Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd In The Apocalypse!

Chapter 1418 Fast Forward - Expansion

Examining each poorly hollowed-out skull in the table, I believe we've seen such growth before—not just in size but also density, at least some of them. While it was true that it would need a bit more oomph to get through to the thicker and denser ones, unless they could completely deflect bullets— much less a .22 caliber round, we wouldn't worry too much about it at the current moment.

But yeah, while there were anomalies like Hulkers or a type of Stitcher that could take more than one shot to the head either by its sheer physicality or ability to "equip" more heads, the vast majority of our enemies would drop down with a simple nick to its weak point.

On another note, a hollowed one—or a coconut, new working title—had already had its head punctured so its ability to take bullets to the head doesn't count.

In any case, the best course of action was to document their findings and then send them over to Mindanao, Davao City, where the president and the nation's scientist—including the ones from Japan were.@@@@

Then Oscar opened up with his usual line for the first time in a while, "What's the plan today, kid?"

"Japan is on the top of my lists— and yeah, I have several."

"Heh, anything I can help you with?"

"I mean~ The two other things I'm worried about except the clean-up of Manila Bay is already being handled by Quinn's group, other than that, I have my own stuff to deal with and prepare for as well."

"And what's that— Oh, you mean the flares and shit?"

I nodded, "Yes, it's one of them— Ah. Wait, forget about it..."

"What? Tell me, kid!"

"It's about our contact in the Kadena Airbase in Japan but the Admiral can only do so much—"

Oscar never looked so offended, "You got me and Johnny over there! Why not let us try?!"

"I mean— The Admiral—"

"Fuck the Admiral—" then he suddenly turned to Ella, "No offense, lass, I was just—"

"I-It's fine, really— AKchK! I just choked— T'was so sudden, no?" Ella replied, wiping the food off her mouth.

Oscar turned to me again, "Who's your contact?"

"I wanted to speak to this Commander Tachikawa but this Jizz-o dude who pissed me off is doing his best to annoy me. But yeah, I'm still in contact with Mr. Sanders in the meantime and we've been talking about shit."

"Hmmrghgh... Then... Hmm... I'll be in Manila for a bit if you don't have anything for me? I'll kill some time there in the meantime."

"Sure, old man. I wish I could fast-forward this menial shit for you."

"Hah! It's bound to happen. I just need some—"

"Wait. I think I can."

"Haah? How?"

Fast-forward a few more days, while the Manila Bay still wasn't completely clear of its dead bodies or the trash coming from the Pasig River, it had enough space where we could use our ship to head back to Cuervo Heights, for a short moment.

He started after a sip, "This place is thriving. I kind of like it here."

I chuckled, "You even roped the General to come here, how'd you manage to do that?"

"Hah! Ropin' that serious fuck to come here? Not a chance! He knows what's going on here but the reason he's here is because of his kid."

"Ah. I see, then how about the other cadets and soldiers outside? How'd they manage to get in here?"

"That's what I'm here to talk to you about."

"Hmm?"

"You're literally the figure head of the Ishiyama Family. They're letting us stay here because of you but we're not really in any one of the families here, ya dig?"

"So?"

"They just— We need your actual blessing so that they'd be official."

"Why do they wanna join here?"

"Hah? You fuckin' serious, kid? Look at this place! It's—"

"Thriving, I heard."

"Yeah. And even though this place is a den for organized crime, it's a pretty good den, no? Believe it or not all it takes is to share a drink or a blunt with one of these folks and you'll be set. It's just that expensive to purchase shit if you don't belong in any of the families. Heck, we just scrape by because of Ilya and the few others under you.

They just do the purchases for us all the time... with a small cut, of course."

"I see."

"Then...?"

"Then what?"

"Are you gonna take them in or what?! That's the whole point of this conversation!"

"Heh. You could've just joined the other families—"

"Don't kid yourself, kid, what about loyalty, huh?"

"Jeez~ I can't even joke around now?"

"You—"

"Fine. Looks like Mr. Cuervo's still busy, before the night ends, my group will screen all of them."

"Screen? How?"

"Heh. You'll find out soon enough."