"Stop him!"
Kyojuro spat out a mouthful of blood and once again unleashed Flame Breathing, blocking Akaza's path. Tanjiro and Inosuke followed close behind, attacking from both sides.
If they could hold him off for just a few more seconds, they could use the sunlight to behead Akaza.
"Get out of my way!"
Akaza was growing desperate too. With a furious roar, he nearly abandoned all defense and threw his full force at Kyojuro, who stood in his way.
"Squelch!"
Akaza's right hand pierced straight through Kyojuro's abdomen.
Yet a brilliant smile appeared on Kyojuro's face.
"You're finished!"
Because at that very moment, the Nichirin Blades of Kyojuro, Tanjiro, and Inosuke had also struck Akaza.
But they had not aimed for Akaza's neck. They had aimed for his waist.
Most demons had their weak point at the neck, so even in this situation, Akaza would certainly be protecting his neck. The odds of the three of them cutting it off were extremely slim.
That was why they targeted his waist. Once it was severed, Akaza would lose his legs. Even if he could regrow them, that would still take a few seconds.
Under normal circumstances, that would not matter much. But now, a few seconds were enough for the sunlight to reach Akaza and burn him alive.
Moreover, Kyojuro was still using the last of his life to clamp down on the arm Akaza had thrust through his abdomen.
"Damn it!"
Akaza understood the meaning of those words as well. His pupils contracted instantly, and he decisively tore off his own right arm to break free. Planting his left arm against the ground, half his body shot out from beneath Kyojuro's legs.
And he shot straight toward the nearby forest.
At the same time, his lower body was regenerating at