" Hinokami Kagura!"
Tanjiro roared, and the shape of his sword instantly changed.
Crimson flames erupted, illuminating the dim forest along the path of the broken blade.
Tanjiro stared intently at Rui's figure, using his last bit of strength.
" Dance!"
Clang!
The Nichirin Blade slashed at Rui's neck.
"The bond between Nezuko and me is something no one can break!" Tanjiro roared.
Nezuko's blood, which was clinging to the blade, suddenly burst forth, adding another layer of force to the stalemate.
Whoosh--!
The broken blade swept across, and the head, engraved with the Lower Five, " slowly fell to the ground.
With Lower Rank Five defeated, Tanjiro instantly knelt on the ground, panting heavily.
The side effects of abruptly switching Breathing Style became apparent at this moment.
Exhaustion and pain filled my entire body.
"It hurts so much! My whole body aches!"
but...
Tanjiro looked up at Nezuko, who had fallen to the ground, and couldn't help but smile happily again.
But we finally managed to kill that ghost!
Under Tanjiro's happy gaze, a familiar figure gradually emerged.
Tanjiro's smile froze on the spot.
This... this is...
The headless body slowly walked towards the head that had fallen to the ground in front of Tanjiro.
He then bent down and picked up the head from the ground.
He held his head with both hands and placed it on his neck, pressing down hard.
Under Tanjiro's despairing gaze, the head turned again.
Did you think you killed me?
it's a pity!
Before you could cut my neck, I'd already severed my own with spider silk!
Seeing Tanjiro struggling to get up, Rui said:
"This is the tragedy of the weak; they can only indulge in futile fantasies!"
However, you've successfully made me angry!
I have no intention of treating your sister as my sister anymore!
Since you two are so close, then go die together!
As he spoke, Rui walked up to Tanjiro, squatted down slightly, and reached out his hand to Tanjiro.
"Um?"
Looking coldly at Tanjiro, who was gripping the Nichirin Blade tightly and refusing to let go, he said:
"Still struggling?"
There was no reply. Tanjiro used his remaining strength to grip the Nichirin Blade tightly.
Rui raised his hand and reached for Tanjiro's hand holding the Nichirin Blade, prying the fingers holding the Nichirin Blade backward one by one.
One, two, three, four
He took the Nichirin Blade from Tanjiro's hand and examined it closely.
"So, if you just use this knife to cut off your sister's head, you can kill her, right?"
"No... don't..."
Ignoring Tanjiro, Rui slowly walked towards Nezuko was not far away.
As Nezuko, he was about to make a move when he paused, turning to look at the figure emerging from the forest.
"One or two of you are both disturbing our family's life! You've really gone too far!"
"Hahaha... Come on! Come on, come on!"
Inosuke laughed as he watched his Spider Father, whose head had been blown off halfway, begin to flee for his life again.
He skillfully reached into his pockets, pulled out gunpowder, and threw it at his Spider Father.
boom!
boom!
boom!
Violent explosions rang out continuously, interspersed with occasional painful screams.
After chasing him for a while, Inosuke that although the gunpowder could injure him, it couldn't kill him, and he became somewhat annoyed.
"Hey! Don't run away if you dare! Let's fight one-on-one!"
"Roar!"
An angry roar echoed in response to Inosuke, but the Spider Father showed no sign of stopping.
"Hateful!"
Inosuke angrily.
He skillfully reached into the pocket of the box and rummaged around.
They scratched it again.
hateful!!
Have they run out of gunpowder?
Did they use too much to bomb that house a few days ago?
Damn it!!!
That Usui guy didn't even bother to prepare more gunpowder for me!
The relentless pursuit came to a halt.
Inosuke is considering whether or not to continue fighting his Spider Father.
Without gunpowder, he couldn't break through the Spider Father's defenses.
After a while, when no more gunpowder hit him, the Spider Father slowly stopped and looked towards Inosuke in the distance.
As their eyes met, he seemed to realize something as well.
"Ah!"
The Spider Father roared angrily, his figure charging towards Inosuke once again.
"Damn it!!! How dare they look down on me like that! Well then, I'll show you what I'm capable of!"
Inosuke yelled, drew his twin swords again, and charged towards his Spider Father.
Clang! Clang! Clang!...
Fists clashed repeatedly, sparks flying everywhere.
"Ah--!"
"Roar--!"
The two figures each unleashed their own roars.
However, the enormous difference in strength still caused Inosuke's hands to tremble uncontrollably.
Inosuke gritted his teeth, gripped his Nichirin Blade with both hands, and raised it high.
" Beast Breathing -Fifth Fang -Crazy Cutting!"
Clang!
A sharp, piercing screech rang out.
The next moment, Inosuke's figure flew backward and crashed into a tree.
"Cough cough... vomit..."
Fresh blood flowed from the Boar's Head.
Inosuke tightened his grip on the Nichirin Blade Nichirin Blade, planted it in the ground, and used it to prop himself up.
"You can't beat this ghost yet! Do you still want to go up and fight it?"
A voice came from beside him, Inosuke looked in the direction of the sound.
A girl was standing next to him, looking at him curiously.
She wore a well-fitting Demon Slayer Corps uniform, with a white haori draped over it, the bottom of which was embroidered with exquisite Wisteria.
Her long, light purple hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall, tied into a neat ponytail, with a few strands falling across her forehead and cheeks, swaying gently in the wind.
"You... cough cough... who are you?!" Inosuke asked.
"I am Kobayashi Kanon, Kinoe swordsman who has come to provide support!" Kanon introduced herself with a smile.
Inosuke said impatiently, "Huh? Who is that? Never heard of him! This demon is very strong, you'd better get out of here right now, understand!"
"Hehehe... It's strange to wear a Boar's Head, but the person is actually quite nice!" Kanon chuckled.
"You..."
"Roar!"
An angry roar interrupted Inosuke's words.
The Spider Father was already running towards them again.
"You go first, I'll hold him off!"
Inosuke stood in front of Kanon, his eyes fixed on the charging demon, his hands gripping the Nichirin Blade tightly.
Damn it! This guy is too strong, and we're out of gunpowder. How are we supposed to fight him?
exhausted!
The Nichirin Blade was drawn, and a silvery voice came from behind.
" Flower Breathing - Fifth Form!"
Kanon gently leaped over Inosuke, her gaze calmly fixed on her Spider Father.
" Peonies of Futility!"
exhausted!
A dozen or so blades flashed past.
Inosuke originally impenetrable even to skin, were now as brittle as snow meeting the blazing sun.
Melts instantly!
exhausted!
The Nichirin Blade was sheathed.
Kanon turned around and walked back, her gaze fixed on Inosuke.
Even though Inosuke was wearing a hood and his expression couldn't be seen, Kanon could still sense that he was in a daze.
"What's wrong?" Kanon tilted her head slightly to one side.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Inosuke muttered to himself, then suddenly looked up.
"Hey! Let's duel!"