"Director Morita, it seems like unknown individuals have broken into the school."
A male teacher, his voice trembling and body shaking uncontrollably, spoke after discovering the bloodstains on the ground and the shredded bodies of the security guards at the entrance.
On the other end of the phone, an anxious voice came through: "Seems like? Can something like this be ambiguous?"
"Either they are or they aren't. Don't say 'seems like'."
The male teacher didn't dare look at the chunks of flesh. He swallowed hard before saying, "I, I don't know how to explain it, it's just... the dismemberment murders they've been talking about on TV, the criminal has come to our school."
"Director Morita, hurry and come take a look. You'll know when you get here."
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then he said, "Don't call the police yet, I'll go take a look."
Because the distance wasn't far, all within the school grounds, a middle-aged man came jogging to the school gate in just a few minutes.
The scene that met his eyes was horrifying and bloody. His face turned pale, and he immediately bent over and started vomiting.
A few seconds later, Morita stood up and then dialed the police.
He knew that this kind of situation was beyond the school's ability to handle. Normally, when something like this happened, the school would first suppress the news and try to resolve it using their own resources rather than calling the police.
Because if the matter blew up and spread, it would have a very negative impact on the school's reputation, and the number of new students would definitely decrease thereafter.
"Hello, what seems to be the problem?" the operator's voice came from the other end of the line.
Morita didn't dare hesitate and quickly said, "West Suburb High School, two security guards dead, bodies dismembered."
"Students are currently in class, and the culprit is still in the school, but I don't know where he is."
"Please send people over quickly, there are too many students."
His tone was rushed and tense. The person on the other end knew immediately that something major had happened and didn't dare delay.
There was a flurry of busy sounds on the operator's end. Afterward, he said to Morita, "You should quickly activate the alarm first, tell the students to leave their classrooms, not to act alone, and to gather in an open area!"
"I have already notified the nearest law enforcement agencies. They will arrive within ten minutes!"
Most people were unaware of the existence of Parasitic Organisms, but those in government departments had some vague knowledge. The recent surge in dismemberment and cannibalism cases, as well as cases involving monster-like creatures seen on surveillance footage, had the highest priority.
After hanging up the phone, Morita quickly ran to the nearby broadcast room and shouted, "Students, please leave your classrooms as quickly as possible, disperse and leave in groups. Unknown individuals have broken into the school. All teachers must maintain order. Be vigilant if you see any unknown individuals and do not approach them."
The same announcement was repeated three times throughout the vast campus.
Within the entire campus, all the classes that were in session were completely silent, you could hear a pin drop.
A student's whisper broke the dead silence: "Is this a drill?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the teachers came back to their senses, forced themselves to remain calm, then pushed open the doors and directed the students to evacuate in an orderly manner.
Thanks to Japan's disaster-prone geographic environment, many schools frequently conducted disaster drills, so many students simply treated this as another drill. Some even walked downstairs slowly, chatting and laughing, completely without tension or fear.
Actually, this was also good.
When people are too tense, they become chaotic and are difficult to manage and maintain order.
In the teaching building to the south, Kurozawa followed at the back of the crowd. While others were going downstairs, he turned around and left the flow of people without a trace, entering an already empty classroom.
Standing in the blind spot of the surveillance camera by the door, Lefty extended its tentacles, carefully sensing the location of its kind.
Because the tall man's killing intent was very strong and undisguised, that violently fluctuating mental signal was as dazzling as a candle in the dark night. Lefty easily locked onto his position.
After the rotation stopped, it said to Kurozawa, "He's on the first floor, from the right corridor..."
Before the words were finished, Lefty's voice changed, and it quickly corrected itself: "He's already on the second floor, very fast, with a clear target."
It pointed in a direction.
Kurozawa knew that was Shinichi Izumi's classroom.
The tall man didn't honestly take the stairs. Instead, he extended his flesh tentacles, directly embedding them into the wall, and then pulled his human body up, climbing directly onto the floor.
His target was Shinichi Izumi.
There were many people on the stairs, which would hinder his movements. Although the tall man acted without scruples, he wanted to ensure that Shinichi Izumi hadn't escaped, so he moved and approached in the fastest way possible.
"Let's destroy the surveillance cameras before we act."
Left Hand instantly separated from Kurozawa. Lefty transformed into a white-winged bird, flapping its wings and flying up.
It had learned about the layout of Kurozawa's school and paid special attention to the surveillance cameras, knowing their locations by heart.
In two seconds, it approached the nearest camera. Lefty flapped its wings.
*Swoosh!* The wing transformed into a steel blade, instantly slicing the camera into pieces.
Next, Lefty didn't stop but moved quickly towards other cameras it remembered that might obstruct Kurozawa's activity, leaving only a faint white shadow in the air.
Kurozawa waited silently, not in a hurry.
After about two minutes, Lefty's figure reappeared in his field of vision. Extending his left arm, it returned to Kurozawa like a young swallow returning to its nest.
"All the cameras along the route have been destroyed."
Kurozawa nodded. His lazy aura suddenly deepened, and his eyes became sharp.
"Where is he now?"
"Still on the second floor, confirming the target's location."
The Parasitic Organism's perception of its own kind's mental fluctuations isn't as precise as Fighting Spirit, which can pinpoint a specific location. It can only sense a general direction.
However, as the intensity of the mental fluctuation increases, this perception becomes clearer and more accurate.
Here, Kurozawa's Lefty was emotionally stable and wasn't emitting mental fluctuations, so it wouldn't be discovered.
On the fourth floor, Righty was also emotionally stable, but Shinichi Izumi was different; he was a bit nervous.
Furthermore, a part of Shinichi Izumi's mind had actually merged with Righty. His nervousness amplified Righty's mental fluctuations, subtly transmitting their location signal.
"Shinichi, don't be scared."
"The more dangerous the situation, the calmer you need to be."
"It's getting closer. Your emotions will affect me," Righty calmly advised.
Hearing Righty's words, Shinichi Izumi felt a little better.
If he could, he would definitely leave with his classmates instead of staying behind.
But Shinichi Izumi knew that if he also fled down the stairs, the tall man would rush towards the place with the most people, putting the other students in danger. This was not what Shinichi Izumi wanted to see.
He took a deep breath, covered his slightly accelerated heartbeat, and forced himself to calm down, saying, "What should we do? Righty, are you confident you can kill him?"
Righty thought for a moment, then said in a neutral, rational voice, "Regardless of the parasitic location, our combat capabilities are on par."
"At this point, the key to victory lies with you."
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