Monster Hunter Gathering

"Are you... okay?" Yusui Tianyuan looked at the man pit on the ground, and also looked at Nie Chiwu with some confusion.

This Grand Commander in front of me must have just landed on his face, right? And he's not even hurt? Although I know that those who came to help possess mysterious powers similar to vampire magic, it's still shocking to see it with my own eyes...

"No big deal! This is what we hunters are made of! It's the kind of ability that the demon hunters next door envy to death!" Nie Chiwu rubbed his nose cheerfully. "But before we kill Muzan, we must kill someone who poses no less of a threat than Muzan..."

Nie Chiwu touched his chin: "The elder brother of the founder of the breathing method - Kokushibo..."

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"...?"

At this moment, Kokushibo's six eyes were staring at the strange flying insect that suddenly appeared in front of him and emitted fluorescent light.

These insects suddenly appeared just now and then attached themselves to his body, forming a path of light that seemed to be a guide...

What puzzled Kokushibo the most was that he couldn't... quite see through these bugs.

Even when Kokushibo drew his sword, these flying insects were able to dodge Kokushibo's attack in an instant.

"A trick of the ghost hunter..." As Kokushibo said this, he also heard footsteps coming from his ears.

Kokushibo grabbed the sword at his waist and looked at the person who came... the youngest among the pillars, Tokito Muichiro.

"..."

Just seeing Kokushibo has brought tremendous pressure to Tokito Muichiro, and the mark in Kokushibo's eyes also reveals his identity - the pinnacle of the Upper Ranks, one of the Upper Ranks.

Tokito Muichiro instinctively swallowed, his hands tightly gripping the Nichirin sword at his waist, but he did not draw the sword immediately.

"What's your name?" Kokushibo asked Tokito Muichiro calmly, and although Tokito Muichiro was nervous, he still told Kokushibo his name.

"I see, the name of the successor country has been lost." Kokushibo said with some emotion: "It can't be helped, after all, hundreds of years have passed."

"Jigoku...who is that?" Tokito Muichiro was still nervous.

"That was the name I used when I was a human, Tsugakuin Iwakatsu..." Kokushibo pointed at Tokito Muichiro, "And you are the descendant of our Tsugakuin... children."

After hearing Kokushibo's words, Tokito Muichiro was obviously panicked for a moment, but then he quickly calmed down and held his knife tightly.

"Yes, his psychological quality is impeccable..." Kokushibo looked at his descendant in front of him, and then saw Tokito Muichiro drawing his sword at him.

The battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the Upper Moons started again at this moment.

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"Gah, I'm the messenger crow that the Demon Slayer Corps prepared specifically for the Grand Commander."

When Nie Chiwu and Yu Sui Tianyuan were following the guide insects on their journey, a carrier crow flew onto Nie Chiwu's shoulder and firmly grasped his shoulder while he was running.

This messenger raven seemed particularly polite. A symbol of Yushiro's blood demon art was pasted on its forehead. It said to Nie Chiwu, "Although Grand Commander can communicate with your companions at any time, regarding the situation in Infinite City..."

"That's a real help!" Nie Chiwu swung out his grappling hook, moving from one platform to another. "Is there any news about Kokushibo now?"

"Yes, at this moment..."

"The Mist Pillar, the Wind Pillar, the Rock Pillar, and Fushigawa Genya are currently fighting Kokushibo!"

Chapter 32: The huge threat in Kokushibo's eyes!

"Has the battle already begun?"

Uzui Tengen also heard what the crow said: "One of the upper moons..."

"Holy crap, has the fight already started?" Nie Chiwu said in shock. "Oh no! Hurry up! It would be terrible if we're too late and someone gets killed."

"Could it be that in order to deal with the final Muzan, we need so much power concentrated together?" Yusui Tianyuan's heart sank after hearing Nie Chiwu's words.

Otherwise, why would Nie Chiwu attach so much importance to ensuring that no one dies in the process of eliminating the Upper Moons?

"It has nothing to do with that Muzan thing!!"

Nie Chiwu said as he ran, "The four of us! We boasted before we set out! We're going to complete this expedition perfectly and not let the main characters die at the hands of the demons."

"That Kokushibo thing is really ruthless! Our boasts are about to explode!!!"

Nie Chiwu's screams echoed throughout Infinite City.

After hearing what Nie Chiwu said, Yu Sui Tianyuan just had a face full of question marks.

At this moment, Kokushibo, who was fighting, was lamenting the powerful strength of the current Demon Slayer Corps.

Moreover, at this moment, he was also using his Moon Breathing to fight against the Demon Slayers in front of him.

Just after meeting Tokito Muichiro, Kokushibo also discovered Bushikawa Genya, and then when he attacked Bushikawa Genya, he attracted Bushikawa Sane, and then... even Beiming Island Gyomei appeared on the battlefield.

The genius swordsman, the ghost eater, the rare-blood swordsman, and Beimingyu, a powerful swordsman that has not been seen in hundreds of years.

Kokushibo, who was excited to see the prey, also showed some extra strength. At the same time, Kokushibo also discovered that these members of the Demon Slayer Corps had miraculous recovery abilities.

Originally, Kokushibo thought that this was a special case that happened to Genne, the demon-eater, but after cutting off Tokito Muichiro's arm, he discovered that... the recovery ability of these swordsmen was almost comparable to that of real demons.

What concerned Kokushibo the most was that he even found markings on the swordsmen before him...

"So that's it, the Marked Swordsman?" During the brief confrontation after several fights, Kokushibo's tone was filled with a hint of happiness and some regret.

"Especially you." Kokushibo looked at Beimingyu: "Judging from your appearance, you should be around 27 years old..."

"You're already twenty-five years old. After the markings appeared... I'm afraid you'll overdraw your lifespan and die tonight." Kokushibo said regretfully, "You've honed your body and fighting skills to this point, and yet you'll disappear from this world so easily..."

"Um……?"

As Kokushibo was saying this, his ears suddenly moved.

After becoming a demon, Kokushibo's five senses became more acute, allowing him to hear a scream coming from a distance.

Originally, Kokushibo thought that it might be the wailing sound of a demon hunter from the Demon Slayer Corps before being killed by an evil demon.

But the screaming sound not only did not weaken, but it even gradually approached this direction with full strength.

"……who?"

Kokushibo originally didn't intend to care, but his intuition inexplicably told him that some threat was about to come.

Because... in the direction of that scream, there was a path formed by guide worms that had existed before the battle began and had always been connected there.

Somehow, Kokushibo had already connected those strange insects with the impending threat.

"Hey! You eyeball bastard! What are you daydreaming about!!!" Fengzhu roared and rushed forward: "I won't let you go!!"

The swordsmen around him forced Kokushibo to fight back, but Kokushibo's attention was still on the direction of the guide insects.

His five senses were also paying attention to that direction at this moment, trying to find out what exactly was making him feel threatened.

His somewhat contemptuous attitude also made Beimingyu somewhat confused.

What is Kokushibo staring at right now? Is it Muzan? But...

In Beiming Island's feeling, Kokushibo seemed to be on guard against something at the moment. This vigilance made Kokushibo hesitate and did not use his full strength.

And Kokushibo gradually sensed the two auras approaching at full speed.

Two...people?

Kokushibo was confused.

One of them had a steady and powerful aura and his steps were in step. He must be the pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps...

But the other person's breathing was a bit chaotic, and his footsteps were also a bit noisy... He didn't sound like a demon hunter from the Demon Slayer Corps, but rather like a civilian with no martial arts skills...

But where does this threat come from?

At the moment when Kokushibo was confused, the color of those guide insects changed in an instant.

The originally light green guide insect turned into a dazzling red almost instantly, which made Kokushibo's heart beat heavily instinctively.

It was a sense of threat coming from another dimension... a threat coming from the transparent world.

This threat made Kokushibo unleash his sword skills with all his strength without hesitation. The large-scale attack swept away everyone around him in an instant, thereby buying time to deal with possible attacks.

Even more, Kokushibo can grow other blades on his blade, allowing his sword skills to produce attacks in a wider range.

"He's... on guard?"

At this time, even Tokito Muichiro noticed something unusual about Kokushibo.

"What is coming?" At this distance, even Feng Zhu could feel something approaching, and the footsteps were very hurried.

"These footsteps... are they Tianyuan? How could he appear here?" Beimingyu had already noticed the footsteps of Yusui Tianyuan at this moment, but was still a little confused.

At this moment, Tengen Uzui also rushed into the battlefield first: "Upper Rank One is actually here! Captain! These guide insects of yours are so gorgeous!!!"

"Another swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps..." One of the two approaching auras has appeared. Kokushibo also understands that the threat must be the remaining person, and he is ready to defend with all his strength.

"Captain...?" The three pillars felt a little confused.

In the previous letter, although foreign aid was mentioned, the title of Grand Commander was not mentioned.

and so……

At this moment, the attention of everyone on the battlefield was attracted by the impending footsteps.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, becoming clearer and clearer, and finally...

A fast-running figure ran in from outside the battlefield, kicked the door threshold, and then fell forward. After several somersaults, he hit the ground heavily.

"...?"

Chapter 33: Super Weak Point Breaking Hand! Nie Chiwu is here!

"..."

When... Nie Chiwu tripped over the threshold, somersaulted several times and fell to the ground, the air in the entire battlefield froze for a moment.

Especially when Nie Chiwu was tripped and buried his face in the ground, motionless.

Yu Sui Tian Yuan, who ran over with Nie Chi Wu, looked at Nie Chi Wu with a puzzled look on his face: "???"

"He...fell unconscious?" A question mark slowly appeared on Wuichiro's forehead.

"Captain?" Uzui Tengen hurried over to check on Nie Chiwu with confusion. "One of the Upper Moons is right in front of you. What are you doing?"

"Who is this guy who can actually fall down by himself!" The veins on Feng Zhu's forehead were bulging.

"...?"

Kokushibo has many more questions at this moment than anyone else.

He was fully prepared to fight against the powerful enemy that might come, but no one told him what to do next if the powerful enemy appeared and was tripped by a wooden threshold.

Moreover, Kokushibo could see clearly in the transparent world that Nie Chiwu, who was lying on the ground, had not fainted at all. At this moment, Nie Chiwu's heartbeat was accelerating, and blood was gathering towards his face. It was obvious that...

Are you feeling ashamed?

"Buzukawa." But in the silence at this moment, Beimingyu's expression was particularly serious: "Can you see what that person looks like?"

"Huh? He's wearing strange armor and carrying a terrifyingly large sword." Wind Pillar responded to Sad Island: "Is that guy really the foreign aid that Xin Ya mentioned?"

"Damn! This is so embarrassing! But we have successfully reached the battlefield!!"

Nie Chiwu knew that this was not the time to lie there helplessly, so he stood up and said, "Hey! Six-Eyes over there! I'm the Grand Master of the Hunters' Gathering! I'm here to punish you!"

"..."

At this moment, Kokushibo wondered if his perception was confused.

It was obvious from a transparent point of view that Nie Chiwu's aura put him under tremendous pressure, but after seeing Nie Chiwu with his own eyes... he had no way of connecting Nie Chiwu with the aura he sensed.

Could it be another monster like Yunyi? But why would he be tripped by a mere threshold?

When Kokushibo recalled Tsugikoku Yoriichi in his memory, he couldn't help but tighten the knife in his hand.

Kokushibo, who was originally waiting here for the Demon Slayer Corps to challenge him, felt as if he had become that challenger...

"Huh... ? Is he trying to... ignore the fact that he fell?" Xuan Mi, who was hiding behind a pillar at the moment, discovered the truth of the matter from a bystander's perspective.

"Hunter? Is that what people call ghost hunters these days?" Kokushibo didn't dare to act rashly and started a conversation with Nie Chiwu. "I've never seen a ghost hunter like you... You possess a body as strong as fine steel, but are you hiding your skills?"

Muichiro turned around and looked at Kokushibo, also feeling a little surprised.

Kokushibo's attitude towards Nie Chiwu was extremely serious, even with a bit of cautious vigilance... This was an attitude that he had not shown in their long battle just now.

"Dōma! I've already killed him!" Nie Chiwu clenched his fists. "Akoza has also been sent to hell by me to atone for his sins... Next is your turn! Tsugakugo Iwakatsu!!"

"Succession of the Kingdom..."