'Miss Mitsuri and the others have already started their move...'
Hearing the sounds of fighting reaching his ears, Ren, who was hiding in the restroom, raised an eyebrow. Since Mitsuri, Obanai, and the others had already engaged the town's Berserk Demons, it was time for him to act as well.
'First, I'll take out the Twelve Kizuki hidden in the police station and those Berserk Demons using firearms, then I'll head back to support Miss Mitsuri!'
At that thought, he immediately activated his Demon Slayer Mark. His physical attributes surged drastically as he burst out of the restroom, charging into the police station at maximum speed.
Boom!
Ren kicked open the heavy iron gates of the police station and strode brazenly into the office building.
The sudden explosion of sound instantly drew the attention of the Berserk Demons hiding within. A group of demons dressed as police officers moved abruptly, surrounding Ren in a tight circle.
They held service rifles and revolvers of unidentifiable models, their barrels engraved with crimson patterns. The muzzles were all aimed squarely at Ren.
Seeing this, Ren didn't panic at all. He scanned the perimeter and said calmly, "There are about fifty of them. Just enough for a warm-up. But those blood-colored firearms... are they weapons reinforced by a Blood Demon Art?"
"Whatever, let's just finish these guys off!"
"Thunder Combat Technique: Instant Thunder Flash!"
Cough!
He stomped violently on the ground and instantly accelerated toward the demons in front of him. His speed was so great that he resembled a bolt of black lightning tearing through the night sky.
In the blink of an eye, Ren had reached the twenty demons at the front.
However, those demons were not slow to react. The moment they saw Ren, they opened fire.
"Fire!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bullets erupted from the chambers, instantly forming a dense hail of lead that blanketed the area as they flew toward Ren. However...
'No problem! I can see them!'
After activating the Mark, his five senses had become far too powerful—over thirty times that of an average person. Combined with his naturally high movement speed, he could clearly track the incoming bullets.
And if he could see them, he could naturally find a way to dodge.
'The gunfire is too concentrated. In that case...'
With his mind racing, Ren suddenly pivoted and slammed into the wall on his right at full speed. With a flying kick, he smashed a human-shaped hole through the brick wall.
Since charging straight ahead through a wall of bullets was suicidal, he took an alternative path, bursting out of the office building only to immediately storm back in from another angle.
Since this was the first floor, he had no fear of the fall.
The next second, with a loud crash, the glass behind the group of demons shattered. Ren charged back into the office building, drawing a small Nichirin blade from his waist as he lunged at the demons.
In such a cramped space, his Nichirin Greatsword was impossible to wield effectively, so he had to use a standard Nichirin blade borrowed from a Demon Slayer Corps swordsman.
"Thunder Combat Technique: Raijin's Heaven-Slaying Slash!"
As he unleashed the technique, the sharp Nichirin blade swept across the throats of the demons, reaping these sinful lives like a god of death wielding a scythe.
In an instant, the twenty demons before him were easily slaughtered, leaving only thirty remaining ahead.
Simultaneously, the other demons continued to fire, sending a relentless stream of bullets his way.
Fortunately, Ren ducked back outside the window, and the bullets struck the corpses of the fallen demons before they could dissipate.
Seeing him move outside the building, the demons hurriedly adjusted their aim toward his position and pulled their triggers again.
But Ren was faster. Before they could fire, he utilized the extreme speed granted by his Thunder Combat Technique to flash directly in front of the thirty demons.
"Hmph, you small fry. It's over!"
"Water Combat Technique: Water Dragon—"
Boom! Boom!
Just as Ren was about to unleash his technique to wipe out the remaining demons, an unexpected change occurred. A deafening roar, like a clap of thunder, reached his ears!
Ren caught a glimpse of the source of the noise out of the corner of his eye, and what he saw startled him.
Two artillery shells had been fired, tearing through the air like meteors. With a whistling screech, they crossed hundreds of meters and howled toward him.
"Not good!"
Ren's expression changed instantly. Mitsuri had only told him that the Berserk Demons here used firearms; she never mentioned there were demons using artillery!
Ignoring the enemies in front of him, he scrambled to retreat, but he was a step too late.
The two shells exploded violently in the middle of the demon crowd, sending shrapnel flying in all directions.
Though Ren moved quickly to deflect some of the fragments with his blade, his defense wasn't perfect under such short notice. Three pieces of shrapnel struck his shoulder and abdomen, and a searing, burning pain instantly washed over his body.
Fortunately, he was only wounded and had not lost his ability to move.
'My left arm feels a bit weak. Is it because my left shoulder was hit by two fragments? No...'
Ren looked at his left shoulder and saw dark purple veins spreading from the wound. His eyes widened.
'The shrapnel is poisoned!'
'But the poison from these demons can't compare to Muzan's cells. It's not a major issue!'
His body temperature was currently as high as seventy degrees Celsius, and in his Marked state, his poison resistance had increased significantly. This level of toxin was not enough to be life-threatening.
"Hehehe, the heavens are truly watching over me!"
"I didn't expect to be so lucky as to encounter Lord Muzan's target so quickly!"
"As long as I bring your flesh back, I'll receive even more blood from Lord Muzan. Then I can initiate a Blood Battle for a change of rank and join the Upper Ranks! Hahaha..."
A sickly, obsessive voice drifted over. Ren immediately looked toward the source and saw a black-haired man standing at the entrance of the office building. The character for "Lower One" was etched into his pale green left eye.
It was none other than Lower Rank One: Enmu!
Standing around Enmu were several powerful Berserk Demons. Upon seeing them, Ren instantly recognized their identities.
They were the former Lower Rank Six, Kyogai; the Arrow Demon, Yahaba; and the Susamaru, the Temari Demon.
Kyogai had a muscular build with six tsuzumi drums embedded in his chest, back, and shoulders.
Yahaba wore a loose kimono with his eyes closed, but he had two crimson eyes embedded in the palms of his hands.
Susamaru was the only female among the three, possessing eight thick, powerful arms, each clutching a blood-red Temari ball.
The aura of these three demons was exceptionally powerful. Clearly, they had also been enhanced by Muzan, turning them into even more formidable Berserk Demons with strength no weaker than the Lower Ranks.
Yet, these three were not the strongest. Behind Enmu stood an even taller figure.
That demon not only possessed a massive, muscular body but was literally fused with modern weaponry like firearms and artillery. Its arms were two giant revolvers, and two mortars were mounted on its back—those two shells from earlier had been fired by it!
Most terrifying of all was the demon's chest, which housed a Gatling grenade launcher!
In the Taisho era, this creature was nothing short of a mobile weapons platform!
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