People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

"King Kong, Golden Flower, come back!"

After carrying out the unilateral massacre, Kongo and Kim Lianhua returned to Shi Li's side.

Jin Lianhua, unaware of the seriousness of the situation, scoffed, "Oh? I didn't expect there to be a traitor hidden among these refugees."

Shi Li warned warily, "Don't be careless, these people are not simple!"

Just as Yekura was about to finish off the three people in front of her, a large number of armed soldiers and a small number of ninjas suddenly rushed out from the surrounding woods.

The army was led by a greasy, fat man.

And this fat man is none other than the prince of the Moon Kingdom, Yueman.

Yue Man glared at Shi Li and his two companions with resentment: "Shi Li! We've finally found a chance to catch you all alone!"

"Moonful Moon, it seems you've grown quite bold, daring to ambush us!"

Shi Li had already imagined the whole scene: Yang Jie and the other two were Yue Man's subordinates, ambushing among the refugees to lure them, and then Yue Man commanded the army to appear and surround them.

Feeling like he'd been tricked, Shi Li's face darkened considerably: "I never expected a lazy, good-for-nothing like you to come up with such a plan. You've really impressed me!"

Yueman was completely confused. What idea did he have? He came here only to take in the refugees, but he was afraid of being discovered, so for safety, he gathered a large group to come together. It just so happened that he ran into Shi Li and his two companions.

Full Moon is itching to attack Shi Li and his two companions, because Shi Li, Kongo, and Jin Lianhua are the three strongest ninjas under Shaba Daba, possessing the strength of Jonin. If these three are eliminated, the King's forces will gain the upper hand in the upcoming battle.

However, another anomaly occurred: a new army appeared on the coastline not far away.

Upon seeing the leader, Yue Man's expression was filled with disbelief and fear.

"Sabah?!"

The minister of the Moon Kingdom, Shabadaba, led his army to confront the army of the Full Moon Kingdom.

Shabadaba looked at Yueman with disdain and said, "Yueman, I saw through your tricks long ago. As long as I kill you, the Moon Kingdom will belong to me, Shabadaba!"

Caught between the two armies, Yosuke and Yekura stared in surprise, their mouths agape, their hearts filled with bewilderment.

Things took an unexpected turn; they were just passing through when they were suddenly drawn into the war.

Jugo gradually regained consciousness and, looking at the tense atmosphere around him, asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Yosuke and Yekura exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

As soon as Yosuke, who had been squatting on the ground, stood up, Shi Li, who had been watching Yosuke and the others, was startled and threw a kunai at Yosuke once again.

This kunai was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the two armies instantly clashed.

Yosuke caught the kunai that Ishitate threw, scratching his head in confusion: "Does this mean we've started a war?"

"Can this... be considered?"

Yekura felt utterly absurd. What was going on with this country? The war had started so hastily.

Just as Yosuke was contemplating whether to participate in the war they had started, Ishidate, as if he had identified them, joined forces with Kongo and Kinrenka to launch an attack on the three of them.

"Scorching Escape? Overpowering Steam Kill!"

Yekura manipulated the fireball, creating a large-scale explosion that instantly created a vacuum area.

After the smoke cleared, several desiccated corpses lay among the ruins created by the explosion.

Shi Li and the other two managed to escape with their lives by hiding behind rocks before the fireball exploded.

Shi Li recognized Pakura from her attack style, and his expression was one of utter shock: "The rogue ninja from Sunagakure, Pakura with Scorch Release?!"

Yecang did not answer Shili, but continued to manipulate the fireball, attacking Shili and the other two.

In an instant, the rocks where Shi Li and the other two were hiding were destroyed.

"Kongo, Jin Lianhua, attack together! You two take care of those two men, I'll hold off Yekura. After that, join me in dealing with Yekura. Even if she's the one who uses Scorch Release, as long as we work together, she definitely won't be a match for us!"

In Shi Li's eyes, Yosuke and Jugo should be weaker than Yekura, so in order to prevent Yosuke and Jugo from interfering in the battle, he ordered Kongo and Kinrenka to kill them first.

Shi Li, Jin Gang, and Jin Lianhua's right hand was covered in black, and an eye appeared on the back of their hand.

Yecang manipulated the fireballs, constantly attacking Shili, who relied on his agile physical skills to dodge them.

The burly Kong swung his fist at Jugo, who was closest to him, and Jugo chose to meet it head-on, retaliating with his own fist.

Suddenly, countless red petals appeared around Jin Lianhua, and Jin Lianhua's figure disappeared among these petals.

Seeing that his companions had acted according to plan, Shi Li felt slightly relieved. Although he didn't know why Ye Cang had appeared in the Moon Country, he was not afraid of her if she was alone.

However, the next second, something happened that Shi Li could not accept.

Kinrenka, who chose Yosuke as her target, was currently hanging on Yosuke's katana. The blade pierced through Kinrenka's chest, and a large amount of blood was flowing out of the wound.

Shi Li and Jin Gang's eyes widened in disbelief: "How is this possible?!"

Because all they saw was Yosuke drawing his katana and casually thrusting it forward, while the Golden Love Flower, hidden among the petals, had already been pierced through by Yosuke's katana when it finally appeared.

Yosuke was at a loss for words.

"It was a really inexplicable battle."

Chapter 259 Petrification

Even with Yosuke's katana piercing her body, Kinrenka stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

She was just getting ready to approach Yosuke and assassinate him, but Yosuke drew his katana instead.

Because Yosuke drew his katana very slowly, Kim Renka thought she would never be attacked by Yosuke.

However, Jin Lianhua never expected that even though she clearly saw the trajectory of Yosuke's sword swing, her body would still be pierced through by the blade.

If the flower petals hadn't concealed her figure, those around her would have seen a bizarre scene where Kim Yeon-hwa appeared to have run into a samurai sword.

Frustrated and enraged, Kinrenka let out a roar and, ignoring the samurai sword piercing her chest, forcefully reached out and grabbed Yosuke's wrist.

"Come die with me!"

The eyes on the back of Jin Lianhua's hand emitted an eerie light, and several glowing lines spread to Yang Jie's arm, instantly petrifying him.

The petrification spread extremely quickly; in the blink of an eye, Yosuke's entire body was petrified.

Kim Yeon-hwa's life came to an end, and she died on the spot.

Shi Li and Jin Gang were not saddened by Jin Lianhua's death; instead, they felt relieved by Yang Jie's death.

"Phew, Jin Lianhua is really useless. She was killed by an unknown samurai so carelessly."

"But it did play a role, Kongo. Hurry up and take care of that guy, then come with me to deal with Yecang!"

Kongo twisted his wrist and looked at Jugo with disdain: "Don't worry, Shili, I'll take care of this brat right away."

When Jugo saw Yosuke turn to stone, his murderous intent once again eroded his will, but this time he managed to retain a sliver of reason.

Kongo's fist was already slamming towards Jugo again.

Jugo raised his hands to block, but did not retaliate.

Shi Li looked at Jugo, who was being overwhelmed by Kongo, and chuckled as if victory was already in his grasp: "It seems your companion is about to be dealt with by Kongo. Yecang, you have no chance of winning."

Yecang looked at Shili with a strange expression: "No chance of winning? You don't actually think we're in a weak position right now, do you?"

Shi Li sneered, "I didn't expect the renowned Scorching Release to be such a stubborn fellow. One of your companions was petrified to death, and another is about to be beaten to death. What other trump cards do you have to stop us?"

Yekura smiled brightly: "Yosuke, stop playing around, or these guys will still be immersed in their fantasies."

As Ye Cang finished speaking, a cracking sound came from the ground, and Shi Li trembled upon hearing it.

Cracks appeared on Yosuke's petrified body, and small stones kept falling off his body. Finally, he stood intact in the same spot.

Upon witnessing this scene, Shi Li was completely incredulous: "How is this possible?!"

“Your petrification is caused by poison, but unfortunately, the poison has no effect on me at all. I’m also quite curious, since the eyes on the back of your hands are eyes, why do you have to touch each other to petrify? Shouldn’t you just look at each other to petrify? Are they just decorations?” Yosuke asked curiously.

Shi Li did not answer; his forehead was covered in cold sweat. The situation was now three against two, which was extremely unfavorable.

The army of Sabadaba consists of ordinary people, and the small number of ninjas are just wandering ninjas who know a little bit of low-level ninjutsu and cannot help them.

Moreover, it is now quite clear that Yosuke's strength is most likely on par with that of Hakura.

One Yekura was already difficult for them to handle, let alone another Yosuke.

Shi Li is already considering retreating. They are just hired wandering ninjas because Shabadaba promised that once he takes control of the Moon Country, he will establish a ninja village belonging to the Moon Country, and Shi Li will become the leader of the Moon Country ninja village.

Shi Li was drawn by Shaba Daba's promises; rather than wandering around, becoming the leader of a small ninja village seemed like a good option.

But this is on the premise that they have to be alive to enjoy it, and now that situation has clearly failed, there's no need to risk their lives here.

Shi Li glanced cryptically at Yue Man, the prince of the Moon Kingdom, who was fleeing all over the battlefield, wondering where this fat man had found such powerful reinforcements.

Shi Li shouted at Jin Gang, "Jin Gang, hurry up and finish off the brat fighting you!"

Jin Lianhua's sudden death also threw Jin Gang into a panic, but Shi Li was their leader. Since Shi Li still asked him to deal with this brat in front of him, it meant that the situation was still under Shi Li's control.

Kongo felt incredibly frustrated looking at Jugo in front of him. Although he wanted to get rid of this brat immediately, Jugo was no match for him in terms of strength.

The eyes on the back of the Vajra Hand widened in fury and slammed down at Jugo: "Die, you brat!"

Kongo and Jugo's fists collided, and the two were evenly matched. However, Kongo's poison was being injected into Jugo's arm, and Jugo's arm began to petrify.

"Killed! I'll kill you!"

A maniacal smile hung on Jugo's face, and barnacle-like, hardened keratinous skin appeared on his arms, while the toxin injected by Kongou had no effect whatsoever.

"go to hell!"

Jugo's arm spouted a large amount of chakra, and the powerful recoil made Jugo stronger than Kongo, and his fist slammed into Kongo's head.

King Kong's entire body was slammed into the ground, and the ground could not withstand the pressure, creating a huge crater, and dust immediately billowed up.

Shi Li, who had been waiting for his chance, had a glint in his eyes. "Now!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the smoke and dust obscured his vision, Shi Li abandoned Jin Gang without hesitation and turned to run away.

King Kong, who still had a sliver of will left, felt a chill run through him when he saw Shi Li turn and run away.

Just when Shi Li thought he could escape, several shadow wolves, all black in color, suddenly sprang out and bit all four of his limbs, dragging him toward Yang Jie.

Terrified, Shi Li kept trying to petrify the Shadow Wolf with his abilities, but it had no effect on the Shadow Wolf at all.

One of the shadow wolves even bit off the eye on the back of his hand.

The intense pain caused Shi Li to scream in agony.