Infinity Castle Center.
At this moment, Nakime's Ueya covered with bloody marks of various sizes.
The Wind Blade that filled the entire Infinity Castle made it impossible for her, who was not skilled in combat, to completely dodge them.
Even if this Wind Blade isn't very powerful.
The wind howled and Wind Blade raged.
Large chunks of building ruins were falling within the Infinity Castle.
A loud 'boom' sounded intermittently.
That was the sound of rubble crashing onto other houses.
This further exacerbated the damage to the Wind Field.
The Infinity Castle could already be clearly felt trembling.
Even though they had just contacted Lord Muzan a second ago.
Although Lord Muzan did not reply, Nakime could still sense his displeasure.
Even though she knew the displeasure wasn't directed at her.
Normally, she would have wisely stopped contacting him.
But now... the situation is truly urgent!
" Lord Muzan! If the Infinity Castle is completely destroyed, it can't be repaired!"
The slightly trembling voice reached Muzan.
A tremendous rage burned within Muzan's chest.
Muzan still hasn't replied.
He knew that Infinity Castle wouldn't last much longer.
But the Demon Slayer clearly couldn't hold out for long either.
However, the next moment...
A throbbing sensation from his bloodline caused Muzan to be slightly taken aback.
Gyokko... is he dead?
3 seconds!!!
He didn't even glance at the Gyokko's head.
Teiichi sensed the locations of Hantengu and Daki through the Wind Field.
I hesitated for a moment.
Teiichi turned around and sped off in one direction.
There, a figure with the word "hatred" etched on its tongue was running wildly forward.
However, the surging winds and the occasional flying Wind Blade severely hampered his escape.
Suddenly.
The Demon of Resentment stiffened slightly.
The visions transmitted from his other clones told him that the Demon Slayer was coming towards him!
The Demon of Resentment had just leaped onto a relatively intact house when it roared angrily:
" Nakime, please help me!!"
The house trembled, and just as it was about to make a move, several Wind Blade came hurtling towards it.
Click! Click! Click!...
The house was shattered, and debris was flying everywhere.
The once intact house suddenly became dilapidated.
The trembling stopped quickly.
The house seemed to lose its support and began to tilt downwards.
However, the house immediately gave a slight jolt as soon as it tilted slightly.
It was as if they had been struck by something.
The Demon of Resentment trembled as it turned around.
A dazzling blue-red blade of light shot straight at us.
The blade did not strike the neck of the Demon of Resentment as it would when cutting down ordinary ghosts.
Instead, it headed towards the heart.
laugh--!
The blade cleaved the body of the Demon of Resentment in two.
One of the figures, a tiny one, was revealed.
"No! No!! No!!!"
The figure trembled as it cried out, revealing fear in its eyes.
Demon of Fear!
The true form of Hantengu!
Ignoring the howling of the Hantengu, the Nichirin Blade that had just slashed out quickly changed direction.
Clang!
The bluish-red blade struck the Demon of Fear's neck once more.
"Ah--"
The Hantengu.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
A somewhat blurry figure appeared before Teiichi's eyes.
His face wasn't exactly kind or friendly, but it gave Teiichi warm feeling.
Teacher Shoma, whether or not we can go back this time, at least this can be considered revenge for you!
Teiichi's eyes flickered slightly, but then quickly returned to their cold indifference.
The Nichirin Blade continued to press down.
The agonizing screams abruptly ceased.
2 seconds!!!
There's no time to think too much.
The space around them trembled even more violently.
But with time dragging on, Teiichi has lost hope of ever getting out.
At this point, kill as many as you can!
His gaze did not fall on Daki.
Instead, they looked towards Doma in the distance.
Two seconds, one second to cut the ice, one second to chop off a head!
That's enough!
With a 'bang', Teiichi's figure leaped towards Doma's direction.
at the same time.
A series of creaking and groaning sounds echoed continuously inside the pitch-black house.
The wooden handrail was crushed into tiny pieces in Muzan's hands.
Despite wanting to keep the Demon Slayer.
But the price is too high...
A hoarse, suppressed voice echoed in the room.
" Nakime, get him out of here!"
Outside Shimizu City.
A somewhat open area.
Kanae sat blankly on the wooden stump, still holding the necklace in her hand, staring at it silently.
Beside her, Shinobu Kocho quietly kept her company.
A little distance away from them, Gyomei Himejima stood quietly.
An indescribable silence filled the three of them, and time slipped away little by little.
As the sun rose higher, Gyomei Himejima finally broke the silence.
"This... is perhaps the fate of us Demon Slayer! Of those who become Demon Slayer, only a very small fraction will live to old age in peace!"
Upon hearing this, Shinobu Kocho also called out in concern.
"Elder sister..."
Kanae was startled awake by her sister's words. Despite being filled with immense sadness and pain, she still managed to turn her head to look at Shinobu Kocho, forcing a bitter smile onto her lips.
"It's alright. Just like Mr. Himejima said, this is probably the fate of Demon Slayer! Teiichi is just one step ahead of us..."
However, looking at her sister's stiff smile and lifeless eyes, Shinobu Kocho couldn't laugh at all.
The three continued walking silently toward Shimizu City, their steps heavy and slow.
At the edge of the battlefield, Kanae slowly stopped.
She turned slightly, her gaze sweeping across the battlefield inch by inch, as if trying to etch the entire scene into her mind.
Shinobu Kocho and Gyomei Himejima also silently stopped and stayed by Kanae's side.
Suddenly, Kanae's head stopped turning.
A glimmer of light reappeared in her lifeless Wisteria- colored pupils.
Her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Elder sister?"
Shinobu Kocho called out in confusion, her eyes filled with worry and bewilderment.
"Ugh..."
Kanae parted her lips slightly, as if wanting to say something, but found herself inexplicably speechless at that moment.
She could only raise one hand, pointing excitedly in a direction ahead.
Then, before Shinobu Kocho see which direction she was pointing to, she quickly ran over.
Noticing her sister's unusual behavior, Shinobu Kocho seemed to realize something as well.
Her gaze swept quickly in the direction her sister had pointed and run, finally settling on a small slope.
At that moment, Shinobu Kocho couldn't help but raise a hand to cover her mouth, tears quickly filling her eyes.
There, a figure covered in blood stood silently, his hands resting on his Nichirin Blade.
His head was slightly raised, his eyes closed, as if he were enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.
Sunlight streamed through the clouds, illuminating his face and highlighting the blood-stained features with exceptional clarity.
That is, Teiichi!
Kanae quickly approached Teiichi.
She wanted to hold Teiichi but was worried that it would affect Teiichi's wounds.
After hesitating for a moment, he slowly raised a hand and placed it on Teiichi's face.
The warmth from her palm told her that this was not a hallucination.
Teiichi really... back!
The touch on his face made Teiichi open his tired eyes again.
Upon seeing the person appear before him, Teiichi's lips curled into a smile.
"I'm back!"
These words were like a warm current flowing into Kanae's heart, overwhelming the last shred of reason in her mind.
Kanae Teiichi into her arms and burst into tears.
Those were tears of joy, cries of relief at something lost and found...