"This guy really has the potential to become one of the Twelve Kizuki."
Looking at the honeycomb-like pit, Ren remarked with emotion: "However, if you think this is enough to leave me helpless, you are sorely mistaken!"
Instantly, red cloud markings appeared on his face. The Heavy Nichirin Sword transformed into a Crimson Red Nichirin Sword. He delivered a horizontal slash at the Bat Demon, and the searing sword chi roared out like a shockwave!
Before the Bat Demon could react, its left arm, which had transformed into a wing, was severed by the sword chi. Its body plummeted violently toward the ground, ultimately smashing a crater two meters in diameter into the earth.
"Damn it..."
"What is with that sword? My arm... I can't regenerate it?"
No matter how the Bat Demon gathered its strength, it could not restore its severed arm to its original state.
A bearer of unbearable burning sensation radiated from the wound, and intense pain swept through its entire body in an instant.
Tap, tap, tap!
Meanwhile, accompanied by the sound of crisp footsteps, Ren walked over slowly, carrying the Heavy Nichirin Sword on his shoulder.
Looking at that figure resembling the Grim Reaper, the Bat Demon was terrified. Its body trembled, and it quickly begged for mercy.
"Wait, wait! Please, please, spare me! Please let me live..."
"You really look like a stray dog by the roadside!"
Ren looked disgusted, a ferocious smile appearing on his face as he teased, "But I still preferred your rebellious look from just now!"
"Please let me go. Do all demons deserve to die..."
Pu!
Before the voice fell, Ren slashed horizontally. Under the Bat Demon's terrified gaze, the sword severed its throat!
"Nonsense! If you don't die, should I die instead?"
"Let me tell you, if you are a demon for a day, you are a demon for life! If I let you live, I won't be able to sleep..."
After beheading the Bat Demon, Ren changed locations and continued to let his blood flow to attract demons, then moved to kill them!
In just five days, he had killed over seventy demons. Almost every day, a dozen demons died miserably under his Heavy Nichirin Sword.
Especially on the first day, Ren killed twenty demons alone. Afterward, the number of demons eliminated decreased daily.
Those demons seemed to have been scared off by him. They didn't come out at night, as if they were hiding from him.
And today, Ren strolled around the streets. Not only did he not see even a shadow of a demon, but even that nauseating smell of blood was gone. The air in the entire city was brand new.
"But this is a good thing. It means tonight is a peaceful night, and no one will lose their family because of demons..."
Seeing the smiles on the faces of passersby, Ren felt that joining the Demon Slayer Corps was an incredibly correct choice.
It was as if his entire life had become meaningful because of it.
"However, I still really want to fight one of the Twelve Kizuki. Especially Upper Rank One, Kokushibo. I wonder if my three great combat techniques can win against his Moon Breathing?"
Ren ate udon noodles while staring at the attribute panel before him, speaking in boredom.
[Ren]
[Strength: 252]
[Speed: 226]
[Constitution: 225]
[Five Senses: 155]
[Combat Techniques: Meteor, Whirlwind Dance, Dragon Dance]
...
Although they were a bunch of small fries, Ren had fought over seventy demons after all, which still improved his basic attributes somewhat.
But it only increased his Strength by 2 points and Speed by 1 point. His Constitution and Five Senses attributes had not changed.
"Improving basic attributes is getting harder and harder. I must fight stronger enemies. Like Kokushibo, like Muzan, or like the Demon Slayer Corps' Nine Hashira all together..."
"Speaking of which, since coming to Tokyo, I haven't gone to visit Tanjiro and Nezuko yet. It just so happens that the demons here have been mostly killed off. I'll give myself a holiday tomorrow and go visit them."
"Haven't seen them for over a month. I wonder how little sister Nezuko is doing."
After wiping the udon bowl clean, Ren returned to the inn to rest.
...
While Ren was sleeping soundly, Kibutsuji Muzan was shivering deep within the Infinity Castle.
In these past few days, he clearly perceived that dozens of demons had been killed in an instant, and the initiator of all this was Ren.
He had also invaded the memories of those demons to see how they died. As a result, he saw with his own eyes Ren tearing a morphed demon in half with his bare hands, a devilish smile on his face.
He saw Ren tearing off a demon's arm and stuffing it into the demon's mouth, letting that demon taste how "delicious" it was.
He even saw that, to punish a demon couple who specialized in eating children, Ren grabbed another demon and directly cuckolded the demon husband.
He even made the demon husband watch as his wife's body and mind were molded into the shape of other demons, and finally, Ren threw all three demons into the sun to burn to death alive.
Muzan had seen too many things with his own eyes these past few days. He was completely numb and couldn't figure out who the real demon was.
He even felt that compared to Ren, he was simply a kind angel.
And recently, Ren's attacks had become increasingly brutal, scaring the demons in the Tokyo area so much they didn't dare to show their heads.
Those demons all said that Ren was a "Demon Slaughter Machine". If any demon dared to approach him, they were like the god of longevity hanging himself—tired of living.
"No! I must kill him quickly!"
As he spoke, Muzan punched through the wall behind him, his face flushing extremely red due to extreme anger and fear.
At this point, Ren had become a major source of trouble for him!
Muzan now had no doubt that if he were to fall into Ren's hands one day...
He would make him wear women's clothing, dress up as a sweet and soft little femboy, then find over two hundred strong men to line up behind him, and finally drag him out for sunbathing...
Although this sounded a bit ridiculous, Muzan believed that with Ren's personality, he would definitely do it!
"Kamanue!"
Muzan commanded in his mind with an unquestionable tone: "I give you three days to find that girl named Nezuko for me, and then use her to threaten that brat! I must slaughter that brat!"
...
The next morning, Ren got up early and prepared to head to Tanjiro's family's residence.
"Eh? Ren, are you planning to go out today?"
Kocho Shinobu, who had just finished washing up, saw the dressed-up Ren at a glance and couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"Yeah, the family that took me in before moved near Tokyo. I want to go visit them. Do you want to come along, Miss Shinobu? They are very nice people."
"No, I still have to read."
Saying that, Kocho Shinobu yawned and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
In order to find a way to alleviate the side effects of the marks, she had locked herself in her room for these past few days, consulting various medical materials. As a result, she looked exhausted.
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