Chapter 71: Human Hearts are Treacherous, So-Called Teammates

In the deathly silence, Himejima Gyoumei was the first to move; this strongest man of the current Demon Slayer Corps was completely blind, yet he could still sense that terrifying aura.

"Has Muzan escaped?"

He spoke these words, facing Bai Cangshu.

Bai Cangshu turned around, his gaze sweeping over the few Reincarnators like a sharp blade; each of them reacted differently.

Elizabeth's face was pale, while Liu Qi and the Professor both appeared quite composed.

"That's right, Muzan has escaped, and one of our own has betrayed us, defecting to Kibutsuji Muzan."

Bai Cangshu spoke thus; Elizabeth's mouth twitched twice, but in the end, she did not speak to refute him.

She was not stupid; from Vincent's mysterious movements previously to the sudden attack by "Tao Baibai" tonight, it was clear that the other party was not the honest and simple-minded defender she had in mind.

Moreover, she realized at this moment that as a Reincarnator who had experienced as many, if not more, missions than her, Vincent had always relied on firearms in combat, aside from displaying a Constitution exceeding 10 points.

He had not shown any special expertise or abilities.

Even she herself possessed a powerful trump card; how could a Reincarnator who had managed to survive alone possibly have no special abilities at all?

Not to mention anything else, the trial mission was the world where it was easiest to obtain one's first ability.

As for Liu Qi and the Professor, both possessed unique sensory abilities, and they realized immediately that if Bai Cangshu wanted to kill them for the exposure of his identity as a Special Reincarnator, he would never use such a magnificent ability.

So... there was something wrong with Vincent! Himejima Gyoumei frowned, while Kochou Kanae was the one who stepped forward to Bai Cangshu's side; at this moment, that demon fox vanished with the wind like a dream, as if it had never existed.

Only the massive crater on the ground and that row of completely collapsed houses bore witness to the tragedy that had just occurred.

"Mr. Tao Baibai, your injuries from the previous battle have not yet healed, how could you fight Muzan alone?"

Kochou Kanae was kind-hearted, radiating a simple aura of "I want to save everyone."

Bai Cangshu put away the 【Ghost Source Blood】 and informed everyone of the worst news.

"Muzan has not only escaped, but he will also likely obtain the 【Blue Spider Lily】 from Vincent, thereby overcoming his final weakness—sunlight."

"Therefore... give up, Demon Slayer Corps."

Bai Cangshu's expression was cold, but Kochou Kanae was shaken to her core, and even Himejima Gyoumei's forward movement stiffened.

The Professor's expression changed; he understood the hidden meaning behind this news.

Kibutsuji Muzan would likely become an 【Ultimate Lifeform】 in a certain sense, and it would be nearly impossible for a few paper-tier Reincarnators to kill this kind of Kibutsuji Muzan again.

Therefore, the Reincarnators had to raise the completion rate of the Main Mission as quickly as possible, then settle up and leave.

After his expression shifted several times, the Professor immediately turned and left; he was going to find those Shrine Priests and heads of powerful clans to immediately have them declare their cooperation with the Ubuyashiki Clan to curb the man-eating ghost scourge in Japan from the upper echelons.

To increase the completion rate through this.

Himejima Gyoumei, Kochou Kanae, and the others were still in a state of wavering at this moment.

Their conviction had always been to kill Kibutsuji Muzan and thereby eliminate all ghosts.

But today, this powerful Martial Artist who had personally killed multiple Upper Rank Moons told them that Kibutsuji Muzan could no longer be killed; how could they accept this?

Bai Cangshu walked in front of the few Reincarnators; Liu Qi pressed his hand to his sword, his expression guarded.

Liu Qi was a rather "classical" Reincarnator; in other words, he was the type who valued loyalty and the team over profit.

He believed that this team had gone through a series of battles and had already established a certain level of trust with Elizabeth and the Professor; he would not watch idly as Bai Cangshu killed them.

"Elizabeth, I want information on Vincent, all of it."

Bai Cangshu arrived before this green-haired woman who stood nearly 1.8 meters tall; the distance between the two had reached a dangerously close point, and Elizabeth could even feel the blood-scented breath of "Tao Baibai."

This guy was just like a real beast.

And at this moment, without a doubt, that guy Vincent had provoked this beast in some form.

Elizabeth frowned and stepped back twice, raising her right hand with a dangerous look in her eyes.

"Tao Baibai, you should know that Vincent and I are fixed team members." She suppressed her anger; even if Vincent had selfish motives in this mission, being asked to hand over Vincent's secret information still made Elizabeth feel humiliated.

Liu Qi was the same; he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Elizabeth, the posture of his hand gripping his Tachi having changed without him realizing it. He had practiced the 【Xinyou Sword Technique】 since childhood in reality and already possessed Lv4-level sword mastery upon entering the space.

In the various martial arts schools of Japan, there had been a saying since ancient times about the "Upper Three Dans" or even "Three-fold Dans" in swordsmanship, meaning that one Dan of a swordsman was equivalent to the combat power of three Dans or even three times the level of other schools like Karate.

In close-quarters combat, Liu Qi absolutely possessed breaking-the-rules level lethality.

The corners of Bai Cangshu's mouth curled up, revealing a playful arc as he watched their reactions; he tilted his head slightly, leaning toward Elizabeth's chest.

This action was not to flirt with the other party, nor was it to insult them.

"People always like to persuade themselves by deceiving others."

"Elizabeth, actually you are also doubting Vincent, aren't you? Your heartbeat, your breathing, your pulse... they are all saying so."

Bai Cangshu raised his head, watching the constant changes in Elizabeth's complexion and eyes, seeing through her thoughts completely.

His breathing frequency was quite short at this moment; the realm known as 【Transparent World】 had already shown him through the battle with Kokushibo what this ability could achieve.

At this very moment, Bai Cangshu was forcing out the most secret thoughts in Elizabeth's heart, step by step.

In Bai Cangshu's eyes, Vincent was clearly a person who thought himself clever; although he did not know how he had learned of his plan, Bai Cangshu had never hidden that matter to begin with.

Within the team, the Professor had realized it as well upon seeing the 【Blue Spider Lily】, and Liu Qi and Elizabeth had also received reminders from Bai Cangshu, but all of them retained basic rationality and did not think they could trade with an unprincipled evil ghost like Muzan.

Only Vincent, this guy who looked honest and reliable, was dreaming unrealistic dreams.

And...

Bai Cangshu's eyes were amused; Elizabeth hadn't even shared the information about the 【Blue Spider Lily】 with him; the team of these two was not as solid as it appeared.

Liu Qi turned his head; he could not believe that the two who had always seemed to fight side-by-side, and who had even formed a fixed team, also harbored suspicions toward each other.

This made Liu Qi hesitate about the team combat he had originally longed for.

Bai Cangshu glanced at this man wearing a tattered bamboo hat; the other party's thoughts were truly this simple.

Tsk, for someone like this to have survived until now, he probably does have a few tricks up his sleeve.

In Elizabeth's mind, scene after scene of things Vincent had done that made her suspicious appeared, all finally converging on the prompt from the space just now.

【Double】, this was an ability she had never known about; Vincent had actually been hiding this ability...

Once the seed of doubt appeared, "evidence" would come flooding into her mind.

Elizabeth looked somewhat dejected, her tall figure hunching over.

"I only know his serial number, and his previous codename 【Lu Ziyang】; I'm not sure if that's his real name. He might be from the north of Dongxia, and sometimes he has certain verbal tics. In the space, he..."

"I really don't know any other information about him."

Liu Qi slowly loosened his grip on his sword; Elizabeth appeared flustered, but she had accounted for Vincent's information clearly and in detail.

Bai Cangshu nodded, committing the information provided by Elizabeth to memory one by one.

Vincent, I hope you use all your intelligence and wit to find a way to escape from Muzan's hands, taking that formula of mine with you, and then... wait patiently until I kill you. — Vincent's eyes trembled, but he discovered that his body was completely unable to be controlled by himself.

The next moment, a voice rang out.

"Worm, your parasitic ability is quite interesting, but it seems it is completely unable to hinder the host's mobility."

Kibutsuji Muzan sat on a carriage, with Hantengu driving, traveling under the moonlight.

Kibutsuji Muzan had once again changed into that female form, his scarlet eyes full of smiles.

He looked at the blonde head protruding from his shoulder, thinking about how he should torture the other party in order to obtain that 【Blue Spider Lily】.

Right, let's just turn the other party into my Ghost first...

(End of this chapter)