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Inside the Infinity Castle, the Twelve Kizuki and countless demons stood below, looking up at Kibutsuji Muzan, who had once again transformed into his gentlemanly form.
"My Lord Muzan, as per your command, half of the humans in Tokyo Prefecture have been slaughtered."
"The other half will be slaughtered tonight."
Kibutsuji Muzan lowered his head, his icy gaze sweeping over all the demons below.
"If any Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen come to stop you, you should know what to do."
"My Lord Muzan, rest assured, this time we will annihilate all the swordsmen."
Under Kibutsuji Muzan's gaze, all the demons trembled, quickly bowing their heads and replying loudly.
"After so many years, you still haven't found the Blue Spider Lily, nor the whereabouts of the Ubuyashiki Clan.
I truly doubt if you group of good-for-nothings are of any use to me."
Kibutsuji Muzan released his powerful demonic king's aura, looking at all the demons below, and said in an emotionless tone, "If you fail this mission again, then I think none of you have any reason to exist."
The boy who used strange powers, remembered by Rui, gave him a very bad premonition.
Coupled with the swordsman he had seen before, who had the same earrings and scar as Yoriichi Tsugikuni, this bad premonition intensified.
However, he was very unwilling to give up everything and hide now.
After all, according to the memories of the deceased Yahaba and Susamaru, the swordsman with the same earrings as Yoriichi Tsugikuni was not even as strong as a Lower Moon demon.
The boy with strange powers, it was also uncertain how strong he truly was.
The key was that after so many years of effort, although he hadn't found the Blue Spider Lily, he felt that he was not too far from overcoming his weakness to the Sun.
It was not too far.
So, he decided to give it a good try.
By slaughtering the humans in Tokyo Prefecture, he would force all the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen to Tokyo Prefecture for a decisive battle.
His main body would hide in the Infinity Castle, observing the strength of the Demon Slayer Corps through the eyes of those demons.
If he felt that the Demon Slayer Corps truly had the power to threaten him, then he would directly hide in the Infinity Castle for several hundred years.
He would only come out after this generation of swordsmen had all died.
Just like how he hid from Yoriichi Tsugikuni back then.
Anyway, his lifespan was infinite, and without Nakime's Blood Demon Art, no human could enter the Infinity Castle.
If there was no power in the Demon Slayer Corps that threatened him, then he would seize this opportunity to let the Twelve Kizuki lead all the demons to kill all the swordsmen.
This way, the threat would naturally disappear.
He could then come out and continue searching for a way to overcome his weakness.
As for casualties, even if all the demons died, as long as humanity was not extinct, he could continuously create new demons.
Why didn't he use this method before?
Because ever since Yoriichi Tsugikuni died, the Demon Slayer Corps was just a decoration to him, posing no great threat.
Moreover, even if those swordsmen were ambushed and killed, as long as the Ubuyashiki Clan was not exterminated, a new Demon Slayer Corps would appear decades later.
It was a complete waste of time; it was better to spend more effort on finding the Blue Spider Lily.
Once he overcame his weakness to sunlight, he would no longer fear anything and become the truly most perfect creature in the World.
On the other side, Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who had learned of the news from Tokyo Prefecture, was holding a meeting with the Nine Pillars to formulate a battle strategy.
"This is a trap, but it also shows that Kibutsuji Muzan is afraid."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya sat at the head, instantly guessing Kibutsuji Muzan's purpose in having the Twelve Kizuki slaughter Tokyo Prefecture.
It was to use the lives of the humans in Tokyo Prefecture as a trap to wipe out all the current Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen.
This was not hard to guess and was very obvious.
Intentionally leaving half the people meant giving them a day to gather all their forces and rush to Tokyo Prefecture.
This was an overt scheme; even if they knew it was a trap, they would still jump into it.
Because they could not stand by and watch the remaining half of humanity be killed.
However, Kibutsuji Muzan doing this also meant that he was wary of the current strength of the Demon Slayer Corps.
It meant that if they could pinpoint Kibutsuji Muzan's location, they would have a chance to kill Kibutsuji Muzan.
Kibutsuji Muzan had never done this before.
For such an overt scheme, if it were before, they would have no way to break it.
Even if they fought to the end, killing the Twelve Kizuki and all the demons, it would be useless if Kibutsuji Muzan did not show himself.
In the future, new Twelve Kizuki and countless demons would be created by Kibutsuji Muzan.
And for the Demon Slayer Corps to regain its current strength, who knew how many years it would take.
But now it was different; they had the owl provided by Goku, which could find Kibutsuji Muzan's true location.
So they could completely concentrate all their swordsmen and first surround and kill Kibutsuji Muzan.
Once Kibutsuji Muzan died, the demons he controlled would also die, and the crisis in Tokyo Prefecture could naturally be resolved.
"Assemble all swordsmen; depart in one hour. We must find Kibutsuji Muzan before night falls!"
Daylight was fatal to demons, and Kibutsuji Muzan was no exception.
If they could find Kibutsuji Muzan during the day, their chances of winning would greatly increase.
At the same time, if the battle ended during the day, there would be no problems in Tokyo Prefecture.
One hour later, at the gate of the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
Except for a small number of swordsmen who remained on guard, almost all swordsmen had gathered here.
Leading them were naturally the Nine Pillars, who were the strongest.
"Goku, are you really coming with us?"
Shinobu Kocho walked up to Goku, who was wiping his mouth, and said, "This operation is very dangerous; if anything goes wrong, you might lose your life."
She believed that Goku was not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, and he was still a child. Although he had Hashira-level strength, there was no need for him to fight alongside them.
They were already very grateful that he could weaken the curse and lend them an owl that could find Kibutsuji Muzan.
"Yes!"
Goku nodded.
If the Demon Slayer Corps killed Kibutsuji Muzan, then he would have one less opponent to fight.
Originally, he planned to duel Kibutsuji Muzan after sparring with the Nine Pillars; now he just adjusted the order.
First, duel Kibutsuji Muzan, then come back and spar with the Nine Pillars; there was no difference.
"We can set off!"
At this moment, the other eight Hashira also walked over.
At this time, all the swordsmen looked at Goku. Although many of them did not know Goku.
But they knew that Goku had saved many swordsmen on Mt. Natagumo, killed Lower Moon Five, and had a way to find Kibutsuji Muzan.
So, their gazes towards Goku contained not only curiosity but also respect.
"Little Juliet, go, take this letter to Kibutsuji Muzan!"
Goku took out the owl Juliet from the box, handed it the envelope addressed to Kibutsuji Muzan, and fed it some chicken.
Juliet immediately flapped its wings and flew away.