However, even though Ren had learned the various forms of Sun Breathing, he did not plan to use them in actual combat.
Just as Water Breathing was not suitable for Tanjiro, Sun Breathing was not suitable for Ren.
He copied the various sword forms of Sun Breathing only to use them as a blueprint to create combat techniques that suited him.
After all, he currently only had a mere three combat techniques, which was insufficient to deal with the various situations encountered in battle.
As the time reached evening, today's special training came to an end. Ren then brought the exhausted Tanjiro back home.
As soon as they entered the house, they saw Kocho Shinobu playing with several children in the courtyard. Seeing the cheerful smile on Kocho Shinobu's face, Ren smiled slightly; the fatigue on his body seemed to vanish into thin air.
'This is the life Miss Shinobu should be living. A girl of her age should be playing happily with friends, not slaughtering evil demons.'
Thinking of this, he wanted to drag Kibutsuji Muzan out to bask in the sun even more.
After greeting Kocho Shinobu, Ren went to the kitchen to prepare dinner with Auntie Kie, while Tanjiro and Nezuko went out to buy ingredients.
At this moment, night fell!
An endless murderous intent was about to shroud this small town.
Ren was cooking meatball soup in the kitchen, just waiting for Tanjiro to bring the ingredients back so he could start stir-frying. It wouldn't take long to have a table of steaming hot dinner ready.
"But haven't the two of them been out for too long? It shouldn't take this long to buy a few potatoes and a few pounds of pork."
Looking at the pitch-black, dim sky, Ren couldn't help but start to worry. Although the evil demons in the surrounding area had basically been cleaned up by him, he still couldn't leave things to chance.
'Tanjiro should be fine; his Sun Breathing has become increasingly mature, so dealing with ordinary demons is no problem. But Nezuko... it's better to let her go out less after dark...'
Bang!
A loud noise rang out as the house door was suddenly smashed open. Nezuko returned home covered in blood, her face filled with terror, as if she had seen something extremely horrifying.
"Nezuko!"
Seeing this, Ren and Kocho Shinobu immediately rushed over, and Kocho Shinobu began examining Nezuko's injuries right away.
Fortunately, there were no wounds on Nezuko's body; the blood on her clothes likely belonged to someone else.
Ren looked at the still-shaken Nezuko and asked urgently, "Nezuko, are you alright? The blood on you is Tanjiro's, isn't it? What happened to him?"
"Brother Ren..."
Nezuko cried out in fear, "I was attacked by a demon. It was Brother... Brother fought desperately to block that demon and told me to come back and report it, but Brother was injured by the demon too."
"I understand. Miss Shinobu, please take care of Nezuko. I'll be right back."
"Understood!" Kocho Shinobu nodded slightly.
Ren immediately grabbed his Nichirin Heavy Sword and charged out, following the scent of blood. He wanted to see which little demon was tired of living.
'Daring to touch my sister from another mother—even if a god came today, they couldn't save it. I said so!'
With his current physical fitness, a hundred-meter dash took only two seconds, and that was just his average speed.
Following the guidance of the bloody scent, Ren quickly arrived at the place where Nezuko had been attacked. He saw Tanjiro fighting a demon with a solid iron rod.
Although he was already covered in cuts and bruises, and although he knew clearly that he was no match for that demon, Tanjiro had not taken a single step back.
"Hinokami... Kagura, Burning Bones, Summer Sun..."
"Tch, this brat is really annoying! I need to finish him off quickly, then catch up to that girl and complete the task that person gave me."
Looking at the scarred and battered Tanjiro, a terrifying killing intent flowed from the demon's eyes. It immediately raised its sharp right claws and swiped at Tanjiro.
"Blood Demon Art: Death Claw!"
The demon's sharp claws suddenly shot out, tearing through the air like an arrow leaving the string.
If Tanjiro were in peak condition, he could have avoided this move using Parhelion Rainbow, but now he was seriously injured and had lost a lot of blood.
Let alone dodging this move, just standing up took all his strength. Even his vision had become blurred, and he could pass out at any moment.
'I can't... I can't dodge this move no matter what...'
'It looks like this is the end for me. But fortunately, Nezuko has already escaped...'
'Brother Ren, I protected Nezuko. Did I take a step forward toward you?'
Seeing the Death Claw whistling toward him, Tanjiro showed no fear on his face, maintaining a calm expression.
Pu pu!
In an instant, a sudden change occurred!
A sword light flashed, and the Death Claw was severed by a single strike. As fresh blood sprayed out, a robust figure instantly stood in front of Tanjiro, pointing his sword at the demon and shouting.
"Lower Moon Six, you've got some nerve!"
Ren noticed the demon's eyes; the characters "Lower Six" were clearly written in his pupils. Without a doubt, he was Lower Moon Six of the Twelve Kizuki: Kamanue.
"Hmph! Really, another nuisance has arrived!" Kamanue said angrily. "I have to quickly dispose of these two humans and complete the task that person gave me, otherwise my life won't be saved!"
While muttering, his severed arm regenerated as good as new. Kamanue immediately prepared to use his Blood Demon Art to behead Ren.
"Blood Demon Art: Death..."
Whoosh!
Before he could finish speaking, Kamanue's eyes suddenly widened because he abruptly realized that Ren had already arrived in front of him with lightning speed, swinging his sword in a horizontal slash.
In a split second—three chopping strikes, one massive slash!
From then on, in Kamanue's eyes, only eternal night remained!
Ren's four cuts were executed with great skill: the first three severed the four limbs to prevent Kamanue from running, and the final cut severed his head.
This combo sounded simple, but the issue was that Ren delivered four cuts in one second.
By the time Kamanue reacted, his body had already been quartered and was gradually turning into ash!
"How can this be?!"
"How can you be so strong?"
"I am a Twelve Kizuki, how could I die at the hands of a Demon Hunter like you?"
Ren picked up Tanjiro and said expressionlessly, "Count yourself lucky. If I weren't in a hurry to get Tanjiro to the hospital, I would definitely tie you up and leave you out to roast in the sun. Just as your body was about to turn to ash, I'd throw you back into the shadows, then drag you out to roast again. After repeating that a hundred times, only then would I show mercy and send you to hell. You should be secretly laughing that you get to die this quickly."
As he spoke, Ren checked Tanjiro's injuries. Although the wounds were terrifying, fortunately, there was no danger to his life. He had simply lost too much blood and passed out temporarily.
Ren immediately crouched down, tearing strips from his own clothes to bandage Tanjiro's wounds and stop the blood loss.
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