"Lower Moon One, is it?"
Ren snorted coldly. "I already know what that coward Muzan is after. He wants my flesh and blood so he can finally overcome the sun! He created all these Berserk Demons because he knows I'm part of the Demon Slayer Corps. He knew that as soon as they appeared, I would take the bait!"
As he spoke, Ren drew the Nichirin Greatsword from his back and pointed it at Enmu and the gathered Berserk Demons.
"But your goals will never be realized. Forget a mere Lower Moon One—even if the entire Twelve Kizuki were mobilized at once, I wouldn't feel a shred of fear! On the contrary, I will wipe you out one by one until every last Berserk Demon is purged from this world!"
"To dare call Lord Muzan a coward... you ignorant brat..."
Enmu, the ultimate Muzan sycophant, was instantly enraged. He roared in a fit of fury, "You arrogant child! Then why don't you just try it!"
"Hmph, arrogance requires talent, and I just happen to have plenty!"
The moment the words left his lips, Ren swung his Nichirin Greatsword and charged toward Enmu and the other demons.
At that moment, Enmu glanced at Kyogai beside him and commanded, "Kyogai, do it!"
"As you command!"
Thump!
Kyogai struck the drums embedded in his body with force. In an instant, the world flipped and the surrounding space twisted violently.
When Ren regained his senses, he found that he had been transported from the first-floor corridor of the office building into an unknown office room.
'Is this Kyogai's Blood Demon Art?'
Ren whispered to himself. Kyogai was often called a "Little Nakime." Within an enclosed space, he could control the rotation of the room or change the direction of gravity. He could even do what he just did: instantly teleport people from one room in the building to another!
Compared to Nakime, who could directly manipulate the entire Infinity Castle, Kyogai's ability was certainly much weaker. However, in the entire world of Demon Slayer, he and Nakime were the only two demons who possessed space-type Blood Demon Arts.
'That aside, where exactly am I?'
Ren immediately went to the window to confirm his position. Just then, he suddenly spotted the Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon perched on the roof of the opposite office building.
Two mortars were aimed directly at his current location. Two shells immediately shrieked out of the barrels.
Boom! Boom!
"Holy crap!"
Seeing the two shells incoming, Ren quickly dragged a heavy metal desk over and dove underneath it. He pulled a chair in front of him to provide as much protection as possible.
The shells smashed through the window and slammed into the office wall, detonating instantly. For a moment, the office was filled with a lethal storm of shrapnel.
Fortunately, because Ren had hidden under the desk in advance, he managed to emerge unscathed.
"Phew, that was close..."
Ren breathed a sigh of relief. Even though his physique was extraordinary, he didn't dare test his flesh and blood against the direct blast of mortar shells.
[SYSTEM: DETECTED HOST EVADED THE SHELL BOMBARDMENT AT A CRITICAL MOMENT. SPEED +1, CONSTITUTION +2, FIVE SENSES +1]
"A four-point attribute boost? That's an unexpected bonus!"
Ren's eyes lit up at the system notification. For him now, four attribute points were quite significant. Even so, he didn't want to make a habit of being bombarded by artillery.
'That Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon is too troublesome. I have to find a way to take it out...'
"Roar!"
While Ren was thinking, five Berserk Demons armed with police rifles appeared out of thin air inside the office.
Clearly, the thirty Berserk Demons that had been blown to bits by the previous shells had already regenerated and were now being teleported into this room by Kyogai.
"Hmph, you think five Berserk Demons are enough to deal with me? You're looking down on me far too much!"
Before the words fully landed, Ren lunged forward, swinging his Nichirin Greatsword at the five demons. As he swung with all his might, the heavy blade instantly transformed into a Bright Red Blade, slashing through the throats of the five demons.
"Wind Combat Technique: Bright Red Blade - Fire Dance Whirlwind!"
Boom! Boom!
Just after Ren's horizontal slash decapitated the five demons in a single strike, the deafening sound of mortar fire rang out again.
It turned out those five demons were merely bait. The moment Ren crawled out from under the desk, the Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon across the way fired immediately.
"I can't stay here!"
Seeing the shells incoming, Ren didn't hesitate. He kicked open the office door and bolted into the hallway.
In the corridor, Kyogai was already lying in wait. The remaining twenty-five Berserk Demons were ambushing him from both sides of the hallway.
Seeing Ren rush out, a cruel sneer appeared on Kyogai's face. He waved his hand and ordered, "Fire!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense hail of bullets whistled through the air, trapping Ren in a pincer attack from both sides.
"Not good!"
Ren's expression changed. He accelerated toward a window on his left, intending to leap out of the building. Even though they were on the third floor, his physical condition meant he could land safely without injury.
But Kyogai seemed to have anticipated his move. He struck the drums located at the joints of his limbs.
Amidst a flurry of drumbeats, the hallway began to rotate incessantly. Even the gravity in the corridor shifted constantly—up, down, left, right.
Fortunately, because the gravity was shifting irregularly, the velocity of the bullets slowed down significantly, creating an opening for Ren!
"Now! Wind Combat Technique: Whirlwind Dance!"
Ren kicked up a violent gale, blowing away all the incoming bullets. He then triggered Instant Lightning Flash, closing the distance to Kyogai with thunderous speed.
"What..."
Kyogai's face paled. He had originally rotated the space to prevent Ren from escaping through the window, but he hadn't expected Ren to turn that tactic against him.
"This is what they call being outsmarted by your own cleverness! Former Lower Moon Six, let me send you to hell!"
"Earth Combat Technique: Bright Red Blade - Flame Meteor!"
The glowing red Nichirin Greatsword cleaved through Kyogai's neck. The former Lower Moon Six fell right then and there.
He wasn't finished yet. After dealing with Kyogai, Ren did not spare the remaining rifle-wielding Berserk Demons, slaughtering them all without exception.
Kyogai's constant shifting of the space had left these lesser demons disoriented; they didn't possess Ren's agile movement techniques. Consequently, in a matter of moments, Ren had decapitated the remaining demons.
'Kyogai and these small fry are dead. That just leaves Enmu, Yahaba, Susamaru, and that Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon.'
For Ren, the others were manageable, but the Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon was extremely thorny. After all, this was his first time fighting a demon equipped with mortars and Gatling guns.
With that thought, he hurried toward the rooftop of the opposite office building. But just then, the sound of rushing wind pierced the air.
Turning around, he saw eight blood-colored temari handballs the size of basketballs screaming toward him. Two figures, a man and a woman, crashed through a window and landed behind Ren.
They were Yahaba and Susamaru.
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