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Chapter 78 A Quarter Hour Before Dawn (I)

Fang Yi looked at Akaza in front of him, not understanding why it would appear here at this time.

Whether from the perspective of plot development or motivation, Akaza, one of the Upper Three, has no reason to appear here.

According to the plot of Demon Slayer that Fang Yi recalled in his mind, the title of Upper Three is still very valuable and the strength is very strong.

The Twelve Demon Moons under Muzan Kibutsuji are divided into Upper Moon and Lower Moon. Although they are collectively called the Twelve Demon Moons, in fact the gap between Upper Moon and Lower Moon is even greater than that between Qiao Feng in the north and Murong in the south.

The Upper Ranks have not changed for hundreds of years, but the Lower Ranks rotate very quickly, often adding to the merit books of the Demon Slayer Corps members. For example, the promotion of many pillars depends on killing the Lower Rank demons.

In the later period, the scumbag boss Muzan Kibutsuji felt that the lower ranks were useless and carried out physical layoffs, but he had no intention of laying off the core employees of the upper ranks.

Fang Yi killed the Lower Moon Five this time in order to accumulate merit for becoming a Pillar. At this stage, he has no idea about the Upper Moon Ghosts.

Firstly, except for the duo ghosts like [Daki] and [Jifutaro] who are fixed in the flower street, the whereabouts of other ghosts are uncertain.

Secondly, killing the upper ranks directly will make Muzan Kibutsuji alert and start targeting you. The blood allocated by this scumbag boss can see the memories of his employees. If you kill a key employee, this scumbag boss will really send someone to kill you.

The Upper Six, the twin demons [Dahime] and [Gitarou], the weakest among the Upper Ranks, killed 7 and 15 pillars respectively. This is enough to show the huge gap in strength between the Upper and Lower Ranks.

The top three upper ranks are a watershed. The gap between the strength of the top three and that of other upper ranks is even greater, and there is also a large gap between the strength of the top three.

Fang Yi's plan this time was to develop first, kill the lower-rank monsters first, and then send people to kill the weaker upper-rank monsters after he had developed almost enough.

Then, the Upper Three are demons that only appear in the final battle. It is very strange that when Fang Yi just started to develop and killed a Lower Three demon, he came to block the door after leaving the Novice Village.

Fang Yi was still analyzing the reasons why Akaza appeared here, thinking about the logic behind it, hoping to increase his chances of winning.

In the original work, it first appeared on the orders of Muzan Kibutsuji to kill the Demon Slayer swordsmen on the Infinity Train. Because these people killed one of the Lower Moons, Nightmare, it took a lot of time, so Akaza, who happened to be nearby, was assigned to kill these people.

It has been less than ten minutes since Fang Yi appeared and killed the Spider family. Moreover, the Lower Moon was a demon that Muzan Kibutsuji did not value, so there was no need to ask a demon at the level of Upper Moon Three to kill its enemy.

Unless this Upper Rank Three is already nearby, or his target isn't me, but a valuable target like these two pillars, then he, the Upper Rank Three, will be needed to take action.

Judging from the information revealed in its words just now, it is obvious that it has expectations for the people here.

How did the Oni camp get accurate intelligence about the Pillars' deployment? According to the timing, Akaza must have been deployed as soon as these two Pillars were deployed.

Fang Yi always felt that this kind of ambush was a very strong sense of déjà vu. He recalled that after Chen Cheng knew that the route of the Iron Castle was changed to the mountain road, he sent the "Ji Qu" to wipe out the reincarnations.

I immediately understood that this ambush was most likely caused by information being leaked to the demon camp from the Demon Slayer Corps base.

Since there is a traitor within the Demon Slayer Corps, my future plans will have to be adjusted.

He stared at Akaza, ready to dodge the enemy's attack.
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Akaza clapped his hands, and three lower-rank demons walked out from behind him. The words that appeared in their eye sockets also announced their identities.

The fourth day of the waning moon is Lingyuzi, the third day of the waning moon is Bingye, the second day of the waning moon is Lugu.

The demon that was killed by the trash boss during the Lower Moon Gathering also appeared here.

Akaza smiled arrogantly, "I don't kill women, nor do I eat women, so I have these people here to help. They are responsible for killing the women and cleaning up the miscellaneous soldiers in the end."

As soon as these words were spoken, Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho looked at each other and instantly realized that this was a premeditated ambush against them both.

Before the ambush, the enemy knew that there would be women among the reinforcements, so they sent three additional lower-rank demons whose strength was insignificant compared to the upper three to help.

Fang Yi understood even more clearly that this ambush must have been ordered by Muzan Kibutsuji. Only such a scumbag boss could make these ghosts act together.

So, the question now is how to survive.

The reminder sound of the task in the main god space also sounded at the right time.
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【Challenge mission has been triggered】

【Live till dawn】

Mission Rewards: [Mastery-Level Swordsmanship] Skill Scroll x1, Demon Slayer Contribution Points, Demon Slayer Special Permissions

[Faction Contribution Points are awarded based on actual combat performance] [Tip: Number s12891, the Lord God Space is reminding you that this mission is extremely difficult. Although it can greatly increase your faction's recognition, it is still recommended that you give up and leave the battlefield.]
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The reward from the main god space was exactly what Fang Yi wanted to get. The [Mastery Level Sword Skills Scroll], which was originally only available in the next level world, seemed to be exactly what he wanted.

The prompt below the main god space is also very practical, telling you that it is difficult to survive, and it is recommended that you just leave these people behind and run away.

There is still a quarter of an hour before dawn, which seems to be enough time for Akaza to kill everyone present when he gets serious.

It shouldn't be like the time in the original story when it fought against the Flame Pillar, Rengoku Kyojuro, where it held back in order to turn its opponent into a demon. It would probably use all its strength when it attacked.

[Skill Deployment] [Destruction Kill·Lotus Needle]

A twelve-pointed snowflake formation appeared under Akaza's feet. Without hesitation, this Upper Three used his core ability, which is also a very effective means to restrain Fang Yi at this stage.

Akaza was once a warrior like Fang Yi in the past, good at fighting with bare hands. His [Destruction Kill·Needle] can distinguish the strength of the opponent according to the opponent's fighting spirit, and can also perceive the opponent's attack as if it were a prophecy.

The stronger the opponent's fighting spirit, the stronger the reaction of the Luo needle will be, and the corresponding strength and accuracy will be higher. As long as you don't hide your fighting spirit and murderous intent, it will be difficult to touch Akaza.

One of Fang Yi's output methods, [Black Flash], requires a fist to hit in order to be effective, and Luo Zhen can effectively avoid such a result.

Even if hit, the Upper Three's self-regeneration ability can quickly recover. At the same time, he has the self-regeneration potential to survive even if beheaded by the Nichirin Sword.

He was unable to cope with the superficial swordsmanship at all. He had only learned a few moves of the [Water Breathing] sword technique and had not yet mastered the breathing method. It could be said that he was an extremely unfavorable opponent.

Akaza looked at Fang Yi with some surprise. Its ability to distinguish fighting spirit told it that Fang Yi was the strongest person present.

"Let's get started now."

Before he finished speaking, Akaza had already arrived in front of Fang Yi. With his back to Fang Yi, he raised his foot from top to bottom and kicked Fang Yi in the head with great force.

【Destruction Kill·Foot Style·Crown First Cut】

Fang Yi's body reacted instinctively, but it was obvious that his body could not keep up with the opponent's attack speed, and the opponent's basic attributes suppressed Fang Yi.

The notched Sun Wheel Sword in his hand barely blocked the opponent's kick, but the sharp impact sound from the blade told Fang Yi that the life of this sword might not exceed a few blocks.

Without the Nichirin Sword, a weapon that can cause massive damage by chopping the opponent's neck, the battle will completely lose its suspense.

The opponent has the potential to be resurrected even if beheaded by the Sun Blade. Once that potential is unleashed, only sunlight can kill it.

Even though he blocked the attack, the force from the opponent's foot was still transmitted to Fang Yi through the blade, attacking his internal organs.

But thanks to Fang Yi's good physique and the effect of [Reversal Spell·Strengthening], there was no loss, only a small consumption of mana.

"Interesting, your body is really well-trained. I can sense the aura of a fellow warrior emanating from you."

"There's also a familiar aura that's hard to describe. Unfortunately, I've lost a lot of my memories as a human, and I can't remember what happened in the past."

"What's your name? I'm very interested in you."

As Akaza spoke, he swung his right hand from top to bottom with great force.

【Destruction Kill·Shatter Style·Ten Thousand Leaves Flash Willow】

This attack forced Tomioka Giyu, who had just used a sword move to attack Akaza, to change his move and use [Water Breathing·Form 3·Flowing Dance] to unleash his full potential, and only then was he able to barely avoid this earth-shattering attack.

But it was obvious that even if he tried his best to dodge, he was still hit by the opponent's attack. His body was already damaged and he probably couldn't hold on for much longer.

Without the training and upgrading of the Pillar Gathering, without getting over the psychological trauma, and without obtaining the ability of [Markings] that can greatly improve all-round attributes at the cost of lifespan, Tomioka Giyuu probably won't be able to survive a few moves at the hands of Akaza.

On the other hand, Shinobu Kocho was fighting against the joint attack of several lower-rank demons together with Yuto Nakamori. It was obvious that it would take some time for them to provide support here.

Only two seconds had passed since Akaza appeared, and there was still a full quarter of an hour until dawn.

No one present had ever felt that the quarter of an hour before dawn was so long.

(End of this chapter)