Without the slightest hesitation, Ren kicked open the door to the broadcasting room and saw Enmu inside, singing a lullaby.
Enmu's face flashed with panic at the sudden intrusion, but he quickly regained his composure. He raised his arm, pointing the back of his hand toward Ren. Surprisingly, another mouth had grown on the back of his hand, and he was using it to perform his hypnosis.
"I never expected my lullaby to be ineffective against you. It seems you have some skill..."
"Blood Demon Art: Whispers of Forced Unconscious Hypnosis!"
Enmu immediately gathered his power. As long as the mouth on his hand uttered the words 'Fall asleep,' anyone would fall into a slumber. Unless they committed suicide within their own dream, they would never wake up for the rest of their lives.
"Sle—"
Just as the mouth on Enmu's hand opened to speak, Ren was even faster!
With a sudden, violent swing of his sword, sword qi erupted like a spiraling gale, enveloping Enmu's arms.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
Accompanied by the sound of a kitchen knife mincing meat, Enmu's arms were shredded into mincemeat by Ren.
"I already know your abilities. Did you think I would give you the chance to use your Blood Demon Art?"
"Fire Combat Technique: Bright Red Blade - Fire Dragon Crimson Lotus Strike!"
Ren dashed toward Enmu. His Nichirin Greatsword rested at his waist before he drew it in a rapid strike reminiscent of Iaijutsu. The greatsword was sharp, heavy, and moved as fast as the wind. After activating the Bright Red Blade, it kicked up a scorching whirlwind.
The air itself seemed to ignite spontaneously. The sword qi manipulated the flames, transforming into a soaring fire dragon that completely swallowed Enmu's head.
Finally, Ren's Nichirin Greatsword swept across Enmu's throat, decapitating him.
"What? How could this..."
"I actually lost? What a miserable nightmare!"
"I clearly already possessed power comparable to the Upper Ranks. Why did I still lose to him..."
"I'm so unwilling! I'm so unwilling! I won't accept this!!!"
Watching his own headless body from an inverted perspective in the air, Enmu realized instantly that Ren had severed his head. His body began to crumble into ash.
"Roar!!!"
Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed. The massive and sturdy Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon had already charged into the broadcasting room.
Ren turned his head sharply, his expression calm and composed. Now that only the Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon remained, he just needed to slay it to leave the police station and return to support Mitsuri and the others.
However, at that moment, a fit of cold, frantic laughter suddenly rang out from behind him.
"Heh... hehehe... Hahahaha!"
As the Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon rushed in, the disintegrating Enmu burst into a fit of mad laughter.
"Hahaha! Brat, do you think you've won?"
"You're wrong—completely wrong! You're coming to hell with me! In the end, your corpse and blood will belong to Lord Muzan! Hahaha..."
"Lord Muzan, your subordinate will surely complete the task you assigned. Please rest assured."
"Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon, use your final move! Level this place to the ground!"
After finishing his words, Enmu's head and body completely vanished into ash. Upon receiving his command, the Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon began to roar hysterically. Its originally pale flesh suddenly turned a deep, vibrant red.
Its body emitted immense heat, causing the temperature in the air to skyrocket.
'A final move... could it be self-destruction?!'
Recalling Enmu's last words, Ren's expression changed instantly. He swung his sword to smash through the wall, attempting to flee the police station.
The broadcasting room's door was blocked by the Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon's massive frame, so he could only use this method.
Although his movements were incredibly fast, he was still one step too late...
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
An earth-shattering explosion soared into the sky. In an instant, the entire police station was swallowed by crimson flames. Just as Enmu had said, it was truly leveled to the ground.
The shockwave from the explosion carried raging flames, expanding outward continuously. Ultimately, everything within a three-hundred-meter radius was affected, and the fires at the police station continued to burn fiercely.
From within those rising flames, a battered figure suddenly burst out—it was Ren. At this moment, he was covered in multiple burns, looking almost like a man made of fire.
He hurriedly rolled on the ground a few times, using the dirt to extinguish the flames on his body before finally breathing a sigh of relief.
"Damn it. I didn't expect that Gun & Cannon Berserk Demon's final move to be so ridiculous. It actually blew the entire police station to ash!"
"I never thought that one day I'd get the same treatment as Muzan."
While complaining, Ren couldn't help but think of Muzan invading the Ubuyashiki estate. Dressed in a high-end custom suit with pockets full of 'ice,' Muzan had barely spoken a few words to the Master before being blown away by the explosives buried underground. The blast nearly sent his soul flying!
"Luckily I ran fast just now, otherwise even if I wasn't killed, I would have been severely burned. If I ended up disfigured, my life would be over..."
Thinking of this, Ren slowly climbed up from the ground. His recovery abilities far surpassed ordinary people; the burn wounds on his body had already begun to heal slowly.
Meanwhile, the roars of Berserk Demons continued to echo from all directions, accompanied by the sounds of intense fighting.
"The Berserk Demons inside the police station have been dealt with. I need to hurry and support Miss Mitsuri and the others..."
With that, Ren grabbed his Nichirin Greatsword, which was still glowing red-hot from the fire, and slowly ran toward the direction of the fighting.
Although he was burned, the injuries weren't enough to render him immobile. While not at his peak, he could still exert sixty to seventy percent of his full strength.
Ultimately, Ren arrived and joined the battle to slay the Berserk Demons.
...
While Ren was locked in a fierce battle with a large number of Berserk Demons, another intense fight was breaking out in the distance at Mount Natagumo.
Giyu and Shinobu were fighting a powerful Berserk Demon. The demon looked like a child of eight or nine years old with short, pale hair.
The eight spider legs growing from his back were particularly eye-catching!
This was Lower Rank Five: Rui.
After being strengthened by Muzan, Rui's strength had improved by leaps and bounds. Even when facing Giyu and Shinobu simultaneously, he did not fall into a disadvantage.
Not far away, more than twenty powerful Spider Berserk Demons were engaged in a fierce battle with the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen.
"Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, tonight is the day you die!"
Before his voice finished echoing, two five-meter-long spider legs lunged toward Giyu and Shinobu.
Seeing the spear-like spider legs approaching menacingly, the two of them refused to be outdone. They immediately used their sword techniques to block Rui's attack.
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance!"
"Insect Breathing, Dance of the Bee Sting: True Flutter!"
Water flowed and insects flew as the two easily blocked Rui's attack. However, the screams of the Demon Slayer swordsmen continued behind them.
Those Spider Berserk Demons not only possessed incredible strength but could also spit toxic webs and corrosive venom. If an ordinary person was touched by even a little, they would be heavily injured and then finished off by the Berserk Demons.
The power of these Berserk Demons was so shocking that Shinobu and the others were caught off guard.
'This won't do. If this continues, the ordinary rank-and-file members will be wiped out. I have to let Shinobu support them.'
'The Lower Rank in front of me is strong, but I should be able to hold him off for a while to buy time for her.'
With this thought, Giyu hurriedly said, "Shinobu, you're just getting in my way here! Go help the others immediately. I can easily win against this guy by myself!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Shinobu was instantly consumed by a thunderous rage, looking as if she had been possessed by Sanemi.
"Mister Tomioka, please just go ahead and die already. Hehe!"
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