Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 361: Hot Discussion on Conferred Gods (Original)

"Why are you hesitating?"

Many comic fans didn't understand what Shinichi was doing when they saw this, and they shouted in their hearts, "Hurry up and kill it completely! It will be difficult to resurrect Hou Teng."

Although the new one returned through cyanide and Xiaoyou who was originally parasitic in Hou Teng's body, he defeated the powerful Hou Teng.

But if Hou Teng is resurrected, is it still possible to defeat Hou Teng in this way?

Comic fans all feel that... it will still be difficult to defeat Hou Teng again.

Hou Teng’s strength is real and he is completely superior to Quan Xinyi and Xiao You.

So again, there are so many uncertainties.

The best thing, of course, is to kill Hou Teng completely and not give him a chance to start over.

But when Xinyi looked at the piece of flesh squirming on the ground and its struggling to survive, he couldn't help but feel pity for it even though he knew that it was a parasitic beast that had killed countless people.

"I always feel that it is a bit pitiful..."

Said the new one.

This shocked some comic fans. Is the male protagonist having a heartbroken heart now?

What's the point of feeling pity? It's your enemy, a murderous monster. Can you feel pity for it?
Isn’t the villager who was killed and eaten by Hou Teng more pitiful?
Why don't you just kill it? Why are you still feeling sorry for it?

Many comic fans were a little confused when they saw this. The previous Shinichi had undergone a complete transformation. Logically, he should have grown into a decisive and determined warrior.

Why has it changed back now?
In the comics, Shinichi looked at the squirming pieces of flesh and remembered again what Tamiya Yoshiko said to him before she died.

"We are quite vulnerable..."

"We are just life forms that cannot survive otherwise..."

"So... stop bullying us..."

……

"I remember she told me this..."

Shinichi began to really think about what Tamiya Yoshiko said, and thought to himself, "Then why do you want to live in this world?"

"Is it just to kill the increasing number of humans?"

"Or is it to reduce the number of humans threatening the earth?"

"I also know that... the chemical waste and industrial waste released by humans often force organisms into a desperate situation..."

Quan Xinyi thought with a heavy heart and said, "It was the same this time... Hou Teng, who was so powerful, was stabbed by that small stick. The cyanide poison entered his body and he died so easily."

Some garbage thrown by humans in the wild can easily kill Hou Teng, let alone the garbage and waste discharged over the past dozens or hundreds of years.

These garbage and wastes lead to river pollution, forest destruction, sea water pollution, birds homeless, squirrels have nowhere to call home, seabirds and fish are entangled in garbage, and a large number of animals are poisoned.

Moreover, the consequences of polluting the environment will eventually return to humans.

As the top of the food chain, those highly toxic chemical compounds released into the environment will eventually accumulate in the human body.

Humans may not have the ability to destroy the earth yet, but it is certain that if they continue like this, they will destroy themselves before destroying the earth.

Parasitic beasts will not destroy humanity, they will only reduce the human population.

Because they are parasitic creatures that can only rely on humans for survival and cannot survive on their own, so if humans are destroyed, what will they do?
Therefore, parasitic beasts cannot destroy humans.

But humans themselves can destroy themselves.

Shinichi realized this.

Suddenly he began to understand why Guan Gangzhi chose to help the parasite.

“We are of the same origin as humans.”

Shinichi once again thought of what Tamiya Yoshiko said, "So from the perspective of all living things, humans are poison, and they are the antidote?"

"But who stipulated this? Who decided the weight of human and other living creatures' lives?"

He was thinking about this question: Did the birth of parasitic beasts come from the earth or from the self-rescue of other creatures on the earth?
At this time, comic fans also began to understand Shinichi's ideas.

All this is because of Tamiya Yoshiko, the woman who helped Shinichi untie his knot and heal his heart wounds, and helped Shinichi understand the relationship between humans and parasites.

And there is Guan Gangzhi, the environmentalist who, although he is a human being, is helping parasitic animals. The words he spoke with his life made Quan Xin understand these truths.

The most crucial thing is...it was clearly industrial waste created casually by humans, but it easily defeated a powerful creature like Hou Teng.

All of this has brought me to a new and deeper level of thinking.

What is right, what is wrong, what should humans do, and how should we deal with parasitic beasts and other creatures...

These questions were gradually pulling back the hand of the weapon held by Xinyi, making him hesitate to kill.

"Make a decision quickly. There's no time for you to dawdle."

At this time, Xiao You looked at Hou Teng's body which was gradually gathering together, and quickly reminded him.

However, as Quan Xinyi looked at Hou Teng's body gradually gathering together, his brows furrowed, and a clear thought suddenly came to his mind, "I don't want to kill it."

"I don't want to kill a life that's desperately trying to live."

At this time, Quan Xinyi's face gradually calmed down and he became more determined. "That's right, I just don't want to kill it."

"Isn't the desire to not kill it the last remaining treasure of our human qualities?"

To kill a life, you only need to swing the butcher knife, but choosing to put it down is much more difficult.

This is the compassion and mercy that only humans have.

A compassionate heart like that of Buddha is a treasure that no animal or other life has, and only humans possess.

Just like laughing or crying, it is a trait that only humans have!

"what happened to you?"

As if sensing the change in Quanxin's mentality, Xiaoyou looked back at him in confusion and asked.

"I won't kill it..."

Shinichi turned his head and said, "After so many battles, you might find it strange... Since there is only a 50% chance of it surviving, it is better to let God make the final decision instead of leaving it to me."

If the birth of parasitic beasts really came from this earth and from the self-rescue of other creatures.

Then they will make a decision in the dark.

The fans all understood what Shinichi was thinking now, but some people still felt that Shinichi was too soft-hearted. No matter what, Hou Teng was an enemy, and he had killed so many humans. If he was judged by human law, Hou Teng must die regardless of his motives.
Some people think that...what Xinxin did is right.

The new one continued seriously, "It is a completely different creature from humans. I don't want to decide its fate from a human perspective."

"is it?"

Xiao You did not refute the new one, but looked at Hou Teng's broken but struggling body and said, "Since you have decided, let's do it... Then let's go."

Quan Xinyi immediately took Xiao You with him and slowly left here.

But on the way out, he was still thinking, "I... as a human being, may have made a very serious mistake..."

"But, just because it is harmful to humans, does that mean it has no right to survive?"

"This might not be good for humans."

"But for the entire earth, it is actually a good thing..."

Just like the decomposers on this earth, such as dung beetles, flies and other insects and various harmful fungi, humans absolutely do not like them.

But once they are destroyed, they will destroy the ecological balance of the environment.

So the same goes for parasitic animals. Just because they are harmful to humans, do they have to be completely destroyed?
Finally, Xiaoyou suddenly asked Shinichi, "Shinichi, do you think the earth is beautiful?"

Shinichi was silent for a long moment, then said, "I don't know."

"I hate those people who brazenly say they are doing good for the earth all day long."

Xiao You continued, "Why? Because the Earth can neither cry nor laugh. The first life on Earth seemed to have been derived from heated hydrogen sulfide, methane and other organic matter dissolved in seawater..."

However, Shinichi understood what Xiaoyou meant and whispered, "Leave it to fate...?"

He turned to look at Hou Teng and walked over slowly.

Then the scene seemed to change to Hou Teng, who was trying to survive, looking up at the new one.

Quanxin held the hatchet and seemed to have made a decision in his mind.

"I am just an ordinary human being, and I can only desperately protect my small family..."

He said to Hou Teng, "I'm sorry... There's nothing wrong with you trying to survive, but..."

Tears rolled down Quanxin's eyes. Perhaps they were crocodile tears in Hou Teng's eyes, but he really felt sorry.

"sorry."

Xinxin swung the hatchet in his hand.

Then the comic shows the villagers shouting that they have found the monster's corpse.

The old lady saw the rusty hatchet reappear in the yard, and she knew that it was a brand new one.

But Xinxinyi did not go back to his grandmother, but walked home with Xiaoyou.

"This is the end of this story."

When many fans of "Parasyte" saw this, they all... fell into deep thought at the same time.

But in their opinion, no matter how the plot of this episode goes...it's simply amazing!

Hou Teng, who was so powerful that he was almost invincible, was killed by Quan Xinyi using an iron pipe that he took out from the garbage discarded by humans.

Later on, he began to think about the meaning of the existence of parasitic beasts, whether they were really born because the earth and other creatures were seeking to save themselves, so he chose to put down his butcher knife and let God decide Hou Teng's life and death.

In the end, Xinyi still picked up the butcher knife, because from his own perspective, he chose to marry Hou Teng.

The mental journey of the protagonist in this series is really unexpected.

When you think Hou Teng is temporarily killed, Xiao You asks Quan Xinyi to enchant the hatchet, and Hou Teng is about to be completely killed by Quan Xinyi, who has transformed into a decisive and determined warrior.

The protagonist Shinichi hesitated, because all the experiences during this period made him unable to bear to kill a life that was trying to survive.

After all kinds of thinking and reflection on humanity, the environment and the earth, you feel that he has really put down his butcher knife towards Hou Teng.

Through Xiao You's words, Quan Xinyi started from the interests of mankind and his own interests, and finally put Hou Teng to death.

These reversals were a little unexpected, but at the same time, after careful consideration, all the fans were able to fully understand Shinichi's ideas.

So... these philosophical and understandable ideas make comic fans feel that this episode of "Parasyte" is truly a masterpiece!

Comic fans flocked to the official website to discuss the plot of this legendary episode of "Parasyte".

"This episode... is amazing. After serious thinking, I really think the hero shouldn't have killed Hou Teng, but I didn't expect that the hero would still kill Hou Teng later..."

"After all, it is still killing lives from the perspective of humans..."

"After all, as human beings, we must use the standpoint of human beings. As I said before, there is no pure right or wrong in this world, only absolute standpoints. Putting aside standpoints, it is pure nonsense."

"What is a hero to others is a bandit to me. This principle is also true in the biological world. For living things, those that are harmful to themselves must be eliminated. If their own species no longer exists, no matter how well other species live or how beautiful the earth is, what does it have to do with them?"

"To put it bluntly, the meaning of environmental protection itself is not simply to protect the earth's environment. As Xiaoyou said, the earth is just a planet that can neither cry nor laugh. What do you mean by protecting the earth? Don't be ridiculous. If the earth is destroyed, it is not the earth that will be sad, but other creatures living on it."

"The meaning of environmental protection itself is actually to protect humans from being destroyed, so we must be selfish and must proceed from the interests of humans themselves. If we say that protecting the earth comes at the cost of destroying humans themselves or destroying current human civilization, then environmental protection will be meaningless."

“Yes, the Earth has existed for 4.6 billion years and has seen everything, such as the Hadean Eon, the oldest period of the Earth, when the newborn Earth was enveloped in magma and high temperatures.

There were also the subsequent ice ages, the Carnian flood events, super volcanic eruptions, asteroid impacts on Earth… None of these were more destructive than what humans are causing now, so does the Earth really care about these destructive events caused by humans?

I don’t care at all. The so-called proposition of protecting the earth does not exist. But as the cartoon says, the earth will not be destroyed, but humans will definitely destroy themselves and other creatures if they continue like this! "

"Really... I was shocked after reading this episode. I thought the theme of this comic was environmental protection... In fact, it is indeed environmental protection, but it is different from the general environmental protection slogans. It truly explains why humans should practice environmentalism."

"That's right. The comic book Parasyte is much more useful than those empty slogans about environmental protection. At least after reading the comic book, I really understood why we should protect the environment. In the end, it's to protect ourselves and future generations. Isn't this much more useful than those environmental protection organizations that just shout slogans?"

“I think it’s not just a simple comic about environmental protection. Parasyte also explores human nature and maternal love, which is great!”

"This last chapter is really amazing... The idea is so profound, it's really worth saying... You are worthy of being the old thief Qingshan. Sometimes I really feel that it's not these mental patients who are sick, but us normal people."

"You are mistaken, aren't you? This is not the last chapter. Parasyte isn't finished yet..."

"What? This isn't the last episode? I thought Parasyte was already finished!"

"Look, Parasyte is really about to end, in the next chapter! Next week will be the final chapter of Parasyte!"

"And it is said that Aoyama has also finalized the subject and name of his next work. He will start serializing the new work one month after the completion of Parasyte!"

"The Phoenix Academy teacher of Purple Air Coming from the East actually published a public article praising Parasyte and Aoyama the Old Thief. Oh my god! What a dream collaboration! Both fans are ecstatic!"

(End of this chapter)