Is Muzan Stronger Than Imu?

The fact that Mumei participated in the Demon Slayer Corps' final exam at Wisteria Mountain has attracted not only high attention from the Otherworld Strategy Committee, but also from the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

Now.

She exploited the blind spot in the Demon Slayer World where no one recognized Den Den Mushi communication devices), and the live footage she captured also appeared within the Authority Room.

That is, in front of the Five Elders.

On the virtual screen in mid-air, Mumei and Koshimizu Fumi, against the backdrop of the moonlit night sky, fiercely fought against the attacking ghosts in the dark mountain forest.

However, this is also related to the fact that Mumei did not use his full strength.

As Kabaneri in her 'Nue' form, her strongest fighting techniques are the various uses of black slime and psychic energy blasts.

However, in order to successfully infiltrate the Demon Slayer Corps, Mumei chose to keep a low profile for the time being.

Fortunately, Observation Haki Formless and colorless, so it can be used normally, which ensures her basic personal safety.

"You all have your thoughts on these ghosts, right?"

Topman Saint Topman Warcury stared intently at the sight of the ghosts casually reassembling their severed limbs.

"According to the information revealed by this Otherworld boy, these ghosts not only have superhuman self-healing abilities, but their lifespans are also nearly infinite. As long as they have 'food,' they can live indefinitely. Although it's unknown whether there are any other side effects besides their fear of sunlight, but..."

At least there's a chance to keep living!

That's what he wanted to say. After all, he wasn't young anymore, a fact that everyone else present understood, even the youngest, Shepard X. Shepherd Ju Peter.

"What I'm more concerned about is that Muzan Kibutsuji. He's lived for a thousand years; who knows just how strong he is?"

Holding the Shodai Kitetsu, Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro pushed up his glasses, his tone heavy.

These words indeed made the other four people solemn.

From their perspective, even someone as powerful as Imu has only lived for a little over eight hundred years, so there is every reason to suspect that this Progenitor of Demons might be even stronger.

That's a huge problem; even one or two Admiral aren't enough!

"I suggest sending more scouts to focus on gathering intelligence on Muzan Kibutsuji. The base construction on the other side of the Star Gate should be put on hold for now."

"I am making this suggestion," said Jaygarcia Saint Saturn, leaning on his cane and resting on the sofa.

"Indeed, if this Muzan is really that strong, then it's necessary to report to Lord Imu and be prepared to close the Star Gate at any time!"

Marcus Saint Mars had long legs, so he didn't like sitting. He simply stood there with his hands in his pockets, coldly agreeing.

"No matter what, we cannot allow them to invade our territory. Therefore, I propose that we send Byndi Volfa to oversee RL1557 Star Gate Base. If such a situation does occur, let him go in and temporarily stop Muzan, using that time to close the Star Gate!"

Good heavens, this was blatantly an attempt to use an Army General as a pawn, yet his proposal was met with approval from everyone present.

"Okay, then that's settled!"

Topman Saint Topman Warcury immediately made the decision.

However, when their ideas were reported to Imu on Noah, they left him both amused and exasperated.

"What is it that Muzan is stronger than me?"

"They're even prepared to sacrifice an Admiral at any time, just to buy themselves time to close the Star Gate? And their basis for this is that Muzan is two hundred years older than them?"

Well, even without knowing the inside story, just looking at the surface information comparison seems to make some sense.

"Forget it, they'll figure it out eventually. Let them do what they want. After all, it's best to play the first match themselves. I can't let them cheat."

Imu sighed, though he also had some doubts.

That means Muzan has the Infinity Castle. If we scare him, he might hide again and not show himself for hundreds of years, which would be very troublesome.

"It seems I'll really have to give my men a little boost if I want to catch this coward, but I'm completely clueless right now."

He remembered that in the original manga, it was because Nakime a stupid mistake that she deliberately let the Demon Slayer Corps Pillars and the main characters into the Infinity Castle while Muzan was Muzan injured.

From this perspective, Muzan's final death was ultimately due to Nakime's machinations.

"So, if you want to capture Muzan, you either need to pinpoint the location of the Infinity Castle, or you need to either actively or passively enter the Infinity Castle."

The 'Infinity Castle' is not another dimension, but a real underground structure. Nakime's Blood Demon Art ability can only control its internal layout and teleport things.

Logically, since the Infinity Castle emerged from underground during the final battle, knowing its location should have been enough to pinpoint its location.

The annoying thing is that the manga doesn't specify where the final battle will take place!

All I know is that it's an area with towers nearby.

"Hey, is the show about to begin?"

Imu was currently in the Little Garden inside the palace, surrounded by various green plants and flowers, and sitting on a comfortable reclining chair.

A virtual screen, projected from Visual Den Den Mushi), floats in front of them.

"The heroine of Kabaneri of the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is participating in the final exam of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, wow, this plot is much more interesting than the novel!"

Imu watched the large Man-Eating Demon appear on the screen with great interest. He had a deep impression of it, after all, it was the first mini-boss that the protagonist Tanjiro encountered.

Hand Demon!

Its body was like a bunch of yellowish-brown arms Coating, with even its vital parts protected by thick necks. The key point was that it had been imprisoned in this Wisteria Mountain for forty-seven years and had eaten more than fifty candidates who participated in the examination.

The more people a demon eats, the stronger it becomes, until it reaches its maximum potential!

In the Demon Slayer World, the Mumei person involved in the Wisteria Mountain incident is hiding in the shadows of a large tree, squinting as he observes this extraordinary demon.

Meanwhile, Koshimizu Fumi, who was standing beside her, was already trembling with fear. He was so scared that he didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of attracting the attention of the Hand Demon.

"How could there be such a monster here? How could we possibly deal with it?"

"Aaaaaah!"

"Don't want!"

Outside the woods, the examinees being chased by the Hand Demon had completely lost their minds and courage, and were fleeing frantically in a panic.

It wasn't that no one had tried to attack using Breathing Technique and Swordsmanship before, but at most they managed to cut off one or two attacking arms before being grabbed by the more hands that split off from them and thrown into the gaping maw of the Hand Demon.

In other words, if you cut off one of the opponent's arms, it will immediately become two thinner arms; if you cut it a few more times, it will become three or four arms.

Is there anything more desperate than this?

Have.

At the beginning, these examinees relied on their superior numbers and thought they could fight together. After several people sacrificed themselves, one of them did manage to rush behind the Hand Demon and then slashed hard at the back of his arm with his Nichirin Blade.

But to everyone's surprise, with a sharp clang, the Nichirin Blade broke!

That person also became a snack that the Hand Demon himself offered to him.

All of this was observed by Mumei and Koshimizu Fumi, who were hiding in the shadows. In fact, if Mumei hadn't appeared, Koshimizu Fumi Komuro would probably have been one of those being hunted down as well.

After all, he wasn't among the last surviving examinees in the original story.

"Let's go, let's avoid it!" the Mumei man whispered.

She had considered intervening to save the students who were being chased, but Captain Laskey ordered her to conceal her true strength as much as possible.

After all, neither the black slime nor the mental energy blasts are inexplicable abilities, not to mention that she also needs to steal human blood.

"Okay, okay!"

Koshimizu Fumi, of course, had no objections; on the contrary, he nodded repeatedly with delight.

[Swish----]

Just as the two were about to leave quietly, Mumei saw a bright blue figure rush out from the woods in another direction and instantly sever a dark yellow arm that was about to devour the last fleeing examinee.

Instantly, putrid blood splattered among the waves.

Who is he?

Mumei stared in astonishment at Tanjiro, who was holding a sword and facing the Hand Demon.