Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

In the darkness, in a lush forest, on a straight road two or three meters wide, there was a strange carriage.

What's strange about the carriage?

The carriage was strange because it wasn't pulled by horses, but by bears. On this dark road, if a pedestrian saw such a carriage approaching from behind...

They would be so frightened by the scene before them that they would be terrified, as if they were seeing a legendary ghost chasing them.

Meanwhile, Li Lei, sitting in his carriage, was idly playing with his Blood Demon Art, creating various woven items from silk threads. Or, like playing with Play-Doh, he molded his fragmented flesh into cute little animals, the kind that could even move.

At this moment, a black figure descended from the sky and entered Li Lei's carriage.

The one who came was Xiao Wu, who had been leading the way.

"Master, Little Wu has come to report."

"What is it?" Li Lei asked with his eyes closed.

Master, I have spotted a demon hunter approaching us from ahead.

"Is the person a man or a woman? How tall are they? Do they look strong?" Li Lei asked again.

"The newcomer was a man, 1.8 meters tall, with prominent muscles all over his body; he looked very strong."

"Wow, that's impressive! Let's go give it a try!"

Little Wu (⊙v⊙)!

"Master, he looks very strong. Shouldn't we turn around and run now?"

Xiao Hei nodded frantically: Yes, yes!

"Little Wu and Little Hei, don't worry about me. You've known for the past two months that your master is very strong. Besides, the people who can kill your master right now are still playing in the mud!"

At this point, Li Lei sat up straight in the carriage, opened his blood-red eyes and looked ahead at the road, speaking in a low voice.

"Even if I were unlucky enough to encounter a Pillar among the Demon Slayers, I could easily escape with my current strength."

Looking at Li Lei's powerful aura, Xiao Wu thought he was about to say something grand and impressive.

But... is that all?

Little Wu ┐(?_?)┌

"Little Black quickened his pace and headed towards the Ghost Hunter."

Upon hearing the order, Blackie could only speed up its advance towards the Ghost Hunter. Little U, unwilling to go, could only follow closely behind.

About five minutes later, Li Lei encountered the Demon Slayer Corps' demon hunters.

As Yoshinobu Oishi saw a black bear pulling a carriage charging towards him, he immediately gripped his Nichirin Blade to defend himself.

However, the black bear did not actually charge at him directly; instead, it pulled the carriage to a stop not far away.

Oishi Yoshinobu looked at the black bear warily and wondered what kind of person would use a black bear to pull a carriage.

At that moment, the car door opened, and a frail-looking white-haired boy stepped out.

Looking at the thin, white-haired boy in front of him, Oishi Yoshinobu was puzzled. He thought, "There's no ghostly aura, so he shouldn't be a ghost. But I wonder where this gray-white hair comes from."

But someone who can use a black bear to pull a cart at night must be no ordinary person.

Looking at the demon hunter in front of him, who was much stronger than the average person, Li Lei had a general understanding of his strength.

"No one is as strong as me"

After all, if someone can't discover that you're a ghost, you can conclude that they're weaker than you. However, you shouldn't underestimate them either.

If one doesn't have special blood demon techniques to distinguish between people, then one can only judge their strength through combat and extensive combat experience.

As for himself now, because he lacks control over the Blood Demon Art to discern the strength of his opponents, and he also lacks combat experience, he can only rely on combat to make such judgments.

Yoshinobu Oishi bowed to Li Lei and said: Hello! I am Yoshinobu Oishi, a demon slayer.

Li Lei said, "Hello! Yoshinobu Oishi. My name is Naoki Tanaka, and I am an animal trainer."

Oishi Yoshinobu asked Li Lei: Where is Naoki-kun going by car?

Li Lei, having no particular destination in mind, replied: "I'm planning to visit the small town ahead."

"But what about Chiba Town ahead?" Yoshinobu Oishi asked.

Seeing that he seemed to have something to do, Li Lei answered without hesitation, "Yes."

Oishi Yoshinobu: Can I come with you? I'm also going to Chiba Town. Don't worry, I'm not a bad person.

Li Lei said, "Then come on up!"

Oishi Yoshino said, "Thank you in advance!"

Then Oishi Yoshinobu and Li Lei got into the carriage. Looking at Li Lei, he said to the black bear, "Let's go, Little Black! Head towards Chiba Town ahead."

Upon hearing the order, Xiao Hei pulled the carriage and headed in the direction Li Lei had indicated.

Inside the train carriage, Yoshinobu Oishi looked at the crows he hadn't been able to see outside. He said to Li Lei, "So Naoki-kun keeps crows too, besides bears!"

"Well, crows are very smart, and raising them can help me with a lot of things."

Upon hearing its owner say that it was very clever, the little bird couldn't help but raise its head high.

Upon hearing Li Lei praise the crow, Oishi Yoshinobu immediately replied:

"Naoki-kun is absolutely right. Crows are indeed very clever. When I'm doing missions, crows often help me. They even convey the mission assignments to me."

Li Lei: "What is Ryoshin-kun doing in Chiba Town?"

Oishi Yoshinobu said earnestly, "I'm going to deal with the evil spirits that have appeared there. With Naoki-kun's carriage on the way, I can get to Chiba Town faster to deal with the evil spirits and reduce the number of people injured by them."

"I, Yoshinobu Oishi, thank you in advance!"

Li Lei: "It's nothing, I was just going that way anyway."

"In any case, I would like to thank Naoki-kun in advance."

Over the next two hours, Li Lei and Yoshinobu Oishi chatted about their daily lives.

With the carriage coming to a sudden stop, Li Lei and Oishi Yoshinobu knew they had arrived at Chiba Town.

Li Lei and Oishi Yoshinobu stepped down from the carriage and looked at the quiet town of Chiba in the dark night.

Li Lei and Oishi Yoshinobu exchanged a glance.

Li Lei: "Something's not right?"

Yoshinobu Oishi: "Yes, it's too quiet!"

With a grave expression, Oishi Yoshinobu said to Li Lei, "Naoki-kun, judging from the situation, the demons we encounter next might be very strong. You should return the way you came!"

"And what about you? After all, you probably can't beat the demons of Chiba Town."

With a determined look in his eyes, Oishi Yoshinobu said to Li Lei, "I am a demon hunter. It is my responsibility to protect ordinary people and hunt down evil spirits."

Looking at Oishi Yoshinobu's determined eyes, Li Lei knew that he was someone who, like Tanaka Naoki, harbored a deep hatred for demons.

"Alright, I won't go in, but I won't go back the way I came."

"I'll wait for you outside. If you haven't come out after a while, it's not too late for me to leave!"

Oishi Yoshinobu said, "As long as you don't come in, it's up to you."

After saying that, Oishi Yoshinobu picked up his Nichirin Blade and quickly ran into the town of Chiba.

Li Lei watched as Oishi Yoshinobu ran into Chiba Town and said to Xiao Wu and Xiao Hei beside him, "Come on, let's go in too."

Little Crow said, "Ah! We want to go too."

Xiao Hei lay on the ground, panting heavily, and said, "Anything is fine as long as I don't have to pull the cart."

Li Lei and his two henchmen then followed Oishi Yoshinobu into Chiba Town.

Outside the quiet town, Li Lei's carriage began to slowly change.

The reason was that Li Lei was controlling its changes for safety reasons. Before long, the flesh-and-blood parasitic tree outside the town, which Li Lei had turned into a carriage, was transformed into a giant tree.

Under Li Lei's control, they began to burrow underground and advance towards Chiba Town.

The perspective shifts to Yoshinobu Oishi, who was the first to enter the town.

What's going on with this town? There's no sign of damage, and it's completely deserted. Oishi Ryoshin wondered to himself.

Meanwhile, Li Lei and his underlings on the other side also found no one.

Little Crow: "Master! There's not a soul in this town at night, it's terrifying. Let's leave."

Xiao Hei: "Yeah! Yeah!"

Li Lei calmly said, "It's alright! You must trust in my strength."

Kneeling on the flat ground in the center of the town is a beautiful woman (ghost) with skin as smooth as jade and long black hair reaching her waist.

The female ghost slightly raised her head, looking towards the entrance of Chiba Town with her emerald green eyes. The words "Shiraiku" were imprinted in her left eye.

It was the waning crescent of the twelfth moon, the land of the waning crescent.

The female ghost smiled and said, "More people are coming! As long as I capture them and eat all the townspeople, I can start the bloody battle."

"But we need to capture the demon hunter among the two first."

After saying that, the female ghost got up and walked towards Yoshinobu Oishi.