The figure whose head had been smashed, the blood from its severed neck had completely stopped at some point, and the flesh at the connection was constantly wriggling, gradually forming the outline of a head. The entire process looked extremely terrifying.
Zohakuten felt a shiver down his spine: "What kind of joke is this? He can regenerate even after decapitation?"
This guy's aura was abnormal; he wasn't an ordinary human. He could recover from injuries as quickly as a demon, a fact he had already known since the Swordsmith Village.
But... no matter how much he resembled a demon, no matter how close he was to a demon, they were ultimately two completely different life forms. How could he inherit even immortality after decapitation, just by devouring demon body tissues and achieving a certain degree of Demonization?
If humans could also achieve immortality after decapitation, what would be the point of demons?
Zohakuten completely failed to comprehend the scene unfolding before him.
As both sides were stunned, Genya's head had mostly recovered, with only minor flaws remaining on his face. The flesh on his face was rapidly churning.
In just a few breaths, Shinazugawa Genya's head had grown back, and its speed was no less than that of an Upper Rank Demon Moon.
It's unbelievable, merely a human, yet possessing recovery speed comparable to an Upper Rank Demon Moon... wait... these eyes... could it be that woman's...? Zohakuten, finally noticing the crucial detail, suddenly recalled seeing in Muzan-sama's memory the target of this mission, the demon who successfully overcame sunlight.
If it's that woman's ability... perhaps it really is possible... perhaps this guy can't even be killed by a Nichirin Blade decapitation.
Watching his younger brother come back to life, Sanemi Shinazugawa spoke with some disbelief.
"Gen... Genya?"
"It's me, Big Brother." Genya moved his neck, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. "Young Miss Mizuki's ability was a great help."
Sanemi let out a sigh of relief, the bloodshot veins in his eyes gradually fading.
As if to comfort his elder brother, Genya added, "Big Brother, don't worry, I feel great now."
"Who's worried about you!" Sanemi instantly bristled.
Genya broke out in a sweat and dared not speak again.
It's just as Young Miss Mizuki said, isn't it?
Tsundere?
After the double guidance from Tanjirou and Mizuki, he was no longer so afraid of Sanemi's cold expression.
On the contrary, through his continuous verification, he found that his older brother was indeed, as Tanjirou and Young Miss Mizuki said, more concerned about him, just expressing it too forcefully.
He wouldn't be afraid anymore.
"What a joke!" Veins popped out on Zohakuten's cheeks. "A human being able to survive decapitation."
Zohakuten felt a surge of jealousy. He could only barely achieve the so-called immortality against Nichirin Blade decapitation through his Blood Demon Art, yet this guy, a human, could do the same as a demon.
No, even more perfectly, with no flaws found so far.
It was simply too outrageous.
Zohakuten could not tolerate such a person existing before him.
Boom...!
As soon as Zohakuten's hand struck the thunder drums, the quick-witted Sanemi instantly lunged forward, and in Zohakuten's astonished expression, instantly severed his right hand.
Sanemi said with a grim face, "Do you think I'll give you another chance?"
If Genya had died just now, he would never forgive himself for his mistake.
"Eek!!!"
Hantengus Main Body shrieked, trying to slip away from the side during the three-way melee, but Genya, who had been keeping an eye on him, would never let him escape.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
"Get out of my way!!!"
Genya's and Zohakuten's voices rang out simultaneously. Genya chased after Hantengus Main Body, while Zohakuten attacked Genya with a face full of resentment.
"Your opponent... is me." Sanemi's voice sounded from beside Zohakuten, forcing Zohakuten to turn and deal with him.
"Don't interfere!"
Zohakuten's mouth opened wide, and rings of shockwaves rushed towards Sanemi's face.
Before the shockwaves could hit Sanemi, Zohakuten quickly turned away.
He would find a way to avoid it anyway; he never thought this attack would hit the opponent from the start.
The most crucial Demon Devourer, with that intensity of aura, the Main Body would be instantly wiped out without his help.
As expected, as Zohakuten turned his head, he saw Genya wielding his Nichirin Blade, looking at the small figure running on the ground. The blade was less than half a meter from the small figure's neck, about to strike.
"Ah!!!" Hantengus Main Body's head looked back, watching the incoming Nichirin Blade, and let out a tragic cry.
Zohakuten had anticipated this and had already brewed another terrifying shockwave in his mouth as he turned his head.
"I can make it!"
He calculated this in his mind, and just as he was about to unleash the shockwave he had been brewing for a long time, his vision suddenly blurred, and he fell downwards.
He was decapitated!
He was decapitated!
Zohakuten's pupils trembled violently.
What a joke!!!
Did that guy dodge his shockwave?
At that distance?!
Regardless of what happened next, what appeared in Zohakuten's eyes now was the fact that Genya had easily cut off the Main Body's neck with a single stroke.
That neck, which he had tempered to be harder than steel, was now as fragile as tofu under Genya's slash, severed without any resistance.
He lost.
Zohakuten thought this.
He had not yet fulfilled Muzan-sama's long-cherished wish, not yet... Damn Demon Slayers... pathetic beings who bully the weak... Zohakuten's head fell to the ground, rolling as he saw the scene behind him.
Sanemi stood behind him, bleeding from all seven orifices, still maintaining the posture he had when he severed his neck. The thick blood smeared on his face made his already grim countenance even more terrifying.
This guy... he actually chose to withstand his shockwave... With the new grace from Muzan-sama, the intensity of that shockwave was enough to literally shake a person to death.
"Cough..." Sanemi spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura extremely weak.
This guy was undoubtedly severely wounded.
It seems he didn't lose unfairly... what a pity... he only barely managed to take care of one Hashira for Muzan-sama.
In his judgment, this Hedgehog Head guy was no longer able to participate in the battle.
"Big Brother! Drink this quickly!"
Just as Zohakuten closed his eyes in disappointment, Genya suddenly called his brother's name from the side, quickly walking up to Sanemi with a blood-red potion.
He stretched out his hand, poured out a little, and smeared it on Sanemi's face. The rest was held by Genya and poured into his own mouth.
Sanemi was completely unable to hear his voice at this point, only instinctively swallowing the liquid at his mouth.
"Cough cough..." After a while, Sanemi coughed violently twice, choking out the clotted blood from his throat, wiping the blood from the corners of his mouth, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"Not bad."
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