Monster Hunter Gathering

Douma's body, which had not yet fully recovered, was now completely exposed from the ice crystals.

"Get out of the ice crystal! You ugly evil ghost!!" Nie Chiwu cursed angrily. The sharp blade of the insect stick had already pierced Douma's chest and directly lifted Douma's body up.

Douma's body was directly pulled out of the ice crystal and thrown into the air. Almost the next moment, Douma's body turned towards Nie Chiwu.

"you……"

Douma faced Nie Chiwu in the air. His appearance was particularly ugly as he had not yet recovered. At this moment, it seemed that he wanted to take this opportunity to pounce on Nie Chiwu and directly integrate Nie Chiwu into his body and digest him.

After enduring a series of attacks, Douma is now a little exhausted and has to use this method to try to fight back.

Several people around him had Sun Wheel Swords that could cause fatal damage to him, and he had no choice but Nie Chiwu.

As long as he could pounce on Nie Chiwu, he could digest him while also trying to use him to block the sword swings of others.

Thinking this way, Douma actually pounced on Nie Chiwu at this moment, allowing Nie Chiwu's arm to pierce his body, and Douma began to try to digest the opponent's arm directly with his body.

Douma could even clearly feel that his body cells were digesting the other person's body. The power was so abundant that Douma couldn't believe it. He was surprised after digesting only half of Nie Chiwu's arm.

The energy in these guys' bodies...is not comparable to the rare blood, or rather, the rare blood cannot be compared with this energy at all. In just this instant, the power absorbed by Douma has restored most of his body shape, and he even feels in an extremely good condition.

"Is it tasty?"

Just as Douma was about to make his next move, he felt Nie Chiwu's other left hand with a clawed hook. He hadn't known when it had already firmly clamped onto his head with the claws: "You finally took the bait."

"!" At this moment, Douma didn't have time to say anything. He just felt that the arm that had been half digested suddenly exerted force, and together with the hand above his head, it suddenly straightened his body.

The neck, which had not yet fully recovered, was clearly exposed.

Douma didn't even need to look back to feel that the demon hunters behind him, with strong murderous intent, were already swinging their swords at him.

In the blink of an eye, Douma's head broke into pieces with the shadow of the sword and fell to the ground, rolling away.

but……

"I didn't cut his neck! He broke his neck by himself!" Tomioka Giyu roared hoarsely, reminding everyone not to be careless.

But in the next moment, Giyuu saw that Douma, who originally wanted to escape with his only remaining head, suddenly rolled next to a strange trap device.

[Paralysis Trap: A trap that can stop monsters from moving.]

The next moment, a violent electric current suddenly erupted, making Douma unable to move at all.

A somewhat sneaky figure appeared beside Douma at the right time, holding the serrated Nichirin sword that Inosuke had previously shattered, and swung it towards Douma's remaining neck, cutting off the opponent's neck with one blow.

"It's a complete victory for Ben Kazuma-sama!!!"

Having completed the final kill, Kazuma stood proudly in the room.

Chapter 20: Kocho Shinobu's poisonous blood! Let's get two buckets first!!!

"!"

At this moment, Douma's head rolled down, and his eyes widened as if he couldn't believe that he would be beheaded by a guy who had been hiding under such circumstances.

The head that fell to the ground seemed to be trying hard to regenerate its own body, but without overcoming the defect of the neck, Douma's efforts were completely in vain.

He could only clearly feel that his existence was gradually dissipating and turning into ashes.

He could even see that the body that was left of him had fallen down and was turning into ashes.

"Hahahaha! I am the strongest trap hunter in the gathering!" Kazuma raised his nose with some pride after getting the first kill of an upper-rank monster.

"Damn! As expected of the luckiest devil Kazuma!"

Nie Chiwu said the same thing after pulling his arm out of Douma's dissipating body: "You actually got the last head..."

Nie Chiwu also said to Douma's disappearing head: "That's why I said, you will die in a funny way..."

"Douma, is he...really dead?"

Shinobu Kocho looked at Douma who was disappearing and said in disbelief, "Is he really... dead just like that?"

Shinobu Kocho looked around.

Herself, Kanao, Tomioka Giyu, Inosuke.

There were also Nie Chiwu and Sato Kazuma who came as support. No one paid a price...even the injuries they suffered in the battle were all recovered.

Did everyone manage to kill the Upper Two without any harm? Even… Shinobu Kocho's original plan of self-sacrifice wasn't carried out, but was it successful?

Not only Shinobu Kocho, but other members of the Demon Slayer Corps also had the same idea at this moment. The angry Inosuke went straight up and crushed Douma's head, which had not completely dissipated.

Inosuke was angry about his mother, and now he started to vent his emotions because of Douma's death.

On the other side, Kanao was pulling Shinobu Kocho's sleeve, with tears in her eyes, as if she was about to cry.

"As for Tanjiro..." Tomioka Giyu was also a little anxious at this moment. Although the high-intensity battle just now made him a little mentally tired, Tomioka Giyu still forced himself to support Tanjiro and Jotaro.

"Don't be in a hurry. Don't underestimate Qiao Shuu and Tanjiro." Nie Chiwu stopped Tomioka Giyuu and said to them, "Take a few minutes to adjust your condition. Besides... I have something to tell you."

Nie Chiwu first grabbed Inosuke, who was still crying and stepping on Douma's ashes, and said, "Inosuke, stop crying. We didn't have time to talk about your mother during the battle. Here are a few pages of printed comics for you to read."

Nie Chiwu directly handed Inosuke a few pages of comics he had printed out about Inosuke's mother and sent him aside to cry. Then Nie Chiwu officially said to Shinobu Kocho, "Now, Miss Shinobu Kocho, since you have met a more reliable pillar, it's time to discuss things formally..."

Nie Chiwu's words made Hudie Shinobu look confused.

Didn't Nie Chiwu come here with Tomioka Giyu? He's not a pillar... Oh, he's not reliable.

Thinking of this, Kocho Shinobu glanced at Tomioka Giyuu, who looked composed, and then looked at Nie Chiwu again. After Kocho Shinobu's expression changed several times in a short period of time, Kocho Shinobu finally said, "So, Mr. Grand Commander, can you explain what the situation is now?"

As Shinobu Kocho said this, the crows that had not come near because of the battle here also flew in at this time.

Before Nie Chiwu spoke, the messenger crow finally conveyed the news that Shinobu Kocho had never known.

"Gaaaaaa - foreign aid has entered the Infinite Castle, a tall foreign man, a young man holding a shield, a boy with a green shawl, and a hunter leader holding a long stick! And... Ubuyashiki Kaguya, alive." The news delivered by the raven made Shinobu Kocho surprised, but also happy for her lord's survival. Finally, she looked at Nie Chiwu with confusion.

"To make a long story short," Nie Chiwu said refreshingly, shaking his Wiggly Eel headgear, "Let's have fun speedrunning Infinity City together."

"Although saying this may seem a bit disrespectful to your past efforts and sorrows, we still want to keep as many people alive as possible and defeat Muzan." Nie Chiwu said, "So..."

Nie Chiwu took about two minutes to recount his previous conversation with Ubuyashiki Yoya and the current situation.

Although Shinobu Kocho felt it was a little unbelievable, and even felt that such a thing was a bit like a dream, after confirming that there were no casualties and Douma was killed, Shinobu Kocho finally accepted the current fact.

"I understand." Shinobu Kocho didn't hesitate for too long, and said to Nie Chiwu with great respect: "Grand Captain, thank you and your companions for your support of the Demon Slayer Corps. With your help... I wonder how many members would have survived."

Shinobu Kocho could imagine how many members would be able to survive in this Infinite City if the previous recovery ability was used on all the members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

"Then let's not waste any more time." Nie Chiwu gave Kocho Shinobu a refreshing smile, like a swaying eel: "Miss Kocho Shinobu, could you please slit your wrists?"

"Hmm...hmm?" Shinobu Kocho was confused.

Kanao nervously grabbed Shinobu Kocho's hand, and looked at Nie Chiwu, who was still wearing the wobble eel mask, with a bit of fear in her eyes.

"Hey! You guy with the weird mask!!" Inosuke heard the commotion and ran over immediately, blocking Nie Chiwu's way. "Why are you going to cut your wrists?"

"That's the reaction I wanted to see. I wanted to see expressions like this from you." Nie Chiwu looked at the expressions of Inosuke and Kanao, and said with some satisfaction, "Yes, this is the love and bond that can bring strength to people!"

"Hey!!!! Don't say such misleading things!" Kazuma kicked Nie Chiwu, who had just appeared in human form in front of Shinobu Kocho, away with a flying kick: "It's for the blood tainted with the poison of the wisteria flower!!"

After hearing Kazuma's explanation, Shinobu Kocho immediately reacted: "You cut your wrists because of the large amount of wisteria poison... I understand."

"Kanao, give me the knife." Shinobu Kocho prepared to cut her wrist without hesitation.

She had known from the beginning that her petite and slender figure would limit her role in a head-on battle with demons. Otherwise, she would not have planned to infect her body with the poison of the wisteria flowers and to sacrifice herself.

Now it's just a matter of cutting the wrist to let the blood flow... Although this way of working makes Shinobu Kocho feel a little strange, as long as it can help in defeating Muzan.

"How decisive! As expected of a Pillar!"

At this moment, Nie Chiwu, who had just been kicked away by Kazuma, was also shaking the wiggling eel mask on his head.

"Well then... before we go help Joetsu and Tanjiro!"

"Put two buckets of poisonous blood first!!!"

Chapter 21: The Battle to Conquer Akaza!

"Next...next bottle."

At this moment, Naofumi Iwatani was also constantly drinking the recovery medicine in his backpack.

Naofumi Iwaya has been drinking recovery potions here for a long time. The reason is that everyone except him is fighting, and Naofumi Iwaya can use his Four Sacred Shields to find a gap to drink medicine while fighting.

Although... the recovery potion doesn't make people feel full, and it tastes sweet mixed with honey, but overall, after drinking so many recovery potions in a row, Naofumi Iwatani still feels like he's about to vomit.

"Mr. Iwaya, are you... okay?"

Seeing Naofumi Iwaya covering his mouth, an ordinary member of the Demon Slayer Corps next to him asked with some concern.

While Nie Chiwu and others were fighting the Upper Moons, Shangwen was also here protecting the Ubuyashiki family. In the process, he gathered many members of the Demon Slayer Corps and marched in the Infinite Castle to protect more people.

"I'm fine." Shang Wen waved his hand and said, "We still have to be careful. The terrain in Infinite City is constantly changing... After all, this is the enemy's territory."

As Naofumi said this, he continued to drink the recovery potion, and the members of the Demon Slayer Corps looked at Naofumi Iwatani with respect and admiration.

They also knew that the recovery ability that saved so many people came from Naofumi Iwatani who kept drinking recovery potions, so their gratitude to Naofumi Iwatani was beyond words.

Such a Rock God made Naofumi Iwaya, who had always been treated unfairly in his original world, feel a little uncomfortable.

"My Lord."

After using a heavy crossbow to blast away a demon that suddenly appeared from a distance, Iwatani Naofumi returned to the Ubuyashiki family while drinking a recovery potion and asked Ubuyashiki Kyouya, "Now that we have so many Demon Slayer Corps members gathered here... and you are here, do you think Muzan will send the Upper Ranks to attack us after learning this news?"

"meeting."

Ubuyashiki Kōya nodded. "I can imagine what Muzan is thinking. If he had the chance to kill me, he would probably do it without hesitation. But if it's really as you said before, and he's already encountered Upper Rank Two, Upper Rank Three, and the new Upper Rank Six..."

Ubuyashiki Kōya said, "The person most likely to attack is the Upper One."

"Upper Rank One... Kokushibo." Shang Wen was also thinking while drinking the recovery potion: "If I really want to fight him, what can I do..."

Just as Naofumi Iwaya was thinking about this, a carrier crow flew over from the other side and told him an exciting piece of good news.

"External help! Nie Chiwu! Sato Kazuma! And the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kocho Shinobu, Tomioka Giyu, Hazakura Kanao, and Hashibira Inosuke! We have succeeded - annihilated the Upper Two!! Everyone survived!!!"

After hearing the news brought by the messenger raven, the members of the Demon Slayer Corps were suddenly excited and their morale became even higher.

"That's... really good news." Ubuyashiki was also a little excited by the news, and then he started coughing. "But the death of the Upper Moon will definitely make Muzan more alert. We must find the [Narrator] who controls the Infinite Castle and destroy it..."

At this moment, Nie Chiwu and others had ended their short rest and rushed towards the area where Akaza was fighting with Jotaro and Tanjiro.

As Kanao moved, she also supported the pale-faced Kocho Shinobu, and on the other side...

Kazuma found Tamayo again, and then they walked side by side with Nie Chiwu.

"You seem to know a lot about Upper 3." Tomioka Giyuu sped up and came to the front, saying, "Is that why you let Tanjiro and your companion go against that guy together?"

"Of course! We have been preparing for a long time to completely defeat these ghosts." When Nie Chiwu said this, everyone could already hear the sound of fighting in their ears.

At this time, Nie Chiwu shouted to Tamayo, "Ms. Tamayo, if I remember correctly, your blood demon art should be the kind that can affect the opponent's fragrance, right? Can it affect the Upper Three?"

After hearing what Nie Chiwu said, Zhu Shi hesitated for a moment and said, "If I can restore my complete body, I should be able to do it, but my blood ghost art will affect everyone who smells the fragrance..."

"I have a solution! Just use your blood magic as much as possible!" Nie Chiwu said bluntly, "Leave the rest to Er Qiao! He's the one who can best restrain ghosts!!!"

"Restrain ghosts?" A hint of confusion appeared on Giyu Tomioka's face, but the sound of fighting was already very close, forcing Giyu Tomioka to concentrate and prepare for the battle.

What appeared before them next was a battlefield that had been completely destroyed.

In the center of the battlefield, the three people who were fighting at this moment completely broke everyone's previous impression of fighting.

After each attack, Akaza would cut off his arm without hesitation and throw it aside, and then grow a new arm to continue attacking.

At this moment, Qiao Zheng's body was stained with blood, and there were traces of Akaza's attacks everywhere. Every time he attacked, as long as it could touch Akaza, it would directly melt the opponent's flesh, and then Akaza himself would abandon that part of his body.

What surprised the Demon Slayer Corps the most was Tanjiro.

Tanjiro was actually able to intervene in such a battle at this moment. Even in the short time since he arrived, Giyu Tomioka discovered that Tanjiro's two attacks had approached Akaza's neck.

"Akaza!!!!!"

When they arrived at the battlefield, Nie Chiwu shouted loudly, "Be prepared to be beaten up!!!"

"Hey! What are you reminding him of?!" He Zhen roared beside Nie Chiwu, "A surprise attack is the right thing to do at this time!"

"Nonsense! We are upright hunters! We must beat the enemy in a righteous way!" Nie Chiwu said this with confidence. He then threw a secret medicine that could fully restore the body in the direction of Tamayo and rushed directly towards Akaza: "A cloud-piercing arrow! Three big men, come and meet me!!!"

"Hey! I don't care anymore!" Sato Kazuma also caught the secret medicine, then stuffed Tamayo's head and the secret medicine into the arms of Kocho Shinobu behind him, and went straight into stealth: "I won't be stupid enough to fight this kind of melee monster head-on..."

"Tanpachiro! Master, I'm here to help!" At this moment, Inosuke had already adjusted his state and rushed directly towards Akaza: "You tattooed bastard! I'm going to kill you!"