Bathed in the golden sunlight, the rampaging figure seemed gilded, a celestial being descending rapidly from the sea cliff.
Before he even landed, Kurozawa had already spotted his target in mid-air.
It was a Parasitic Organism wearing a blue sweater, covered in bloodstains, and radiating an obvious aura of weakness.
Whoosh! His Left Hand transformed into eight fleshy tentacles, their metallic blades at the tips gleaming with a cold light, slicing fiercely towards the Parasitic Organism below.
With a single move, a sky full of blade shadows appeared, seemingly enveloping all space.
At the base of the sea cliff, the Parasitic Organism stumbled back a few steps, only managing to condense and transform a second fleshy tentacle to try and intercept Kurozawa's attack. But it was instantly sliced into eight or nine pieces, completely losing its ability to resist.
Rip! The metallic blades circled around, focusing on the Parasitic Organism's weak point, the human body below the neck, and began a chaotic frenzy of cuts.
The Parasitic Organism's body froze, and time seemed to stand still for a moment.
Then, lines of blood appeared on its body, gushing out in large streams in all directions.
The eight fleshy tentacles moved like a chaotic dance of demons, intercepting all the blood.
With a bang, Kurozawa's feet landed, slightly indenting the soft sandy ground. Before him lay the scattered remains of the Parasitic Organism, now without the support of its human body.
Its main body had been severed at the neck, and its already weakened state visibly dimmed at a rapid pace.
"You... human?"
"A fellow?"
This Parasitic Organism was very confused. Due to its weakened body and reduced perception, it couldn't figure out what Kurozawa was.
Of course, this was because it was the first time it had seen fellow Parasitic Organisms that had failed to parasitize.
This situation was relatively rare. After all, as long as they invaded a human body, Parasitic Organisms could usually successfully seize the brain and successfully parasitize.
Step, step, step... Footsteps sounded. Kurozawa walked closer step by step, then lowered his head to look down at the miserable-looking Parasitic Organism.
His body was silhouetted against the sunlight, his face seemingly shrouded in shadow.
"Want to live?" Kurozawa asked coolly.
The Parasitic Organism paused slightly, then nodded with difficulty.
If it hadn't wanted to live, it would have died when the car accident happened and its body was destroyed, instead of desperately fighting.
The word "survival" seemed like an instinct ingrained in the Parasitic Organism's genes.
Kurozawa didn't say anything more, but extended his Left Hand.
Whoosh! Dozens of thinner bloody muscular tentacles swarmed forward, wrapping around the Parasitic Organism's body in front of him, then violently wriggling.
However, perhaps due to the increased number and restructuring of the bodies, coordinating the body became difficult again, and Kurozawa's Left Hand went berserk.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Twelve powerful fleshy tentacles shot up into the sky, wildly flailing, fighting each other fiercely, clashing non-stop.
The metallic blades struck together repeatedly, emitting dense sparks, and the short bursts of sound were deafening.
Suddenly, the sea cliff wall next to them was covered in dense, deep blade marks, and dirt flew everywhere.
Kurozawa looked up at the scene, his brows furrowing slightly.
When he had assimilated Righty, it was with the intention of merging and it didn't resist. Now it seemed this Parasitic Organism was not being cooperative.
On the sea cliff above, Kazuyuki Izumi and Nobuko Izumi heard the dense, thunderous sounds, exchanged glances, and both turned pale. Kazuyuki Izumi ran forward, grabbed his wife's hand, turned around, and quickly fled into the distance.
They didn't stick their heads over to check out of curiosity and risk their lives.
Below, a few fleshy tentacles opened mouths, and Lefty's voice came through.
"It's trying to seize control."
"It" naturally referred to the Parasitic Organism just assimilated by Kurozawa.
This guy had specifically learned many body grafting abilities. Upon contact with Kurozawa's body, it immediately started fighting Lefty for control.
Its consciousness was significantly stronger than that of ordinary Parasitic Organisms, perhaps capable of independently suppressing the consciousness of two or three of its kind.
However, Lefty was equally extraordinary, and the Left Hand was its home turf.
This new Parasitic Organism had previously parasitized a brain and did not have as deep an understanding of the hand structure as Lefty. After only a short struggle, its consciousness was defeated and then forcibly suppressed.
The fleshy tentacles, which had been wildly flailing and creating layers of turbulence in the air, gradually slowed down their movements.
Then, they suddenly went limp, falling to the ground like a puddle of mud-like substance.
"Consciousness isn't strong enough, it can't keep up. This body is about to collapse," Lefty called for help.
Kurozawa immediately turned to Gray-White for help: "Potential Points, go!"
Waves of scorching energy surged, instantly stabilizing the Parasyte Body that was about to collapse.
At the same time, seeing the consumed Potential Points, a look of joy appeared on Kurozawa's face.
This was because this time only 110 Potential Points were consumed, significantly less than the previous time he used them. Perhaps, after assimilating more Parasitic Organisms, he would no longer need Potential Points as a lubricant.
Looking at the stabilized Parasyte Body, which had returned to being a normal Left Hand, Kurozawa sent a question to Gray-White.
"Can the Immortal Body and the Parasyte Body be merged into one?"
Gray-White silently indicated that it was a piece of cake, a trivial matter, and that it shouldn't be underestimated.
10,000 Potential Points, that's all.
Kurozawa: Back then, perfecting the Immortal Body only cost a little over 3,000 Potential Points.
But more has its reasons.
The fusion Kurozawa ideally envisioned was one where he could manipulate microscopic cells like a Parasitic Organism, transforming his body into any biological structure he desired at will.
At that point, his body would become an incredibly terrifying killing machine.
However, the total Potential Points he obtained in the Demon Slayer World didn't even reach 10,000. The main reason was that the stronger he became, the harder it was to acquire Potential Points. Getting these 10,000 Potential Points would likely require slaughtering a city of hundreds of thousands of people.
Indeed, Gray-White is constantly tempting him to commit mass murder.
"Alright, let's take a step back. Can I fuse just a small portion?"
"Allow the Parasyte Body to gain the ability to leave the body and remain active for a longer period."
"Of course, the prerequisite is that they must be under my control. No matter how far away they are, I must be able to summon or destroy them."
Soon, Kurozawa got his answer.
Around 900 points.
It was still an ability he couldn't afford right now.
Looking at the little over 200 Potential Points remaining, Kurozawa fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, a weak mental fluctuation came from his Left Hand. It was the new Parasitic Organism struggling subconsciously.
Even though it was dormant, it was still trying hard to wake up.
On the back of his hand, under the skin, something seemed to be wriggling like earthworms or small snakes.
Kurozawa's gaze turned cold. He summoned several Pitch-Black Auras with his Right Hand and pressed them onto his Left Hand.
At the same time, Lefty, with an extremely strong will to survive, separated from the main body. More than half of the Left Hand directly jumped away, leaving only about a third behind.
The Pitch-Black Auras pressed down, but the flesh remained completely unharmed.
This was because Kurozawa's target was the organism's mind.
Sizzle, sizzle. It sounded like something was rapidly dissolving. Faint wails could be heard in the air. In just a few seconds, everything returned to silence.
Lefty returned to Kurozawa's body. Because the number of its main body cells had increased but its consciousness had decreased, it was difficult to control and coordinate.
Only after Kurozawa spent several dozen more Potential Points was he able to forcibly stabilize it.
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