Akaza's voice came from his severed head. "But this is as far as I can go."
Tetsu no Sosuke frowned slightly. Only then did he notice the light in the east.
"Is it... dawn?" Tetsu no Sosuke asked, bewildered.
Akaza's voice came again. "It's been so long since I've seen such a beautiful sunrise."
Chapter 378: Depletion
Those were Akaza's last words. A moment later, his head disintegrated in the sunlight.
Tetsu no Sosuke stared at the brightening sky in the east, momentarily dazed.
He's dead?
It's over?
We fought all night?
He felt disoriented. He had grown used to fighting, used to cutting off Akaza's head. He had come to expect him to rise again, stronger than before.
He had nearly forgotten that even if decapitation couldn't kill Akaza, sunlight still could.
He turned his blade and planted its tip in the ground. Closing his eyes, he recalled Akaza's words. He felt as though something strange lay beneath them.
But there was no way to find out now.
He drew a slow breath and released Extreme Flow Intent.
He faintly heard footsteps rushing closer. When he raised his head, he saw Tanjiro, Kanao, and Zenitsu Agatsuma running toward him with several members of the Hidden.
The corner of his mouth lifted. "You really don't listen."
With True Extreme Flow Intent released, weakness spread from his fingertips through the rest of his body.
His vision darkened. He tried to take a step forward, but blood suddenly burst from his mouth.
His internal organs were still damaged.
Only Breath of the Sun and True Extreme Flow Intent together had kept his wounds in check. Now that he had released True Extreme Flow Intent, he could no longer suppress them.
He still tried to stay on his feet, but in the end,