Muzan Kibutsuji was fleeing frantically, his mind filled with rage!
Damn it!
Yoriichi Tsugikuni would have been one thing, but why did these people dare to pursue me too?
They were merely Hashira-level swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps. If I hadn't just encountered Yoriichi Tsugikuni and undergone an extremely costly division, these people would have been nothing but my "food"!
These thoughts flashed wildly through Muzan Kibutsuji's five brains, but he immediately suppressed them.
Being pursued by a pack of "food" had left him in an utterly sorry state.
But Muzan Kibutsuji's disposition, cautious to the point of cowardice, kept reminding him that getting entangled with these people now was by no means a wise decision!
"Stop!"
"Don't run!"
"Muzan Kibutsuji, you [Demon Slayer Corps profanity], don't even think of escaping!"
Voices filled with hatred rang out one after another.
Nine exceptionally agile figures pursued Muzan Kibutsuji at astonishing speed.
Every one of their faces bore unimaginable rage.
Family, friends, comrades...
Almost every one of them had lost someone important to demons.
Their hatred for Muzan Kibutsuji, the Demon King, was simply beyond words!
Yet even as they pursued him at speed, the Demon Slayer Corps' Hashira-level swordsmen adjusted their formation from time to time.
In an exceptionally subtle manner, they were quietly changing the direction of their pursuit, indirectly making Muzan Kibutsuji flee along the route they had planned in advance.
This entire plan, designed specifically to target Muzan Kibutsuji, had begun when Tanjiro Kamado and the Kakushi named Goto appeared on Mount Kumotori.
First, Tanjiro Kamado revealed the existence of the Blue Spider Lily, drawing Muzan Kibutsuji over to investigate.
Next, the former Water Hashira, Sakonji Urokodaki, held off the demons Muzan Kibutsuji controlled, forcing Muzan Kibutsuji to cross the passage and act personally.
Then Mr. Yoriichi