Chapter 12 Quantum Theory Of the Dead (2/2)

Sena looked outside and she still see the wandering undead, they still snarl at them from time to time.

”Nasty creatures. I don't understand why but this guys are so vicious tonight,” Sena groaned.

”Those guys is too dangerous and venturing is really hard for us to do,” Miyuki said.

”Maybe this caused by the clocktower bell earlier?” Nejima wondered.

”Maybe not, if that is the case, why they didn't change when the clock strikes at 3? The clocktower will ring whenever the three hour interval is done,” Nanami explained.

”Then, does it have something to do with their behavior?” Souichi scratched his head.

”Probably. I have seen movies like this and many call them the ferals. They are really dangerous since they run and much more brutal than the normal ones. Their behavior is really similar,” Nanami said.

Chie stands up and push her glasses in the bridge of her nose like she is a genius.

”Allow me to explain my theory,” Chie said.

Chie is a very well known and a promising student due to her mind blowing theories and her contribution to science is really huge. Give her a material and an instrument for experimenting and you will get astonished.

”Let's hear it,” Miyuki nodded.

”From my experience, the undead changed their behavior when the clocktower rang earlier. It is true that they changed but it is not due to the ringing sound just like what Nanami said earlier. But why will they change on that timespan? My theory is simple, they will berserk and go feral once the clock strikes six or to be precise, when the night settles in,” Chie explained.

”Really? Why do you think so?” Sena asked.

”Simple, this is just a theory but I think something connects. The time where many people call it nighttime is when the clock strikes at exactly 6 P.M. Earlier, that really happened, so when the clock strikes at 6, the bell rang and the changed occurs. I also remembered that the whole school turned silent for a while before the school's clocktower strikes at 6. Its possible that this is the case. I call this phenomenon as Night Rage. Night Rage due to the fact that those undead rages when the clock strikes at 6,” Chie explained.

”I see. That really explained it. No wonder they chased you and Kyosei really hard,” Souichi said.

”That is not all,” Chie continued.

”From my observations earlier when I killed one of those undead, I noticed that their glands are all non functional except their ears. Their eyes and nose are no longer functioning but when the night came, I was a bit stupefied when those undead attacked us, despite the silent motions we made earlier. My theory is that, those undead gets ”dead” in the morning and ” alive” in the evening,” Chie said once again.

”Huh? What do you mean? Sena creased her forehead.

This time, Kyosei answered.

”She said that those undead gets their senses back that once make them alive at night and lose them in the morning,” Kyosei simplified.

Chie nodded on this statement.

”Yes, its correct. The reason why they run in the evening must be the cause of their newfound power to regain their human senses in the evening. Also I noticed that the mosquitoes we we encountered earlier is really big. Are those really dangerous?” Chie asked.

”Yes, we witnessed earlier the death of those lackeys that Kyosei tied up earlier. The lackey is unlucky enough to get bitten by the mosquito. We didn't get to respond much since it is rather rare to see mosquitoes here in Osaka. According to Nejima, those mosquito breed are called Aedes Aegypti which is common in the tropical countries, mainly in Philippines as the carrier of Dengue. When these mosquitoes bit one of the lackey, they almost drained the blood of the lackey and when the lackey died, he turned into an undead,” Miyuki said.

”I see, a dengue carrier huh? Looks like the Night Rage is not that easy as it looks,” Chie shook her head.

”Why is that?” Souichi is troubled.

”From my guess, they only appeared at night and we didn't spot a single mosquito in the morning,” Chie explained.

Everyone except Kyosei nodded.

” Then, why is that? In my theory, they will only appear at night,” Chie concluded.

Everyone is silent. Nobody wanted to say anything. Only Kyosei breaks the silence.

” So the Nighttime will get more dangerous than in the morning? Sounds troublesome,” Kyosei frowned.

They all stood in silence. If this is true, they needed to be more vigilant at night and sleeping will be very hard to do now. And if the morning came, fatigue will overwhelm and they will need to sleep in the morning. This event really is a game changer for them that they need to study further or their survivability is tested.