Nakime was beheaded, and the Infinity Castle fell apart.
Muzan, who was unleashing a powerful shock wave, froze despite himself as he sensed the change in the Infinity Castle. His first thought was that his shock wave should not have been strong enough to shatter the entire castle.
Indeed, it could not have shattered the Infinity Castle directly.
But his shock wave had undeniably affected Nakime, who had been fighting Inosuke far away. A large share of the credit for the Infinity Castle collapsing at that moment belonged to Muzan.
An intensely powerful white shock wave burst from Muzan's body. Tanjiro was far enough away to be caught only by its aftershocks, but Chinatsu took a direct hit at close range.
Streaks of white lightning lurked within that powerful shock wave. Even though Chinatsu had known all of Muzan's abilities from the start, the windup before he unleashed them was simply too short to guard against.
Although her demon body could repair her physical injuries, the greater damage from Muzan's shock wave was to her mind.
Chinatsu spat out a great mouthful of blood as the shock wave blasted her away, and the light gradually faded from her eyes.
As the Infinity Castle fell apart, everyone lost their footing. Muzan included, they all hung in midair before plummeting downward.
The wreckage of the Infinity Castle crashed to the ground in a chaotic series of deafening booms.
Muzan landed effortlessly, his teeth clenched in a vicious grimace. He was clearly furious at the Infinity Castle's destruction.
But when he saw Chinatsu lying on the ground nearby, his snarling face instantly relaxed. The speed of that change in expression was enough to earn it a place as classic teaching material at the Beijing Film Academy.
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