The city howled behind them.
Sirens wailed. Car alarms screamed. Somewhere far away, a woman cried, and the sound faded into a deep, rolling explosion that shook the windows of Nobita's father's car.
Inside the vehicle, the atmosphere was thick—fear, sweat, confusion.Doraemon sat in the back seat beside Nobita, clutching his ripped 4D pocket as if holding a bleeding wound. The tear still glowed faintly, items flickering inside like dying stars.
"N–Nobita… my pocket… it's torn… I can't pull anything important out…" Doraemon whispered, voice trembling.
Nobita kept his eyes forward. His hand still had a faint cut from the broken glass earlier; dried blood made dark streaks across his fingers. But he didn't shake.His mind was sharper. His breathing calmer.
System: Trauma Stability Level — Complete. New Mindset: Focused Survivor.
He didn't say a word. But Doraemon kept glancing at him—this wasn't the Nobita he knew.
Ahead, the once-bright streets of Tokyo looked like a nightmare. Cars crashed. People ran. Some stumbled unnaturally, their limbs jerking… as if strings pulled them.
Shizuka covered her mouth."Th-This can't be happening… this can't—Tokyo doesn't become like this…"
Dekisuki adjusted his glasses, trying to logic his fear away."Maybe… maybe it's a gas leak, a mass panic, but zombies are not… rational…"
"Dekisuki." Nobita finally spoke, voice low and firm."Stop using your brain. It won't help this time."
Dekisuki froze. Everyone turned.
Nobita's gaze was cold, steady, unwavering.And for the first time in his life… Dekisuki couldn't speak back.
System Notification: You have suppressed a genius with pure presence. Intelligence Supremacy +1.
Doraemon swallowed hard.
THE CHECKPOINT
As they turned the corner, a barricade came into view—military trucks, police cars, flashing red and blue lights, heavily armed officers shouting orders.
Nobita's father slowed the car.
"Sir! Stop the vehicle!"A police officer aimed a flashlight directly through the window.
Nobita's mother clutched her seatbelt."Please… let us through. We need to reach the bunker."
One of the soldiers stepped closer."You're heading toward the Shinjuku Emergency Bunker, right?"
"Yes," Nobita's father nodded.
Before they could continue—
A scream shattered the moment.
A man sprinted toward the checkpoint, body jerking violently. Blood dripped from his mouth.
"Sir! Stop! Stop right there!" an officer yelled.
But the man lunged——and tore into the officer's neck with his teeth.
Shizuka screamed.Suneo covered his eyes.Gian froze, fists trembling.
The undead man raised his blood-soaked head.He turned toward the parked car.And sprinted.
"Drive!" Doraemon yelled.
But Nobita already moved.
He jumped out of the car, grabbed a metal sign fallen on the road—hands steady—and blocked the infected's charge.
The zombie collided with the sign. Nobita pushed forward, teeth gritted, holding it back with every ounce of strength.
The system chimed in his head.
System Quest: Survive the First Wave – COMPLETEReward: Combat Evolution Unlocked…New Skill Obtained — HUNTER MODE.
Nobita's eyes glowed faintly red for a moment.
He shoved the zombie off balance. A soldier shot it down.
Everyone stared.
Dekisuki whispered, voice trembling,"H–how did Nobita… move like that…?"
Doraemon didn't answer.
The soldier ran up to Nobita."You okay, kid?"
Nobita nodded once."We need to go. Now."
The soldier hesitated, seeing the determination in Nobita's eyes.Then he waved them through.
"Let them pass! They're civilians!"
They drove past burning cars and panicking families until the bunker entrance appeared like a salvation—thick metal doors, armed guards, red emergency lights flashing across the walls.
INSIDE THE BUNKER
The moment they entered, several parents rushed toward the kids.
"Gian! Oh my God, Gian!"His mother hugged him tightly.
"Suneo! Where were you?!"His mother cried into his shoulder.
Dekisuki's parents hugged him, relief flooding their faces.
Shizuka's mother rushed to her."I thought… I thought we lost you…"
Each parent turned to Nobita."Thank you… thank you for saving them…""You brought our kids back alive…""We owe you everything…"
But Nobita didn't turn back.
He stared at the bunker wall—at the world outside the thick steel door.
BOOM.
The ground trembled.
Everyone jumped as the lights flickered.An airplane streaked across the sky—Its engine on fire.
"No… no no no—" Doraemon whispered.
The plane's wing broke.
And Tokyo lit up in a flaming explosion as it crashed into the heart of the city.
Shizuka covered her mouth, tears in her eyes.Dekisuki fell to his knees.
Nobita didn't blink.
This is the beginning… just like before my death.
Leon's voice echoed in his memory.
"We're heading to Tokyo… there's something we must stop him."
Helena's voice followed.
"If we fail… the whole city dies."
Nobita clenched his fist, nails digging into his palm.
He suddenly turned to Doraemon."We need to find them."
"Find who?" Shizuka asked.
"Leon and Helena," Nobita said.
"The ones who tried to stop this before."
Suneo scoffed."W-We don't even know who those people are…"
Dekisuki shook his head."This bunker is the safest place. Running outside is suicide."
Gian swallowed hard."We… we should wait…"
"No." Nobita said.
His voice echoed through the bunker.
"No waiting. They came to Tokyo for a reason. And the next explosion is worse."
Everyone stared at him—because Nobita was not scared.He looked like someone who had already seen the end of the world.
THE SOLDIER
A group of soldiers walked past. One of them stopped suddenly when he heard Nobita say a name.
A tall man. Muscular build.Short hair. Sharp eyes.A look like a man who had survived too many wars.
He turned slowly.
Nobita froze.
It was him.
The man who shouted in Nobita's past life:"Missile incoming! Everyone get down!"
The man who knew about the C-virus disaster.
He walked toward Nobita, boots echoing on the metal floor.
"You."His voice was low, heavy.
Nobita swallowed."Chris Redfield."
The soldier's eyes widened for a split second.
"You… know me?"
Nobita's heart pounded.Everyone stared at him.
And he whispered the name...
"Leon…you know Simmons..."
Chris stepped closer.
"What do you know about Kennedy?"
Nobita lifted his head.
And the chapter ended.