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Chapter 69 Puppet Showdown

However, to Fang Yi's surprise, the 'mother' of the Spider family only showed up for a moment and then instantly disappeared into the darkness, leaving only the controlled members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

[Run was so quick! He ran away before I even raised my knife. What a bummer!]

To be cautious, Fang Yi did not want to pursue the matter any further. He decided to rescue the survivor first, obtain some intelligence, and then clean up the Natian Spider Mountain copy step by step.

After cutting the spider silk, the somewhat frightened member of the Demon Slayer Corps began to mutter:

"I want to get out of here."

"Why is it not the 'Pillar' who came, but you two weaklings?"

"What's the use of you low-level swordsmen! Are you the only reinforcements for the stronghold?"

Nakamori Yuto, who took the initiative to take on the task of questioning, put down the Nichirin Sword in his hand, asked the survivor a few questions in a gentle voice, and then shook his head at Fang Yi, indicating that he could not get any information from this frightened person.

Fang Yi signaled Nakamori Yuto to be alert to the surroundings and decided to use his [Supernatural Gravity] talent to try to obtain some information.

He wanted to know how many people were involved in this mission and whether the main characters had arrived.

He carefully observed the member's expression and found that his eyes were full of fear and despair. Obviously, this battle involving the lower demons had a great psychological impact on him.

Fang Yi first said in a gentle voice, "You are safe now. The ghost has left. Just tell me the details of what you saw, and I will find a way to kill the ghost."

In order to further gain his trust, Fang Yi continued, "Although I am not a 'Pillar', I am enough to kill the ghosts on this mountain. You are safe now."

However, the Demon Slayer swordsman had a questioning look on his face, continued to complain, and was about to run out of the mountain.

Fang Yi, who was a little annoyed by the Demon Slayer swordsman who spoke incoherently and looked like a deserter, decided to use some means to make the swordsman wake up.

[You didn't answer my question properly, thinking we were good people and you're going crazy, right?]

Fang Yi walked up to the Demon Slayer swordsman and asked him a simple question.

"What is this?" Fang Yi asked, holding up the Sun Wheel Sword in his hand.

The Demon Slayer swordsman was still complaining and ignored Fang Yi.

Fang Yi swung his knife, grazed the swordsman's nose, cut off a strand of his hair, and continued to ask questions in a raised voice.

"what is this?"

The Demon Slayer swordsman, feeling his life threatened, finally tensed up and began to answer the questions properly.

"This is the Sun Blade."

Fang Yi showed a satisfied smile. Isn't this a good answer to the question? The saying is true: swords are sometimes more useful than words.

He continued to ask questions, "Are there any other survivors on the mountain? How many people are there in your group? Are there any new swordsmen joining the battle?"

After sensing that the man in front of him who was not wearing the Demon Slayer uniform was likely to kill him, the swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps began to gather information from his mind and answer questions seriously.

Nakamori Yuto, who was standing by, watched Fang Yi's questions and suddenly felt that he had gained new knowledge.

Fang Yi listened to the prompt sound from the space, and the expression on his face became strange for a moment.

Because this tip is:
[Through your explanations and teachings, Nakamori Yuto's interpersonal communication skills have improved, and your ability to use words to gain others' trust has also improved.]

Fang Yi glanced back at Nakamori Yuto, who seemed to have gained something, and complained in his heart.

"No? I haven't even gotten the [Water Breathing] related skills from you for free, and you've already gotten mine for free?"

Fang Yi looked at this prompt and felt that the positioning of his talent and the route of his strategy in this mission would have to change.

I can try to teach and train Nakamori Yuto, the swordsman with insufficient ability, more in this battle with the Lower Moon Five.

Because through the [Diligent Learning] talent, you can also obtain rewards. As Nakamori Yuto's abilities grow, your own abilities will also grow. Nakamori Yuto has flaws in his abilities, has a lot of room for improvement, and has a good friendship with Fang Yi. He is currently Fang Yi's best target for mutual honesty rewards.
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After questioning, Fang Yi finally confirmed that the protagonist group has not arrived yet, and there are still ten other Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen on the mountain whose lives and deaths are unknown.

In addition, he learned a bad news that Fang Yi might not be able to meet the protagonists.

Because of the emergence of the Minion Corps, an organization that specializes in hunting down the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, the Demon Slayer Corps wants to protect its members from life threats.

Most strongholds chose to shrink their forces, choosing not to send additional swordsmen unless too many people died in nearby missions.

For example, for those who have received favors from the Demon Slayer Corps and voluntarily hung the Shido family crest to take care of injured Demon Slayers, the Demon Slayer Corps temporarily asked them to remove the crest and remain silent to avoid causing harm to innocent people.

Several families have been wiped out because of this symbol. The Demon Slayer Corps does not want these ordinary people to be killed, so the treatment of the wounded is mainly left to the strongholds and logistics troops.

This strategy has been implemented for some time, so the protagonists are probably not recuperating nearby and are unlikely to appear in this mission.

At the same time, the Demon Slayer Corps' strongholds were merged and relocated. Unfortunately, near Nada Spider Mountain, the only stronghold left was the one that had just been massacred and only Nakamori Yuto was alive.

He and Nakamori Yuto were probably the last reinforcements for this mission at Nada Spider Mountain.

That's why the Demon Slayer swordsman was so frightened and desperate when he saw himself and Nakamori Hayato coming alone.

Looking at the terrified Demon Slayer swordsman and Nakamori Hayato who was on the side, guarding against the enemy like a frightened bird.

Fang Yi decided to do something to boost the morale of this temporary team, otherwise fear and despair would directly engulf these two people and lead them to death, and he would be the only one left alive in this copy.

In the absence of certainty that Water Pillar Tomioka Giyu and Insect Pillar Kocho Shinobu will come here like in the original story, these two ordinary Demon Slayer swordsmen will be the only ones who can take advantage of the situation and record their achievements.

Naturally, it is necessary to let them survive and spread their performance and achievements in the Demon Slayer Corps to add some capital to become a "pillar".

Fang Yi looked at the Demon Slayer swordsman who was somewhat doubting his own strength, pointed to a tree that two people could barely hug together and began to ask questions.

"It's a thick enough tree, isn't it?"

After the Demon Slayer Corps member nodded, Fang Yi prepared to experiment with the new [Black Flash] technique that had emerged in his mind.

Fang Yi snapped his fingers and began to capture the flow of cursed energy. In the confused eyes of the two people around him, he snapped his head at the tree.

【Black Flash】

The tree growing here never thought that it would have the honor to become the target of Fang Yi's [Black Flash].

The tree fell down due to some stupid and funny brain collapse.

The expression on the face of the Demon Slayer swordsman was extremely interesting. At first, there was a hint of fear in his disdain, then his mouth opened involuntarily, and the despair in his eyes instantly dissipated, and instead he glowed with a look of hope.

Nakamori Yuto on the side had a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, and obviously understood how Fang Yi could kill the ghost without using the Nichirin Sword.

"So as long as you follow my instructions, I guarantee that you will all survive this mission."

Looking at the two people in the temporary team who were nodding their heads in trust in him, and the headless puppet that suddenly appeared in the distance and was controlled by the 'mother' of the spider family with silk threads, Fang Yi nodded with satisfaction.

[Great, the audience for this mission has arrived, and the enemies have also arrived. We can begin.]

[Such a weak ghost, just use a puppet to deal with it]

He gave the first order to Nakamori Yuto, who was guarding the headless puppet with his sword drawn.

"Move three steps to the left, swing the sword, Water Breathing, First Form, Water Surface Slash."

Fang Yi looked at the headless puppet, whose movements he had predicted, attacking Nakamori Yuto as he expected, and Nakamori Yuto who obeyed his orders and killed the headless puppet with one blow, and suddenly felt bored.

Nakamori Yuto is really lucky. When facing the enemy, he doesn't feel troubled like himself, and is overwhelmed by too many options to choose from.

(End of this chapter)