Capítulo 2440: Chapter 1635: Ze (Today’s Outing Was Exhausting)
Upper Moon Three did not land, because his body turned completely into ashes under the dawn’s light before it could touch the ground.
“Phew… comfortable.”
anwhile, Duanmu Huai raised his hands and stretched lazily.
Indeed, occasionally stretching a bit is necessary to relieve stress.
Since reincarnating, Duanmu Huai hadn’t killed anyone in fifteen years, accumulating quite so stress. Having had a brawl with an immortal foe, he felt refreshed.
Hmm… it seems occasionally coming here to relieve stress has its benefits.
Duanmu Huai yawned as he gazed at the sunrise, then reached out to pick up the sword thrown aside. He could feel the sword absorbing the remaining ghost energy of Upper Moon Three. At the sa ti, he vaguely sensed the “gate.”
This sword is like a key; once it absorbs enough ghost energy, it can open the “gate” and allow ti travel.
Originally, with such a good prey as Upper Moon Three, Duanmu Huai could have returned to the modern era just by slashing him, but he chose to brawl and failed to absorb sufficient energy with the key—well, this sword.
Such a hassle, seems I need to slay a few more demons.
“She’s not a demon…”
Watching Duanmu Huai enjoyably stretch in the sunlight, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. If the girl in front of them were a demon, she wouldn’t stand here leisurely basking in the sun.
“… Miss Xiao Ai.”
Butterfly Kanaya approached again, looking at Duanmu Huai.
“I invite you once more to join the Demon Slayer Team, and fight alongside us.”
“………….”
Duanmu Huai shouldered his sword, turned around, and looked at Butterfly Kanaya.
“What’s your Demon Slayer Team’s purpose?”
“To annihilate evil spirits and protect the people.”
“Then, let ask you a question.”
Upon hearing Butterfly Kanaya’s answer, Duanmu Huai flashed a fierce smile.
“Suppose you have to fight an evil spirit as strong as that guy, and there are innocent villagers behind you needing protection, what would you do? If you distract yourself to protect them, you won’t be able to kill the evil spirit. If you abandon protecting the villagers, the evil spirit will catch and eat them. So… faced with such a situation, what would you do?”
Upon hearing this, Tan Zhilang clenched his fists.
“I would block the evil spirit as best I can and get the villagers to escape!”
Another boar-headed man raised his Twin Swords high.
“I’ll beat that evil spirit; as long as I charge wildly, it can’t harm anyone else!”
The others stayed silent, but it seed they all agreed with these two opinions, while Duanmu Huai shrugged.
“That is indeed the correct answer, perfectly correct, but there’s a third option.”
“………? “
“And that is to kill the villager before the evil spirit does.”
“………Why?”
Faced with Duanmu Huai’s unexpected answer, everyone was stunned, and Tan Zhilang couldn’t help but ask.
“It’s simple; evil spirits don’t eat corpses, only live humans, and consuming humans strengthens them. Therefore, eliminating all nearby food prevents the evil spirit from gaining power, doesn’t it?”
“But killing innocent people for that… is wrong!”
“Of course it’s wrong, from a moral standpoint, but my goal isn’t to protect villagers, it’s to eradicate evil spirits. If the evil spirit eats the villager, it will beco stronger, and later, it will kill more people. Compared to those who will die in the future, sacrificing a few villagers is a very rational approach.”
Duanmu Huai snorted coldly.
“Miss Kanaya, I think you understand; I am not like your Demon Slayer Team. You aim to protect, but I aim to eliminate… eliminating monsters that threaten humans is my duty and mission.”
“But…”
“Nonetheless, we can cooperate.”
Duanmu Huai pondered; there’s still so ti before sumr vacation ends, and based on previous experience, the past and present flow of ti aren’t the sa. If fast enough, he can return to the modern world before sumr ends. Plus, the Demon Slayer Team specializes in hunting demons, making locating them straightforward.
“…I understand.”
Butterfly Kanaya was silent for a mont, then nodded.
“But please, co back with , I will report to Lord.”
“Hope you don’t keep waiting too long.”
Idle ti might as well be used to unwind in ancient tis.
Kanaya was swift; shortly after, she led Duanmu Huai to a mansion deep in the mountains, where he encountered so peculiar-looking individuals. Most were not old, seemingly not even approaching thirty, mostly young n and won in their teens or twenties.
Curious, Duanmu Huai observed them, as they also curiously observed him.
“Is she the girl who barehandedly killed Upper Moon Three?”
A scar-faced boy with white hair sneered.
“Doesn’t seem so.”
“Ah, but she’s so cute, so delicate and lovely, truly wonderful.”
Another girl with long pink hair, tied in three braids, looked at Duanmu Huai with glowing eyes, her expression eager.
And Duanmu Huai looked speechlessly at these people, then turned to the side, facing Kanaya.
“Miss Kanaya.”
“Hmm?”
“Are they the Nine Pillars?”
“That’s right.”
“Didn’t you tell that the Nine Pillars are the strongest nine people in the Demon Slayer Team?”
“Correct, the Pillars are the highest-ranking swordsn in the Demon Slayer Team, and also the strongest swordsn.”
“…Just them?”
Duanmu Huai glanced at those people, his expression already made it very clear.
“I thought Miss Kanaya was quite weak, but if this is the level of the so-called Nine Pillars, then it’s no wonder you haven’t been able to eliminate the evil spirits all these years.”
“What did you say!?”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, everyone across from him had a drastic change in their expressions, while Duanmu Huai looked at them leisurely. Earlier, when fighting Upper Moon Three, Duanmu Huai could tell that Butterfly Kanaya wasn’t a match for Upper Moon Three. Not to ntion her, even if all the Demon Slayer Team warriors present joined in, they probably wouldn’t be enough to be of any challenge to Upper Moon Three.
Later, when Duanmu Huai learned that Butterfly Kanaya was mainly responsible for dical and logistical support in the Demon Slayer Team, he understood. After all, in logistics, it’s understandable if one’s combat ability isn’t particularly strong.
But when he saw this, oh boy, the strength among the Nine Pillars wasn’t much different from one another. That blind monk seed sowhat stronger than the others, but only marginally.
These people would do against the kind of demon Duanmu first encountered in the forest, but facing an opponent like Upper Moon Three, a one-on-one would guarantee their defeat.
A group fight might win, but just maybe.
The difference is too vast between the two sides.
Duanmu Huai also heard Butterfly Kanaya ntion that the demon side has the Twelve Ghost Moons, which ans twelve generals, divided into the Upper Six and Lower Six.
Yet, on the Demon Slayer Team’s side, there are only nine bosses, and at most, they’re all at Lower Rank level?
It’s considered lucky they haven’t been annihilated by the demons.
“What did you say? You little brat!”
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, a scar-faced young man, who seed to have a fiery temper, stord over angrily, reaching out to grab Duanmu Huai — but in the next instant, he suddenly flashed back, quickly distancing himself from Duanmu Huai, while lowering his posture, gripping his sword hilt tightly, and staring intently at Duanmu Huai.
“Hmph… at least your instincts are sharp.”
Duanmu Huai snorted coldly.
“If you dared to take one more step earlier, I’d have smashed your head into pieces.”
“You…”
“Try it if you’re not afraid of dying, I guarantee you’ll learn how to spell death with your brains sared on the ground — how about that?”
Duanmu Huai beckoned with a finger at the white-haired young man, who instantly beca furious.
“You dare—!”
“Silence, the Lord is here.”
As the tense scene reached a critical point, a voice suddenly rang out. Upon hearing it, everyone standing around quickly knelt, including the white-haired young man who was just about to fight Duanmu Huai. Only Duanmu Huai remained standing, arms crossed, staring at the main hall in front.
Soon, a young man wearing kimono and hakama appeared from behind a paper door with a smile on his face. Accompanying him were two girls who looked like dolls.
Supported by the two girls, the man walked up to everyone and greeted them.
“Good morning, everyone, and also to our traveler from afar.”
The man’s voice was very gentle and soft, and Duanmu Huai nodded as a form of greeting.
“Hello.”
“I’ve already heard from Kanaya about everything you’ve done.”
The man eyed Duanmu Huai with his lifeless eyes.
“To be able to subdue and eliminate Upper Moon Three with overwhelming strength, and to have previously eliminated the evil spirit hidden on the Infinite Train, Lower Moon One, as well as the evil spirit appearing at Chao Yun Shrine, Lower Moon Five. Among the Twelve Ghost Moons, three have already perished by your hands.”
“……”
Upon hearing the man’s words, the other Nine Pillars were visibly shaken, with their eyes filled with shock as they looked at Duanmu Huai. Killing Lower Rank demons wasn’t beyond their reach, but Duanmu Huai had slain three in a short ti, one of which was an Upper Rank, and more importantly, he seed entirely uninjured!
What kind of strength is this?
They couldn’t even comprehend.
“It was just a stroke of luck.”
Duanmu Huai didn’t care much about it.
“My goal is to protect humans, and since these evil spirits threaten the survival of humans, naturally, I will eradicate them.”
“However, you won’t join the Demon Slayer Team, will you?”
“Of course not.”
Joining the Demon Slayer Team and having to kneel before this man? Duanmu Huai wouldn’t do that.
“I ca here only hoping to establish a cooperative relationship with the Demon Slayer Team.”
“Oh? What do you an?”
“It’s quite simple.”
Facing the man’s inquiry, Duanmu Huai chuckled lightly.
“Think of it as a rcenary deal. When you encounter troubleso demons, you can hire to eliminate them, just pay the reward. How about it? I think this is a very cost-effective deal for you.”
“………….”
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s response, the man pondered for a mont.
“In that case, I just happen to have a task I hope you can help with.”
Then, he spoke.
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