Muzan's physical strength far exceeded hers, to the point that the bones in her hands felt like they were being crushed by him.
But compared to the damage caused by the flesh whips piercing her body, the restraint on her hands seemed insignificant.
Mizuki had no doubt that the flesh whips piercing her body could tear her to shreds in an instant.
"I've got you!" A twisted smile spread across Muzan's Face. In his eyes, the food was already at his mouth, and all that remained was to open it and chew.
And Muzan was doing just that.
He controlled the flesh whips extending from his body to pull Mizuki closer.
As the distance closed, the clothing on Muzan's chest suddenly ripped open, revealing a hideous, massive mouth with sharp teeth where his sternum should be.
The transparent, viscous fluid hanging from the tips of the teeth dripped out like saliva, swaying wildly in the gale produced by their descent and continuously floating towards their heads.
A stench of decay wafted out.
Mizuki instantly felt a chill, and goosebumps broke out all over her body.
Rather than being swallowed by this thing, she would prefer to be slowly tortured to death.
"If I eat you now, I can permanently overcome sunlight and become the perfect Ultimate Organism."
On the verge of achieving his long-cherished wish, Muzan's mood could certainly not be described as calm.
He was so excited he was nearly going mad.
Mizuki glanced at him disdainfully, her fragmented body, pierced through by the whips, rapidly repairing itself.
"Is that so? Be careful not to choke on a bone."
Her throat was pierced, and a hoarse voice escaped Mizuki's mouth.
"You can only talk big now..." Muzan was not significantly affected by Mizuki's words, and the smile on his Face remained.
However.
Strands of fresh blood seeped out from Mizuki's shattered body and flowed backward along the flesh whips towards Muzan.
Affected by the blood, the flesh whips turned scarlet, and cracking sounds of freezing constantly rang out, forming blood crystals that resembled ice flowers.
"That damn Blood Demon Art!"
Feeling his flesh whips gradually being corroded, Muzan's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpricks.
The corrosive coldness was extending backward along the whips.
As expected, it was fundamentally different from Douma's Blood Demon Art.
Douma's Blood Demon Art couldn't achieve this level of effect.
Muzan, who had already fought Mizuki, knew clearly that even if the manifestation was similar, these were two completely different Blood Demon Arts.
Muzan was hesitant; he didn't want to let Mizuki go so easily, but he was worried that the encroaching coldness would cause abnormalities in his body.
Just as he hesitated, Mizuki made the decision for him, actively tearing off her restrained hands. The Nichirin Blade, losing its grip, quickly plummeted downward.
Mizuki ignored the dropped Nichirin Blade. The flesh of her arms rapidly regenerated, completing reorganization in the blink of an eye, and she grabbed two of the flesh whips in turn.
Blood permeated the whips, and scarlet ice flowers spread like red spider lilies, seemingly bringing death.
The corrosion of the cold Qi became increasingly severe, so much so that Muzan gradually lost sensation in the flesh whips.
This woman... she was an existence identical to him.
Although he didn't want to admit it, this woman had already overcome sunlight and was a true existence that surpassed him.
That Blood Demon Art was too troublesome.
Muzan was no idiot; he had already figured out the difference between himself and Mizuki.
He had to get close!!!
While she was currently restrained by him, and her Nichirin Blade was lost.
This was the best opportunity.
This thought flashed through Muzan's mind, his eyes hardening. Even if it meant enduring the cold Qi corrosion, he had to devour Mizuki before his body was completely corroded!
If he put distance between them, he would fall into a disadvantage!
Muzan's brain worked quickly. He was about to make his move, resisting Mizuki's reverse corrosion, and the giant mouth on his chest stretched wider and wider.
He had to clash head-on with her right here!
Mizuki understood Muzan's plan.
She didn't struggle deliberately, but in reality, Muzan's flesh whips had all been corroded by her; their presence inside her was just a facade. As soon as Muzan got close, she would instantly break free and deliver a fierce strike.
Don't forget, her demon blade, formed from her own flesh and blood, was no weaker than a scarlet blade.
The two, with their different intentions, drew closer, about to make contact.
Clang~
Following the sound of the biwa, a strong rushing wind immediately howled toward them.
Whoosh... A massive shadow seemed to strike from the side. Both subconsciously looked over.
A wooden pillar-like structure was flying straight toward the two of them.
Mizuki's eyes narrowed slightly, and her expression became serious.
That Nakime!
Did she want to help Muzan?
That Nakime! What exactly was she trying to do?!
Muzan was equally astonished, and he immediately began calling out to Nakime in his mind.
"Naki..."
Nakime had just heard the voice of her master in her mind and looked up at the sky.
Boom!!!
The flesh whips connecting the two had long been made brittle by the cold Qi corrosion, and the enormous wooden pillar separated the two of them right down the middle.
"Damn it! I lost sight of him!"
Mizuki quickly stepped onto the surface of the wooden pillar, running in the opposite direction toward the other side.
But before she could reach the other side, another structure flew toward her, slamming into the wooden pillar and knocking her away.
Mizuki could only watch helplessly as Muzan disappeared from her sight.
Enduring the howling wind, she pulled out the flesh whips embedded in her body one by one, her flesh rapidly wriggling to complete the reorganization.
Her expression was grim.
She had to find Muzan before anyone else did. That guy had been poisoned by Tamayo's medicine, and he hadn't noticed yet.
Giving that guy a chance to breathe might allow him to decompose Tamayo's poison.
One dose of Tamayo's poison was designed to activate only after Muzan decomposed the other poisons.
But similarly, that poison could also be decomposed by Muzan.
It just depended on whether Muzan would notice.
The longer this dragged on, the worse it would be for them.
Mizuki determined the direction of Muzan's fall and allowed gravity to drag her downward.
Hoo... Nakime breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she had separated that monster from her master.
Her master was almost beaten up.
As Nakime thought this, her neck suddenly exploded without warning.
An attack?
Nakime's head, which had fallen to the ground, stared blankly ahead, her huge eyeball engraved with the character 'Four' rotating slightly.
She seemed to be looking for the culprit who had injured her.
But... "Nakime! What are you doing?!" Kibutsuji Muzan's angry and low voice came from her mind.
It was her master.
"Muzan-sama, I..." Nakime's head on the ground immediately opened its mouth to reply.
"I was just about to devour that woman!"
"What in the world are you doing?!"
Her entire head burst open.
She seemed to have... made a mistake.
Or perhaps her master lost Face and was taking his anger out on her.
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