Madam, I like you.

　Encountering two of them in one day suggests that Mickey Mouse probably has quite a few companions.

　“Is this true? What should I do?”

　"Anyway, from now on we have to help each other to survive." Mickey's body shrank quickly, his eyes closed, his mouth sutured, and he turned into Izumi Shinichi's right hand again.

　"Why are you talking to yourself!" Quan Xinyi asked angrily. Facing Mickey, who had turned into his right hand and looked like a madman talking to himself, he had to give up.

　"Tuk-tuk."

　There was a knock on the door, followed by a concerned greeting from Izumi Shinichi's mother.

　"Shinichi, are you okay? You only ate a little dinner."

　"Ah, it's okay, it's okay!"

　Chapter 44 Parasitic Spores

　As night falls, brilliant lights adorn the bustling city, shining brighter than the starry sky. Cars flow by continuously, and the flashing lights are reflected on the glass exterior walls of the buildings, as if billions of stars have fallen into the city, presenting a never-ending feast.

　The more prosperous and brighter it is, the darker the shadow beneath the light will be.

　The cold wind blew, making a rustling sound.

　Mo Yankong and Dudao Yazi sat on the roof of a building, holding binoculars to observe the night sky at any time.

　"Although vampires have the ability of night vision, finding a fist-sized spore in this environment is as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack." Mo Yankong frowned in thought. Finding an unhatched parasitic beast is much more difficult than imagined. The two have been waiting here for more than three hours and can almost memorize the star map, but so far they have found nothing.

　Beside her, Busujima Yako held a telescope in one hand and the demon sword Kitetsu in the other. She was wearing her Beigao high school uniform: a light gray winter coat with a woolen shirt underneath, a blazer and a folded skirt—a rather traditional Japanese JK school uniform. No matter what she wore, it couldn't conceal her unusual aura.

　Her temperament is as elegant and dignified as that of a Yamato Nadeshiko, and her eyes reveal a toughness, sharpness, aloofness and pride.

　It was already morning when Mo Yankong traveled to the world of "Parasyte". He went directly to the school where the protagonist Izumi Shinichi was, turned the principal into a zombie who obeyed his orders, and temporarily fabricated the identity of a transfer student.

　Izumi Shinichi is the protagonist of this world and also the protagonist between parasitic beasts and humans. The battle between parasitic beasts and humans will undoubtedly revolve around Izumi Shinichi, the heretic. To explain why, Izumi Shinichi is too dangerous for parasitic beasts and is out of the scope of humans. He is attacked from both sides and will be attacked if his identity is exposed on either side.

　Mo Yankong held up a telescope and observed the night sky. He asked, "Boy, do you have any special feelings for him?"

　Busujima Yako frowned and shook her head: "Izumi Shinichi, huh? The boy who rushed out of the classroom this morning, in my perception, he was just an ordinary student."

　Mo Yankong nodded. He'd felt the same way that morning. If he hadn't seen the anime and knew what Izumi Shinichi looked like, he wouldn't have recognized he was parasitized. He said cautiously, "Parasitic creatures parasitize human flesh and fuse with human cells. Unless they reveal their true form, we vampires can't determine their true form."

　"Is the parasite difficult to deal with?" Busujima Yako asked curiously while searching in another direction with a telescope.

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　"It's not difficult. A parasitic beast's overall combat capabilities should be similar to ours. The problem is its adaptability. From a biological perspective, it's more perfect than us and more closely fits the definition of a perfect creature. I chose to travel to this world precisely to capture a parasitic beast for research."

　In terms of combat capability, parasitic beasts can completely suppress vampires, and their high-speed swinging blades can easily cut through the vampire's body. Conversely, vampires do not have the weaknesses of parasitic beasts and can be resurrected no matter how many times they are killed.

　The Sky-Splitting Eye's Stab has little effect on parasitic beasts. Not to mention the charging process required to launch the Sky-Splitting Eye's Stab, the Sky-Splitting Eye's Stab has too little lethality. It can penetrate the body of a parasitic beast but it does not necessarily cause fatal injuries.

　The best way to deal with parasitic beasts is to prepare some large-caliber shotguns, or the weapon "Dominator" possessed by Mo Yankong.

　What Mo Yankong feared most was that the parasitic beast had an amazing learning ability that matched that of the people in the pillars, and it could master an unfamiliar language in two hours.

　Busujima Yako fixed her hair, which had been ruffled by the night wind, and smiled softly, "I don't quite understand. If you need to use it in combat, please feel free to command me. This sword will clear all obstacles for you. No matter if the opponent is a zombie, a parasitic beast, or a demon."

　Mo Yankong curled his lips and said, "Boy, you sound so nice, but you just want to fight to the death, right?"

　Busujima blinked and looked surprised: "It was exposed so soon?"

　"Your smile always makes you look eager to try anything related to combat."

　When talking about parasites, Busujima Yako's face always reveals a bellicosity and excitement that is inconsistent with her beautiful and elegant appearance.

　Busujima Yako chuckled softly, "It can't be helped. It's because Sora gave Parasyte such a high evaluation. Only creatures like this are worth killing."

　During the conversation, Mo Yankong paused, holding the telescope, adjusted the lens, and gave instructions: "Child, upper right, near the sky above the second-tallest building in that direction, can you see it?"

　Dudao Yazi looked in the direction Mo Yankong had indicated. Sure enough, he saw a green ball of light floating down from the night sky. "Ah, it's clear. The green ball of light, though very faint, is indeed glowing. Is that the parasitic spore that Kong mentioned?"

　"Take action first, and wait until we recover the spores before anything else."

　The two men leaped from the building, crossed the street and jumped to the roof of another building. With their agile bodies, they moved freely on the rooftops of the city, using telescopes to observe the direction of the falling spores while adjusting their direction of advance.

　three thousand meters

　one thousand meters

　five hundred meters

　Until the naked eye could see the spores emitting a pale green light. Compared to the bright lights of the city, the faint light emitted by the green spores was almost negligible. Fortunately, the vampire had good eyesight and could firmly grasp the position of the parasitic spores.

　The two of them jumped onto the roof of a building again. Mo Yankong stared at the parasitic spore thoughtfully and waved to Dudao Yazi beside him, "Yazi, keep approaching it. Wait for me on the rooftop of the building directly below the spore. If you don't capture it, there's no need to pursue it."

　"clear."

　Dudao Yazi rushed over, knife in hand. Mo Yankong, who remained where he was, frowned, a look of uncertainty on his face. "It's not an illusion. That spore has been drifting farther from here since a while ago. It's changed direction several times, not because of the wind, but to avoid us."

　"what happened!"

　In order to verify his idea, Mo Yankong changed direction and made a detour to surround the spores. Just as Mo Yankong expected, the parasitic spores seemed to be able to sense where they were and flew in another direction.

　Five minutes later, Mo Yankong arrived at the building he had designated. Dudao Yazi was already standing there, knife in hand. Seeing Mo Yankong approach, he nodded and said, "You've noticed too. Ever since we got within 500 meters of it, it's been deliberately avoiding us. We can't catch up with it at our current speed. What should we do?"

　Mo Yankong pondered for a moment, then shook his head unwillingly, saying, "Give up for now. I think I know the reason. When I came here just now, I saw a mature parasitic beast. Let's deal with it first."

　"Mature body..."

　The eyes of Dokujima-chan flashed with a strange light, and her right hand naturally pressed on the hilt of the demon sword Kitetsu.

　Chapter 45: Parasitic Battle

　Dark and damp alleys, street vehicles

　The sound of the horn became inaudible, and in the darkness there was only a slight rustling sound, occasionally mixed with the light sound of firecrackers exploding, as if something hard and brittle was forcibly broken.

　That was the sound of eating, the sound of flesh and bones being chewed and swallowed voraciously.

　In the dim light, a woman's body fell in the alley, and the blood dyed the alley walls red. The part of the body above the waist had been eaten clean. Next to the body, a man in a suit was lying. His head had turned into a twisted monster, like a blooming petal. The muscles of the petals opened several eyes, and the inner part was sharp fangs used for eating.

　The monster seemed to sense something, and its twisted muscles reverted to the form of a middle-aged man. His expression was stiff, and his eyes were as pale and indifferent as a dead person's. The man muttered to himself indifferently, "Two humans... No, not humans."

　The parasitic beast's expression wavered slightly: "The target is here. It's very likely that they have discovered me."

　"Amazing murderous intent!"

　"I sensed danger, but it was too late to avoid it."

　"Just fight."

　The man's head split again, forming two muscular tentacles. The end of each tentacle turned into a silver-gray metal blade, reflecting a faint light. With a swing, it easily cut through the metal pipes leaning against the wall.

　There was a moment of silence, and then the tentacle blade suddenly extended and swung towards the sky above the alley.

　"Keng!"

　Fierce sparks flew in the darkness, and the tentacle blades were bounced away. At the same time, two figures fell into the alley one after the other.

　The tentacles opened their eyes and stared at the humanoid figure that leaped into the alley. Its muscles stretched into a mouth, and the parasitic beast asked in a flat, confused voice, "You can't feel body heat. Are you cold-blooded? Why do you look like humans? What kind of creatures are you?"

　Mo Yankong looked at the parasitic beast in front of him and said calmly, "It's just a monster that feeds on humans like you."

　"You feed on humans, but you are not of the same species. Since you are not human, there is no reason for us to be hostile." The parasitic beast analyzed calmly. In fact, if it had not attacked just now, the parasitic beast would choose to get rid of these two abnormal creatures. The enemy's strength is unknown, and the parasitic beast does not want to take the risk of making an enemy unless it is absolutely necessary.

　"That won't work."

　"why."

　"You still need a reason..."

　Mo Yankong pointed at the corpse on the ground and smiled, "Then your eating manners are too ugly. I can't stand it. How about this excuse?"

　"I can't understand it, but I can feel the murderous intent." As soon as the dull voice fell, two tentacle blades had already slashed towards Dokujima Yazi at an astonishing speed!

　Dokujima Yaji took a step forward, straightened his posture, lowered his body, and placed his left thumb against the hilt of the sword.

　Iai - Shinto Isshin-ryu

　Shinto Isshinryu is a sword technique that has been passed down through generations of the Busujima family. It has become widely known in the kendo world to the modern day. The mind is integrated into the technique, and the technique is integrated into the body. This is the essence of Shinto Isshinryu.

　The swordsmanship of Dokujima Yajiro is based on Shinto Isshinryu and is unique. Human swordsmanship is not suitable for use on monsters. The swordsmanship used by Dokujima Yajiro now is a killing technique derived from the essence of Shinto Isshinryu.

　In the darkness, the sword light bloomed.

　The two extended tentacle saw blades were knocked away by the unsheathed long sword. Dudao Yazi took a step forward, and the blade moved flexibly in the narrow space.

　"Keng! Keng! Keng!"

　Fire splashed everywhere, and the two tentacles that were knocked away flexibly adjusted their positions and kept whipping towards Dudao Yazi like whips. The sharp whistling sound and metallic buzzing symphony continued. The saw blade cut through Dudao Yazi's clothes, leaving deep scars on her body that could be seen to the bone, but no blood flowed.

　After some testing, it was found that Dokujima Yako was at a disadvantage, but it was no wonder. Although Dokujima Yako was proficient in kendo, it was still too early for her to obtain a vampire body. The changes in strength and speed forced her to adapt to her swordsmanship again.

　The most important thing is that Dokujima lacks experience in fighting monsters.

　"What kind of creature are you?" The parasitic beast's voice was filled with even more doubt as it fought with Dokujima Yazi. It was unable to break through Dokujima Yazi's sword defense net, and the scars left on Dokujima Yazi's body healed quickly.

　Unkillable monster! Is it really a living creature?

　"Yes! This feeling is really good!"

　"Although this body can no longer feel pain, I can still feel the killing intent of the blade slicing through my flesh. It's truly magnificent!" Dokujima Yako's eyes were mesmerized, and her movements as she swung the demonic sword were too swift to be seen with the naked eye. Only the pulsing flames in the air revealed the intensity of the clash between the two monsters.

　Gravel flew everywhere. The narrow alley was simply not enough to accommodate the battle between the two monsters. The tentacle saw blades and sword blades left countless knife marks on the wall.

　"Unable to break through the defense, I judge that I need to increase the frequency of attacks."

　The parasitic beast muttered calmly to itself as another tentacle blade split out, transforming and moving at high speed.

　Dujima Yazi's body swayed, and he was forced to retreat under the siege of three tentacles. He deflected the pursuing attack with a sword and asked with a smile, "Is it really okay? Increasing the attack frequency will inevitably reduce your concentration, and the attack power of each tentacle will be reduced by half."

　The parasitic beast retracted its three tentacles and replied calmly, "Even if only half were left, I could easily cut through steel, let alone mere flesh and blood."

　Mo Yankong watched the fight between Dudao Yazi and the parasite from behind, holding a sci-fi pistol in his right hand and pointing it at the parasite, and a mechanical female voice came into his ears.

　"Crime index, cannot be parsed."

　"The target is an unknown creature. The threat index has been updated to over 500."

　"The target is an executable object."

　After confirming that the Dominator was useful against the parasitic beast, Mo Yankong put down the Dominator and had no intention of using it to destroy the parasitic beast.

　"Since the Dominator is effective, the threat posed by the Parasite to me has been reduced by half."

　This parasitic beast was the prey of Dokujima Yako, and she had countless opportunities to kill it. However, she didn't do so because she was adapting to and learning the parasitic beast's attack methods.

　"Really? But I'm almost used to your attack style. It's simple and effective. You usually aim at fatal parts such as the neck, heart and head. Your attack style may seem changeable and complicated at first glance, but it actually basically follows a fixed trajectory, which is usually the most direct and effective, that is, the two-point and one-line method." Dokujima Yaji smiled and calmly sheathed the demon sword Kitetsu.

　"In the way of the sword, such a direct attack method will not defeat the opponent. You and I are just like you. Creatures like you lack the means to deal with enemies of the same level. Simple and effective attacks are enough to kill humans. But when used against me, such an attack method is too boring."

　"Reducing strength and increasing attack frequency is a simple and effective way to commit suicide."

　"Sora, can I kill it now?"

　With a charming smile on his face, Dokujima turned his head and asked.

　Mo Yankong nodded indifferently: "Don't damage its body, and make sure the head is intact. I want to take it back for research."

　"clear."

　Chapter 46 Infiltration

　The thinking mode of parasitic beasts is different from that of ordinary creatures. They pay more attention to individuals than groups. After parasitizing, they must survive by killing and eating the same kind of parasitic creatures. The way parasitic beasts think is very close to the mechanical intelligence understood by humans. They will not be shaken by emotions and will make the most wise and effective choices in any situation.

　The parasitic beast's thinking mode is also reflected in its attack method. Usually, the parasitic beast will choose the simplest and most effective attack route, and the target is usually the weakness of the creature.

　The spine, heart, brain, internal organs, etc., aiming to kill with one blow.

　Because of the simple way of thinking of parasites, the combat power of each individual parasite is very close, and the attack routes and methods considered by parasites are basically the same.

　As a symbiote, Izumi Shinichi has an absolute advantage in the battle against Parasyte. Although ordinary humans are as fragile as babies in the eyes of Parasyte, Izumi Shinichi's existence is like the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

　In the eyes of kendo masters like Dokujima Yaji, the simple and crude attack method of the parasite is nothing more than a giant baby with power but no way to use it.

　After getting Mo Yankong's approval, Dudao Yazi put away his knife, stepped back, meditated quietly, concentrated his mind, lowered his body like a cheetah gathering strength, and gripped the knife handle tightly with his backhand.

　"Iai - Shinto Isshin-ryu·Musei."

　Busujima Yaji muttered in a low voice, it was the same method of pursuing the ultimate in killing, there was no extra technique to speak of. In the Genshin Impacto Isshinryu, this move required millions of times of sword drawing over many years to learn and master it.

　The sign of mastery of this sword technique is usually an abnormal twisting of the right hand joints.

　In pursuit of ultimate speed, ultimate burst, and ultimate strength, the reverse grip on the knife allows the right hand to unleash the most powerful force within the smallest range of motion.

　The eyes of the parasitic beast's tentacles stared at Dokujima Yako, and whispered in confusion: "The murderous intent... has disappeared..."

　"How can it be···"