Chapter 65

On the 90th day since descending into the dungeon, the snowballing advantage is growing ever larger.

"Bai Xue Battle Body v1.0" progress: 17.55% → 39.01%

Number of network hubs (virus computer ghouls): 519,200 → 1,272,400

Proportion of Fusang being cannibalized by "Infinite City: Heaven-Covering Net": 13.75% → 33.66%

Total card draw harvest: 159 SRs, 6 SSRs.

Through Meng Yi's research, it was discovered that SSR-class spatial Blood Demon Arts are basically divided into three major categories: ① Alternate space creation type; ② Coordinate teleportation type; ③ Wormhole technology type.

SR-class spatial Blood Demon Arts are secondary branch extensions of these three major categories.

Meng Yi ordered his high-level cannon fodder subordinates to unite with hundreds of thousands of low-level cannon fodder to capture the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira who were out working, and transform them into virus computer ghouls.

Except for "Wind Hashira: Sanemi Shinazugawa," who awakened an SR-level secondary spatial Blood Demon Art, the rest of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira only possessed the most ordinary body-alienation type Blood Demon Arts.

"Good embryos that should have been able to awaken SSRs wasted so much 'rare blood' potential due to practicing breathing techniques, and could only awaken SRs."

Meng Yi felt listless; having developed for three months, SR-level low-level lab rats were no longer scarce, and there were already six SSR-level high-level lab rats.

The Demon Slayer Corps Hashira-level combat power, captured with such great effort, seemed somewhat tasteless to eat yet a pity to discard.

He casually analyzed the eight-fold muscle density of Love Hashira: Mitsuri Kanroji, and the super digestive organs of Demon Eater: Genya Shinazugawa... storing the relevant data into the "Big Database: Memory Hall."

Mist Hashira: Muichiro Tokito, this blood descendant of Kokushibo, did not show any points that made Meng Yi's eyes light up.

"Wind Hashira: Sanemi Shinazugawa" was packed and sealed into the lab rat warehouse.

The remaining Demon Slayer Corps Hashira-level combat power was incorporated into the ranks of "Upper Moon Demon: High-level Cannon Fodder."

After this incident, the Demon Slayer Corps' Nine Hashira were reduced by six, leaving only Insect Hashira: Shinobu Kocho, Flame Hashira: Kyojuro Rengoku, and Sound Hashira: Tengen Uzui remaining at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, having not gone out.

"The timing is about right; it's time to test the mettle of Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Shiki Ryougi. If we drag it out any longer, Kagaya Ubuyashiki will be done for."

Meng Yi deployed his troops, dispatching Mitsuri Kanroji, Muichiro Tokito, Gyomei Himejima, Genya Shinazugawa, Obanai Iguro, Giyu Tomioka, as well as Kokushibo, Doma, Akaza, Karasu Tengu, and Gyutaro.

A total of 1 D-rank cannon fodder and 10 E+ rank cannon fodder were sent to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters via wormhole transport.

The surveillance screen provided a live broadcast of the whole process; sitting in the Infinite City, Meng Yi could glimpse the overall situation without having to go out, his villainous boss aura growing increasingly thick.

In the dead of night, the mountain forest lacked even the slightest sound of birds, insects, or beasts; a deathly silence shrouded the base that the Demon Slayer Corps guarded so strictly.

"Cough, cough, cough—!!"

From within a wooden building came a violent cough that sounded as if it were going to cough up lungs.

Dim lights were ignited; Kagaya Ubuyashiki, whose breath was as thin as gossamer, refused his wife's attempt to wipe the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth.

"Quick... quickly go... call... Miss Ryougi, Kyojuro, Tengen, Shinobu, and Tanjiro here..."

"Something... something big has happened..."

"I... cannot... hold on... for... much longer..."

The disfigured half of Kagaya Ubuyashiki's face rotted rapidly, black filthy blood flowed from his blind eyes, and the fire of his life was visibly weakening.

His wife did not dare to be careless; she hurriedly threw on her clothes and used 'crow messaging' to have the people her husband mentioned come quickly.

After a flurry of activity, in less than half an hour, everyone Kagaya Ubuyashiki mentioned had arrived at the Demon Slayer Corps leader's room.

"Leader, you!!"

Seeing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's miserable appearance, the more emotional Kyojuro Rengoku had tears streaming down his face.

Shinobu Kocho and Tengen Uzui also clenched their fists tightly, wishing they could bear the suffering and torture for their leader.

The fledgling Tanjiro Kamado sat in the corner with his wooden box on his back, looking lost and helpless.

The capable and dashing Shiki Ryougi frowned; her bare hand under the wide kimono sleeve gripped her short blade, and a sudden ominous premonition arose in her heart.

"Mr. Ubuyashiki, why did you call us here in the middle of the night?"

Shiki Ryougi got straight to the point, drawing angry glares from the Sound, Insect, and Flame Hashira.

With his wife's help, Kagaya Ubuyashiki struggled to sit upright on his sickbed and rebuked his three subordinates.

"Do... not... be... rude... to... Miss Ryougi!"

Perhaps it was a final burst of energy, but Kagaya Ubuyashiki's mental state seemed slightly better.

"Time is short, so I will keep it brief."

"I saw Mitsuri, Muichiro, Gyomei, Sanemi, Genya, Obanai, and Giyu; they have all been killed by evil demons."

As soon as these words were spoken, the small room instantly erupted in chaos.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki tremblingly raised his hand to stop the crowd's clamor.

"Run! Run quickly! The evil demons are coming!"

"The Demon Slayer Corps headquarters has been exposed; you must run to the Swordsmith Village to rebuild the Demon Slayer Corps."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki, whose life was nearing its end, turned his head and looked straight at Shiki Ryougi.

"Miss Ryougi, your talent is a hundred times greater than everyone else's... you will surely be able to end the scourge of evil demons and sever the tangled thousand-year grudge."

"After I die, if Miss Ryougi feels that Kiriya's talent is insufficient, you may take on the role of Demon Slayer Corps leader yourself, leading the Demon Slayer Corps to break through the darkness and pursue that glimmer of dawn before the morning light."

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Shiki Ryougi was stunned for a moment; the sudden "entrusting of orphans" caught this high school girl off guard.

After a long silence, the excellent upbringing of the demon-slaying family allowed Shiki Ryougi to quickly regain her composure, and she opened her lips slightly to say: "Alright, I understand."

It has been three months since the second dungeon mission began!

Except for hunting a few demons at the very beginning, there had been no gains in the eighty-plus days since.

Shiki Ryougi also sensed the troublesome nature of the players on the opposing side.

She wanted to fight, but the enemy wouldn't fight her at all.

Having the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" but nowhere to use them, the feeling of looking around with a drawn blade and feeling lost was incredibly uncomfortable.

Receiving the affirmative answer, the breath Kagaya Ubuyashiki had been holding dissipated; he collapsed into his wife's arms, saying with a smile on his lips: "Run, run quickly."

"Even though the enemy is incredibly powerful, I believe that as long as Miss Ryougi is here, evil will never be able to defeat justice!"

After speaking, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's lifeless eyes slowly closed, and he burned out and died.

Not far away, a spatial wormhole opened.

The D-rank Kokushibo took the lead, with 10 E+ rank Upper Moon cannon fodder following closely behind, surrounding the Demon Slayer Corps leader's residence from the outside.

*Sniff—sniff—*

Tanjiro Kamado, with his keen sense of smell, felt beads of sweat the size of beans slide down his forehead one after another, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.

"No! Run! So strong! So many powerful enemies!"

"Boom—!"

Kokushibo drew his blade, and the double-layered exoskeleton armor on his right arm deformed and proliferated.

A forty-meter-long alienated blade slashed down vertically, directly shattering the wooden building.

Dust billowed, and rubble scattered.

Shiki Ryougi hurriedly raised her short blade to block; her rainbow-glowing Mystic Eyes saw the death lines of the alienated blade, and she took the opportunity to cut the death lines, causing the deformed alienated blade to decay and wither.

The bright moon hung in the sky; through the cold moonlight, both camps saw the faces of the opposite side.

"Mitsuri, Muichiro, Gyomei, Obanai, Giyu, Genya, what are you doing?!!"