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269. Chapter 269: The Spine-Chilling Rize Kamishiro!

During this period, he suffered inhuman abuse from a perverted Investigator. To protect himself, he created a second personality, which Rize referred to as Jason.

After enduring torment, Jason became convinced that all suffering stemmed from a lack of strength, and that the weak should be trampled and abused by the strong.

Taking advantage of a rare opportunity, he escaped from the Ghoul Detention Center. After breaking out of prison, he inherited the perverted Investigator's preference for abusing others and derived pleasure from it.

When abusing others, he typically liked to break his own fingers. At the same time, to keep the other person conscious, he would demand they count down from 1000, subtracting 7 each time.

Because of this, Rize Kamishiro regarded him as a boring man with low-brow tastes.

"Drag him out for me. Oh, and don't forget Rize."

Gecko revealed a sinister grin.

Behind him, a row of men in black stood shoulder to shoulder, simultaneously revealing their scarlet Kakugan and pouncing towards the villa door like cheetahs.

*Crack!*

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the door was pushed open from the inside. The extremely bright light shone upon a man wearing a black trench coat, as if welcoming a deity. A black tentacle crawled on the ground, completely engulfing Rize behind Xia Shang.

"Ganging up on me?" Seeing the men in black rushing towards him, Xia Shang smiled slightly.

He actually put his hands into his trench coat pockets and took a step forward.

His black leather shoes, shiny enough to reflect light, stepped on the sunlight! At the same time, under Rize's shocked gaze, two arms with muscle lines like Greek sculptures pierced through Xia Shang's back, pressing their palms onto Xia Shang's shoulders. As the arms exerted force, flesh and blood surged and twisted, and another Xia Shang's upper body was completely exposed to the air.

"Your expression is quite interesting," a complete head smiled towards Rize Kamishiro.

A trace of fear appeared on Rize Kamishiro's face, and she subconsciously took a step back.

"Don't be surprised, this is just the beginning."

Immediately after, the man extended his legs, touched the ground, and walked out from behind Xia Shang, bending at the waist.

"I think I'm a little hungry." Xia Shang's arms instantly transformed into two tentacles, piercing the bodies of the two men in black who had rushed forward. After devouring the Kakuhou within them, the nutrients Xia Shang had lost were slightly replenished.

"What are you afraid of? I don't plan on killing you just yet."

A man identical to Xia Shang, with his arm around Rize Kamishiro's slender waist, calmly walked to Xia Shang's side.

Just as he said, his appearance was merely the beginning.

Soon, a second, a third, and then a fourth Xia Shang emerged from the main body. Only then did this performance conclude.

The Flesh and Blood Transfer from the Parasyte World, combined with the Five Brains and Seven Hearts from Demon Slayer, and Xia Shang's flesh and blood body capable of high-speed self-healing, these various factors combined allowed Xia Shang to effortlessly possess four permanently existing clones.

And theoretically speaking,

As long as enough nutrients were devoured, the clones and main body could generate another five brains and six hearts. Of course, the main body only needed to generate four hearts. However, at this point, the clones and main body could split into even more clones, repeating this process indefinitely...

However, the reality was that Xia Shang could only possess four clones simultaneously. If his main body's single brain were compared to a central processor, then the other brains would be equivalent to ordinary processors. This is because there can only be one central processor, and there must only be one! As a result, the other brains are like his five fingers; he can freely control his fingers, but his fingers can never control him in return.

In other words, the central brain possesses the highest authority. Furthermore, due to the Five Brains and Seven Hearts ability, only when the central brain is completely destroyed can the other brains acquire a higher level of authority and become the new central brain. Therefore, whichever body possesses the central brain, that is the true Xia Shang.

Besides this, with Xia Shang's current ability, he can only control five bodies. If the number were any higher, the central processor would be in an overclocked state.

Unless he created a second or more central brains, but this would be equivalent to giving the other brains their own consciousness, and autonomous consciousness at that.

This kind of action is extremely idiotic, and Xia Shang couldn't do it anyway. Besides, even if he could do it in the future, he wouldn't attempt to create uncontrollable clones.

"Catch Gecko, don't let him run," Xia Shang said softly.

"Understood."

The four clones simultaneously shot towards Gecko's location. Their body surfaces were covered with a layer of black rock-like substance resembling armor. This was Cha Hyun-soo's ability from Sweet Home, but Xia Shang had already spread the mutated cells throughout his whole body. This meant that his four clones at this moment were like four monsters crawling out of lava. While possessing extremely strong defense, they could also emit high temperatures capable of melting steel.

Dozens of extremely sharp black tentacles, like slicing vegetables, cut the nearby men in black into piles of mangled flesh.

"Damn it! Monster! Absolutely a monster!" Gecko, who had just been composed, immediately panicked upon seeing Xia Shang's terrifying ability. He hastily opened the car door, preparing to drive away!

*Bang!* A blade tentacle with a steel-like tip suddenly pierced the soft car door.

Seeing this, the terrified Gecko reflexively wrapped his upper body in his Kagune. However, since he was only a Half-Kakuja, the area his Kagune could protect was limited.

Furthermore, facing a Kagune harder than steel, the blade tentacle only felt a slight resistance. A gush of blood sprayed onto the seat beside Gecko. Pierced through the heart, Gecko was pulled out by the immense force, crashing through the car door and falling to the ground.

After being dragged along, the dark knight clone, dressed in knight's armor, grabbed him by the neck and brought him before Xia Shang.

"What's 1000 minus 7?" When Xia Shang asked this question, a piece of music seemed to play in his ears.

Could it be that Xia Shang had been abused by Gecko before? Rize Kamishiro cast a look of pity towards Gecko.

"I... I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Gecko truly had no impression of the man before him. To survive, he could only beg for mercy repeatedly.

"I'll ask again."

The dark knight behind Gecko raised his other hand, transforming it into a long saber that pierced Gecko's right arm.

The intense pain caused Gecko to let out a scream: "Ah!!!"

"What's 1000 minus 7?"

Tentacles rushed out from the dark knight's body, continuously piercing Gecko's body.

Witnessing such a bloody scene, even Rize Kamishiro, who didn't value human life, couldn't help but feel spine-chilling horror.

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