Chapter 196 - Flying From the Sky Is Always Fast

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The midday sun shines on the earth.

The gathered members of the Demon Slayer Corps walked slowly on the road leading to the outside world from Mt. Saagiri.

Creaking…

Creak...

Along the way, at the top of the mountains on both sides of the road, or in the dense bushes of some trees on the roadside.

They all have a ball the size of an eyeball, and they stare closely at the members of the Demon Slayer Corps until they leave their sight.

A scarlet eye emerged from the center of the flower, watching the Demon Slayers leave.

Poof!

fell off the tree.

Gululu——

Rolling from the shade into the sunshine.

Under the gaze of other eyes, it slowly turned into ashes and dissipated.

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Edo Castle.

The once prosperous streets were deserted at the moment, and the trees on the roadside were withered into dry branches under the summer sunshine.

Uh-huh!

A black shadow was running in the sun, and the knife hanging on his waist could be vaguely seen.

"No no……"

The black shadow kept scanning both sides of the street, seemingly looking for something.

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city ​​center.

Inside the huge castle tower.

"Shush, don't worry, we'll be fine, this is the castle..." A man dressed like a warrior shivered and huddled in the corner of the first floor of the castle tower.

Next to him sat another warrior with a despairing look on his face.

"it's useless."

"Dead, all dead." The numb-faced samurai turned his head and glanced at the open gate of the castle tower. Ashigaru fell to the ground with twisted movements:

"Sooner or later we will all die too."

The dead Ashgaru outside the door had a face full of pain, but his body was shriveled, as if it had been sucked dry.

"If I had known... I would have listened to those men in black..."

The numb samurai looked straight at the straight street outside the castle tower. If he looked carefully, he saw that there were corpses piled up on both sides of the street.

But no trace of blood could be seen, which was very strange.

"...but now...it's too late..."

There was a trace of regret on his face, and he couldn't help but lower his head, and tears instantly poured into his eyes.

His throat moved up and down, and the warrior's voice was full of despair:

"I... want to leave here..."

The numb warrior lowered his head and leaned against the wall behind him. His whole body was covered in the dirt of dried blood and sweat.

He is the "side servant" of the Edo Castle shogun, which is also known as the closest personal attendant.

Two months ago, many people wearing black clothes with the word "Destroy" written on their backs entered and left Edo Castle.

Although the details of these people are unclear, the other party does have vouchers and deposits for entering and exiting Edo Castle.

They call themselves the "Demon Slayers".

These people spread rumors of "monsters" in the city and tried to encourage residents to flee with them.

The residents only regarded them as performers from out of town and treated them as entertainment.

Until someone actually found them and said they wanted to leave.

When they successfully left Edo Castle, the residents realized that this group of people might be serious.

- But they don't care.

"Monsters are just rumors. Have you ever seen them? Haha, what are you worried about..." The warriors laughed disdainfully, waved their hands and turned away.

"But... people have died very strangely these days..."

"Are dead people weird at this time?"

"This is Edo Castle, it is already much safer than the outside world."

"That's right, those people are just liars, trying to trick you into going to the battlefield, don't believe it."

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In such a general environment, nearly 500 people finally left with the people in black.

The total population of Edo Castle is only more than 4,000 people.

Even though many voices berated them, nearly one in eight people still left with them, visible.

——The situation is indeed very serious.

The numb warrior's mind recalled all the previous details, and he became more and more regretful.

Snapped!

He patted his head hard.

The friend next to him was still curled up and shivering.

"well…"

at this time.

boom!

A red blood vessel as thick as a person violently shattered the floor of the castle tower!

Pieces of wood flew around, and dust suddenly rose in large swaths.

"Ouch!!" The friend who was curled up on the side suddenly screamed in fright:

"Here it comes! Monster, here it comes! Ah!"

He looked at the thick blood vessel with horror on his face, and kept squeezing into the corner in fear.

The numb warrior raised his head and looked at his blood vessels, with no desire to move.

"Hiss——!" The thick veins moved the body, and the sharp tips wandered back and forth between the numb warrior and his friends.

Seems a little embarrassed.

They were both so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat.

Just when the blood vessels were twisting as if they were choosing who to kill first.

tread!

One foot stepped into the castle tower.

A figure suddenly appeared at the gate of the castle tower. He looked into the castle tower and shouted in surprise:

"Oh——!! Found it!"

The person who came had short black hair, was wearing black clothes, and had a sword with the word "annihilation" engraved on it hanging on his waist.

The numb warrior and his friends who were so frightened that they lost their minds instantly cast their gaze over.

Black clothes...with the word "Mie" written on them in white...and a knife on his waist.

It's those people!

Those men in black who know monsters!

Suddenly, the eyes of the two people ignited with the light of hope.

but…

The numb samurai looked at the Demon Slayer swordsman at the door with a strange look.

The Demon Slayer swordsman's eyes didn't seem to care about himself or his friends at the side, but were staring straight at the thick blood vessels that were twisting his body.

"Come and have a showdown with me!"

There was surprise hidden in the eyes of the demon slayer swordsman. He shouted, staring at the veins with excitement on his face: "You evil ghost!"

There seemed to be a strange flush on his face because he was too excited.

Uh-huh!

He suddenly pulled out the knife from his waist and aimed it at the blood vessel in the middle of the room.

Creak...

The twisting movements of the thick blood vessels froze in mid-air.

Subsequently.

Uh-huh!

It suddenly retracted into the ground!

"Don't run away!"

The swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps was left with a dull look on his face. He stared blankly at the big hole on the ground, and then waved his sword angrily:

"You coward!"

The two samurai on the side watched dumbfoundedly as the swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps vented his emotions angrily.

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underground.

In the infinite city.

A message comes back through the sun-burned eyeballs.

Creak...

Countless vascular branches slowly retracted from the ceiling and retracted into the trunk.

Gudu!

A stream of liquid flowed along the branches and poured into Takehara's body.

Takehara, who was sleeping on the top of the giant vascular tree, suddenly opened his eyes and stared ahead dimly.

"...No misfortune." Takehara said coldly.

"You don't need to remind me."

"I've already seen it."

Muzan slowly regained consciousness, and he also used Takehara's body to speak: "Those two guys left Saagiri Mountain."

"The time has come."

"What? Are you going to do it tonight?" Muzan's voice was low, magnetic and cold, and he asked Takehara.

Vaguely, the dominance of the two people has passed into Takehara's hands.

"You're too hasty,"

Takehara did not directly answer Muhan's question, but raised a new question:

"You look at the direction they're going."

Without waiting for Muzan's answer, Takehara directly expressed his judgment:

"They're coming towards us."

His face became gloomy, and his tone became a little unkind:

"Our position was exposed... no, maybe it was exposed a long time ago."

He was not unaware of the members of the Demon Slayer Squad two months ago, he just thought they were just discovering a ghost here and came to handle the task.

Now it seems... they may have been exposed long ago.

Muzan was choked up for a long time after listening to what Takehara said.

He looked again at the faces of Shang Quannai and Enichi Jiguo among the people who came out.

Wait... why are there two of those guys...

Muzan stared at Jiguo Yansheng's face, feeling numb in his heart.

After holding it in for a long time, Wuhan said seriously:

"Let's run."

"Idiot." Takehara's answer was concise and decisive.

After saying that, Takehara was silent for a while.

He originally wanted to call him an idiot no matter what Wu Kai said.

But he really didn't expect that Wuxian could say such idiotic things.

He was so idiotic that Takehara wanted to add a few more insulting words.

"They're coming in our direction."

"But don't forget." Takehara calmed down and said in a deep voice:

"Infinite City can be moved anywhere."

“One thought is enough to think of where you are going.”

"We'll set out as soon as it gets dark."

He raised his head, calculated the movement speed of Shang Quannai and his party, and calculated the approximate location in his mind.

"At that time, they kept moving forward and could not get back to Saagiri Mountain in a short time."

"And when they discovered that there was no trace of us in Edo City, they were upset and wanted to turn back..."

"At that time, the Blue Higanbana, and even all the humans near Saagiri Mountain."

Takehara's eyes showed excitement and excitement:

"They will all be ours."

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Don't look.

Don't say it.

Never mind.

Don't let them know.

This is the message Shang Quanna conveyed to Jiguo Enichi through code words.

As the only two people in the team who have opened the transparent world, they have a very keen sense of sight.

The moment they almost left the barrier, the two of them noticed several lines of sight following them closely.

The unabashed, cold and evil sense of aggression immediately made Shang Quannai identify the person transmitting his gaze.

——There is no misfortune.

——They are being watched by Wuhan.

——It's Naru's vampire technique.

In the original work, after Narume was promoted to the upper class, she also used a similar vampire technique and successfully discovered the location of the headquarters that Ubuyashiki Yōya had specially exposed.

This then triggered the final battle in Infinite City.

The sun is scorching.

After leaving the boundary of Samagiri Mountain, they had passed through an entire town.

Shang Quanna lowered his eyes and walked at the front of the Demon Slayer team.

There is a raven standing on his shoulder, which is a medium for quick communication with Ubuyashiki.

There is a constant chirping of cicadas in my ears,

At this moment, there was still a cold gaze staring at him.

He could probably guess why surveillance was done in such a place.

The surveillance here just proves a possibility of the future that he deduced from his previous relationship with Ubuyashiki Sukeyo and Tsukikuni Yuichi.

——Wuxianhui will take the initiative to attack, and the purpose is to fight for the blue Higanbana.

The best time to take the initiative to attack is when neither you nor Yuanyi are around.

So surveillance will be set up.

I'm afraid if I and Yuanyi stay away for a long time, Wu Pei will take action.

If Wu Mei finds out that his surveillance has been exposed, he may hide again.

...It really makes sense no matter how you think about it.

It was so reasonable that it made Shang Quannai feel abnormal.

He raised his head and glanced at the blazing sun in the sky.

The Demon Slayer Corps chose this time to set off, and it was calculated.

Edo Castle, also known as Kyoto, is quite far from Mount Saagiri.

Starting at noon, with the physical strength and speed of the Class A team members, they can arrive at Edo Castle just before dawn tomorrow.

When you arrive at the battlefield, it will be daytime that is beneficial to your side. This is very important.

And can save a lot of physical strength for fighting.

The horse-drawn carriage was slower than walking, so it was cancelled.

It wasn't until I walked far away from Samagiri Mountain and came to a narrow canyon that the feeling of being watched completely disappeared.

"Okay, stop where you are." Shortly after noticing that his gaze disappeared, Shang Quannai decisively decided to stay where he was.

He raised his hands and shouted to the people behind him:

"Prepare supplies, conserve your energy, and take a rest now."

The pillars were a little confused. They all looked up at the sun and found that only about two hours had passed.

They had only been walking for more than two hours and were fully energetic.

Stopping now...won't it delay the progress of the plan?

Although they were confused, they looked at each other and chose to believe Shang Quannai. They sat down and started preparing.

Ji Guoyuan stood aside. After lowering his head and thinking for a while, he slowly raised his head and looked at Shang Quannai:

"Nai," he shouted.

After hearing this, Shang Quanna turned around and looked at Jiguo Yuanyi.

He waved to Ji Guoyuan, and the two of them came to a somewhat hidden corner.

"That... was...?" Ji Guoyuan recalled the source of the sight he had noticed just now, and Shang Quanna interrupted his actions.

Ji Guoyuan raised his head and said nothing, just looking at Shang Quannai.

"It's Wuhan." Shang Quannai nodded: "He is monitoring Mount Sawu, and the boundary is surrounded by such things."

When he said this, he also used the transparent world to sense his surroundings. The breeze blew on the back of his hand, bringing information about the surrounding environment.

"If we stop now, we can only wait and see what happens."

The two stood not far from where the Demon Slayers were resting, talking softly.

"If that guy is spying on us to prepare for an escape, then go back to Mount Sagi and make plans again."

"But if...he really plans to take the initiative to attack..."

Shang Quannai raised his head, released his hand on his chin, and looked at Ji Guoyuan:

"Enichi, how long will it take you to get back to Samagiri Mountain from here?"

Ji Guoyuan glanced in the direction of Sawu Mountain and recalled the journey along the way.

If you run with all your strength...

He roughly speculated and said:

"Probably... less than half a quarter of an hour."

too slow.

Shang Quannai frowned and shook his head slightly:

"In this way, if that guy is serious, I will take you back as quickly as possible."

"Flying from the sky is always fast."