The Third Brother Ambushed, and Muzan's Home Raided

Doma and Kokushibo witnessed Muzan the changes Muzan underwent as he grew up.

That aura so similar to that of Oboro, with just a glance, possessed a captivating power.

It's as if the spirit can be transmitted like a physical entity, influencing things.

But... how should I put it, at least from Doma's perspective, there is still a certain gap between him and Oboro.

Recalling the scene of being dominated by Oboro, Doma's smile widened.

They have Muzan's blood flowing through their veins, and like other demons, they are subject to curses and Muzan's control, but this control is not absolute! If it were absolute control, then Muzan wouldn't need to worry about the number of demons; he would simply convert them into more powerful ones and destroy the Demon Slayer Corps as soon as possible.

And there's no need to worry about being devoured by a ghost one day and having your throne overthrown.

The reason Muzan was afraid was that the stronger the demon, the less he could control it.

Especially the Upper Moons.

Doma believes that Muzan and Oboro were to meet, the latter would definitely be the victor.

Although he had no factual basis to judge, he trusted his intuition.

The power that Oboro displayed when dealing with him and Kokushibo was Muzan had recently acquired.

So... he was thinking of betraying them.

Perhaps becoming a successor is also a good choice.

After finding Gyutaro, Kokushibo did not make a move, which, in Doma's view, undoubtedly meant that he shared the same idea.

The two were of one mind.

As someone who was brutally abused by Oboro back then, Kokushibo's understanding of that man's strength might be more thorough than his own.

Kokushibo followed Muzan the longest and knew Muzan than any of the other Upper Moons.

Even Kokushibo made this judgment, which further illustrates that... Muzan probably won't gain any advantage.

Survival of the fittest... there's nothing shameful about it.

Moreover, compared to Muzan, Doma does indeed prefer Oboro.

What are you going to do?

After saying that, Doma suddenly leaped forward and approached the battlefield.

Kokushibo sensed his thoughts, and his gaze darkened.

"Of course, it's for the sake of our new master... Now that the decision has been made, we naturally have to show our appreciation. Otherwise, when we see him, we might really die this time..." Doma covered half of his face with his iron fan, his iridescent pupils gleaming, and sighed softly, "It's just a pity about Akaza. Over the years, I've really liked him as a friend, even though he seems to hate me... But I've never taken it to heart. After all, that's just his personality."

"They also have some misunderstandings about me."

Kokushibo remained silent after hearing this.

I watched as the Doma away into the distance.

On the battlefield, the battle between Gyutaro and Akaza has reached a fever pitch.

Gyutaro stretched out his arms, causing blood to swirl around his arms, forming two large spiraling slashes, which he exchanged blows with Akaza at close range.

This is his Blood Demon Art: Rotating Circular Slashes.

Akaza was enveloped in powerful fighting spirit, his body as if covered in armor, and he brought his Blood Demon Art Destructive Death to its fullest potential.

The crimson light and shadow collided repeatedly with the terrifying force of their fists, causing the ground along their path to crack and kick up thick dust.

As for Daki ... she was no longer able to intervene. Although she wanted to help Gyutaro, her ribbons were shattered by the chaotic fighting spirit as soon as they approached the two of them, before they could even touch Akaza's body. The snowflake-like array of magical patterns beneath Akaza's feet covered an increasingly larger area.

In this realm, all the fighting spirit emanating from his physical body is under his control.

Although Gyutaro appears to be locked in a fierce battle with Akaza, his entire body is actually being subjected to the impact of the fighting spirit, resulting in numerous wounds. He is only able to recover through his amazing self-healing ability.

"Destructive Death: Final Form!"

Akaza hardened after he punched Gyutaro, who was shrouded in blood, once again.

Realizing they couldn't delay any longer, they created some distance and prepared to unleash their ultimate move.

He lowered his waist and assumed a fighting stance, and the array patterns beneath his feet suddenly shone brightly, becoming dazzling.

The Blue Silver Chaotic Afterglow.

This move allows the user to instantly unleash hundreds of missiles centered on themselves, with incredible speed and destructive power.

Even with Gyutaro's excellent footwork and agility, he couldn't dodge it.

It is extremely physically demanding, but it has a decisive effect.

If this deadly move still can't kill the guy in front of him, he can only lure him towards Doma and Kokushibo, who are hiding in the shadows.

Because his condition will be very poor at that time, and even Daki next to him, may pose a fatal threat to him.

Do you need my help?

Just as Akaza was about to give it his all, suddenly, a light, airy voice entered his ears.

A figure suddenly appeared behind him.

Not only that, the visitor also affectionately placed a hand on his shoulder.

He has absolutely no sense of propriety, even though he knows he's at a crucial moment in the battle.

"Get out of my way!"

Akaza's offensive rhythm was interrupted, and his gaze toward Doma was filled with murderous intent. The veins on his forehead bulged, and his hair stood on end in anger.

Doma was clearly doing it on purpose.

This guy intentionally stayed out of it, observing from the sidelines, and then happened to intervene at this crucial moment, just to see him in a predicament.

They're doing more harm than good; they're trying to hurt him.

After saying that, he waved his hand.

Akaza then smashed Doma's head.

However, Akaza's attention was diverted by Doma's interruption, and the blood storm unleashed by Gyutaro had already swept over again.

Akaza was about to dodge.

Suddenly, he felt a heavy weight on his shoulder; it was Doma on his shoulder, pressing down on his body.

"You bastard!"

Akaza reacted instantly, revealing a look that suggested he wanted to devour someone.

The crimson rainbow light ahead was already reflected on his face.

It was too late to escape.

"Hehe... Don't be so angry. It's rare that we're going to work together this time... I think this is a good opportunity for us to connect."

The flesh above Doma's neck was still recovering, and he had only grown half a face, yet he laughed nonchalantly.

Bang! Without the slightest hesitation, Akaza, filled with murderous intent, unleashed One-Punch Man that sent Doma flying.

Doma's chest and abdomen were punched, leaving a gaping hole, and his figure traced a falling trajectory in mid-air.

But at the same time, Akaza changed drastically.

I noticed a sudden drop in temperature.

Looking up, I saw several tall Bodhisattva statues standing around me.

It is Doma's Blood Demon Art.

Although he couldn't dodge Gyutaro's slash, he still had a way to defend himself and withstand the attack.

Unexpectedly, Doma saw through his scheme and resorted to underhanded tactics.

Ice crystals appeared in the air.

Several Bodhisattva statues opened their mouths and spewed large plumes of mist and ice towards Akaza.

As frost spread, Akaza was instantly frozen in place, its body covered by a solid layer of ice.

Immediately afterwards, Gyutaro's storm of slashes arrived as expected, engulfing him.

"That's really... unfriendly... I thought we were friends."

Doma got up from the ground, looked down at his gradually healing wounds, then looked at the ice figure being cut by the dense, high-frequency blood light, and smiled.

Countless slashes shattered the ice and swept over Akaza's body.

Although his fighting spirit was still there, his limbs had been frozen and somewhat numb due to Doma's Blood Demon Art, making it difficult for him to react for a while.

Skin torn and flesh ripped open!

In an instant, countless bloodstains splattered from every part of his body.

The wounds grew larger rapidly, as if they were about to cut him into pieces.

Taking advantage of the fact that he could still exert force in his legs and regain some feeling, Akaza let out a roar and suddenly used the power of his legs to propel himself out of the storm and leap off the battlefield.

However, he was cut in half midway through his jump.

Fortunately, the remaining half of its body flew out, and it successfully escaped danger.

His upper body crashed to the ground, completely exposing his internal organs and tissues. But as Upper Moon Three, his flesh and blood possessed remarkable regenerative abilities. Even using only his hands, Akaza could still crawl rapidly across the ground at an astonishing speed.

His battle with Gyutaro is over!

It's not that he doesn't want to fight, it's just that there's one more person now.

Doma clearly wanted to take this opportunity to kill him!

Watching Akaza with only half his body and arm, Doma brushed the dust off his clothes, slowly stood up, and did not give chase.

Gyutaro was the same; he noticed the newly emerged enemy.

It is also the upper part of the wind.

"Hello."

Doma noticed that Gyutaro was staring at him, so he smiled and raised his hand to greet him warmly.

Perhaps, from now on, they will be friends.

As for Akaza ...

Doma eye. How could Kokushibo let him take credit for himself alone?

Akaza's body recovered in a short while.

He looked pale, turned his head, and found that Gyutaro had not followed.

He has already left the battlefield.

Clearly, what follows is a battle between Gyutaro and Doma.

His current condition is very bad.

I'm going to kill you!

Akaza was furious at the thought of what Doma had done.

Doma wanted to take this opportunity to kill him. Even if he failed, because of his long-standing relationship with Gyutaro, Doma could easily take over and complete Muzan's mission.

In this way, Doma became the greatest contributor.

No wonder they've been watching from the shadows the whole time.

Akaza grew angrier the more he thought about it; he wanted to kill Doma! "Hmm?"

At that moment, Akaza suddenly felt his hair stand on end. Just as he subconsciously raised his arm, a blade slashed down horizontally.

They not only cut off his arm, but also chopped off his head.

A sudden, unexpected stab.

His mind was still focused on how to get rid of Doma.

Who? Akaza was a little confused.

His head rolled a few times on the ground, and in the midst of the dizzying spin, his dilated pupils caught sight of a familiar figure.

Kokushibo! Why? Akaza didn't understand.

There was a reason why Doma attacked him; the two were already at odds.

Not to mention, his original rank among the Upper Moons was lowered because of Doma, so why would Kokushibo want to kill him? Since he became an Upper Moon of the Twelve Kizuki, Kokushibo's position as one of the Upper Moons has never wavered. People come and go, but Kokushibo remains the same... Even Akaza admits that with his current strength, he cannot pose any threat to Kokushibo in the short term.

Moreover, Kokushibo always obeyed Muzan's orders Muzan and was very concerned about the discipline and hierarchy of the Upper Moons.

"Is it Muzan?"

"Muzan gave the order?"

Akaza thought of a possibility.

"Was it Muzan who ordered you to eliminate me in this operation?"

Akaza's head was lifted from the ground by Kokushibo.

"You have no reason to exist..." Kokushibo said in a deep voice, without intending to explain.

"Why? What did I do wrong?"

"No, even if they wanted to kill me, given Muzan's personality, I wouldn't have been able to leave the Infinity Castle alive..."

Akaza noticed something amiss.

Answer me!

"Answer me... Kokushibo!"

Ignoring Akaza's angry shouts, Kokushibo returned to the battlefield with Akaza's head in his hand.

Meanwhile, after some time, Oboro, who had been on the move, finally arrived at the stronghold of a successor force.

However, when he stepped into the residence of the successor, he did not see Muzan.

All that remained were cold corpses scattered on the ground and ruins of broken walls.

The killer has left...

The faction of the Successors is now widely known, Muzan obtains profound knowledge of soul power by killing each Successor.

Therefore, as long as Oboro goes to the territory of the living successor, he will definitely find Muzan or wait for him to appear.

But Muzan moved quickly, and Oboro failed to catch the target several times in a row.

This was clearly Muzan's intention.

"He's not here... I thought that after all the growth and changes you've undergone, you'd be a bit bolder."

Long closed her eyes, sensed the atmosphere around her, and after a while, opened her eyes and said in disappointment.

Is Muzan planning to locate him, eliminate all the inheritors, and then, once his strength reaches a certain level, bring all his subordinates to meet him? That's incredibly cautious!

"It seems we can't chase after him anymore. Let's go to the territory of a successor and wait for him... He'll come on his own when he's ready."

Oboro changed his mind.

After an incense stick had burned, Long left the town along the official road.

We stopped at the foot of a mountain.

Because two unexpected people appeared on the road ahead.

"Without Muzan, it's just the two of them."

Long was somewhat surprised.

Muzan wasn't around; if he were, he wouldn't have been able to hide it from him.

The Twelve Kizuki, the first and second of the Upper Moons, are Kokushibo and Doma.

"My lord, we meet again."

Doma the initiative to step forward and approach.

Kokushibo and Doma knew about Muzan's actions and plans, and probably also realized that Oboro might appear, so all they had to do was wait at a fixed point.

Muzan sent Kokushibo and his two companions to capture Gyutaro because he was afraid that Oboro would hide.

But fearing that Long might suddenly appear and confront him one-on-one, he would quickly finish each battle and escape whenever he slaughtered the forces of the inheritors.

In a one-on-one situation, Muzan clearly felt insecure.

He needed to arrange everything so that he could confront Oboro as he wished.

Oboro did not find Muzan.

Instead, Doma and his companion found him.

At this critical juncture, it's highly unusual for Doma and Kokushibo to suddenly come to see him.

And they even addressed him as "sir".

Long laughed.

"They've got some nerve... I bet Muzan right now."

Long raised the corners of her mouth. "So... what did you two do?"

This development was truly unexpected.

Muzan was still working hard when he turned around and found that his two lieutenants had defected to the enemy.

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