Chapter 70: Ghost Source Blood

Vincent, or rather Lu Zeyu, never believed that a person would remain unchanged.

Just like himself, originally a conscientious employee of a large corporation, holding a job that could be called a golden rice bowl, his daily routine was always unchanging.

But one day, while on a routine that could not have been more routine, he had a whim to visit an underground shopping street next to the station, and in a poorly cleaned public restroom, he took a look at that mirror covered in grime.

His life was thoroughly changed.

He obtained an opportunity, an opportunity that transcended all unchanging routines and social classes; Lu Zeyu became a Reincarnator.

But the power of imagination did not descend immediately; replacing it were endless death missions and crises.

Lu Zeyu sank once again; he used the "talent" for reading people and disguising himself that he had cultivated over many years to build himself into the type of teammate everyone in the space needed—a 【Defense Specialization】 Reincarnator.

With the highest mortality rate and the least rewards, no one was willing to become this kind of Reincarnator, but everyone wanted their teammates to be this kind of Reincarnator.

Vincent began to receive a certain amount of attention.

He used this opportunity to find himself a teammate with considerable potential—a woman who called herself 【Elizabeth】.

Vincent noticed the woman's Arrogance; he did not loathe Arrogance; on the contrary, people who could maintain the emotion of 【Arrogance】 in this space usually possessed considerable talent.

Talent meant opportunity, and meant resources.

Past experiences made Vincent subconsciously strive to stay by the woman's side, and for this, he did not even hesitate to cover the rear for her in various missions, or even block some attacks.

He gained the woman's trust and began to build rapport in their fixed team time and again.

Lu Zeyu felt that the opportunity to change his fate as a Reincarnator might soon arrive.

In fact, this opportunity came even faster than he had imagined; he had thought that after a few more missions and completely gaining Elizabeth's trust, he could complete a perfect kill in the real world and seize everything of hers.

But in this mission, Lu Zeyu unexpectedly obtained an even better opportunity.

After that terrifying Special Reincarnator "Tao Baibai" made the horrific decision to burn the mountain, Lu Zeyu, who had been prepared to stay on the side of the Demon Slayer Corps to provide support while avoiding the front-line battlefield, used the optical instrument left to him by the team to observe "Tao Baibai" snatching a 【Blue Spider Lily】 before the fire spread.

At that moment, it was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind, and he inexplicably understood the other party's intentions in an instant.

Perhaps Lu Zeyu was already very good at guessing a leader's intentions, but at this instant, he was very certain that "Tao Baibai" was indeed hiding the 【Blue Spider Lily】 to strike a deal with Kibutsuji Muzan.

"Tao Baibai" wanted to play both sides!

The other party wanted to get the reward from the Demon Slayer Corps side, while simultaneously wanting to use Kibutsuji Muzan's unprincipled and bottomless personality to seize Kibutsuji Muzan's reward!

Lu Zeyu's heart pounded; he rushed into the cliffside almost instinctively, and before the sea of fire arrived, he successfully found a 【Blue Spider Lily】 to hide.

Afterwards, having left the team, Lu Zeyu seemed to have been enlightened; he realized in the dark that this mission would be the opportunity for his rise.

Although Kibutsuji Muzan was 【Human Scum】 with no principles or bottom line, Lu Zeyu understood that even such a Kibutsuji Muzan would certainly be more willing to trade with him than with someone like "Tao Baibai" who possessed 【Ripple Qigong】.

After Lu Zeyu handed over with the Demon Slayer Corps that night, he sped to Kyoto and had been waiting for the best opportunity.

Although he claimed to be a 【Defense Specialization】 Reincarnator, he actually did not have the ability to support it, but because the demand for various survival skills in the space was extremely high, this point was not doubted by others.

His Constitution stat was indeed the highest among several items, reaching 13 points.

Lu Zeyu's biggest trump card was the Superpower called 【Double】, which came from the special agent 【Compound V】 of 【The Boys World】; after the space's adjustment, it tended to be stable, the side effects were removed, and at the same time, the ability was restricted, only able to parasitize individuals whose 【Constitution】 did not exceed his own.

Moreover, after using 【Double】, if the other party's 【Spirit】 attribute was higher than his own, it was possible for the other party to seize the initiative.

It was an ability Lu Zeyu dared not easily use on Reincarnators.

At this moment, he was parasitizing the body of an ordinary geisha in Kyoto, waiting for an excellent opportunity from the shadows.

At the moment Kibutsuji Muzan was about to reach a deal with "Tao Baibai", he decisively appeared, holding the 【Blue Spider Lily】, and said loudly:

"Lord Muzan, perhaps you do not need to trade with him."

Boom! Vincent's gaze was still fixed on Muzan, who was showing an expression of wild joy, and he felt in his heart that he was right; compared to "Tao Baibai", Muzan was indeed more willing to cooperate with him. But, a foul-smelling, icy wind whistled up beside his ear, and the Kyoto under the night sky seemed to darken in an instant.

At the very last moment, Vincent realized something; he looked up, only to see an incomparably huge mouth, crashing down towards him—no, it should be said, biting down towards the entire street.

At the final moment of his consciousness, Vincent only felt a stream of cold blood piercing into his neck.

Boom!

The exquisite wooden street block and the stone road were completely shattered in an instant; the terrifying giant fox, with just one strike, completely pulverized everything within a range of several hundred meters.

A whole row of streets completely disappeared; that terrifying demon fox had its mouth wide open as if to swallow the earth directly, and its body was covered in scarlet eyes.

The terrifying commotion instantly attracted everyone's attention, especially the Professor and others, who were already very wary of "Tao Baibai"; such a huge commotion, apart from those Upper Rank Moons, only the other party could create.

Himejima Gyoumei appeared first, and Kochou Kanae appeared together with the Professor and other Reincarnators.

"Has Muzan appeared?!"

"What is this... Monster..."

Everyone was highly tense, but the source of the tension was not consistent.

Elizabeth's face was pale; she saw a clear team notification.

【Team member YU15169987 (Vincent) has been attacked; based on the difference in Spirit power between the two sides, you have obtained partial information.】

【Reincarnator XX53562211 (Tao Baibai) has launched an attack on your team member; YU15169987 (Vincent) has fallen into a near-death state.】

【YU15169987 (Vincent) has used the ability · Double; YU15169987 (Vincent) is currently in a restricted state.】

That guy Tao Baibai, is he really going to make a move on us?!

She subconsciously wanted to raise the firearm in her hand, but the Professor suddenly pressed his hand on Elizabeth's arm, and Liu Qi also blocked in front of her with his sword hilt at the same time.

Bai Cangshu stood under the feet of the demon fox.

Inside the fox's mouth, Kibutsuji Muzan's mangled body struggled continuously, but this terrifying demon fox suddenly shook its head, and the earth shook violently again.

The unrivaled violence made Kibutsuji Muzan realize the defeat of the day.

"Ha, I have lost today, but you and I both understand that from now on, you will no longer be my nemesis."

"Rest assured, I will properly prepare that greedy Worm; let this Source Blood be a gift from me to you, the person who gave me a little bit of pain for the last time before I ascend."

Plop! Bai Cangshu pulled his hand out of Kibutsuji Muzan's chest, revealing a blood-red solidified fat that looked like amber.

【You have obtained the item, Ghost Source Blood (Purple)】

"Tsk, stop putting on an act, Muzan; this is not a gift, this is the witness of your fear of me."

"You."

Bai Cangshu pressed his left index finger against the center of Muzan's brow, a mocking smile appearing on his face.

"Because of your fear of me, you prepared this tribute of defeat before appearing today, didn't you?"

"As for that worm who stole my tribute, ha, rest assured, Muzan, he will escape from your hands and, in the end, die by mine."

Pfft! With a flick of Bai Cangshu's wrist, his index finger pierced into Muzan's skull.

This body of Muzan slowly ceased all movement.

(End of chapter)