When She Still Hadn't

Seeing this, Mitsuri had no choice but to abandon her idea of cutting off the Water Lily Bodhisattva's arm again and quickly dodged.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

A thunderous roar echoed through the forest once more.

"Hey, Kanroji!" Tengen Uzui shouted while dodging the attacks of the Water Lily Bodhisattva.

Mitsuri looked over upon hearing this.

Tengen Uzui then shouted, "Have you ever tried charging up and fighting Doma?"

Upon hearing Mr. Uzui's words, Mitsuri frowned immediately and replied succinctly:

"No! Unless we can defeat Doma quickly, there's no point in us going up there! We'll just be Doma!"

Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui immediately frowned.

Although he didn't fully trust Mitsuri Kanroji's intelligence, he did acknowledge her fighting abilities.

If going up there doesn't work, then the only option is to find a way to eliminate the Water Lily Bodhisattva in front of us first, right?

Can...

Tengen Uzui slightly raised his head, silently gazing at the Water Lily Bodhisattva statue before him, which was over forty meters tall and had arms about three meters wide and two meters thick.

He finally understood Teiichi said that none of the other Pillars had a chance of defeating Doma.

Currently, no one in the Demon Slayer Corps can destroy the Water Lily Bodhisattva before them!

And Doma, perched atop the crown of the Water Lily Bodhisattva, is practically invincible!

"Hey, Kanroji!" Tengen Uzui called out again.

Mitsuri turned her head and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Uzui?"

Tengen Uzui said, "Don't fight him, let's get out of this area!"

Boom! Boom!

The hand chop landed on the ground, and the two exchanged words while dodging the attacks of the Water Lily Bodhisattva.

Mitsuri cried out, "No, the villagers probably haven't gone far yet!"

Tengen Uzui began to explain:

"I know! We don't need to retreat completely, just get out of this fog-shrouded area! We'll fight Doma after we leave this place!"

Mitsuri shook her head, continuing to reject the suggestion, "No way! Doma has a Blood Demon Art called Crystalline Divine Child. If we get too far away, he'll release that child to chase after the villagers, and we'll be too far away to stop it!"

Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui gasped in shock.

Is it possible for Doma's Blood Demon Art to be used like this?

Tengen Uzui frowned, lowered his head to think for a moment, and then called out again:

"Hey! Kanroji, you go out first. I'll hold him off here, then you can come in and switch places with me! This way, we can minimize the damage from the ice mist!"

Upon hearing this, Mitsuri paused slightly, then quickly retreated towards the outer perimeter.

Doma sat atop the head of the Water Lily Bodhisattva, one hand supporting his cheek, gazing calmly downwards.

"A war of attrition?"

After speaking, he slowly raised his right hand, and then...

Tengen Uzui stared at the Water Lily Bodhisattva before him, who was spewing out freezing air from its open mouth. His lips twitched slightly.

"This is really... leaving no chance for anyone else!!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

The sound of gunpowder exploding was mixed with the sound of a hand knife hitting the ground.

As he ran, Tengen Uzui looked toward the area where the explosion had just occurred.

The fog had thinned slightly in that spot, but the surrounding fog was rapidly spreading towards the gap.

Upon seeing this, Tengen Uzui's brows furrowed tightly.

Gunpowder is useless, does that mean we can only rely on ourselves to hold on?

Can...

Watching the air around him rapidly turn blue, and feeling the gradually chilling sensation in his lungs, Tengen Uzui's heart sank.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Hand chops kept falling to the ground.

for a long time.

"Cough cough!"

Tengen Uzui coughed lightly twice, unable to contain himself.

Noticing his declining condition, Mitsuri quickly ran in.

"Mr. Uzui, please go outside first. I'll take care of things here!"

Without forcing himself to stay, Tengen Uzui quickly retreated, only stopping when the surrounding air was no longer blue.

While observing the battle, Tengen Uzui manipulated the blood in his body to continuously warm his lungs.

Time flows by, little by little.

This was the first time Tengen Uzui had ever felt that a battle with a demon could take so long.

Even the last time with Gyutaro wasn't like this.

When fighting Gyutaro, at least I still had a chance.

But with the Doma...

It really felt like watching Doma slowly wear down the two of them.

A certain moment.

"Cough cough... vomit..."

Tengen Uzui coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Upon seeing this, Mitsuri quickly ran in, even though she had only been gone for a few minutes.

"Mr. Uzui, please leave quickly, let me handle this!"

Tengen Uzui gave a wry smile and said:

"Goodbye, the villagers should be far away by now. You should run too, there's no need to take turns anymore, the rest will..."

Boom!

The hand strike landed two meters in front of Tengen Uzui, and a rock, carried by the gale, hurtled straight toward Tengen Uzui.

The already injured body, the battle he had endured until now, and the severe frostbite on his lungs had reduced Tengen Uzui's speed by an unknown amount, leaving him only able to watch helplessly as the rock crashed into him.

Bang!

Tengen Uzui's body flew out, slammed on the ground a few times, and then slowly came to a stop.

After stopping, his body trembled slightly on the ground, but this time he was unable to get up.

"Mr. Uzui!"

Mitsuri shouted and quickly came to Tengen Uzui 'Tengen Uzui side, grabbing his arm with one hand, ready to run away with Tengen Uzui at any moment.

"Cough cough... vomit..."

Tengen Uzui coughed up another mouthful of blood and said with difficulty:

"You'd better leave quickly, or you might still make it in time!"

"No, I won't abandon you!" Mitsuri said firmly, even though tears were already streaming down her face.

Bang!

Doma didn't land on the ground, but slowly walked towards the two of them, smiling as he said:

"What a touching camaraderie! Hmm, maybe I can give it a try next time Kokushibo and Akaza are in danger!"

Without a reply, Mitsuri gritted her teeth and rushed forward in an instant.

"Love Breathing - Sixth Form - Cat-Legged Winds of Love!"

Doma watched the scene before him with a smile, gently raising his folding fan with both hands.

Blood Demon Art: Barren Hanging Garden!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!...

The pink blade clashed repeatedly with the golden folding fan.

This time, an unstoppable disadvantage emerged.

Frost gradually seeped through Mitsuri's attack and covered her body.

The increasing coldness in her body made Mitsuri's movements even more stiff.

finally.

Laugh--!

The folding fan slashed across Mitsuri's body, and bright red, round blood spurted out from the wound.

Bang! Bang!

Mitsuri landed on the ground, her body trembling as she tried to stand up, but in the end, she could only manage to get from lying on the ground to supporting herself with her hands on the ground.

"Cough cough... vomit..."

A mouthful of blood spurted from Mitsuri's mouth.

Gazing at the crimson bloodstains on the ground, an overwhelming sadness welled up in Mitsuri's heart, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"I clearly... clearly... clearly haven't..."

Whoosh--!

A sudden, fierce gale swept into the battlefield...