Tanjiro's Lingering Fear

"It's impossible... impossible! How could there still be someone in this world who can threaten me? Kokushibo, Akaza, kill him! Kill him!"

Remembering the terror he had once felt, Muzan's face twisted grotesquely. Yet driven by his instinct to avoid danger, he still ordered the two behind him to attack.

Kokushibo and Akaza, who had been speculating about Hane's identity, showed almost no hesitation. They unleashed their most powerful Blood Demon Arts and charged straight at Hane.

Neither of them dared to let their guard down. The young man before them was definitely no ordinary opponent.

But no matter how strong he was, facing the joint assault of Upper Rank One and Upper Rank Two should have meant certain death.

Yet only moments later, terror appeared in both their eyes.

Their seemingly powerful attacks completely dissipated the instant they neared the youth. The devastating assaults vanished as though they had never existed.

Everything around them suddenly became so quiet that they seemed unable to hear a single sound.

Snap!

A finger snap suddenly rang beside their ears.

The next moment, an inexplicable force appeared within their bodies, relentlessly breaking down their cells.

Their floating bodies twisted for a moment, and then, before everyone's horrified eyes, both Kokushibo and Akaza slowly softened like piles of rotten mud. A pool of bloody liquid suddenly splattered across the floor.

The pungent stench of blood continuously assaulted everyone's senses.

Muzan's pupils trembled violently. He stared blankly at the bloodstains on the ground. His two strongest and most capable subordinates had died without even letting out a scream.

Fear, dread, and panic flooded his heart. Without a moment's hesitation, he wanted to turn and flee.

Forget the Blue Spider Lily, forget becoming the uncrowned king of the world. At this moment, nothing was more important