"Are you sure those Demon Slayer Corps will send out Pillar-level Swordsman?"
The Ogre wearing a purplish-red short shirt, with peach-red Short Hair and golden eyes, excitedly asked Hunter.
Hunter even felt his breathing smooth out slightly because of the other party's proximity.
Upper Moon Three Akaza liked fighting strong opponents the most in his life. He looked down on Douma, and originally, he would never have carried out a mission with Douma.
But the human before him actually vowed that the location of the blue spider lily would definitely be protected by powerful Pillar-level Swordsman sent by the Demon Slayer Corps, and ordinary human soldiers would not be able to obtain it.
Not only that...
Hunter, due to the failure of the previous assassination mission with Ghost, not only did he fail to decapitate other Reincarnators to prove himself, but he also lost one of his own.
This caused Hunter's prestige in Muzan's faction to drop to a very dangerous level for a time.
Fortunately, the intelligence previously provided regarding the blue spider lily was too important to Kibutsuji Muzan, and the simultaneous death of the Lower Moon happened to prove that Hunter was not completely incompetent.
There was indeed a possibility that the enemy was powerful, with multiple Pillar-level Swordsman participating in the encirclement.
Hunter knew that at this moment, the only reason he could continue to survive was the truthfulness of the blue spider lily intelligence. If he couldn't obtain that thing, even if he could successfully complete the main mission, Muzan would kill him before that.
So although he didn't know the choices of other Reincarnators, just in case, Hunter prepared for the worst.
That is, the Demon Slayer Corps also learned the intelligence of the blue spider lily in advance.
So, on one hand, he suggested that Muzan order those officials to continuously send a large number of human soldiers to the destination to search.
On the other hand, he also had Muzan arrange for the Upper Moon to be ready to support.
If the Demon Slayer Corps' Pillar-level Swordsman were stationed there, then by using a large number of human soldiers to hold them back, the Upper Moon would kill them at night, decapitating the Pillar-level Swordsman and clearing the obstacles. Hunter would gain a lot from both the main mission and his faction prestige.
If the Professor and the others didn't make such arrangements, then as long as the blue spider lily was obtained smoothly, no matter how angry the Upper Moon were, Muzan's commendation would outweigh everything.
This was the survival path Hunter found for himself.
"That's right!"
Hunter gritted his teeth and affirmed. His body temperature had already dropped to a dangerous level due to Douma's Blood Demon Art, but he still insisted that his intelligence was accurate.
Douma had a smile on his face, enjoying the sight of this human desperately "lying" even at the point of death.
Yes, Douma was very sure that this human was lying.
When humans lie, their heart rate, pulse amplitude, and even the scent they secrete are completely different, and an Upper Moon like him can see these things clearly.
But Douma didn't expose the other party, just enjoyed their ugly state before death.
Akaza didn't like Douma's demeanor. Although he could see that there were inaccuracies in Hunter's words, the other party wasn't completely lying either.
At least...
"That martial artist you mentioned who can kill a Lower Moon with bare hands, will he also appear?!"
Akaza was more interested in this person.
Killing Ogres, even Lower Moon, with bare hands—such a person made him extremely excited.
Tao Bai Bai, huh? I can't wait to fight you!
Moreover, according to this Hunter, the combined forces of Upper Moon Two Douma and Upper Moon Three himself might not be able to defeat the Demon Slayer Corps.
Because this generation's Stone Pillar is a rare and terrifying genius in a hundred years, and when combined with that martial artist named Tao Bai Bai, there is a possibility of sniping two Upper Moon.
Such words are simply unbelievable.
But Kibutsuji Muzan is already desperate to obtain the blue spider lily, so...
The man standing closest to the window turned his head at this moment, emitting a terrifying aura that was almost solid and tangible.
Upper Moon One Kokushibo!
Only with this one accompanying them could it be ensured that no conflict would erupt between Douma and Akaza due to trivial bickering.
Pfft!
Hunter's pupils constricted, and Kokushibo in his eyes slowly disappeared. He felt a warmth on his neck, and a large amount of fresh blood gushed out.
What's going on? Are they not listening to Muzan's orders?
The loss of blood quickly plunged Hunter into a Near Death state, but the next moment, a thick blood surged into the wound on his neck.
[Warning: Plot character Kokushibo is performing blood exchange for you. Your bloodline will undergo an unknowable change]
"Ah!"
That blood seemed to have its own will, constantly moving through Hunter's blood vessels. He felt his body, will, and even his soul beginning not to belong to him.
[Bloodline mutating…]
[Constitution detected, passed]
[Will detected, passed]
[Instant death detected… passed]
...
[Your bloodline has changed. Currently: Ogre (Dark Species, Secondary Species) (Rare)]
(Warning: This bloodline is a tribal secondary bloodline, completely dominated by the tribal ruler. Space has performed cognitive interference on the bloodline source species [Kibutsuji Muzan]. 1 d-class special point will be deducted upon mission completion. If insufficient, erasure will occur)
Hunter suddenly felt a pain that felt like his scalp was tearing. The next moment, his body seemed to be shedding skin, bit by bit beginning to transform.
But amidst the intense pain, Hunter let out a howl that seemed like joy.
"This is... power!"
As night fell, several Ogres advanced at a terrifying speed.
Having adapted to his new bloodline, Hunter's physical form wasn't the only thing that changed; his mindset also uncontrollably shifted.
It was just like before, when he clearly knew that "Tao Bai Bai" had mastered Ripple Breathing, and he felt that even if he had the Ogre bloodline, he shouldn't face him.
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But at this moment, he had an uncontrollable desire for slaughter, and even felt that "Tao Bai Bai" was not much more than this, due to the continuously appearing power.
At this very moment, he could completely kill the other party with a single sword strike.
The bloodline of the Dark Species always inevitably erodes the mind.
He wasn't fast enough and was carried by Akaza with one hand, leaping through the forest.
But the closer they got to the target location, the more Akaza frowned.
Besides the indeed considerable smell of blood in the air, there was an increasingly strong smell of burning.
Hunter, immersed in self-satisfaction, also smelled that terrible burning smell.
He raised his head, and suddenly his pupils constricted. In the night, a mountain forest completely covered in flames appeared in his field of vision.
"How... is that possible..."
Whoosh!
Douma instantly disappeared. He rushed into the completely burning mountain forest at extreme speed, and wherever he passed, the flames automatically extinguished.
But after a moment, he still returned empty-handed.
"There's nothing left in the mountains except the bodies of some dead soldiers."
Hunter instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
At the same moment, in the distant mountain forest, Vincent, holding a pair of special optical binoculars, gasped. He didn't expect that an Upper Moon would actually appear, and it was the top three: Upper One, Upper Two, and Upper Three, all arriving together.
If they had really acted according to the original plan, they would likely have faced a terrible total annihilation tonight.
He immediately placed an item into the team Space shared by him and Elizabeth.
On the train heading to Kyoto, Elizabeth saw the item Vincent placed in the team's public Space and also felt lingering fear. She looked up at the people in the carriage and said,
"The three strongest Upper Moon have all appeared at the target location."
The Professor sighed, knowing that his plan had almost caused a terrible mistake.
Bai Cangshu, however, smiled as usual. The Professor's idea was too conventional, but he knew very well that when a person is about to die, they will stop at nothing.
"Very good, then we will go and kill the future Emperor Yuhito tomorrow."
A light flashed in his hand, and a blue spider lily appeared in his hand.
[blue spider lily]
[Quality: Blue]
[Description: A special spider lily that only blooms during the day]
[Effect: Possesses special medicinal value]
Liu Qi felt inexplicably excited upon hearing this. He continuously wiped his sword.
Bai Cangshu, however, was thinking about other things.
Muzan, for this thing, you can abandon everyone, right?
Heh.