Monster Hunter Gathering

His abdomen had been directly cut open by the big whirlwind. Although it felt like being burned by flames, Kokushibo quickly healed the huge wound on his abdomen and regenerated his blade with flesh and blood. He took the attack of the Wind Pillar that had stabbed in front of him at the fastest speed.

The slashing speed was like a gust of wind, leaving Kokushibo no time to take care of unnecessary things. The clothes that had been cut by the big spin were now torn into pieces by the wind blades generated by the Breathing of Wind.

The Wind Pillar's attack was only the vanguard of the four pillars, followed closely by Uzui Tengen. The explosive projectiles were flung close to the Wind Pillar's body.

Those bullets were tried by Uzui Tengen to penetrate Kokushibo's defense from a difficult-to-detect angle, but Kokushibo noticed it in advance, and a large number of blades emerged from his body and exploded directly in advance. At the same time, those blades also pierced into the body of the Wind Pillar closest to him.

"You are so brave." The Wind Pillar's body was pierced like a hedgehog at this moment, but he did not retreat at all. He even forced himself to move his body, allowing his body to be torn apart. A large amount of blood fell from the wound, emitting a breath that intoxicated the evil spirits.

Wind Pillar Fushigawa Genya... his blood is the rarest of the rarest bloods. His blood is even enough to make evil spirits enter a state of drunkenness. At this moment, he is using a large amount of blood to create attacking opportunities for others.

"Well done! Fuzugawa!!"

When Beimeiyu heard the sound of Busou's body being torn apart by the blade, he realized what Busou wanted to do. The chain hammer in his hand began to swing rapidly, and he started to attack the moment Kokushibo was affected by the thin blood. The huge chain hammer wanted to directly smash Kokushibo's head.

"!"

The sound of the chain hammer brought Kokushibo out of his drunken state. His biological instinct made him act quickly. He raised his arm towards the chain hammer and caught the chain hammer with huge kinetic energy at the cost of his arm being shattered.

On the other hand, the price he paid was that Kokushibo only had one arm left, and he had to face Uzui Tengen who had come from another direction, and Muichiro who relied on his smaller body to hide behind the chain hammer and kill him.

"An attack that doesn't even exist in this world... is nothing more than a ridiculous joke!"

Muichiro and Tengen Uzui, who were originally standing next to Kokushibo, were attacked by an invisible slash before they had time to react.

The fighting skill that was originally swung out to cut off Kokushibo's head was blocked by the blade that emerged from Kokushibo's body, and the fighting skill that was swung out with one hand almost cut them into tiny minced meat.

Muichiro's hands were cut off directly, and even his right leg was torn by the blade. The Nichirin Sword and his two hands flew backwards.

Feng Zhu was pierced all over his body by blades and was unable to move.

If it weren't for Uzui Tengen's quick reaction, after dropping one arm, he pulled the wind pillar with one hand and bit Muichiro's clothes with his teeth to lead the two of them away a few steps, the three of them would have been chopped into pieces by the huge blades that emerged from Kokushibo's body.

"Without any movement, he launched a slash with the blade emerging from his body..." Muichiro's eyes widened: "This kind of monster..."

“Don’t be afraid!”

Beimingyu roared at this moment: "He's already retreating a little! Keep attacking him!!!"

After hearing Beimingyu's voice, Wuyilang decisively suppressed the fear that appeared in his heart. After finding the position of his weapon in a very short time, he grabbed the weapon with his two recovered hands and assumed his stance again.

"I'll take the lead!!"

In the brief time that the Demon Slayer Corps had to regroup, Nie Chiwu rushed towards Kokushibo without fear.

"I don't believe a guy like you... can't be killed!!!"

Kokushibo roared angrily and swung his sword at Nie Chiwu, but when the weapon touched Nie Chiwu, a third feeling appeared.

It was different from the initial feeling of easily cutting off Nie Chiwu's body, nor was it the feeling of being unable to hurt Nie Chiwu no matter what.

It was as if in an instant, Nie Chiwu's physical defense ability rose several levels, and Kokushibo's blade was directly stuck in Nie Chiwu's body.

"Because you can think, your wisdom is inevitably utilized during hunting."

While Nie Chiwu blocked Kokushibo's sword with his body, he thrust the Feilong Sword into Kokushibo's body with a straight thrust, then suddenly thrust it upwards, directly cutting Kokushibo's upper body from the abdomen to the shoulders, forcing Kokushibo to let go of the sword made of his flesh and blood to avoid being attacked by several people again.

After watching Kokushibo dodge awkwardly and regenerate a weapon, Nie Chiwu directly pulled out the knife that was stuck in his body and admired it: "Really good material... I wonder if it can be used to forge new weapons if I give it to the Felyne cats."

"Strange thing..." Kokushibo said this while looking at Nie Chiwu.

There are too many abnormalities on the other side.

And I...can't grasp the opponent's strength.

The opponent's strength seemed to be covered with a veil, and what was displayed was what the other party wanted him to see... He didn't know what was a trap and what was real.

Moreover, Kokushibo also noticed that there was some white light on the opponent's knife at this moment. He wondered what trick it was.

Nie Chiwu is now very satisfied with Kokushibo's expression.

Doubt, fear, and a little bit of dread.

This method... was proposed by Er Qiao during the meeting.

Those consumable pills that can temporarily increase attributes will be the best props for hunters like them to confuse evil spirits.

Because what they are hunting now are not some beasts that cannot think.

This is what Er Qiao said to the other hunters.

[When necessary, the opponent's wisdom will also become part of the trap. ]

"Black Death."

Nie Chiwu's face once again showed a brilliant smile that irritated Kokushibo's nerves: "Come on."

"Kill me, as you wish, as you can... I'm right here."

Chapter 39: The Shield Hero's Absolute Firepower Suppression

Nie Chiwu stuffed the flesh-and-blood sword of Kokushibo into his backpack, then faced Kokushibo again and said, "How about this, I'll make a bet with you."

Nie Chiwu licked his lips and said, "I'm a hunter, so for me... I don't care how the prey fell or how it was captured."

Nie Chiwu raised his finger and pointed at Kokushibo: "You will die here today, but... you won't die in my hands."

Nie Chiwu carried the Flying Dragon Blade on his shoulder and flicked the blade with his finger, producing a crisp sound. "As you can see, this blade is not the Sun Blade... and it has nothing to do with the sun."

"I don't have the ability to kill you."

Nie Chiwu said bluntly to Kokushibo: "You can see my heartbeat, right? You should know clearly whether I am lying or not."

"You will die at the hands of someone other than me, so I'm going to bet with you...who will kill you."

Nie Chiwu raised a finger. "This is a side activity besides hunting, so the stakes... I'll trade it for secrets."

"After your head is chopped off, I will tell you about Tsugikoku Yoshiichi." Nie Chiwu said: "How about it, are you tempted?"

"Shut up! I don't want to know anything about him!!" Kokushibo roared. "Even if such an accident happened, it doesn't matter. Apart from you, an abnormal being, all other calculations and interference... are meaningless."

"That kind of thing exists. There's only one person like Yoriichi in the world!" Blades made of flesh and blood began to grow on Kokushibo's body, and Kokushibo stared intently at the enemies in front of him: "Except for you, the others are not worth mentioning!!"

"If you underestimate others, you'll get into big trouble." Nie Chiwu smiled brightly: "After all..."

"Destiny has undergone some small changes..."

Nie Chiwu said so, and his voice was transmitted to the ears of other hunters through the gathering communication.

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"The Grand Commander has already started fighting those guys and Kokushibo." While Jotaro was relaying information to the others around him, he also said to a talisman-carrying crow that was following them, "Hey, Kozan-yashiki, you should have arranged for the other Demon Slayer Corps members to take action, right?"

"Gah." The messenger crow called out twice, then answered Qiao's question, "We've stopped the Demon Slayer Corps members approaching Muzan... They're now heading towards Naruto to support Snake and Koi."

"A considerable number of Demon Slayer Corps members are currently gathered around the lord, who is currently directing the battle." The crow relayed the current intelligence from the Infinite City to the crowd around him. "Also...is it really okay for Mr. Iwatani to go alone?"

"Mr. Joestar," Tanjiro said with some concern. "Let all the members of the Demon Slayer Corps stay away from Muzan's location, and let Mr. Iwatani face Muzan alone... Wouldn't that put Mr. Iwatani in danger?"

At this moment, after the Demon Slayer Corps had been able to protect the Ubuyashiki family, Naofumi Iwatani handed over the task of wide-area recovery to Kazuma, who was able to sneak around and drink medicine safely. He then left the team alone and approached the direction where Muzan was sleeping.

"Mr. Joestar, although we understand that you are very powerful, but... that is Muzan Kibutsuji after all." Shinobu Kocho calmly explained to Joestar: "Although you explained that this was to delay Muzan before killing Ming and destroying the Infinite Castle, even if Mr. Iwatani Naofumi has the same special breathing method as you..."

"Don't worry, we just need to do what we should do." Qiao Er waved his hand: "Shield Brother can't breathe with waves, but we gave him the task of holding Muzan back, of course, for a reason."

As Jotaro said this and took out the insect-guiding lamp to look for Kokushibo's trace, Naofumi Iwatani on the other side had already arrived alone at the cocoon where Muzan was digesting the toxin.

Looking at those twisted tumors, Naofumi Iwatani couldn't help but frown: "What... disgusting creatures..."

The meat cocoon seemed to sense someone approaching and suddenly began to wriggle. Muzan also suddenly jumped out of the tumor and rushed towards Naofumi Iwaya, as if he wanted to treat Naofumi Iwaya as food.

But... the next moment, a huge spiritual shield blocked Muzan's path, forcing Muzan to step on the shield and jump back onto the huge tumor.

"Blood magic... No, this shield has nothing to do with blood magic." Muzan looked down at Iwatani Naofumi who was standing alone in front of him. "You're the only one here? Ubuyashiki has fallen on hard times. To think that only one person could find his way here."

"However, as some nourishment when your stomach is empty, it's still okay." Muzan looked down at Naofumi Iwaya, and seemed not to take the seemingly ordinary young man in front of him seriously.

But at this moment, Jotaro was talking to Tanjiro and others.

"Although among the four of us hunters, I am the one who poses the greatest threat to the demons..."

In front of Muzan, Naofumi Iwaya calmly took out his weapon from his back and pointed the black muzzle directly at Muzan.

"But if we really talk about firepower, defense, and suppression..."

Er Qiao said somewhat unwillingly, "Sure enough, the shield guy with the heavy crossbow is the strongest!"

Muzan looked at Iwaya Naofumi and suddenly felt something was wrong. He instinctively wanted to dodge, but the moment Muzan jumped up, several spiritual shields suddenly formed and blocked Muzan's way, like a box, leaving only an opening for him to face Iwaya Naofumi.

Naofumi Iwaya looked at Muzan with an excited smile. The heavy crossbow in his hand rang out, and the bullets fired like a machine gun, pushing Muzan directly into the shield box and making him unable to move.

"what!!!!!"

Muzan roared angrily, but those huge bullets that did not seem to be used against humans were constantly tearing Muzan's flesh. The huge impact force made it impossible for Muzan to escape from the box formed by the shield.

"Don't even think about leaving here until all the other Upper Moons are killed!"

Naofumi Iwaya became unusually excited.

The immense firepower in his hands, and the defensive power provided by the Four Sacred Shields...

He decided this just to hold Muzan back...

The first trump card against Muzan!!

"I can fight you all day!!! Until I run out of ammo!"

Chapter 40: The Cannon Hero Naofumi Iwatani!

"what!!!!!"

Muzan's roar continued to sound in the center of Infinite City.

At the same time, other people in Infinite City also noticed something unusual.

Some members of the Demon Slayer Corps who were originally fighting with evil spirits now found that those evil spirits were eager to retreat, and seemed to be urged by something to rush in the same direction.

The changes in the Infinite City began to become more frequent, and it seemed that Mingnu, who controlled the Infinite City, was also affected.

"In the Infinite City, the evil spirits are all heading in the same direction?" The young lord, who was using ravens to obtain information about the Infinite City, was also keenly aware of the movements of the evil spirits.

In the Infinite City, the only person who can do such a thing is... Muzan.

The young lord immediately reported the matter to his father, Qiao Sisters, and Kazuma.

"This Muzan is too scared of death!!!!!" Kazuma couldn't help but shout in between taking his medicine: "He just got into a fight with Shangwen?!"

"We can't use human moral values ​​to view these inhuman creatures, even if they were once human." Qiao, who had personally witnessed people around him become vampires, said this: "But I think... Muzan probably didn't let these ghosts protect him."

"After all, Kokushibo and Naruto didn't go to support Muzan, right? Those non-Upper Rank demons..." Qiao Qiao thought, "They must have been called by Muzan to be used as food!"

While Jotaro was thinking this, Ubuyashiki on the other side also came to the conclusion and began to command the members of the Demon Slayer Corps to form a formation to chase and hunt the evil spirits heading towards Muzan.

The young lord also learned about this matter from his father, so he began to use raven messengers to notify the Demon Slayer Corps to stop as many evil spirits as possible from heading towards the center of Infinite City.

Everything is done to eliminate as many of Muzan's living forces as possible before he recovers.

At this moment, Kokushibo was engaged in a tough battle with the four pillars and Nie Chiwu.

After a white light flashed on the knife, Nie Chiwu immediately changed his fighting style. He changed from lying on the ground and rolling around to a more aggressive fighting style.

Although Nie Chiwu's moves seemed to be full of flaws, Kokushibo had no way of judging what the consequences of attacking Nie Chiwu would be.

Nie Chiwu is like a fly trap covered with glue. Once attacked, he will not hesitate to use various methods to entangle the other ghost hunters and let them chop off his head.

Even if he stabbed his body with a knife and cut off his limbs, this guy would continue to attack him while screaming in pain in the blink of an eye.

and……

At this moment, Muzan's cells in his body were constantly emitting questioning sounds.

[Kokushibo! How many pillars have you killed?!]

【Hurry up and kill these guys! Go kill Ubuyashiki! 】

[After killing these Demon Slayers! Come to me quickly! Kill this... strange hunter that fell from the sky! ! ! !]

There was extreme anger in Muzan's voice.

His words also made Kokushibo realize that Nie Chiwu had other companions, and... it seemed that these companions had already posed a threat to Muzan to a certain extent.

"Your expression is weird?"

After Nie Chiwu withstood Kokushibo's sword, he attacked Kokushibo as well. At the same time, he kept his eyes fixed on Kokushibo's eyes, paying attention to Kokushibo's expression: "Let me guess! It's Muzan!"