Just then, applause suddenly rang out behind Ryou Miyako, which startled him.

Turning around, he saw a young-looking figure slowly emerge from the darkness; it was the sixth seat of the Fools' Enforcers, a straggler.

"Not good."

A strong sense of unease immediately enveloped Ryoko Yu's entire body. Without hesitation, he opened the system shop and used the two thousand points he had painstakingly accumulated over this period to directly exchange for the [Blood Demon Art: Destruction Kill].

The skirmisher was very strong, so strong that even Ryouko Yu was not confident that she could defeat him with 100% certainty.

Although demons possess the ability to regenerate infinitely, if they cannot match the opponent's strength, even if they regenerate multiple times, it will be of no use.

Therefore, just to be on the safe side, Suzumiya Yui had no choice but to spend the points she had used to upgrade her battle system.

"You really fooled us. We went to such lengths to find you, and now you don't want to talk to me?"

The stragglers slowly approached Ryou Miyako. Although they didn't say it directly, the killing intent in their tone was unmistakable.

"We finally managed to persuade the Kujo family to cooperate with us, and we managed to get the Eye Hunting Edict and the Isolation Edict implemented. The plan was progressing perfectly, but you've ruined it all."

"I haven't been this angry in a long time, so are you prepared to die here?"

Chapter Twenty-Two: Scattered Soldiers Attack, Destruction and Killing

A murderous aura emanated from the soldier's body. Ryou sheathed her sword and then turned to look at Wuye.

"Take her with you to the place I told you about before."

After saying that, Suzumiya Yu turned her head back.

Upon receiving the order, Wu Ye rushed into the secret room of the wooden house without hesitation and then unlocked the chains binding Ayaka Kamisato's limbs.

Ayaka Kamisato was still unclear about the current situation, but she knew that this was her only chance to escape.

The Eye of God behind her emitted a dazzling light. Just as Ayaka Kamisato was about to launch an attack on Uya, she suddenly felt weak all over and even her consciousness began to blur.

She glanced at the rice and tea she had just finished eating and immediately understood what was going on.

Suzumiya Yu had anticipated that she would escape in the chaos, so she had drugged her tea and rice beforehand, so that she would lose the ability to resist.

"As expected... I still can't trust him..."

With her vision blurring, Ayaka Kamisato finally fainted, while Uya led her out of the secret room and outside, preparing to move to another hiding place.

"As expected, the young lady of the Kamisato family has been kidnapped by you."

The moment the soldier saw Ayaka Kamisato, his eyes turned cold.

It's important to understand that it was because Ayaka Kamisato disappeared, and all the blame was being placed on the Fatui, that Ayaka Kamisato targeted them in this way.

However, their collusion with the Kujo family has been exposed, so even if they claim innocence, it's useless. Plotting against the Raiden General is a far more serious crime than kidnapping Ayaka Kamisato.

"In that case, let's take care of her too. I really want to see what kind of expression that guy will have when he sees his sister's corpse."

With a wicked smile playing on his lips, the skirmisher snapped his fingers, and countless Fools emerged from the surrounding woods.

Watching Wuye and Shen Lilinghua gradually disappear into the distance, Sanbing gave instructions.

"Go and take care of those two guys. Don't let anyone bother me."

After saying that, he turned his gaze back to Suzumiya Yu.

"Then, I hope you won't disappoint me."

The next moment, a bolt of purple lightning suddenly shot out, hurtling towards Suzumiya Yu at an extremely fast speed.

"Spell activation!"

Suzumiya Yu stomped his foot hard, and the next second, a twelve-pointed blue snowflake array appeared under his feet, emitting light that almost illuminated his entire body.

"Blood Demon Art: Destruction Kill - Compass Needle!"

The moment the Blood Demon Art was activated, the purple lightning, which was originally invisible to the naked eye, suddenly slowed down.

Then, Suzumiya Yuu sidestepped, dodging the attack as if it were nothing.

The purple lightning grazed past him, crashing into the trees behind him and exploding instantly. The powerful force blasted the thick tree trunk in two.

The broken tree slowly fell to the ground with a loud bang, raising a plume of smoke that then gradually dissipated.

The Blood Demon Art called "Destruction Kill" is a technique created by Akaza, the Upper Moon Three, in the original Demon Slayer manga.

Centered on the Destructive Killing Compass, a series of precise, swift, and powerful martial arts strikes are derived.

The Destruction Kill is divided into six styles: Chaos Style, Void Style, Kick Style, Shatter Style, Annihilation Style, and Final Style. There are approximately ten moves in total, both large and small.

Among them, the Destruction Killing Compass function is to sense the opponent's fighting spirit like a compass, making one's own attack and evasion movements as precise as if attracted by a magnet.

Suzumiya Yu didn't know what fighting spirit was, but if she had to describe it, it would be hostility or killing intent towards an enemy.

Just like Spider-Man's spider sense, once danger is encountered, the body will automatically sense it and then make a corresponding reaction.

However, if the opponent has no hostility or murderous intent, or if they are deliberately hiding their hostility or murderous intent, then even if the opponent walks behind you, the compass will not be able to sense them.

Therefore, if one does not understand the characteristics of the compass, it will be a nearly unbeatable skill. Unless the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, it is impossible to lose.

Obviously, it's impossible for a soldier who has only met Suzumiya Yu once to discover the compass's weakness so quickly, so Suzumiya Yu can use this to her advantage.

This time, he didn't expect to defeat the stragglers himself; he just wanted to ensure that Ayaka Kamisato could escape unscathed. As for the other soldiers, he figured it wouldn't be a problem to leave them to Uya.

Now, he only needs to focus on his own fight against the skirmishers.

"Breathing of Thunder - Fourth Form: Far Thunder!"

In an instant, she drew her blade from her waist, and as golden lightning erupted from her body, Suzumiya Yui charged forward at an astonishing speed.

After approaching the skirmishers, he began to swing his blade at high speed, each strike accompanied by a thunderous sound.

The soldier narrowed his eyes and retreated continuously, seemingly casually, yet he managed to dodge every single one of Ryou's attacks.

Not only that, he can even counterattack while dodging.

He bent his fingers into a claw shape, infused them with lightning element, and then grabbed at Suzumiya Yu's chest.

The compass needles beneath his feet instantly sensed the danger, and Suzumiya Yu instinctively dodged. After narrowly avoiding the skirmisher's claw, he took a deep breath.

"Destruction Kill - Void Style!"

With her hand, which wasn't gripping the blade, clenched into a fist, and after taking a deep breath, Suzumiya Yui forcefully swung her fist into the air.

An invisible shockwave shot out as Ryougu threw her punch. Although the soldier couldn't see it, he still sensed the attack.

By manipulating the lightning element within his body to form a protective barrier on his skin, the invisible attack was thus neutralized.

But Ryou Miyako didn't stop there. After missing his first punch, he threw five more punches, each one more powerful than the last.

The barrier on his body blocked all the attacks for the skirmisher, but even so, he still took a few steps back.

After the exchange, the two maintained a safe distance and stood facing each other.

The skirmisher was somewhat annoyed at not gaining the upper hand in the previous battle, but at the same time he calmed down.

From the very beginning, he didn't take Suzumiya Yu seriously, thinking that she was just an opponent he could easily defeat.

Although he had only used less than half of his strength, he could tell from the previous exchange that Ryou Miyako was not as weak as he had imagined.

His evasion was so perfect, his movements were flawless, and it was extremely difficult for him to imitate it.

The skirmisher is not a reckless man who is easily blinded by anger. Compared to his colleague in Liyue who only likes to fight, he is not only far stronger than his opponent, but also a person who is good at using strategies.

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Setting of the Combat System

He secretly colluded with the Kujo family to facilitate the implementation of the Eye Hunting Edict and the Seclusion Edict. At the same time, he promised the Hiiragi family benefits, allowing them to provide him with a continuous supply of crystallized bone marrow. He then used the demonic power contained in the crystallized bone marrow to defeat Raiden General and obtain her God Heart.

This was a plan that the skirmisher had been working on for a year. Before Suzumiya Yu appeared, the plan was progressing very smoothly. If Suzumiya Yu hadn't suddenly appeared out of nowhere, he probably would have been able to defeat Raiden General in this way.

In the game, the skirmisher doesn't have any scenes of fighting, but he can make the protagonist suffer many setbacks with just his own strategies. In the end, the protagonist is saved from his clutches only by giving up the Heart of God.

This shows that skirmishers are an enemy that combines strength and intelligence, making them quite formidable.

If it weren't for the fact that she was a time traveler and thus knew some information about the skirmishers, Suzumiya Yu would probably have been tormented to death by him long ago.

......

In the deep mountains at night, Wu Ye's figure flashed swiftly through the trees. He was trying to move to a temporary hiding place with Shen Li Ling Hua, but countless Fools were chasing after them.

A lightning mage suddenly appeared in front of him, and Wu Ye drew his sword without hesitation, cleaving her in two with a single strike.

A water-reflected cage appeared beneath his feet, but knowing that this cage had no ceiling, Wu Ye escaped from it with a leap.

A musket-wielding guerrilla jumped onto a large tree, raised his musket, aimed at Wu Ye, and pulled the trigger. A fire element bullet accurately hit the soldier's shoulder.

Blood immediately flowed from where he had been hit by the bullet, but Wu Ye did not stop, because this level of injury would heal quickly and would not have much of an impact on him.

The two sides chased each other for about ten minutes when suddenly, a long spear imbued with fire element flew out from the distant woods.

As the spear pierced through the body of a Wind Fist Vanguard soldier, it also detonated the instant it touched the ground, spreading raging flames in all directions.

The flames instantly wiped out a portion of the Fools' army. Then, Thomas, who had been ordered by Suzumiya Yui to rush over, appeared and took over the transfer work from Kamisato Ayaka from Usagi.

Thomas left with Ayaka Kamisato, while Karasuya, now free of any burdens, turned around.

He slowly drew the blade from his waist, a slightly grating metallic noise ringing out. Moonlight reflected off the blade, illuminating his face, and the chilling gleam of the sword seemed to proclaim the opponent's death.

......

"Thunder Breathing - Fifth Form: Heat Realm Thunder!"

Suzumiya Yu swung her blade, releasing intensely hot lightning with each strike.

The two have been locked in combat for a long time, and the ground within a hundred meters radius has become dilapidated. Such a commotion will likely attract the attention of the shogunate soon.

The stragglers don't matter, since the Fools have already broken with the Inazuma Shogunate, so there's no need to worry even if they're discovered.

Suzumiya Yu is different. Although he will reveal his identity sooner or later, it is obviously not now, so he does not want to be discovered.

By observing Wuye and Thomas's first-person perspectives, he knew that Ayaka Kamisato had been successfully moved to a temporary hideout, and most of the Fools who were pursuing them had been wiped out, with only a small group escaping in panic.

When fighting the skirmisher, he never intended to kill him. After all, the skirmisher possessed the divine power of two gods. If it came down to a fight to the death, Suzumiya Yu would not have any advantage.

Demons can regenerate their bodies immediately after taking damage, but that's a setting within the Demon Slayer universe.

Although Yui Suzumiya has overcome her fear of sunlight, that doesn't mean nothing can destroy her.

There are many forces of different origins on the continent of Teyvat, the strongest of which is the power of the gods.

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