"What?!"
Turning his head abruptly, looking in disbelief at Genya who had suddenly stood up, sensing that extremely similar faint aura emanating from Genya's body, Rokuro's expression changed drastically.
What was happening?!
He hadn't released his Blood Demon Art! How did this kid suddenly stand up?!
Before Rokuro could figure out the situation, immediately after, he felt a sudden gust of fierce wind from behind, then his neck went cold, and his vision suddenly spun...
At the final moment of his dissipating consciousness, what Rokuro saw was Zenitsu—who for some reason had already landed back on the ground—casually severing his neck with one blade.
[Damn it, what was this...]
Thus, as Lower Rank Three, he didn't even have time to leave a single final word, dying so muddle-headedly...
"Zenitsu, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, you..."
Facing Genya's concern, Zenitsu—eyes closed, snot bubble blowing, as if sleepwalking—merely shook his head slightly.
The Zenitsu at this moment gave off a completely different feeling from his usual exaggerated self. Very steady, very reassuring.
"Don't worry, I just tasted a bit of his blood. After digesting it for a while, I'll return to normal, it's fine.
Don't delay, let's go. We need to support Tanjiro first."
"Alright."
Very tacitly not asking about the abnormalities on each other's bodies, Zenitsu lightly nodded.
He turned back to gaze at the Demon Slayer corpses lying everywhere on the walkway, then turned and quickly caught up to Genya.
Not long after leaving the haunted house maze, the two encountered Tanjiro, who was also hurrying toward this side wanting to support them.
On the botanical garden side, Tanjiro had encountered two demons: Lower Rank Four and Lower Rank Six.
Among them, Lower Rank Four Wakuraba could transmit various diseases to humans through his blood.
Lower Rank Six Mukago could control and mutate various plants for combat.
These two demons' cooperation was also rather troublesome. Under the botanical garden's home field advantage, if it were ordinary Demon Slayers, they would likely fall into their hands.
Unfortunately, what they faced was Tanjiro with Mark-activated Sun Breathing.
Under powerful strength crushing down, Tanjiro successfully killed these two demons consecutively without a single swordsman dying, then immediately brought people hurrying to the haunted house side to support Zenitsu and Genya.
After the two parties met, without any hesitation, they immediately headed toward the northern side of Infinity Mountain Villa, wanting to support the three Hashira within the villa.
Before long, they encountered Rengoku, who was engaged in fierce battle with Ubume and Enmu behind the cinema hall.
And at the critical moment, saved Rengoku who was about to be killed by Ubume.
"Demons! This time! You are definitely dead!"
On that wide road behind the cinema hall, Rengoku, Tanjiro's group, and several Demon Slayers were confronting Ubume and Enmu.
"Everyone be careful! That Lower Rank Two's Blood Demon Art is extremely troublesome! His Blood Demon Art can forcibly plunge people into unconscious dreams! The only way to wake up is to commit suicide in the dream!"
Standing at the very front of the group, while carefully guarding against Ubume and Enmu opposite, Rengoku loudly instructed Tanjiro and the others behind him.
"As for this Lower Rank One, her close combat ability is quite formidable. I'm unclear about her Blood Demon Art's effects, but she very likely... has already killed Iguro!"
"What?! She killed Iguro-senpai?!"
Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present undoubtedly showed shock.
This female demon had actually killed that Serpent Hashira?!
Among the current Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Serpent Hashira's strength was undoubtedly ranked at the forefront. His self-created Serpent Breathing was famous for being flexible, ever-changing, and tricky and bizarre.
Yet such a powerful Demon Slayer had also died at the hands of a Lower Rank demon?!
"Ahaha~"
Looking at the group of Demon Slayers before her, a rather troubled expression appeared on Ubume's exquisite face.
"The current situation is indeed somewhat unfavorable..."
"Ubume, I think we should retreat now."
Beside her, Enmu also spoke in proposal.
"Use your Blood Demon Art, let's slip inside and hide for a while."
Their two demons' cooperation was sufficient to defeat any Demon Slayer present, but they couldn't withstand the other side wanting to gang up on them now.
Two against a group, they couldn't hold out.
At present, those two Ladies hadn't arrived yet. Enmu decided to continue delaying time.
"There's still someone trapped inside, I put it in Infinity Castle."
Ubume explained upon hearing this.
Her Blood Demon Art had a fatal weakness—that incense burner which served as the core of the illusory space could not be stored inside the illusory space itself.
Therefore, when hurrying over to support Enmu, to prevent any lone Demon Slayer from quietly sneaking to the museum and breaking the incense burner, releasing Iguro who she had worked so hard to trap inside, Ubume directly threw the incense burner into Infinity Castle.
After all, though her Blood Demon Art's mechanism was strong, its restrictions were also obvious—as long as the opponent didn't inhale that incense, she would have no method at all.
Once she let Iguro escape back and bring intelligence about her Blood Demon Art to the Demon Slayer Corps, from now on, she probably would never again be able to use her Blood Demon Art to capture any Demon Slayer.
That wouldn't do~
That Serpent Hashira, he could forget about ever escaping in his entire life!
"Damn, in that case, could we only continue fleeing on foot?"
Enmu's expression was somewhat unpleasant.
Careless!
It seemed next time he needed to prepare a few more cars and airplanes!
"Well~ I don't mind, but with your little short legs, Enmu, can you escape~"
Turning to look at the troubled Enmu, Ubume covered her mouth with her sleeve and laughed softly.
As the strongest in martial arts among the Lower Rank demons, she still had confidence in being able to escape from these Demon Slayers before her.
But as for Enmu... this martial-arts-weak demon might not necessarily make it~
"Don't be like this, Ubume! Decades of being colleagues, at a time like this you must help me!"
"None of you will escape!"
Just as the two were conversing, Rengoku and the others finally launched their attack.
The first to charge was Zenitsu.
Relying on the extreme speed of Thunder Breathing First Form, he almost instantly charged before Ubume, one blade slashing toward her neck.
However, completely different from the Lower Rank Three he had killed before, Ubume's reaction was clearly much faster.
She swiftly leaned her body backward, avoiding this blade while simultaneously slapping her claw on his back, sending his entire person flying far away along with the momentum!
But in the next second, Rengoku and Tanjiro's attacks followed right after!
"Take this!"
Flames simultaneously ignited on both their Nichirin Blades, attacking Ubume from left and right together!
"Enmu!"
Facing this pincer attack from the two, an extremely excited smile instantly appeared on Ubume's exquisite, beautiful face.
As one of the few demons in the Twelve Kizuki who had no fear of death whatsoever, Ubume had never had the slightest intention of fleeing from the start.
Not only did she not, she even wanted to gamble everything!
She truly wanted to try—relying on Enmu's Blood Demon Art's control, whether she had the opportunity to forcefully kill these two Demon Slayers together!
Killing two Hashira in one night, plus several Demon Slayers with considerable strength.
If she could accomplish this, Miss Mitsuba would definitely cast her gaze more and more upon her!