Canon Fodder

CHAPTER 378 SECURITY

CHAPTER 378 SECURITY“Okay, I think I found it,” I said. Opening my eyes I looked at Matilda who was keeping watch. I had been focusing on the people discreetly leaving until I found what we needed. “We will need a few things first though,” I admitted. 

“Like what?” 

“Like 2 tickets,” I said. “There is another security checkpoint down below for the special event.” I

Ducking down under the first ninja star I continued to break the restraints on the mutants as masked ninjas ran out from behind the stage. Ripping out the IV needles in the prisoner’s arms I turned to the masked men and women. 

“You think you’re ninjas?” I asked, feeling more than confident. “What a joke.” I shot out 8 streaks of Sparks from my body. They connected with 6 of them. 2 jumped back but I was on them both. Nen all over my body I hit them each, breaking a leg for one and shattering the jaw of the other. More ninjas poured out and Demoness joined me.

I turned to see that the people in the crowd were yelling and screaming. Tabi had taken to the distraction well. Setting alight people and furniture alike, the rich of the city streamed out of the auditorium as fast as they could. 

Demoness blocked 2 other ninjas that came up and I was preparing to grab the prisoners when the bosses appeared. Not the crime bosses like I expected, but the ninja bosses. Both were women. One I assumed was Elektra from Matilda’s reaction. Long black hair, tight leather red top over the black dress, it felt armored. 

The other was familiar as well though. Instead of formal attire she wore a deep blue leotard. Her hair a very dark purple she had dark skin and an Asian look as well. 

“Who the hell are you?” Elektra asked. 

“You can call me Bastard,” I said with a smile under my mask. I extended my Haki out. There were a lot more ninjas and guards coming. This was turning into a pain in the ass, but I had to deal with them all. 

The purple haired girl behind Elektra surprised me as a bright purple blade appeared out of her hand. “Fucking Psylocke?” I asked, surprising her. Another mutant, I cursed my terrible luck and quests. But this was my Viltrumite form, of course the quest would be hard. 

I jumped forward coating my body in Nen, Haki, and Sparks and punched Elektra. She dodged smoothly, trying to kick me in the side, but I blocked it and sparks ran into her. She cried out as Psylocke attacked, her eyes angry as she slashed her purple blade at me. I dodged it with ease and stepped back. 

Aware of everything around me I dodged more and more ninja stars as Demoness finished up her fight and joined me. We began to push Psylocke back and I activated Timeflow. Moving toward her in a fluid motion I punched her in the face with all I had. I felt her teeth rattle and she flew into the back of the stage as Demoness blocked Elektra from attacking me. 

I moved over to the trio as the ex-lovers fought. “Tabi!” I yelled. The cat stopped spitting flame at the entrance and sauntered over to me like she had all the time in the world. “I need you to carry these 3.” 

“I can’t fit through the doors if I do.” 

“Then 2. I’ll take the other,” I said. She hissed but didn’t fight it as she shrunk down to 6 feet tall. I grabbed Lorna and Alex and threw them on her back. Throwing the last girl over my shoulder I still didn’t know who she was, but it didn’t matter. Elektra and Demoness fighting it out. I threw a Spark at Elektra and it hit her square in the chest. 

She stiffened and fell to the ground as Matilda turned and began to follow me. “Thanks for staying,” I said. 

“I’m regretting it,” she said as men with guns ran into the room through the back entrance. 

“Me too,” I said, using my Timeflow I ran forward as the guns were shot at me. Speeding up my time the bullets hit the floor far behind me and I was among them. Kicking and punching my way through them all. As my Timeflow ended the last man fell. 

Demoness skidded to a halt next to me. I heard an audible gulp as she studied me. Surprise and to my enjoyment some lust leaked into her Haki. I gave her my best smile.

“We can kiss later,” I assured, causing her to stammer. 

“Weston, if you are using this time to flirt then I’m regretting helping you,” Tabi said. 

“Sorry,” I said, running to the door, pushing other people back. They were all touching so I sent a Spark into one and the electricity shot into all of them. Convulsing from the power we ran to the elevator, but I wasn’t about to fall for that. Taking us down the hall I found the stairwell that the guards had been using. 

Running up I knocked a few more people out, the girl on my back all the while. When we got to the 1st floor I ran us down another hall then corridor, through an office and out a back window. We hadn’t met anyone else during our exit and once we were outside I had all 3 passed out prisoners off Tabi as we recovered. 

“Why do interesting things keep happening around you?” Matilda asked, no amusement in her voice. 

“Just lucky,” I said with a shrug, unsure where to go from there.