Chapter 27: Your Movements Are Too Sluggish
The next afternoon, Xia Shang was enjoying life, lying on the Beach and feeling the sea breeze.
Suddenly, Shinichi Izumi called. His tone was urgent as he said, "That guy really showed up. It's chasing Mr. Uda right now. If it finds out that Mr. Uda still retains his Human Brain, it will definitely kill him without hesitation."
"So I told him to run towards the Seaside. We'll meet up there. We have to deal with it this time."
"Alright, I'll be right there." Xia Shang didn't have time to continue enjoying his pleasant sunbath. He put on his loose top and hurried towards Mamoru Uda's direction.
He left the Beach and quickly saw Mamoru Uda running desperately in the Jungle. However, this guy's Stamina was clearly not good. He hadn't run far before he was already out of breath.
Little Par, on his chin, kept urging him, "Faster, a little faster. We're about to be caught."
"I can't. I'm already running with all my Strength," Mamoru Uda said, bending over, placing his hands on his knees, and panting heavily.
"The opponent seems to have fully stimulated their Human Potential. It should be a Complete Form Parasyte," Little Par analyzed. Then, it pointed to a nearby Path, "If you plan to fight it, going there might give you a chance of winning."
Just as Mamoru Uda ducked into the nearby Path, an ordinary-looking woman followed closely behind. She looked at Mamoru Uda's retreating figure, her face devoid of any Expression. "The Parasyte Parasitism on him seems to be like that man from before, it didn't devour his Brain."
With that, her figure quickly disappeared from the spot.
Meanwhile, Shinichi Izumi, who was rushing over from the side, was suddenly informed by Migi that it was about to enter a Hibernation State. Migi had told Shinichi Izumi about this last night. Because it had sacrificed 30% of its Body to repair Shinichi Izumi's Heart, and those lost parts were too finely divided to Fuse with Migi anymore.
So, they had spread throughout Shinichi Izumi's entire Body via his Blood. This was why Shinichi Izumi's Physique had suddenly been enhanced.
But this came at a price, and the price was that Migi had to completely fall asleep for four hours every day.
"Not now, seriously?" Migi chose to sleep at this critical juncture, not earlier or later, practically driving Shinichi Izumi crazy. Afterward, no matter how much Shinichi Izumi called out, he couldn't resist Migi's sleep. However, before completely falling asleep, Migi solidified Shinichi Izumi's Right Arm into a Blade.
"This is all I can do. If possible, just run. Perhaps only when I wake up will there be a possibility of defeating her."
Looking at his Right Arm, Shinichi Izumi thought of Mr. Uda, who was being chased. He absolutely couldn't run. He couldn't leave the danger to others.
At this moment, Mamoru Uda, led by Little Par, arrived at the spot where he had fallen off the cliff.
"There's no road ahead. Are you sure fighting here gives us a chance of winning?" Mamoru Uda didn't actually understand the deeper reason why Little Par specifically chose this location. If they couldn't win later, they could escape by jumping off the cliff.
And because it Parasitism on his chin, Mamoru Uda wouldn't need to breathe himself when falling into the Water, which naturally increased the possibility of survival.
"She's here," Little Par didn't explain but told Mamoru Uda to look ahead.
Suddenly, a woman appeared on the Path he had come from.
"You are the third special Parasyte I've encountered, but to me, you're just a nuisance." As she spoke, the woman's Head split open with several cuts from top to bottom. Immediately afterward, the split parts transformed into Tentacles with double-edged Blades at the Head.
However, the Blade Tentacles did not attack Mamoru Uda. Instead, they slashed behind her.
Clang! Clang! Xia Shang's Sneak Attack was unsuccessful. The few Syringes he threw were cut into shards the instant before they reached the opponent.
"What astonishing Reaction Speed." Xia Shang had originally thought the opponent wouldn't have time to react.
Unexpectedly, this Parasyte in front of him blocked all of them. "It's you." A mouth split vertically on the woman's neck, and several Eyeballs emerged, looking at Xia Shang.
"Strange guy, clearly pathetically weak, yet possessing the Parasyte's Transformation Ability. What exactly are you?"
Her words made Xia Shang sneer, "You're very strong? Then may I ask, who was it that fled for their life by jumping off a cliff like a stray dog a few days ago? No way, no way, it couldn't have been you, could it?"
"Shut up!" the woman said coldly.
Xia Shang's Sarcasm successfully attracted the Female Parasyte's full attention. With this, Xia Shang had practically pulled all the Aggro.
The four Tentacles formed from her Head's Transformation aimed at Xia Shang's Heart and attacked relentlessly like a storm.
Facing her high-speed attack, Xia Shang could only passively defend.
But even so, the Blades his hands had transformed into were still covered in dense Nicks, and his Body also showed crisscrossing Scars. If he hadn't healed the Wounds and stopped the Blood flow in time, he would probably be a Corpse by now.
And this was the result achieved even with Xia Shang's Mental Focus at a high level. It showed how terrifying the Female Parasyte's Strength was.
At this moment, he understood that one mistake would mean death.
"Little Par, don't just stand there!" Mamoru Uda shouted.
With Little Par's participation, Xia Shang immediately felt much more relaxed. However, the Female Parasyte was indeed a Complete Form. Even fighting against two people, she didn't lose ground and even showed a slight tendency to suppress them.
"Completely insignificant. Compared to my unified Physical Body, your movements are too sluggish."
The high-speed attack of the Tentacles couldn't be maintained for too long, even by a Complete Form Female Parasyte. She stopped her attacking Blade Tentacles and looked at the slightly disheveled two of them.
Little Par, who also raised its Blade, silently thought, "That's true. And Mamoru Uda's breathing is completely messed up, making me a bit tired too. At the same time, this woman's attacks are surprisingly simple, as if she only targets one part of the Body. Is it some kind of fetish?"
"And looking at it now, even with Mr. Xia and I teaming up, we can't defeat the opponent. Furthermore, Mr. Xia's current state is too poor."
Its judgment was correct. Xia Shang's state was indeed very poor at this time.
He covered a Wound with one hand, his Blade hanging down to the ground with the other. Under the immense pressure of death, he still smiled faintly, "This is really exciting, it's making my Adrenaline surge like crazy. It's just a pity, you still couldn't kill me."
"Is that so?"
The Female Parasyte twisted her Head. In an instant, a Blade Tentacle shot out, breaking the wind. Facing such a dangerous attack, Xia Shang froze in place, as if he couldn't avoid it at all. *Puchi!* As the Tentacle was pulled out, a gush of Blood spurted from Xia Shang's chest.
His Body tilted backward and fell heavily to the ground, the light fading from his Eyeballs.
I'm truly sorry, the author has revised the protagonist's stay duration from the original two weeks to five months. In the original outline, I planned to have the protagonist enter the Parasyte World twice, but considering it might feel a bit disjointed, I made the revision.
If any of you have other ideas, please leave a comment below.
(Here, I'd like to thank the brothers who voted and supported me. Your support is my motivation for writing.)
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