Because the cases of missing people in the town had stopped for a long time, there were many more pedestrians and travelers on the streets at night. The night market was brightly lit, bustling with people, and filled with laughter. The vendors on both sides of the street were also shouting loudly, trying to attract some tourists to look at their goods.
But at that very moment, the demonized disciples of the kenjutsu dojo appeared.
"Oh, excuse me. I hope I didn't hurt you," a well-dressed man with a gentle smile said, quickly apologizing after bumping into someone. As he reached out to help the person up, he suddenly felt that something was not right with the man before him. Tattered clothes, a vacant expression, and a sword tucked into his waist. From his attire, he seemed to be a dojo disciple.
"Sir, may I ask—"
Before the man could finish his sentence, he was terrified by the sight of the disciple who had just looked up. His five facial features had been replaced by a single giant eye, surrounded by a circle of tiny mouths. Thin, long tongues were darting out from the small mouths. Feeling the wet and disgusting sensation of the tongues licking his face, the terrified man could no longer hold it in.
"A monster! It's a monster!"
He turned and, all gentlemanly conduct forgotten, scrambled away, trying to flee. He had only crawled a short distance when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw that a sharp samurai sword had pierced through him at some point. Blood flowed out like a gurgling stream, quickly dyeing his shirt red.
"Help... me."
Kneeling on the ground, a look of despair flashed in the man's eyes. In the final moment of his life, he saw a dark shadow appear above him. It was the demonized disciple, leaping up to hunt him down and turn him into food.
The gentleman's fate was just a small snapshot of the horror unfolding. Throughout the town, similar scenes were playing out everywhere. The once-bustling town had become a human territory, but a demon's paradise.
Before they were turned into demons, these disciples already possessed strength that surpassed ordinary humans. After being demonized, while they might still be nothing in the eyes of someone like Kokushibo, to the common people, they were like gods of death. Furthermore, they were extremely familiar with the town and knew exactly where to find the most people.
They were immune to swords, guns, and fire; none of the weapons in the hands of the civilians could harm them. Even when some young people tried to fight them with the intention of taking them down together, they were easily torn to shreds.
This town had become nothing more than a hunting ground for these demonized disciples. One by one, they pounced on humans and began to devour their flesh and blood, making themselves stronger. The roars of demons and the screams of humans echoed through the night.
Just then, a figure appeared.
A demon whose hands were swollen to several times their normal size, as if it were wearing gauntlets, was the first to notice the newcomer's arrival. With a low growl, it licked its lips and charged. The town was only so big, and there were only so many humans. Every one eaten was one less. The competition between demons was vicious. Driven by the instinct to become stronger, it decided to strike first.
"Obediently become my food!"
With its mouth wide open, the Gauntlet Demon's face was filled with a greedy desire to eat. It threw a right punch, aiming for the newcomer's chest. Compared to the hard skull protecting the brain, it preferred to suck on the human heart. It had already used its fists to punch through the chests of four humans. In its eyes, this one would be the fifth. Saliva unconsciously secreted in its mouth as the Gauntlet Demon eagerly anticipated its meal.
Just as it was laughing maniacally, it suddenly felt a cold sensation. Then, it was shocked to find that its vision had, at some point, split into two. Each field of vision was only half of what it was before. Immediately after, an unbearable pain flooded its mind.
Only then did it realize that it had been injured. It had been sliced in half by that man.
The Gauntlet Demon wanted to roar, but a searing pain came from the severed cross-section. The feeling was ten, a hundred, a thousand times more painful than being burned by fire when he was human.
"AARRGGHH!"
A mournful cry came from its throat, and a raging fire erupted from the two halves of the Gauntlet Demon's body. In a state of regret, confusion, and terror, it was burned into the dust of the world.
After annihilating the Gauntlet Demon in one strike, there was not a trace of excitement on Si Shu's face. This was already the thirteenth demon he had eliminated tonight, but the cries for help from the humans showed no sign of diminishing.
Just how many people were turned into demons? What on earth happened at that dojo?
Turning his head, Si Shu looked in the direction of the kenjutsu dojo and then rushed off.
At his full speed, he soon arrived at the dojo's gate. Stepping inside, the first thing he saw was a skeleton that had been gnawed until only a few scraps of flesh remained. And beside this skeleton were dozens of human corpses. A quick calculation told Si Shu the approximate number of demonized disciples. Excluding the thirteen he had already eliminated, there were probably about twenty left.
Just as he was about to leave, the skeleton in front of him suddenly caught his attention. "Awaya."
From the scraps of clothing on the skeleton, he determined the man's identity. Awaya is dead. Then where is Ijiri?
Scanning his surroundings, Si Shu finally saw the room with the shattered door. After a few leaps, he was outside it. There was still a faint scent in the room, which clearly belonged to Ijiri. But besides that, there was another scent that was incredibly familiar to him.
Kokushibo!
His eyes instantly widened. At that moment, Si Shu understood everything. Everything that had happened at the kenjutsu dojo was likely his doing. The demonization of Ijiri and the other disciples was probably all his plan. The hand holding his sword made a creaking sound. Si Shu's brow furrowed, and his expression grew cold.
Suddenly, he remembered something. The demonized Ijiri... what is he doing right now? If he ate Awaya for the nourishment, then after obtaining such great power, what would his next target be? Could it be...
A terrible premonition arose. Without the slightest hesitation, Si Shu shot off in the direction of the Soryu Dojo.
Demons are violent, cold-blooded, and selfish creatures. Their enemies from their human lives often become their primary targets for consumption. And the human Ijiri resented the most was undoubtedly Si Shu, the one who had crippled him.
Which meant, after being demonized, he would most likely go to the Soryu Dojo for revenge. If Si Shu himself were there, it would be fine. But right now, there was no one in the dojo with adequate fighting strength.
This was... a death countdown.
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