Chapter 66

The faces of the exoskeleton armor were not covered, and the familiar yet strange faces made the anger of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira-level combatants surge uncontrollably.

"Target locked, annihilation mode activated—"

Bone masks covered their faces, and cold mechanical voices came from the mouths of the Upper Moon cannon fodder.

The D-rank Kokushibo possessed a certain degree of autonomy. His six eyes, filled with rising battle intent, locked firmly onto Shiki Ryougi, and he grinned and laughed, "She's mine!"

The ten E+ rank cannon fodder, unified under the command of the "Infinite City: Heaven-Covering Net," did not respond.

Sharing vision and thought, the high-level cannon fodder cooperated tacitly, besieging Kyojuro Rengoku, Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Tengen Uzui, Shinobu Kocho, and other Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

This was not a battle at all; it was a one-sided massacre.

With everyone at E+ rank, double-layered exoskeleton armor + Blood Demon Art + Demon Slayer Mark + Transparent World + perfect coordination, how could the Demon Slayer Corps fight?

……

Consequently, far away in the Infinite City, Meng Yi issued an order, and the ten E+ rank demons began to go easy on them.

After all, this battle was not meant to annihilate the Demon Slayer Corps or end the thousand-year grudge.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's "Limited: Future Prediction" had been tested.

The result was indeed very "limited." He only saw relevant images of Hashira-level combatants being captured and demon vanguards attacking, but did not see the erosion of Fusang by the "Infinite City: Heaven-Covering Net."

Perhaps Kagaya Ubuyashiki saw it, but he dared not say it.

Placing his hope in Shiki Ryougi's instant-death ability and Meng Yi's cat-and-mouse mentality, they could still live; speaking it out would only lead to a dead end.

"Ten E+ rank cannon fodder, one D- rank cannon fodder, how much of Shiki Ryougi's level can be tested?"

Meng Yi, distracted by watching the live broadcast, tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of his chair.

Just now, in the first clash between Kokushibo and Shiki Ryougi, the undiluted D-rank attack was cut to death by Shiki Ryougi, showing no real substance.

"Then continue."

……

The Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen covered the retreat of Kagaya Ubuyashiki's wife and children.

Paying a painful price of 90% casualties, they struggled to break through the blockade of the ten Upper Moon cannon fodder.

Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, in order to contain the enemy and cover the retreat of the leader's wife and children, fought to the death without retreating, and was pierced through the heart by Akaza, getting exactly what he asked for.

The hastily fighting Insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho and Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui, lacking prior preparation of poisons and explosives, had pitifully limited combat power, barely reaching E- rank, not even performing as well as the empowered Tanjiro Kamado.

Tanjiro Kamado burned the "World Origin" remaining in his body, achieved enlightenment of the Sun Breathing technique at the brink of death, awakened the "Demon Slayer Mark" + "Transparent World," leaped to E+ combat power, and assisted Shinobu Kocho in beheading the Upper Moon cannon fodder Doma.

Doma's death was not within Meng Yi's range of concern.

It was just cannon fodder; if they died, they died. A large batch of E+ rank cannon fodder could be manufactured at any time.

The remaining nine E+ rank Upper Moon demons did not pursue, only stopping after killing the Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui, who was skilled in large-scale explosive destruction.

They let Shinobu Kocho, Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Kanao Tsuyuri, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's wife and children, and the remaining Demon Slayer Corps small fry escape.

While the E+ rank cannon fodder were bullying the weak, Kokushibo, who was fighting Shiki Ryougi, gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Shiki Ryougi's body strength was roughly E+ rank, but her "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" were unreasonable. Kokushibo dared not let Shiki Ryougi get close, so he could only keep his distance and fight a war of attrition.

The remaining nine E+ rank cannon fodder joined the core battlefield, assisting Kokushibo in sealing off Shiki Ryougi's escape route, forcing Shiki Ryougi to use more of her trump cards as much as possible.

Not using them? No trump cards?

Then come to the Infinite City to be a lab rat.

……

"Damn it."

The short-haired girl in a kimono gritted her teeth. Suppressing the D-rank Kokushibo with an E+ rank comprehensive evaluation, she had already exhausted all her strength.

The enemy seemed to know the information about the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" and didn't give her a chance to get close at all. The nine newly joined enemies increased her pressure even further.

"Reversal: Death Curse Body."

The short blade cut through her palm, and bright red blood clung to the edge of the blade.

Dense, black tadpole-like curse patterns spread to every corner of her body, and her aura gradually increased.

E+ rank → D- rank → D rank → D+ rank → C- rank!

In the first dungeon, Shiki Ryougi obtained a C-rank comprehensive evaluation.

Through the Paradise's direct enhancement zone, she used 1 "C-rank World Origin Crystal" to buy a branch expansion skill.

The other "C-rank World Origin Crystal" was used in the trading zone to buy a C-rank quality extraordinary short blade from a Fifth Rank player.

This was also the reason why she could bluff and scare off Flandre Scarlet.

Significantly improving her physical fitness in a short time, Shiki Ryougi's strength and speed were elevated to a level that the 10 demons couldn't reach.

"1 second, slaughter you all!"

The kimono girl's eyes revealed a ruthless look. The white figure moving at supersonic speed passed by like a gale, and the exploding circles of sound waves devastated the ruins of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters for the second time.

Limbs flew, heads were severed, death lines were cut, blood flowed like a river……

The double-layered exoskeleton armor that could withstand the slashing of Tanjiro Kamado's Sun Breathing technique was no stronger than a thin piece of paper under Shiki Ryougi's blade.

After one second, the ten demons that had formed a circle bloomed like petals, fell to the ground, and turned into ashes.

The pure white kimono was stained with red plum blossoms; the ukiyo-e of death and slaughter was beautiful.

Shiki Ryougi knelt on one knee, leaning on the extraordinary short blade, and immediately released the death curse form.

To avoid any potential reinforcements the enemy might have, the kimono girl supported her body, which was nearing its limit, and staggered away from the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

……

Infinite City.

All eleven high-level cannon fodder were scrapped, and the live broadcast turned into a snowy black screen.

Not long after, the modified version of the network hub flying in the sky resumed surveillance, but it had already lost track of Shiki Ryougi in the vast sea of forest.

"Normal physical fitness E+, used trump card C-, is that all there is?"

Shiki Ryougi used her trump card, but it was far from reaching Meng Yi's psychological expectations. Why didn't the miraculous "Root Form" appear?

"The possibility that she is still hiding cannot be ruled out……"

Meng Yi raised his hand to push his glasses, and data streams flickered in his eyes.

"Assuming the enemy is stronger, Shiki Ryougi's limit burst state is assumed to have C+ rank body strength, and the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" can still pose a threat to me."

"It is impossible to determine whether "100% Power: Life Field" can withstand the instant-death judgment, and it is uncertain which has a higher priority, her "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" or my "Cell-level Immortality"."

"But solving Shiki Ryougi is also simple; continue to dispatch E+~D- rank cannon fodder to fight a war of attrition, and exhaust her until she dies."

Meng Yi shook his head and rejected this wasteful usage.

"Too wasteful; it's better to slowly shear the wool of the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception"."

"Lengthening the timeline, I, who am snowballing, will become stronger and stronger."

"Mediocre people who stand still will only be surpassed by me, until they can no longer see my back."