"Emergency Notification: Group member 'Flower Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps' is in life-threatening danger. Please, group members or administrators, initiate rescue immediately."
Hanma: "!!!"
Kaguya-sama: "What's going on?! How did she suddenly get into life-threatening danger?!"
Ben Zi Na: "Maybe something went wrong with her mission!"
Furniture City Expert: "Wait! Now doesn't seem to be the time to analyze this!"
Just as he handed over the mafia members to District 13, Jackie Chan saw the emergency announcement in the group.
Furniture City Expert: "She's in life-threatening danger! How do we rescue her? Let's go save her quickly!"
Sea King: "Do we need to use the group's travel function to Kanae's world, or should I go?"
If other group members traveled, it would cost 1000 points a day.
As an administrator, he enjoyed travel privileges, and it only cost him 100 points a day now.
In every way, it was better for him to be the one to rescue Kanae.
Of course, more importantly, he had nothing to do right now.
Instead of aimlessly wandering around looking for interesting Gift Games, it was better to go to another world and further establish his image as someone who is eager to help others.
"But if I do that, I won't be able to leave a message for Black Rabbit."
Lin Que, who was at the 26745 outer gate, pondered for 0.1 seconds, and finally chose to give up thinking.
"Forget it, the auction is already handled anyway. It's fine if I'm gone for a day or two."
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Demon Slayer World.
"Sister! Run!"
Butterfly Shinobu knelt on the ground and shouted at Butterfly Kanae in front of her.
"That guy is Upper Rank Two! Don't worry about me!"
"It's okay, Shinobu."
Breathing heavily, a bloodstain running down her forehead, Butterfly Kanae forced a smile, encouraging her.
"It's almost dawn, I'll protect you."
"Oh my, what touching sisterly affection."
Not far from the two, a man whose eyes shimmered with rainbow-like brilliance, with "Upper Rank" and "Two" carved into them respectively, waved his fan, a smile on his face.
"What should I do? I almost don't have the heart to kill you two."
"How about this, you both become demons!"
As if he had thought of a good idea, Doma suddenly held up a finger and wiggled it.
"With my blood, you can become demons and live together forever."
"How about it? Isn't that a great idea!"
"You bastard!"
Butterfly Shinobu glared at Doma: "Dream on! I'd rather die than become a demon!"
For hundreds of years, Demon Slayer Corps members who were willing to join the Demon Slayer Corps and fight demons to the end often had some connection to demons.
As the mainstays of the Demon Slayer Corps, Butterfly Shinobu and Butterfly Kanae were naturally no exception.
The main reason they joined the Demon Slayer Corps was that their parents were killed by demons when they were young.
To avenge their parents, the two joined the Demon Slayer Corps and worked hard to grow to where they were today.
To bow down to demons and become one in order to live would be to deny everything in their past.
Even if it meant death, Butterfly Shinobu would never choose that path.
"You refused, what a pity."
Doma raised his fan and swung it down sharply, unleashing a volley of ice crystals: "In that case, I can only eat you two."
Butterfly Shinobu, who had seen this move countless times, widened her eyes: "Sister! Dodge!"
"I can't, I have to protect Shinobu."
Glancing at Butterfly Shinobu's constantly bleeding right leg, Butterfly Kanae took a deep breath and swung her Nichirin Blade.
Flower Breathing, Second Form: Honorable Shadow Plum!
The Nichirin Blade cut through the air, like blooming plum petals, slicing through the incoming ice crystals one by one.
"You're really strong, completely different from the people I've encountered before."
Doma smiled, seemingly unsurprised by this scene.
After all, this Pillar had blocked many of his attacks before.
However...
"It's almost dawn, so I won't play with you anymore."
Blood Demon Art: Crystal Dolls!
Cold air gathered in mid-air, forming several small ice figures that looked exactly like Doma.
Under Doma's guidance, these small ice figures appeared around Butterfly Kanae and her sister at the same time, launching a new round of attacks with him!
Blood Demon Art: Winter Icicles!
Hundreds of sharp icicles formed in the sky and fell downwards simultaneously.
"This is troublesome."
In the center of the icicle swarm, Butterfly Kanae's face showed a grave expression.
She had joined the chat group for too short a time.
Compared to before, her physical fitness had only doubled.
It seemed not low, but facing Doma's area-of-effect attack while protecting someone was ultimately not enough.
However, some things, even if you know you can't do them, you can't choose to retreat.
Looking back at her younger sister again, Butterfly Kanae took a deep breath, adjusting her state to its peak.
"Sister!"
As if sensing Butterfly Kanae's thoughts, Butterfly Shinobu plunged her Nichirin Blade into the ground and forced herself to stand up.
"I can't let you do it alone, we'll do it together!"
"Oh, oh~ How wonderful~ Such fervent emotion!"
Doma, not far away, had an ecstatic expression: "Don't worry, I'll try my best to leave you both a complete corpse!"
"I think you'd better worry about yourself."
Buzz~!
Like a viscous liquid, the air became incredibly heavy without warning.
As if a king had descended upon the world, a mighty aura crashed down.
Bang~! Bang~! Bang~!
In just an instant, the falling icicles in the sky and the surrounding small ice figures all shattered, turning into fine powder drifting in the air.
Even Doma, as Upper Rank Two, was instantly crushed to the ground and turned into a pile of mangled flesh before he could react.
"Lin Que?"
The situation reversed in the blink of an eye, causing Butterfly Kanae, who had already prepared to swing her blade, to pause for a second.
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure in front of her, a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.
"Why are you here?"
"To save you, of course."
Lin Que casually turned around, one hand in his pocket.
"How was it? Wasn't my timing for an entrance perfect?"
Butterfly Kanae was silent for a second, then a gentle smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Yes, it was perfect."
"That's good then."
Lin Que also smiled with satisfaction.
It was worth it for him to wait for more than ten seconds on the side after arriving before making his move.
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