Instead, they continued to wait.
The Scribe awaits Ayu's next devouring.
"I am strong!"
After digesting the food in his mouth, Ayu roared.
"Crimson Greed" is indeed very powerful. As long as there is enough food, it can boost Ayu's strength to the extreme in a short period of time.
However, this also has a fatal weakness.
If you consume too much nutrition in a short period of time, it is easy to exceed Ayu's tolerance limit.
Although he wouldn't die from overeating due to the nature of ghosts, his brain still couldn't process that much information.
The final result will be like this: losing one's mind.
They turned into wild beasts that only knew how to eat.
Even if the Scribe leaves Ayu alone, he will die once the sun rises.
"That's not enough! I need to become stronger!"
With his mouth open again, Ayu activated his Blood Demon Art once more.
This time, even more parasites fell into his mouth than before.
He even swallowed several ghosts.
With a bang, Ayu closed his mouth and began the next round of digestion.
Before long, his strength improved once again.
But the Scribe smiled.
Although Ayu swallowed more parasites and received more nutrition than before, the improvement this time was significantly less than the last time.
This indicates that Ayu is nearing his cannibalistic limit.
After making a rough estimate in his mind, the Scribe determined Ayu's upper limit.
At best, it's only at the level of the Upper Rank Five.
"It's time to get rid of you."
Suddenly drawing his sword, the Scribe rushed out.
His body moved like a red lightning bolt, instantly closing in on Ayu.
He stomped his right foot on the ground and flew into the air.
Blazing flames coiled around the Nichirin Blade, and with a single slash, it split the enormous head in two.
"Um?"
Looking at the burning head in front of him, the Scribe uttered a questioning sound.
The head in front of me seemed to be made entirely of fat.
In other words, this is not Ayu's real head.
"Whoosh~"
A tentacle suddenly lashed out, slamming towards the Scribe with immense force.
The wind howled, and a foul stench filled the air.
"Cut."
With a fierce glint in his eyes, the Scribe swung his arm, and the Nichirin Blade he had just used to slash was swung out again.
A fiery red slash appeared, severing the tip of the tentacle.
A low growl came, as if it were howling in pain because it was being attacked.
The sound seemed to possess a magical power, attempting to penetrate the eardrums and attack the Scribe's brain.
At the same time, the Scribe who swung the knife fell to the ground.
But with a light touch of his toes, his body soared into the air once more.
The Scribe landed steadily on the tentacle and continued rushing forward without stopping.
Following the tentacle, he arrived at the back of the massive body in just a few seconds.
There is a huge bulge in the center of his back.
Like a heart, it beats incessantly.
"The sound is coming from here."
With a cold glint in his eyes, Scribe swung his sword, unleashing a probing strike.
"Pfft"
The blade easily sliced through the fat, but disappeared after penetrating several tens of centimeters.
"Stop! Stop!"
Upon realizing it was being attacked, an angry voice immediately came from the bulge.
"Scribe, I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"
Having said that, all the tentacles lashed out at the Scribe.
Even the tentacle that had just been severed has now fully grown back.
"Its ultra-high-speed regeneration capability is much stronger than that of ordinary Upper Rank."
After severing the tentacles with a few swift strokes, the Scribe observed the tentacles' regeneration speed while mentally assessing the situation.
"Judging from what we just saw, all the nutrients should have been supplied to that bulge, which should contain A-Yu's true form."
His eyes rolled, looking at the bulge.
Ayu seemed to sense the Scribe's intentions and attacked even more fiercely.
The tip of the tentacle suddenly exploded, transforming into a giant mouth filled with sharp teeth, which bit towards the Scribe.
Undeterred, the Scribe gripped his Nichirin Blade and spun around once.
Flames were distributed around his body, like feathered robes, radiating intense heat.
Before the tentacles even got close, a large amount of water evaporated.
A white mist spread out, obscuring the Scribe's figure.
Outsiders couldn't see what was happening inside; they could only hear the sounds of chopping and cutting.
Occasionally, large spurts of blood would gush out and splatter onto the ground.
On the outskirts of the battlefield, Dichai had just received a message from Tonryoku.
"Has Ayu already clashed with the Scribe?"
"Yes, ordinary ghosts dare not approach to investigate; they can only observe from afar."
"As for the parasites that feed on the brain, why not just send some over there?"
"They..."
Seeing Tonryoku hesitate to speak, Dichai snorted coldly.
Lowering his head, Tonryoku spoke cautiously.
"I don't know why, but after Ayu and the Scribe fought, the parasites started to leave."
"What? You didn't try to stop them?"
"Your subordinate dares not, because one of the parasites said that this is an order from the original body."
"The true form of brain food?!"
"Yes, and there's one more thing I need to tell you, sir."
"What did you say?"
"The theory of brain food theory advises you, sir, to think carefully before acting."
Upon hearing what Tonryoku said, Dichai immediately stood up and looked at the battlefield in the distance.
His face was gloomy, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
Chapter 602 Slaying Ayu
Inside the battlefield.
The Scribe had already noticed the retreat of the parasite army.
But he didn't stop them, because he discovered that the parasites weren't leaving to attack other people.
Instead, as if receiving some kind of order, they ran off into the distance.
Moreover, the parasites even abandoned many severely injured parts of their bodies.
Once the skull is opened, the clone inside immediately self-destructs.
Only the elite and basic combat forces chose to leave; no sick or disabled soldiers followed the main force in the evacuation.
"Was the hasty departure an order from the main body of the brain food?"
Dodging the bite of the giant tentacle's maw, the Scribe spared a moment to ponder the reason for the parasitic army's retreat.
"Or did Muzan order Brain Eater to do this?"
Before he could figure out the reason, the giant tentacle mouth changed its tactics again.
Instead of attacking the Scribe, it tried to entangle him like an electric eel.
"Trying to catch me? No, are you planning to finish me off in one move?"
With a raised eyebrow, the Scribe seemed to realize something and looked up.
At some point, the enormous mouth that should have been in front of you appeared from behind and was slowly splitting open.
A tremendous suction force emanated from it, and the sharp teeth in its mouth began to rotate rapidly.
Like a meat grinder, it shreds everything that falls into it.
At this moment, the Scribe was standing on tentacles, with nowhere to pierce.
It would be impossible to stop yourself from being inhaled using the methods you used before.
However, the Scribe quickly came up with another method.
Seeing the tentacles constantly wrapping around him, the Scribe held his Nichirin Blade horizontally.
Immediately afterwards, he took a step.
Large amounts of flames erupted from his body, covering his skin.
Something seemed to be forming in the distance.
Its antlers resemble those of a deer, its head resembles that of a camel, and its eyes resemble those of a rabbit.
With his beard flowing, an inexplicable charm arose from him.
That's a dragon's head!
A dragon head made of flames!
The moment the dragon's head is formed, the dragon's body and tail also take shape.
A fiery dragon coiled around the Scribe's body, and with the swing of the Nichirin Blade, it flew up.
"Sun Breathing * Eleventh Form * Halo Dragon Dance"
The blazing blade looked at a tentacle and instantly sliced it in two.
The smell of burning protein wafted from the cut surface, and the flesh throbbed as if trying to regenerate.
However, due to the high temperature, the tentacles ultimately failed to regenerate successfully.
This is the Eleventh Form Sun Breathing.
It inflicts a burning, intense pain on the enemy and can also prevent regeneration.