Most of the demons captured by the Demon Slayer Corps and placed on Fujikasane Mountain were relatively weak, perfect for training newcomers.
Demons like the Hand Demon, which had grown stronger by devouring large numbers of its own kind, were rare. Such accidents were difficult for the Demon Slayer Corps to foresee.
On the second day of the Final Selection, Makomo woke up, but her injured legs had temporarily left her unable to move.
While hunting demons on Fujikasane Mountain, Chu Yang had carried her on his back the entire time.
Yet even with someone on his back, his movements had not been affected in the slightest.
Only then did Makomo realize just how powerful Chu Yang was.
Fighting demons alone and fighting demons while carrying someone were entirely different matters.
It proved that Chu Yang's strength was on a completely different level from the demons on this mountain and the young swordsmen participating in the selection.
When the seventh day arrived, Chu Yang carried Makomo down the mountain.
Upon reaching the torii gate halfway down, he discovered that far more people had returned than expected.
Most of the swordsmen who had participated in the selection had survived. They owed it all to Chu Yang, yet many of those survivors had also chosen to leave because of Chu Yang.
Nearly all the powerful demons had died by Chu Yang's hand, so these seven days had been more like ordinary wilderness survival for them.
Many of them had personally witnessed Chu Yang brutally slaughtering demons.
When they saw that monstrous youth again, everyone's expressions became extremely complicated.
Alarm, fear, awe, and gratitude.
No matter which emotion they felt more strongly, their gazes remained fixed on Chu Yang.
Chu Yang did not care how they viewed him. He could not even be