Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Kaigaku was once a swordsman in the Demon Slayer Corps, so he naturally knew the difference in strength between the Lower Moons and the Pillars.

Although the Stone Pillar he feared most was dead, the remaining few were not to be trifled with either.

The current Flame Pillar killed the previous Lower Moon Two, and the current Wind Pillar killed the previous Lower Moon One...

Originally, Kaigaku also wanted to stay far away from this place like Rei, but unexpectedly, he was captured by Daki.

"If it weren't for the fact that your Blood Demon Art is still somewhat useful, an ugly monster like you would have been better off dead."

Having been insulted by Daki in this way, Kaigaku could only suppress his murderous intent and obediently accept Daki's orders.

His Blood Demon Art can cause damaged wounds to tear open continuously; if left untreated, even a small wound can split a person in two.

It's a special attack against the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, but unfortunately, it's not very effective against demons who can instantly heal their wounds.

"What's so strong about the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps? I've already killed several of them. Once I complete the mission, the master will surely let me return to the Upper Moon rank!"

Daki applied heavy makeup to her face and admired herself alone in the mirror.

Kaigaku squatted to the side, secretly grumbling: "As a former Upper Moon, he only killed a few Pillars. No wonder he was kicked down from the Upper Moon position by the adults."

But she was once an Upper Moon, so I shouldn't be in danger if I follow her, right?

Just then, a crow flew in from outside the house, tilting its head and looking this way.

"A hawk?"

Kaigaku exclaimed in bewilderment.

Daki accidentally applied her lipstick off-center and turned around in displeasure, giving Kaigaku a cold, sidelong glance.

Kaigaku, suppressing his rudeness towards Daki, pointed to the Kasugai crow still peering out the door.

Daki glanced at it sideways and said disdainfully, "Are you blind and not smart enough? The Demon Slayer Corps' Kasugai Crow would have gone back to report the demon long ago. This is just an ordinary crow."

"Do you even have a brain?! I'm a traitor to the Demon Slayer Corps, how could I not know what a Kasugai Crow looks like?!"

It's one thing to say he's ugly, since he did become somewhat ugly after becoming a ghost, but now they're slandering his taste.

What was there to tolerate? Kaigaku couldn't stand it anymore.

Outside the door, Buna was struggling to overcome her social anxiety. After hesitating several times, she finally entered the house and calmly asked in a mechanical voice, "Are you ghosts?"

Daki: "..."

Zhuo Yue: "..."

"It really is Kasugai Crow from the Demon Slayer Corps!"

Just as she was about to get angry at Kaigaku's insults, she heard the crow speak, and only then did Daki realize what was happening.

Instead, Kaigaku began to question himself: With such a bad brain, he shouldn't be a Kasugai crow of the Demon Slayer Corps, right?

Chapter 69 Clear Mist and Wind Tree

"It's getting dark."

Jolyne stepped out of the house, and the Black Sun flew back to Jolyne's shoulder from outside, shaking its head to indicate that it had not found any trace of the ghost.

Jolyne stood there, waiting and waiting, but Buna never returned.

"Where did that AI with intellectual disabilities go?"

"I found it annoying, so we broke up."

Hearing the Black Sun speak after so long brought Jolyne a sense of relief...

Meanwhile, Buna was leading two ghosts toward them.

Once Buna got to know the two ghosts a little better, she immediately dropped her apparent social anxiety and revealed her talkative nature.

After being tortured all afternoon, Daki's forehead veins bulged, and Kaigaku's clothes behind her were stained with blood.

Although the Kasugai crow is real, Daki isn't a reasonable ghost, and Kaigaku deserves to be beaten for daring to insult her.

After receiving confirmation that they were indeed ghosts, Bunna decided to go back and contact Jolyne.

“Completing tasks in a formulaic way isn’t what makes a proper raven. Your master sent you to find the ghost; wouldn’t it be better to bring us back?”

Although she wasn't a Kasugai-rabbit, Buna thought Kaigaku's words made a lot of sense.

If I only complete the basic commands, what difference is there between me and Black Sun? I'm not even as good as Jolyne's Jorogumo. I should at least become the most useful crow by Jolyne's side.

They were eager to take them back but were refused. It seemed that the two ghosts had some unspeakable reason and asked to wait until after dark.

Buna flapped her wings lightly, searching for the way she came.

……

"There are still four lower moons and at least two upper moons left. Enmu shouldn't be able to put me to sleep, so she's not a threat. Daki is a bit weak, so she's not a threat either. Which upper moon will it be? Hopefully, it'll be Hantengu..."

Jolyne walked conspicuously down the road, carrying her sword, while several ravens scattered and took over the view from above.

Murata and Zenitsu followed Jolyne cautiously. Although they did not know Jolyne's exact strength, they were very clear about the Upper Moons. They had not been replaced for over 130 years, and each of their subordinates had taken the lives of several Pillars.

The moment I decided to stay here, I had already put life and death out of my mind.

Daki and Kaigaku made no attempt to conceal themselves, and Murata's Kasugai crows quickly spotted them and flew back to report.

"It's the bottom string one and the bottom string three."

Should we continue forward?

Murata looked up and asked Jolyne for her opinion. This meant facing two Lower Moons at the same time, and the best of the Lower Moons at that.

Glancing at Zenitsu's agitation, Jolyne ruffled his blond hair and said casually, "Don't worry, Kaigaku will definitely die here today."

Continuing forward, Jolyne saw Buna between Daki and Kaigaku.

It's a bit tense. No wonder we can't find where Buna went; she's been captured by a ghost.

"go to hell!"

Having found the Demon Slayer Corps swordsman, the ribbon extended from Daki's back and slashed fiercely at Buona, clearly having endured it for a long time.

Struck by the ribbon, Bunna looked bewildered and before she could understand what was happening, she was blasted toward Jolyne with tremendous force.

Jolyne caught it, and although she didn't know what kind of mechanical structure it was made of, there wasn't even a scratch on it.

"Boss, I've brought the ghost back for you."

"Thank you, artificial stupidity."

Feeling somewhat weary, Jolyne released it and glanced at the two demons in front of her.

"I remember you're Upper Moon Six, aren't you?"

Jolyne noticed the strange look in Daki's eyes when he saw the Lower Moon One. He had thought that the Lower Moon One that Kasugai-raven mentioned was Enmu, but he didn't expect it to be Daki.

"Kill you, and I'll reclaim my Upper Moon title!"

A giant pink ribbon burst from the ground, slicing straight toward Jolyne's body. Judging by its size, if it hit, it would surely cut him in half at the waist.

Previously, Jolyne needed to defend against the silken threads, but now she simply swung her Nichirin Blade, using only her arm strength to shatter the threads' power and pin them to the ground.

Turning his head to the other side, Zenitsu Agatsuma had already drawn his sword and charged towards Kaigaku.

"Breathing of Thunder, First Form: Thunderclap Flash, Six-Strike Combo!"

With a roar filled with rage, golden lightning resounded across the battlefield.

"Lei Hu is still cool, but if you use your ultimate skill right at the start, will you be able to land a second hit?"

Unexpectedly, Zenitsu Agatsuma even learned the Six-Strike Combo. Jolyne put Jorogumo on the ground and warned, "Go and support him, but don't kill Kaigaku too forcefully."

Jorogumo blinked; after spending several days with her, she could easily understand Jolyne's meaning.

Don't let Zenitsu be killed, and don't help him kill Kaigaku.

……

"As for you, you just hit my jakuza, didn't you?"

Although he's a bit silly, he was left behind by his ex-partner and isn't his biological child, but at least they spent so many days together and he did his best to follow his orders.

Jolyne drew his Nichirin Blade, pressed it down to his side, and whispered, "Dust Whirlwind: Slash!"

First Form: Dust Whirlwind: Slash, which can also be simply called a downward slash to the face, depending on the attack method.

But with Jolyne's power reaching 12 points, the ground shattered, and the figure rushing towards Daki resembled the ancient evil!

Before it even reached Daki's face, the downward-pressing wind blade had already torn her face apart.

"Eightfold Slash!"

Several ribbons extended from Daki's body, blocking the incoming sword.

Just as she was about to relax, another, or rather, many, cuts were already aimed at her body.

Her limbs were torn to pieces, and several ribbons were forcibly pieced back together inside her body. Daki looked like a bleeding toy.

Seeing Daki's astonished expression, Jolyne politely called out the name of the technique.

"Third Form: Sunny Breeze Tree!"

"The blade is too fast, so it shouldn't be a problem if I don't have time to shout out the name of the move, right?"

Daki's Blood Demon Art is called Ribbon. Ribbon has its own consciousness and can attack on its own or be controlled. It is incredibly hard and can also be used as a storage space.

Despite having many functions, it will crumble at the first touch when faced with a simple difference in strength.

With her strength, it was impossible for her to become the Upper Moon demon she once was. There was another demon inside Daki's body, her brother, who was also the true Upper Moon demon.

Before both demons are killed at the same time, even a decapitation wound will heal quickly.

"You really don't have the strength of an Upper Moon. If you don't call your brother out soon, you'll be beaten to tears."

Joren trampled her underfoot and kindly advised her.

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"Breathing of Thunder, Second Form: Rice Spirit!"

Black lightning flashed on the katana in Kaigaku's hand, easily blocking five slashes.

As for Zenitsu's sixth strike, Kaigaku touched his neck and chuckled contemptuously, "Still so weak."

Zenitsu Agatsuma's legs trembled as he unleashed a six-hit combo with Thunderclap Flash.

Kaigaku originally intended to run away in the chaos, since he had no reason to risk either Daki or Jolyne. However, he didn't expect to see his junior brother, which made him stop thinking about escaping.

"I thought you were dead, Zenitsu."

"That old bastard treated you so well, yet I was the only one there when he committed seppuku."

Having suffered countless grievances, Kaigaku finally met someone he could verbally abuse at will, and laughed wildly.

"Breathing of Thunder: Lightning Flash!"

With his leg muscles bulging, Zenitsu Agatsuma charged at Kaigaku once more in a fit of rage.

The Jorogumo had shrunk to the size of an elementary school student, and with a wave of her hand, her spider silk transformed into giant waves that swept away everything in its path.

Murata hesitated at the back, having been successfully forgotten by everyone as an ordinary swordsman, and could only do what he said he would: record the battle...

Chapter 70 It's common knowledge that Daki isn't very bright.

No need to wait, Daki, who was being trampled under Jolyne's feet, had already started crying.

As the wounds healed, tears welled up in her eyes, and she burst into loud sobs.

"Ugh... Even though I'm the Lower Moon now, I was the Upper Moon before! I was really strong!"

"Hurry up and call your brother out. I don't have time to listen to your whining."

Jolyne impatiently kicked her head away.

The Nichirin Blade churned inside her body, but she could only feel the sensation of flesh and blood separating; she could not find Gyutaro.

Daki was so angry that her body was trembling. She pounded the ground like a child, and her head screamed in agony.