"Mei, you're here!"
The cold words were slowly uttered from Daki's mouth.
Then, Daki's figure suddenly stopped.
In the distance, Makio, supporting Hinatsuru, looked at Daki with some confusion.
"She didn't come? What is she talking about?"
"I don't know! It doesn't seem like they were telling us!"
Hinatsuru leaned against Makio, one hand covering her abdomen, and shook her head.
They had just tried to lure Daki over, but Daki around and headed in another direction halfway there.
There was no other way but to have Inosuke in again.
They constantly adjusted their positions based on Daki's location, ensuring that if Daki showed any intention of pursuing them, they could immediately run towards Lord Tengen's location.
As it turns out, this did indeed work.
At least after trying a few times, Daki stopped pursuing them.
But... Inoko is alone, and still injured, so it's really too difficult to keep the fight going!
Bang!
The ribbons struck the house once more.
This time, it seemed to have hit one of the building's load-bearing pillars, and the house collapsed with a creaking sound.
"Huff--! Huff--!"
Inosuke stood on the roof of another house, panting heavily.
He leaned slightly forward, ready to jump to another spot at any moment.
However, to his surprise, Daki did not attack again this time.
Inosuke looked up at Daki and arrogantly pointed a finger at Daki.
"Hey! Ugly girl, are you done for?"
Upon hearing this, Daki frowned slightly, and her body, which had already turned towards Makio and the others, seemed to want to turn back.
However, he stopped halfway through the twist, frowning and coldly saying:
"I'll deal with you later!"
Having said that, he quickly turned around and jumped towards Makio and the others.
"She's here again, let's hurry!" Hinatsuru reminded them.
Makio nods, then helps Hinatsuru jump towards Lord Tengen.
They originally thought that Daki was just chasing after him on a whim again, and that she would stop chasing him once the Inoko attacked her.
Unexpectedly, Daki didn't give up this time, but followed him all the way.
Even when faced with Inosuke's attack, she merely repelled her and then continued to pursue him.
Hinatsuru frowned, drawing on the remaining strength in her body to push off hard upon landing, relieving the pressure on Makio, while pondering the situation.
Looking up and ahead, the Hinatsuru said:
" Makio, I have a bad feeling about this?"
Makio turned to look at Hinatsuru with a puzzled expression and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Why did she refuse to come this way before, but now she's suddenly willing to come this way?" Hinatsuru asked.
Upon hearing Hinatsuru's words, Makio quickly realized something and said with some concern:
"You mean she's willing to go this way now because she feels they have the upper hand?"
"I'm afraid so!"
Hinatsuru Tsuru nodded solemnly, then looked at Makio and said resolutely:
"Let's run somewhere else, let's not go in Lord Tengen's direction anymore!"
Makio nodded and quickly changed course.
The two jumped to other places while keeping an eye on Daki's situation behind them.
Soon, their hearts sank.
Daki ignored them, merely glancing at them before continuing in the same direction.
The Hinatsuru gritted its teeth, "Let's go too!"
Makio stood on the rooftop and watched Daki and Inosuke's departing figures before putting Hinatsuru down.
"What are you doing?" the Hinatsuru, somewhat surprised.
Why would you go there in your current condition? Wait until you've treated your injuries and have the energy to go yourself!
Makio ignored Hinatsuru and quickly got up to chase after Daki's departing figure.
Seeing this, the Hinatsuru gritted its teeth and began to treat its own injuries.
On the street.
Tengen Uzui and Gyutaro stood in two separate places.
Both of them stood quietly in place without moving.
But their expressions were completely different.
Gyutaro wore a pleased smile, occasionally raising his hand to scratch his body, as if he were scratching an itch.
Tengen Uzui, on the other hand, had a solemn expression, and heavy breathing came from his mouth and nose.
However, he hadn't fought for quite some time, so this shouldn't be the case.
The two remained silent like that.
After a long silence, Tengen Uzui suddenly spoke, breaking the stillness.
"Has it finally arrived..."
Tengen Uzui murmured softly.
He was exceptionally sensitive to sound because he practiced Sound Breathing.
Although he couldn't see anyone yet, he could already hear footsteps on the roof.
Upon hearing Tengen Uzui's words, Gyutaro put down his hand that was scratching his itch and laughed:
"Yes! How was it? Your wish has finally come true, aren't you happy?"
Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui's lips curled into a slight smile.
"Happy! Of course I'm happy! After all, I can kill you all soon!"
Gyutaro pursed his lips in dissatisfaction, glancing at the wounds on Tengen Uzui's body, noticing that the purple skin was spreading even further.
"You're already poisoned to this extent, you can probably only exert about 60-70% of your strength now!"
Tengen Uzui said, "I told you I used to be a ninja, right? My resistance to poison is much higher than the average person, so my situation is a bit better than you think!"
Gyutaro frowned and said, "Then it's about 70-80%?"
Tengen Uzui laughed, "Hahaha... Seventy or eighty percent is enough! It's just a mere Upper Rank Six, why would we need our full strength!"
"That's great! So confident! You must have a lot of fans!" Gyutaro said enviously.
"Hahaha... that's right, after all, I am the god of magnificent festivals!" Tengen Uzui laughed.
Upon hearing this, Gyutaro couldn't help but irritate and raised his hand to scratch his neck.
"I can understand Demon Slayer and ninjas to some extent, but gods and all that? That's a bit too much confidence, isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui smiled and looked at Gyutaro.
"But... it's true! I am indeed the god of magnificent festivals!"
Gyutaro frowned, and just as he was about to say something, Daki arrived.
Daki down and landed next to Gyutaro.
Tengen Uzui's gaze was fixed on the brother and sister not far away.
Try to beat them yourself first; if you really can't, then call Kato out.
And you should be careful to control the time.
The poison in my body can last for a while longer.
But you can't keep pushing yourself until your body can't take it anymore.
If I can hold out until then, even if Upper Rank Six is defeated, I will perish along with it.
After all, he still needs to find a doctor to detoxify him, which will take time.