"The key to victory lies with you."
Shinichi Izumi was slightly taken aback, wondering if he had misheard.
He had encountered Parasitic Organisms twice with Righty before, but each encounter reminded Shinichi that he was a burden to Righty.
Because of his panic, Righty had to divert some attention to look after him. If Righty hadn't been strong and calm enough, he would have died twice already.
"I told you, barring any accidents, our combat capabilities as Parasitic Organisms are roughly equal."
Righty kept its eye open, looking at Shinichi seriously, and continued, "Judging from the behavior of that fellow organism, it looks down on humans greatly, and looks down on its own host."
"So, it will treat you as nothing, it won't guard against you. The key to victory is with you."
Shinichi unconsciously licked his dry lips and said, "You mean?"
Righty answered Shinichi's question with action.
Its fingers deformed and extended, a cold light flashed, grazing the slender steel tube leg of a chair.
The cut was deliberately kept at a slanted angle, forming a sharp tip. Curling this twenty-centimeter long sharp steel tube, Righty handed it to Shinichi.
"I'll be responsible for defense."
"In a full defense situation, I can block ninety-nine percent of a fellow organism's attacks."
"You approach it and insert this steel tube into its heart."
Parasitic Organisms rely on humans to extract vitality, and their heart is also their source of power.
Shinichi took a few deep breaths, his gaze gradually becoming firm. He tightly gripped the steel tube in his hand, ready to face the upcoming battle.
"Where is it now?"
"Just went up to the third floor."
Righty and Shinichi both concentrated and waited, maintaining full vigilance.
A few seconds ago, on the third floor, Kurozawa was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, looking relaxed.
Suddenly, a black shadow like a python rushed out from below, then sharply turned, stabbing into the wall not far from Kurozawa with a crack. Spiderweb-like cracks radiated and spread around it.
It was a blood-red fleshy tentacle, seemingly composed of muscle fibers, with a cold gray metal blade at the tip.
The muscles on the fleshy tentacle exerted force, swinging up the tall man's body from the second floor. Then, with a somewhat mechanical flip, it crossed the railing and landed in the third-floor corridor.
Because the students had all evacuated down the stairs, the corridor, which was usually noisy and crowded during break time, was now almost empty, appearing somewhat vast and desolate.
The tall man landed, raised his head, and his gaze seemed to pass through the concrete and steel, seeing Shinichi on the fourth floor.
He paused for a moment, and after clearly locking onto Shinichi's position, his head split open again like a goddess scattering flowers, intending to use the same trick to flip onto the fourth floor.
But at this moment, a faint voice came from the side.
"Can't you see me?"
Kurozawa twisted his neck, loosening his body's meridians, his gaze strong, looking directly at the Parasitic Organism in its combat form.
The tall man's body, its head split into four lobes, forming four blood-red fleshy tentacles covered in fangs and eyeballs, with hardened metal blades at the tips. Because its attention was mainly on Shinichi, the tall man didn't immediately discern Kurozawa's combat capability, only treating him as a normal person.
On the fleshy tentacles, several mouths full of fangs opened simultaneously, emitting an unpleasant, chaotic sound.
"Human... well, just right to replenish some energy."
The energy of Parasitic Organisms is limited. Relying on the human body, they feel hungry after strenuous activity and need to replenish nutrients.
Whoosh! A piercing sound of air being torn apart suddenly rang out. This short burst of sound slightly vibrated the air.
A cut mark suddenly appeared on the wall, horizontally slashing towards Kurozawa's neck with the force of lightning.
On the other side, Kurozawa's Left Hand also deformed at the same time the tall man made his move.
However, it didn't turn into a fleshy tentacle, but into a slender, blood-red blade covered in eyes.
This blood-red blade didn't just extend forward from the Left Hand; it also protruded from the side of the wrist and extended backward for a section of the blade. The total length from front to back was close to two meters, with blood vessel patterns that were strangely and eerily beautiful.
Clang! The sound of metal colliding rang out.
Kurozawa raised his hand, batting away the tall man's attack. The hard metal blades collided, and sparks flew everywhere.
Immediately after, with a crisp sound, a broken blade section flew out in response, landing on the ground.
The tall man was slightly stunned.
Due to underestimating Kurozawa, the four fleshy tentacles didn't attack together immediately; only one was used, and it was effortlessly cut off by Kurozawa.
"So it's a fellow organism that failed to parasitize..."
"Another one..."
Kurozawa's aura had already spread out, but the tall man's perception seemed completely inferior to Ryoko Tamiya's. It hadn't discovered Kurozawa's danger level yet, only viewing him as someone similar to Shinichi.
The only thing that surprised it was the broken blade section from their collision.
The Metal Cells created through the Parasitic Organism's hardening ability, when condensed into a blade form, possessed the sharpness and hardness to cut through iron like mud and deflect bullets, yet it was cut off by Kurozawa.
Across from him, Kurozawa didn't pursue.
He watched curiously as the color of the broken blade section changed, first the hardened cold gray faded, then legs grew out, and it leaped up.
Once it touched the severed surface of the fleshy tendril, it returned to normal, transforming back into a cold, gray metal blade.
This ability was somewhat similar to a Demon's body.
However, Kurozawa knew the fundamental nature of the two was completely different.
Every time a Parasitic Organism separated a part of its body, it would have an independent consciousness.
Lefty said that every cell composing it actually had a faint consciousness, and it was the convergence of this consciousness that formed the true main consciousness.
The small method Officer Furuta used before to test the Parasitic Organism relied on the principle that with extremely small pieces of a Parasitic Organism individual, the consciousness was too minuscule to sustain a body.
A Demon's body was different. Even if Kurozawa's hands and feet were completely cut off, the limbs could move freely, but they were still under Kurozawa's control. The limbs did not have independent consciousness.
In a sense, a Parasitic Organism was actually an aggregate of countless small minds, a unique creature composed of thinking cells.
It was hard to imagine what kind of environment could nurture such a wondrous creature.
"Fellow Parasites who failed to assimilate should all die."
On the other side, the tall man's four fleshy tendrils trembled slightly at the same time, and the four steel blades reflecting chilling light under the sun were aimed at Kurozawa.
For some reason, he held intense hostility towards fellow Parasites who coexisted with humans and failed to take over their brains.
This should be due to different growth environments.
Kurozawa shook his head, completely disregarding the tall man's fighting stance. He quipped, "Your species discrimination is a bit severe. The lives of all Parasitic Organisms are lives."
As he spoke, he slowly and deliberately approached the tall man. The blade formed by Lefty gently tapped the ground, dragging a clear cut mark as Kurozawa moved.
Across from him, four cold glints appeared simultaneously, cutting towards Kurozawa's body. The surrounding air was instantly split, emitting a sharp sound.
At the same time, a white mist surged from Kurozawa's mouth and nose as if it were substantial, and his chest rose and fell rhythmically.
Moon Breathing: Total Concentration! "Fine, since you look down on humans so much, let me show you the strength of humanity from another world."
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