A blaze shot into the sky.
As the ring-shaped slash descended, the flaming Nichirin Sword struck Zohakuten's neck.
"Slash..."
That once impenetrable neck was severed in an instant.
"How is this possible?!"
Zohakuten was dumbfounded.
This brat hadn't stood a chance against me just moments ago. How did he improve so quickly?!
Seriously, was this kid cheating?!
"Tanjiro, how do you feel?"
Now, not only was the decapitated Zohakuten bewildered, but Tanjiro had never expected it to be so easy either.
In fact, this outcome hadn't even crossed his mind.
"Kazama, I..."
"Not bad!"
"Even with my help, you managed to master it to this degree in such a short time."
"Let's head back first."
"That fellow escaped."
"We won't catch him even if we chase him now."
"But he left something behind to make his escape!"
The moment Uchiha Kazama finished speaking, a terrifying presence emanated from one side.
"Rumble..."
Violent tremors spread through the ground.
The next instant, a fist came crashing down at Uchiha Kazama.
"Bam!"
Terrifying force descended, and the power of that punch whipped up a fierce gale all around them.
It also stirred up a cloud of dust.
When the dust cleared, an enormous demon appeared before the three of them.
One of Upper Rank Four's clones-the Hatred Demon!
"Watch out, Kazama! Don't let him..."
"Sigh..."
"I really didn't want to get involved."
"Since you've delivered yourself right to me, I'll let this kid see how I fight."
"Watch closely, Tanjiro."
"This is how you kill demons."
Uchiha Kazama tightened his right hand, his fingers instantly sinking into the Hatred Demon's fist.
He gently raised his left hand.
"Wind Release: Nameless Whisper!"
As Uchiha Kazama lowered his left hand,
countless energy fluctuations suddenly appeared around them.
The Hatred Demon, who had still been struggling