HCB Chapter 80 Determination
Chapter 80 Determination
In the silent mountain forest, Midouzi warily watched the surrounding trees.
A rustling sound came from the woods from time to time, as if many ghosts were approaching.
Midouzi immediately focused her gaze on what was directly in front of her, sensing that only the ghost directly in front of her was approaching her first.
"call--"
Mizuko quickly adjusted her breathing, slowly raised the Nichirin Blade to her eyes, and focused her attention to the maximum.
As the moonlight slowly moved, the ghostly figures in the dark woods revealed their true forms under its glow.
However, when Midouzi saw the ghostly figure in the moonlight, she froze on the spot.
"You...you're also a Demon Slayer Corps member?"
The one speaking now was not a hideous demon, but a member of the Demon Slayer Corps wearing the same uniform as Nezuko.
The team member's hands and feet seemed to be manipulated by strings, and he twisted his limbs as he approached the bean.
However, before Nezuko could speak, more controlled Demon Slayer Corps members appeared from the bushes beside her.
Some of them were seriously injured and bleeding, while others were already dead, all following the extremely thin thread.
Seeing this, Mizuko was filled with astonishment, and slowly put down the Nichirin Blade in her hand.
Those team members who were still alive spoke weakly after seeing Mi Douzi.
"Help me, help me!"
In their eyes, the beans were the last straw they could grasp before they died.
"How...how could this be, you..."
Ni Douzi stared blankly at everyone.
"There are many terrifying evil spirits here. Go and inform Zhu to come to Spider Mountain, otherwise, no matter how many people come, they will all die."
The first team member to appear quickly shouted to Ni Douzi.
He knew he had no hope of escaping; the girl in front of him didn't look like a pillar at all, and there was no way she could have survived here.
So they could only ask Nezuko to notify the higher-ranking Pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps.
"No! Don't go! Help me!"
Meanwhile, a Demon Slayer Corps girl covered in blood was pleading with Nezuko through tears.
Midouzi stood still, looking back and forth between the two people, while also quickly glancing at the people who were still alive.
"Shut up! Don't let her waste her life. We've suffered heavy casualties without even seeing what the ghost looks like, and now we're controlled by it. If she wants to live, let her go get reinforcements, let her find Zhu to save us!"
The team member shouted angrily at the girl, trying to calm her down.
"But...but I want to live!"
The girl replied tearfully, and her helplessness caused the teammate to show a complex expression.
"Don't worry, I'll get you out of here first. None of you who are still alive will die!"
Mi Douzi's firm and powerful voice startled them for a moment.
"Don't be stubborn, you..."
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance!"
As a soft shout rang out, waves surged around Nezuko, her black Nichirin Blade swirling with spray as she slashed towards the threads binding the girl.
The boy looked at Nidouzi coming to rescue him, his eyes filled with expectation and excitement.
But the next second, his right hand, which was holding the Nichirin Blade, uncontrollably slashed towards Nezuko.
"Be careful!"
The girl screamed, trying to use her body to resist the control of the threads.
But as soon as she resisted, the silk thread tightened instantly, causing her to let out a painful groan.
Mi Douzi was prepared; she knew these threads couldn't have appeared on her teammates out of nowhere.
[As expected, it was all to manipulate them!]
After confirming this in her mind, Mizuko used the third form of Ryuubu to dodge the girl's attack.
His figure flowed around the girl like a stream, the waves carrying the blade as they slashed over her head, causing the silk threads to lose control.
After rescuing one person, Midouzi immediately picked up the girl who was about to lose control and fall, and retreated to the base of a large tree.
"It worked?"
When the team members first saw that Midouzi had saved someone, their eyes were filled with disbelief.
"You should hide first!"
After speaking to the girl, Mizuko immediately rushed towards the team member who was still capable of fighting.
The rescued girl looked at Midouzi's retreating figure, her eyes welling up with tears, and whispered something.
"Thanks!"
As Ni Douzi charged toward the team member, he glanced around at the team members who were closing in.
Most of my teammates were too badly injured to speak, so I had to save the one closest to me first, and the one who was still able to fight!
After deciding on his tactics, Mizuko kept changing the way he held the knife.
[No, since they're being controlled, there must be a demon manipulating them, so...]
Mizuko took one last look at her teammate whose eyes were full of hope, then immediately turned around and swung her Nichirin Blade at her teammates who were about to breathe their last.
"Huh? Weren't you supposed to save me? Hey, I can still fight, save me first!"
The teammate was somewhat annoyed to see that Ni Douzi, who was originally going to save him, suddenly went to save those teammates who were seriously injured.
But as soon as he finished speaking, his body involuntarily raised his Nichirin Blade and attacked Nezuko.
Midouzi glanced behind her, a slight smile playing on her lips, and immediately adjusted her breathing.
【really……】
"Breathe of Water, Second Form: Waterwheel!"
Just as the blade was about to touch her, Midouzi suddenly stopped, flipped backward in mid-air, and narrowly avoided the attack.
Immediately afterwards, she spun rapidly in the air like a waterwheel, and with the force of the spin, she swung her Nichirin Blade out fiercely, instantly severing the silk threads binding her teammate and sending them flying!
Just as the bean hit the ground, her body immediately gave her a warning, and she jerked her head up.
Suddenly, her fallen teammates appeared beside her, raising their Nichirin Blades and slashing at her.
Midouzi was startled, as she had just landed and had no time to adjust or dodge.
Just as Nezuko was about to pay a price to dodge, her teammate, who had broken free from the control, raised his Nichirin Blade and blocked the attacks.
"clang--"
The sound of two Nichirin Blades clashing together rang out above Nezuko's head.
Midouzi was taken aback at first, then turned to look over.
"What are you looking at! I can't hold on much longer!"
The team member gritted his teeth and said, trying to defend himself.
Midouzi also quickly dodged and circled behind them again, cutting the silk threads.
As their teammates lost control, they too fell silently to the ground.
Looking at her dead teammates, Midouzi's eyes were filled with anger.
They were all living, breathing people, yet they are being mocked like this even after they've died!
"There's no time for mourning them. If you still have the strength, go find this evil spirit and avenge them!"
That team member immediately turned around and said to Nidouzi with his back to her.
When Midouzi looked up, he saw three more teammates who were being controlled and heading towards them.
"you……"
"Don't worry! Leave these three to me, I can handle them!" The team member gripped his Nichirin Blade tightly, his fighting spirit blazing.
"And me!"
The girl who had just been rescued staggered over, and although she was unsteady on her feet, she gripped the knife handle tightly and stood beside the team members.
She turned to look at Midouzi, her eyes filled with grief, indignation, and determination.
"You must avenge our fallen comrades!"
Looking at the two companions in front of her, whom she didn't even know but who were willing to cover her retreat, Mizuko truly felt the Demon Slayer Corps' determination to slay demons.
She gripped her Nichirin Blade tightly, took a deep breath, and spoke with unwavering determination.
"Rest assured, both of you, I will surely behead that demon!"