Bang!
A dull sound of combat came from the ground.
Yang Tao, who was using equipment to observe 'Ghost' cells and how they would react to Sunflower sunlight, couldn't help but frown.
'An enemy attack? Could it be Muzan?'
It couldn't be blamed on Yang Tao for guessing so. In just this one day, Yahaba had sent over seventeen demons, catching and returning one after another. It was only natural that this would attract the attention of the Demon King.
However, even if Muzan came with the Twelve Kizuki, would that really make him break a sweat?
Harboring a strange feeling of being taken advantage of and a mindset that he must take revenge, he walked aggressively toward the courtyard above.
Sensing the low pressure emanating from Yang Tao, some of the experimental personnel in the lab lowered their heads and hurriedly continued with their work.
Walking to the entrance, he reached out and pulled the Lever on the wall. Accompanied by the sound of pistons, a passage leading to the courtyard appeared in the wall. Just as he was about to go out, he saw an armed Doom Knight walking down the stairs, carrying a fainted Demon Slayer in his hand.
Wearing an unremarkable Demon Slayer Corps uniform and a very ordinary haori, one could tell at a glance that he was just a background character.
"People from the Demon Slayer Corps? Are they so bored that instead of killing demons, they come running to my place?"
Yang Tao was a bit confused by the situation, but he still turned around and shouted to the people in the lab: "Come here, two of you. Put him in the experiment chamber. We just happen to be lacking experimental material for Breathing Styles, and now one has been delivered to our door."
"Understood, Boss."
Two sturdy experimental assistants walked out of the lab. They were both people who had been injected with strengthening agents and possessed strength far exceeding that of ordinary people. Combined with their knowledge of biological research, they were simply super workhorses in the lab.
Any task involving lifting or moving things couldn't be done without them.
"Sir Yang!"
Just as Yang Tao was going back to try whether Paraquat had any effect on the demon cells, Tamayo's gentle voice came from behind.
Yang Tao turned around and looked at Tamayo, who had just walked down the steps with a somewhat panicked expression, and asked: "What's wrong with you?"
"My Lord, that Demon Slayer was just here to investigate; he didn't launch an attack..."
Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Yang Tao's face. Looking at Tamayo, who was worried about the safety of the demon slayer from earlier, he said: "Attacking doesn't necessarily mean using a sword to slash. In my place, even thinking about it counts!"
If you didn't want to cause trouble for me, would you come to monitor me? Even a demon wouldn't believe that.
It's a waste to refuse a demon hunter delivered to your doorstep. Anyway, his experiments generally wouldn't kill anyone, so he could just send him back later.
Hearing his reply, Tamayo understood that it was unlikely to get the person back from Yang Tao, and then said:
"My Lord, I have been researching demons for a long time, and since I am a demon myself, I will definitely be of great help to your research. Can you let me participate in your research as well?"
"You?"
Yang Tao looked at the earnest-looking Tamayo, pondered silently for a moment, and said: "It's not impossible. I will arrange for someone to take you to learn about the equipment and progress inside first."
Tamayo should be the Orochimaru of Demon Slayer, of course, in terms of research.
He would arrange for Tamayo to be with Shiho Miyano. Anyway, whether you're herding one sheep or two, it's all the same. Her sister had just been resurrected and also needed a little bit of time to learn about the advanced equipment in the lab.
At this moment, Yang Tao suddenly thought of a problem.
'The demon hunter has been caught, so did the Nichirin Sword fall outside?'
Leaving the lab, he saw Yushiro hiding not far from the lab entrance at a glance.
→ _ →!
This Yushiro definitely has a mother complex.
Although Tamayo looked like she was only about twenty, she was a demon who had truly lived from the Warring States period of Japan to the present.
"You... never mind."
Yang Tao stopped mid-sentence and walked directly out of the room into the courtyard. He took one look at the traces of the battle in the courtyard, and the previous battle scene emerged in his mind.
The demon hunter from earlier must have been hiding in the cherry blossom tree observing the situation, but was discovered by the Doom Warrior. In his desperation, the opponent launched an attack but was easily killed in return...
He walked to the cherry blossom tree and picked up the broken Nichirin Sword.
"As expected of a Nichirin Sword, ruined after one battle, shattering at a touch..."
The materials and forging process of this Nichirin Sword really make it difficult to deal with demons.
In fact, the swordsmiths are also very helpless; adding other materials would greatly affect the lethality of the Scarlet Ore and Scarlet Sand Iron against demons.
Therefore, when encountering some solid targets, it would break.
Just as Yang Tao was wondering whether to go back and have the Tinkers Construct Blacksmith repair this Nichirin Sword, a new notification popped up.
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A figure jumped in from outside the courtyard wall. He had thick black eyebrows, eyes that were bright and alert, and was wearing a coffee-colored Demon Slayer Corps uniform, with a white haori featuring flame patterns at the ends draped over the outermost layer.
It looked a bit like the trench coat of the Fourth Hokage.
The person who arrived was none other than the Flame Pillar, Kyojuro Rengoku. He looked at the broken Nichirin Sword in Yang Tao's hand, the message passed to him by the Kasugai Crow, and the 'stench' in this courtyard that was hard to conceal.
He immediately locked onto Yang Tao as this 'enemy'. Holding his Nichirin Sword, he slashed toward Yang Tao with the force of ten Qian Jun, but because he didn't detect any demon aura on Yang Tao, he didn't use Flame Breathing.
Yang Tao looked at the newcomer, a trace of surprise appearing on his face.
"Flame Pillar, Kyojuro Rengoku?"
The top combat power of the Demon Slayer Corps. But has this guy gone crazy? Attacking right from the start?
However, this speed and force seemed like child's play to him, and he immediately reached out to grab the Nichirin Sword.
Yang Tao's speed made Kyojuro Rengoku realize that even if the man in front of him wasn't a demon, he couldn't be an ordinary person.
"First Form: Unknowing Fire!"
Surging flames rose from the blade, quickly engulfing Yang Tao. But before Kyojuro Rengoku could make a move, a voice sounded from behind the flames:
"Since you've come, sit in my lab for a while. Otherwise, if people find out, they'll think I, Yang, don't know the way of hospitality."
Upon hearing this, Kyojuro Rengoku's resolute expression changed slightly. He tried hard to pull the Nichirin Sword out, but to his surprise, the Nichirin Sword didn't budge.
Just at this moment, a hand broke through the flames and grabbed him directly by the collar, not giving him any chance to react at all.
"Nice sword..."
A powerful force yanked the Nichirin Sword from his hand, even cutting Kyojuro Rengoku's palm.
Yang Tao examined the Nichirin Sword in his hand. Kyojuro's Nichirin Sword had a black blade with red patterns on the side. The most interesting part was that the characters 'Destroyer of Demons' were engraved on the side of the blade, which looked very beautiful and domineering.
However, now was not the time to ponder the Nichirin Sword; he threw this Nichirin Sword into his backpack first.
Just as Kyojuro Rengoku was about to struggle, he saw several chains emerge from the other person's body and drill into his own.
There was no pain, just an inability to use any strength in his whole body.
"Kyojuro, don't worry, I have no designs on you. We can sit down and talk..."
Yang Tao ignored the matter of the Kasugai Crow again this time.