One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

This is just the most superficial point.

This also indicates that these parasites have not occupied the host's brain for very long and are still in the stage of feeding based on instinct.

Once these parasites have adapted to their human identities and can hide in human society without revealing much, that will be when the real disaster begins.

Not only is it becoming unusually difficult to identify them, but we also need to be constantly on guard against malice from the entire society.

Imagine what society would be like if the police officers, doctors, teachers, and even the politicians who appear on television were infected by parasites.

When parasites control the entire country's operations, does it mean that all of humanity in that country will be kept in the dark, forever unable to learn the truth, and reduced to mere food for captive animals?

"That kind of future is truly terrifying to even think about."

Abel pursed his lips, casually tossed the newspaper into a roadside trash can, and then began searching for his target for the day.

In the early stages when these parasites are most easily exposed, if you don't find a way to kill more of them, it will only become more and more difficult to find them over time.

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inside the room.

The husband, who had just returned from get off work, was constantly complaining and cursing.

He didn't notice anything different about his wife today.

"Hurry up and cook! Are you trying to starve me? Without my hard work every day, this family would have been ruined long ago!"

Cook?

Hungry?

The wife touched her stomach; yes, she was indeed hungry and it was time to eat.

So, in front of her husband, she split her head in half...

"Weird...monster!"

The husband was terrified and collapsed to the ground, backing away on all fours.

Then something flashed before his eyes, and the husband was plunged into darkness forever.

When her daughter came home from school, she exclaimed, "Mom, what's for dinner tonight... Ah!!!"

What the daughter saw was her mother lying on the ground, eating her father.

She was immediately terrified and screamed, turning to run outside.

The mother, who was eating, tilted her head. Her remaining memories told her that this was something that absolutely could not be known to outsiders.

So her head split open again, ready to hunt down her own daughter.

But just as she was about to throw her 'weapon', a blade flashed and pierced her heart even faster.

His heart was pierced, and his life was slipping away rapidly.

This body is no longer usable.

The parasite, making a decision in the shortest possible time, immediately abandoned its mother's body and attempted to parasitize its daughter.

But just as it jumped up after breaking free from its host, another flash of light struck, pinning it precisely to the wall.

"The fifth one."

At that moment, Abel, who was standing outside the window, came in and then selected a few more handy knives in the kitchen as a supplement to his ammunition.

He discovered that locking onto a target with Observation Haki first, and then finishing them off with a throwing knife, was a highly efficient method.

Under normal circumstances, it's difficult to react in time.

As the parasitic body is damaged, in order to survive, these parasites must transfer to other people as quickly as possible.

This is also the stage when the parasite is most vulnerable and easiest to kill.

Chapter 441 Cold Rejection

After parasitic creatures complete their parasitism, they possess immense destructive power, not only being incredibly strong but also able to transform their bodies into various sharp blades.

It can pierce through the human body with a light touch, or even split a person in two.

Furthermore, the attack speed is so fast that an ordinary person with the naked eye would probably only see a blur flash past before their eyes, and then their head would be separated from their body.

After Abel hacked a parasite to death with a kitchen knife, he found that this method was somewhat inefficient.

First, there are no suitable weapons; second, when the parasites go berserk, they are likely to accidentally injure people around them, and it also wastes time.

In comparison, the method that was later developed was more efficient.

However, the prerequisite is that these parasites must be found first.

"Stop yelling. Your mother is already dead. The only reason she could move and talk just now was because she was parasitized by a monster."

"You've seen the situation. Just call the police and tell them the truth."

Abel, smoking a cigarette, went up and slapped the screaming high school girl awake.

The high school girl then pulled out her phone with trembling hands and began dialing the police.

Seeing that there was nothing more for him to do, Abel prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, when the high school girl saw him about to leave, she immediately hung up the phone and followed him.

"Is something wrong?"

"Can...can I go with you? I'm scared to be alone..."

The high school girl reached out and gently tugged at Abel's clothes, lowered her head and began to sob, her voice growing softer and softer.

Abel's gaze swept over the two mangled corpses on the ground.

How could a little girl not be terrified when she suddenly loses her parents and witnesses her mother eating her father?

Anyone would certainly not want to stay in such a bloody and terrifying room waiting for the police to arrive.

As for why she wanted to go with him, it's probably because Abel gave her enough security, plus there was no one else she could rely on at the moment.

He was pitiful and deserving of sympathy, but Abel chose to refuse.

He has so much to do, why does he need to bring a burden along?

"I'm sorry, as you've probably seen, there are many of these parasites hiding in human society, and my job is to find all these 'monsters' and eliminate them."

Even so, are you sure you still want to follow me?

The high school girl was immediately thrown into a state of utter confusion; everything that had happened today had completely shattered her original worldview.

The mere thought that such a monster might be lurking around her, perhaps a classmate or a teacher, sent chills down her spine and made her tremble all over.

She didn't know who else she could trust, but at least the man in front of her was reliable and safe.

Moreover, this man might be an agent from some secret government department. Didn't you hear him say that his job is to deal with these 'monsters'?

Rather than living in constant fear, it's better to confront your fears directly.

So she made up her mind, her eyes hardening, "My name is Kimishima Kana, please let me stay by your side, please!"

Abel was somewhat helpless after his polite refusal failed, so he had to try a different approach: "Let me be frank, I don't want to have a burden on me that will hold me back."

"Although I sympathize with your situation, I don't need people who have no use to me."

Abel's coldness made Kana Kimishima turn pale.

Having a happy family and a beautiful face, she has always been the center of attention since childhood, surrounded by a group of boys, and can easily get whatever she wants.

But just now, her confidence completely collapsed.

She was essentially just an unwanted burden.

This is a tremendous blow to those students living in the ivory tower.

"I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Please forgive my last impolite request, but could you please tell me your name and contact information?"

Abel was already ready to leave, but the pleading look in the other person's eyes prevented him from being completely cold-blooded.

“Abel, this is my name. As for my contact information, I’m not lying, I really don’t have it.”

Kana Kimishima found it hard to believe that even elementary school students had cell phones these days, and even if they didn't have cell phones, surely they had landlines at home?

But the final explanation, which was like adding legs to a snake, didn't seem fake.

What should I do?

With a slightly unfocused look in her eyes, Kana Kimishima suddenly noticed the cell phone on the table—it was her father's cell phone!

She immediately suppressed her nausea, walked around the corpse, grabbed the phone from the table, and then walked back to hand it to Abel.

"Now I have your contact information."

Under Kana Kimishima's tense gaze, Abel put away his phone, but still instructed her, "Don't contact me unless it's important."

"Well, I know."

Kana Kimishima breathed a sigh of relief and reluctantly saw him off to the door.

Actually, she is already very strong.

After experiencing so many things, they still managed to find ways to ensure their future safety.

Regardless of whether it will be useful or not, having this contact information is better than not having it at all.

If things really get to a critical point, while others can only wait to die, she can fight for a chance to survive.

What a smart girl.

This was one of the reasons why Abel ultimately did not refuse.

If the other person is really in danger, and he happens to be nearby and has the time, he wouldn't mind saving them again.

Not long after Abel left, the police finally arrived.

Kana Kimishima explained the situation truthfully. The police seemed unfazed by this and quickly collected and took away the body and other items, not caring whether doing so would make a mess of the scene.

Then, they took Kimishima Kana to the police station to cooperate with the investigation, focusing on asking her about the person who saved her.