Offer a savior to the infinite world!

"Look carefully, that has become the incarnation of my Lord's body—"

boom!

Lin Yi couldn't care less about Bie Xi at the moment, so he took advantage of the fact that the other party was tied up by Linglan's position and shot him in the mouth with a clean shot, breaking his tongue and forcing this chatterbox to be quiet.

Black light, black airflow.

If you look carefully, you can clearly see the illusory dark thing in the firelight.

From the inverted sculpture in mid-air, connected to the one below, Lillian, who was just an innocent and cute little girl before, climbed up from the body of old Bob who had fallen to the ground and was seriously injured, and slowly floated up in mid-air.

[Brother Lin Yi, Brother Tanjiro, Sister Linglan...]

In a murmuring voice like in a dream.

The little girl opened her eyes, eyes that were filled with only darkness, and looked at Lin Yi and others not far away.

"Foxfire can't get close to her. There is some kind of external power in Lillian's body. I can't control her actions!"

Linglan, who was still insisting on releasing high-intensity fields, reminded her companions loudly at this time. But even if she didn't say it, Lin Yi could clearly see that although Linglan's illusory light field covered Old Bob, healing the seriously injured old man who fell from a height of five floors, those lights had no way to get close to Lillian, and all the light spots that approached it dissipated directly.

Can clearly feel...

At this moment, Lin Yi could clearly feel that the breath coming from Lillian did not belong to her.

That which is connected to the strange sculpture above, no, that is the origin, the true inner part of the statue that cannot be touched, is now integrated into the girl's body, controlling her consciousness and actions.

The unknown creature that was summoned after hundreds of years of bloody rituals and was imperfect due to flaws in the rituals, its origin lies in the body of the little girl in front of him.

Would killing her put an end to all this?

I don't know why this thought came to me.

No.

This is not a wise choice.

We have to find a way to save her.

Clenching his fists, the moment that thought instinctively came to his mind, Lin Yi rejected it without hesitation.

[Everyone... is here...]

Lillian had a blank expression, with black air currents wrapped around her body. It was as if a tall black figure was dissolving in her body. The girl was floating towards Lin Yi and the others while murmuring.

She didn't seem to have completely lost consciousness.

Some of it feels like being hypnotized, and the self itself is deflected by some external force.

Was it because of their actions that the ritual was not completed, so this thing did not completely take away Lillian's consciousness?

if it is like this……

"What's going on? Has Lillian turned into a monster?"

Tanjiro, who had recovered most of his strength, rushed over with a knife in his hand, stopped in front of Lin Yi and asked.

"Not exactly. It should be similar to a situation where an evil spirit possesses her. Something has invaded Lillian's body and is twisting her mind."

Lin Yi turned to look at Linglan who was still suppressing Besi and Rest, knowing that the fox girl could not be distracted to help them at the moment. However, considering that the existence of this field itself has been a great help, there is nothing to say, and it is enough to face the problem at hand.

My strength has reached this point, and there is nothing I can do to help. Does Tanjiro still have to come? But this boy, apart from his sword fighting skills and unique breathing method, has not shown any other special abilities, at most his amazing sense of smell.

In the current situation, is there anything he can do?

Ha, what am I thinking about?

Trust your teammates, don't doubt them, and believe in your own team.

"Perhaps there is a way to awaken her consciousness. I can vaguely feel that the thing that possessed Lillian has not completely controlled her. But my physical fitness and combat power cannot get close to the past to confirm the situation. Tanjiro, can you please find a way to save the girl's life?"

Turning around, Lin Yi said earnestly at this moment.

"Well, of course, I will find a way to save her."

He nodded heavily without hesitation. The wound on his abdomen had healed for the most part, but he was still a little weak due to excessive blood loss. Tanjiro answered seriously, then took a step forward and rushed towards Lillian without hesitation.

Chapter 40: Hey~boy?

The burning smoke and dust scattered under the impact of the heavy rain.

The flame is still burning, and although it is gradually weakening under the torrential rain, it has not yet subsided and is still burning.

And among the flying debris and sparks, in the falling cold rain, Tanjiro stepped forward among the ruins and greeted the girl floating in the air in front of him.

Lillian...

Why did this child become like this?

I can still remember the little girl pestering me to tell her a story a few hours ago.

An innocent, lovely and kind girl who took the initiative to express her wish to take him and his group in, and who happily helped him with the housework.

Why did a girl like this, a Lillian like this, become like this now?

"Lillian!"

After shouting the other person's name, Tanjiro stopped in front of the girl, standing about ten meters away from her.

[Tanjiro-nii-san…]

The girl who was looking at him in a trance, and the murmuring voice coming out of her mouth.

A sense of crisis suddenly came over him, and Tanjiro dodged sideways. The next moment, the place where he was standing collapsed, and a loud roaring sound was made under the impact of the illusory black skeleton-like limbs.

[Why... do you want to avoid me...]

The girl, dangling in the air like a puppet, asked in a low voice.

[I clearly...want to make Tanjiro-nii happy...]

An absurd, yet extremely serious voice without a trace of hypocrisy came from it.

Lillian looked at Tanjiro with a confused expression. She really seemed to not understand why Tanjiro had dodged the attack just now, and she sincerely believed that her attack was for Tanjiro's own good.

Is this what Mr. Lin Yi meant by the deviation of thinking?

clam down.

Keep calm.

We have to find a way to save Lillian.

We must save her before she really hurts others or does something irreparable.

We must never let her completely turn into a monster, and we must never let things develop to an irreversible point.

You have to save this girl yourself!

"Why did you attack me? If I hadn't dodged that attack just now, I would have died, Lillian."

After taking a deep breath, Tanjiro looked at Lillian seriously and asked softly.

It was like the gentle, inquiring voice when facing my younger brothers and sisters in the warm home of the past.

[I didn't attack Tanjiro-nii...]

Black limbs swam around the body, and it seemed that countless distorted faces could be seen emerging from them.

[I want to... baptize Tanjiro-nii... let Tanjiro-nii be baptized...]

[These are all the powers of Su no Master... As long as you touch Tanjiro-nii... you can make him happy... forever happy...]

Amid the murmuring sounds, the black limbs roamed and attacked again.

So fast!

Without any hesitation, the boy moved continuously at this moment, dodging the attacks of the black shadows in the burning ruins under the heavy rain.

The roaring sounds continued. Once those seemingly powerless black limbs touched real objects, they would immediately cause a devastating effect. Each blow would leave a huge pit at least half a meter deep.

However, this kind of attack does not seem to be the result of pure force?

Standing up and jumping again, the boy turned around in mid-air and looked at the place where the black shadow fell behind him.

Boom!

A heavy, shattering sound.

Another deep pit appeared on the ground.

However, apart from the pit itself, the surrounding objects seemed to be completely unaffected.

It’s like… if something is directly touched, its existence is directly decomposed.

Is it like this?

Looking down, Tanjiro noticed at this moment that as these black limbs moved, the illusory realm created by Suzuran had been eroded by several cracks.

This strange attack that directly destroyed supernatural powers obviously caused great harm to Suzuran. Although the girl had been suppressing her pain and did not show it, Tanjiro immediately noticed that blood was slowly oozing out of the corners of the girl's mouth and nose, and her hands and feet were trembling slightly.

We must expand the battlefield and lure Lillian away from here.

However, the penetrating wound on my stomach has not yet completely healed, and if I leave this healing area, I am afraid it will immediately get worse.

How long can I hold on before my wounds worsen and I lose my mobility? Can I successfully save Lillian?

No matter what, I have to give it a try.

"Lillian, you said you wanted to baptize me? Then come over here!"

The boy came to a conclusion in an instant, shouted to the floating girl, then turned around without hesitation and ran towards the woods outside the ruins.

Lillian followed in a daze. Besi wanted to speak up to stop him, but Lin Yi shot him in the mouth again, and he couldn't utter a word.

"Well……"

The moment he left the field opened by Suzuran, Tanjiro's steps softened and he almost fell to the ground.

The wound has opened.

With every run and every step, there was unbearable tearing pain in the abdomen.

tread--

With heavy footsteps, the boy's movement speed actually increased a bit the next moment.

It's far from the time to fall down.

Turning his head and looking at the sleepwalking girl floating behind him, Tanjiro continued running without any hesitation, moving away from Lin Yilinglan.

I must save this girl.

Before she really hurt anyone, before she really made an irreparable mistake.

He understands.

Once someone is really hurt, then things will degenerate into a completely different situation. The girl who needs to be rescued will really become a monster, a monster that can only be destroyed.

He understands things like this.

So he must prevent this from happening.

Even if it meant risking his own life, he would never let this kind girl who accepted outsiders like them fall into such a tragic situation.

slam-la-

The torrential rain fell, soaking the boy's clothes.

The cold water drops stimulated the wound on the abdomen, making the pain more vivid and the consciousness clearer.

Stop.

Tanjiro, who had already walked away from Lin Yilinglan, stopped and turned to look at the girl who was following him not far away in the woods covered with rain.

"Lillian."

Tanjiro called the other person's name softly.

[Brother Tanjiro... come and be baptized... then you will be happy...]

The dazed girl reached out her hand to Tanjiro and pleaded in a low voice.

"Why will I be happy if I am baptized?"

The young man holding the knife looked at the other party and asked again. He noticed that although Lillian could launch attacks now, she had not completely lost the ability to communicate.