The dark street string balls hit the ground constantly, leaving deep imprints on the ground with every ups and downs.
"Ha-have you found any trace of them?"
Zhushawan yawned while playing with the string ball, and asked the other ghost lying on the ground with some boredom.
"Of course... I can see their path clearly."
The eyes on the speaking ghost's face were tightly closed, and his hands were close to the ground and he was constantly groping. When he raised his palms, he could see two ferocious eyeballs embedded in his palms, and in the pupils were arrows guiding the direction.
Not only are there such arrows in the eyeballs, but the paths taken by Tanjiro, Nezuko and Yushiro in this ghost's sight are also marked by such arrows.
A line of arrows circled the nearby streets, seemingly changing direction many times.
But the final destination was still nowhere to be seen in this ghost's field of vision.
"That's it!"
Yawawa raised his hand, and the arrow emerging from the pupils in his palm pointed accurately in a certain direction.
It looked like a dead end with only a wall.
"Are you sure?" Zhu Shawan looked at the dead end in the alley with some confusion.
"My vampire skills can't make a mistake. There should be some kind of deception behind that."
A cruel arc appeared on Arrow Ghost's face, "Let's go, let's complete that adult's mission quickly, so that we can become the real Twelve Ghost Moons."
"Hahaha..." The ball ghost also had a bright smile on his face, "How should I kill them? Now I feel that my whole body is full of strength and I have nowhere to vent it. After all, I just got that adult.
of blood.”
In order to ensure that the two of them can successfully kill the young man with the flower card earrings, Onimbutsuji Mukai specially rewarded them with blood. Now the two of them only need to complete the task to be eligible to submit to the lower string of the Twelve Ghost Moons.
The ghost has launched a 'switching challenge'.
"It's really exciting just thinking about it~ Let's celebrate it with their flesh and blood!"
Sure enough, when they reached out and touched the wall at the end of the dead end, they found that they could pass through smoothly.
There was no wall here at all, it was just a blindfold to disrupt the view, and an empty space behind this 'wall' was displayed in front of them.
Yapayu raised his hand, and when the eyeballs in his palm followed the direction of the arrow and pointed to the center of the open space, a wanton smile appeared on his face.
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In the mansion.
"If it's this child, maybe he can withstand the side effects of the medicine?"
Tamashi thought this while waiting for Tanjiro's reply.
She was originally filled with joy when she used Xuan Hao's blood to research the potion, but in the end she found out that it was a 'tasteless' thing that was 'tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away'.
Originally, hundreds of years later, she had given up her plan to use this potion to defeat Wu Mei.
But now that she saw Tanjiro in front of her, she thought that maybe her research could be put to use?
It was like fate that led her to meet such a special boy.
"Will you cooperate with me?"
"Besides...there seems to be no other way, right?"
Tanjiro looked at his sister tenderly.
His goal was to find a way to turn Nezuko back into a human. Originally, he had no clue, but now he finally had a chance. Even if the chance was slim, he had to give it a try.
"If Miss Tamashii can really develop a potion that can turn ghosts back into humans, not only Nezuko, but many people will be saved, right?"
"That's right." Zhu Shi smiled and nodded.
"Then why are you willing to accept..."
Before he finished speaking, Tanjiro's hair suddenly stood on end, and a sense of crisis suddenly surged into his heart.
"Get down!"
He yelled and subconsciously used his body to protect Nezuko and threw her to the ground.
Yushiro on the side also reacted immediately and knocked Tamashi down.
"Bang--"
The moment they fell down, something suddenly penetrated the roof.
Violent roaring sounds accompanied by collisions continued to sound in the house.
The string balls smashed in from the outside bounced back and forth in the room at an alarming speed, leaving a mess everywhere they passed, and the huge destructive force left deep holes all over the house.
"It's a ghost!"
Before the smoke and dust dissipated, Tanjiro smelled the smell of evil spirits. He calmly judged what was happening at the moment.
Two ghosts, and they are much stronger than the ghosts I met before!
"Whoosh——"
There was a sound of breaking through the air, and the string ball that had lost power and rolled to the ground bounced strangely through the smoke and dust and flew outside the house.
Looking at this scene, Tanjiro instantly understood that the attack method of one of the ghosts was the string ball thrown in just now. Although he didn't know how the string ball flew back, looking at the messy house, he knew that the opponent was very powerful.
You can't force it with your body.
As for the other ghost... he just stood there without any movement. He was not very good at judging.
"Nezuko, take that innocent woman lying in the ward to a safe place."
The opponent's destructive power was very strong. The mansion probably couldn't bear to be smashed a few more times. It would be too dangerous for the ordinary person who was bitten by the ghost to stay in the house.
So Tanjiro gently asked Nezuko to take the innocent people away.
Then he locked onto the scent of the two evil spirits through the diffuse smoke and dust.
"Ha ha ha ha--"
Unbridled laughter sounded outside the house.
Zhusamaru caught the ball of string that returned to his hand and raised it high again.
Suddenly, the originally slender arm swelled up, and the ferocious veins bulged on it and began to gather strength.
She also targeted the people in the room.
The previous attacks were thrown randomly in order to break through the blindness, so they failed to hit anyone, but this time it was different.
"Go to hell, humans!"
"bass--"
Just when the string ball was about to be released, a crisp sound of a knife sounded.
The sword light cut through the smoke and drew a silver trail in the night sky.
"puff--"
"Al?"
Zhu Shawan turned his head and looked at his raised arm with some confusion.
The power was cut off, and a line of blood appeared on her wrist. Then the blood burst out, and the entire palm fell to the ground together with the ball of thread.
She touched the faint blood stain on her neck and turned around in surprise to look at the young man who stopped behind her.
This knife was originally intended to cut off her raised arm together with her neck, but unfortunately she turned her head away at the critical moment.
"It seems quite interesting. It looks like we can have a lot of fun tonight!"
Isn't it really that simple? Tanjiro, who failed to succeed in one attack, held the Nichirin sword and stared at the ghost in front of him vigilantly, and was always on guard against the tree not far behind him.
The foul smell told him that there was another evil spirit hiding there.
These two ghosts were completely different from the ghosts he met before. He didn't know how many people they had eaten and how strong they were. The strong stench made him feel much heavier just by smelling it.
"What should I do? Now...can I deal with these two ghosts at the same time?"
Tanjiro tensed up his nerves and was ready to go.
"The swordsman with the flower earrings...so it's you?"
Zhu Shawan looked at the young man in front of him with great interest, "I'm beginning to understand why that adult asked us to kill you."
That sir? Is he the ghost sent by Muzan? Tanjiro frowned.
"Miss Zhushi! Please stay away and leave this place to me."
He reminded Zhu Shi who was still in the room.
"Don't worry about us, after all, we are ghosts too..."
"I know, but even a ghost will feel pain, right?"
Tanjiro moved his steps and stood in front of Tamayo and Yushiro.
"..."
Zhu Shi was stunned for a moment, looking at the back of the young man in front of him with some surprise.
Familiar earrings swayed in the wind, mixed with red hair, and the same gentle personality. At this moment, Zhu Shi seemed to really see that figure that spanned hundreds of years standing here again.
No matter what, this boy is worthy of her trust.
"Ale? So there are other troublesome guys?"
Zhu Samaru was slightly surprised when he saw the two figures behind Tanjiro, "Are you... ghosts? So that's the case, you are the traitors that the master said? It seems that I can accomplish two great achievements today!"
As she spoke, her already recovered arm raised the ball of string again.
This time the movement was faster than before, and it was too late for Tanjiro to stop him.
Looking at the oncoming string ball, Tanjiro's eyes narrowed slightly.
The direct trajectory of this ball was towards Miss Zhu Shi behind him, but he had no intention of avoiding it.
Although the speed of the string ball was very fast, it was not beyond his reaction range.
Full concentration, the breath of water.
Tanjiro adjusted his breathing.
The shape of seven, dripping ripples, thrusts and curves.
The tip of his knife stabbed along the curve, as fast as a dragonfly touching water, and the originally calm air rippled like water.
This is the fastest move among all the sword skills of Water Breathing, and it should be easy to stab the midline ball.
But just when the tip of the knife came into contact with the string ball, the string ball that was originally flying in a straight line strangely reversed its direction in mid-air!
The tip of the knife sliced the ball of string but did not stop it from continuing to fly.
The string ball strangely circled in a semicircle and passed by Tanjiro, then continued flying towards Tamayo and Oshiro.
"You guy! What do you want to do to Miss Zhuyo!?"
An angry roar sounded behind Tanjiro.
He turned his head blankly and realized that what Miss Zhushi said seemed to be right, they did not need him to protect them.
Not only because they are ghosts, but also because Yushiro, who is guarding Miss Tamashii, does not seem to be as weak as he imagined.
The rapidly advancing ball was blocked by a pale palm, which was tightly clasped in the hand.
Yushiro grabbed the ball of thread with a ferocious expression. Even though the ball of thread was separated from Zhu Samaru's hand, it was still shaking, as if something was exerting force on it.
"Lord Jushi, let me just say that this human boy is unreliable, right? He can't even see through such a simple trick!"
Tanjiro mocked Tanjiro's incompetence without politeness.
"I have already advised you not to take the initiative to approach these ghost hunters. They will not be able to help you at all! They may even cause our hiding place to be discovered..."
"Oshiro!" Tamashi scolded Oshiro for his rudeness, "You can't say that. Tanjiro is only a human being. How can he see ghosts like you and have a vampire technique?"
"Vampire Technique?" Tanjiro was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "So the reason why the string ball changes its trajectory is because of this ghost's Vampire Technique?"
"Wrong! Idiot!"
Yushiro tore up the ball of string in his hand, came to Tanjiro a little irritably and slapped him on the head.
"there!"
He pointed to a tree not far away.
"The blood ghost technique of the ghost in front of me only increases its strength. The ghost on the tree is the one who actually controls the trajectory of the string ball!"
Tanjiro was stunned and found that a talisman was stuck on his forehead.
After that, his vision changed subtly.
I became able to see things that I didn't have before.
It seems that there are always arrows in the air that are invisible to ordinary people. These arrows are like entities that can touch the string ball and change the trajectory of the string ball.
"Hey, hey, hey! Are you looking down on us?"
Zhu Samaru tore off her clothes, leaving only a tube top.
"We are the Twelve Ghost Moons! How dare you still chat like this when facing us!"
As she spoke, two pairs of arms suddenly grew on her torso. Together with the original arms, she now had a total of six arms, which looked particularly ferocious.
The balls of thread were tightly held in her hands, and the veins on each arm were exposed and full of strength.
"Twelve Ghost Moons..."
Tanjiro frowned.
He has never met the Twelve Ghost Moon, and he doesn't know if the ghost in front of him is the real Twelve Ghost Moon, but it should not be underestimated.
The power and weird arrows are enough to make an ordinary person's body explode instantly with just one touch.
"There seems to be trouble..."
He has very little experience in actually fighting ghosts. If it weren't for Yushiro's reminder, he still wouldn't be able to figure out the opponent's abilities even now.
"What a bother!"
Yushirou's forehead had veins popping out, and he looked a little angry.
"I hate it when someone interrupts my time alone with Miss Zhushi. These two guys are doomed!"
"Uh..." Tanjiro was stunned.
"Stop being dazed, brat, go over there and get rid of that guy on the tree! Leave this ugly girl to me!"
Yushiro pointed at Tanjiro.
"well?"
"Oh what? You don't believe in my strength?"
"All right……"
Tanjiro looked confused. It wasn't that he didn't believe in Yushiro's strength. Since Yushiro could easily block the line ball just now, there should be no problem in dealing with this ghost.
The reason why he is surprised is because he has enlightened!
It turns out that Mr. Oshiro likes Miss Tamashii! And now he probably knows that the "ugly girl" in Oshiro's words is not aimed at Nezuko. Probably in this guy's eyes, except for Ms. Tamashii, all the ugly girls...
"Hehehe...you all look quite confident?"
Zhu Samaru smiled excitedly, "It's fun! Then let's start quickly! Play until the sun rises or the life disappears!"