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Chapter 79: A Quarter of an Hour Before Dawn (Part )

Akaza casually strikes and forces Tomioka Giyu back, without waiting for Fang Yi to attack.

It raised its foot, exerted a little force, and the next moment it was in front of the retreating Tomioka Giyu.

Akaza was determined to complete the task of killing the 'Pillars' first, and first got rid of Tomioka Giyu, who was the Water Pillar.

Tomioka Giyu, who was retreating and looking for an opportunity, suddenly saw a face with a tattoo with "Three" written on the left eye and "Upper Rank" written on the right eye, and a fatal move that was difficult to dodge.

【Destruction Kill·Kick Style·Flowing Flash Group】

What followed was Akaza's several flashes of kicks with one foot. In just a few seconds, the same part of Tomioka Giyu's chest was kicked hundreds of times.

Despite Akaza's full-strength attack, there was no room for Giyu Tomioka to perform his sword moves. At the same time, Akaza's swift speed also prevented Giyu Tomioka from reacting to what sword moves to use.

But in the face of life and death crisis, Tomioka Giyu's survival instinct still came into play. He held the Nichirin Sword tightly in front of him with both hands and blocked most of the attacks with his intuition.

However, some attacks still managed to penetrate this ironclad barrier and strike Tomioka Giyu. At the same time, every time he raised his sword to block, the force transmitted from the sword made Tomioka Giyu's wrist seem to be broken.

Without waiting for Giyu Tomioka to catch his breath, he relaxed his wrist which was about to lose sensation and created some space to perform his sword moves again.

Akaza had already caught Tomioka Giyu's weakness and threw a straight punch with his left hand straight at the opponent's chest. As expected, it was barely blocked by the opponent's Nichirin Sword.

The fatal blow was already ready. Akaza changed his right fist into a palm, and his entire arm was like a sharp machete, striking directly at Giyu Tomioka's neck, intending to separate his head from his body.

Giyu Tomioka barely blocked Akaza's straight punch, exhaled, and felt his entire lungs and trachea becoming hot, and his mouth was filled with the rusty taste of blood.

He was like a machine running at high load, panting under the strain, sweat dripping down his cheeks. Clearly, his body was at its limit, but his eyes remained firm.

The Nichirin Sword in his hand had a bad feeling because it had directly blocked Akaza's powerful attacks many times. The blade of the Nichirin Sword was already covered with cracks, indicating that the sword was about to collapse.

Before his 'machine' could cool down and start running again, he caught Akaza's knife and realized that it was a blow that he could neither dodge nor block.

Tomioka Giyu, who had always been calm and composed, now exuded a rare sign of despair from his entire body.

He knew that there was a high probability that he would die here, and no one could interrupt this attack.

His companion, Insect Pillar, Shinobu Kocho, is a person whose arm strength is so weak that she cannot kill ordinary demons. She can only kill demons with stabbing and poison.

Nakamori Yuto is a man who has just recently become a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps. As for Fang Yi, although he is a genius, he has only practiced the sword skills of the "Water Breathing" style for twenty minutes.

Tomioka Giyu stared at the attack that he could not avoid, and anticipated that his own revolving lantern would soon appear before his eyes.

[Water Breathing: Second Form: Waterwheel]

The blade danced and spun in the air, flashing like a wheel, and cut off Akaza's arm that was swinging towards Tomioka Giyu, interrupting his intention to kill Tomioka Giyu.

What appeared before Giyu Tomioka was a sword skill that was familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar to him. With astonishing power and incredible speed, it shattered Giyu Tomioka's revolving lantern and at the same time dispelled the despair that lingered around him.

Fang Yi became more and more proficient in using Chen Cheng's explosive charge skills.

"Your opponent is me, the short-haired ghost."

Fang Yi held up the Nichirin Sword that was full of gaps and spoke to Akaza, whose arm had been revived.

There were still fourteen minutes and fifty-five seconds until dawn.
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Akaza stared at Fang Yi who saved Tomioka Giyu, his eyes full of admiration.

It rarely stopped attacking and stood still.

It was not angry that Fang Yi had chopped off its arm, but instead evaluated Fang Yi's cut.

"Nice attack, amazing burst of speed, smart strategy."

"You seemed to have immediately guessed the purpose of the spell beneath my feet. You didn't try to chop off my head, but my hands."

"Because this attack wouldn't cause fatal damage to me, my compass didn't tell me about it in advance, so you had the opportunity to interrupt my attack."

Akaza's face lit up with a smile, and his tattooed face showed a rare expression of recognition. He extended his hand and spoke to Fang Yi seriously.

"Why don't you try to become a ghost? My mission this time is only to kill these two 'pillars', not people like you."

"People like you should live longer and become stronger."

"My name is Akaza, what's yours?"

Akaza's words were obviously full of sincerity, and were recognized by the main god space.

As Akaza finished his words, the reminder of the main god space mission sounded, and the mission was displayed on the screen in front of him, but Fang Yi turned it off without even looking at it.

Fang Yi just clenched the Nichirin Sword in his hand and looked at Akaza, while speaking to Tomioka Giyuu beside him.

"Explain the essence of the [Water Breathing] breathing method, and I will defeat it."

Looking at Fang Yi who did not respond to his words, Akaza shook his head with regret, but the fighting spirit in his eyes surged.

"I will first kill this 'weakling' beside you, then gradually push you into a desperate situation, forcing you to become a ghost!"

"Tell me your name, and I'll kill this 'weakling' slowly!"

As he spoke, Akaza's figure appeared in front of Tomioka Giyu.

【Destruction Kill·Random Style】

At extremely high speed, several punches hit the same position, bringing a fierce attack.

After catching his breath a little, Tomioka Giyu took a deep breath and used his own sword technique [Water Breathing·Eleventh Form·Nagi].

He entered a state of tranquility and stillness, and wherever the blade went, Akaza's attacks were neutralized one by one.

Akaza's eyes became even more excited, and his whole body entered a frenzy state, and his strength increased again.

Just as he was about to use his move again, he didn't expect Fang Yi to squat down slightly, and his whole body burst out with astonishing speed, rushing towards his body with the Sun Wheel Sword full of gaps.

Akaza, who could be resurrected at the speed of light even if his body was cut, felt the warning of [Destruction Kill·Luo Zhen].

Although he had some doubts about whether there was something wrong with his core ability, the cautious Akaza stopped his attack and chose to dodge.

Tomioka Giyu, who finally got a chance to catch his breath, was a little confused about Fang Yi's words, and an unbelievable thought flashed through his mind, but he still started to explain the breathing method of the [Water Breathing] school.

Akaza dodged Fang Yi's slash and decided not to get entangled with Fang Yi anymore. He wanted to get rid of the "weakling" Tomioka Giyu as soon as possible and taste the power of the strong Fang Yi.

【Destruction Killing·Extermination Style】

A punch was thrown with destructive power, forcing Fang Yi to dodge sideways, and at the same time hit Tomioka Giyu, who had already described the breathing method of the "Water Breathing" style, and the Nichirin Sword in his hand was swinging towards Akaza.

The huge impact force caused Tomioka Giyu to fly backwards, and at the same time, the Nichirin sword in his hand made a crisp breaking sound.

With one blow, the sword broke and the man fell down, basically losing his combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

Only Fang Yi, Akaza and the ghost were left in the venue. The air around them seemed to be oppressed by the aura they exuded, and there was a brief stagnation.

Fang Yi raised the Nichirin Sword that was full of gaps and stared at Akaza with a firm look in his eyes, not affected by the other party's momentum at all.

Akaza took a starting stance and looked at Fang Yi with admiration in his eyes. He was determined to use all his strength to turn Fang Yi into a ghost.

Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to fly in the air.

At this time, there were still fourteen minutes until dawn.

(End of this chapter)