Swoosh!
The Nichirin Sword responded instantly. The bright gleam of the blade almost blinded the old man. Seeing Su Chen draw his blade from behind him, the old man's steps quickened.
"Young man, I'll just walk faster, why are you getting so angry! Still drawing your sword? I'll just give you your money back! Look at you, you still say you're not a robber. You should have just said so earlier!"
Su Chen did not respond to the old man. Instead, he stared intently at the pair of eyes in the deep darkness. He pushed the old man aside. "Old man, please step back. The next scene might be a bit bloody."
The old man tensed up when he heard this. He carefully looked back at Su Chen, his face pale as he said, "Then... can you be gentle?"
Su Chen shook his head. "Stabbing this thing lightly won't do anything. I need to cut its flesh off, piece by piece!"
When he heard Su Chen's words, the old man was instantly terrified. He moved with amazing speed, fleeing like a rabbit.
Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but nod. It seemed the old man was quite sensible. He wouldn't be able to protect the old man during the fight, so the old man was lightening his burden.
After the old man left, the shadow wriggling in the darkness no longer concealed itself. It slowly crawled out from the shadows. A tall, humanoid creature instantly appeared before Su Chen. He was powerfully built, with bulging muscles in his limbs. Every inch of his exposed skin had throbbing veins. Foul-smelling drool dripped from his mouth, and his face was hideous.
Suddenly, a term appeared in Su Chen's mind.
That was a demon.
"So this is a demon," Su Chen narrowed his eyes, carefully examining the creature. This was his first time seeing a demon, but it didn't seem as frightening as he had imagined. The demon's movements just now were full of flaws. Su Chen even felt like this guy was a joke.
"Another one has fallen for it, hehehe!"
The demon revealed a cruel smile, looking at Su Chen as if he were admiring a delicious meal.
"You really are hungry."
Su Chen didn't waste words. He directly pulled out the Nichirin Sword he had gotten from Kanao. The demon charged toward Su Chen at the same time!
A moment later, the two engaged in a brief skirmish.
Then, with a thud, something hit the ground.
The demon had already had its limbs severed by Su Chen. He fell to the ground like a human torso.
"How is this possible!" The demon's eyes widened as he looked at his body. He realized that he was completely unable to move except for his head! A painful sensation came from the cuts on his limbs.
The demon looked down, only to find that his body was already covered in purplish-black pustules. They hurt terribly with just a touch.
"Damn it, what have you done!" The demon bared his fangs, roaring in Su Chen's direction. "Look at the good you've done! Now I can't bite you! Hey, come closer, let me eat you, otherwise my limbs won't grow back!"
Su Chen stared at him indifferently. As Shinobu's diary said, demons are not only greedy but also irrational. He has no hands or feet, and he still needs others to feed him meat? He must be dreaming.
Su Chen showed a hint of disappointment. It seemed this demon wasn't a Lower Moon. Otherwise, why would he be so weak? Su Chen had only made a slight move, and the demon was already at his limit.
Looking at the demon's pained expression, Su Chen carefully analyzed the situation. Based on his understanding, ordinary demons usually require a large amount of flesh and blood to regenerate when they have lost a lot of blood. So it was no wonder the demon was so agitated. With such severe injuries, he must have been starving.
Su Chen stuffed the severed demon's foot into the demon's mouth, providing him with a little energy. Then, with an indifferent expression, he said, "Where is Shinobu Kocho?"
"Wuwuwu! I'm going to eat your flesh!"
Slap!
Su Chen directly gave the demon a hard slap. The demon was instantly stunned, and blood overflowed from his mouth.
He bared his fangs again. "I'm going to eat you, kid!"
Pfft!
Seeing the demon still baring his fangs, Su Chen didn't hesitate. He directly pierced his skull with the Nichirin Sword.
"Ah!!!"
A soul-piercing sensation spread through the demon's entire body, and the demon cried out in pain. "It hurts so much! It hurts so much!!!"
While the demon was wailing, Su Chen took the opportunity to cut open several of the black-purple pustules on his body. At this point, the pain escalated again.
In the demon's eyes, Su Chen looked more like a demon than he did.
The demon shed tears and roared, "Don't kill me! I'll tell you everything!"
Su Chen nodded. His understanding of demons deepened once again. It seemed that a certain amount of pain could make demons obedient.
Su Chen stopped his actions. The pain on the demon's head also stabilized. This time, the demon didn't dare to bare his fangs at Su Chen. Instead, he said cautiously, "You're talking about a woman, right? I remember a woman in colorful clothes went up the mountain!"
"Up the mountain?" Su Chen murmured. He then asked, "What's on that mountain? How many demons like you are there?"
The demon fell silent, apparently not daring to speak.
Su Chen narrowed his eyes. It seemed his presence wasn't strong enough in the demon's mind. He needed to cut off a few more of the demon's pustules.
Seeing Su Chen make another move, the demon almost peed himself in fear. He blurted out all the information he knew in one breath. "A few! Maybe dozens! I heard there might even be a Twelve Kizuki among them!"
Indeed!
There was actually a Twelve Kizuki on this mountain. No wonder even Shinobu Kocho could get injured. These Twelve Kizuki are truly despicable.
Su Chen drew his Nichirin Sword and, in a fit of anger, struck. He instantly pulverized the demon in front of him. Only then did he feel a little better.
Su Chen looked toward the mountain and, without thinking, went up it alone.
Under the night sky, the darkness gradually deepened. Aside from the first old man, Su Chen hadn't seen anyone else on his way. He presumed they had all heard about the demons here and fled.
Using the moonlight, Su Chen's speed increased. He soon found traces of demons again halfway up Autumn Mountain.
"Damn it, I didn't expect that woman's sword to be poisoned. It seems this hand is beyond saving."
"If I can catch that girl, I'll strip her naked and devour her completely!"
Listening to the foul language coming from the bushes ahead, Su Chen decisively rushed in. This was a poisoned demon.
Su Chen immediately saw the exposed purplish-black skin on the demon's left arm. This was Shinobu Kocho's unique poison!
Both of them looked at each other, their faces showing a hint of joy.
The demon thought, "Hehehe, I didn't expect food to be delivered right to my doorstep now!"
The first thing this injured demon thought of when he saw Su Chen was not to run away, but to eat him, as if the Nichirin Sword at Su Chen's waist was just a decoration.
This shocked Su Chen. Are the demons on Autumn Mountain all so brave? He's almost dead, so why isn't he thinking about how to survive? Demons are indeed creatures that cannot feel pain.
Su Chen drew his Nichirin Sword. With a flash of his figure, he appeared directly behind the demon.
A single strike fell.