Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

Chapter 49 The Display of Attitude

Watching Dongshan Xiaohong stumble and rush towards the monster, Yan Liang's eyes flashed with surprise. Then, he chuckled softly.

"Was that conversation really that effective...?"

Yan Liang originally thought that Xiao Hong's life-loving personality, even after being reprimanded by him, would not change immediately.

Unexpectedly, this time she actually dared to take up a knife and fight to the death.

Although he knew very well that a large part of the reason why Dongshan Xiaohong had this courage was that she was sure he wouldn't just stand by and watch her die, so she dared to rush forward.

Even with this bit of cleverness mixed in, Yan Liang was already quite satisfied.

Because Dongshan Xiaohong's current behavior is essentially a statement to her.

This attitude of "being useless, but trying to become useful" made Yan Liang look at her with new respect.

The fact that she was able to overcome her instinctive fear and take this step proves that what I said to her before was not in vain.

With that thought in mind, Yan Hao calmly turned his gaze to the battlefield ahead.

"Buzz buzz buzz—!!!"

The roar of chainsaws echoed throughout the hall. The first to engage the tumor demon in battle was naturally Denji, who had transformed into the chainsaw man.

"Go to hell!"

The chainsaws on the electric man's head and arms spun rapidly, like three meat grinders at full power, plunging viciously into the demon's body.

"Money...my money...I still need to earn money..."

It let out a painful roar. The tumor demon's body, which had been severed and then healed by Yan Liang, was now completely unable to resist the chainsaw cutting from the electric demon.

Large chunks of flesh and blood splattered everywhere, staining the already chaotic ground even redder.

However, its vitality is indeed tenacious.

Tiny tumors quickly grew at the wounds cut by the chainsaw, coiling around the high-speed rotating chainsaw in an attempt to jam it.

"Tch! What the hell is this thing! It's disgusting!" Feeling a weight on his arm, the electric saw increased its power.

"Ha! You lowly demon dare to act arrogantly in front of me!"

Just then, Pawa's arrogant laughter came from above.

She leaped high into the air, conjuring a giant hammer from her blood, and smashed it down on the demon's head.

"Turn me into mincemeat!"

"boom!"

With a loud bang, half of the demon's head was severely dented, and even his eyeballs were blown out due to the immense pressure.

Despite suffering such a severe blow, the demon did not fall. Instead, he went berserk and swung his arm at Pawa in mid-air.

Faced with this sudden attack, the previously arrogant Pawa's face turned deathly pale. Dropping the giant hammer, Pawa let out a strange cry:

"Damn it, this guy is strong!"

"I'm going to avoid the limelight for now!"

"Denji! Block it for me!"

Immediately afterward, in mid-air, Pava jumped behind Denji, wrapped his arms around his neck, and clung to him like an octopus.

"Hey! Are you crazy?!"

Denji cursed loudly, but this was clearly not the time to argue. He was forced to raise the chainsaws on both arms and endure the terrifying blow.

"when--!"

The immense force sent Dianzi slid backward several meters, and just as the demon was about to press its advantage, a cold, sharp blade of light silently appeared from its blind spot.

It's Hayakawa Aki.

Unlike the two who were shouting and yelling, he appeared very calm, gripping the blade tightly and slashing at his opponent.

The demon's right arm, which he had just swung out, was severed at the root and smashed into a pool of blood.

"Don't be afraid. Although this demon's regenerative ability is strong, it is not invincible!"

"Don't fight it head-on. We just need to keep hurting it and wearing down its stamina until the captain can use his killing ability!"

Having accumulated a wealth of experience, Hayakawa Aki quickly grasped the decisive factor in this battle. Wiping the blood off his knife, he shouted a warning to Denji and Pava.

Amidst this fierce battle where blood and flesh flew everywhere, a petite figure stumbled in.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

With tears streaming down her face, Dongshan Xiaohong charged into the battle.

Enraged by the loss of his right arm, the demon slammed his left palm down on what appeared to be the weakest of prey.

"Watch out, Little Red!" Hayakawa Aki's pupils contracted.

But then something unexpected happened.

Despite being in a state of panic, Xiao Hong's body moved like a slippery loach. She stepped onto the blood-stained ground and instinctively slid forward to her knees, narrowly avoiding the demon's attack by the slightest distance, just missing its massive hand.

As she passed between the demon's legs, Xiao Hong casually flicked the dagger in her hand upwards.

"Sizzle—!"

A wound appeared on the inside of the demon's thigh.

"I got it! I got it!"

After rolling twice on the ground, Xiao Hong shouted happily and quickly got up to create some distance.

Yan Liang, who was standing at the rear, took in all of this and couldn't help but think of the plot in the original work.

Dongshan Xiaohong's combat strength has always been a mystery. She is usually timid and submissive, but in certain extreme situations, she can unleash terrifying combat power for some unknown reason.

"Roar--!!!"

Before anyone could react, the continuous blows and Yan Liangyi's initial attacks drove the tumor demon into madness.

Its entire body began to swell with tumors, and its already enormous body grew even larger.

"This guy's about to go berserk!" Denji shouted excitedly, charging at the demon again and sawing a huge gash in its chest once more.

At this moment, the demon finally felt the threat of death.

"You...you mustn't come any closer!"

It roared, sending dust flying from the ceiling. Just when everyone thought it was about to attack again, it unexpectedly gave up the attack the next second.

"Escape...escape..."

Grabbing a handful of blood-stained bills haphazardly from the vault, the tumorous monster stuffed them into the gaping flesh of his chest. Then, like a runaway truck, the monster, head down protecting the money in its arms, crashed into the bank's doors!

"Boom—!!!"

The already precarious blast-proof glass door and surrounding walls crumbled under the demon's desperate, all-out assault.

Amidst a flurry of flying debris, the demon crashed through the bank lobby and charged out onto the street!

"what--!!!"

"It's a demon! Run! Run!"

Outside, the crowd that had been craning their necks to watch the spectacle from behind the cordon suddenly erupted into a commotion as they watched the enormous monster burst through the wall.

"Oh no, he's trying to escape! Stop him!" Hayakawa Aki shouted anxiously as he chased after him.

Chapter 50 The Bloodthirsty Audience Has Arrived

"Chase it! We can't let it get into the crowd!"

Hayakawa Akira shouted and charged out the gate first, long sword in hand.

Dianci and Pava followed closely behind. Yan Liang also started walking, leading Xiao Hong behind them.

The moment Hayakawa Aki rushed out the door, he was already prepared to face a scene of flying blood and gore.

After all, the consequences of letting a demon into a dense crowd are simply unimaginable.

But when they got outside and saw the scene before them, everyone was stunned.

There were no screams as expected, nor were there severed limbs scattered all over the ground.

They saw only the monstrous tumor, standing like a statue in the very center of the open space in front of the bank. Around it, the crowd that had been crowding the police line dispersed like a tide.

"It's a monster!!!"

"Disgusting! Don't come any closer!"

Upon seeing the tumor-like monster, screams erupted from the crowd. It seemed that these disgusted screams reminded it of something.

"Drink up..."

Slowly lowering his head, the tumor-like monster looked at his own body—

Its entire body was covered in disgusting tumors, making it unrecognizable as human. A huge gash had been cut open in its chest with an electric chainsaw, and several blood-stained banknotes were stuffed inside amidst the bloody mess.

"This...this is..."

The demon emitted a dry, hoarse voice. In that voice, one could clearly hear the unique confusion that belonged only to humans.

Then, it looked at the reflection in the shop window next to it.

"Is this still me...?"

Upon seeing this, Yan Liang, who had followed him out, stopped and frowned slightly.

Something's not right.

In the battle just now, this demon did not show any humanity; it acted solely on instinct.

And at this very moment, it actually started crying because of the pointing and whispering of the crowd?

Does he still retain human consciousness?

But Yan Liang quickly put the idea out of his mind.

These trivial matters have nothing to do with him.

He does what he's supposed to do, whatever position he's in. His current task is to rid himself of demons; to empathize with a dying creature would be a waste of emotion.

However, back in reality, something even more absurd happened.

When the crowd retreated to what they considered a safe distance and realized that the terrifying-looking monster hadn't rushed at them to start a massacre, someone, for reasons unknown, started pulling out their phones from their pockets.

"Crack!"

The first flashbulb went off in the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, the clicking of cameras filled the air as countless mobile phone cameras were pointed at the tumor-like figure in the middle of the street.

Once the fear fades, humanity's curiosity and instinct to watch the excitement grow wildly like weeds.

"Hey, take a picture! It'll definitely go viral if you post it on the internet!"

"My God, this is disgusting! Look at all those fleshy bumps on its body, it's giving me trypophobia!"

"Ugh... You scared me half to death just now. Turns out you're just a coward who doesn't even dare to move."

"This is disgusting! Is this guy the one who made such a mess of the bank? I need to withdraw money today!"

The crowd that had been screaming and running away just moments before were now crammed outside the police line, taking photos and videos while pointing and gesturing at the demon.

"Step back! Put down your phone! Don't take pictures!"

"Your lives are in danger here at any moment! Everyone, get back!"

The local police officers on the perimeter were sweating profusely as they tried to disperse the crowd. But their efforts were ineffective against the agitated mob.

"What's going on..."

Denji stood still, looking at the scene outside, and also deactivated his Chainsaw Man transformation.

He had initially thought the other person was just a monster.

However, looking at the tumor-ridden man clutching money and being teased by the crowd, Denji felt a surge of irritation.

Pawa, standing to the side, expressed his disdain: