Demon Capital Slayer

Chapter 124 Forced Board Jump
What is an arpeggio?

It means playing a series of chords continuously from low to high.

At that moment, Yu Jian seemed to hear a series of rapidly rising, powerful notes.

This made him truly feel the existence of the so-called pivotal moment in his destiny.

The story is heading towards its climax. If I do nothing, it would be too much of a slacker. After the results are tallied, my teammates will probably call me a "couch potato" for not winning.

More importantly, Yujian doesn't like to give the choice to others.

He wants to choose for himself!
"Wait, what are you doing?" Hattori Hanzo interrupted.

"Let's go out for some fresh air." Yu Jian smiled and walked towards the stairs.

Hattori Hanzo wanted to say something more, but the general raised his hand to stop him.

“Young man,” the elderly general said.

Yu Jian turned around and looked at him.

"The power of the Crane Maiden originates from her bloodline, but ordinary people cannot withstand its full force. The more she uses it, the more she will transform into a non-human being. She can recover in the short term, but once she exceeds a certain limit..."

The general looked intently into the boy's deep green eyes, which resembled those of a tourmaline.

"She will be unable to return to the human side."

"Will you fly away like the crane in the story?"

"Yes."

"I see."

The two did not exchange any further words, but reached an agreement through a simple dialogue.

Yu Jian took even more powerful strides, and in an instant arrived at the area protected by the helmet armor.

On stage, Akemi, dressed in gorgeous attire, was still singing, but her arms were now covered with snow-white feathers, as if she were wearing a pair of white flowing sleeves, exuding a sacred and strange aura.

More white feathers emerged from her collar, encircling the girl's long, fair neck.

Upon seeing that the person who came was Yujian, Mingmei subconsciously bent over and tried to hide her arms behind her back.

But the ever-growing number of feathers rendered her efforts futile.

Now, Akemi Hayashibara looks as if she is wearing a feathered robe, beautiful and eerie.

"..." Because she needed to continue singing, she couldn't speak, only revealing a hint of something unreadable in her eyes.

"..." Yu Jian didn't say anything, silently walking quickly to the upper part of the stage, where there was an entrance connecting to the outside world.

Seeing this, Akemi's eyes dimmed, and even her singing became a little lower.

A shadow suddenly fell, and the still-warm black coat covered the girl's unusual figure from above.

It was accompanied by a short sentence.

"Don't worry, I'll be right back."

Seriously, how come this guy with the bangs is so skilled at it!

The sharp intuition unique to older sister characters made Akemi show a strange expression.

But at the same time, a smile reappeared on her face, and her singing became loud and passionate again.

"Love is unbreakable because it carries sorrow."

The girl's singing came from behind, and Yujian's steps became more and more firm.

"Can you hear it? The blues of the universe are rising on the horizon of this dark night."

"The azure moonlight conceals loneliness, and the dust of war rises after heroes vie for supremacy."

Pushing open the door, a scorching wind carrying the smell of gunpowder blew in, causing Yu Jian to squint his eyes.

But he then took another step, and the white dog ran quickly to catch up.

"Sword control! We're already close to the end of the mortal destiny. Are you sure you want to do something outside the story's development?" Milo asked anxiously.

"Hmm." Yu Jian understood what this senior meant.

It's easy to see from the past that he and Mingmei were given that this is a typical Cinderella story.

Young men and women of different backgrounds meet, get to know each other, and fall in love at a festival, but are ultimately forced to make painful choices due to their identities and the responsibilities they were born with.

Nevertheless, they retained that pure emotion in their hearts, which did not disappear even decades later.

It's beautiful, dreamlike, and...

It makes you want to shout out loud—I refuse!

"Don't be fooled by the stories that happen in the mortal world; they're just another bait hidden beneath the 'shell,'" Milo continued to advise, but it didn't stop Yujian. Having spent time together, the dog knew this young man was very opinionated.

"Milosan, I understand everything you're saying."

"But I think there's another way to end the story."

"..." Milo stuck out his tongue, looking surprised, and vaguely guessed what Yujian was going to say next.

"If you destroy the stage, even just a small piece of the set, the story can't continue!"

As he spoke, Yu Jian revealed a wild and unrestrained smile, and ran rapidly along the arm of the mighty and invincible General Shenwei Houming.

The wide robe that Chizuru had personally given him fluttered backward, like a pair of pure white wings spread wide, allowing him to soar over the battlefield.

Directly in front of the boy, the silhouette of the black ark grew larger as the distance decreased, and what he had to do next was to shoot down this monster in the sky!

Upon seeing this, Milo suddenly felt a strange sensation.

It wasn't the black ark approaching the boy, but rather the boy swordsman approaching a colossal warship hundreds or even thousands of times his own size!
The sword flew faster and faster, its eyebrows covered by translucent eagle feathers, and its body was covered with layers of shimmering dragon scales.

The heart beats hard, pumping hot blood to every part of the body.

"Through the wreckage of bygone dreams, the warriors rowed out a ship called hope..."

As Akemi's singing continued, Yujian felt his mood rise higher and higher with the song.

"What a beautiful day, Milossan!"

The boy burst into laughter, but the scene before him was anything but pleasant.

The overloaded magic engine spewed long, narrow tongues of fire out of the chimney, and the rising black smoke almost filled half the sky.

Despite the increasing damage, the black ship was determined to forcibly pull its hull off the general's fist.

Maintaining this interconnected state prevents it from leveraging the maneuverability advantage of flying units, and only draws it into close-quarters combat that benefits the enemy.

Meanwhile, the undamaged cannons on the three gun decks were being reloaded under the control of the zombie sailors.

And the direction they were aiming at was precisely the direction they were running on their swords.

In other words, the young swordsman is hurtling headlong toward the lit fuse!
"Crazy! It's crazy!"

Milo barked loudly, but his pace didn't slow down at all.

Just as they reached the border between the two sides, the black ship suddenly broke free of its restraints. Despite the constant falling debris, the ship, with a large hole torn in it, gradually moved away from the general's raised left arm.

Seeing this, Yu Jian not only did not stop, but ran faster and faster.

In the darkness, I seemed to hear some kind of wild roar.

His intuition told him that it was a wild power originating from the depths of the Netherworld, belonging to the most primitive animal totem beliefs.

The eagle eye originates from this, as do other animal-shaped imagery.

The power that was initially gathered by the Immortal Technique: All Things in the Universe?

He gained a new understanding of swordsmanship at this moment, but the problem he faced remained unsolved.

The black ship is getting further and further away. How can we cross this insurmountable barrier constructed by gravity and space?
The answer is to fly there!

"Milo!"

"Wang Wang!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he leaped forward on his sword.

Even with his speed and strength, it would be difficult for him to jump that distance.

But there were companions behind Yujian. With a muffled 'bang', Milo's body exploded into a cloud of mist, and an enlarged dog head charged out, howling.

As it caught the boy, it immediately approached the black ship at top speed.

But then, the cannons fired!

Boom boom boom boom boom!
It felt as if a hundred bolts of lightning were exploding in front of him. At the last moment, Milo unleashed his fastest speed ever, grazing past several cannonballs, and rushed into the gap in the side of the black ship that the general had created.

"Awooo—" After landing, Milo couldn't help but let out a howl that was almost like a wolf.

"Ha, ha!" Yu Jian leaned against the wall, also panting heavily.

In any case, they have successfully boarded the Black Ship; what's next...

As several ghostly figures appeared ahead, the young swordsman calmly drew his weapon.

"Yu Jianming, come forward!"

(End of this chapter)