"Damn it!! That guy almost got away! I should have known better than to have him come to spar with me at the end!"
Looking at the head flying into the air, Inosuke finally let out a long sigh of relief.
However, Teiichi's gaze, held in the distance, froze slightly.
Teiichi looked towards the other figures.
The figures were still running outwards, seemingly unaffected by the fact that their bodies had been beheaded by the Nichirin Blade.
Teiichi's gaze swept over the several figures before finally settling on one of them.
Watching the figure running away into the distance, Teiichi's eyes lit up, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
That's hilarious! It's so incredibly fun!
Can the main body and the clone switch positions?
At this moment, the ranking of this Blood Demon Art rose significantly in Teiichi's mind.
With this kind of Blood Demon Art, if the demon is prepared, it is almost impossible for anyone to kill it unless the difference in strength is enormous.
No wonder this ghost has survived until now!
Unfortunately, he didn't have a system that allowed him to gain the abilities of the person he killed... Teiichi sighed inwardly.
While Teiichi checking the situation, Inosuke followed Teiichi's gaze and noticed something was wrong. He shouted at Teiichi:
"Hey! You didn't point me to the wrong body, did you?"
Kanae also looked over with some confusion.
Teiichi glanced at Inosuke without explaining, then turned his gaze back to the fleeing figures.
Lift your right foot and then gently stomp it onto the ground.
As the foot made contact with the tile, it immediately cracked.
The remaining force sent the broken rubble flying.
Then Teiichi gently raised his hand and pinched a few broken tiles.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The shattered rubble flew like bullets towards the four fleeing figures.
It was accompanied by four consecutive "hissing" sounds.
The heads of the four figures were instantly pierced by rubble, and they fell limply to the ground.
Hase lay half-reclined on the roof, staring blankly at the scene before him, seemingly unable to believe it.
This was the first time he had ever seen anything like this.
So, the Pillars don't actually use Nichirin Blade when fighting demons?
On the other side, Inosuke glanced at the figure that was different from the other three and hadn't dissipated, then angrily ran over and questioned:
"Hey! Why did you point me to a fake one?!"
Teiichi looked at Inosuke and explained, "That's not fake. This demon can switch places with its clone. Just before your Nichirin Blade struck it, it had already switched places with its clone!"
"Ah?"
Inosuke was speechless for a moment, then said:
"Disgusting!"
Teiichi pointed to a ghost in the distance, who had temporarily lost the ability to move due to a head injury, and asked:
"So, are you still going to spar with him?"
"No, I've had enough today!" Inosuke retorted.
Teiichi nodded. "Alright, then go over there and chop his head off!"
Without refusing, Inosuke strode over and swiftly brought down his knife.
The Clone Demon is finally dead...
With the battle over, all that remained was to handle the aftermath.
There are actually only two issues to resolve in this matter.
A wounded team member, a team member who died in battle...
Teiichi slowly walked to the side of the fallen soldier, then gently squatted down and carefully looked at the soldier in front of him.
A moment later, Teiichi gently raised his hand and slowly closed the other person's open eyes.
Rest in peace...
night.
The bright moonlight, like a silver veil, quietly spilled into the mountains and forests, casting a hazy glow on every leaf and every rock.
A temple stands quietly on the edge of a cliff, with a simple, winding mountain path spiraling up from the foot of the mountain to the temple entrance.
At the foot of the mountain, two figures stood silently like statues, their gazes fixed on the temple perched on the cliff edge.
Sanemi Shinazugawa frowned slightly, gazing at the temple, and slowly asked:
"That's the temple of the Eternal Paradise Cult up there, right?"
Giyu Tomioka stood beside Sanemi Shinazugawa, one hand resting on his Nichirin Blade, his gaze also fixed on the temple, and nodded slightly.
"Yes, that's what the intelligence report said!"
Upon hearing this, Sanemi Shinazugawa let out a sinister laugh.
"Ha, these ghosts are really arrogant these days! They actually dare to set up a church to eat people!"
"After all, he's Upper Rank, and he also has Muzan's demands. This is already considered restraint!" Giyu Tomioka replied calmly and unhurriedly.
"Alright, let's go straight up!"
Sanemi Shinazugawa said something and then tried to lift his foot to go upstairs, but he was quickly stopped by Giyu Tomioka's outstretched arm.
Seeing this, Sanemi Shinazugawa frowned slightly, looked impatiently at Giyu Tomioka, and said:
Hey! What are you doing?
Giyu Tomioka calmly looked at him and said:
Have you forgotten?
"After you heard that Kato had encountered Muzan and learned what Kato was currently doing, you kept asking the Master to get involved, Master initially disagreed."
"After Kato ruled out other options, this place has the highest probability of success. Considering it would be good for us to witness the Upper Rank's strength firsthand, that's why we came here!"
"I know that! You don't need to remind me!" Sanemi said impatiently.
Giyu's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "Since you remember, you should remember even more that our Master requested that we go up with Kato to avoid danger!"
Upon hearing this, Sanemi's lips twitched slightly. "Hey! Do you think so little of yourself? Even if it really Doma up there, do you really think the two of us can't Doma?"
Giyu calmly replied, "I never underestimate myself!"
Upon hearing this, Sanemi was about to say that if they didn't underestimate him, then the two of them should go up together, but Giyu continued speaking.
But I never underestimate the enemy!
Giyu's words made Sanemi's lips twitch slightly. Although he was unwilling, he didn't say anything more about going up now.
However, he then looked at Giyu with some displeasure and said irritably:
"Seriously, I applied to go by myself, so why are there other people listed? And if there are other people, why you of all people?"
Upon hearing this, Giyu glanced at Sanemi indifferently, then turned his gaze back to the temple halfway up the mountain.
Just when Sanemi thought Giyu wouldn't reply, Giyu spoke again, but instead of answering his previous question, he said:
"I heard you and Himejima went to practice spiritual cultivation, but it seems your cultivation is still a bit lacking!"