Shattering Humanity-Chapter 461: "You’d Better Bite Down On That And If I Were You, I’d Look Away, Nerd."

Chapter 461: "You’d Better Bite Down On That And If I Were You, I’d Look Away, Nerd."

If desire shall conceal true self,

True self will manifest itself even more.

If desire shall weaken true self,

True self will strengthen itself even more.

If desire shall abandon true self,True self will prosperous even more.

If desire shall deprive true self,

True self will give even more.

This is known as the enlightened nature that is subtle yet profound.

Gentleness overcomes strength, and the meek overcomes the strong.

Just as fish live in deep water and cannot survive after being taken out of the depths.

And the powerful weapons of a country should not be displayed,

Just like one’s true nature cannot be revealed to be seen." -Tao Te Ching Chapter 36

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Saku: "Well Xaay, if you like Friend’s dog food you’re probably gonna love the treats he likes too."

Xaaydagaay: "*click!* *click!* *purrrr!*

*Rrrrruff!*"

Saku: "I’ll take that as an enthusiastic yes."

Before he can take two more steps their is a sudden large crashing noise and from somewhere inside the abandoned store, something crashes down through the ceiling.

Saku: "What was that!?"

Both Friend and Xaaydagaay begin barking in the direction and with a new pair of kicks on her feet, Laban comes running from the stockroom.

Laban DaeMon: "What the fuck was that?!"

Aiden: "Ahhhhhhh!"

Saku’s expression goes directly to fear and he activates his Anjell Eye, a Yin aura.

Saku: "Shit!

God damnit, Katsu!

Isn’t he supposed to be your friend too?!"

The blessed Yin Vessel begins charging towards the direction of the yelling nerd. His possé follows as another crash comes through the building rooftop, as a "blue missile" into the smoke and dust filled superstore.

Running through the emptied aisles, Saku, Laban, Xaaydagaay, and Friend head straight for the shouting Aiden.

They turn the corner at the end of the tile floored lane and Saku grimaces in anger.

The lower body of Takamagahara’s genius, as well as his glasses have fallen off, is stuck under a pile of metal pieces, tipped over shelving, and chunks of the store’s roof.

Aiden: "Help me, please!

My leg hurts!"

Unable to free himself from the unexpected trap the panicking Aiden stops and looks at where his legs are hidden. Horror grows on his face as something in the rubble seems to grab his ankle.

Aiden: "It has me!

Something grabbed me!

Help!

Help!"

While the rescue crew rushes over to save their valuable member, whatever has a hold on his crushed legs, starts slowly pulling the rest of his body in, despite the young man’s desperate efforts to escape.

With terrified tears making his already blurry vision even more so, all Aiden can do is try to focus on the blurs coming to aid him.

Saku activates his Anjell Eye and begins instantly transmitting the top layers of collapsed building above the trapped brainiac, before he and Laban get there to manually remove the pieces. Meanwhile, both of Saku’s brilliant companions, Friend bites down on Aiden’s clothes and Xaaydagaay uses her new arms to help pull him free.

They begin to make progress, until...

Saku uses Isfet’s ability to *POP* away a large sheet of metal, revealing the smaller Iceman that was perfectly thrown. Now with a grip on Aiden’s right ankle, and its open jaw around his foot.

Unfortunately, before surprised Saku can get rid of their problem, the alien bites down and takes half of Aiden’s foot.

*POP*

Aiden: "Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

Not completely having felt the full pain of his toes being taken off in one bite, but even with his poor vision, it is still enough to decipher his misfortune.

Like all puncture injuries caused by the ice aliens, the bloody stub squirts blood once before becoming covered in the same ice/diamond material as the monster who bit him.

Aiden: "Ahh!

Ahh!

It’s spreading!

I’m going to die."

The two animals successfully pull the injured ally free, and Saku begins to quickly act.

He looks around and sees left behind towels strewn on the tile.

Saku: "Laban go grab a few of those towels there!"

The follower does as she’s told and weirdly walks over to the objective.

Her one true God stares at her in disbelief.

Saku: "What are you doing?!

Why are you walking like that?!"

Laban DaeMon: "I don’t wanna crease my new shoes!"

Saku: "Laban!"

The fashion focused female reluctantly groans and puts more pep in her step.

The Izanami Captain looks back at the smartest amongst them.

Saku: "Don’t worry, you’ll survive.

I made sure to use the ability of that mountain Fed’s eye patched assistant to store one of these."

The sweating young genius is partially hyperventilating, unable to think clearly in the stressful situation.

Aiden: "Wah?"

With his blessed symbiote still active, Saku looks at the ground in front of him and...

*POP*

...one of the gifted, upgraded version of Roronora City AIG pops into existence.

Saku grabs the hilt sticking out from the slimmer, shinier, and longer charge holding updated weapon. Pulling out the hot orange, red, and yellow burning blade, the Yin Vessel looks at Aiden’s bitten foot.

The ice infection noticably spreading over whatever is left of his wounded foot.

By now, the less worried DaeMon has figured out the plan and without warning the ’patient’ first, she stuffs Aiden’s mouth full of the retrieved towel.

Laban DaeMon: "You’d better bite down on that and if I were you, I’d look away, Nerd."

Finally realizing the plan, Aiden starts struggling.

Saku: "What are you doing?!

It’s either this or you fucking die!

Laban hold him still."

Laban DaeMon: "I’ll do you one better."

With a quick rabbit punch to the back of the squirming scholar’s head, knocking him out.

In a comedic moment of silence, Saku glares with pure disappointment at the unnecessarily abusive method of the witch.

Laban DaeMon: "What?

Oh hey, since I was the one who folded him, can I slice off his leg?"

Focusing back on the current emergency a foot, sighing Saku shakes his head in defeat, and then he holds out the fully charged SunSword for her to take.

Saku: "Don’t take his entire leg.

Just cut as close as possible, and make this as less traumatic as possible after he wakes up."

The disgruntled, pouting psycho unenthusiastically takes the cauterizing tool/weapon.

Laban DaeMon: "Okayyy..."

...

{Tomodachi Town}

Katsu: "My eye ability isn’t all that beneficial, or interesting.

It’s truly not a blessing at all.

Or Fun.

It isn’t a ’comic book and anime fan’s dream come true’.

My eye ability is the greatest sacrifice, and the most hellacious curse existence can think of..."

In the middle of his speech, muffled screams and slashes can be heard through the walls of the gym building from outside.

Active gunshots from personal rifles start ringing and the injured’s medic calls are cut off mid sentence with a skin tearing slash or bone cracking snap.

As less and less weapons are being heard unloaded, both lower ranking soldiers look at their captain with fear in their eyes. Neither of them unsure of what is going on.

Katsu: "...But this curse is also the only piece of value left to my eye ability.

Because whatever we humans call ’time’, we all continue living only to not lose.

We plan based on past mistakes made by ourselves and others..."

With the muffled noises of slashing and pleading from men and women after their ammo has been depleted, the two shivering soldiers aim their shaking rifles at the only doorway into the gym.

Something triggering their primal flight instincts is telling them to run away, but the resolved men stand their ground.

Everything goes silent.

Katsu: "So I may have been outgunned, outmanned, and outnumbered..."

After a few seconds, the ominous foot steps of one person approaching the metal double doors can be heard outside.

Katsu: "...But you’ve all been outplayed."

The metal double doors are effortlessly ripped off their hinges, allowing light into the dark building.

Standing in the doorway, blonde hair stained red, clothes drenched in the blood of her enemies, and a dripping Seax clenched between her excruciatingly loud growling teeth.

The once sweet blue eyes of Takamagahara’s Ace have a faint matching blue aura coming off her irises.

Tears flowing out of the panicking protector’s eyes.

Not too soon after the Valkyrie descendant unlocked the next level to her Mach SanguineSoulSeiõrShield system, the news of Katsu’s being tortured has managed to make the current magical covering grow larger once again.

[SHELLY’S SANGUINESOULSEIÕRSHIELD SYSTEM: MACH 4!!!!!] 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Now able to move over 3,000 mph(1,372 mps) in the push off one leg, Shelly has traveled from recently destroyed Nantucket to Kami Island, over 100 nautical miles south, in less than one minute.

Now capable of moving from 0 to speeds, unable to be tracked by the average, untrained human eye, the emotional Takamagahara Ace massacred every Vinland soldier set-up on the beachhead and all other visible island intruders within Tomodachi Town in her way.

Unsure of how to register the sight of a scowling, sole 19 year old girl, dripping in blood, the two soldiers inside the workout gym still have their rifles raised, and aimed at the possible threat.

One of the lower ranked men swallows his spit before shouting at the growling woman.

Unfortunate Soldier 1: "Who are y-"

Curious as to why his partner stopped mid-sentence, the other soldier turns his head and sees his comrade standing still quietly.

It isn’t until the silenced soldier’s head falls separately from his limp, lifeless body.

Not knowing what is going on, the remaining jobber looks back at the doorway, and fires twice through the fading after image of the threatening woman.

He fires just two shots, only because the finger over the gun’s trigger won’t listen to its owner no longer.

The panicked soldier’s entire left forearm has been cleanly sliced off by what seemed like a hostile ghost.

The second unfortunate soldier tries to scream but nothing comes out of his mouth, and the victimized man’s POV rotates to the floor, as he too has been decapitated without any chance to protect himself.

The only surviving Vinland soldier left, Captain Willems, is frantically feeling around his waist for his holstered side arm.

Shelly: "Looking for this?"

The barrel of a handgun is pressed against the unmatched man’s temple and he doesn’t dare move.

Behind him, Shelly’s usual beautiful and comforting eyes now look soulless and morally dead.

Shelly: "You don’t get to die so quickly..."

The mentally unstable woman in complete control of the situation slightly lowers the weapon and fires a round through the cheeks and teeth of her adopted brother’s torturer.

Katsu: "Shelly!

Keep him alive!"

Standing over the man she had just shot through the mouth, the unstoppable Valkyrie looks down and through him.

Katsu: "That was amazing timing, Shelly!

That guy there just asked me if I had anybody in my life I would do anything for, and then you show up!

Haha!

Talk about coincidence, huh?"

Not listening to her bloodied purpose’s innocent statement, Shelly’s nose twitches in pure rage.

She tosses the gun to the side, and in the only available way she can express the hatred she has for this man in front of her, Shelly spits on the Vinland Captain and turns off her SanguineSoulSeiõrShield before throwing a single punch which knocks him out immediately.