Capítulo 58: Hunter [58]: Double Kill
"Can you put this thing away?"
Sekido's words were directed at Gyokko.
Gyokko hadn't expected his usually invincible giant creature to become the helper of the enemy. Since becoming an Upper Moon Demon, he had never been so embarrassed.
"Hmph! Commoners don't understand art!"
Though he said this, Gyokko knew summoning the giant octopus was inappropriate and put it away using his jar.
Lin Jiu heard their conversation. The moment the giant octopus was put away, Lin Jiu burst forth and decapitated Karaku with one swift strike.
As Karaku split into Urogi, Lin Jiu decisively entered his extreme concentration state. The main body, the Fear demon, appeared the moment Urogi split.
The Fear demon was only the size of a mouse and usually went unnoticed when it appeared. At this moment, it would command the four clones to attack together while secretly distancing itself from the battlefield to command the fight.
But Lin Jiu had long been prepared, waiting for this moment The mouse-sized Fear demon was spotted by Lin Jiu as soon as it appeared, and he charged towards it.
"Stop him quickly!"
Sekido shouted, directing his command at Gyokko.
But it was too late to react against Lin Jiu, whose initial target had always been the Fear demon. In the blink of an eye, Lin Jiu was already in front of it.
The Fear demon looked up at the giant-like Lin Jiu, shivering and hugging its head, forgetting to flee. Lin Jiu sensed a hatred materializing, about to become the Hatred demon, and without hesitation, he slashed at the Fear demon's neck.
The Fear demon, like a helpless chick, didn't know how to resist. This was likely why its neck had evolved to be so tough. However, Lin Jiu's [Dawn] felt only slight resistance, unable to stop him from decapitating it.
"You bully the weak! How vicious you are!"
With the main body of Hantengu dead, the clones also dissipated one by one. Sekido yelled at Lin Jiu.
Lin Jiu calmly looked at him and said, "Yes, so what? Come and get your revenge!"
Before he finished speaking, Sekido's body had already dissipated. Poor Urogi had just appeared and was gone in an instant.
[You have killed Upper Moon Four: Hantengu]
[Hantengu, an Upper Moon Four and a plot character has granted you 5% of the world's source. Total world's source obtained: 26.5%.]
[You have received a Green Chest.]
[Your talent, Soul Condensation, has activated, permanently increasing a portion of your soul power. Current soul power does not meet the display value standard.]
[You have gained 500 Demon Slayer Corps Contribution Points. Current points: 1520.]
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With Hantengu's death taking away several clones, the field cleared significantly, leaving only Lin Jiu and Gyokko. The area became much more open, provided Gyokko didn't summon the giant octopus again.
Lin Jiu's keen senses detected traces of surviving villagers in the area, likely hiding far away after sensing the commotion here.
Gyokko was now a bit panicked. The guy in front of him had already killed Upper Moon Two and Upper Moon Three. He had just killed Upper Moon Four right under his nose, and now it might be his turn.
In this situation, Gyokko didn't even dare to mention his art. In his twisted worldview, he believed his art was the best, but his instincts told him discussing such art with Lin Jiu would lead to a miserable death.
"Blood Demon Art: Thousand Needles of Fish Killing!"
Even in a panic, Gyokko couldn't just wait to die. He used his jar patterned with waterweed to summon a group of goldfish, spraying toxic needles at Lin Jiu.
Having just killed Hantengu and is still in his self-named Extreme Concentration state. The feeling he had during the battle with Akaza reappeared. The lifelike goldfish didn't seem like living beings to Lin Jiu because he couldn't see their souls.
With an even stronger feeling than before, his silver-gray eyes saw through Gyokko's body to the filthy, dirty human figure within. That was Gyokko's soul.
Easily dodging the toxic needles, Lin Jiu advanced to Gyokko and swung his sword.
Gyokko twisted his body, and the sword edge scraped against his scales, leaving a wound that instantly healed!
A false alarm! Gyokko thought, but Lin Jiu reached out and grabbed one of the mouths at Gyokko's eye position, holding it tightly. Even though sharp teeth cut his hand, he exerted force.
Lin Jiu knew that in this form, Gyokko had a Blood Demon Art that utilized his extremely smooth scales to move unpredictably and swiftly.
If this move was used for an attack, Lin Jiu wouldn't fear it. But if Gyokko suddenly chickened out and used it to escape, Lin Jiu might not be able to catch up. He had to restrict Gyokko's movements first.
"Blood Demon Art: Returning Jar!"
The jar Gyokko used in his normal state became incredibly large, attempting to cover them both. If he could trap Lin Jiu in the jar, it would be his domain! In his domain, Gyokko was confident he could fight on par with Akaza and Doma.
Lin Jiu didn't plan to deal with the large jar. He exerted force with his hand, lifting Gyokko's neck. With a swift strike, he aimed to kill the one using the skill!
[You have killed Upper Moon Five: Gyokko]
[Gyokko, an Upper Moon Five and a plot character has granted you 5% of the world's source. Total world's source obtained: 31.5%.]
[You have received a Green Chest.]
[Your talent, Soul Condensation, has activated, permanently increasing a portion of your soul power. Current soul power does not meet the display value standard.]
[Gained 500 Demon Slayer Corps Contribution Points. Current Contribution Points: 2020.]
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After killing Gyokko, Lin Jiu felt that his soul power hadn't increased much, but the duration of his extreme concentration state was extended. He could faintly see several figures in the distant houses. Even the crow above had a soul that could be seen.
Lin Jiu remained in his [Exreme Concentration] state, carefully experiencing this feeling. After a while, the state disappeared, returning him to his normal [Focus Energy] state.
The [Exreme Concentration] state was the clear-headed feeling that appeared after killing an enemy, combined with the [Focus Energy] state. This greatly improved his perception abilities, reaction speed, and dynamic vision.
Having achieved a double kill, Lin Jiu couldn't help but sigh at how weak these two Upper Moon demons were. During the battle with Akaza, if it weren't for the enemy contractors assisting him to enter the[Exreme Concentration] state, he might have had to drag the fight out until dawn to kill the opponent using sunlight.
When it came to Hantengu and Gyokko, their weaknesses were very apparent, and he managed to chop one down in just a few moves. The other one stood no chance against him once he entered the [Exreme Concentration] state. Gyokko's most threatening move couldn't even touch him.
Lin Jiu casually found an empty house and entered to rest. The house bore signs of damage, had little dust, and there was a pool of blood, indicating that Gyokko and Hantengu had eaten people in this village.
From the words of these two Upper Moon demons, Lin Jiu realized that Muzan Kibutsuji had started to take him seriously. But why did he think these two together could handle him?
Lin Jiu misunderstood Muzan Kibutsuji a bit here. Muzan had merely ordered the remaining Upper Moon demons to gather information on him. Meanwhile, the consecutive deaths of Doma and Akaza had cast a shadow over the other Upper Moons, except for Kokushibo.
Hantengu, being very cowardly, actively sought out Gyokko, hoping that teaming up would be safer. Gyokko found this reasoning quite sensible, and thus, these two lowlifes teamed up.
Muzan Kibutsuji soon learned about this and was furious. How could his Upper Moons be so cowardly. He immediately ordered Hantengu and Gyokko to cooperate in dealing with the murderer of Doma and Akaza, since they liked working together so much.
The despicable boss was truly hypocritical. He feared the emergence of another Yoriichi Tsugikuni-like figure but now complained that his demons were cowardly.
"There are only Upper Moon Six and One left. I'll go to the Red-Light District to kill Daki first, then deal with Kokushibo. I wonder if this Upper Moon Six will run away."
Lin Jiu was concerned about this. However, with Muzan Kibutsuji's control, it was unlikely.
Then came the exciting moment of opening the chests. Lin Jiu first opened the chest dropped by Hantengu. Unfortunately, there was no flash.
[You opened a Green Chest and obtained the following items!]
[1000 Paradise Coins]
That was it. Only a small amount of Paradise Coins. Any random item or equipment from the chest would be worth more than these coins. Lin Jiu then opened the chest dropped by Gyokko, and again, there was no flash.
[You opened a Green Chest and obtained the following items!]
[1000 Paradise Coins]
[Ripple Jar]
Lin Jiu now held a blue jar with ripple patterns. He had seen this jar before; it was the one Gyokko used to summon goldfish with his Blood Demon Art.
[Ripple Jar]
Origin: Demon Slayer: Gyokko
Quality: White
Type: Ornamental
Effect: None
Rating: 1
Description: This is an ornamental jar made by Gyokko for sale. It's an important source of funds for someone!
Trading Price: 10 Paradise Coins
Crack!
Lin Jiu stood up and smashed the jar. It was a worthless piece of junk. It seemed that the luck he used to get the top-quality blue equipment from Akaza's chest had been overdrawn.
Indeed. Getting blue top-quality equipment from a Green Chest had overdrawn quite a bit of luck.
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