The little boy stared intently at Tomioka Giyu. It knew very well that a direct confrontation was absolutely no match for the guy in front of him.
So it could only choose to attack his mind and stall for time. As long as its Blood Demon Art took effect, everything would be settled!
Unfortunately, things didn't go as smoothly as it imagined.
Its head was once again severed by Tomioka Giyu!
The words it spoke had minimal impact on Tomioka Giyu.
"You... even if you truly don't care about the lives of those villagers, what about those few people wearing the same clothes as you?!"
"Like this, as long as you stop, I can spare..."
A blue light flashed, and the little boy's head, which had fallen to the ground, was directly split in half.
Just as Tomioka Giyu continued to strike, the little boy once again turned into blood and then reformed.
This time, the little boy's expression was no longer composed, but rather, it said with furious indignation, "Very good! Very good!!"
"It's been a long time since I've been this angry! In ten minutes, when you become my servant, I will definitely make you regret ever coming into this world!!"
The little boy retreated while shouting into the distance.
"You like to kill, don't you? Let's see how you kill over fifty people here in ten minutes!"
"Everyone scatter!!"
As soon as the little boy finished speaking, the villagers, who had originally formed a circle, immediately scattered and ran frantically towards the surrounding houses!
Seeing that Tomioka Giyu was no longer chasing it, the little boy's mouth curled into a mocking smile.
"Giving up? Hahaha, that's right, just obediently become my servant!"
The little boy stared at Tomioka Giyu with confidence. It actually had a trump card hidden: it had left one person hiding in a distant house.
At a critical moment, it could directly swap places with that person!
This was a newly acquired ability. It believed that if it continued to eat children for a while longer, its ability could advance further.
Just as it was still fantasizing about becoming powerful and going out to rule the world,
Tomioka Giyu, with steam rising from his body, held his nichirin blade in front of his chest and said coldly,
"I apologize, everyone, but I cannot stop here!"
"Water Breathing Style, Twelfth Form: Stilling Waves!!"
Several huge pillars of water suddenly shot up into the sky! In the very next instant, they all fell down!!
Just like a tsunami erupting, the nearby houses were instantly destroyed by this attack, and the villagers who had hidden inside were not spared!
The little boy, of course, was no exception, but it recovered very quickly.
But at this moment, it was completely stunned.
"Ho... how is this possible?! My... my servants..."
Its eyes were filled with disbelief, and more importantly, it found that, apart from the one villager hiding in the distance, all the others could no longer be sensed.
Hiss----
Suddenly, it heard a heavy intake of breath.
The next second, Tomioka Giyu's figure had already flashed before it!
Just as the blade was about to touch the little boy's neck, the will to survive made it activate its final life-saving skill at this critical moment!
"Swap!"
Pfft----
A head fell to the ground, but it wasn't the little boy's; it was an old man's.
Tomioka Giyu could clearly feel that the sensation was wrong, and coupled with the word "Swap," it wasn't hard to guess what that guy had done.
Tomioka Giyu quickly calmed down, settling his mind and carefully sensing.
"Found you! You can't escape!"
"Water Breathing Style, Ninth Form, Modified: Flowing Shadow Splash!!"
In the distance, the little boy desperately ran towards the outskirts of the village, hoping to stall for just a little longer, just a moment!
Thinking this, the little boy turned his head to see if Tomioka Giyu had noticed him.
But that one glance almost made him fall to the ground in fright.
Tomioka Giyu had already rushed to within two meters of him!
"Wait... wait a minute!! Let's talk, I can give you..."
The little boy's words stopped abruptly mid-sentence.
Because his neck had already been severed by Tomioka Giyu.
His head fell to the ground, rapidly turning to ashes. He hadn't even had time to utter a few words of resentment.
The moment the little boy disappeared, Tomioka Giyu's eyes slowly regained their light.
"Hoo----"
Tomioka Giyu leaned on his nichirin blade, half-kneeling on the ground. The exhaustion and danger of this battle were considerable.
If it weren't for his body temperature rising in a critical moment, entering a critical state, he might have truly met his end here today.
"There should still be time. Hold on, Kyojuro!"
Tomioka Giyu lay flat on the ground, maintaining a correct breathing rhythm, trying his best to recover his physical strength.
Meanwhile, Lower Rank One, who had merged with the Infinity Train, fully protected its neck, which could also be called the train's engine.
And Tanjiro and Inosuke were deep within four huge pillars of flesh.
"Damn it!! Let's go together, stay close to me!"
The falling Inosuke first continuously chopped up the eyes on the pillars of flesh to prevent Tanjiro from falling asleep.
Then, upon reaching the engine's location, he swung his blades with both arms, chopping down with all his might!
"Beast Breathing Style, Fourth Fang: Mincing Blades, Haze!!"
Lower Rank One's neck bone was also exposed at this moment!
Tanjiro, of course, wouldn't miss this opportunity. Gripping his nichirin blade with both hands, he brought it down from above.
"Bless me, Father, with this one strike, I will sever the bone!"
"Dance of the Fire God: Clear Blue Sky!!"
Ah!!!!!!
Lower Rank One's painful and unwilling roar also declared that this battle was over.
The Infinity Train finally stopped, and Tanjiro also lay on the ground, utterly exhausted.
"Are you okay, Santaro!"
Inosuke rushed to Tanjiro's side, "Cheer up! I was saved by the demon's soft flesh!"
"Huh? I was saved by it instead?!"
Seeing that Tanjiro still wasn't moving, Inosuke grabbed him and shook him, saying,
"Is your stomach okay? The place where you were stabbed!"
Tanjiro finally responded, though very weakly: "I... I'm fine... How about you, Inosuke?"
"I'm perfectly fine! I haven't even caught a cold!" Inosuke said with a look full of fighting spirit.
"I can't move for now. Go save the others, please, Inosuke."
"What about the driver near the neck? How is he?"
Hearing about the driver, Inosuke said angrily: "I think that kind of guy should just die!!"
"That's not good..." Tanjiro said weakly.
"That's the guy who stabbed your stomach, right? His leg is stuck and he can't move!"
"And he's definitely crushed! Just leave him there and let him die!"
Tanjiro closed his eyes and pleaded: "He's received enough punishment. Please save him."
Seeing Tanjiro like this, Inosuke helplessly flexed his muscles and nodded in agreement.
"Hmph, then I'll go! Who told me I'm the boss! Who told my subordinate to ask me like this!"