Bab 108: Chapter 108: Hunting without Misery
Chapter 108: Hunting without Misery
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Under the moonlight, Kokushibo looked at the shimmering water, which reflected his face with six eyes.
"Hantengu is dead too?"
He was a little confused about how things were going.
In the past hundred years, no Upper Rank had been killed, but now, in less than a year, all the Upper Ranks except him were dead, including an additional one.
This was the biggest crisis they had encountered since the death of his brother.
"Is it my turn next?"
Kokushibo gently touched the sword on his waist, and the heart that had been calm for hundreds of years rippled with unease.
He had to admit he was indeed at risk of death.
When the defector killed Doma, his strength was close to Kokushibo's. Later, he devoured several Upper Ranks, and now his strength was certainly not weaker than Kokushibo's.
What's more troubling is that the defector's attacks come with a special power that injures the demon's body and disrupts its regeneration ability.
But they can't do anything about the defector.
This is completely the opposite of the situation when they face humans, or even worse.
At least they were afraid of being beheaded, but for them, defector had almost no weaknesses.
Moreover, defector had special abilities, and they couldn't escape from them even if they wanted to.
Kokushibo's hand gradually tightened.
Seeking protection from other demons?
The only person in the world stronger than him was that man. But how could that man be his bodyguard?
"Anxiety kept pouring out from the bottom of my heart. Because my life was threatened, my body was slightly numb. This feeling was both familiar and strange, annoying and nostalgic."
Kokushibo stared at himself in the water for a few seconds, turned around, and slowly left.
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Uzui Tengen came to the door of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, and was about to go in, but saw Sanemi approaching from another direction, so he stopped and waited.
"Sanemi, do you know why the master called us here this time?"
Sanemi shook his head. "I don't know, but the master summoning all the Pillars against the norm must mean it's something very important."
The two went in together.
Familiar courtyard, familiar scenery.
Uzui Tengen glanced around.
Most of the people had arrived. Iguro was lying on a tree, and Tomioka was still expressionless, standing alone at a distance from the others.
The others looked no different from before.
However, he keenly felt that the atmosphere in the yard was a little strange.
"What's going on?"
Uzui Tengen's eyes continued to turn.
In addition to the Pillars, there was another person in the yard, with black hair and golden eyes, tall and heroic, who was talking to Kanae.
It was normal for Aomura to be here.
As far as he knew, Aomura had been living in the master's house during this period.
Aoki felt a gaze lingering on him for a long time. He turned his head and found that it was Uzui Tengen, who nodded to him.
Tengen waved in response.
"Aomura, I heard that you defeated another Upper Rank, it's really impressive... eh?"
His voice stopped abruptly.
Something is wrong. He took another look.
Uzui Tengen blinked hard.
In the bright sunshine, Aomura and Kocho Kanae stood side by side. Their auras were obscure, but occasionally a bit of it would make one's scalp tingle.
"Sunlight, Aomura, Aomura, sunlight."
Uzui Tengen quickly caught the key words in his mind, and his eyes gradually widened. "Aomura, you, you, you..."
"Yes, as you can see, I have overcome the sunlight."
Aoki answered skillfully.
He had repeated this sentence several times.
Sanemi realized this earlier than Tengen, and his face had returned to calm.
The appearance of a demon who overcomes the sunlight is indeed beyond his expectations.
Fortunately, this demon is Aomura.
If it were any other demon, it would be a complete disaster for the Demon Slayer Corps.
This matter is unbelievable at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, it feels unexpectedly reasonable.
Aomura has always been completely different from the demons he knows, and there are too many special things about him.
Overcoming the sunlight is not so strange when it happens to Aomura.
The arrival of Tengen and Sanemi marked the arrival of all the Pillars.
Ubuyashiki kagaya walked out of the room with two children, smiling and speaking in a gentle voice.
"Everyone is here! I'm glad to see you again so soon."
He was not trying to make a grand entrance, but his physical condition simply could not support being exposed to the wind and sun for long periods.
"Master!"
All the Pillars knelt on one knee.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya sat down and smiled, "First of all, I have good news for everyone. The fourth Upper Rank is dead."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked at Aoki in unison.
Aoki did not speak, and Kagaya's voice sounded again. "Yes, it was Mr. Aomura who killed the fourth Upper Rank, Hantengu, two days ago."
All the Pillars were convinced.
Not only did they admire the strength of Aomura, but also his ability to find the Upper Ranks.
In the past year, among all the Pillars combined, only Kanae had seen the Upper Ranks once, and she almost died.
Aomura killed them one after another, as if those Upper Ranks were queuing up for his favor.
Uzui Tengen did a quick calculation in his mind and said in surprise, "The fourth Upper Rank is dead, doesn't that mean there is only one Upper Rank left?"
The other Pillars also realized this problem, and their eyes were a little complicated.
Including the additional one, he has killed six Upper Ranks, which is equivalent to slaughtering all the Upper Ranks.
This record is simply amazing.
If he were a formal member of the Demon Slayer Corps, he could definitely compete for the title of "the most meritorious member in history."
Perhaps only the original Breath user who passed down the Breath technique could surpass him.
At this time, Ubuyashiki Kagaya spoke, attracting everyone's attention again.
"Calling everyone here today is also related to this matter."
The Pillars did not interrupt, waiting silently.
Ubuyashiki kagaya turned his face towards Aoki.
"Mr. Aomura."
This was something that had been discussed, and Aoki did not refuse. His figure flashed and appeared next to Ubuyashiki kagaya
The faces of the Pillars were very calm.
Now they all trusted Aomura very much, especially after the last round of competition.
All the Pillars knew that if Aomura had any evil intentions, the Demon Slayer Corps would have been destroyed by now.
Aoki swept his eyes over all the Pillars.
The Pillars looked at him with doubt or expectation.
No one knew what he was going to say.
Even Kocho Kanae only knew that he had a plan, but she had no idea what it was.
"I'm going to start hunting Muzan Kibutsuji" Aoki said.
Boom!
The courtyard fell into an eerie silence at first, and then exploded. The eyes of all the Pillars suddenly became very eager.
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