"So that was it."
The surprise on Shinji's face gradually faded, replaced by deep gravity.
When he encountered Rengoku Kyojuro in the Wind Country, he had already formed a guess, because he understood the Flame Hashira Rengoku Kyojuro and knew that he was an incomparably righteous swordsman.
Therefore, if this crisis was merely the final hysterical act of the Demon Slayer World's Lantern Bearer, a meaningless attempt to perish together, then given Rengoku Kyojuro's character, he definitely would not have taken part.
In other words,
there was only one reason that could drive someone like Rengoku Kyojuro to willingly fall into demonhood and destroy another world: saving the Demon Slayer World.
Only salvation could drive these swordsmen to invade the Shinobi World.
"That bastard must be attempting some way to evade the Overlord. Whether it was the previous invasion or these five 'anchors,' they were probably all part of his attempts."
Shinji's expression darkened as he continued his analysis.
Judging from the enemy's methods so far, they had been trying to bring the Demon Slayer World closer to the Shinobi World, even going so far as to use "anchors" for positioning and placing both worlds at risk of overlapping destruction.
[No loot detected] [Rescanning] [No loot detected]
Suddenly, the Lamp's notification sounded beside Shinji's ear once again.
He froze for a moment, then immediately understood.
The Lamp had not detected any loot, which meant Tanjiro, the Upper Moon One who had been struck by his Amaterasu and buried beneath the avalanche, had not died.
As for Rengoku Kyojuro, whom he had dealt with at the Wind Country anchor a few days earlier, Shinji was unsure whether it was due to time, distance, or because Rengoku Kyojuro had not dropped any loot to begin with.
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