"Ice Breathing! Second Form! Flying Star Ice Blade!"
A cold wind swept past as the white blade traced an icy-blue arc, severing the Swamp Demon's entire left shoulder along with his arm.
"Aaargh!"
Seeing that his attack had failed, the Swamp Demon retreated straight into the black water, putting distance between himself and Lin Guang.
Tanjiro had also sensed the Swamp Demon's attack, but before he could act, he saw that Lin Guang had already severed the demon's entire left arm.
"So fast!"
Looking at the Swamp Demon in the distance, Lin Guang felt quite satisfied with the potion he had obtained from the Wooden Treasure Chest.
Looks like the system's potion works pretty well. My speed, strength, and stamina have all improved considerably.
I barely had to exert myself to cut off the Swamp Demon's left arm.
Or maybe this Swamp Demon is just too weak.
In the distance, the Swamp Demon clutched his severed left arm and glared at Lin Guang and Tanjiro, roaring furiously, "You bastard! Stay out of my way! The woman is losing her freshness!"
"That woman is already sixteen! If I don't eat her soon, she'll taste worse with every passing moment!"
Just then, another Swamp Demon, this one with a single horn, emerged behind Tanjiro. The One-Eyed Swamp Demon said, "Other me, calm down! Having a night like this once in a while is no big deal! We've already eaten plenty of sixteen-year-old girls in this town! Every one of them was plump and delicious. I'm satisfied!"
"You're satisfied, but I'm not! I'm not! I still want to eat more!" the two-horned Swamp Demon shouted at the One-Eyed Swamp Demon.
While the Swamp Demon argued with himself, Kazumi gathered his courage and said to them, "Monsters! Give back Satoko, the girl you abducted the night before last!"
At some point, the three-horned Swamp Demon who had appeared first emerged atop the tiled eaves of the wall, making an exceptionally shrill grinding noise with his teeth.
"This guy is seriously annoying!" The piercing sound of grinding teeth had worn out Lin Guang's patience.
Lin Guang turned the Nichirin Blade in his hand, reflecting the three-horned Swamp Demon's image in its surface.
"Ice Breathing! Fifth Form! Illusory Killing Ice Mirror!"
In an instant, the three-horned Swamp Demon's head fell to the ground, then gradually crumbled into ash.
After killing the three-horned Swamp Demon, Lin Guang heard no notification from the system, which surprised him.
No Treasure Chest dropped! Could it be because the three of them are one being? I'll try cutting down another.
Just as Lin Guang was considering which one to cut down next.
The hot-tempered two-horned Swamp Demon walked right into his line of fire... no... into the path of his blade.
The two-horned Swamp Demon shouted at Lin Guang, "You bastard! You actually killed another me!"
A faint smile appeared on Lin Guang's face as he looked at the furious two-horned demon.
The next second, the white blade flashed past, and Lin Guang severed the two-horned Swamp Demon's head as well.
Watching the two-horned Swamp Demon turn to ash, Lin Guang declared with affected righteousness, "You make such a racket all day long. I had no choice but to reluctantly help you quiet down."
Once again, Lin Guang received no notification from the system.
Looks like I was right. I have to kill all of them before a Treasure Chest will drop.
With a smile on his face, Lin Guang looked at the last remaining One-Eyed Swamp Demon.
Seeing Lin Guang kill the other two versions of himself so easily with just two strokes, the remaining One-Eyed Swamp Demon knew he was no match for him and tried to flee.
The One-Eyed Swamp Demon tried to return to the black water, only to discover that his Blood Demon Art: Black Swamp had frozen solid!
"Impossible!"
"Oh? Trying to run away?" Lin Guang approached the One-Eyed Swamp Demon step by step.
At that moment, the One-Eyed Swamp Demon could no longer maintain his earlier calm demeanor. "You... what exactly do you want?"
Lin Guang grabbed the One-Eyed Swamp Demon by the neck with one hand and forcibly hauled him out of the black water.
Then he slammed the One-Eyed Swamp Demon hard onto the ground, pointed his blade at him, and said, "Can you answer Mr. Kazumi's question now?"
Seeing this, Kazumi shouted at the One-Eyed Swamp Demon, "Satoko! Give Satoko back to me!"
The One-Eyed Swamp Demon chuckled at his words. "Satoko? Who are you talking about?"
The One-Eyed Swamp Demon pulled open his clothes, revealing row after row of hairpins to everyone.
"If that girl's hairpin is among this collection, she's already been eaten."
Seeing the red ribbon among the One-Eyed Swamp Demon's collection, Kazumi could no longer hold back his tears.
Nearby, Tanjiro was almost speechless with astonishment after watching Lin Guang swiftly kill the two-horned and three-horned Swamp Demons, then capture the One-Eyed Swamp Demon alive.
At the same time, Tanjiro came to a realization. If I want to do what I set out to do, I need strength. I have to become even stronger.
Tanjiro instinctively tightened his grip on his sword, then walked up behind Lin Guang.
"You smell like rancid oil. The stench is unbearable! Just how many people have you killed?"
"Those women would have become ugly and tasted awful if they'd kept living, so I ate them. You should thank us demons," the One-Eyed Swamp Demon said calmly, as though he had done a good deed.
Unable to bear it any longer, Tanjiro slashed across the One-Eyed Swamp Demon's mouth.
"Enough!"
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