**Chapter 15: Am I Really That Unnoticeable?**
Lila, the Female Parasyte outside the glass, couldn't help but remark after swallowing the upper half of a person.
"The tentacles are swinging slower than the previous parasyte. Is it because there are too many tentacles, which disperses its control?" With the bloody slaughter happening so close by, Xia Shang did his best to remain calm, while analyzing the opponent's attack methods.
It wasn't until Lila had killed everyone nearby that she prepared to step into the Luxury Goods Store. Just then, she unexpectedly caught sight of Xia Shang watching her out of the corner of her eye. His calm demeanor instantly enraged Lila.
Boom! In an instant, over a dozen tentacles smashed towards the glass.
Seeing this, Xia Shang immediately picked up his schoolbag to block the flying glass shards. Although he wasn't injured, the food on the table was completely ruined. The original seafood platter was now covered in a thick layer of glass fragments, making it impossible to eat.
"You finally noticed me. So, am I really that unnoticeable?"
Xia Shang put down his schoolbag, his nerves instantly tightening. He pulled two things out of his schoolbag and walked towards Lila.
Lila didn't waste words with him. After all, no one cares what their food has to say. Her tentacles weaved into a net in the air, looking as if they would slice Xia Shang into pieces the next second.
"One." Xia Shang swung his sword at the fine net coming towards him, but the sword was cut into fragments.
"Two." Xia Shang decisively abandoned the sword hilt and pulled out a glass bottle with his backhand. Bang! A glass bottle filled with concentrated sulfuric acid perfectly hit Lila's head. The intense burning sensation immediately caused all her extended tentacles to retract.
"Three."
Xia Shang turned and fled, occasionally looking back. He saw Lila's head shriveled up like a wrinkled brown bun, seemingly having completely lost her combat ability.
"It's a shame I can't get a gun. After all, guns are much easier to use than swords."
Lila's vitality didn't seem very tenacious. After struggling for a while, she fell to the ground and turned into a dry corpse.
"As expected, ordinary parasites are similar to humans; they die from fatal injuries. But I estimate that stronger parasites might fare a bit better after being hit in the head with concentrated sulfuric acid." Xia Shang didn't linger at the scene. He glanced at the corpse on the ground and turned to leave.
After Xia Shang left, two people who shouldn't have been there walked out from the corner. Mr. A squatted down and looked at Lila's corpse, then shook his head. "He's a troublesome guy. He didn't even use his own ability, but killed Lila with just a bottle of sulfuric acid."
"Are you confident you can kill him?"
Reiko Tamura asked.
"I think I can give it a try." Mr. A's eyes darted around excitedly. He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips. "I also want to taste him."
"A, he is a very important research subject right now. You'd best not touch him, or I'll make you understand the consequences."
After Reiko Tamura finished speaking, she left alone.
Mr. A watched her retreating back, his face twisted further. "Letting you join the Organization might not have been a good choice."
The next day arrived.
Xia Shang was dozing off in class, while Shinichi Izumi in front was chatting with Yuko Tachikawa next to him.
"You took the bus with Xia Shang yesterday evening, right? Where did you go? Satomi was very worried about you."
"No, didn't go anywhere, just had dinner with him."
Just then, Reiko Tamura on the stage snapped the chalk in her hand because she sensed a familiar killing intent approaching the School.
And Migi, who was parasiting Shinichi Izumi's hand, also sensed this killing intent.
"Shinichi Izumi, Kindred are coming to kill us."
In front of the Teaching building, Mr. A's face distorted, instantly shattering the surveillance camera at the entrance.
"Idiot!" Reiko Tamura couldn't help but curse.
She now realized that Xia Shang was right yesterday; A's intelligence was indeed too low. Despite her repeated warnings, he still ruined her plan.
Reiko Tamura looked at Shinichi Izumi and Xia Shang, who was dozing behind him. "Everyone, please study on your own."
By then, the ground floor of the Teaching building was already in chaos. The school leadership was urgently evacuating students to avoid greater casualties.
After Reiko Tamura left, Shinichi Izumi immediately woke up the sleeping Xia Shang. Xia Shang yawned and mumbled, "Is class over? Shinichi Izumi-san, you know I'm not interested in math class."
"Mr. Xia, Migi detected a parasyte coming towards us," Shinichi Izumi said anxiously in a low voice.
"Don't panic. If the sky falls, the tall guys will hold it up. Stay calm."
Xia Shang took out his water cup from his schoolbag and took a sip of water to wet his throat.
Shinichi Izumi next to him felt exasperated. It was his bad luck to encounter such a teammate. However, Xia Shang's mindset did make Shinichi Izumi calm down a little. Reiko Tamura leaving just now should have been to deal with this matter.
"Shinichi Izumi, that guy has already killed three people. It's probably the guy from yesterday."
"What? Someone has already been killed."
Shinichi Izumi couldn't sit still. He stood up from his seat, preparing to engage in combat with the intruder.
Suddenly, the School's broadcast transmitted the Vice Principal's voice.
"Ur... Urgent announcement, a suspicious person has entered the School. Students, please be careful and do not leave the Classroom for now."
When the broadcast sounded, the students in the Classroom thought it was an evacuation drill because they had similar drills before, only this time no one had notified them in advance.
While they were discussing among themselves, only Shinichi Izumi and Xia Shang understood what was happening.
"Damn it, he actually broke into the School so openly. What is he trying to do? Does he want to kill me?"
Shinichi Izumi's face was very grim.
"Probably. He's 150 meters away from us now."
Shinichi Izumi looked at Xia Shang and said, "What should we do? This guy is clearly coming for us."
"If he comes, he comes. We'll just kill him." Calmness showed in Xia Shang's eyes. He drew the sword from his schoolbag and placed it on the table.
"What are you two talking about?" Yuko Tachikawa next to them didn't understand the conversation between the two at all.
"No time to explain."
At this moment, the broadcast sounded again.
"Please do not approach Building A. Please use the Evacuation stairs in Building C."
Soon, a Middle-aged Teacher walked in. After not finding Reiko Tamura, he immediately led the students towards the Building C stairs.
It must be said that Nishi High School's previous evacuation drills were very successful. The students did not experience crowding or stampedes. Perhaps even now, they still thought this was just an ordinary drill, so they didn't appear very nervous.
Many people even greeted Xia Shang when they saw him.
"Is that thing wrapped in black cloth a sword? That's so cool! Can I see it?"
Xia Shang didn't expect to encounter his fans when going out. He immediately smiled and said, "A Swordmaster's sword cannot be easily drawn. Once drawn, it must see the enemy's blood."
When he said this, the students surrounding him actually believed it deeply.
"This guy... he's really not nervous at all," Shinichi Izumi said, gritting his teeth and looking at Xia Shang, who was surrounded by fans.
(End of Chapter)