manynovel Chapter 39 Arima Kishou
Chapter 39 Arima Kishou
A series of very regular knocks broke the silence inside the room.
Immediately afterwards, a flat voice, almost devoid of any emotion, came from behind the door.
"Supervisor, this is Kishou Arima. The 'Operation Anomalous Species Elimination' targeting Setagaya Ward and the surrounding industrial park has concluded. I've come to report on the progress of the operation and sample retrieval."
Pei Qi stopped what he was doing, a playful smile curving his lips.
"Come in."
As the airtight hydraulic door slid open, a tall and slender figure stepped into the command center.
He wore a custom-made grey-white trench coat by GOC, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, and his striking short white hair gleamed coldly under the cool white LED lights.
Behind those frameless glasses were a pair of deep and calm eyes, as if everything in the world was just data to be processed or targets to be driven away.
He carried the iconic silver briefcase in his right hand and a paper report in his left as he walked calmly to the tactical table.
"Reporting to the supervisor." Arima Kishou bowed slightly, his movements so precise that there was not a single flaw.
"A total of 32 targets were identified in the 'Parasite' operation, 30 of which were killed and 2 live samples were successfully captured. The GOC team suffered no casualties, and ammunition consumption was within expectations. This is the detailed report."
He gently placed the document on the table, then stood with his hands at his sides.
Looking at the man in front of him, who was almost the epitome of a "perfect soldier," Pei Qi couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration once again.
To be honest, when Pei Qi saw the name "Arima Kishou" in the corner of that personnel list half a month ago, he initially thought it was just a coincidence of the same name.
After all, this is the world of Parasyte, not the Tokyo filled with tragedy.
But being a meticulous person, Pei Qi didn't overlook any suspicious points. He used the information display module to conduct an in-depth background investigation of the name.
According to records, about 24 years ago, the GOC Japan branch carried out a raid on an "illegal biological laboratory".
The specific details of that mission have been erased by the highest level of authority, leaving only the horrific casualty reports.
In the ruins of that laboratory, the task force's only find was a surviving, white-haired boy.
The child had no name, only a number. From the moment he was brought back to the GOC, he displayed physical abilities and combat talent that surpassed human limits.
It can be said that Arima Kishou grew up entirely within the closed, ruthless, and militarized management system of the GOC.
He had no childhood, no parents, and not even the common sense of being a "normal person." His life trajectory consisted only of training, fighting, containment, and execution.
Therefore, when he turned eighteen, he naturally joined the GOC's operations department.
Even though the GOC Japan branch later declined due to budget cuts and became a retirement home where only a few old men drank tea and read newspapers, Arima Kishou still did not leave.
He was like a guardian with a pre-programmed routine. Even though he had fallen into disuse, he still faithfully stood guard at the door, sharpening his weapon day after day, waiting for the command that almost never came.
The record ends here.
His true background, what exactly was being researched in that laboratory twenty-four years ago, and why he possesses such terrifying combat power...
All the crucial information was like a piece of white paper burned by fire, leaving only charred edges. No one cared, and no one dared to ask.
"Deliberate destruction to cover up the truth."
To satisfy his thirst for knowledge and to ensure his safety, Pei Qi resorted to unconventional methods.
Over the past few days, he has been using the [Information Display Module]’s ability to “see through the underlying logic of the data”.
Pei Qi, like a ghost detective, delved deep into the abandoned old server hard drive of GOC.
Finally, from countless fragmented pieces of information, he managed to piece together the truth that had been buried by the dust of history.
That was a crazy era.
In the 1960s and 70s, the Iron Curtain of the Cold War enveloped the world.
The two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, were not only at loggerheads over nuclear weapons and space, but also secretly engaged in an absurd contest known as the "supernatural arms race."
Both sides' top brass are trying to find the "ultimate weapon" that can instantly change the course of the war.
CLA's MKUltra project.
They attempted to control humans through consciousness by using LSD hallucinogens, electric shocks, and hypnosis, thereby depriving subjects of sleep and perception, and even creating the perfect "Manchurian candidate" assassin.
Although it ultimately left behind only a bunch of schizophrenic victims, it also accumulated a wealth of dark data about the human brain.
The U.S. military's Stargate program.
They invested tens of millions of dollars in research on "remote viewing" and "telepathy," attempting to cultivate a group of super-powered spies who could see the location of Soviet nuclear submarines from inside the Pentagon.
Sleep deprivation experiments in the Far East.
In a sealed gas chamber, they attempted to create super soldiers who never needed sleep and were tireless.
The result was that the subjects, in a state of extreme madness, began to devour their own flesh and blood, transforming into a pack of mindless beasts.
……
As a Cold War outpost, Japan naturally did not want to lag behind.
In a yellowed file marked "Top Secret," Pei Qi saw a secret facility located deep in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture—the "24th Biological Research Institute."
This research institute has a questionable background. It secretly inherited a large amount of human experimentation data left behind by the infamous "Black Sun" unit during World War II, and with the support of certain radical factions in the United States, it launched a taboo project called "deification."
Their goal is to create a biological weapon that can perfectly adapt to various environments, possesses super regenerative capabilities, and is absolutely obedient to orders.
In that underground bunker, where there were no ethical or moral constraints, thousands of "voluntary sacrificers," mostly homeless people, death row inmates, and orphans, were pushed onto the operating table.
After countless failed gene editing and viral mutagenesis attempts, Research Institute No. 24 isolated an extremely special type of stem cell from an extract of some unknown deep-sea ancient organism.
They named it Rc cell.
This is a cell that defies common biological sense. Its shape resembles a curled-up fetus, and it possesses terrifying activity and plasticity.
Experimental data show that once a high concentration of Rc cells is injected into the human body and successfully coexists, although the success rate is less than 1%, the physical condition of the subjects will undergo tremendous changes.
Their muscle density is ten times that of ordinary people, yet they still maintain excellent flexibility, and their bones are as hard as steel.
Their metabolism is extremely fast; even severed limbs can regenerate in a short time.
Speed, strength, physique, resilience... This is a comprehensive evolution that transcends the limits of the human species.
But that's not the most amazing thing.
As the concentration of Rc cells in the body continues to increase, they will converge in the subject's body, usually near the waist or scapula, to form a new sac-like organ called the "Herba".
It's like a bio-battery that also functions as a 3D printer.
The cyborg can control the kagune through their brain, instantly releasing a large number of stored Rc cells. These cells break through the skin, rapidly harden and recombine outside the body, forming a type of alien predatory limb called a "kagune".
At the same time, as a side effect or characteristic of highly activated Rc cells, one of the subjects' eyes will mutate.
The whites of his eyes instantly turned pitch black, while his pupils turned scarlet.
One-eyed.
However, these non-human physical characteristics are not considered flaws by researchers; rather, they are badges of "successful evolution."
Based on the location of the kagune and the shape of the kagune, researchers have divided them into four basic types:
Feathered Blade: Born on the shoulder, light as a feather, adept at high-speed maneuverability and crystal launch, but with poor endurance.
Kaku: Born below the shoulder blade, it is as hard as metal and can form a heavy sword or shield, with extremely strong defensive capabilities but heavy weight.
Rinka: Growing on the waist, its surface is covered with scales. It has the strongest regenerative ability and ferocious attack power.
Tail-Hemisphere: Born from the tailbone, it is the most balanced, with no obvious weaknesses, and is the best material for making biological weapons.
Furthermore, these experimental subjects were strictly classified according to the concentration values of Rc cells.
From the lowest rank D, with an Rc value <1000, capable only of strengthening the physical body but unable to form a kagune, to rank B with an Rc value of around 2000, possessing full combat power, and then to the legendary rank S, with an Rc value >5000, possessing the terrifying power to independently destroy an army...