Bai Cangshu's loud laughter caused Kibutsuji Muzan to frown; he felt a hint of something unusual.
The human before him exuded an unnatural aura; when he mentioned immortality, the other party's heartbeat, pulse, and breathing showed not a single ripple.
Muzan didn't spare a glance at the dead Yuhito on the ground. Although the latter was a decent collaborator, greedy and foolish, Muzan disliked his gaze, like an insect staring at fresh flesh and blood.
"Power, beauty, immortality, authority, anything you desire, I can bestow upon you."
[Plot Character Kibutsuji Muzan invites you to join his faction. Do you accept?]
Muzan offered even more generous terms than Yuhito, and even the Space provided a prompt.
It was clear that the Infinite Dimensional Space had a high degree of freedom, and Kibutsuji Muzan truly had no so-called principles or bottom line. He didn't care how many Ogres Bai Cangshu had killed or about his so-called collaborators.
He was genuinely inviting Bai Cangshu to join his faction.
Bai Cangshu looked at Muzan, who had inexplicably "gained wisdom" in this derivative world but whose character remained as always. He narrowed his eyes slightly, attempting to observe the other party's muscles and strength.
But the result was that Muzan's physical body currently had nothing special about it.
"Muzan, I want the lives of a few of the Twelve Kizuki."
"For reasons you don't know, their lives can enhance my strength."
"Can you accept?"
Muzan chuckled softly. He thought it would be some harsh demand.
"The lives of the Twelve Kizuki? Naturally, you can."
In his words, he showed no regard for the lives of his subordinates.
Bai Cangshu nodded, also revealing a smile.
"Then let it be Miss Nakime. I really like her ability."
Bai Cangshu extended a finger, causing Nakime to pause in her movements, but she had no other reaction.
Bai Cangshu pointed at Nakime, but his gaze remained fixed on Muzan's expression.
As expected, Kibutsuji Muzan in this world did not display that kind of irrational behavior.
"Human, Nakime is not one of the Twelve Kizuki."
The smile on his face faded, and his eyes became cold.
Muzan wasn't stupid; he had always felt the malice emanating from the human before him, but Muzan didn't care about the malice of a mere insect.
He just didn't expect this lowly insect to actually set its sights on him.
The malicious gaze in his eyes, compared to Yuhito's, was a different kind of disgust.
It was practically like pointing at Muzan's nose and saying, my target is you, I want to kill you, and... I think I can kill you!
Kibutsuji Muzan's eyelids drooped, and his face was gloomy. This insult of being coveted by an insect made his eyelids twitch constantly.
That killing intent was simply irrepressible.
Bai Cangshu sensed the increasingly strong killing intent on Kibutsuji Muzan, but instead of being afraid, he became even more delighted.
Holding the blue spider lily, he took two steps forward to the doorway.
At the boundary between sunlight and darkness, Bai Cangshu and Kibutsuji Muzan stared at each other across a line of light and shadow.
In both their eyes, there was undisguised killing intent and arrogance.
Clang!
The biwa was struck, and several figures instantly appeared in the dark, windowless wooden house. Nakime's figure was now completely blocked by several tall figures.
Tap, tap, tap.
Footsteps sounded from a distance behind Bai Cangshu; Yuhito's subordinates were finally about to arrive.
Bang!
A terrifying roar sounded simultaneously. The Professor and Elizabeth began to bomb the reformed soldiers with modern thermal weapons.
Along with them, the conservative forces in Kyoto also began a frenzied slaughter of the people Yuhito had left behind.
Bai Cangshu looked at the main quest's faction strength comparison, which had now become 35%:65%. Kibutsuji Muzan's faction was already stronger than the Demon Slayer Corps faction.
Eliminating Yuhito only meant that the additional forces Muzan had gained began to be removed.
To complete the main quest, he either had to heavily damage Kibutsuji Muzan's main generals, or he had to continue strengthening the contact between the conservative forces and the Demon Slayer Corps.
Bai Cangshu knew in his heart that at this point in the mission, with the abilities of the Professor and others, it was probably enough to complete the main quest. After all, there were still more than twenty days left to stay in this world, which was enough time for the Professor and the Shinto people to spread the news about Kibutsuji Muzan's disruption of the government.
The struggle between humans and Ogres was brought into the open.
Given enough time for players skilled in plot exploration like the Professor, he might also be able to forge another path, such as combining the armed forces of all of Japan, or even external weapons and equipment, to completely suppress the Kibutsuji Muzan faction.
It was just that Bai Cangshu disliked that approach.
Bai Cangshu's left hand, holding the blue spider lily, slowly opened and extended to the doorway, just a line away from the shadow.
He wore a malicious smile, using the terrain and his own height advantage to look down at Muzan from above.
"Don't you want it?"
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"Kibutsuji Muzan."
"With this, you'll be able to completely overcome your weakness to sunlight, won't you?"
His tone was playful, like a bad uncle teasing a child.
Kokushibo stepped forward from the darkness, his hand already on his sword, "Kokuto Zangetsu".
Bai Cangshu's gaze was also drawn to this powerful swordsman, and the playful tone towards Muzan lessened somewhat.
Kokushibo's eyes looked at Bai Cangshu's hand, and a terrifying sharp sensation arose.
As if in the next second, he could cut off Bai Cangshu's hand with a single strike.
But Bai Cangshu didn't blink, and his left hand didn't tremble in the slightest.
"If you can do it, try it, Kokushibo." Kokushibo read this information from the other party's eyes.
Clang!
Another sound of the biwa rang out. "Hunter" felt the space before him shift, and in the next second, he appeared in a lightless room.
"Hunter, weren't you going to find the blue spider lily for me? Now is the time for you to fulfill your promise."
Kibutsuji Muzan's voice carried a chilling malice.
Hunter's ninja attire was now torn, revealing his dark skin.
After becoming an Ogre, his body surface seemed to grow fine black scales, his muscles bulged, and his physique was streamlined, possessing both speed and power.
His hair hung back like steel needles.
After obtaining the Ogre bloodline, "Hunter" had reached the [Paper Upper Rank] and met the advancement criteria. His true strength had likely broken through the norm; weaker Lower Moons were no match for him.
But he had no ability to resist Muzan's command.
He looked at "Tao Bai Bai" in the sunlight with despair, his pupils trembling, full of struggle.
"Hurry!"
At this moment, the Reincarnator who had once been high above and ready to take whatever he wanted in this low-difficulty world became an insect beneath the feet of a plot character.
Buzz!
With a dull swinging sound, several powerful Upper Moon Ogres instantly disappeared. Hunter, wielding a greatsword, suddenly struck, shattering the door panel and soaring directly into the air, blocking the sunlight.
Akaza's eyes lit up. This "Hunter" wasn't a fool; he certainly had some talent.
Using Kasha's shadow to cover Bai Cangshu, "Hunter" exerted force with his feet, instantly shattering the wooden floor.
Boom!
Hunter burst forth with terrifying speed, appearing before Bai Cangshu like an afterimage, the greatsword raised high and swiftly descending.
[Mountain Split]!