Absolute Madness

"Huh, has this guy lost his mind?"

Hidan watched as Sakamoto swallowed eight or nine Kagune in one go, speaking in astonishment.

For a normal person, enduring the mental distortion brought on by a single Kagune was already an incredible feat; for this Sakamoto to consume so many at once was pure suicide.

However, if he didn't eat them, he would be as good as dead in front of Shiraishi Mori anyway.

"This is getting more and more interesting."

A rare smile appeared on Simu's face.

Experiments, after all, were best when one could observe every possible outcome.

Under Simu's gaze, an incomparably twisted and astonishing aura erupted from Sakamoto like a tsunami.

The Kagune that Sakamoto had devoured roamed through his body, eventually exploding outward all at once.

"Ah!!!!"

Sakamoto opened his mouth, letting out a wail of extreme agony.

The Kagune continuously twisted his soul and flesh, and countless dark purple exoskeletons grew frantically from every corner of his body.

"Die!"

"All of you, die!"

Accompanied by painful roars, Sakamoto's mind finally collapsed completely!

The only proof of this was that his body had undergone a total transformation.

His feet were entirely encased in exoskeletons and fused together, extending wildly segment by segment until his entire lower body had turned into a terrifying, tens-of-meters-long purple centipede!

His upper body had also undergone a horrific change; countless dark purple exoskeletons grew across the surface of his skin, and his hands had transformed into scythe-like blades.

His head had also been reshaped by the Kagune parasitic on his forehead into a massive insectoid head, its hideous, fang-filled mouthparts grinding together to produce a sickening noise.

"This guy has completely gone berserk."

Simu pulled his hand from his pocket and slowly adjusted his glasses.

Unlike the appreciative gaze he held for Shiraishi Mori, Simu looked at Sakamoto with the eyes of someone observing a failed product.

"This guy is clearly stronger than that kid, so why do you look so dismissive?"

Hidan was very puzzled.

When it came to things like this, wasn't stronger always better?

Simu glanced at Hidan: "In light of the fact that the harvest this time is quite good, I will reluctantly answer your question."

Hidan was very annoyed and wanted to beat Simu up, but he couldn't win.

Ignoring Hidan's frustrated mood—where he was clearly annoyed but had no choice but to endure it—Simu continued to explain: "Although Shiraishi Mori's current state cannot be considered a proper human, his mind, or rather, his soul, still holds the dominant position."

"You could say that even though he has further fused with the Kagune, his soul is still Shiraishi Mori."

"But Sakamoto is different; out of fear of death, he sold both his flesh and his soul to Jashin, which is to say, the Kagune."

"Therefore, what you see now is nothing more than a Kagune that still retains a large amount of Sakamoto's will. For a short time, this body will still act according to his will, but as time passes, this will will rapidly dissipate, and he will completely turn into a..."

"A monster reduced to being controlled by Lord Jashin."

"Tch."

Clearly, Hidan did not understand what Simu was saying.

"What soul, what flesh, what will."

"It's too much trouble. When the time comes, I'll just kill them all and sacrifice them to Lord Jashin."

Simu rolled his eyes, knowing it would be like this.

The terrifying aura radiating from Sakamoto suddenly made Shiraishi Mori tense up.

Only tense, not afraid, and certainly not terrified.

"A coward who abandoned his own soul."

A flash of disdain crossed Shiraishi Mori's eyes as he took off, charging toward the monster that stood tens of meters tall.

Sakamoto was savoring the twisted yet incomparably powerful strength within his body, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light.

"All of you, go to hell!"

As he let out an inhuman roar, his tens-of-meters-long, terrifying body moved in an instant.

His sharp limbs struck sparks against the ground, and dust billowed across the battlefield.

Suddenly, Sakamoto mobilized his body, and his sharp, thick centipede tail instantly crossed the entire arena, smashing straight down toward Shiraishi Mori!

Although he looked massive, Sakamoto's speed was not slow.

The hundreds of blade-like limbs on his body appeared in front of Shiraishi Mori almost instantly.

Facing limbs that were nearly half his own height, he chose to meet them head-on.

His iron fist, wrapped in dark red exoskeleton, slammed out toward the enemy!

In an instant, sparks flew everywhere.

Terrifying force radiated outward, causing dense cracks to spiderweb across the ground.

Shiraishi Mori used his brute strength to knock away the limb before him, but one must not forget, the current Sakamoto had a body reaching fifty to sixty meters in length!

He was nothing short of a monster.

Even though his limb had been deflected by Shiraishi Mori, that massive body still came crushing and whipping toward him!

The force of a direct impact from such a size was simply not something Shiraishi Mori could resist; the moment they made contact, he was sent flying, embedding himself deep into the wall of the arena.

The already riddled cruise ship shook violently.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Shiraishi Mori struggled to crawl out of the shattered wall, thick blood pouring continuously from his mouth.

The terrifying force had caused a large indentation in his chest; had it not been for his exoskeleton, he would have surely perished by now.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Sakamoto opened his mandibles, his mind completely twisted; his actions were merely following a residual will, wanting to destroy everything in sight!

Seeing Shiraishi Mori stand up once again, Sakamoto twisted his massive body once more, launching a fierce assault on Shiraishi Mori.

But having witnessed how terrifying he was, how could Shiraishi Mori continue to take hits head-on? He could only dodge continuously throughout the arena.

He tried to seize a few opportunities to get close to Sakamoto, but was forced back each time by the terrifying scythe-like Kagune on his arms.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

In the process of chasing Shiraishi Mori, Sakamoto frantically destroyed the ship's hull, instantly hunting down other Ghouls.

Except for Shiraishi Mori, ordinary Ghouls were as laughable as toys in Sakamoto's hands; often, a mere twist of his body was enough to crush several of them to death.

The battle continued.

"Boom!"

Shiraishi Mori was sent flying once again, smashing through the ground like a cannonball.

The terrifying force shattered the exoskeleton on Shiraishi Mori's body, and even his bones were broken.

This time, he did not stand up again.

"Kill!"

Sakamoto's excited roar engulfed the entire cruise ship.

"Tch, in the end, this guy won after all."

Hidan picked at his earwax, sounding somewhat displeased.

This abruptly spoken sentence immediately drew Sakamoto's attention.

"Kill."

He turned his head, staring fixedly at Simu and Hidan, a hint of confusion seemingly present within his tyrannical gaze.

It was as if he were asking, why are there two more people here?

But at this moment, Sakamoto only wanted to destroy this world; without a second to think, he twisted his terrifying body and charged straight toward Hidan and Simu!