Following Kurozawa's will and thoughts, his Potential Points suddenly decreased by about two hundred.
Immediately after, waves of scorching heat surged forth, completely covering the large, intertwining, expanding, and now indescribable clusters of bloody muscle tissue.
At the same time, both Parasitic Organisms felt their already chaotic bodies become stable again within the scorching heat.
Their consciousness quickly unified and coordinated.
The clusters of bloody muscle tissue that had almost filled Shinichi Izumi's room completely compressed and transformed within a few minutes, gathering on Kurozawa's Left Hand and returning to its ordinary appearance.
Kurozawa raised his Left Hand and shook it a few times.
A slit opened on the back of his hand, and an eyeball and mouth appeared simultaneously.
"It worked," it said.
The consciousness cells that made up the two individual Parasitic Organisms had unified, effectively becoming a new, more powerful individual. It simultaneously possessed the memories of Lefty and Righty, and its way of thinking leaned towards rational mechanics.
Kurozawa wasn't surprised.
As long as he was willing to expend Potential Points, this outcome was completely within his expectations.
"Do you feel any changes?" Ignoring Shinichi Izumi in the room, Kurozawa asked.
Since it was still parasitic on his Left Hand, he continued to refer to the fused, new individual as Lefty.
Lefty thought for a moment, then its Left Hand suddenly extended and stretched out like a celestial maiden scattering flowers. Eight fleshy tentacles made of bloody muscle, carrying sharp metallic blades, appeared in the small room.
Cool moonlight shone in diagonally through the window, casting light on this ferocious, clawing figure.
Shinichi Izumi looked at the figure and felt the air around him seem to thicken significantly, making it increasingly difficult to breathe.
"What does this human who collects Parasitic Organisms want to do?"
In an instant, many thoughts surged and collided in Shinichi Izumi's mind.
Could this person be some ambitious figure who wants to conquer the world using Parasitic Organisms? His mind was a bit confused.
If Kurozawa knew, he would only tell him not to overthink it.
"The most direct manifestation is that in combat stance, the number of tentacle blades that can be perfectly controlled and are most suitable for combat has doubled."
This was equivalent to the combined efforts of two Parasitic Organisms.
In this stance, when facing other Parasitic Organisms, four fleshy tentacles could fully defend while four could erupt in attack, instantly dismembering the enemy. This was already a significant increase in strength.
Kurozawa was also quite surprised.
In this world, to maximize one's strength, practicing Breathing Techniques and training Sword Forms seemed less effective than searching for Parasitic Organisms and integrating them into one's body.
However, to fuse them, Potential Points were currently needed for assistance.
But Kurozawa had a premonition.
Once he had enough Parasitic Organisms parasitizing him, adding new ones would cause their consciousness to instantly integrate into the already much stronger individual, without needing Potential Points anymore.
However, to suppress the consciousness of the Parasitic Organisms, Kurozawa himself needed strong mental willpower.
"Whether it's increasing the strength of my mental willpower or fusing Parasitic Organisms, both require a large amount of Potential Points."
Kurozawa's eyes flickered, and his expression gradually became serious, which made Shinichi Izumi's heart pound. He vaguely felt that the things this person was thinking about seemed very dangerous.
To obtain Potential Points.
There was only one way.
Slaughter.
Turning his head to look at Shinichi Izumi, Kurozawa said kindly, "You won't regret the choice you made today."
Shinichi Izumi didn't feel kindness, only a chilling sense of danger.
He forced a smile and nodded, not speaking. His gaze was fixed on Kurozawa's Left Hand, while he simultaneously touched his own Right Hand, a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
Then, he heard the wind howl, and a black shadow flashed and disappeared.
Kurozawa's figure had vanished. Only the wide-open window and the room layout, which had been knocked askew by the recent fusion and mutation, showed that he had been there.
Shinichi Izumi stood up, his gaze through the window, his expression somewhat lost and wistful.
He had finally gotten rid of the Parasitic Organism, but his heart didn't feel particularly happy.
Meanwhile, a few minutes later, Kurozawa returned home.
He opened his Status Panel.
Strength: 5 Agility: 5 Constitution: 6 Intelligence: 6 Skills: Immortal Body, Parasyte Body
Moon Breathing (Fourth Stage) Moon Breathing Sword Form (Third Stage) Higan Suzume Eye (Second Stage) Potential Points: 310 Power of Despair: 101 Power of Species Annihilation: 0 "Intelligence..."
Kurozawa frowned slightly, thinking carefully.
Every world had its peak limit. In the Demon Slayer World, he had found it difficult to make any further progress in the later stages. His physical attributes had turned gray and could not be increased with Potential Points, so he had to focus on refining his Sword Forms and other Breathing Techniques.
Unless there was an accident, that limit was very difficult to break.
In this world, Kurozawa didn't know the limit of the human body.
But it certainly wouldn't be higher than in the Demon Slayer World.
Compared to refining his physique, improving himself by relying on Parasitic Organisms is the most efficient method.
Although he hasn't truly fought yet, this Left Hand, in terms of attack power, can already suppress a Lower Moon, barely reaching the level of the lowest Upper Moons.
And this is only with two fused together.
When he fuses more, Kurozawa doesn't even know what kind of monstrous appearance he will take on.
Furthermore, perhaps due to the difference in physique, or perhaps because Kurozawa already had experience, the more than four hundred Potential Points needed to activate the Demon Slayer Mark and Fighting Spirit in his previous life are now sufficient with just three hundred points.
The Potential Points Kurozawa has accumulated are already enough for him to awaken the top-tier ability in the Demon Slayer World, Fighting Spirit.
As for the Demon Slayer Mark, which can significantly improve physical abilities, to be honest, in Kurozawa's mind, it's not as useful as Fighting Spirit.
Enemy detection, prediction, perception, concealing presence... Fighting Spirit can do too many things; it's no exaggeration to call it a divine skill.
Because he has experience cultivating Fighting Spirit, as soon as he awakens it, Kurozawa will be able to develop the Fighting Spirit Domain to the level of the Transparent World in the shortest time possible, without using Potential Points.
The abilities learned in the Demon Slayer World have never disappeared; they have simply become a deep accumulation of foundation.
When the time is right, they will bear bright red fruit.
Therefore, Kurozawa felt a bit troubled.
It was mainly because he had been living a relatively stable life in this world, without much accumulation of Potential Points.
Only the two Parasitic Organisms he recently killed contributed a significant amount of Potential Points.
Fusing Parasitic Organisms requires Potential Points, increasing mental strength requires Potential Points, awakening Fighting Spirit requires Potential Points... Kurozawa suddenly felt a sense of financial embarrassment and couldn't help but scratch his head.
"There aren't many ways to obtain Potential Points."
"And I need to fuse Parasitic Organisms, so I can't just casually kill them anymore."
Talking with Righty was based solely on some goodwill Kurozawa had, goodwill that arose when he first watched Parasyte.
A long time ago, he had even fantasized about how wonderful it would be to have a right hand that could move and learn on its own, providing a great sense of security.
Aside from that, if he encountered other Parasitic Organisms, forcefully severing their bodies, fusing them into his own, and suppressing their consciousness is Kurozawa's usual style.
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