Boom! A roaring filled Kurozawa's ears. It felt like someone was holding a sniper rifle to his head and pulling the trigger repeatedly.
Bang bang bang. His brain seemed to be torn into a pulpy mess again and again, unable to think effectively.
After the burning sensation from the Potential Points rushed into his brain, Kurozawa tried to think, but no matter what he did, his mind was a blank. In that instant, he seemed to lose all ability to think, speak, see, hear, and so on.
Even Fighting Spirit Perception failed, and his vision plunged into true darkness.
Crack! Crack! Kurozawa's powerful physique lost his control, instantly crushing the sofa beneath him in half. The cup he held in his hand also shattered into countless pieces in an instant.
Next, his Left Hand transformed continuously, Demon Blade, Flesh Tentacle, Demon Hand... until it became a twisted, intertwined mass of layered, blood-colored muscle, covering the entire living room and turning it into a terrifying domain of flesh and blood.
On the blood-colored muscle near Kurozawa, Lefty barely managed to open its eyes and mouth, wanting to ask Kurozawa what was happening.
But Kurozawa's eyes were tightly shut, and drops of hot sweat appeared on his forehead. Wisp of white steam even rose from the top of his head. Anyone could see that his current state was not right.
Lefty was about to open its mouth to speak, but was horrified to find that all of its consciousness cells were firmly locked down. It could no longer control itself, like a drop of water in a lake.
Moreover, this lake was constantly expanding and swelling, wanting to become a vast ocean.
I can't control my body at all... This thought had just sprouted in Lefty's consciousness before being suppressed by a powerful mental force, plunging it into slumber.
Meanwhile, the pitch-black, abyss-like scene in Kurozawa's eyes also slowly began to change.
Tiny specks of starlight were born, then quickly grew as vast as the Milky Way, instantly illuminating all the darkness in his vision.
"These starlight..."
Kurozawa had regained his ability to think.
He felt a familiar aura from the specks of starlight in his mind.
So, he tried to imagine a tentacle reaching out to touch one of the slightly familiar points of light.
At the same time, in the mayor's office on the fourth floor, Hirokawa, who was working at his desk, suddenly trembled all over, then the light in his eyes extinguished, and he fell onto the desk with a thud.
A few seconds later.
His body trembled almost imperceptibly, then he raised his head somewhat awkwardly and mechanically.
Hirokawa's appearance hadn't changed at all, but his eyes under the spectacle frames seemed much deeper. They were completely different from his usual gaze, becoming sharp and somewhat dangerous.
If someone who knew Kurozawa were here, they would suddenly realize that Hirokawa's gaze was exactly the same as his.
Afterward, 'Hirokawa' lowered his head, examining his palms. He raised his hand to touch his well-fitting suit, then looked carefully in the mirror, scrutinizing himself for a moment.
A minute later, 'Hirokawa' put down the mirror.
The light in his eyes suddenly extinguished again, and he once again slumped onto the desk, his forehead hitting the hard wooden surface with a dull thud.
Then, Hirokawa raised his head with a somewhat confused look, feeling a slight pain in his forehead.
He reached up to touch it; his forehead seemed a bit red and swollen.
Turning his head vigilantly to look around, Hirokawa didn't find anything unusual. He frowned in thought, then gently shook his head.
"Looks like I accidentally fell asleep." He was completely unaware that his body had just been controlled by someone else.
On the top floor, Kurozawa opened his eyes.
A sharp glint seemed to flash in his black eyes, then instantly disappeared into the depths of his gaze, leaving no trace.
"Just now, I directly suppressed Hirokawa's mind from afar and forcibly controlled his body."
Looking at his current Intelligence attribute.
Intelligence: 52. This was a height Kurozawa had never reached before.
Putting thousands of Potential Points entirely into the Intelligence attribute – this was also the first time he had done something like this.
More precisely, it was the first time Kurozawa had put thousands of Potential Points into only one physique attribute.
Since increasing Skills levels could obviously increase combat power and also boost physique, he had always prioritized using Potential Points to increase Skill levels, such as Breathing Technique, Sword Form, and so on.
Even in the Demon Slayer World, when he decided to traverse worlds, Kurozawa's Intelligence attribute was only a little over twenty. Now it was more than double that.
The cost was over three thousand Potential Points, equivalent to perfecting the Immortal Body or raising a Sword Form to the peak level of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Now, Kurozawa felt better than ever. His mind was clear and empty. He seemed to be able to see through the surface of everything and understand its essence.
In addition, what surprised him the most was that when he reached out, a piece of shattered porcelain on the ground floated up lightly, then drew a beautiful arc and landed in Kurozawa's open palm.
"Substantialized Mental Power."
In the past, mental power was formless and intangible, but now it was different. Kurozawa could clearly feel that anything within his perception range could be manipulated by a thought, and his mental power would seize it as if it were solid.
"I didn't expect high Intelligence to have this kind of derivative ability."
He released his palm, and the fragment hovered in mid-air. Under Kurozawa's control, it began to spin, and spun faster and faster, gradually creating streaks of afterimages and making a whistling sound as it cut through the air.
At the same time, a slight sense of fatigue began to set in.
Although it was very little, Kurozawa still captured it keenly.
Using substantialized mental power to control objects would put a burden on Kurozawa's brain. The regeneration ability of the Immortal Body also couldn't eliminate this mental fatigue.
"Compared to improving other attributes, the Intelligence attribute cannot be directly converted into combat power."
The fragment shot out with a whoosh, hitting the sofa chair nearby. It pierced through the outer layer and stopped inside, not completely penetrating it.
Immediately, Kurozawa slightly closed his eyes, stood up, and spread his arms.
The air in the several hundred square meter living room seemed to quiet down slightly, freezing for a moment.
Then, all the furniture began to gently shake, as if invisible giant hands were caressing them. Before long, the shaking frequency increased. Fine cracks appeared on the surrounding walls, radiating rapidly, as if under oppressive force.
Whoosh! Kurozawa let out a long breath, retracting the invisible mental power that filled the surroundings.
The entire living room fell silent again, with only the displaced furniture and cracked walls silently recording the commotion from moments ago.
After the surroundings returned to calm, he subconsciously rubbed his temples, feeling that his brain was already somewhat tired. Although the mental power had caused quite a stir, this level of destructive power was simply insignificant compared to other attributes of the same level.
It can't be applied in direct combat. Unless the situation is special, it's better to let Intelligence increase naturally.
However, if I seriously study and develop it, it seems like I can come up with some good tricks. Although the main purpose was to suppress the consciousness cells of the Parasitic Organism, strong mental power clearly had other uses.
The scene of him forcefully controlling Hirokawa's body earlier appeared in Kurozawa's mind.
So he decided to try it on Hirokawa again to research more uses for mental power.
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