But the back-and-forth exchange of information had cost them time after all.
By the time Muzan finished scolding Nakime again and turned to contact Hantengu, the image that reached his mind the instant the connection opened made him flip the desk in front of him.
Muzan: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Swordsmith Village.
After confirming that Akaza's body had disintegrated, Kanzaki Kumo turned and headed in the direction the villagers had evacuated.
Although Hantengu had been frightened by the commotion of Akaza and Kanzaki Kumo's battle and taken a detour, which happened to keep him outside Kanzaki Kumo's Transparent World detection range, Kanzaki Kumo dared not bet that Akaza was the only demon Muzan had sent.
Besides, with Akaza killed, there was no telling whether Muzan might throw Doma or Kokushibo over in a fit of rage.
For now, escorting the villagers away as quickly as possible was the best course.
As he headed toward the village entrance, it did not take long for one of Nakime's eyeballs to enter Kanzaki Kumo's detection range.
Pop-just like that, Nakime's eyeball was burst by a pebble Kanzaki Kumo threw from far away.
It was also then that Kanzaki Kumo discovered Hantengu's main body hiding nearby, along with his four clones-"Joy," "Anger," "Sorrow," and "Pleasure"-who were pursuing the villagers and about to engage Kanae.
Other than that, there were no signs of other demons operating nearby.
Not even using Zohakuten? Isn't that underestimating Kanae a little...?
Kanzaki Kumo silently griped.
Although the four clones' individual abilities were rather troublesome in combination, that was all they were: troublesome. They did not pose much of a threat to Kanae.
Once he confirmed that Kanae would be fine for the moment, Kanzaki Kumo shifted his attention to Hantengu's hidden main body.
To prevent Muzan from tossing another Upper Rank