Muzan Kibutsuji sprinted flat out ahead, moving so fast he nearly left sonic booms in his wake!
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! he roared inwardly. Wisps of smoke rose from his naked adolescent body beneath the sunlight. Though he had evolved, the sun... still made his skin sting as if it were burning, while his back itched unbearably.
What was going on with the auras of those three walking disasters behind him?! Especially the two newcomers-their fighting spirit was so ferocious that they nearly matched the Sapphire Star!
"Can't take losing, huh? Calling in backup because you can't beat me?!" Muzan was so furious he wanted to curse them out.
But he still had a trump card. As an ultimate lifeform, the structure of his body was his greatest weapon.
"Hmph! Mere mortals think they can match my speed? Behold the perfection of a thousand years of evolution!" With a thought, Muzan instantly restructured the muscle fibers in his legs, reinforced the fascia, and lubricated his joints! His legs visibly grew longer and leaner, taking on sleek contours brimming with explosive power. His speed suddenly soared. Every step seemed to shrink the ground beneath him, and the distance between them appeared to widen again.
"With those mortal legs of yours? Hah... wait... hold on, itchy! So itchy! Damn it, why does it itch so much..." He couldn't help scratching his back as he ran. The maddening itch from the burning sunlight was enough to drive a demon crazy.
Just as he turned slightly to scratch, he caught what seemed to be movement in the sky from the corner of his eye.
"Kasugai Crows?" Muzan snapped his head around for a closer look, his expression shifting-
Far off in the sky, numerous Kasugai Crows were arriving one after another from