The plan

"Kanroji, quickly block that thing!" Gyomei shouted from behind.

Upon hearing this, Mitsuri immediately turned around and glanced at Sanemi, then turned her head again, her gaze passing over the blood whip that was shooting straight at her to look at Muzan. She quickly came back to her senses.

He gripped the Nichirin Blade in his right hand, a grip he hadn't loosened even when he fainted, and began to wield it rapidly.

"Love Breathing - Fifth Form - Swaying Love, Wildclaw!"

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The pink blade swayed in front of Mitsuri, precisely striking one blood whip after another, instantly halting their advance.

Seeing Muzan, Muzan frowned slightly and withdrew the blood whip.

Gyomei successfully pulled Kanae and Mitsuri back and retrieved his meteor hammer and broad axe.

Kanae also came to her senses at this point, and she shook her head to try and clear her head.

"Hui, are you alright?" Mitsuri asked with concern.

Kanae shook her head slightly, and just as she was about to reply, Gyomei spoke up to remind her.

"Watch out, Muzan is coming! Let's retreat and avoid close combat with him before Uzui arrives!"

After saying that, Gyomei took the lead in retreating, with Kanae and Mitsuri following closely behind.

"Stone Breathing - Fourth Form - Volcanic Rock, Rapid Conquest!"

As Gyomei retreated rapidly, he swung his meteor hammer and broad axe at Muzan.

Clang! Clang!

Muzan easily blocked the incoming attack by manipulating the blood whip behind him.

After chasing for a while, seeing that the opponent kept running, Muzan but to stop.

The most urgent thing now is to get to Nakime's side!

Thinking of this, Muzan turned and rushed to the other side.

Upon noticing Muzan's Gyomei Muzan changed direction and chased after him, hurling his meteor hammer and broad axe at Muzan once more.

Seeing Muzan choice but to turn back and chase after the group again.

Seeing Muzan closing in, Gyomei retreated again.

And so it goes.

Muzan stopped, his lips twitching slightly, looking at the person in front of him with disgust.

"Looks like I'll have to deal with you guys first!"

Muzan spoke furiously, and with a 'bang', he charged towards the group again.

This time, he didn't give up, but charged straight towards where the group was.

Despite Gyomei's continued attacks, the distance between them was inevitably closing little by little.

Finally, realizing that the two sides were positioned far enough apart, Muzan opened his mouth while manipulating his blood whip to attack.

"Roar--!"

A piercing roar swept in.

The three were far apart, and their ears were stuffed with cotton, so they didn't pass out immediately like before, but they still felt waves of discomfort, and their hand movements became distorted.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The blood whip blocked the three's attacks, and Muzan successfully reached them, raising his claws.

Boom--!

Smoke and dust billowed out.

A figure descended from above like lightning, crashing heavily to the ground and separating the group.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a tall figure appeared.

The figure slowly stood up, and only at this moment did he slowly open his mouth and utter the name of his move.

"First Form: Boom!"

Seeing that figure, a hint of joy appeared in the eyes of the three of them; the crucial link in the fight against Muzan had finally arrived.

Without exchanging pleasantries or formalities, Tengen Uzui slightly raised his eyes, gazing at Muzan Kibutsuji in the distance, and called out:

"Are you ready? The time for a counterattack has come!"

Having said that, Uzui charged towards Muzan Kibutsuji first.

Kanae and Mitsuri followed closely behind, and Gyomei also started running, controlling the distance between himself and Muzan.

Seeing the group rushing towards him, Muzan opened his mouth once more.

Seeing this, Tengen Uzui quickly pulled out a few gunpowder pellets and threw them out, while simultaneously clashing his twin swords together.

"Sound Breathing - Third Form - Sound of No Echo!"

"Roar--!"

"Boom--!"

"Buzz--!"

Tangible and intangible sound waves cancel each other out and collide.

Tengen Uzui was the first to arrive in front of Muzan, holding his Nichirin Blade high with both hands.

"Sound Breathing - First Form - Boom!"

"Flower Breathing..."

"Love Breathing..."

"Stone Breathing..."

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Several figures were frantically intertwined.

During this time, Muzan roared several more times, but each time Tengen Uzui neutralized his roar.

Seeing that his sonic attack had been neutralized, Muzan gave up using sonic attacks and focused on fighting the people in front of him with his physical body and the rest of his Blood Demon Art, wanting to defeat them as soon as possible.

However, standing in front of him were several of the most outstanding members of the Demon Slayer Corps throughout history. Although Muzan still held the advantage, the two sides were locked in a stalemate for a time.

At one point, Muzan paused slightly in his movements.

Kokushibo also broken through his limit?

And... can someone become invisible?

The next moment, one after another, huge mouths opened up on his body.

"Roar--!"

A continuous series of sounds emanated from Muzan's body.

Uzui had no choice but to temporarily abandon the attack, continuing to throw explosives outside and use the Third Form.

Then, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Muzan began running rapidly around the arena.

finally.

"Uh-huh!"

A very faint groan reached Muzan's ears, Muzan quickly turned his head to look.

Suddenly, a woman appeared in the previously empty spot.

"Tamayo?!" Muzan said, his face contorted in Muzan.

He was both furious that Tamayo dared to appear before him and puzzled as to why Tamayo, a demon who was not good at fighting, would dare to appear before him.

Without hesitation, the blood whip lashed out at Tamayo.

"Love Breathing - Second Form - Love Pangs!"

Mitsuri was the first to react, quickly standing in front of Tamayo to block the lashing blood whip.

However, the next moment, a huge, fleshy arm came crashing straight down on the two of them.

If it were just Mitsuri alone, she would have run away, but now she has Tamayo behind her.

So she could only raise her hand in front of her, her muscles tensing up instantly.

Boom--!

The two of them flew away quickly.

The discovery of Tamayo only made Muzan more worried.

He was afraid that there were other people around who might ambush him, so he continued running around the field.

On the other side, the group followed Muzan, removing the cotton from their ears and huddling together.

"Is Mitsuri alright?" Kanae asked, her brows furrowed slightly with concern.

"Kanroji's physical abilities are different from ours. If he gets hit by that type of attack, he might get injured, but it shouldn't be a big problem!"

Tengen Uzui replied, then said somewhat irritably:

"Instead of worrying about her, we should think about ourselves. What should we do now if Miss Tamayo gets knocked away?"

"It seems we can only wait for Shinobu Kocho..." Gyomei said slowly after a moment of silence.

"But what if something goes wrong with Shinobu Kocho and she doesn't succeed?" Tengen Uzui asked, frowning.

Upon hearing this, Gyomei fell silent for a moment.

Kanae gazed silently at Muzan Kibutsuji, a hint of determination gradually appearing in her Wisteria- colored pupils.

"Since Miss Tamayo failed, then I will inject the medicine into Muzan's body myself!" Kanae took out a syringe from her pocket.

Tengen Uzui looked at the syringe in Kanae's hand and said:

"Really? You must be kidding me! Sonic wave cancellation only works after Muzan makes a sound. If you use this syringe, you'll just be stunned by Muzan's sonic attack the instant you get Muzan!"

Kanae chuckled softly, her gaze unwavering.

"So, isn't it enough if we just can't hear it?"