Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

Tamayo added another word.

"It's enough to weaken Muzan."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded; he had never even dared to dream of this before.

While the group was talking, flocks of ravens were flapping their wings and soaring through the sky.

"SOS! SOS! The Asakusa base has been attacked by demons!"

"SOS! SOS! The Tokyo base has been attacked by demons!"

"Help! Help! The sword-forging village is under attack by demons..."

"Help! Help! The Butterfly Mansion is under attack by a demon..."

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Everyone looked up at the urgent message being conveyed by flocks of ravens in the sky. Their expressions changed drastically. No one had expected the evil spirits to suddenly riot, and that almost every place was being attacked by them at the same time.

This is something that has never happened in hundreds of years.

Although demons have always existed, most of these demons, who cannot see the sunlight, do not cause much disturbance. This is partly because no matter how rampant the demons are at night, they always have to face the rising sun again. On the other hand, the suppression from Muzan Kibutsuji does not allow demons to cause too many group incidents, so as not to cause too much commotion.

Such a situation has only occurred once before, a few hundred years ago.

That time, it was a rare instance of Muzan Kibutsuji taking action. He even managed to locate the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters. If it weren't for the desperate protection of the 'Sun Breathing' swordsmen at the time, the 'Lord' of the Demon Slayer Corps would have been killed or captured by Muzan Kibutsuji.

"Is this a sign that Muzan Kibutsuji is about to make his move?"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked up, his eyes filled with worry but also excitement. Over the years, the Demon Slayer Corps had been unable to find any trace of Muzan Kibutsuji. Under such circumstances, how could they talk about killing Muzan Kibutsuji? There was almost no hope of slaying Muzan Kibutsuji.

However, the current demon uprising is clearly due to orders from Muzan Kibutsuji, which means that Muzan Kibutsuji is very likely to reappear.

As long as you show your face, you'll have an opportunity.

"Da da da……"

Footsteps approached, and a swordsman strode quickly towards them.

"My lord, urgent news."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki took the letter from the swordsman, quickly opened it, and glanced at it. Not only were various businesses in Ubuyashiki suffering attacks, but the Wisteria family, which provided logistics for the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen in various places, was also being attacked. In addition to attacks by demons, there were also followers of a group called the Eternal Paradise Cult, and some humans had also begun to attack the forces belonging to the Demon Slayer Corps.

"They're trying to completely wipe out the Demon Slayer Corps!"

After reading it, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's eyes flashed with seriousness, but his fists clenched involuntarily: "Truly... wishful thinking."

………………

While the Demon Slayer Corps was attacked by demons in various places, the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps also began to fight back. Some swordsmen died in the attacks of demons, and some demons were killed by the swordsmen.

In a short period of time, the number of casualties was increasing every moment.

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Saagiri Mountain.

Su Mu, who should have been resting, also came out, as ravens fluttered their wings and flew in from the sky.

"Help! Help! There's a ghost at the Wisteria Clan's stronghold fifteen miles away! Go there quickly!"

"There is a ghost fifteen miles away. Zhen Gu, hurry there! Zhen Gu, hurry there!"

Upon hearing the crow's call from the sky, Makomo, having donned the fox mask with her eyes closed and secured her Nichirin Blade, immediately followed the crow's direction and sped towards the area where she needed help.

"Request for help! There are ghosts lurking twenty miles to the west, attacking villages and towns."

"Tanjiro, hurry up, hurry up."

Tanjiro grabbed his Nichirin Blade almost without hesitation and strode away.

Tanjiro, Makomo had only been gone a short while when the sound of Kasugai Crow came again.

"Death, death, Class A swordsman, Tomoyuki Nagai, is dead."

"Death, death, Class B swordsman, Yuji Nomura, is dead."

"Death, death..."

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Crows kept flying in the air, carrying messages, some pleading for help, others announcing death.

At this moment, everyone in the entire Misty Mountain came out of their doors and unconsciously gathered around.

Su Mu was also standing at the door, his Nichirin Blade already strapped to his shoulder. However, kasugai crows kept flying overhead, carrying messages of intelligence, reporting where reinforcements were needed or the deaths of swordsmen...

However, he was not given any orders to take action.

Not only did he receive no orders to act, but the reserve boys and girls who were training at Mount Sagiri also received no orders.

The raven's flapping wings quickly landed, and Su Mu reached out and took the information the raven was carrying.

"Please, Mr. Su Mu, protect the spark of hope within the Narrow Mist Mountains..."

The message came from the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. It wasn't asking him to fight, but rather to protect the reserve swordsmen undergoing demon-slaying training in Mount Sagiri, or in other words, to preserve the flame of the Demon Slayer Corps.

It's easy to imagine that there are many places like this, and these swordsmen who have just started learning to hunt demons and have no experience fighting demons are not suitable to engage in battle at this moment.

It is clear that the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters has prepared for the worst-case scenario.

Kanao also walked up behind him at this moment and stood silently. Kamado Aoi, Nezuko, Takeo, Hanako and others who were awakened by the noise also came out at this moment. Looking at the Kasugai crows flapping their wings and flying away in the sky, and listening to the Kasugai crows' mournful cries of the swordsmen who had died, panic appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Da da da……"

Footsteps echoed from the doorway, and the boys and girls who had been training at Mount Sagiri gathered around. Each of them held a standard Nichirin Blade. Except for a few whose faces showed fear, most of the boys and girls had a determined look in their eyes, as if they were prepared to die on the path of demon hunting.

After these people arrived, they almost instinctively turned their gaze to Su Mu.

Su Mu looked at the intelligence transmitted by the raven in his hand, then looked up and watched the raven flutter past, delivering various urgent messages.

This situation is not something that is happening now; it should be a phenomenon that only occurs during the final battle in the Infinite Castle.

But everything changed completely.

Su Mu had originally planned to continuously improve the strength of the Demon Slayer Corps and use their power to kill Muzan Kibutsuji. Everything was indeed developing as he had predicted. The inheritance of the 'Sun Breathing', the 'Crimson Blade', the 'Mark', and even the 'Transparent World' would reappear in the Demon Slayer Corps.

The Demon Slayer Corps' strength is improving as expected.

However, Muzan Kibutsuji will not condone these events.

The future has completely changed.

Chapter 220 Attacks in Various Places

Boys and girls gathered around. These swordsmen, who were in reserve for the Demon Slayer Corps, showed a few signs of panic and fear, but most of them gripped their sword hilts tightly, their eyes filled with determination.

"Sir, shall we go and help too?"

One of the boys, named Yuichi Kurokawa, stepped forward and spoke.

Su Mu's gaze fell on the group of teenagers and girls, and then he said indifferently, "You are not strong enough and have never experienced fighting ghosts. Going there now will not be to provide support, but to cause trouble, or even to die."

The boy named Yuichi Kurokawa was somewhat unconvinced.

"Today we've all retreated to the area in the mountains where wisteria trees are planted."

Su Mu issued the order directly.

Since arriving at Sagiri Mountain, he has almost always been planting wisteria trees, and in one valley of Sagiri Mountain, the entire area is almost covered with them.

He planned to take these people to this area to hide.

Many people, though unwilling, still wanted to participate in today's ghost-hunting operation, at least to provide support to various places. Hearing this, they were somewhat disheartened.

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With only a few belongings, Su Mu immediately led his men into the mountains.

As they walked, ravens fluttered their wings and flew overhead, and every now and then came the mournful cries of news of a swordsman's death.

Upon hearing this news, the team's morale was visibly low, and many members clenched their fists.

"Remember the day when you were powerless."

Upon reaching the area surrounded by wisteria trees in the valley, Su Mu stopped and said to everyone, "I hope you won't encounter such a scene again in the future. Keep up the good work and strive to become stronger."

The expressions of the group of boys and girls varied, and many more clenched their teeth.

“I know many of you are unwilling, but this is the reality. This is how the weak are. If you were strong enough, I would not stop you from participating in the Ghost Hunting like those formal swordsmen. But you... are far from enough.”

Su Mu looked at the boys and girls and said, "Don't think about secretly going to help. Remember, with your current strength, you're not going to help, but rather to add to the burden of the swordsmen who are fighting the demons."

"Focus on doing what you should be doing."

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Guided by the Kasugai crow, Tanjiro walked quickly, with other Kasugai crows flying by from time to time, bringing news of new swordsmen's deaths.

With each piece of news of a swordsman's death, the young man clenched his fists slightly.

Soon, guided by the Kasugai Crow, Tanjiro arrived at the town that had been attacked by demons.

The entire village was engulfed in flames, with various buildings burned down, and several purplish-blue, ferocious-looking ghosts were committing a brutal massacre.

The ghost's sinister smile was reflected in the firelight.

In the villages and towns, crowds of refugees were everywhere. A young woman, clutching her child, fled in fear, only to be seized by a demon, whose body was instantly torn apart and devoured greedily in front of her child…

"Damn it, damn it."

Tanjiro trembled at the sight and gripped his sword tightly: "This is absolutely unforgivable."

"Breath of the Sun, Form One: The Dance of the Sun."

Almost without hesitation, he drew his Nichirin Blade and slashed at the demon that was committing evil.

The battle broke out in an instant.

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蝴蝶屋

In the place where the wounded were recuperating, a demon suddenly broke in and pounced on a wounded swordsman lying on the bed.

"what!"