Muzan and the Upper Moons looked grim.
They had worked hard all night. They were about to win, but the enemy had suddenly become energetic again.
They were starting to break down.
More importantly, they didn't understand.
How did the traitor do it?
Devouring demons, traversing space, and now he could restore his stamina. Why was the traitor so special?
Even Muzan doubted his existence as a demon.
He had never seen a demon like the traitor in his thousand years of life.
But that made him even more determined to catch the traitor.
If he could catch the traitor, all those secrets would be his!
Rip!
Muzan's clothes tore. Barbed whips burst from his back.
...
A river flowed slowly. A small bridge crossed the river.
Two figures stood on the bridge. One was a young man with spiky white hair and an open chest, covered in scars. The other wore a two-colored haori and had a handsome, expressionless face.
"Did you find anything?" Sanemi Shinazugawa asked.
Giyu Tomioka shook his head. "No. I searched everywhere. I didn't find Mr. Aomura."
Sanemi was silent for a moment. "It's been a whole day. There's no point in searching anymore. I'll report back to Master."
Giyu Tomioka said, "I'll keep searching nearby!"
They left.
Butterfly Mansion.
Kanae Kocho was changing a patient's bandages.
Bang!
The door was pushed open.
Shinobu Kocho walked in, glanced at her sister, and said nothing.
"Rest well these days. Take your medicine on time."
Kanae Kocho said seriously. She left the room, her face serious.
"Shinobu, what happened?"
Shinobu frowned, looking grim. "Something happened to Mr. Aomura!"
Kanae Kocho said quickly, "That's impossible! With Mr. Aomura's strength, only Muzan..."
She stopped.
Shinobu handed her a report. "It probably is Muzan. He set a trap. Mr. Aomura might have walked into it."
Kanae Kocho took the report and read it quickly. She was silent for a long time.
"Sister?" Shinobu said.
Kanae Kocho came to her senses. "I don't believe Mr. Aomura would be defeated like this. Shinobu, I'm leaving the Butterfly Mansion to you. I'm going to investigate."
"Okay, I'll take care of the Butterfly Mansion!" Shinobu nodded seriously.
Kanae Kocho turned and saw Kanao standing at the door.
"Don't worry. Teacher will be okay!"
She touched Kanao's hair, nodded to Shinobu, and hurried out of the Butterfly Mansion.
...
Infinity Castle.
The fight continued. More buildings had collapsed, turning into ruins. Infinity Castle looked like it had been hit by a hurricane.
Aoki's stamina was running low again. His regeneration was slowing down.
Muzan and the demons were eager.
The fight had lasted over a day.
The enemy had suddenly become energetic again.
They were starting to break down.
More importantly, they couldn't understand.
How did the traitor do it?
Devouring demons, traversing space, and now he could restore his stamina. Why was the traitor so special?
Even Muzan doubted his existence as a demon.
He had never seen a demon like the traitor in his thousand years of life.
But that made him even more determined to catch the traitor.
If he could catch the traitor, all those secrets would be his!
Rip!
Muzan's clothes tore. Barbed whips burst from his back.
...
A river flowed slowly. A small bridge crossed the river.
Two figures appeared on the bridge. One was a young man with spiky white hair and an open chest, covered in scars. The other wore a two-colored haori and had a handsome, expressionless face.
"Did you find anything?" Sanemi Shinazugawa asked.
Giyu Tomioka shook his head. "No. I searched everywhere. I didn't find Mr. Aomura."
Sanemi was silent for a moment. "It's been a whole day. There's no point in searching anymore. I'll report back to Master."
Giyu Tomioka said, "I'll keep searching nearby!"
They left.
Butterfly Mansion.
Kanae Kocho was changing a patient's bandages.
Bang!
The door was pushed open.
Shinobu Kocho walked in, glanced at her sister, and said nothing.
"Rest well these days. Take your medicine on time."
Kanae Kocho said seriously. She left the room, her face serious.
"Shinobu, what happened?"
Shinobu frowned, looking grim. "Something happened to Mr. Aomura!"
Kanae Kocho said quickly, "That's impossible! With Mr. Aomura's strength, only Muzan..."
She stopped.
Shinobu handed her a report. "It probably is Muzan. He set a trap. Mr. Aomura might have walked into it."
Kanae Kocho took the report and read it quickly. She was silent for a long time.
"Sister?" Shinobu said.
Kanae Kocho came to her senses. "I don't believe Mr. Aomura would be defeated like this. Shinobu, I'm leaving the Butterfly Mansion to you. I'm going to investigate."
"Okay, I'll take care of the Butterfly Mansion!" Shinobu nodded seriously.
Kanae Kocho turned and saw Kanao standing at the door.
"Don't worry. Teacher will be okay!"
She touched Kanao's hair, nodded to Shinobu, and hurried out of the Butterfly Mansion.
...
Infinity Castle.
The fight continued. More areas had been destroyed.
Aoki's stamina was running low again. His regeneration was slowing down.
Muzan and the demons were eager.
The fight had lasted over a day.
The demons were exhausted, except for Muzan and Kokushibo, who kept using their Blood Demon Arts. They had many injuries.
They didn't care about normal injuries, but the injuries from the traitor were different.
Even martial arts fanatics like Akaza and swordsmen like Kokushibo hadn't fought for over a day.
Aoki was using more energy, but he was excited.
He knew he was getting closer to his goal. Also, he was being hunted. He would die if he relaxed.
The hunter just wanted a meal. The hunted fought for their life. They had different mindsets.
Whoosh!
A barbed whip lashed out, cutting Aoki's left arm off at the elbow.
Muzan's lower body whips were too fast.
He could dodge them when he was fresh and focused, but his stamina was low now. He would get hit if he lost focus.
"Rat, keep restoring your stamina!" Muzan's eyes were cold and fierce.
The fight was harder than he thought.
The opponent wasn't strong, but he was like a rat, running around. He couldn't catch him.
His anger kept building.
"Since you want to see it, I'll show you!"
Aoki smiled wearily. He used Space Traverse, taking out the last Qi and Blood Pill and swallowing it quickly.
Boom!
His aura returned quickly. His slowly regenerating arm healed instantly.
Muzan and the Upper Moons froze, then looked furious.
Was this never going to end?
They might run out of stamina before the enemy did.
"Ah!"
Muzan roared, releasing a burst of power. A powerful shockwave spread.
The Upper Moons were blown away. Nearby buildings collapsed.
Aoki felt like his body was being torn apart. All his cells were shaking.
"This is Muzan's Blood Demon Art at full power? It's terrifying."
The barbed whips, the upper and lower body whips, were abilities Muzan had developed by controlling his body.
His real Blood Demon Art was this nameless shockwave.
"It's strong against humans, but it's not very effective against demons!"
The shockwave disappeared. Aoki's body healed. He created distance.
As he vanished, Muzan released another shockwave.
The Upper Moons, who had just stood up, were blown away again, spitting blood.
"Good job, keep going!"
Aoki watched from a distance.
Muzan looked furious.
Shame!
This was a huge shame!
The greatest shame he had felt since that man almost killed him.
He admitted that man was strong, more like a monster than him. But what was this rat?
Muzan's powerful aura rose. His eyes were full of killing intent.
The rat wasn't strong, but he had abilities that he couldn't stop.
"How many times can you heal? If it doesn't work once, I'll try twice. If it doesn't work twice, I'll try three times, four times, five times... I don't believe your stamina can heal forever!
Rat, I have all the time in the world to play this boring game.
Struggle all you want.
You're in this cage. I'll catch you someday!"
Aoki nodded inwardly.
Muzan was right.
His Qi and Blood Pills were gone. He couldn't heal if his stamina ran out again.
But it didn't matter.
He had reached his goal.
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