"Retreat!"
Just as victory was within their grasp and they were about to sever the demon siblings' heads, Sound Pillar Uzui Tengen seemed to sense something. He immediately roared, grabbed Tanjiro by the collar, and withdrew from the battle.
The Sound Pillar's three wives received his signal and called Nezuko and the others back to his side as well.
At that moment, a bizarre jade pot appeared out of thin air in the middle of the battlefield.
"Tut, tut, tut. Gyutaro and Daki, ninety years have passed. It seems you haven't improved as much as I imagined."
A humanoid creature crawled out of the pot. Its eyes had been replaced by two mouths, and seven or eight pairs of infant arms grew from its body. The mark of Upper Moon Five was clearly engraved on its forehead and tongue.
At the same time, an old man with tumors on his head and two horns, trembling from head to toe with terror written all over his face, crouched on a rooftop beside the battlefield. Upper Moon Four was engraved in his eyes.
"Not ninety years. One hundred and thirteen."
"Gyokko, Hantengu, why are you here? We don't need your help. We can complete Lord Muzan's mission and kill that brat with the earrings!"
Rather than joy, Daki showed an anxious expression when she saw the newcomers.
She knew that even as Upper Moon Six, failing to complete Muzan Kibutsuji's mission meant only one outcome: death.
So even though the battle had already turned against them, she did not want the mission to be disrupted.
"Don't worry. The mission has changed. This time, she is our target!"
Gyokko turned and pointed at Nezuko, who stood beside Tanjiro.
"Capture her alive. Kill everyone else. Those are Lord Muzan's new orders.
Lord Muzan is