Signal of Death (断末の合図, Danmatsu no Aizu) is the 320th chapter of the Gantz manga, written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku.
Cover Page[]
Whilst being sprayed by a liquid substance, Tae Kojima stops in the midst of a fleeing crowd of men and women who are all equally naked as her, their dignity removed.
Synopsis[]
Men and women are being driven deeper into the facility by the looming giants in hazmat suits who spray the panicked herd from above with a solution from some hoses. The solution downpour beings to melt all inorganic material on the fleeing crowd. Tae Kojima in the crowd pauses briefly in her flight to realize that the solution has melted away her clothes. Everyone in the crowd becomes naked. In their vulnerable state the crowd flee in terror at the approaching giants and they continue to be pushed deeper into the alien ship. As the captives go deeper and head through a tunnel where find themselves in a largely lit chamber filled with waist deep water separated by many channels. The tunnel is closed off and the prisoner wallow in despair. Tae is suddenly approached by a older man which causes her to asks what he wants. However the man tells her its nothing and looks away. A young man among the crowd tells everyone have no intention of killing them as they could have done so easily. His words calm the crowd as he uses his reasoning that the alien probably stripped them so they could sterilize them of any germs.
Back in the city, another automated cage is filled with more people after being corralled by the alien thralls. Among them is Kei Kurono who has snuck in with the captives. At the channels, the young man revealed to be a university student, tells those around him that most likely they will be taken to an concentration camp and that there could still be hope as he doesn't believe all of humanity was defeated. In his opinion the best thing they can do is wait for rescue. The other prisoners all try to cope with their circumstances until the water of the channels begins rising and the flow of the water drags everyone forward with the current. The current drags the men and women to the end of the room where a dark duct is sucking everyone in.
Despite the confusion the university student tells everyone to not worry. As he and several others are engulfed into the darkness of the second room he calls out to check it out to the other captives. Those in the back of the current wait for any sign of the man as they are coming closer to the end. However they see an other sight parallel to the water channel. From the other end, naked men and women emerge from the other end in the opposite direction. Suspended in the air by their feet and moved on a conveyer belt. Their chests have been gutted causing blood to be exsanguinated from their bodies. They are all dead as they have been shot in the head and being drained like cattle. Among the corpses is the university student. Horror stricken at the fate that awaits them. Several of men and women try to swim against the current to no avail. Tae struggles to escape but the current is too strong her thoughts going to her boyfriend who is still coming to save her. Tae is suddenly pulled out of the water by the man she met and onto one of the divider lanes of the channel and asks her to come with him.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
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| The Invasion Begins Arc | Alien Ship Takeover Mission Arc | United Rescue Arc |
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