Once he plunged beneath the surface, it would be almost impossible for anyone to track him down.
Tetsu no Sosuke landed beside Yuichiro. Still shaken, Yuichiro asked, "Teacher, how did he get out?"
Tetsu no Sosuke rolled his eyes. "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"
He frowned at the swamp. How were they supposed to find someone deep inside it?
No matter how capable he was, he couldn't drain an entire swamp.
And it was huge. The demon could move beneath it and vanish at will. That instant just now had been their best chance, but Tetsu no Sosuke had missed it and let him escape.
Things were likely to get very troublesome from here.
If it were just the demon, that would be manageable.
But if he told Kibutsuji Muzan that Tetsu no Sosuke was here, Muzan would surely be delighted to bring every demon he could muster to deal with him.
The thought gave him a headache.
He scanned the swamp. The lingering sense of dread in his chest told him the demon hadn't gone far.
He was lurking nearby, waiting for an opening.
"Is there any way to force him out?"
Tetsu no Sosuke suddenly missed Flashy Monster. He was a master with explosives. If he were here, he might be able to blast the demon out of the swamp.
But Tetsu no Sosuke had nothing of the sort. Powerful as the Nichirin Blade was, it was useless against this vast swamp.
He glanced at Yuichiro and fell silent for a moment. "Get some sleep. You sleep, and I'll keep watch."
"Let me do it, Teacher," Yuichiro said quickly.
"You keep watch? There's an eighty percent chance we'd both get eaten." Tetsu no Sosuke rolled his eyes.
Yuichiro muttered, "That still leaves a twenty