"Hmm, that's probably it!"
Mitsuri recalled what had been said at the previous Hashira Meeting and then spoke.
She originally intended to say that the other Upper Rank might be weaker than the Pillars, but then she thought about it again and realized that the Upper Rank that had just arrived were probably the weakest among the existing Upper Rank, so she changed it to this.
"Then won't everyone be in danger tonight?" Kotetsu said worriedly.
Mitsuri comforted her, "Don't worry! Even if we can't beat him, we'll do our best to protect everyone! Besides, Kasugai Crow has already gone to ask for help, right? We'll have reinforcements coming soon!"
Kotetsu lowered his head slightly, his forehead resting against Mitsuri's back.
"But... if even Zhu can't beat him, then even if someone comes to help, won't everyone die in the end?"
Kotetsu's words caused Mitsuri's smile to freeze slightly. She said encouragingly:
"No, even if we can't beat him, we can hold out for a long time! Besides, not everyone is weaker than him!"
"Is there anyone who can beat that Doma?"
"Yes, Teiichi is enough!" Mitsuri nodded, proudly saying, "Don't even mention one Doma, even if there were ten more Doma, they wouldn't be a match for Teiichi!"
"Then why didn't you just call Kasugai Crow to inform Uncle Kato directly?!" Kotetsu suddenly raised his voice.
Mitsuri smiled wryly, "I wish I could! But Teiichi went on a mission, and Li doesn't know where he went!"
"Then... then aren't we doomed?"
"Don't worry! After Li went to ask for help, the news will spread quickly. If Teiichi is nearby, he will definitely come over! And even if Teiichi doesn't come, other Pillars will definitely come to support us!!"
After saying that, Mitsuri turned her head and looked down at the valley below.
Rumble!
The icy arm swept wildly across the guesthouse.
Soon, the guesthouse was completely destroyed, and the ice sculpture arm, having completed its mission, collapsed.
Then, from the smoke and dust, Doma slowly walked out.
His steps toward the outside gradually came to a halt. Doma slightly raised his head, his gaze falling on the person before him, and smiled:
"I didn't chase after you just now, why did you stay?"
"Hahaha... With the ghost here, how could I, as a Pillar, run away?" Tengen Uzui laughed loudly.
Doma one arm around his abdomen, and with the other hand, he held a folding fan gently against his chin, tilting his head slightly as he looked at Tengen Uzui with great interest.
"But... didn't I bury your Nichirin Blade over there? Without Nichirin Blade, how are you going to fight me?"
Tengen Uzui looked at Doma and smiled, "You don't need to worry about that!"
Doma nodded, his gaze sweeping around, but he didn't see Kotetsu or the other pillar. Finally, he turned his attention back to Tengen Uzui.
"Those two people went down the mountain, right?"
Without replying, Tengen Uzui stood quietly, gazing into the distance.
His current task is to stall!
Drag it out for as long as possible!!
Ideally, we should drag her to the bottom of Kanroji to inform the villagers of the Swordsmith Village, and then wait for her to bring the Nichirin Blade up.
As for killing Doma?
After Kanroji brought up the Nichirin Blade, given his recent progress, he felt he could give it a try!
Right now, there's no need to even think about it!
Seeing this, Doma nodded in understanding and didn't ask any more questions. He gently raised his right hand holding the folding fan, and the huge ice sculpture arm formed behind Doma once again.
Tengen frowned as he looked at the scene before him.
I don't think Kato ever mentioned this ability before. Was it Doma developed recently?
It does resemble the Water Lily Bodhisattva that Kato mentioned.
Does this count as... summoning one of the arms of the Water Lily Bodhisattva?
It seems even ghosts are constantly evolving!
If that's the case, no wonder more Pillars died when they encountered Upper Rank Moons in the past!
Tengen sighed inwardly.
Whew!
A tremendous whooshing sound rang out.
The ice sculpture arm suddenly slammed towards Tengen Uzui.
boom!
The heavy ice sculpture arm crashed to the ground, but Tengen had already dodged it.
Even though he managed to dodge it, he still felt a lingering sense of unease.
When that ice sculpture arm landed, he could even feel the ground tremble; he knew how powerful it was without even catching it!
And this is very likely not even Doma's strongest attack.
Swish!
The arm that had landed didn't rise; instead, it swept straight down.
Tengen Uzui's pupils contracted slightly as he quickly considered how to deal with the situation.
Don't jump too early, otherwise it will give the arm enough room to change its trajectory.
You can't jump too late, otherwise it will be too late.
Tengen Uzui's gaze was fixed on the ice sculpture's arm, and the distance between them rapidly closed.
Finally... now is the time!
Tengen Uzui judged the timing of his jump, and just as he was about to leap, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.
Did Doma realize early on that others would react aggressively to his move?
There was no time to think it through carefully; if it had been a second later, I wouldn't have been able to jump at all.
Tengen Uzui gritted his teeth, chose to trust his intuition, and quickly squatted down.
call--!
A gigantic ice sculpture arm swept across the sky above Tengen Uzui.
Looking at the scene before him, Doma's lips curled into a slight smile.
"Oh? Interesting!"
Boom!
Faint sounds kept coming from the mountainside in the distance.
A figure dressed in Demon Slayer Corps uniform stood on the rooftop, gazing in the direction from which the sound came.
He is the person in charge of the Demon Slayer Corps stationed in the Swordsmith Village.
Soon, a figure dressed in the same Demon Slayer Corps uniform jumped down from another rooftop.
" Yamamoto, what happened at the guesthouse?"
Yamamoto stared in the direction of the guesthouse and slowly shook his head.
"I don't know, all the lights are off, I can't see what's going on over there!"
"Then... what do we do now?" Sato asked.
Yamamoto lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly looked up and said:
"Go, organize the other team members to arrange for the villagers to take refuge!"
" Yamamoto, do you mean the demons have entered the village?" Sato looked at Lord Yamamoto incredulously.
He could hardly believe it, because in the hundreds of years since the Swordsmith Village was established, there had never been a case of encountering a ghost!
What's wrong with me today?
Yamamoto said, "I don't want to believe it either, but given the current situation, it's very possible!"
"But if it's not like that, wouldn't that be a bit...?" Sato hesitated.
Just as Yamamoto was about to reprimand him, a Kasugai Crow flew over.
" Upper Rank Three Doma attacks the Swordsmith Village! Upper Rank Three Doma attacks the Swordsmith Village!"
"Please evacuate the villagers as soon as possible! Please evacuate the villagers as soon as possible!!"