All I could do was run.
But now... where was this?
There was a strange smell in the mist. Was it smoke? It was hard to tell.
When had my steps started growing so stiff?
Was it the iron sand inside my body, or the Poison on it? Hadn't I already broken it down?
Why was there still more?
He felt as though his mind was no longer working properly. It was hard to think clearly or make calm judgments.
His steps grew unbearably heavy, and his eyelids were heavier still.
Could I sleep?
He considered it, but even that simple thought took far longer than he had imagined.
Why did the scenery around me keep looking the same?
The mist wasn't moving, and neither were the trees in it?
Ah... so I'd fallen to my knees without even realizing it.
I couldn't feel my legs at all anymore. Or my body. What had happened? Why was this happening?
Be angry!
Yes, I should be angry!
But why couldn't I even remember how to feel anger anymore?
My face seemed to be pressed against the ground. The ground beneath the mist was so damp, and there was snow... not deep, just a thin layer, but cold enough.
Through the haze, someone seemed to be approaching.
Voices reached his ears as well.
"It's a demon. Looks like it's almost dead from the Poison."
"Put it out of its misery."
"All right."
Chapter 250: An encounter
This was not the first demon they had seen brought down by Poison smoke and traps along the way.
The results made both Shinobu Kocho's and Tengen Uzui's eyes light up, as though they could see an infinitely promising future.
After Shinobu Kocho stabbed the demon on the ground to death, Tetsu no Sosuke couldn't help