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Chapter 86 The Approaching Enemy

Before Shinobu Kocho's report was delivered to the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, made the unprecedented decision to convene a meeting.

He asked the core staff of the Twelve Demon Moons and the newly formed Demon Team to come to his Infinite City for a meeting, to guide their work and to pass on his spirit.

Because all the ghosts are created from the blood of this scumbag boss, he can also know some information about the enemy by reading the thoughts of his subordinates.

From the moment he sensed Akaza's death, this scumbag boss checked his mind and was reminded of painful memories.

Seeing that the enemy's sword could suppress the regeneration of the ghost's body, it recalled the swordsman who killed it in the second they met many years ago.

The swordsman drew his sword in an instant, leaving a scar on his body that has not healed to this day. In the era when the swordsman was alive, Muzan Kibutsuji did not dare to show his face at all.

Only after confirming the death of the swordsman who seemed to be born to defeat him did Muzan Kibutsuji dare to take action.

And today it saw someone with similar abilities kill Akaza, so God created another swordsman like this to kill it.

The scumbag boss could no longer sit still when he thought about this. He quickly summoned his key employees and prepared to inquire about the relevant information about the swordsman. He was considering organizing people to strangle the person who killed Akaza.

As long as such a person doesn't die, Muzan Kibutsuji feels unable to sleep or eat, and he no longer has the energy to eat or kill people.

Then, Chen Cheng, who had just defected from the Demon Slayer Corps and joined the Demon Slayer Corps less than a day ago, was called to a meeting.
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In Infinite City, the atmosphere was somewhat abnormal.

It was rare that the Third Upper Moon, who was at odds with the Second Upper Moon, did not show up. In addition, only the First Lower Moon, Nightmare, was in the Lower Moon area, so the meeting was surprisingly harmonious before it started.

There was no bickering or whispering among the Twelve Ghost Moons, only deathly silence.

In addition, the leader of the newly formed Demon Slayer Corps brought a newcomer who had just defected from the Demon Slayer Corps to attend the meeting, and he was not familiar with these demons, so the meeting room was silent before Muzan Kibutsuji appeared.

Then, the appearance of Muzan Kibutsuji broke this scene.

As soon as Muzan Kibutsuji, who had transformed into a beautiful woman, appeared on the stairs, he was greeted by a crowd of people saying "Lord Muzan".

Muzan Kibutsuji stood on the high platform, looking down at his many employees. Seeing the vacant position of the Twelve Kizuki, Muzan Kibutsuji thought of the swordsman whose blade could suppress the regeneration of the demon body. This made the boss surprisingly not get angry with the employees and start physical layoffs.

It turned its head to look at the leader of the Henpei Team whom it had recently promoted, and then looked at the ugly Twelve Ghost Moon standing beside it. Thinking about the battle record of the leader of the Henpei Team, the trash boss felt that Twelve Ghost Moon looked more and more hateful, and the more he looked at this ugly swordsman, the more he liked him.

Therefore, it chose to ask the swordsman first.

"A somewhat special swordsman has appeared in the Demon Slayer Corps. He's a handsome man with the ability to imbue his sword with a certain energy that can inhibit the regeneration of demon bodies. Do you remember him? Liao Lin."

The leader of the evil spirit team, known as 'Liao Lin', thought for a moment before speaking.

"Before I defected and killed a Pillar and left another Pillar dead or alive, the Demon Slayer Corps didn't have such talent."

Seeing that Muzan Kibutsuji's expression was not right, Liao Lin immediately added.

"Today, another swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps defeated a Pillar Queen and turned to the light. I believe he should know the information about this."

After saying that, he immediately pushed Chen Cheng out to block the knife.

Muzan Kibutsuji immediately turned his attention to Chen Cheng. Chen Cheng, who had just joined the [Muzan Kibutsuji Unlimited Power, Unlimited Employee Responsibility Company], was blamed before he could get any benefits.

He cursed the reincarnationist in his heart for being unreliable, but started to fool Muzan Kibutsuji.

"Respected Master Muzan, there are no such swordsmen among the Pillar-level and Pillar-trained successors—'stepchildren', but I have a partial intelligence network."

"As long as I have any information about this swordsman, no matter where he hides, even to the ends of the earth, I can find him for you." Of course, Chen Cheng had never heard of such a swordsman and reincarnationist, but that didn't stop him from making up a lie at the speed of light to fool the boss first.

"This swordsman must be a new member or a lower-ranked Demon Slayer. With the cooperation of Lord Liao Lin's intelligence network, I believe we will be able to find information about this swordsman in no time."

After dragging Liao Lin into the water, Chen Cheng began to flatter Muzan Kibutsuji.

"If you could show your wisdom and tell your foolish men more information about this swordsman and provide more guidance, it would help your loyal men find this enemy and kill him more quickly."

Muzan Kibutsuji looked at the Twelve Kizuki who had been doing a bad job, and then looked at the Demon Squad who understood his subtext before he even made a request.

The solemn expression finally relaxed and he gave more information.

"This swordsman, in less than a quarter of an hour, caused Upper Three to lose their sight. He also seemed to have the ability to induce others with words, causing Akaza to choose suicide."

As soon as Muzan Kibutsuji said this, all the employees present, whether they were ghosts or humans, felt a chill on their backs and realized how difficult the enemy was.

If Muzan Kibutsuji hadn't been present, these people and ghosts would have gasped in shock for fear of angering this scumbag boss.

Seeing that the Minion Corps had taken the lead, the strongest among the Twelve Demon Moons, one of the Upper Moons, Kokushibo, was not willing to be left behind and expressed his position directly.

"Lord Muzan, please allow me to fight and kill this opponent for you. This is the only reason I have survived until now, having been reborn with your help."

Seeing the loyalty of one of the Upper Moons, whom he regarded as a partner, Muzan Kibutsuji felt very pleased. He felt that his goal of making his subordinates pay attention to the enemy had been achieved.

It then changed the subject and began to boost the morale of its men. "This swordsman isn't very strong. At least his physical fitness is far inferior to that of an Upper Rank Demon. His true strength is slightly weaker than Upper Rank Six, Gitarou. He seems to be a swordsman of the Water Breathing School, and has no other abilities besides defensive swordsmanship."

"Akoza was unprepared for his abilities and, deceived by his words, voluntarily gave up his resurrection ability and committed suicide. The swordsman, working with the two pillars who had been prepared to ambush him, was able to barely get a hold of Akaza once."

Upon hearing this information, Kokushibo, one of the Upper Moons, decisively came up with a solution and at the same time sent his subordinates to take on the task.

"Lord Muzan, I transformed a swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps into a demon. He is familiar with the Demon Slayer Corps' style of operation."

"As you know, this person, having just transformed, already possesses the combat power of an Upper Six. Since you say this swordsman is weaker than Gitarou, in your judgment, I believe this combat power is sufficient to serve as a vanguard to deal with that swordsman."

Chen Cheng, who heard the reminder of the main divine space mission, was unwilling to be outdone. "Since the enemy is of such strength, Master Muzan, I am willing to take on this mission to find and kill this swordsman."

Seeing that his subordinates quickly came up with a solution and were very proactive, Muzan Kibutsuji was very satisfied with the results of the meeting and began to summarize the meeting.

Muzan Kibutsuji spoke slowly, his voice filled with unquestionable authority, "I asked you to come here today so that you can better unify your goals and actions and kill the target as quickly as possible, rather than fighting each other and slowing down the mission progress."

"Kuroshibo, you are my most trusted subordinate, shouldering the most important mission. And Liao Lin, the Minion Squad you formed has also made outstanding contributions and is an important force for me."

He glanced at the ghosts and people in the audience, focusing his gaze on them.

"In the days ahead, I need your cooperation to efficiently destroy the enemy, no matter the cost. Do you understand?"

Every word that Muzan Kibutsuji said was filled with a strong sense of oppression, making all the demons and humans present involuntarily feel his strength and determination.

It was not until Muzan Kibutsuji left that the man and the demon began to whisper to each other, talking about the swordsman who killed Akaza.

One of the Upper Moons, Kokushibo, directly called over Gion, who had turned into a demon and became the Sixth Upper Moon in the later part of the original work, and told it some things. He planned to send it as the vanguard of this mission to test the enemy's level.

Liao Lin pulled Chen Cheng over and, in addition to asking him to look for the enemy's traces, he also gave him an additional task - to find the "Pillar" who had escaped his killing plan and was now missing.

(End of this chapter)