Stray Chapter 20: I won

Not to mention Izumi Nobuko, who is a mother with a delicate mind, even Izumi Izumi, who is a father, couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat, as if conditioned, he recalled all the signs of his son before.

And the more they think about it, the more frightened they feel, just shivering, their hair standing on end, and their hearts trembling.

After all, before the couple went on a trip, their son, Izumi Shinichi, did become a little weird. If it was a rebellious adolescence, it would be too late, and the worst problem was— —

If you think about it carefully, you can find that the time of their son's change seems to coincide with the appearance of various murder cases during this period.

...It's simply unbelievable and terrifying to think about.

It's probably like the mentality of suspecting a neighbor stealing an axe. He feels that his neighbor has stolen his axe, and then examines his neighbor's behavior with such preconceived ideas.

——Look at the way the man walks, like a thief who stole his axe; look at the expression on the man's face, like a thief who stole his axe; listen to the man's words, it's more like a thief The thief who took his own axe.

Anyway, the more I look at it, the more similar I always feel, no matter what the person I suspect is doing, it's like a thief who stole his axe.

This is how they are now. They have just seen the existence of a monster like a parasitic beast, and they cannot deny its authenticity. Then they heard about the terrible behavior of that monster...

Parasitic in the human body, eats the host's brain and replaces it.

Associating this information with the son they care about the most, thinking of the changes in their son over the past few years, it seems that he has unknowingly changed his appearance...

Nature is preconceived, thinking in one direction and never looking back. Because they had such thoughts in their hearts, they accepted the relevant psychological hints in advance.

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At this moment, the faces of the two couples instantly turned pale and pale, and it seemed that the more they thought about it, the more they felt that there was something wrong with their son.

And most importantly, they remembered something they had overlooked before—

Just before their son changed, something happened. One night, the couple suddenly heard screams coming from their son's room. When they rushed in, they found that their son had fallen off the bed and was He tied his arm tightly with the headphone cord.

His arms were all red because of the lack of blood circulation, and then asked him what happened, he said that a snake got into his arm...

—but how could a snake get into an arm?

In addition, although the son made a promise at that time, there was no wound on his arm, so the couple at that time both agreed that it was their son who had a nightmare and could not tell the difference for a while. Reality.

But at this moment, they only felt a chill in their hearts.

Izumi Nobuko couldn't bear this kind of stimulation at all, her body swayed in front of her eyes, and she almost passed out on the spot. Fortunately, her husband, Quan Yizhi, was quick-witted and quickly stretched out his hand to support her.

"I'm not sure about this, but it seems that most of the parasitic beasts will eat the people around them directly after the parasitism is completed, and then learn to conceal themselves. Although there are exceptions, but your son should be the problem Not much..."

At this time, Xia Ran naturally couldn't show his foresight or anything. In theory, he shouldn't know the other party's son, and naturally it was even more impossible to draw a conclusion at this time.

Although he really wanted to say, your son just hung up.

However, the two couples were still pale and motionless, as if the more they thought about it, the more afraid they became.

So Xia Ran thought about it for a while, and then suddenly had a wonderful idea... No, it was an immature idea.

"If you are really not at ease, or you can try it out, just use this opportunity...you pretend to be really attacked by parasitic beasts, only one person escaped, and then call him to see Look at his reaction..."

Of course, Xia Ran didn't have an impromptu intention, so she developed some bad taste, but felt that such a part was actually necessary.

Because honesty and kindness may be the strength of Izumi Shinichi, but cowardice is definitely not, and the most important thing is that this high school student is a little unclear about the situation, and some ideas and thoughts sometimes appear very naive——

For example, in order to prove that he is still a human being, not a parasitic beast without feelings, he will rush to stop the violence, regardless of whether he has the ability or not. Of course, this can be regarded as kindness and justice, with a heart that is not cold.

But when the gangster kidnapped his girlfriend and beat him up, although he didn't back down, he absolutely refused to use the power of the right hand of the parasitic beast... The reason is very simple, he was afraid Right accidentally hurt the little gangster.

Although my girlfriend was caught by this group of punks...

Although I was bruised and bruised by a gangster in front of my girlfriend...

Although if I continue like this, I may even have to watch some regrettable things happen...

But in order not to hurt this group of punks, I still must not let my right hand mess around.

Well, that's no ordinary naivety.

Without the strength of his right hand, Izumi Shinichi is a high school student with no strength to do anything. If it weren't for the fact that another bad force in his school was relatively short-sighted and arrived in time to save the two...

So what can he do? And what will happen to his girlfriend who was caught by the punks?

Izumi Shinichi doesn't seem to have considered this issue at all, or in other words, his ideas and concepts are always naive until he really encounters a heart-wrenching fate... So, after his mother died, he was also killed After one time, he really changed.

However, when the time comes to change, the result is irreversible, so it's not worth it.

Xia Ran feels that people can be kind and should be kind, but they must not be naive.

So it's better to take this opportunity to scare the guy, and don't expect to achieve the reborn effect of the original plot, at least let the guy understand that the world is not gentle and correct at all.

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About five minutes later, Xia Ran left the hotel.

After all, we can't stay for too long. What if the two of them calm down and find out that he is a wanted criminal?

Although that can also explain that in the face of a real monster threat, a wanted criminal is not a big problem, but it is an unnecessary trouble after all, and if it can be avoided, it is best to avoid it as much as possible.

So he closed it as soon as he saw it. He didn't stop there too much. He just told the two to take a good rest. It's best not to go to any remote place alone, and no matter who you are facing, whether it's a stranger or a familiar friend, Don't let your guard down easily.

It is true that the number of parasitic beasts is very limited compared to the huge population of humans. Even in prosperous cities, they should take the initiative to distinguish hunting grounds, and there may be communication between them, but the usual scope of activities should not overlap.

Therefore, in an area, it is often difficult to encounter more than two parasitic beasts, and the one encountered before is considered a small probability event.

But nothing is absolute, let alone a small probability event, even if it is a very small probability event, as long as the probability is not zero, there is still a chance to happen... Therefore, it is still not to be taken lightly.

He first went back to a B&B he chose to stay in, briefly dealt with the injury on his left hand, then ate a not-so-heavy but delicious dinner, and then before the night had completely fallen, I am ready to set off again to the seaside cliff before.

However, he did not choose to set out on his own. Instead, he gathered a dozen young men and women who were too energetic and lively in the town, threw out the excuses he had prepared before, and paid them to take him to the cliff by the sea.

The reason is arbitrary. He made up something of his own and accidentally dropped it. Because it was very important, he tried to find it no matter what, but he couldn't do it by himself.

It doesn't matter if you donate a little money, the most important thing is to ensure safety. If the luck value falls out of the alphabet and encounters another parasitic beast, then acting alone is really too easy to become a target.

On the contrary, if two or more people travel together, it will be much safer. If the previous parasitic beast was not on the verge of death and urgently needed to change its head, it would definitely only choose to attack the target alone.

The purpose is to prevent accidental occurrence of someone escaping.

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After a difficult process that required careful attention at all times, and while disguising her identity, she had to exert her acting skills, Xia Ran returned to the B&B at nearly nine o'clock in the evening.

Well, maybe it's not difficult, but it's really troublesome, but fortunately, maybe Xia Ran doesn't have any acting skills, but the group of teenagers also don't have such a delicate mind-

Xia Ran even suspected that even if she didn't wear a hat or make up, they wouldn't recognize her being wanted.

But it's over now. He also got what he wanted. The item that the parasitic beast exploded has not been refreshed. It's in his hand now. key.

This thing can be stowed away without taking up storage. According to the instructions, after the key is used, an indeterminate number of items, skills or equipment can be directly extracted.

However, all that can be obtained are what the source of the key theoretically possesses. For example, a key released by a martial arts expert in the world of martial arts should only be drawn from the martial arts secrets that he has mastered.

There is no reason to draw Kryptonian blood, t virus serum...

After understanding this basic principle, Xia Ran suddenly lost interest. What can that weak chicken parasitic beast give him? Explode a language proficiency skill? Rather than being completely random.

He sighed, and gently inserted the key in his hand forward, there was a subtle rubbing sound in the air, as if an invisible treasure chest was opened, and his hand felt as real as It's like turning the key into the keyhole.

You can feel that resistance, that friction.

The next moment, a slightly dim golden light burst out in the air... Although it was dim, at this moment, Xia Ran still had a feeling of blinding a dog's eyes!

Gold!

"Hey! Okay! I'm in!"