Brutal impacts continued to shake the wooden door of Classroom 2-B.The sickening thuds of foreheads smashing into wood and nails tearing at metal were deafening. The iron lockers serving as a barricade rattled violently. The bottom edges of the heavy cabinets scraped slowly backward across the ceramic tiles. However, the thick iron plating was simply too heavy to be moved by the sheer weight of the bodies pushing from outside. The barricade stood firm against the onslaught."They are going absolutely insane out there!" Alex pressed his back hard against the lockers. His face was drenched in sweat. "Keep pushing, Xav! Do not let up!""I am already using my whole damn body, you son of a bitch!" Xavier shot back, the veins in his neck bulging with effort.Daniel stood two steps away from the barricade. His eyes meticulously scanned the structural integrity of the iron lockers."Step away from there, Alex. Xavier," Daniel ordered with absolute authority. "That iron structure can absorb t

"Step forward, both of you, if you have the guts!" Xavier yelled in a harsh whisper.Xavier immediately leaped in front of the lecturer's desk, raising his ice pick high. The sharp metal tip pointed straight at the chests of Vincent's two followers.The two grimy men did not back down. Instead, they smirked mockingly as they raised their two-by-fours bristling with rusted nails, bracing to swing at Xavier's head. They began to spread out, flanking the center desk from both sides."Screw you, Vincent." Alex stepped forward, covering Xavier's exposed flank, his heavy wrench clutched tightly in his grip. "You have some nerve trying to extort food on our home turf. Do you have a death wish, you son of a bitch?""Relax, Lex." Vincent twirled his fire axe with an arrogant flair. "I am just asking for my cut. We are all students from the same campus, after all. Would you really have the heart to let me starve?""Shove that axe up your ass, you piece of garbage!" Alex shot back, his jaw clenc

Daniel's right arm hung limp in the air. The thick bandages dripped heavy, black blood, releasing the putrid stench of the pathogen into the air. That dark stain proved one undeniable truth. Their leader was infected."Black blood," Alex whispered, taking a step back. The engineering student's eyes bulged wide. "You were actually bitten.""Daniel," Chania covered her mouth, her legs shaking uncontrollably. "Why did you lie to us?""See that?" Vincent laughed maniacally, shattering the tense silence. "Your crippled little hero is nothing but a parasite. He is just waiting for the right moment to devour you all in your sleep."Vincent tossed his fire axe onto the classroom floor. The heavy metal clattered loudly against the ceramic tiles. He did not need a blade. He intended to beat his prey to death with his bare hands."Die, you hypocritical piece of shit!" Vincent roared.The campus thug lunged forward with brutal fury.Daniel did not have enough time to evade. The raging fever had s

The sickening sound of tearing flesh echoed through the room. Blood sprayed as high as the classroom ceiling as Vincent's follower screamed beneath a writhing pile of monsters."Hurry up, Bianca!" Xavier pulled her hand roughly. "Step on my shoulders now!"Xavier crouched beside the desk beneath the window. Bianca stepped onto his shoulders, sobbing uncontrollably. Alex was already outside, standing on the corrugated tin roof of the connecting corridor."Jump out here!" Alex yelled from the dark outside. "Hurry the hell up! They are all inside!"Daniel released his grip on Vincent's axe and drove his left knee into the thug's stomach with everything he had. Vincent staggered backward, crashing hard against the wall.Daniel completely shifted his focus. His protective instincts seized control of his nervous system. The monster horde in front of them would finish their initial meal in seconds. Their next target would be the source of noise near the rear window."Xavier," Daniel called o