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"This demon must be slain!" After a brief moment of panic, Kagaya Ubuyashiki quickly regained his composure: "The entire Demon Slayer Corps, depart for Edo Castle immediately."

"Yes!"

Hundreds of people in the courtyard roared in unison.

After two days of gathering, all the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen scattered throughout the country have arrived.

Whether they were Pillars or newcomers like Tanjiro, they all gathered around the Ubuyashiki mansion, roughly numbering nearly a hundred.

The Demon Slayer Corps members are basically trained through one-on-one instruction from their masters. The selection criteria are strict, and the casualty rate in battle is high. After so many years of training, there are actually only about two hundred swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps who can truly wield a sword to slay demons.

More than two hundred people could be easily accommodated in the spacious Ubuyashiki residence.

At Ubuyashiki's command, all members of the Demon Slayer Corps sprang into action.

At this moment, a reincarnated being asked Kagaya, "During the Battle of Edo, were our Demon Slayer Corps the only force we had?"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki said, "That's right. This is all the capable fighters the Demon Slayer Corps has. This is all the fighting force we have to deal with Karsna."

The reincarnator asked, "Why don't we ask the authorities for help? They should be more anxious than we are about the massacre of Edo Castle!"

Ubuyashiki was stunned; she hadn't expected anyone to ask that question.

He sighed and said, "The official administrative center is in Edo. Now that Edo has been massacred, there is no leader. Who will organize the army?"

Clearly, this reincarnator is unaware of Japan's history.

As early as after the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese Imperial Family renamed Edo to Tokyo by imperial edict.

Edo was the capital of Japan during that era. Not only did many political figures live in Edo, but even the imperial family lived there.

Katz's massacre this time was indiscriminate, regardless of age, gender, or social status, from royalty to commoners, leaving no one alive and almost completely paralyzing the entire Japanese government.

In an era when technology was underdeveloped and information was not readily available, local governments in more remote areas were probably unaware of the disaster that struck Edo.

The nearest local governments that knew what had happened could not possibly muster the strength to come to the emperor's aid within two days, no matter how fast they tried.

The mobilization of supplies, the assembly of personnel, and the march alone took more than two days.

Therefore, this tough battle can only rely on the Demon Slayer Corps.

The Demon Slayer Corps had prior knowledge of the impending major event in Edo and had already assembled its forces. Each member of the Demon Slayer Corps possessed extraordinary physical strength, and even when traveling on foot, they were much faster than the army.

Upon learning that there would be no official support for this great battle, the reincarnators were filled with anxiety. If the entire Edo were to be slaughtered, how many demons would be born?

But no matter how unwilling they were, without the scroll to escape their mission, they could not leave this world and had no choice but to bite the bullet and set off with the Demon Slayer Corps.

A day later, all the Demon Slayer Corps members arrived at the vicinity of Edo Castle.

It was daytime, but the distant Edo Castle was deathly still, with howling winds and swirling snowflakes, making the sweltering summer feel like the dead of winter.

The city was filled with countless mutilated corpses and pieces of flesh, yet there was not a trace of blood. All the bodies looked like dried-up corpses in the desert, devoid of blood.

Furthermore, since most of the corpses had either turned into ghouls or were covered by snow, the enormous Edo Demon Castle was not actually that scary.

There was none of the rotting flesh infested with maggots, pus flowing everywhere, or flies swarming as everyone imagined.

After observing and scouting outside the city and confirming that there was not much danger, everyone entered the city together.

The Demon Slayer Corps and the reincarnators walked through the streets, surrounded by eerie visuals from the surrounding houses.

Those were former Edo residents who had been transformed into vampires and ghouls. They hid in their houses to avoid the daytime sunlight, yet they couldn't suppress the emptiness and hunger in their stomachs and wanted to rush out to eat people.

Being watched by so many demons, Tanjiro and his group, who were still newcomers, felt incredibly nervous.

The hand holding the Nichirin Blade was trembling slightly.

……

The Demon Slayer Corps' leader, Ubuyashiki, was unwell and did not come to Edo in person.

The one who took over command of the Demon Slayer Corps from him was the most senior and strongest, Gyomei Himejima.

Although he was blind and could not see his surroundings, he could still sense the terror of the city. After listening to the reports from his subordinates, he carefully considered the situation and formulated a strategy.

“It’s daytime now, and the ghosts don’t dare to show themselves, which is very good news for us. Our top priority is to find Kars’ hiding place as soon as possible. As long as we kill Kars before sunset, these ghosts will be dealt with.”

Heimei thought that the vampires created by Kars were like Muzan, and that once the progenitor died, the lower-level demons would automatically die.

The metal man immediately stood up and rejected Kyōmei Himejima's decision: "No, vampires are different from native demons. They are independent life forms created by Kars using the Stone Mask. Even if Kars dies and the Stone Mask is shattered, these existing vampires will not disappear, but will continue to exist."

With a solemn expression, Himejima Gyomei asked, "So, even after we kill Kaz, we'll still be surrounded by 500,000 demons?"

"Yes."

Himejima Gyomei's expression was conflicted, but after a long while, he became resolute and said, "I have long been prepared to die. As long as I can eliminate the ringleader and prevent this from happening again, that will be enough. As for the remaining lower-level demons, I will leave them to the authorities and the successors of the Demon Slayer Corps to deal with!"

Seeing their compatriots slaughtered, the Japanese, including Gyomei Himejima, were already prepared to fight even at the cost of their lives.

However, Luo Yan and the other reincarnators did not want to die with them.

Many reincarnators whispered among themselves after hearing about the plan of action of the Sorrowful Island Xingming.

"Damn it, these bastards didn't leave us any way out."

"I don't want to die with the Japanese devils, but what am I going to do with these 500,000 ghosts?"

One of the men with a sinister look said, "Why don't we just set the whole of Edo on fire when the Demon Slayer Corps and Kars are fighting, and burn all the demons to death?"

"I wonder if the vampires that Kars transforms into have any points. If they do, I could burn half a million monsters to death with one fire, wouldn't I be making a fortune?"

Everyone was excited.

Yes, even if the vampires and ghouls that Kars transforms into only have one point each, and they are all burned up, that's still 500,000 points!

What an incredible income!

Edo at that time was not the giant city of more than 2,000 square kilometers that it would become in later years, so setting fire to the city would not have been too difficult.

During the Taisho era, Edo was known as the "Eight Hundred Towns," with one town being equivalent to one hectare, or square kilometers.

Yaocho is at most 8 square kilometers.

Yaocho is also the most densely populated area in Edo Castle. If this eight-square-kilometer area were set on fire, ninety percent of the vampires and ghouls would be reduced to ashes.

There were almost no Japanese people among this group of reincarnators; they set fire to the city, and not a single person felt sorry for them.

Before deciding to set the fire, however, each of them captured a ghoul and a vampire to see if they could earn points.

Nightmare Space naturally wouldn't have such a loophole; the monsters created by Kaz don't contribute any points or merits.

This is somewhat disappointing, as many people's plans to get rich have fallen through.

Even if they can't make a fortune, the plan to set the city on fire still has to be carried out.

Fortunately, there was a fire-type ability user in the group. At the others' suggestion, he broke away from the group and planned to set fire to the city as soon as the battle started.

For such a large city to be completely burned down, multiple fires would need to be set off. Even with just one fire-type ability user, it would take at least several hours to spread the flames throughout the entire city.

Chapter 168 Akaza Battles the Grandmaster of Internal Energy

The natives were unaware of the reincarnator's ulterior motives. All the Demon Slayer Corps members dispersed to search for the mansion where Kars was located.

Suddenly, a scream came from afar, and everyone rushed to the location of the scream.

Then they saw a Demon Slayer Corps member lying dead at the entrance of a Western-style mansion, his heart removed, beyond any doubt.

The main gate was wide open, dark and abyss-like. On the second floor of the mansion, a faint red light emanated, giving off a chilling feeling.

Lin Feng jumped out and pointed at the mansion, saying, "This is it, right here. I was controlled by Katz in this very mansion."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became extremely attentive.

They've finally found Kars' lair, and what they're about to face is an enemy of unknown magnitude.

How powerful would Kars be, having sacrificed half a million people?

Everyone's heart was pounding like a drum.

The scattered Demon Slayer Corps members were all gathered in front of the mansion.

Including Luo Yan and two others, a total of twelve pillars stood in front of the crowd.

With a meteor hammer in his left hand and a large axe in his right, Beimingyu said with a resolute expression, "Gentlemen, let me be the first to go in and clear the way for you."

“I’ll go in with you,” said Sanemi Shinazugawa, with his silver-white spiky hair. “No matter what powerful enemies are in this demonic cave, they won’t scare me.”

The other pillars also eagerly requested to go along, and not one of them hesitated.

"At most three!" Beimingyu Xingming stopped everyone's request: "We don't know what traps the enemy has set at the entrance, we can't all attack through the main gate."

Himejima Gyomei said, "Sanemi, you, along with Tomioka Giyu and Kocho Shinobu, will lead a group of lower-ranking swordsmen to invade the mansion from the rooftop."

“Kyojuro, Tengen, Muichiro, the three of you, infiltrate the mansion through the back door.”

"As for Mitsuri, Obanai, and Luo Yan, you three newly promoted Pillars, you will come with me and lead the large group of people through the main gate."

Himejima Gyomei's arrangements were quite cautious, and no one else had any objections. They each led a group of Demon Slayer Corps members and reincarnators to other entrances of the mansion.

This mansion was enormous; the garden and the mansion itself were almost like a modern-day residential community.

Japan had many landlords and hereditary nobles, and even after the Meiji Restoration, their power and wealth were not reduced much. It is not an exaggeration to say that such a large house was built in Edo.

However, when everyone entered the hall through the main entrance and saw the living room, which was as big as four basketball courts, the opera house-like staircase, and the extremely long red carpet, they were still amazed by the spaciousness of the house.

"We've been waiting for you for a long time, humans."

Evil spirits were already waiting in the hall.

Upper Moon One, Kokushibo, dressed in a black and purple kimono, placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and coldly stared at the crowd.

Behind Kokushibo was Upper Moon Two Doma, who had a frivolous expression and was holding a fan, and Akaza, who had short red hair and a patterned face.

“There are only three ghosts guarding the main gate.” Himejima Gyoumei’s ears twitched, wanting to hear if there were any hidden enemies.

"No need to observe anymore, blind man. The three of us are enough to deal with you humans." Douma chuckled lightly, "After all, the three of us are all among the top three Upper Moons."

"I'm so bored waiting. Who's the strongest among you humans? I love fighting the strong." Akaza said excitedly, his eyes scanning the crowd as they filed in.

Neither the Demon Slayer Corps nor the Rinnegans reacted to Akaza's provocation.

The Demon Slayer Corps, unaware of Akaza's strength, cautiously ignored his provocation.

Now that the Demon Slayer Corps has a numerical advantage and can gang up on and kill demons, why would they want to fight one-on-one with a demon?

As for the big shots on the Reincarnators' side, they didn't take Kokushibo and his two Upper Moon demons seriously at all.