"That brat's become terrifying."
Hidan watched Shiraishi Mori wreak havoc in the village and clicked his tongue in amazement.
He had never expected that ordinary little kid to unleash such terrifying power.
Unlike Hidan's teasing, Simu narrowed his eyes. If Shiraishi Mori continued to be corroded by Hatred, he would likely become a monster like Sakamoto completely.
Shiraishi Mori, now caught in a rampage, had completely transformed into a terrifying, grotesque insect dragon.
His entire body was covered in dark red armor-like exoskeleton. His lower half had become a terrifying centipede dozens of meters long, his hands had turned into two sharp Rinkaku lances, and his back sprouted countless bright red tentacles that waved constantly like sea anemones!
His scarlet eyes radiated an intense aura of destruction. With only a few moves, he destroyed several houses.
The Yunin who had come for Sakamoto's mission reward were no match for him at all. Their countless ninjutsu attacks were all blocked by Shiraishi Mori's hard exoskeleton.
Even if they were lucky enough to break through his defenses, the damage was only a minor wound on Shiraishi Mori's terrifying body, and it quickly healed under the Kagune's horrifying vitality.
Of course, the price of doing this was...
Shiraishi Mori's life.
All power came at a cost. Although Shiraishi Mori could fuse multiple Kagune, the source of the Kagune's power was its host.
His current body simply could not withstand this level of consumption. Thus, the Kagune could only frantically drain his life force to unleash even greater power.
Before power bought with life itself, the Yunin had no ability to resist.
Amid their horrified, fearful expressions, the terrifying beast Shiraishi Mori had become slaughtered them all without mercy!
"Destroy..."
As Shiraishi Mori's lance heavily pierced the ground, the last Yunin was declared dead.
But his fury did not cease because of that.
"Destroy... destroy everything!"
After losing all his family, Shiraishi Mori no longer had an "anchor" in this world.
He was now like a small boat that had lost its anchor, left to drift with the wind upon the sinful sea of the human world...
He no longer cared. He cared about nothing. The only thing he wanted to do now was destroy everything he could see!
"Roar!"
Within the sea of flames, a terrifying monster raised its head and howled at the sky, its dreadful aura of destruction pouring out wildly.
It was utterly apocalyptic.
With a casual sweep, half the village was instantly reduced to rubble.
Simu sighed when he saw this, and there was obvious disappointment on his face.
"What a pity. Did he ultimately still lose control?"
He adjusted his glasses and shook his head slightly.
Sure enough, when it came to experiments, one could not hold too much hope. Failure was the norm.
Still, this time's gains were not bad.
After all, they had uncovered two special Kagune hosts in Shiraishi Mori and Sakamoto. Once they brought their corpses back, they should be able to extract plenty of useful data.
Hidan noticed the fleeting disappointment on Simu's face and immediately laughed.
"I never thought you'd miscalculate too."
Simu's expression remained unchanged at Hidan's teasing. He said calmly, "A miscalculation? A little, perhaps. But experiments fail all the time. After all, aren't you the failed product of Lord Jashin?"
"Kamizuki Simu, I'll fucking..."
Hidan felt aggrieved. Simu was clearly the one who had failed this time, so why was he the angry one?
But he still held himself back, licking his lips as he said, "Hmph. Want me to take care of that guy for you?"
Simu looked at the continuously rampaging Shiraishi Mori and shook his head slightly. "No need. With his life force, he probably won't last much longer."
Hidan clicked his tongue. "Then I'll go deal with those offerings on the ship."
At the mention of offerings, Hidan's expression instantly turned excited.
It had been a long time since he had presided over such a grand blood sacrifice, one involving several hundred people!
Lord Jashin would surely be very pleased, very satisfied!
In the sea of flames, Shiraishi Mori finally stopped after his terrifying outburst.
Because before him stood the old house where he had lived for more than ten years.
A trace of nostalgia unexpectedly appeared in his savage scarlet gaze, but it was quickly extinguished completely, replaced by a venting roar from Shiraishi Mori.
"Destroy..."
"Destroy the world!"
He roared as countless scarlet Rinkaku tentacles scattered from his back, shooting toward the house below from every direction at once!
He wanted to destroy this place that carried all his memories, cast away the past entirely, and then...
Make this world accompany it to the grave!
Countless scarlet tentacles fell from the sky like meteors, then abruptly stopped.
Because a small figure had cautiously crawled out of the house.
Shiraishi Rin froze as she looked at the countless tentacles hovering before her forehead.
She raised her head. Although the monster before her was completely unrecognizable,
somehow, she could still feel a familiar presence from him.
"Are you... Brother?"
Shiraishi Rin looked hopeful. Once she confirmed that the monster had stopped moving, she took the initiative to extend her little hand and gently grasped the tentacle before her.
"You're Rin's brother, aren't you?"
Feeling the girl's warmth, the monster dozens of meters tall, which had effortlessly slaughtered an entire team of ninjas, suddenly trembled.
High in the air, a tear quietly slid down the face covered in dark red exoskeleton.
"Rin..."
The monster opened his mouth and made a hoarse sound.
The next second, the scarlet in his eyes completely faded, and the entire monster began to collapse.
Like a block tower whose crucial component had been removed, it came crashing down!
A white-haired boy separated from within and landed right in front of the girl.
"Rin..."
The white-haired boy struggled to extend his hand.
The girl likewise crawled across the ground with difficulty, spreading her arms and gently pulling her brother into her embrace.
Beside the two embracing siblings lay an endless sea of fire, rising blood mist, and black Ravens filling the sky, cawing harshly.
"What a surprise."
Simu adjusted his glasses, his face full of astonishment.
"Sure enough, human emotions are the most worthy subject of study."
He turned around. Hidan had already arranged everything aboard the cruise ship.
A massive Jashin Cult symbol had been carved onto the cruise ship's deck. In the center of the circle enclosing a triangle lay a mountain of corpses.
And Sakamoto's terrifying shell, dozens of meters tall.
Seeing Shiraishi Mori return to normal, Hidan felt somewhat regretful. He knew that, as one of Simu's important test subjects, Shiraishi Mori would probably not be captured and sacrificed.
"What a pity. Still, Lord Jashin will surely be greatly delighted by these offerings!"
Hidan stood atop the mountain of corpses, spreading his arms to embrace the sky, his face filled with rapture.
The Jashin symbol painted in blood on the deck flashed with a crimson light,
followed by a terrifying pillar of blood-red light shooting into the sky!
"Caw, caw, caw..."
Countless Ravens circled the soaring blood mist, crying mournfully like a curse.
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