◇ I'll be dropping one bonus chapters for every 10 reviews.
◇ One bonus chapter will be released for every 100 Power Stones. or 500 Collections
◇ You can read 40 chapter ahead on P@treon . if you're interested: patreon.com/Heroicverse
------------------------------------------------
"Fire Serpent, clear the way!"
Little Goku waved his hand, shooting out another Fire Serpent, intending to burn through the spider silk controlling the puppets.
However, this time it didn't succeed, as the puppets easily dodged the Fire Serpent.
After all, they were Geng-rank Demon Slayer Corps members, and their bodies were much stronger than the previous Demon Slayer Corps members.
Moreover, the Fire Serpent's speed wasn't fast to begin with, and the female demon controlling the puppets had also prepared in advance this time.
"Go help!"
Seeing that the Fire Serpent had no effect, Sanda was about to call the remaining able-bodied Demon Slayer Corps members to help Little Goku fight.
But as he lifted his foot, he found that Little Goku was gone.
Immediately after, the dozen or so controlled Demon Slayer Corps members all collapsed to the ground.
"Uncle Sanda, first take them aside to rest. After I deal with this guy, I'll help them heal."
Little Goku tossed aside the spider silk in his hand and stood opposite the last puppet.
Since the Fire Serpent had been dodged, he used a simpler and more brutal method: he directly went over and forcibly ripped all the spider silk connected to the puppets with his bare hands.
As for this last headless demon puppet, he thought it should have some strength and wanted to spar with it.
"Swish!"
The headless demon's hands, which had transformed into dual blades, swiftly slashed towards Little Goku's neck while he was speaking.
Little Goku ducked to evade the dual blades, stepped forward, grabbed the headless demon's arm, and delivered a powerful kick to its stomach.
A powerful explosion of air resounded.
The headless demon's two arms immediately tore apart, and its entire upper body was directly blown apart.
Then, it just collapsed.
"..."
Little Goku tilted his head, a hint of disappointment on his face.
He thought this headless demon should have been strong, but he didn't expect it to be so weak, breaking apart with one hit.
"So strong!"
The remaining conscious Demon Slayer Corps members in the back couldn't help but widen their eyes.
The sight of the headless demon being torn apart by hand clearly shocked them.
"Then let me see where your true body is?"
Discovering that the headless demon was just for show, Little Goku closed his eyes and began to use his ki to search for the real demon behind it.
"Found it!"
Opening his eyes, Little Goku quickly instructed Sanda, then his figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.
"Sanda-senpai, who is he?"
Seeing Little Goku disappear into thin air, the Demon Slayer Corps members were once again stunned. After a while, Murata, who was closest to Sanda, asked curiously.
Sanda put his hands behind his back and puffed out his chest:
"He might be the strongest Hashira our Demon Slayer Corps will ever have!"
On a giant rock not far away, seeing all her puppets destroyed and even her strongest puppet easily dealt with, the female demon's face showed a look of despair.
"It's all Rui's fault. It's because he came to scare me that I was in such a hurry."
Her mission given by Rui had failed, and she could imagine what kind of punishment she would receive in the end; she would definitely be hung on a wall and Goku-dried to death.
"Hey, ma'am, you're the demon who was controlling the puppets just now, right?"
Little Goku's voice suddenly rang out behind the female demon. Her body immediately trembled, and she quickly turned around.
"It's over, I'm going to die."
Seeing Little Goku had found her, the female demon knew she was finished.
Because her true body's combat ability wasn't strong; her strength relied entirely on her Blood Demon Art that could control puppets.
This boy in front of her could kill her strongest puppet with one blow, so he could naturally kill her easily.
"It seems it's you. I want to spar with you."
Little Goku assumed a fighting stance.
However, the female demon had no will to fight at this moment. She lowered her hands and murmured:
"Kill me. It's better to die. Death is liberation; then I can finally relax."
Seeing the female demon in a state of waiting for death, Little Goku was at a loss for what to do for a moment.
If the female demon resisted, he would kill her without hesitation.
Just now, quite a few Demon Slayer Corps members had died at the hands of this female demon.
But if the female demon didn't resist, it would be difficult. He couldn't just kill someone who had already surrendered, could he?
A martial artist shouldn't do that.
Flashing in front of the female demon, Little Goku placed his hand on her head, staring into her eyes, and began to cast the Legilimency spell.
He wanted to see the female demon's memories.
With his level of Legilimency, he shouldn't have been able to read memories deep within a person's brain.
But if that person offered no resistance at all, then it was a different story.
"How detestable!"
A moment later, Little Goku withdrew his hand, his face filled with anger.
The female demon was originally a girl from an ordinary family, who later married a husband who loved her very much.
She could have given birth to children and lived a happy and fulfilling life, but she unfortunately encountered Kibutsuji Muzan.
Kibutsuji Muzan turned the female demon into a demon.
After becoming a demon, the female demon lost most of her human memories and, out of instinct, killed and ate her beloved husband and the people of the entire village.
Later, she was discovered and hunted by the Demon Slayer Corps, fled to Mt. Natagumo, became Rui's mother, and began a miserable life dominated by Rui.
"I'll hand you over to the Demon Slayer Corps to deal with."
Little Goku looked at the female demon, extended his hand, and cast a Stupefy Curse at her, causing her to fall unconscious.
The female demon was pitiful, but after becoming a demon, her personality became twisted and perverse, and she did indeed kill and eat many innocent people, especially torturing and killing many Demon Slayer Corps members.
So he thought it was more appropriate to hand the female demon over to the Demon Slayer Corps to handle.
"Let me see what kind of strength Lower Rank Five has."
Teleporting back to Sanda's side, Little Goku handed the female demon to Sanda.
"This is the demon who was controlling things from behind. I'm leaving her to you all to deal with. I'm going to the mountaintop; there's a Lower Rank Five demon there."
"Lower Rank Five!!!"
Hearing Little Goku's words, Sanda and the others immediately broke out in cold sweat.
Although they had speculated before, they didn't expect there to actually be a Twelve Kizuki demon on this mountain.
"Goku, don't be reckless. A Twelve Kizuki demon is not something we can handle. We'll wait here; a Hashira should arrive soon for support."
Seeing Little Goku about to go challenge the Lower Rank Five demon alone, Sanda immediately stepped forward to persuade him.
Little Goku was indeed very strong and had many strange abilities, but he felt that compared to a true Hashira, he was still far inferior.
Naturally, he couldn't be a match for a Twelve Kizuki.
With such a major incident on Mt. Natagumo, he believed that headquarters would definitely send a Hashira for support.
So waiting for support here was the best option at the moment.
"You all rest well here. I'll be back soon."
Little Goku waved his hand, and his figure flashed as he rushed towards the mountaintop.
Seeing this, Sanda gritted his teeth and said to all the Demon Slayer Corps members who could still fight:
"All Gui-rank members stay and take care of the injured. The rest follow me to the mountaintop for support."
He put down the unconscious female demon, then enhanced his strength with breathing techniques and, without hesitation, chopped off the female demon's head with a single slash.
On the other side, with Little Goku running at full speed, he quickly covered twenty kilometers and arrived in front of a house on the mountaintop.
And here, a fierce battle was taking place.
Three boys and one girl were fighting two demons, one tall and one short, while another demon stood leisurely by, watching the battle.
Through the previous female demon's memories, Little Goku knew that the demon standing leisurely was Rui, Lower Rank Five.
And the two demons, one tall and one short, were the father and older sister from the 'family' game...