New granulation tissue grew from Kamihara Tetsuya's severed limb, regenerating rapidly and returning to normal in the blink of an eye.
This was the strength of a demon, its excellent recovery ability.
But at this moment, this power could not bring Kamihara Tetsuya a shred of security.
Pillar-level Swordsman!
The cream of the crop among demon hunters, in the Demon Slayer Corps, only those who have honed their swordsmanship, skills, and Breathing Technique to the extreme, or those who have reached the pinnacle in a certain field, are granted this title.
The entire Demon Slayer Corps combined had no more than ten of them.
And right in front of Kamihara Tetsuya was one!
If he were still a human, seeing a Pillar-level Swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps would give him a great sense of security, but he was a demon, and the Flower Pillar Kanae Kocho in front of him was no different from the Black and White Impermanence coming to claim his life.
Kamihara Tetsuya forced a smile; he met a Pillar-level Swordsman on his first day.
His luck was unparalleled!
Moreover, Kamihara Tetsuya roughly knew what the timeline was; Kocho Kanae had not yet been killed by Douma, and it was at least four years before the plot began.
Seeing that Kamihara Tetsuya did not respond, Kocho Kanae repeated her question: "Did you do this?"
The spacious room was filled with incomplete corpses, drenched in blood, and the strong smell of blood made one frown, while a compassionate look appeared on Kocho Kanae's small face.
Kamihara Tetsuya said indifferently: "So what if I did?"
"Sigh!"
A hint of helplessness flashed across Kocho Kanae's small face, and she let out a long, faint sigh; the other party had killed too many people, so she had no choice but to slay him.
Bang!
Kocho Kanae, holding her nichirin blade, rushed towards Kamihara Tetsuya with such speed that she tore through the wind.
Kamihara Tetsuya dared not be careless, focusing all his attention and using his Sharingan to observe Kocho Kanae's movements; if his head was cut off by the nichirin blade, he would die!
In the original timeline, Water Pillar Giyuu instantly killed Lower Rank Five Rui; excluding the Upper Moons and Kibutsuji Muzan, the strength of Pillar-level Swordsman could clearly overwhelm other demons.
His Blood Demon Art, Soul Manipulation, without strong soul support, was at most a large power bank and would not add much to his combat power.
Whoosh!
A cold glint struck, and the sound of wind breaking rang in his ears; Kamihara Tetsuya's pupils reflected the sharp blade.
The icy sharpness pressed straight towards his neck, and the bone-chilling killing intent made Kamihara Tetsuya's entire body break out in goosebumps.
"I can see it!"
Kamihara Tetsuya's face darkened; his two-tomoe Sharingan could see Kocho Kanae's movements, and his body retreated backward, narrowly dodging the dangerous blade at the last moment by leaning back.
Her attack missed, and a hint of surprise flashed in Kocho Kanae's beautiful eyes; she thought to herself: "So fast… No, her observation skills are keen!"
Kocho Kanae instantly judged that the speed and reaction of this demon in front of her were not as good as a Lower Moon, and he was able to dodge her slash by predicting it in advance.
Bang!
Kamihara Tetsuya thought he had dodged the attack, but the next moment, a bloodline appeared on his right cheek, skin torn and flesh exposed, with blood trickling down.
Intense pain flooded his brain, and Kamihara Tetsuya gritted his teeth, having failed to fully dodge.
"Flower Breathing, Fifth Form: Futile Peonies!"
Kocho Kanae continued her pursuit, swiftly swinging her nichirin blade, delivering nine consecutive strikes from all directions, piercing the same point, like the petals of a peony, beautiful as a painting.
However, the scene of flying flowers in Kamihara Tetsuya's eyes was nothing short of a descending butcher's knife.
After the previous probing, Kocho Kanae had entered a serious state.
His Sharingan could see Kocho Kanae's movements, but Kamihara Tetsuya's body couldn't keep up!
Absolute strength suppression.
The sharp edge of the nichirin blade approached Kamihara Tetsuya's neck, with less than ten centimeters remaining.
Kocho Kanae, however, saw no panic on Kamihara Tetsuya's face; following Kamihara Tetsuya's gaze, her beautiful eyes shifted, and she saw a dark muzzle pointed directly at her, which instantly made her feel a fatal danger.
"Die, monster!"
John Deere's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared, gripping the pistol with both hands and pulling the trigger fiercely.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and the bullet flew from the barrel.
"Flower Breathing, Second Form: Honorable Shadow Plum!"
Kocho Kanae's expression changed, and she changed her technique at the last minute, rotating her body and, at the moment of activating her breathing, unleashing an arc-shaped slash forward, its trajectory like the petals of a plum blossom.
The nichirin blade collided with the bullet, creating intense sparks and forcing Kocho Kanae to retreat over ten meters.
"What is going on?"
Kocho Kanae's small hand gripping the blade trembled slightly, and the smile on her jade-like face gradually disappeared.
Was that human a demon's companion?
He actually shot at her; if she hadn't reacted in time, those few bullets would have been enough to kill her.
As expected of a Pillar-level Swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps, she could even block bullets, as strong as a monster, Kamihara Tetsuya thought to himself, thankfully he had a backup plan.
When he was forced back by Kocho Kanae earlier.
He seized the opportunity and used his Sharingan to cast genjutsu on this Black Dragon Society leader.
At this moment, in John Deere's eyes, Kamihara Tetsuya and Kocho Kanae's identities were swapped.
Kamihara Tetsuya picked up the semi-automatic rifle dropped by a Black Dragon Society member on the ground.
It was like the saying, no matter how good your kung fu, you fear a cleaver; if cold weapons had such deterrent power, then hot weapons were even more unimaginable.
My lord, times have changed!
"A demon using a hot weapon?"
Kocho Kanae blinked, demons were overly confident in their powerful physiques and rarely used weapons; she had never encountered such a thing before.
Kamihara Tetsuya had never used a rifle, but hadn't he seen pigs run even if he hadn't eaten pork?
The observation skills of his Sharingan deeply imprinted the Black Dragon Society members' movements into his mind.
Soul Manipulation: Operator!
Then, Kamihara Tetsuya selected a Black Dragon Society elite gunman from the souls within his body, instantly granting him the skill to use firearms.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Kamihara Tetsuya disengaged the safety, aimed the gun at Kocho Kanae, and decisively pulled the trigger, fire spitting out.
On the other side, John Deere also aimed his gun at Kocho Kanae, cooperating to form a crossfire.
Flames flickered, loud gunshots broke the night's silence, and dense bullets rained down on Kocho Kanae, blocking all her escape routes.
Kocho Kanae became increasingly confused about the current situation; a demon using hot weapons, and the person who was almost killed by a demon was actually helping the demon fight her.
Bang! Bang!
Kocho Kanae's body was as light as a swallow, using the surrounding cover to advance rapidly, her speed like a fleeting phantom, while simultaneously dodging bullets.
Kamihara Tetsuya locked onto Kocho Kanae, moving his muzzle to shoot, leaving one small hole after another on the wall.
"Flower Breathing, Sixth Form: Whirling Peach!"
Kocho Kanae flipped sideways in mid-air, unleashing a horizontal slash towards Kamihara Tetsuya, the trajectory of her nichirin blade peculiar, as if accompanied by flying petals wherever it passed.
Whoosh!
Kamihara Tetsuya raised his other hand to block, his arm was directly severed, blood splattering, and he retreated rapidly while simultaneously firing, bullets shooting towards Kocho Kanae.
This forced Kocho Kanae to retreat, moving rapidly around Kamihara Tetsuya, attempting to disrupt him.
"Behind you!"
Kamihara Tetsuya sensed the killing intent from behind him, spun around, and pressed the muzzle of his gun against Kocho Kanae's head.
Kocho Kanae's nichirin blade was also pressed against Kamihara Tetsuya's neck, emitting a dangerous cold gleam.