As a virus itself, it could be seen from the cell's construction that Luò Lín lacked much talent in creation, but in destruction, he possessed unparalleled intuition, especially concerning cells and bacteria.
RC Cells were indeed magical, but no matter how magical, they were still just cells, and cells controlled by DNA expression.
Not long after obtaining the RC Cells and confirming their corresponding gene segments, Luò Lín intuitively understood how to launch a targeted viral attack against RC Cells without any teachers.
Luò Lín could now attack the cell membrane of RC Cells, reducing their adhesive properties and thus their ability to form shapes; he could also attack the interior of the cells directly, causing their structures to collapse.
He could even directly destroy the expression genes of RC Cells, preventing them from differentiating from the start.
Not only had he conceived of these methods, but he had also successfully verified them on his first attempt. And this was not all.
In a sense, Luò Lín now had more methods for attacking Ghouls than for attacking humans.
This was because the viruses targeting Ghouls might be ineffective against humans, whereas viruses targeting humans were basically guaranteed to be effective against Ghouls.
Luò Lín's characteristics meant he didn't need to, like Kānà in the original plot, search for a specific Ghoul as part of his plan, nor did he need to fixate on Kamishiro Rize.
But as the saying goes, life is full of wonderful coincidences.
Either it was the push of fate, or Kamishiro Rize, the great eater, had an overwhelming desire for young men. In short, on Luò Lín's first night out searching for Ghouls, Kamishiro Rize found him herself.
On the rooftop of an abandoned building, the disturbed airflow billowed Kamishiro Rize's skirt and enveloped the space with the scent emanating from Luò Lín.
Standing downwind, Kamishiro Rize took a deep breath, her crimson and black Kakugan gazing at Luò Lín with a pathological desire: "Although I only like guys who are easy to catch, the scent from you is too special. It's a scent I've never smelled before."
"Let me have a bite!" The four Kagamune behind her extended, swaying like tentacles, and she let out a wild laugh, "Just one bite! Just one bite!"
Looking at Kamishiro Rize, who was gradually going mad and entering a feeding state, Luò Lín sighed helplessly.
A special scent? Of course, it was special!
After all, Luò Lín was currently in his first stage, where the power supporting him came from parasite beast cells, not RC Cells.
He had not a single RC Cell in his body at this moment, making him fundamentally different from all humans in this world.
Most Ghouls with rich hunting experience had a keen sense of smell. They could even tell the RC Cell content of a target just by their nose, using it to determine if the target was human or Ghoul—something humans could only do with expensive machinery.
What drove Kamishiro Rize mad was actually the scent emitted by the mixture of parasite beast cells and zero RC cells.
According to the standards Ghouls used to judge food, this scent definitely wouldn't be considered delicious, but it stood out for its novelty, easily piquing a Ghoul's curiosity and drive to seek out the unknown.
Luò Lín was very aware of his body's condition and naturally knew that his flesh, while smelling novel, would be terrible in actual experience!
The specific texture would be a combination of sand and tough meat. One bite, and a portion of the flesh would dissolve into a paste that clung to every part of the mouth, while another portion would be exceptionally tough and difficult to chew.
Just the texture alone was awful, and the taste... Luò Lín felt that with human taste buds, eating shit soaked in a urinal would be more acceptable than this.
He hadn't eaten shit, but he felt that nothing in the world could be more unacceptable than this.
When Luò Lín clearly knew that his flesh would be torture for Ghouls, he no longer felt that Kamishiro Rize wanting to eat his flesh was an offense. He considered it a form of recognition, a daring spirit of adventure!
Therefore, without hesitation, to Kamishiro Rize's somewhat bewildered gaze, Luò Lín sliced a piece of flesh from his own body and offered it to Kamishiro Rize, looking at her encouragingly: "Here, try it."
"Huh?"
Looking at Luò Lín's encouraging gaze, then at the fresh flesh before her, Kamishiro Rize's emotions suddenly became disjointed. Even the four wriggling Kagamune paused in mid-air.
She was a bit confused about the situation.
When people saw Ghouls, shouldn't they run away? Why would someone cut off their own flesh?
Was this like a myth of cutting flesh to feed an eagle? A cut-flesh-to-feed-Ghoul situation?
As Luò Lín's hand approached the flesh before her eyes, Kamishiro Rize began to suspect that this person had poisoned his own flesh. She immediately slapped it away: "Filthy flesh, I'm going to eat your insides..."
*Squelch!*
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Luò Lín pull out some internal organ fragments from the wound he had cut in his abdomen: "Liver, spleen, lungs are all here. As for the heart, you'll have to wait. I want to see what you look like eating my flesh."
Kamishiro Rize: ???
Slicing flesh from his abdomen without batting an eye was one thing, but removing fragments of his liver, spleen, and lungs without batting an eye—was this even human?
Kamishiro Rize doubted Luò Lín's true identity, but the flesh emitting that peculiar scent in his hand couldn't be fake.
So, after a moment of silence, she finally couldn't suppress her curiosity any longer. She reached out, took the flesh from Luò Lín's hand, and bit down hard!
*Crunch!*
With that one bite, Kamishiro Rize's expression changed instantly!
It was a taste beyond description, more intense than wasabi, yet more unbearable than human feces from the intestines!
*Gag!*
Her digestive system refused to let something that couldn't be called food linger in her mouth for even a second. Without even turning around, she bent over and began to vomit frantically.
First, the food she had caught today, then food from a few days ago, then from a few weeks ago, and finally, she even vomited bile and stomach acid.
When the taste in her mouth had mostly subsided, Kamishiro Rize looked up at Luò Lín, her gaze no longer filled with a frenzy for prey, but with fear.
She couldn't comprehend how there could exist a creature in the world whose flesh tasted so terrible!
Now, forget eating it; even just smelling the fresh blood on her hands, Luò Lín's blood, made her tremble and want to vomit.
Forget eating; even killing Luò Lín now felt dirty.
Without any hesitation, she turned to leave, but a powerful force suddenly yanked her back. That terrifying force even surpassed the strongest Ghoul she had ever encountered.
As if realizing something, Kamishiro Rize stiffened and turned her head, then her scalp tingled as she saw Luò Lín holding the flesh she had slapped away earlier, smiling kindly at her: "Here, there's a little more. Don't waste it."
"No!" Remembering the agonizing experience, Kamishiro Rize trembled all over, "Take it away! Get it away from me! Stay away from me!"
Luò Lín ignored her, and as she shouted, he forcefully shoved it into her mouth: "Damn it, eat this!"