Leaving aside the surrounded Demon Slayer Corps and the Shinobi World team rushing to reinforce them for now.
Though Tomioka and Urokodaki marveled at the immense might of the legendary dragons, they continued onward, following someone's senses.
"We agreed! If we find that demon-hunting thing, you'll let me slash away to my heart's content!" Inosuke swung his blades twice through the air.
"All right, little boar." Urokodaki's voice brimmed with warmth and affection.
Tomioka said nothing. He simply ran with a hand on his sword hilt, his expression dark.
Urokodaki said nothing either. How could he not want revenge himself?
As the three pressed deeper, the dragon monsters they encountered grew stronger.
There were not only magnificent [Sapphire Dragons] and [Alexandrite Dragons], terrifying [Hell Dragons], and slow-moving [Great Dragons], but also Dragonmen wielding enormous axes and [Lance Dragons] with long, pointed snouts.
Just as they activated their demon slayer marks and began dealing with them easily, a golden flash swooped down from the sky. The little boar reacted with astonishing speed, excitedly rushing to meet it.
Clang! Golden claws collided with his dual blades in a resounding metallic crash!
Only then did Urokodaki get a clear look. It was an enormous dragon, golden from head to tail, its dazzling scales giving it the bearing of an emperor.
Had Tetsuhiro been there, he would certainly have said, "You guessed right. This is an [Emperor Dragon]!"
"You're in my way..."
The moment the familiar voice sounded beside Urokodaki, waves of water surged forward like a raging torrent.
Before the [Emperor Dragon] could react, Inosuke dodged aside, cursing.
Boom!
The torrent surged onward, unstoppable!
The instant it struck, a blade flashed and a figure swept past, shattering the flashy [Emperor Dragon] into specks of white light.
Against that white glow, Tomioka sheathed his