as a different approach for Seb.

These two people had almost the same personality like me but the difference was that Seb was one to let go and forgive while Marvin tended to bide his time and wait for the opportune moment.

So how do we tie this into Marvin's current situation?

Nothing. I just cut the rope again and let him freefall before he fucking discovered there was a bungee cord also tied to his body.