Order 07: Dead Zone (1)

Dead Zone (1) (デッドゾーン (1),) is the first chapter of Hellsing: Volume 2. It is also the sixth chapter of the Hellsing manga and the first "Dead Zone" series of chapters.

Summary
Sir Integra holds a Round Table conference to report her findings regarding the current wave of vampire attacks, while Alucard and Seras Victoria receives new weapons from Walter C. Dornez. Vampire brothers Jan and Luke Valentine launch a covert sneak attack on the Hellsing compound with the help of a ghoul army outfitted with military gear and small arms.

Synopsis
Just as all the conference members appears to the invitation Integra sent, Sir Hugh Irons asked if she had found something important, to which she confirms. Finding something new, Integra hands out a Speech Chip embedded in one of the investigations of the recent waves of vampire attacks. She suspects that someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes, and that the vampires and ghouls they had fought thoroughly was not a natural but instead artificial as the conference members shivers their timbers.

Within Seras Victoria's room of the Hellsing Manor thirty meters down below, Victoria asks Walter about the coffin in the middle of the room, to which Walter explains that it is Sir Integra's order to dispose of the bed as vampires must sleep in coffins much to Victoria's dismay. Walter then notices that she hadn't drank any blood since she became a vampire, so he warns her that if she does not do so; her powers will weaken in result. As he asks Victoria the reason for her not doing so, she explains that if she does, something will feel like it had ended forever. Just then, Alucard barges in and calls Victoria a "pissant" much to the surprise of Victoria.

Alucard tells Victoria that she could've just died there if she wanted to, yet she's chosen the night, and so then no matter how much she tries to reach the light; it will come to no avail, as there's no way of reversing her decisions of choosing. In response, Victoria remains speechless yet she sweats profusely. Noticing her nervous reaction, Alucard attempts to calm her down, telling her that, there may be a place for a timid "evening walker" like her, which brought Victoria back to excitement.

Walter turns around and goes to grab a baggage where he later puts on the counter at the side as he informs Alucard of his brand new gun, the Jackal. After Walter's introduction, details, and explanation of the weapon, Alucard is satisfied and compliments the gun himself much to Walter's please. Victoria gets distracted, and is astonished about how big the pistol is. Then, Walter excites Victoria by informing her that she also has a brand new gun; only for it to turn out into a huge cannon, named the Hallconnen, much to Victoria's shock that she would be wielding a weapon so huge.

At the rear gate, vampire brothers Luke and Jan Valentine are stopped by a guard. They try to tell the guards that they are merely on a tour, visiting the castles of the British Nobility, pointing to a parked bus. The guards insist that it is a restricted area that cannot be entered. The Valentines gives up trying to maintain a disguise, and orders the ghouls back at the bus to kill the guards, while leaving one alive on purpose. As one of the guard witness the other guard's death, Jan bids farewell and snaps his fingers; completely obliterating the man with firearms and destroying the gate behind. Noticing that it had gone for too much, Jan orders them to stop twice before success.

As the brothers prepares to begin their siege on Hellsing, Jan states that as long as he gets to kill and drink the spill, he doesn't care if he's being used by him. Integra learns of the ghoul army after a panicked soldier reports to her over the radio, to which the Convention of Twelve begin to panic themselves. Jan then takes control of one of Hellsing's radios and calls them, informing them that he has already ate some of the soldiers and tells them to get ready for him. Afterwards, Integra contacts Walter for backup, though she soon learns that reinforcements will take hours. However, Walter let's her know that he will personally assist in taking down the enemy, alongside Alucard and Seras. He later goes on into the details, letting her know that Alucard will take down the older brother while he and Seras goes after the younger brother. In response, Alucard smiles in action to see the "Angel of Death" back in action again after so long as Walter chuckles in response.

Characters

 * Sir Hugh Irons
 * Sir Integral Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing
 * Sir Shelby M. Penwood
 * Seras Victoria
 * Walter C. Dornez
 * Alucard
 * Luke Valentine
 * Jan Valentine
 * The Major (Silhouette)

Organizations

 * The Convention of Twelve
 * Hellsing Organisation
 * The Valentine Brothers' Ghoul Army
 * Hellsing Organisation Special Military Forces
 * Millennium Organization

Trivia

 * The chapter is named after a video game under the same name released in 1986 by Sunsoft.