Canon Fodder

CHAPTER 131 EAST STATION

“This is the greatest thing ever!” Kohta yelled as we ran over the rooftops. 

“I have to agree,” Saeko said. We came to the edge of the home, but she didn’t hesitate, speeding up she ran and jumped. Soaring through the air she was taking the best to the strength of the suit. All of them were doing well honestly. In Gantz, Kato had been a pansy when it came to them. Each of these guys had risked their lives over the last few days. It was sink or swim. They were swimming. 

Khota took in a deep breath doing the same. He soared through the air landing on the other roof with very little stumbling. I looked to the others, they hesitated but soon went over one by one. Though Takashi was obvious about his dislike for me, he did like the suit. 

“Come on, Shizuoka,” I said to the heavy chested woman. Her breasts bounced with every footfall and jump, the best part of bringing her along in my opinion. 

“I’m not young like you all,” she whined. She had watched me have sex a few hours ago, and had only blushed while stealing glances of me a few times. When we headed out of the Takagi household a few hours ago she was back to her normal whiny self. 

“No, but you’re doing great,” I said. “Do it, or I throw you.” 

“I’m doing it, I’m doing it,” she said. I had already thrown her twice. She took in a deep breath and ran for the edge. Jumping almost too late she flew through the air and made it. I channeled chakra and made the same jump without a running start. 

The morning had been a little awkward when Saeko found Saya naked in bed with us. I left it up to them to figure out how they wanted to proceed. Both knew I was strong. They would need to accept the other if they wanted to continue to be with me. 

I promised Saeko training on chakra after we had saved everyone. Since she didn’t have a whole lot and it was new I told her to start meditating until she could feel it. Chakra increased with strength and practice using it. But even I had to learn to find it in ninja school before I could learn any skills. 

We were making good headway. A few people yelled our way now and then from other roofs but I kept us running. We pointed them to the Takagi household but were on our own mission. The power out everywhere the city was eerily quiet as smoke and fires broke out in the distance. The only real noise we heard were the moans and groans from the zombies in the street below. That and random gunshots in the distance. 

“There it is!” Rei yelled as we ran in a group. Pointing ahead I couldn’t see the difference between it and other buildings but I guessed she knew. We followed her direction and jumped from building to building. When we came to the building there was a wide street out front that we couldn’t jump across. A random spattering of the undead in the street I turned to the others. 

“Okay, moment of truth. The suits should be enough protection from a bite, but don’t risk it if you can help it,” I said. “Everyone have their weapons?” They all nodded. Saeko had her new real sword that Mr. Takagi gave her. Rei had a short spear. Kohta and Takashi had bats. Kohta still carried a rifle on his back, but I had made him promise only to use it when we were surrounded. 

“I don’t know if I can use this,” Saya said. She lifted the black Gantz sword. “I don’t know what I’m doing.” 

“That’s fine. It’s better than punching them. The sword is strong,” I said. I pulled out my Seastone Jitte and began channeling chakra through it. “Let’s go.” I stepped off the building and landed easily. Saeko soon landed beside me. I smiled at her boldness, and she sent me a wink. We stepped away from the building toward the East Police Station. The 2 of us quickly running to the next zombie we stabbed into their heads only to move to another and another. 

By the time the others got the nerve to jump off the 3 story building we had already cut a path to the police station. “No one’s here,” Rei said worriedly. 

“We don’t know that,” I said as we moved inside. The doors were wide open. A few zombies inside Saeko and I dispatched them easily.

“Where is your dad’s office?” Shizuoka asked as she bounced in. Her large chest drawing the eye as she moved wherever. I really wanted the DD breasted woman, but wasn’t about to push. I had 2 other beautiful girls to focus on for now. 

“Upstairs.”

“Are there guns here?” Kohta asked. 

“I doubt they left any,” I said. But an idea struck. “But…an evidence locker might have some,” I lied. 

“That’s this way,” Rei said as she began running up the stairs. A zombie in her path she stabbed it in the head without hesitation. We moved through the large station running down halls. The lights were off, but luckily Rei found a supply closet. There were still flashlights left inside. Grabbing a few we did a sweep of the 2nd floor. 

Eventually finding the armory Kohta kicked in the door to find it emptied out. “At least that means they left on their own terms,” I offered Rei. She nodded, but was nervous. 

We found the evidence locker behind a wire cage. A zombie inside I ripped off the lock of the cage and displaced his head from his body. We began ripping through everything. Trying to salvage whatever we could. I found a big stack of drugs but left that for the next looters. 

“Woah,” Shizuoka said as she found what I was looking for. A briefcase full of money. I put on a wide smile. “Do you think we should?” 

“Do you think it will be worth anything?” I asked, my fingers itching. 

“I doubt it,” she said with a sigh and put it down. I began discreetly throwing the money in my Status screen. It was too easy. I hadn’t noticed any banks, but every bit counted. Money was king here, in Gantz, in My Hero Academia, and probably One Punch Man if I ever went there. I had another 50 million yen by the time I emptied the place of all the money I could find. 

We stopped our looting as we heard a loud crash. Saya had shut the glass entrance doors when we came in. The crash had sounded distinctly like glass breaking. We all eyed one another but began making our way back to the stairs. 

A noise of heavy breathing came from the stairs as we got closer. I had assumed that someone had driven through the station from the noise we heard, but I was shocked as we saw the huge figure walking up the stairs. 

It was at least 9 feet tall. Coal black skin, it had purple veins spiderwebbing along it’s body. Muscles everywhere the thing looked like a zombie pimple about to pop. It had 2 arms, 2 legs, and a head, but the face was a distorted conglomeration of 2 heads. Like a conjoined twin it had 2 heads, each pointing in a different direction as it moved up the stairs. 

“What the fuck,” I found myself saying unbidden. The thing noticed us and moved more quickly than I thought it could. Running up the stairs it turned more quickly than a zombie should be able to. The 2 faces screeching as they turned to face us I didn’t hesitate. Chakra pouring into my body I jumped at it. Kicking it in one of the heads hard. 

The head blew off, but there was another. It didn’t need to recover as it tried to bite my leg. It’s hands moving for me the girls screamed my name but I twisted out of it’s reach. Landing on the ground it swiped at me again. This time I brought the Jitte up. Sharpening the water I extended it out slicing the monster zombie from crotch to neck. Splitting it down the middle. 

It screeched but fell in 2 halves. It’s body convulsed then laid still. Breathing in and out heavily I didn’t hesitate to cut off the intact head. The monster didn’t stir as the pitch black skull rolled away. 

“What the fuck!” I repeated. I turned to the other’s they had the same look of surprise on their faces. “What was that?” 

“You don’t know?” Saya asked, worriedly. “I-I- is it a new virus?” 

“Or an evolution of the current murder virus?” Kohta asked. He slowly moved to the large muscular body. Poking it with his bat it was like a rock. “It’s muscular. And 2 zombies?” 

“Holy shit,” Takashi said, joining him in poking the body. It must have been a man thing cus I noticed I was doing the same. 

“Not good,” I said. “If they’re evolving…” I was getting worried. Could this have been because I brought Gantz armor into the mix? Or was this part of the story? The canon hadn’t gotten far. Maybe this was where it was supposed to lead. 

“I uh need to find my dad,” Rei said. Looking up the stairs to the next level we all nodded and ran up. We moved more slowly though. If there were more of these giant zombies I wasn’t confident they could deal with them even with the Gantz armor. 

We soon found more rooms and zombies. Dispatching them our nerves got better since they were simple zombies. They were a lot less scary now. But we had to stay on our toes. 

“What’s that?” Saya asked, stepping into a dark room. I rushed in killing a zombie. I looked around confused about what caught her eye. “It’s got power.” Moving to a computer screen it was the only light in the room. 

“It must have some sort of battery back-up,” she said while punching the keyboard. She began trying to bring up the internet, but there was nothing. Then a red message crossed over the screen. 

She began reading the message on the screen. “Regarding the emergency shelter and refugee plan, maintaining the peace-keeping task force….” She started to mumble. Then exclaimed excitedly. “The self-defense forces are coming to Tokonosu for a rescue mission tomorrow evening.” 

“They are?!” People exclaimed excitedly. 

“Yes, they will be focusing their efforts to evacuate people from the Shintoko Third Elementary school,” Saya said. The girls looked to Takashi. 

“That’s where my mom should be,” the man said excitedly. “She might really be okay if people are heading there.”

“Great news,” Shizuoka said, putting her hand on his shoulder. “Let’s try to get all of our loved ones there.” That’s when I got the quest. 

I had planned to do that anyway, so it was no issue for me. I was curious what Tough Skin meant, but I would find out. 

“I agree, Rei. Lead the way,” I said. She nodded and headed out of the room. Stabbing the head of a zombie we eventually came to a large open office area. Desks all around Rei ran to a specific one.

“This is my dad’s desk,” she said excitedly. Digging through the desk to try to find something I noticed the white board. 

“Hey, looks like they got the message too,” I said. The others turned as I pointed to the board. 

ALL SURVIVORS GO TO SHINTOKO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

“Guess we know our next stop,” I said. Looking around the others nodded. I moved to a window. Opening it I ordered, “Let’s start making our way.” I jumped off the sill and landed on the street below. Starting to slash through the zombies I was ready to get this part of the story over with.