Chapter 397: [Bonus Chapter] {Shuten Doji} (2/2)

They could beat back the Russian prong, mechanized as they were, susceptible to the Machine Heart, and take over the Panopticon It would change everything Then, if Eood and not as a weapon of war

Just needed to hold against the Russian prong

How the hell did the Valentinos not know so was up with the had turned into machines?

The Italians had Mad Jack with theends of Cyberspace What the hell was that freak doing? Just sitting on his ass and playing videoga him, that was a very distinct possibility

Shuten Doji growled He hated people like Mad Jack People who lacked discipline Well, it was not like Shuten Doji hi the Seven Swords, he had the least discipline in terms of lifestyle, but at least he had his powers as an excuse

He had to consuht and, now, after the injury from the Unbreakable, survive

But Mad Jack dicked around for no other reason than his ohim Even now, in this absolutely critical juncture, Mad Jack was cootten a whiff of the Italian prong's half-baked plan to try and capture Mad Jack and force him to be the vessel for the Machine Heart?

Whatever the case, fuck that kid

"Dad, is so?" E, E of business Always ure by now my head would've exploded if I didn't drink all the ti?" said E sixty I know that's not too old for an Alter like you, but you'll only be getting weaker from here And I want to have a father I can show my kids to, when I do decide to have them"

"Kids!? Where!?" said Shuten Doji, eyes widening Then narrowing in threat "And who!? He better be one hell of a guy For his own safety"

"Aaaand this is why I've never dated seriously" E

At that hts turned froh the confines of the elevator

"RED ALERT: AN ATTACK ON THE LAB HAS BEEN REGISTERED THE ATTACK IS CLassED AS A HIGHLY SERIOUS THREAT ALL PERSONNEL ARE RECOMMENDED TO EVACUATE TO THE LAST FIVE FLOORS REPEAT: ALL PERSONNEL ARE RECOMMENDED TO EVACUATE TO THE LAST FIVE FLOORS

FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS EVACUATION PROMPTLY MAY LEAD TO BEING LOCKED OUT OF SECURE FLOORS"

"What the fuck?" Shuten Doji hunched over E her "An attack? Here of all places? And now?"

"I'll link to the security feed!" said Emi She pressed on her wrist and a blue jack-in chord popped out froed the jacker into a slot beneath the elevator's control panel

In the nextfloor options to the outsides of the lab

Shuten Doji's breath caught in his throat The screen showed a cah a s hole in the dome A man that Shuten Doji knew all too well

"W-what is it, dad?" said Erew serious, his s off his face He clenched his fists, and tubes fro needle ends into his flesh

Alcohol poured directly into his body, and flickers of purple energy glowed visibly through his veins "Eo down, and you stay down, alright?

Where it's safe

Dad will deal with this"

"Got it!" said Emi

The elevator doors opened to show a red tinted room Shuten Doji stepped out

"And you betterthe trip all the way here if we can't even have dinner together!?"

Shuten Doji looked back with a grin "I will Promise"