At his words, Tanjiro immediately turned his head.
He saw that the severed head and headless corpse had both fallen to the ground, yet they were regenerating at a relatively slow pace.
In just that brief moment, a third of the body's head had already grown back.
"It actually healed itself?"
Tanjiro's expression grew somewhat solemn.
After all, this was the first demon that could still regenerate after being cut by Ajuramaru!
Was this what it meant to be an Upper Rank?
Ajuramaru inside the blade was not surprised. After all, his Blood Cry only suppressed regeneration; it did not make regeneration completely impossible.
Still, regenerating after taking that slash was no simple matter.
For now, at least—
According to the original story, Hantengu could instantly regenerate his body after splitting apart. Yet now, his regeneration speed had been weakened by an unknown number of times!
But faced with these two slowly regenerating demons, Tanjiro could not decide what to do for the moment.
Once one of the demons had finished regenerating—
It was revealed to be a young demon in a long robe. His appearance had changed completely, and numbers appeared in his eyes, clearly reading—
Upper Rank Four!
This demon looked utterly furious. His scarlet eyes turned toward Ajuramaru as he muttered to himself.
"My regeneration is this much slower... Is it because of that sword? Or are you actually the real thing?!"
He raised his right hand, and a khakkhara staff surged from his palm before stabbing into the ground.
The next instant—
A massive amount of lightning burst forth from it and spread outward.
Tanjiro immediately dodged aside, escaping the lightning's range and arriving at an open patch near the tracks.
That khakkhara staff could release lightning, and the other demon's body had already regrown halfway...