Demon Slayer Corps Assembled!

Looking at the monster before him, which stood as short as a dwarf, Kamado Tanjuro felt a deep sense of revulsion rising from the bottom of his heart.

Disgusting to the extreme!

What made Tanjuro feel sick was not the appearance of the Mountain Child!

It was the unspeakable, wicked deeds that the Mountain Child had committed!

Feeling the thick, heavy resentment coiled around the Mountain Child—resentment so dense it was nearly tangible...

Tanjuro slowly drew the axe hanging from his belt, looked at the Mountain Child with tears in his eyes, and said softly:

"Poor children."

"Forgive me, please endure for just a little longer..."

This was actually the first time the Mountain Child had encountered the Demon Slayer Corps.

There was no helping it; it had hidden itself too well, so the Mountain Child, having lived for over a hundred years, did not recognize the uniform of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Looking at this human man, the Mountain Child felt somewhat bewildered.

However, before it could even make a move, Tanjuro, his voice having just faded, had already vanished from the Mountain Child's line of sight.

"Squelch..."

In an instant, Tanjuro, wielding his sharp axe, had already severed the Mountain Child's four limbs.

Having lost its support, the Mountain Child collapsed straight to the ground.

Bright red blood flowed continuously from the wounds on the Mountain Child's limbs onto the earth.

Before the Mountain Child could regenerate its limbs, Tanjuro plunged a syringe into its back.

This was the serum Tamayo had given him, capable of suppressing a demon's regenerative abilities for a certain period.

After administering the injection, the meticulous Tanjuro not only used the back of his axe to shatter the Mountain Child's mouthful of fangs but also used the blade to "trim" the creature a little further.

Only when the Mountain Child posed no threat did Tanjuro grab it by the hair, lift its head, and head straight down the mountain.

Tanjuro's mission this time was not to slay the Mountain Child; this Lower Moon was merely a tool for them to relay a message to Muzan.

As for Himejima Gyomei, the Stone Hashira, his mission was similar to Tanjuro's.

It was just that the target Himejima Gyomei was tasked with capturing was a Martial Demon that had reached the level of the Twelve Kizuki.

Why was it necessary to reach the level of the Twelve Kizuki?

Because only when a demon reached this level would the blood of the Demon King within them be potent enough for Muzan and Kokushibo to sense the location of their death from across the entirety of Japan.

And to view their memories just before they died!

One week later, at night.

The travel-worn Stone Hashira Himejima Gyomei, carrying his flail and axe in one hand and clutching a Martial Demon that had been reduced to half a body in the other, had now arrived at the outskirts of Kumagaya County.

He was about 1.5 kilometers away from the canyon prepared by the Demon Slayer Corps.

Deep within the canyon, inside a simple wooden hut.

Kujo Tachibana, who had already spread his senses to their limit, turned his head to look at Ubuyashiki Kagaya beside him and said:

"Himejima Gyomei will be back soon. Let's lock that Martial Demon at the canyon entrance later!"

"Don't let him see me."

Ubuyashiki Kagaya nodded; to be safe, one must indeed be cautious. Although the current Demon King, Kokushibo, might not necessarily fear Kujo Tachibana even if he knew he was still alive.

But when the day of the final battle arrived, it was always better to keep things hidden for as long as possible.

Another five days passed. On this morning, as the sun slowly rose.

Tanjuro finally arrived at the canyon, carrying a wooden box containing the half-body of the Mountain Child.

The two demons intended for delivering the message were now in position.

Two days later, after Tanjuro and Himejima Gyomei had recovered their strength.

Aside from the two former Hashira trainers.

Flower Hashira—Morishita Yuzuki.

Snow Hashira—Hoshino Erii.

For the sake of caution, they were currently guarding the two demons.

The remaining core strength of the Demon Slayer Corps had already gathered in front of the temporary wooden hut Ubuyashiki Kagaya had set up in the canyon.

The Hashira-level combatants present were:

Rumble Hashira—Kujo Tachibana!

Sun Hashira—Kamado Tanjuro!

Stone Hashira—Himejima Gyomei!

Water Hashira—Urokodaki Sabito!

Flame Hashira—Rengoku Shinjuro!

Wind Hashira—Kayama Shinichiro!

Rain Hashira—Amakura! (A reader's nickname)

Additionally, there are the former Hashira trainers: Water Breathing—Urokodaki!

Thunder Breathing—Kuwajima Jigoro!

Breath of Stone—Ishikawa Mannosuke!

The remaining force consists of eighty-four Kinoe-ranked swordsmen and two hundred sixty-eight Otsu-ranked swordsmen!

As Ubuyashiki Kagaya slowly stepped out of the room, the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps gathered on the vast canyon floor all knelt on one knee in unison.

"Master!!"

The synchronized shout instantly pierced through the entire canyon, clearly audible even to the former Flower Hashira and Snow Hashira, who were a hundred meters away.

Though not present at the scene, the two were immensely moved. Their Demon Slayer Corps had been passed down for a thousand years, and generation after generation, tens of thousands of swordsmen had crossed the span of a millennium, all sharing one common goal!

And that goal now seemed within reach...

Looking at the hundreds of swordsmen kneeling before him, Ubuyashiki Kagaya's eyes reddened slightly. He knelt down to return the salute to the swordsmen before him with great solemnity.

Following this, he began the pre-battle mobilization!

Looking at the many young faces around him, Kujo Tachibana sighed softly, wondering how many swordsmen would lose their lives here after this battle!

Although Kujo Tachibana had absolute confidence in his own strength, he could not act rashly unless Kokushibo and Kibutsuji Muzan appeared!

Those two were no fools; they would certainly see through such an obvious trap.

It was just that the temptation of the Blue Spider Lily was too great.

They simply could not resist it.

If Kujo Tachibana showed too much power, it was hard to say for Kokushibo, but Kibutsuji Muzan would definitely flee!

Moreover, the key was that there was a demon by Kibutsuji Muzan's side that he had to deal with personally.

Because no one else had the strength to kill her instantly.

If this demon was not killed first, Kibutsuji Muzan could escape at any time.

Yes, she was Nakime, who could control the different-dimensional Infinity Castle with her Blood Demon Art!

This was an extremely rare Blood Demon Art involving space.

The entire different-dimensional space of the Infinity Castle was centered around Nakime, complex and intricate.

As long as Nakime played her biwa, she could manipulate the entire Infinity Castle. She could not only teleport perceived targets into the Infinity Castle.

She could even teleport any target within the Infinity Castle to any location marked by Master Kibutsuji Muzan.

(According to information found online, it says she can teleport anywhere, which feels unreasonable, so I weakened it slightly. I don't even know how Kibutsuji Muzan lost in the anime? If I were him, I would throw all the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen into the sea, or teleport them one or two at a time to defeat them individually—how could the Demon Slayer Corps even play???)

Therefore, the current plan was to first lure Kokushibo over, and once Kujo Tachibana could sense him, kill the Mountain Child to make Kibutsuji Muzan ride over with Nakime.

After the pre-battle mobilization was finished, Ubuyashiki Kagaya had the two captured demons brought to the side of the canyon.

On the ground, a blue flower had been carefully planted.

Himejima Gyomei pried open the Martial Demon's jaw, forcing him to look at the "Blue Spider Lily" on the ground!

Ubuyashiki Kagaya stood before the Martial Demon and said coldly:

"Kokushibo, I am the current Master of the Demon Slayer Corps, Ubuyashiki Kagaya."

"Does this flower look familiar to you?"

"This is the Blue Spider Lily, a flower that Kibutsuji Muzan has been searching for for over a thousand years."

"I don't know if Kibutsuji Muzan has told you the true purpose of this flower, but I think you can guess it, right?"

"I will wait for you here for three days. If you dare not come, then it will belong to Kibutsuji Muzan."

Once he finished speaking, Ubuyashiki Kagaya signaled for Himejima Gyomei to act.

Himejima Gyomei raised his axe and brought it down, severing the messenger's head in an instant.

At the same time, Kokushibo, still in Kanagawa Prefecture, immediately sensed that this Martial Demon, whose strength rivaled that of a Lower Moon of the Twelve Kizuki, had already perished...