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[Task - Escape with your life: Escape from Upper Moon Three Akaza]
"Upper Moon Three!"
Yukinoshita Yukino murmured.
Looking at the Upper Moon Three in front of her, the warning from her equipment made her body tremble constantly.
Why would she encounter such an existence here?
What should she do?
Just now, the weakest of the Twelve Kizuki, Lower Moon Five, had such power. How could she possibly escape from Upper Moon Three?
Akaza appeared here, of course, because he was avoiding Rui from Mount Natagumo.
Muzan had personally given the order, but Lower Moon Five didn't even bother to feign compliance, so Akaza followed her, intending to execute her directly.
He didn't expect Rui to already be dead, and it was done by three Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen.
"Hey, I'm asking you, did you kill Lower Moon Five?"
Akaza had short red hair and was covered in deep blue tattoos, especially on his face, which formed a spiral pattern like a mosquito coil.
Mitsuri also saw the Upper Moon Three Mark in Akaza's eyes, but she chose to strike first, quickly dashing in front of Akaza and swinging her nichirin blade at his neck.
Second Form: Love Pangs!
"Destructive Kill: Disorder!"
Akaza showed full respect for this woman, who, in his eyes, possessed extremely strong fighting spirit.
He directly used his martial arts to rapidly punch a single spot, directly dispersing the power of the nichirin blade, and then kicked her away.
Mitsuri quickly tensed her body, using her muscle density, eight times that of an ordinary person, to withstand the damage, only rolling a few times on the ground.
"Truly astonishing power, truly astonishing fighting spirit."
Akaza praised.
The 'fighting spirit' he spoke of was not the legendary 'fighting spirit turning into a horse,' but rather a kind of aura or pressure generated by a person in battle...
Mitsuri climbed up from the ground, looking a bit disheveled, and anxiously shouted to the two: "You two run quickly, I'll stop him."
With that, she rushed forward again, but unfortunately, her continuous Breath of Love could not pose much threat to Akaza.
"That won't do. When the strong fight, the weak should obediently wait aside to die."
While dealing with Mitsuri, Akaza raised both hands and casually sent out two invisible qi blasts towards Yukinoshita Yukino and Hachiman Hikigaya.
Yukinoshita Yukino didn't even see Akaza's movements clearly, and her leg distorted directly, causing her to let out a painful groan.
Hachiman Hikigaya was even more miserable; Akaza aimed at his chest, and his body was sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of old blood.
That's right, Akaza did it on purpose.
He was exceptionally lenient towards women. As for men?
If they were too weak, they should just die. Akaza wouldn't even spare them a glance.
"Hikigaya, your main quest is complete, right? Hurry back to Paradise."
After drinking a potion, Yukinoshita Yukino got up from the ground, trying to assess the situation, but she couldn't even see the movements of both sides clearly.
Hachiman Hikigaya naturally also bought a red potion, and with difficulty, he propped himself up, sighing.
"Paradise indicates that you are in combat, unable to return."
...
The cherry-pink slashes bloomed like magnificent cherry blossoms, constantly clashing and engaging with Akaza's fierce and terrifying punches and kicks.
The surrounding ground shattered with each clash, turning into dust that scattered around.
If Mitsuri's figure was like an illusory butterfly, then Akaza was a martial artist who had reached the pinnacle.
Mitsuri gritted her teeth; an ordinary nichirin blade simply couldn't bring out the full effect of the Breath of Love.
Even if she landed a few hits, the Upper Moon's physique was enough to heal rapidly.
And Akaza's every punch and kick was the most terrifying weapon, and his battle-hardened martial arts were enough to counter Mitsuri's various sword forms.
What was even more terrifying was that Akaza was using his body as bait to lure Mitsuri into attacking.
It was impossible to tell which move was a mistake and which was intentional.
If her body hadn't been flexible enough to make incredible dodging movements, Mitsuri would have had her head crushed five minutes ago.
"Destructive Kill: Leg Type: Crown Splitter!"
Akaza kicked upwards, with a whistling gust of wind, directly aiming for Mitsuri's head.
Feeling Mitsuri's unusually strong physique for a swordsman, Akaza had already realized that her head was her weakness.
If hit squarely, it would burst open like a fragile watermelon!
"Sixth Form: Cat-Legged Winds of Love!"
Facing the terrifying kick, Mitsuri turned her body to avoid the move, and her nichirin blade spun around to slash at Akaza.
Unfortunately, Akaza's Blood Demon Art could constantly sense the enemy's position and attacks. The moment Mitsuri intended to counterattack, he had already chopped down with his palm, colliding with the nichirin blade.
Two immense forces stalemated, emitting a dull roar, and the surrounding air churned continuously.
Such a scene made Hachiman Hikigaya begin to stir.
He had been observing the situation for a long time, unable to even see the movements of both sides clearly.
But now, it seemed like an opportunity!
Without daring to hesitate too much, Hachiman Hikigaya made up his mind, raised his copper coin sword, activated the Water Breathing, and moved with his sword, thrusting towards Akaza's rear.
Water Breathing: Second Form: Water Wheel!
Combined with the rule-based ability of his title - Sword of the Broken Chrysanthemum, this was the only way he thought he could possibly inflict damage on Akaza.
Closer!
Closer!
Looking at the position within reach, Hachiman Hikigaya shouted in his heart.
The next moment, he saw Akaza's head turn around.
Scattered copper coins flew in the air, and shattered bones and flesh interwove with splattering blood.
Along with the crisp sound of copper coins hitting the ground, Akaza tilted his head strangely.
"Why do I feel danger from a weakling like you?"
Without activating her Mark, Mitsuri couldn't even defeat Upper Moon Four Hantengu.
Now, without a specialized weapon and with less combat experience, how could she possibly defeat Akaza, Upper Moon Three, known as the Demon of Combat?
Under the Blood Demon Art of Destructive Kill: Compass Needle, there was never any possibility of a sneak attack; Akaza always held back some power.
An opportunity?
Just a weakling's delusion.
Akaza hadn't experienced a decent fight in a year, and he originally wanted to fight a bit longer.
With this sudden turn of events, he felt a bit bored and decided to end it all quickly; he still had to complete the scumbag Boss's mission.
After taking a direct hit from a sweeping punch, Hachiman Hikigaya lay on the ground, his life unknown. Yukinoshita Yukino was about to go check on him.
But then she saw Akaza strike a particular pose; a snowflake-like pattern rose on the ground, and a terrifying aura emanated from him.
A death-like premonition made Yukinoshita Yukino's hair stand on end. At this moment, she realized that Akaza had not been using his full power before.
"Be careful!" Yukinoshita Yukino shouted.
"Destructive Kill: Annihilation Style!" Akaza shouted simultaneously, and an unparalleled destructive force erupted from his fist, striking towards Mitsuri in front of him.
"Fifth Form: Swaying Love, Wildclaw!"
Mitsuri naturally sensed the threat. The cherry-pink sword light threads intertwined to form a massive torrent, attempting to block the punch.
The blade light and fist force collided with a roar in the air, stirring up a turbulent surge of air.
However, this move, Destructive Kill: Air Type, could even counter Kyojuro Rengoku's Ninth Form: Rengoku.
Mitsuri's nichirin blade, after struggling to hold on for a moment, could no longer bear the force of the confrontation.
Crack!
A crisp snapping sound suddenly rang out, and the nichirin blade shattered!
Time seemed to freeze at this moment. The shattered blade fragments shimmered between the two, reflecting Mitsuri's somewhat regretful eyes.
"I wish I had been braver... Mr. Kisaragi Rin..."
Just then, a kunai suddenly appeared like lightning, piercing through the battlefield.
Destructive Kill: Annihilation Type could not continue to be unleashed; instead, it was firmly caught by a hand.
"Am I late?"
That familiar voice, like a thunderclap, exploded in the ears of Mitsuri and Yukinoshita Yukino, leaving both in shock!
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