After receiving the news from Draco, Kanae turned around and announced it.
"The plan is going well. Kibutsuji Muzan is preparing to launch a large-scale attack. Everyone cheer up; I hope no one will be absent from the victory banquet."
"Yes!"
Everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps responded in unison and quickly braced themselves to prepare for the battle.
...
Another hour passed, and there were more and more Demons outside. There were so many that even if you looked from the Demon Slayer Headquarters, you could see a dark shadow.
The two sides could already see each other visually, but no one acted rashly, and they faced off in a tense atmosphere.
They are all waiting for one person, Kibutsuji Muzan!
Just when both parties were starting to get a little impatient, Kibutsuji Muzan finally showed up!
He brought the Twelve Kizuki to the group of Demons.
"Welcome, Lord Muzan!"
Draco quickly reported to Kanae: "The target has appeared, the location is XXX, and the net can be closed."
When Kanae heard the news, she was immediately overjoyed and quickly gave an order to the barrier team composed of Haruhime, Megumin, and Nero: "The fish has taken the bait, close the net!"
"Hmm! It's finally here, activate the barrier!"
When Nero received the news, she quickly woke up Megumin and Haruhime, who had started to nap after waiting, and then the three of them worked together to prop up the huge barrier that had been prepared.
Buzz~!
A light curtain rose up from a radius of five kilometers from the Demon Slayer Headquarters and capped in the middle like an inverted bowl. It instantly sealed off the surrounding area, and all the Demons were enveloped in it.
"What happened?!"
"What is this?!"
With such a big movement, it was difficult for the Demon group not to notice it. They immediately started a commotion.
"Who are you?!"
Soon, they discovered that there was an outsider among them.
The blonde woman in the tree actually didn't salute Lord Muzan!
Among the Demons who were bending down and bowing, she was still leaning against the tree trunk. It was conspicuous.
Kibutsuji Muzan looked at the light curtain in the sky, and then at the lower-level Demons who tried to hit the edge of the light curtain but failed to affect it in the slightest. Then he looked at Draco, his face instantly darkening like the bottom of a pot.
As a veteran, he understood that this was obviously a trap.
Draco must be an undercover agent sent by the opposite party; otherwise, the timing of the light screen's appearance would be too coincidental.
Just as he appeared, the light curtain appeared; any fool knew there was something wrong with it.
"Nakime?"
Kibutsuji Muzan quickly looked at Nakime, wanting her to use her Blood Demon Art to take him to temporarily evacuate, but got an answer that made his heart sink.
"No, Lord Muzan, my Blood Demon Art has failed."
Wherever Takumi has information about them, Kanae and the girls will naturally know their details, so when setting up the barrier, the air-forbidden effect has been added to completely eliminate the possibility of Kibutsuji Muzan escaping.
"Damn it, kill that woman!"
Kibutsuji Muzan was furious on the spot and directly ordered the Twelve Kizuki to kill Draco, who had tricked him.
"If you want to kill me, you are not worthy of it."
Draco saw that she had been exposed, so she simply stopped pretending.
Moreover, Kanae also sent an order. Except for the Demon King Kibutsuji Muzan, who was left to her to deal with, the other Demons were free game.
Draco had been smelling blood in the Demon pile for more than an hour. She had been holding back her unhappiness for a long time. With this permission, she could just vent it out.
She didn't wait for the Twelve Kizuki to take action. The strange-shaped red sword appeared in her hand, and scarlet magic power erupted, and then she threw it out, sweeping through the entire army.
"Go to hell! Scumbags!"
The scarlet magic flow scorched the earth, and the lower-level Demons that did not react were instantly wiped out and died.
Although Demons have strong regeneration abilities and are difficult to kill with ordinary methods, no matter how they regenerate, they also need some remaining flesh as a basis.
Like Draco's attack, if there is no residue left after being blasted directly, they will naturally be unable to regenerate and die very completely.
This is like playing a game: a BOSS has a strong ability to regenerate HP. No matter how much damage it takes, it can recover even if there is only one drop of HP left, but it will never be able to withstand the large HP bar disappearing technique.
"How can this be?!"
"Too horrible! She actually blasted them until there was nothing left!"
"Is she still human? How could it be so powerful?"
The lower-level Demons who were far away from Draco escaped, but they were all stunned by the scene in front of them. The lower-level Demons could be killed instantly with just a wave of their hand. What kind of strength is this?! She is seriously overpowered!
Also frightened were Kibutsuji Muzan and the Twelve Kizuki.
The latter were frightened by Draco's strength and felt a fatal threat.
The former murmured to himself, could this be why the Demon Slayers dared to take the initiative to provoke a decisive battle? So how did his own strength compare to it?
But before giving them any time to think about it, Draco on the opposite side was about to pursue victory and start a killing spree when she suddenly stopped. Then she dodged and fled into the distance.
When Kibutsuji Muzan and others were a little confused by her action, they heard several loud chants coming from the Demon Slayer Headquarters in the distance:
"Ex——calibur Morgan!"
"Acknowledge the glory of the Golden Theater!"
"Ex——plosion!"
The next moment, a black-red light beam first fell into the Demon group.
Boom!!!
This is not over yet; a barrage composed of many smaller light beams followed closely, falling like raindrops.
Boom!!!
Then, a magic circle spread out in the sky, and an orange beam of light fell down from the center of the magic circle.
Boom!!!
The huge explosion and roar made the team members and Hashira here at the Demon Slayer Headquarters cover their ears as they hurt.
After the explosion, they couldn't help but break out in cold sweat when they saw the scene at the explosion site. Their stomachs churned, and they even couldn't help but tremble on their feet.
The original forest was now barren of grass, and there is only a big pit left. The ground in the pit has even turned into lava, which is bubbling and emitting terrifying heat.
Everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps turned to look at Artoria Alter; their eyes couldn't help but be filled with awe.
At this moment, the Hashira finally accepted the fact that they couldn't help.
With their strength, they were just stronger cannon fodder at most.
"Alas, why are you like this? You have eliminated all the enemies, so what are we still fighting for?"
Majin Okita Souji couldn't help but escape from the darkness and complain.
Okita Souji and Busujima Saeko also walked out of the darkness.
The enemy's army had been almost wiped out, and the remaining enemy leaders could no longer escape. If they fell, naturally they no longer needed to hide in the dark and ambush.
Artoria Alter put away the blackened Sword of Victory, shrugged, and said, "They are together; it would be a pity not to fight with such a good opportunity."
Who made the opponent so crowded? In this case, if you don't take them all in one pot, you will be sorry for her pair of Noble Phantasms. Can you blame her?
Moreover, it was the captain who allowed them to express themselves freely.
In this regard, Nero and Megumin also agreed.
But while they were happy, one of them was very unhappy.
"Asshole! You did it on purpose! He almost hit me just now!"
Draco came to Nero angrily.
Because one of Nero's barrages just now was obviously aimed at her. If she hadn't escaped quickly, she would have been blown up to the sky now.
"Ha? I do not know what you're talking about."
Nero just pretended to be stupid and never admitted that she had the idea of revenge.
"Damn it, just wait for me!"
Draco, who had no evidence, could only record this grudge for the time being.
But while they were noisy, Kanae had already rushed out.
She quickly found the person who had escaped the series of bombings just now, Kibutsuji Muzan, and started the fight without saying a word.
There was nothing to say about the process. With Kanae's current strength, she completely crushed Kibutsuji Muzan, and the boss was beaten to the point of running away.
Kanae could resolve the battle quickly, but she didn't do that. On the contrary, she pushed Kibutsuji Muzan into a desperate situation little by little, making him feel despair. She even told the truth about the Blue Spider Lily in a murderous manner, and finally killed him amidst Kibutsuji Muzan's desperate begging for mercy. His bones were broken and ashes were thrown away.
The moment Kibutsuji Muzan was eliminated, the other remaining Upper Moons and Lower Moons, as well as the Demons from various places that had not had time to arrive, were also wiped out.
The curse on Ubuyashiki Kagaya also disappeared, and he felt his body begin to improve, which made him cry with joy.
The same was true for the members of the Demon Slayer Corps. They succeeded! The Demons were finally completely eliminated!
Kanae also ended her obsession and smiled with relief.
Takumi also received the system task completion prompt, giving him a designated world lottery opportunity and the World's Love BUFF.
Takumi curiously received the BUFF.
In an instant, he felt as if the whole world was expressing goodwill to him, even...
There was a little bit of fawning.
Then, there was nothing more.
No other strange phenomena happened.
Takumi didn't pay attention to this, turned to look at the place where Kibutsuji Muzan was eliminated, and with a casual move, caught a spirit body.
It was the soul of Kibutsuji Muzan.
From the soul of Kibutsuji Muzan, Takumi found out the immortality prescription that turned him into a Demon, and then pinched his soul, breaking it.
A generation of Demon Kings ended up in a state of disarray, with no chance to be reincarnated.
This Demon-killing decisive battle ended in such an anticlimactic manner.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya began to work on disbanding the Demon Slayer Corps.
Now that the Demons have become extinct, the Demon Slayer Organization will become history from today on.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya generously gave up almost all his family property and gave all members a severance package, which was enough for them to return to society and live a prosperous life.
Originally, he wanted to give Takumi and others a sum of money to express his gratitude, but Takumi treated these mundane things as useless and refused.
In desperation, he had no choice but to hand it over to the members of the Demon Slayer Corps.
However, he also asked Takumi for a job: looking for the Kamado family and obtaining the seeds that grew near the Kamado family—the real Blue Spider Lily.
Although Ubuyashiki Kagaya was confused about what Takumi wanted this thing for, he didn't ask and agreed on the spot.
Afterward, the three Kocho sisters said goodbye to everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps one by one.
Although they will still be there in the future and can come back to visit from time to time, after the Hashira return to society, there will probably be no chance to see each other again. This farewell may be forever. Naturally, it is necessary to have a good farewell.
After saying goodbye, Takumi took the Familia team back because there was nothing else to do if they continued to stay in the Demon Slayer world, but there were still many things waiting for them to deal with back in the Dimensional City.
...
Back in the Dimensional City, it was already late at night, so Takumi asked the girls of the Familia team to go back and rest first.
As for him, he took Kanae back to the sixth floor alone, preparing to take the opportunity to strengthen their relationship.
Kanae had just fulfilled a wish and was in a good mood, so she didn't refuse.
There was nothing to say all night, and it was noon the next day.
After lunch, Takumi once again gathered the rested Familia team. Also summoned were Hestia and Hephaestus.
"Next, you are going to go to the DanMachi world, expand the scope of activities, and explore outside Orario."
"Hephaestus, when the time comes, ask your Hephaestus Familia members to cooperate and go to the Sword City as your first stop."
The activities of the Dimensional City in this world have been stopped for a long time.
In addition to being busy with other things, another reason is that the Hestia Familia has reached the top of Orario. There is not much point in being busy there anymore.
However, the world of DanMachi is not only the city of Orario; there are still many maps that have not been explored. The value of exploration was a bit low, so it was pushed back for a long time.
But to say that there is no exploration value, in fact, there is still some.
For example, Takumi is quite curious about the elven hometown of Riveria. There is also the Sword City just mentioned, a place where a large number of dwarf blacksmiths are concentrated—a metallurgical city.
Although the level of development is not as good as Orario in the center of the world, they all have their own uniqueness and characteristics. There may be some hidden resources and values that are worth exploring.
"No problem, I'll let Tsubaki cooperate." Hephaestus nodded and agreed.
"However, it might be a little difficult for us to leave Orario in the name of the Hestia Familia." Hestia was a little worried.
Orario is very strict about the management of adventurers' outings.
Firstly, they do not want the important power of adventurers to be lost, and secondly, the strength of adventurers is generally stronger to the outside world. If they go out too much, they may become bullies who cause trouble.
Therefore, unless you are exiled, Orario usually requires an application and passing a review before being allowed to leave.
And if the Hestia Familia wants to pass the review, it will be very difficult. First of all, the Hestia Familia is now the top Familia, and the review is inherently more stringent. The second is the reason.
The Hestia Familia has no legitimate reason to go out.
It can be said that the Hephaestus Familia has business cooperation with the outside world and the need to recruit new people, but the Hestia Familia has no such reason, so they thought that the review would be difficult.
"That's why we need the help of the Hephaestus Familia. When the time comes, we can go out together as guards."
"As long as Riveria and I don't show our faces, it shouldn't be a big problem even if Kanae and the others all go out."
"The Director-General and the others are also newcomers, so they probably won't care that much about the review. After all, who would pay attention to a few Level 1s?"
"If it doesn't work, let Loki help lobby. The three top Familias will come forward together, and the Guild will have to carefully consider whether they can afford to offend them."
Takumi said his plan, and Hestia nodded after listening.
Indeed, in this case, they could get away with it.
"Well, let's go, apply early and start exploring sooner."
When the girls saw this, they stopped wasting words. Headed by Hestia and Hephaestus, they headed to the Dimensional Gate, preparing to go to the DanMachi world.
Takumi remembered something and suddenly stopped them.
"By the way, feel free to inform Najenda for me and ask her to come back and report on the current situation. She has been silent since she passed, and I don't know how the work is going."
"Okay."
Hestia nodded, and after agreeing, she took the girls away.
Takumi didn't follow them this time because he had other things to do.
And it was just an exploration, and it was not dangerous. Of course, he didn't have to worry about things.
Hestia and others also successfully arrived at the DanMachi world.
Arriving at the long-lost Familia camp, Kanae and the others who had lived here for a while couldn't help but feel slightly in a trance.
"Why are you here?"
Esdeath, who was sent here to reflect, had just come back from the Dimensional City after eating, and was about to go out to clear the dungeon as usual. When she saw the arrival of the Familia team, she couldn't help but feel strange and asked.