The room began to spin rapidly 360 degrees. Even an astronaut would be dizzy and nauseous if they were there, not to mention the unseen claws attacking as the room spun.
Those deep, razor-sharp claws, if they strike the body once, will result in being cut into three pieces. What's worse, this thing is the Blood Demon Art of Kouki Kyōkai, which is invisible and cannot be seen with the naked eye. It can only be avoided by instinct.
[No, even that pig-headed guy can sense it.]
Tanjiro glanced at the boar-headed man. The man seemed to have the instincts of a wild beast, always managing to narrowly avoid Kyogai's attacks at crucial moments.
"Oh no!" Tanjiro suddenly panicked because Kyogai, the drum demon, attacked a little girl.
The two siblings we met outside the house earlier came here in search of their older brother, who was a rare bloodline and had been captured. Tanjiro ordered them to wait outside, but Nezuko's noise inside the box startled them, and they followed her in.
The little girl suddenly appeared at the door, disrupting Tanjiro's rhythm. For her safety, Tanjiro had no choice but to jump over and hug her, which increased the burden on his breathing techniques.
"Die, you insect—"
Kyogai, the Drum Demon, didn't miss this opportunity either. He spun Tanjiro around 360 degrees, making him dizzy, and then used a few Blood Demon Arts to kill him on the spot.
As for the pig-headed man next to him, his breathing technique is not as gentle as water breathing, which can adapt to different environments. He can only defend himself, let alone fight back. Once this kid is dealt with, the pig-headed man will be killed.
"Water escape, water formation wall——"
At the critical moment, a voice appeared, and a water-based ninjutsu materialized out of thin air in the room, saving Tanjiro from a fatal blow.
Although the opponent's Blood Demon Art still broke through the ninjutsu, the Water Barrier was enough to block it, and Tanjiro used Water Breathing.
"Land Form. Twisted Vortex. Flowing."
It directly draws the opponent's invisible claws into its own vortex of twisting energy, then releases them elsewhere with a spin—this is the power of the versatile Water Breathing technique.
After the attack ended, Kyōkai's attention was no longer on Tanjiro, but turned to the person who had just entered.
"Rare blood, ah~ the best of the rare blood, hahaha, destiny is in my own hands, I deserve to advance to the Twelve Demon Moons, let me devour you."
Kyōkai looked at Uchiha Nagi with a look of ecstatic joy, having long forgotten the unpleasantness from before.
Uchiha Nagi left behind two heads that were still cursing him. These were two experimental subjects he had encountered in the house. Their bodies had been killed several times and were no longer moving, leaving only their heads.
Finally, it was discovered that if you cut off too many heads, they wouldn't grow back. It seemed to be related to the energy in the body. These ghosts' heads stored less energy than their bodies, so once they were separated from their bodies, you could just kill them a few more times.
Then, only one head remained, which would occasionally try to escape. If it wasn't careful, it would grow two tentacles or feet and run away. So, Uchiha Nagi would carry them around, cutting off pieces of flesh from time to time, making the scene extremely horrifying.
"Tanjiro, you just protect the children. Leave this drummer to me." Uchiha Nagi glanced at him; this guy didn't seem to be very capable.
Knock knock!
Thump thump thump thump!
Kyuuki Hibiki began excitedly pounding the small drum on his body, hoping to kill his opponent the moment he lost his balance.
After spinning around several times, he found that the other person was standing firmly on the ground, just like him, completely ignoring gravity. He was dumbfounded.
"You... how can you ignore my Blood Demon Art?"
Uchiha Nagi glanced at him. "If this is all you've got, then you're going to die here today." The drummer, Kyōkai, roared, "You? That short sword that's not even a Nichirin Blade?"
Knock knock!
Kyokai the Drummer Demon struck his drum again, but this time it was his invisible claw-like blood demon magic.
Faced with this extremely sharp, invisible blade, Uchiha Nagi frowned and could only jump up to dodge.
This was the moment the opponent had been waiting for. He quickly struck the drum and spun it in the opposite direction. Unable to dodge in mid-air, Uchiha Nagi couldn't get any leverage on her feet before landing due to gravity. The opponent then used his invisible claws to try and kill Uchiha Nagi.
"Hmph, you underestimate me too much." Uchiha Nagi's lips curled up. Putting aside the fact that a ninja's Three Body Technique can be used to dodge with a substitute wood, he also has the strongest defensive Susanoo to back him up. What is there to be afraid of when suspended in the air?
Uchiha Nagi whispered, "Land Form: Twisted Vortex: Flow—"
He used his short sword to unleash the breath of water. Water is both soft and hard, it does not contend with anything, yet it is indestructible, it does nothing yet accomplishes everything.
Uchiha Nagi used the Sixth Form to guide the opponent's Claw Blood Demon Art into a vortex, then accelerated forward, shouting in a low voice~
"Type 9. Water Spray..."
[Water Spray] minimizes the landing time and area during movement, making it possible to move swiftly and darting about. Suitable for combat in areas with poor footholds.
Seeing Uchiha Nagi flying towards him at high speed, Kyōkai frantically pounded his drum. However, the three-tomoe Sharingan had already seen through all his actions.
After a flash of white light, the head of the drum demon Xiang Kai fell to the ground.
Uchiha Nagi stood at attention, sheathing her sword. "Hahahaha, human, you're really something, managing to cut off my head. Too bad your sword isn't a Nichirin Blade, otherwise you would have succeeded."
As the drummer picked up his own head, intending to take it back, Uchiha Nagi turned and shouted at the pig-headed man in the corner.
"Hey, little piggy, lend me one of your knives."
"Little pig?" The pig-headed man turned his head and looked around, then pointed at himself. "You're talking to me, you bastard. I won't lend it to you. I'm going to cut off his head myself."
"Charge forward like a pig—" The pig-headed man rushed over quickly before the other party could use the Blood Demon Art of Rotating the Room.
"Beast Breathing - Fang: Piercing Strike".
After a flash of white light, the head that the drummer had just placed on his neck fell to the ground again. It wasn't that he didn't want to dodge, but that this beast-like man was simply too fast.
"Hahahaha, charging forward like a pig, charging forward like a pig, did you see that? I killed him."
The pig-headed man looked at Uchiha Nagi, his eyes blazing with excitement. "Hey, it's your turn. Let's duel."
After saying that, he picked up his knife and rushed over to slash at Uchiha Nagi.
Clang—
A clang of metal clashed, sparks flew, and Tanjiro blocked him, glaring angrily, "Damn it, aren't you a member of the Demon Slayer Corps? How can you hit your own people? There are still many demons in the house."
Uchiha Nagi glanced at the pig-headed man, wondering how such a brainless creature could live for so long...
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