Chapter 80: Well, none of you are getting out alive!
"How annoying. The trap for the Fist Hashira didn't catch anything, and not to mention, the granary was discovered by a slut like you!"
Daki was covered only by a few ribbons, exposing large patches of cracked, pale skin.
Her triple-toothed geta were stepping right on the ribbon-like long blade swung by Kanroji Mitsuri!
Sixteen sharp ribbons shot out from her lower back, stabbing straight at Kanroji Mitsuri!
"Love Breathing, Fifth Form: Swaying Love, Wildclaw!"
Kanroji Mitsuri's figure was like a pink phantom; that custom-made rhythmic gymnastics ribbon-style nichirin blade drew countless eerie and ever-changing arcs in the air.
The surroundings instantly turned into a pink ocean, looking just as cute as Kanroji Mitsuri herself.
But beneath that pink blade light was a lethal web of love formed by the dense weaving of sword strikes.
"Hmph, boring tricks!"
Looking at the severed ribbons, Daki's face was filled with the disdain of a superior being toward an inferior creature.
A coarse voice suddenly rang out nearby: "You're not planning to just play around, are you? Daki... the Fist Hashira is right nearby!"
Daki glanced at Hantengu's Clone, Rengoku, beside her and snorted coldly: "Shut up! I obviously know the Fist Hashira is nearby!"
After saying that, she shot a ribbon at Kanroji Mitsuri, knocking her back several meters.
Daki said softly: "I'll finish things on my end immediately, so don't you dare mess up!"
Then, veins popped on her forehead: "I don't want anyone seeing me in this form, so could you step away for a bit?"
Rengoku didn't say anything, just slowly faded into the darkness; he also needed to hurry up and deal with those two sisters.
Seeing Hantengu retreat, Daki's expression became serious, and the characters for Upper Rank Six in her eyes became clearer.
Her mouth pulled back into an extremely hideous grin:
"Blood Demon Art: Domination Crown!"
The moment Daki's words fell, Kanroji Mitsuri, who had just adjusted her stance, tightened her expression.
She could feel that with her current strength, she simply couldn't defeat this Upper Rank Six.
However, her goal wasn't to kill this Upper Rank Demon, but just to stall.
Her teacher was not far away; such an intense battle would surely have been noticed by him.
He would be here soon.
"I can't let Teacher down!"
Kanroji Mitsuri gripped the special-type nichirin blade in her hand; her teacher had requested this handy weapon for her.
She absolutely could not lose!
"Brat, die after seeing this form!"
Large tattoos seemed to appear on Daki's body, and ribbons began to wrap around her bit by bit.
Then, ten identical Dakis split off, simultaneously raising their hands and shouting angrily: "Blood Demon Art: Eight-Layered Obi Slash, Tenfold!"
Kanroji Mitsuri's vision went dark as the overwhelming ribbons completely blocked out the Moonlight!
The houses they touched were instantly sliced into dust!
The customers and courtesans inside were absorbed into the ribbons, making the already blood-red ribbons even more crimson!
"Love Breathing, Third Form: Catlove Shower!"
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The crisp sound of metal clashing was as dense as a rainstorm, with sparks flying in the darkness.
Kanroji Mitsuri felt waves of immense force, far beyond her imagination, surging frantically from the blade, numbing her arms and even causing her entire breathing rhythm to become erratic.
Her prideful muscle strength, which far exceeded that of ordinary people, seemed so insignificant before this demon.
Too strong.
Whether it was strength, speed, or the unpredictable techniques of those ribbons, the female demon before her completely surpassed her.
Kanroji Mitsuri's eyes instantly dilated to their limit; no, I... I can't do it!
Teacher, I can't do it!
"A little brat who only just learned a Breathing Technique dares to swing a blade at me?"
Looking at Kanroji's flushed but still Origin Qi-filled cute face, Daki's beautiful eyes flashed with unmasked jealousy and cruelty.
"What an annoying face to look at... I'll just tear it to shreds!"
Before the words even finished, the ribbons' offensive suddenly became violent!
Speed and power both increased by a level in an instant, and the fierce assault immediately tore through Kanroji's still somewhat immature defense.
"Ugh!"
Several ribbons lashed her body hard; Kanroji let out a suppressed cry of pain, and her whole body was sent flying helplessly like a leaf caught in a gale.
She rolled several times among the rubble before coming to a stop.
Her uniform was torn, and blood instantly stained her fair skin.
"A weak and ugly human like you should just obediently be eaten by me and become a part of my beauty!"
Daki looked down at her from above, her tone filled with a condescending arrogance and cruelty.
On the other side of the battlefield, the situation for the Kocho Sisters was equally precarious.
"Flower Breathing, Second Form: Honorable Shadow Plum!"
Kocho Kanae's figure spun elegantly within a small space.
The nichirin blade in her hand drew circular slashes like blooming plum blossoms, the blade light dense and fine.
With gentle yet resilient power, she parried all the waves of violent wind blades.
"Insect Breathing, Dance of the Bee Sting: True Flutter!"
Beside her, Shinobu Kocho's figure was as fast as a ghost; she poured all her strength into a single point.
Her whole body turned into a purple stream of light, stabbing at an extremely tricky angle toward the demon holding a fan and wearing a mocking expression.
However, this exquisite coordination appeared pale and weak in the face of absolute power.
"Hehehe, useless, useless!"
The Demon of Pleasure, Karaku, who held a leaf-shaped fan, just gave it a light wave.
That seemingly casual movement kicked up a terrifying hurricane strong enough to blow away houses, easily neutralizing all the sisters' combined attacks.
And behind them, another demon, the Demon of Anger, Sekido, who held a khakkhara and had a hideous face, had been waiting for a long time.
"Annoying bugs! All of you, die!"
He slammed the khakkhara in his hand onto the ground, and a blinding flash of lightning erupted, instantly turning into a massive electrical web that completely enveloped the two sisters who had just steadied themselves!
The Demon of Sorrow, Rengoku, who had just returned from Daki's side, watched the scene with a smile on his worried face.
It was so easy... in his eyes, these so-called Hashira human swordsmen were nothing more than appetizers.
"Sister!"
Shinobu Kocho cried out in alarm, seeing that they were about to be hit by the violent lightning web.
At this critical moment, several kunai flashing with a faint purple light shot out from the shadows.
They struck Sekido's khakkhara with unerring precision, causing the release of lightning to stall for a split second.
"Tengen-sama's wives!"
Kocho Kanae clearly saw the newcomers; it was Uzui Tengen's three wives who were skilled in ninjutsu!
Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma fanned out in a triangular formation, each holding a weapon; with extremely efficient and unspoken coordination, they launched harassing attacks on the two demons, successfully creating a breathing space for the Kocho Sisters.
Before the Kocho Sisters could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard three muffled thuds.
A dark shadow attacked from mid-air; Hinatsuru and the others didn't even have time to make an effective evasive maneuver before being hit head-on by that violent force.
Like dolls hit by a heavy hammer, they spat blood and were sent flying, crashing heavily into the ruins and losing consciousness instantly.
"Heh, you guys aren't good enough..."
A demon with a sturdy build, wings, and bird-like claws for hands and feet dodged Kocho Kanae's attack and landed beside Sekido.
It was the Demon of Joy, Urogi.
Now, six demons had appeared before the Kocho Sisters: Sekido, Karaku, Urogi, Aizetsu, Rengoku, and the normal form Hantengu standing in Rengoku's arms.
"Sister, the three of them are fine, they've just fainted!"
Shinobu Kocho checked on Hinatsuru and the others and said to Kocho Kanae.
"That's good..."
Kocho Kanae held her blade with both hands, her gaze sharp as she faced the six demons before her.
Her peripheral vision caught Kanroji Mitsuri struggling to hold on, and her heart sank.
The situation was very bad... "Sister, what do we do?"
Shinobu Kocho stood shoulder to shoulder with Kanae and asked softly: "We..."
"Not finished yet? It seems the training is still insufficient..."
Hearing this familiar and punchable voice, Shinobu Kocho's face darkened.
Kocho Kanae, on the other hand, beamed; it seemed reinforcements had arrived.
"Wind Breathing, First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter!"
A gale mixed with endless fury descended from the sky like divine punishment!
Shinazugawa Sanemi's figure was like an enraged Vicious Beast released from its cage; he still had a few small wounds on his body, clearly having just finished a battle.
But this didn't affect his current frenzy in the slightest.
The nichirin blade in his hand brought forth a green hurricane that tore through everything, charging toward the six demons in a completely unreasonable manner!
Tomioka Giyu walked past Shinobu Kocho; although there was some dust on him, there were no wounds.
"Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm."
Tomioka Giyu's blade was so fast it left only an afterimage; before Urogi could react, it had already silently sliced toward his neck.
"What?!"
Urogi only managed a cry of alarm before his head was severed.
Tomioka Giyu let out a soft exclamation of surprise, then shouted loudly to Shinazugawa, who was fighting the five demons:
"The six of them probably need to be killed at the same time!"
"Yeah, I know!"
After Shinazugawa Sanemi forced back Aizetsu, he responded loudly with a crazed smile on his face:
"You bastard, get moving too!"
The Kocho Sisters and Tomioka Giyu joined the battle together; although they were still fewer in number, their combat power was now roughly equal.
Daki watched the two Hashira who had jumped out, her gaze sharpening as she looked at Kanroji Mitsuri, who was still persevering.
She spat in a low voice: "Tsk, really hard to kill!"
She wouldn't get any closer; when she tried to deliver a finishing blow just now, she almost had her neck cut off by Kanroji Mitsuri.
However, she wanted to see just how much longer this little slut could hold on!
Kanroji Mitsuri kept swinging her nichirin blade, but the dense web formed by the ribbons continued to tighten.
It seemed this was the end... what a pity, she hadn't found a boy she liked yet!
Kanroji Mitsuri's frequency of attack was no longer what it was before; she would be exhausted in another two minutes.
Death was the only path awaiting her... "Sun Breathing: Fire Wheel!"
A crimson figure burning with solar flames descended from the sky like a meteorite, slamming hard into the dense web of ribbons!
It was Tanjiro!
"Miss Kanroji, sorry I'm late! I'll get you out of here right now!"
He held his blade with both hands, and solar flames burned fiercely on the blade.
Every swing carried the scorching power to purify all things, a power that made all demons tremble!
The original Breathing Technique, Sun Breathing!
Though, right now it was a Blood Demon Art.
Tanjiro spun his body like a rotating top, and in just an instant, he shredded the dense web woven from ribbons.
But these fragments all turned into smaller versions of Daki and continued to attack!
"Tanjiro, don't worry about me, cut off her head!"
Kanroji Mitsuri swatted away a small Daki with her nichirin blade and shouted loudly: "Kill her, and it'll be over!"
"Got it!"
Tanjiro's eyes were fixed on Daki, and he saw two different lines on her.
One white, one green.
Two lines?
Then he would cut them both!
He stepped slightly on the air, using Soru, and flames ignited around his mouth: "Sun Breathing, Seventh Form: Sunflower Thrust!"
He turned into a ball of scorching flame, heading straight for the white line on Daki's neck!
"Dammit! This guy's flames!"
Burned by those flames, Daki let out a roar of extreme agony.
She could clearly feel her body's recovery speed being suppressed to an incredibly slow rate under the scorching of those pure flames.
Her look toward Tanjiro was full of disbelief; how could a swordsman who wasn't even a Hashira... Huh, the world has turned upside down?
Daki's head, which had been strengthened by the ribbons, was instantly severed by Tanjiro!
Daki's headless corpse held her head in both hands.
"Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Lord Muzan is going to scold me again!"
Daki's beautiful face was full of anger, and then, she actually started to cry.
"Why?! I've already been training so hard, and I even mastered that ugly form!"
"Why do I still get beheaded? What's wrong with me just wanting to eat people while looking beautiful!"
Hearing Daki's words, Tanjiro said in a low voice: "Eating people is wrong!"
He raised his nichirin blade, which was burning with solar flames, and aimed it at Daki's head.
Although he wasn't sure why this demon didn't die after being beheaded, it didn't matter.
He'd just add another strike!
"Brother! These guys are so annoying! I can't beat them! I want to kill them!!"
Daki, driven to a breakdown by Tanjiro, let out a shrill and piercing cry like a child.
A terrifying aura, colder, filthier, and more nauseating than Daki's, suddenly erupted from her back!
A man with a hunched back, looking like a skeleton and with an extremely ugly face, slowly crawled out of Daki's body.
It was the other half of upper rank six, Gyutaro!
"So noisy, you stupid sister... wouldn't it have been better to let me out earlier?"
As soon as he appeared, he used those bloodshot eyes.
He coldly scanned Tanjiro, his voice hoarse and malicious, like rusty blades rubbing together:
"How dare you bully my sister..."
He grinned, revealing a mouthful of uneven, rotten teeth; that malice originating from the deepest depths of Hell caused the temperature of the entire battlefield to drop a few degrees:
"Well, none of you are getting out alive!"
Tanjiro looked at the green line on Gyutaro and the gradually recovering white line on Daki, tightened his grip on the nichirin blade in both hands, and took a deep breath.
His expression was incredibly serious: "Evil demons must be slain!"
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