Chapter 105: Brutalize Douma, behead Douma!

Zao Sect Kui Zhi

Clang! Clang! Clang—!!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" A swordsmith stood on the watchtower, holding a hammer and striking the alarm bell, the sound echoing throughout the entire village.

Warning everyone that the Swordsmith Village was in crisis.

"Protect the heads of each household, take out the Pillars' Nichirin Swords, and coordinate with the village chief to evacuate—!!"

The explosion from just a moment ago, combined with the sound of gunfire, naturally led them to suspect that the Swordsmith Village might have been exposed and that evil demons were attacking!

At the same time, inside the village chief's room, several Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen stationed in the village for patrols, along with some swordsmiths, were holding weapons, shielding the village chief, and preparing to evacuate him to a safe area.

"Village Chief, you evacuate to a safe place first; leave this to us!"

"Yes, Village Chief, your forging technique is the best in the village; you should evacuate to a safe place with everyone else first!"

However, the village chief shook his head and said, "First, protect the Nichirin Swords of those Pillar-level swordsmen. As long as those Nichirin Swords are protected, they will have a chance to behead more evil demons!"

Even at this critical juncture, what the village chief thought of was still protecting those Nichirin Swords, especially the Nichirin Swords of the Pillar-level swordsmen.

Seeing this, the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen exchanged glances.

Immediately, regardless of whether the village chief was willing or not, they carried the village chief on their backs and quickly evacuated to a safe place.

Several other swordsmiths went to retrieve the already forged Nichirin Swords, tied them up with cloth strips, carried them on their backs, and followed the swordsmen to evacuate.

"Hurry, hurry! The Swordsmith Village is under attack! Everyone in the village is in danger, provide support immediately! Provide support immediately!"

Mitsuri, who was patrolling her own area, received an emergency notification from the Kasugai Crow and, guided by the crow, immediately set off for the Swordsmith Village.

What Mitsuri did not expect was that the area she was responsible for was actually so close to the location of the Swordsmith Village; this would significantly reduce the travel distance and allow her to reach the Swordsmith Village faster.

"That really gave me a scare! Alright, I have to do my best too!!"

"Zero, I'm coming—!!"

Tanjiro looked at the two Upper Rank Four demons in front of him, the inexplicable pressure making cold sweat stream down his face.

"They actually split!"

Just a moment ago, while he was sleeping, Tokito Muichiro had come to find him, asking if he knew the swordsmith Tecchin Tecchikawahara.

Tanjiro naturally answered that he did and said he would take him along to find him.

Muichiro was originally very puzzled, not understanding why Tanjiro cared so much about others.

Clearly, he himself had things to do; why help him?

And Tanjiro's answer was very simple, telling Muichiro that helping others made him happy too.

Helping others is a joy, and in the end, one will also receive a reward.

These words immediately caused Muichiro to fall into some kind of memory, and the fog in his mind dissipated much more.

But just at that moment, the wooden door was pulled open.

A hand like a withered tree branch reached in, and then an old man with a swollen forehead and a pair of demon horns walked in.

Seeing this, Muichiro immediately drew that somewhat worn-out Nichirin Sword and launched a combat technique to behead him!

Breath of Mist, Fourth Form: Shifting Flow Slash!

One could see Muichiro surrounded by a mass of mist, fluidly swinging his blade to slash toward Hantengu.

Unexpectedly, the attack missed, as Hantengu dodged it, his body clinging to the ceiling.

Breath of the Sun, Sixth Form: Solar Heat Haze!

Tanjiro also showed no cowardice; he drew his Nichirin Sword, swung the blade to release a rotating, projectile-like slash with sun-like flames, and launched a thrusting attack at Hantengu on the ceiling!

Hantengu dodged the attack again.

As he fell, Muichiro seized the opportunity and beheaded him.

But, a strange thing happened right before their eyes.

The severed head grew a new body, while the headless body grew a new head.

Looking at these two evil demons in front of him, Muichiro remembered the information about Upper Rank demons he had seen at Zero's mansion last time.

In an instant, he understood exactly who this evil demon in front of him was.

Just as he was about to continue launching an attack, unexpectedly, the evil demon that had split into a new body held a fan and fanned it, blowing out a gust of wild wind that destroyed the roof and fanned Muichiro away.

Thus, the current scene came to be.

Tanjiro habitually looked to his side, wanting to tell Nezuko to be careful.

Only then did he remember that Nezuko had long since turned back into a human, so she could not fight alongside him as she had before.

While feeling somewhat lost inside, he also became determined.

Since Nezuko was not there, he did not need to think about other things; the thing he needed to do most now was to exterminate the evil demons!

Zero's hellish training, as well as the results of his training during this period, gave Tanjiro more confidence.

Sekido saw this look in Tanjiro's eyes and revealed a very unpleasant expression.

Karaku, however, laughed out loud: "Hahaha, interesting, truly interesting! Brat, you're the only one here; how do you plan to deal with us?"

"Even if I'm the only one, I will never back down! I will not let everyone down, and I will certainly not let Big Brother Zero down! I will definitely cut off your necks!"

Breath of Water, Third Form: Flowing Dance!

Tanjiro vanished from his spot, leaving behind several afterimages of his body, and in an instant, he dashed in front of Karaku to behead him.

Immediately, his body vanished again and appeared in front of Sekido.

But how could Sekido let him have his way? The moment Tanjiro's Nichirin Sword was about to cut off his neck, the tin staff in his hand slammed onto the ground, releasing a dense lightning attack.

The dense lightning enveloped Tanjiro's body, causing his body to be paralyzed and unable to move.

"My body is paralyzed! I can't move! Hurry and find a way to move... move, damn it!"

Even so, even if Tanjiro used all his strength, he could only move his fingers slightly.

To break free from this lightning, someone would have to attack Sekido!

But this was only the beginning; Tanjiro discovered that the evil demon he had beheaded had split into another clone, a bird-man with wings.

Upper Rank Four—Aizetsu.

"Hahaha! Finally, I'm out again!"

Aizetsu laughed loudly.

"Stop the nonsense, hurry and complete the mission assigned by Lord Muzan, destroy the Swordsmith Village, and kill all the swordsmiths!" Sekido said angrily.

"I know, I know, just leave it to me!" Karaku, having completed his regeneration, said nonchalantly.

He raised the fan in his hand, preparing to destroy everything around him.

Suddenly, Tanjiro noticed a figure appearing on the dilapidated roof.

"That is... Genya?!"

One could see Shinazugawa Genya holding a firearm in his hand, aiming and firing one shot each at Sekido and Aizetsu.

Bang! Bang!

In an instant, Sekido and Aizetsu had their heads blown off.

Seeing this, Shinazugawa Genya immediately reloaded, then drew the Nichirin Sword from his back, jumped down from the roof, and charged toward Karaku!

Sekido was attacked, so the lightning naturally disappeared.

Tanjiro thus gained a moment of respite, but the numbness in his legs had not yet disappeared.

He shouted at Shinazugawa Genya: "Genya, you can't!! No matter how strong the weapon is, as long as you cut him, he will split! He is intentionally letting his neck be cut!!"

"What?!" Shinazugawa Genya also did not expect things to be so troublesome!

However, it was already too late!

Puchi!

Karaku was beheaded, but the splitting he had imagined did not occur.

"Genya, watch out behind you!!"

Behind Shinazugawa Genya, Aizetsu, who had been shot in the head, also split into a clone.

Upper Rank Four—Aizetsu.

Shinazugawa Genya, who had just turned around to fire his gun, could not react in time and was pierced in the stomach by Aizetsu holding a long spear, spitting out blood.

"Genya!!"

Tanjiro discovered that the numbness in his legs had disappeared and swung his Nichirin Sword, charging toward Aizetsu.

Breath of Water, Tenth Form...

"Stinking brat, get down!"

Boom!

Karaku fanned his fan, and a powerful gale pressed Tanjiro to the ground, crashing through the floor and falling into the room on the first floor, unable to move.

"Damn it! My body... I can't move... such strong pressure... Gen... ya... I must... save him!"

On Shinazugawa Genya's side, although he had been pierced in the stomach by Aizetsu's long spear, he did not die immediately.

He was still reciting the Amitabha Sutra in his mouth.

"What a devout believer~ Let me release you sooner~"

Seeing this, Aizetsu prepared to pull out the long spear stuck in Shinazugawa Genya's stomach, but did not expect that he could not pull it out.

"Your opponent is me!"

Bang! Bang!

He raised the firearm in his hand, blew off Aizetsu's head with one shot, and blew off Karaku's head with the other, allowing Tanjiro to break free.

Immediately, Shinazugawa Genya swung the Nichirin Sword in his hand and charged toward Sekido.

"This is becoming more and more unpleasant!!" The tin staff in Sekido's hand released a lightning attack again, landing on Shinazugawa Genya.

Aizetsu in the air swooped down, preparing to take Shinazugawa Genya down in one go.

"Leave this guy to me! Hahaha!" Aizetsu laughed loudly.

However, just at this moment, a strange phenomenon occurred.

Breath of the Sun, Eleventh Form: Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance!

Tanjiro's figure was like a flying fire dragon, using a high-speed combo technique, his overwhelming power instantly beheading the four clones and saving Genya.

And he stood in front of Shinazugawa Genya to protect him.

Moreover, this time, both his speed and power were even more formidable than before!

It turned out that just a moment ago, Tanjiro, having broken free, quickly removed the protective gear on his wrists and ankles, allowing his strength to take another big step forward!

Furthermore, Tanjiro noticed one thing.

The four evil demons in front of him had been beheaded again, but they did not split into new clones.

From this, he inferred that they could not split infinitely!

I also noticed the numbers on the tongues of the four evil demons—Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Pleasure—they must be split according to their emotions; this must be their limit, right?!

Not only that, the four evil demons were beheaded now, but they did not die.

When he attacked just now, there was a trace of disharmony; he smelled it, the scent of a fifth evil demon!

"If that's really the case, then I must find that evil demon!"

Just as he was thinking, Tanjiro's collar was grabbed by Shinazugawa Genya and he was lifted up.

Just as he wanted to speak, he discovered that Genya had turned into another appearance, and this appearance was completely indistinguishable from an evil demon!

"Don't get cocky! The one who defeats the Upper Rank demon will definitely be me!!! I am the one who will become a Pillar!!!"

"Is that so! I understand, I will support you with all my might and help you! Let's do our best together!"

Tanjiro did not feel angry because of Shinazugawa Genya's behavior.

On the contrary, he chose to help him fulfill his wish.

Shinazugawa Genya looked at Tanjiro's clear eyes and for a time did not know what to say.

"Genya, there might be a fifth evil demon! I will fight while quickly searching for it, and then you go and behead it!"

As soon as the words fell, the four clones had already completed their regeneration, forming a surrounding posture, encircling Tanjiro and Shinazugawa Genya.

Seeing this, the two stood back-to-back.

Bang! Bang!

Douma, who had not yet completed his regeneration, was attacked mercilessly by Zero.

Under Zero's attack, his body seemed extremely fragile, and every time, one could hear a "crack" sound coming from inside his body.

Fists like a violent storm landed on Douma, mercilessly ravaging every inch of bone in his body.

Zero's eyes also became increasingly evil and crazy; if one were to look into them, it would only make one shudder.

In Douma's heart, he could fully feel Zero's hatred for him, several times deeper than that time at the Eternal Paradise Faith!

Born without any emotions, he really couldn't understand why his hatred for himself would become deeper and deeper?

Zero's attacks continued, seemingly with no intention of stopping, and every punch was stronger than the last!

Douma was beaten until he vomited blood, but it still didn't stop, and his body had become incomplete, even though he was an Upper Rank demon and could regenerate.

But under such ravaging, how could it not be a form of torture, both mentally and physically?!

Subsequently, Zero grabbed Douma's hair and threw him into the sky.

He then took out the 【Dark Alloy Annihilation Cannon Sniper】, fired several shots at Douma, and his body was blown to pieces, with only one head remaining.

Douma's head fell to the ground, and Zero did not stop him from completing his regeneration.

He put the 【Dark Alloy Annihilation Cannon Sniper】 back into the 【Nano Space】 and switched to the 【Dark Alloy Gatling】.

He just stood a few meters away, staring at him fixedly.

When Douma's body completed its regeneration, Zero immediately opened fire at him, sweeping wildly!

The Gatling's bullets poured out, mercilessly ravaging Douma and the surrounding forest, and beating Douma's body until it looked like a hornet's nest!

Smoke filled the air, and the long tongues of fire were like an angry dragon roaring, declaring the anger in his heart.

After more than a minute, Zero stopped the sweep.

He carried the Gatling and came before Douma; at this time, he had once again been beaten until only his head remained.

But he wasn't much better off; it could only be described as unrecognizable!

"Can you tell me why?" Douma, whose body was regenerating, asked.

"Because of Kanae, because of love, it's that simple!"

As soon as the words fell, Zero stomped Douma's head to pieces, took out the Nichirin Scythe, and beheaded him!

Puchi!

Finally, Douma's body, which had not yet completed its full regeneration, stopped regenerating.

Plus, with his head stomped to pieces by Zero, he couldn't even say his last words.

But even if he had said them, it would probably have been just a bunch of nonsense.

Douma's life finally ended, and his body turned into a pile of ashes, disappearing into the air.

Zero stood where he was, looking at Douma's disappearing remains, his face devoid of any expression.

The grudge for Kanae once being harmed by Douma was considered completely settled tonight.

But thinking about it carefully, it seemed it couldn't be considered settled.

Douma was a demon, and the one who turned him into a demon was Kibutsuji Muzan.

In that case, didn't that mean Kanae was almost killed by Kibutsuji Muzan?!

"Kibutsuji Muzan... next time I meet you, it will be your doomsday! Since you dared to harm my Kanae, then just wait for death!"

"Now..." Zero looked toward the house in the distance on the other side, where Tanjiro and the others were fighting.

"Time to go resolve Upper Rank Four-Death Licker!" ===== CHAPTER 106 =====