boyutpedia Chapter 153 Two People Who Don't Play by the Rules
Chapter 153 Two People Who Don't Play by the Rules
Compared to Tanjiro and Nezuko's bitter battle, which was trapped in a cage of flesh and blood.
The situations encountered by Kyojuro Rengoku and Zenitsu present completely different scenarios.
The entire train had long been assimilated by the blood and flesh of the nightmare. The carriages were dimly lit, and the air was filled with a damp, sticky, and fishy smell. The passengers remained fast asleep, completely unaware of the impending danger.
Long before Kyojuro broke into the carriage, Lower Moon Two, Lower Moon Three, and Lower Moon Four, who had infiltrated earlier, had already found Zenitsu curled up unconscious between the seats.
Three Lower Moon demons surrounded the carriage, their crimson eyes sweeping over the sleeping ordinary people, their greed almost overflowing.
"Alright, let's proceed according to the original plan. Nightmare will put all the food into a deep sleep, so we can just enjoy it in peace."
Lower Moon Two licked its sharp fangs and whispered orders to Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four behind it, its tone full of impatient cruelty.
Upon hearing this, Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four simultaneously revealed a strange and ferocious smile, their ghostly aura surging slightly.
In fact, the hunting plan had already been devised when the four lower moons first gathered:
Enmu uses her Blood Demon Art to control the entire Infinite Train, causing all the hundreds of passengers on board to fall into a deep sleep, rendering them powerless to resist. The other three Lower Moons then share this readily available "food" with Enmu.
This was a prudent plan they had devised before encountering Tanjiro and his group. However, an unexpected turn of events disrupted all their plans, and their plan to kill Nezuko failed.
Now that things have come to this, they have no choice but to revert to their original plan: first, devour all the ordinary people in the carriage, and then deal with the troublesome swordsmen.
"Let's get started. After we finish eating these weak humans, we still need to work together to deal with that Flame Pillar. We can't waste too much time here."
Xia Juan San's tone was icy, his gaze sweeping over the unsuspecting passengers around him, a bloodthirsty desire surging in his eyes.
But just as the three lower moons were about to pounce on the sleeping passengers and begin their bloody hunt...
A loud, violent explosion suddenly came from the dark, fleshy mass covering their heads.
The metal sheeting and flesh exploded simultaneously, and a tall figure engulfed in crimson flames suddenly descended from the sky, landing steadily in the center of the carriage.
The newcomer was none other than Rengoku Kyojuro, clad in a flame-patterned haori. Flames blazed around him, illuminating the dimly lit carriage.
"Damn it, Pillar moved so fast, this is troublesome."
Lower Moon Two cursed under his breath, his face instantly turning sinister.
Knowing that the Flame Pillar's strength was not to be underestimated, he dared not be careless in the slightest. He immediately leaped up, his demon claws growing larger and tearing through the air as they aimed straight at Kyojuro's heart.
Kyojuro remained unfazed upon seeing this, and instantly drew his Nichirin Blade with lightning speed, the blade crackling with intense heat as he precisely slashed out.
With a soft "hiss," Lower Moon Two's outstretched arm snapped off, and black and red demon blood splattered out.
The pained Lower Moon Two immediately retreated several steps, quickly returning to the side of Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four. The three Lower Moons formed a triangle around Kyojuro, their expressions extremely solemn.
"I have seen through your schemes and plots. With me here, you will not be able to harm any innocent person in the carriage."
Kyojuro held his flaming Nichirin Blade aloft, his signature cheerful smile still on his face.
Yet his tone carried an undeniable authority and intimidation, and the flames around him burned ever brighter.
"Hmph, how incredibly arrogant! It's just a pillar; does it really think it can stop the three of us?"
Lower Moon Two snorted coldly, a glint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes, then suddenly shouted, "Disperse!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the three lower moons scattered in different directions in the carriage like arrows released from a bow. Instead of engaging Kyojuro in a direct fight, they pounced on the ordinary people sleeping on the seats on both sides.
They knew very well that in the cramped carriage, fighting three against one was not the best strategy; taking ordinary people hostage as a threat was the most effective way to restrain Yanzhu.
Upon seeing this, Kyojuro's expression darkened slightly. He immediately moved to stop them, his figure moving swiftly inside the carriage, constantly unleashing fiery blades as he did his utmost to protect the passengers around him.
However, since the opponent consisted of three Lower Moon demons attacking simultaneously, even with his speed, it was difficult for him to cover them all.
After several maneuvers, Kyojuro managed to force Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four to the back of the carriage, firmly restraining the two demons' movements.
But when he looked back, Lower Moon Two had already circled around to a distance behind him, one hand tightly gripping the neck of an ordinary passenger, lifting the person high in the air, his face full of mocking provocation.
"Is this the strength you're so proud of? Heh, since you can't protect him, then I'll let you watch with your own eyes how I devour him."
Lower Moon Two grinned maliciously, its fangs slowly approaching the passenger's neck. With just a little more force, it could easily tear the passenger's throat apart.
Kyojuro's heart tightened, and he wanted to turn around immediately to save the person.
However, the Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four, who had been cornered at the back of the train, were eager to make their move. Once he withdrew, these two demons would immediately pounce on the passengers on both sides, causing even greater casualties.
[How insidious! Now it's all about speed!]
Kyojuro cursed inwardly before making a quick decision.
He lowered his body, flames gathering around him, preparing to unleash the fifth form of Flame Breathing.
First, cripple and disable Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four as quickly as possible, then immediately turn around and rescue the hostages.
This is the only solution at the moment. While it cannot guarantee that the passenger will be unharmed, it can at least save their life.
Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four seemed to have seen through his intentions. At the same time, they revealed their sharp fangs and their demonic aura surged, preparing to join forces to block Kyojuro's attack.
Just as Lower Moon Two was about to bite down and deliver the final blow, a dazzling yellow lightning bolt suddenly flashed across the middle of the train, moving so fast that it left only a blur and reached the rear of the train in an instant.
This sudden turn of events left both Lower Moon Two and Kyojuro stunned, neither of them expecting a third force to intervene.
When Lower Moon Two came to his senses and saw who it was, he was horrified to find that the passenger he was holding had already disappeared.
Looking down again, he saw that one of his arms had been neatly severed at some point, and a faint electrical current still lingered at the wound.
The rescued passenger was being held firmly in the arms of a blond-haired boy with his eyes closed and his face expressionless; it was none other than Zenitsu, who had been unconscious.
"Oh! It's that blond boy! He's so reliable in a crucial moment, that's amazing!"
Kyojuro was overjoyed at the sight, his eyes filled with approval. He never expected that Zenitsu, who had been sleeping all along, would suddenly erupt at this moment and resolve the crisis.
But before he could finish speaking, the dark, fleshy mass covering the sides of the carriage suddenly began to writhe violently.
Immediately afterwards, countless tiny eyes slowly opened from the chunks of flesh, densely covering the entire carriage.
Each pupil is engraved with the character "一" (one), representing the Lower Moon One, making it both eerie and terrifying.
Kyojuro was startled and immediately recognized that this was Enmu's doing. He instantly remembered that Nezuko had fallen asleep because she looked into Enmu's eyes.
He dared not hesitate for a moment, and relying on Zhu's excellent on-the-spot reaction, he immediately closed his eyes and completely gave up sight.
[It seems that making eye contact with these eyes will forcibly drag you into a deep sleep; you absolutely cannot look!]
"Young man with blond hair, never look into those eyes!"
Kyojuro immediately called out to warn him, but there was no response from behind.
At the same time, Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four, who had been forced to the rear of the vehicle, seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack.
Although Kyojuro kept his eyes closed, he accurately detected the movements of the two demons with his extraordinary hearing, honed over many years, and immediately swung his sword to counterattack.
"Flame Breathing - First Form - Shiranui!"
The flaming blades slashed out with a whooshing sound. Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon Four dared not take the blow head-on and could only dodge hastily, but they were still grazed by the flames, and their arms were severed once again.
The two demons, in pain, immediately used their swift movements to retreat and quickly rejoin Lower Moon Two.
After regaining their footing, the three Lower Moons all looked bewildered, staring at the two people in front of them with disbelief and confusion.
"Are those two... really human?"
Xia Xian Si lowered his voice, his tone carrying a barely perceptible sense of apprehension.
In their eyes, the two people in front of them were far too strange:
One of them always kept his eyes closed, seemingly asleep, yet he could unleash lightning speed to easily sever a ghostly arm and save people.
The other simply closed his eyes, able to launch precise counterattacks without relying on sight, his moves were exactly the same.
These two people, without anyone noticing, completely ignored Nightmare's proud hypnotic blood demon technique, rendering their carefully prepared killing moves utterly useless.