As heavy footsteps approached, a thick smell of blood followed.
Kurozawa turned his head to look.
It was a burly man with a middle-aged face that looked rather ordinary. However, beneath his sleeveless shirt, bulging muscles were embedded under his skin, displaying his explosive strength.
As soon as he entered the room, he casually tossed out a black plastic bag.
The plastic bag landed on the ground and opened, revealing blood-stained clothes inside. The clothes were somewhat damaged, and they looked familiar to Kurozawa.
Bullet holes. Those were marks left on the clothes from being shot.
"Seven people with guns shot, and I was hit by bullets twice."
As if he hadn't seen Kurozawa, he turned his head and said to Ryoko Tamiya.
There seemed to be some dissatisfaction in his tone.
Dissatisfaction with his own ability.
On the other side, Ryoko Tamiya nodded and said to him, "Rapid progress. You'll be able to fully control your body soon."
At this moment, the man glanced at Kurozawa, who was sitting in his spot on the sofa. He took a few steps closer, looking down from above, scrutinizing Kurozawa.
He didn't speak, just stared at Kurozawa with sharp eyes. A sense of oppressive aura emanated from him.
At the same time, the man's name surfaced in Kurozawa's mind.
Goto.
In the original timeline, Goto was the final boss in Parasyte, the enemy that Shinichi Izumi feared to the extreme, the five-in-one Parasitic Organism.
But in Kurozawa's eyes now, he was just so-so.
With a sweep of his Fighting Spirit Perception, Goto's physical condition was completely seen by him. He had already pinpointed the weaknesses in his body.
Although he was indeed very strong, possessing combat strength not weaker than an Upper Moon, his flaws were too fatal and obvious.
In his Fighting Spirit Perception, the majority of Goto's body had integrated with the consciousness cells of the Parasitic Organism, allowing him to transform into Metal Cells during combat to harden and protect himself.
However, there was a spot near his kidney on his side that was not protected by the Parasitic Organism's cells; it was still a fragile human body.
To fight him, Kurozawa would only need to fiercely attack his kidney for a moment, and he could probably take him down.
Furthermore, by concealing his own Fighting Spirit fluctuations, Kurozawa's current appearance was highly deceptive, making him seem like an ordinary person.
The Parasitic Organism's instinct to judge an enemy's combat power was also ineffective against him.
Goto had perceived Kurozawa as an ordinary person; otherwise, he wouldn't be acting this way now.
If he were to launch a sneak attack on Goto without any martial ethics, Kurozawa was confident he could instantly kill him.
On the other side, Ryoko Tamiya sensed that the atmosphere was off and proactively introduced Kurozawa to Goto, saying, "Goto, this is the special person I often mention, Kimishima Ryoma."
Hearing this, Goto was slightly stunned, and then his expression suddenly became solemn. With a swish, he leaped back about ten meters away from Kurozawa.
Clearly, he felt apprehensive and, unable to see through Kurozawa, didn't dare to act casually.
"Kimishima Ryoma? I often hear Ryoko mention you."
"You must have something very special about you for her to treat you this way."
A steady voice came from behind Goto.
Immediately after, a clean-faced man with a smile that felt like a spring breeze on his lips and radiated an easily trusting vibe appeared in Kurozawa's vision.
Before seeing him, his presence had already been detected by the Fighting Spirit Domain, but Kurozawa didn't pay much attention.
This person was just an ordinary human who couldn't even tie a chicken.
The mayor of Higashi Fukuyama City, Hirokawa Takeshi.
A true human.
However, due to certain beliefs, he accepted the existence of Parasitic Organisms and used his power to help them hide and prey on humans.
His position as mayor was also influenced by the support of the Parasitic Organisms; initially, he was just a mayoral candidate.
Hirokawa's hair was meticulously styled and combed back neatly. He wore a sharp, well-fitting suit and didn't look like an ordinary human. He exuded a special aura.
In front of many Parasitic Organisms, as well as Kurozawa, Hirokawa didn't show any timidity and maintained his smiling demeanor.
"Ryoko, you should have informed me in advance when a guest was coming," Hirokawa said to Ryoko Tamiya, his tone quite familiar.
Ryoko Tamiya replied calmly, "It happened suddenly."
"Mr. Ryoma just experienced an encirclement by a Blade Breakers squad."
Hearing this, both Goto and Hirokawa's expressions changed slightly.
Goto looked at Kurozawa, a look of eagerness to fight appearing on his face.
Meanwhile, Hirokawa quickly said, "Encircled by the Blade Breakers? Then it's really good luck that you're alive."
Every time the Blade Breakers were dispatched, it was because they had confirmed the identity of a Parasitic Organism. They were always fully armed and well-equipped soldiers.
Even if they sustained some damage in the Parasitic Organism's dying counterattack during the fight, they basically succeeded in eliminating the Parasitic Organism.
What Hirokawa disliked was that the Blade Breakers operated independently and possessed armed forces.
His orders as mayor couldn't interfere with the Blade Breakers department, and he didn't even have the authority to know what their next steps would be.
This was due to the human side speculating that perhaps Parasitic Organisms had taken control of high-level human officials, which is why they established this system for defense. Inside the Blade Breakers department, there were numerous identity verification methods. From the high-ranking officials giving orders down to the soldiers holding guns, everyone had to undergo extensive testing daily.
Parasitic Organisms had nowhere to hide.
Ryoko Tamiya glanced at Hirokawa, then turned her gaze to the eager Goto, and spoke softly.
"It wasn't luck that I came back alive."
Her voice was neither overly emotional nor indifferent, simply stating a fact.
"What do you mean?" Goto's gaze was sharp.
"Mr. Ryoma killed the entire squad, thirty-six heavily armed soldiers, without a scratch."
"I didn't help at all back there; I just helped Mr. Ryoma handle some aftermath and brought him here to rest temporarily."
Hirokawa's eyes widened. "Is... is that true?"
He looked at the silent Kurozawa, his eyes exceptionally bright, even showing some longing and admiration.
This person, it seems, desires and pursues great individual power, Kurozawa thought to himself.
He had a very deep impression of Hirokawa but didn't know much about him.
In the original timeline, Hirokawa mingled with the Parasitic Organisms, secretly providing them with full support, even willing to sacrifice his own life.
When Kurozawa read the original story, he initially thought Hirokawa was also a Parasitic Organism, but when he read further, Hirokawa was shot and killed, and his appearance at the time of death didn't reveal a Parasitic Organism's true form.
He was actually a true human, yet his heart was set on the Parasitic Organisms, viewing humans as Parasytes on Earth.
This twist had truly shocked Kurozawa back then.
When this person ran for mayor, his speeches and articles were mostly about environmental greening and so on. Kurozawa had initially thought he was an extreme Earth protectionist.
Now, seeing him up close, it's clear that a large part of the reason for his leaning towards Parasitic Organisms is likely envy of their abilities.
Such people are never lacking in any era, in any place.
The world belongs to the Parasitic Organisms, eliminate human tyranny... Perhaps that was Hirokawa's inner thought.
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