## Chapter 33: It Wasn't Just Bullets That Were Fired
As expected, the battle between the two ended in a draw.
However, if Hideo Shimada's heart hadn't been damaged, it would have been difficult to say who would have won or lost this fight.
"Get out of the way!" Xia Shang suddenly stepped forward and threw the glass bottle containing sulfuric acid in his hand. The glass bottle, propelled by powerful force, whistled through the air and reached Hideo Shimada almost instantly.
Hideo Shimada reacted quickly as well, instantly swinging his tentacles to shatter the bottle.
"What the hell is this?" The liquid from the shattered glass bottle splashed in all directions, with most of it landing on Hideo Shimada's face. The intense burning sensation made him instinctively retract his tentacles and cover his curled-up face with his hands.
"Don't go over there."
Just as Shinichi Izumi thought this was an excellent opportunity and was about to make a move, Xia Shang, who was behind him, said with a solemn expression.
Boom!!! The intense pain caused by the burns made Shimada lose all reason for a moment. His entire head exploded, and two extremely terrifying tentacles attacked everything around him like crazy. In an instant, they destroyed everything within two meters of him.
Fortunately, Shinichi Izumi didn't go forward, otherwise, he would have turned into a pile of mangled flesh.
"Use this." Xia Shang bent down and picked up a gun from his feet.
He then pulled the trigger towards Hideo Shimada. Unfortunately, there were only two bullets in the gun. Luckily, his luck was good, and both bullets shot into Hideo Shimada's body. At this moment, the irrational Hideo Shimada didn't even make a move to dodge. His only thought now was to kill everyone nearby.
Hideo Shimada's figure rapidly approached. His powerful oppressive presence made Shinichi Izumi's breathing beside him become rapid.
Five meters... four meters... three meters! "It's over." Xia Shang raised his right hand expressionlessly. Only then did Shinichi Izumi notice that Xia Shang's right palm was missing an index finger.
As Xia Shang's words fell, Hideo Shimada, who was moving at high speed, seemed to have been paused. Immediately after, countless blades drilled out from his chest and pierced through his chest, making his upper body bloody and his heart completely cut into pieces.
At this moment, two extremely sharp blades were suspended in front of Xia Shang's head and heart.
Unfortunately, the distance of less than ten centimeters was like an insurmountable chasm for Hideo Shimada.
Finally, he fell in front of Xia Shang. His corpse withered and shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Actually, what I shot out wasn't just bullets..." Xia Shang half-squatted beside the corpse and pulled out a ball of steel wires covered in blades from his chest. "There was also... my finger."
Saying this, he crushed it with one hand. Because the cellular matter of the steel wires ball had completely lost its activity, it became exceptionally fragile.
Just like Hideo Shimada's withered blade tentacles, it shattered upon touch.
"What happened?" That scene just now happened too fast, and Shinichi Izumi still hadn't reacted.
"He used his ability to transfer and split, detaching his index finger from his body and shooting it into Hideo Shimada's chest. It then transformed into a ball-like object composed of many slender blades, which instantly destroyed Shimada's heart."
Shinichi Izumi couldn't understand, but that didn't mean Migi couldn't.
"So that's how it is."
Shinichi Izumi exclaimed after hearing Migi's explanation.
"Let's go. If we don't leave now, the police who are chasing will discover us."
"Why aren't you leaving?" Just as Shinichi Izumi was about to leave, he saw Xia Shang standing in front of the corpse, constantly creating various wounds with a long sword. "Those police aren't stupid. The wounds on his body look abnormal at first glance. How can we not do some disguise? Besides, if you stay here, you will only expose your Parasyte identity, while if I stay here, even if I undergo any inspection, my identity won't be exposed."
Xia Shang's Transformation Talent was more like an active ability. As long as it wasn't triggered, the part of his cells that had mutated would remain dormant.
"Shinichi Izumi, he's right. You can't expose your true identity yet. Currently, human society probably cannot tolerate the existence of Parasites."
"Alright, then be careful and don't get discovered by the police." Soon, Shinichi Izumi left the scene.
A few minutes after he left, the middle-aged police chief arrived at the floor where Xia Shang was with another group of police.
The strong smell of blood in the corridor made Police Chief Fujita, the middle-aged police chief with rich experience in handling cases, change his expression drastically. He immediately raised his gun and signaled the police behind him to move cautiously. *Squish, squish!* The sound of leather shoes walking on the sticky ground could not be helped.
"Who is it?" When Fujita saw the figure in the corridor, he immediately pointed his gun at Xia Shang and shouted loudly.
"The terrorist is dead. I am Xia Shang."
Xia Shang walked up to Fujita. "I saw you when I was hospitalized. You should recognize me."
Although Parasites could imitate a person's appearance, it was impossible for them to master the memories of the person they imitated, unless it was Transfer Parasitism.
"Don't move yet." Fujita was quite vigilant. He tightly gripped the pistol handle and stared intently at Xia Shang. He then said to the police officer beside him, "Inochu, go and see what's happening and if there's a corpse of the terrorist."
"Yes, Police Chief Fujita."
A few minutes later, police officer Inochu came to Fujita's ear and whispered, "There is indeed a corpse of a Parasyte inside, and I found many bullet holes on it. It should be the guy we were chasing."
"However, on his corpse, many wounds caused by a sword were also found. We initially suspect that he was killed by someone using a sword. The killer might have been afraid that the Parasyte would revive, so they added some new sword wounds to the corpse afterward."
Inochu's words made Fujita breathe a sigh of relief. He put away his pistol with an apologetic look. "I'm really sorry, I was rude just now. Please forgive me."
Afterward.
Xia Shang was taken to the Police Station by Fujita to be questioned about the detailed events. Since there was no surveillance footage at the School, Xia Shang basically spoke nonsense with his eyes closed. "That's right, I finally killed him with a sword. The opponent was very fast, but because he was hit in the face with concentrated sulfuric acid before, he lost some of his combat ability. Being able to kill him, it can only be said to be a fluke, purely a fluke."
"You killed two Parasites by yourself. This shouldn't be explained by just luck, right?"
Fujita sat in front of Xia Shang, speaking across a solid wood table.
"Please look at this information." Fujita took a folder from the police officer beside him. He broke the seal on the folder and placed the dozen or so pieces of paper inside on the table in front of Xia Shang.
Xia Shang lowered his head and looked. They were basically photos of Parasites, some were sketches, and some were surveillance footage.
"I believe you should know them. Their heads can transform into the most deadly killing weapons, and they also have powerful imitation abilities, allowing them to perfectly blend into the crowd. In other words, your friends, relatives, or classmates... could all be Parasites. We call them Parasytes."
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