"I lost?! My body can't regenerate! Am I going to die? How… how is this possible?!" "I didn't devour a single person! Merging with the train
"I lost?! My body can't regenerate! Am I going to die? How… how is this possible?!"
"I didn't devour a single person! Merging with the train, the plan to devour hundreds of humans at once… all for nothing! And I die in this hideous form!"
A mass of flesh near a carriage window, sprouting eyes and arms, attempting to reform into a human shape, muttered in bitter self-reproach.
Despite Lower Rank One's desperate efforts to reconstruct his body, it was futile.
Though he retained consciousness, he had lost all aggression. All he could do was writhe his grotesque form as his life ebbed away, like a dying insect.
"It's all those two's fault! If they hadn't stopped me, everyone on the train would have been devoured—over two hundred people! If I'd devoured them all, my power would have increased significantly. Even the Hashira wouldn't have been a match for me!"
"Hahaha~"
Lower Rank One died with a maniacal laugh, his last vestiges of consciousness dissolving into ash.
After his death, the tumors in the other carriages dissipated even faster, vanishing completely within seconds, leaving not even a trace of scent. Lower Rank One was as if he'd never existed.
"You must have mastered Total Concentration, Constant. Total Concentration, Constant is the first step to becoming a Hashira. You truly have talent,"
Kyōjurō Rengoku appeared before Tanjiro, looking down at him.
"Rengoku-san!" Tanjiro exclaimed, relieved.
"Try to refine your breathing. Find the damaged blood vessels in your abdomen. By focusing your breath, you can seal the damaged vessels and stop the bleeding," Rengoku instructed.
Tanjiro, somewhat bewildered, followed Rengoku's instructions. Refining his breathing, he quickly sensed the flow of blood throughout his body. He located the severed vessels in his abdomen and sealed them with his breath.
"Well done! Breathing can not only stop bleeding and slow the worsening of injuries, but it can also numb nerves, reducing pain and maintaining your fighting ability. Don't forget this next time you're injured," Rengoku said, seeing Tanjiro had stopped the bleeding.
"I understand, Rengoku-san! Thank you for your guidance!!" Tanjiro gratefully replied.
"Refine your breathing to its peak! It can enable you to do many things! While not omnipotent, it will certainly make you stronger than you were before," Rengoku continued.
"Yes!" Tanjiro responded, attempting to sit up.
However, his muscles were too weak, and he couldn't do it alone.
"Don't push yourself! You've lost a lot of blood; it won't heal that quickly," Rengoku said, noticing Tanjiro's attempt.
"Rest assured, everyone in the carriages is safe. Your senior, Ryuji, is an incredibly skilled demon slayer. If Giyu wasn't the Water Hashira, it would have been him," Rengoku added, reassuring Tanjiro.
"Bang!"
A loud thud echoed, like a heavy object striking the ground, a very loud sound.
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