Chapter 302: Is Muzan Stronger Than Im?
The matter of Mumei participating in the Demon Slayer Corps Final Selection at Mount Fujikasane received high attention from the Otherworld Strategy Committee, and was also given importance by Holy Land Mariejois.
At this moment.
Taking advantage of the blind spot that no one in the Demon Slayer World recognized Transponder Snails, the real-time Screen Feed she captured from the Live Broadcast also appeared inside the Room of Authority.
Specifically, before the Five Elders.
In the Virtual Screen Mid-air, Mumei and Gu Shiwen could be seen fiercely engaging with the attacking Demons among the dark mountain forest, with the night sky's Moonlight as the backdrop.
However, this was also related to Mumei not using her full Strength.
As a Kabaneri in 'Nue' form, her strongest Combat methods were the various uses of Black Mucus and Mental Energy Bullets.
But in order to smoothly infiltrate the interior of the Demon Slayer Corps, Mumei temporarily chose to keep a low profile.
Fortunately, Observation Haki is formless and colorless, so it could be used normally, which ensured her basic personal safety.
"Regarding these Demons, everyone has their thoughts, right?"
Saint Topman Warcury gazed fixedly at the Screen Feed of those Demons casually regenerating their severed limbs and broken legs.
"According to the information revealed by this Otherworld young man, these Demons not only have super strong Self-Healing Ability, but their Lifespan is also nearly infinite. As long as they have 'Food', they can keep living. Although it's unknown if there are any other Side Effects besides fearing Sunlight, but..."
At least they have the chance to keep living!
This is what he wanted to say. After all, his own age was not young anymore. Everyone else present understood this logic, even the youngest Saint Shepherd Ju Peter.
"This Old Man is more concerned about that Muzan Kibutsuji. He has lived for a thousand years until now. Who knows how Strong he is?"
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, holding the Shodai Kitetsu, pushed up the Glasses on his nose, his tone seeming very heavy.
As expected, these words made the other four people become solemn.
From their perspective, even Lord Imu, who is Strong, is only over eight hundred years old. Therefore, they had every reason to suspect that the Strength of this progenitor of Demons might be even Stronger.
Then this is big trouble. One or two Admiral Level Combat Power won't be enough!
"This Old Man suggests sending more Exploration personnel to focus on collecting Intelligence on this Muzan Kibutsuji. Temporarily halt the Base construction on the other end of the Star Gate."
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, leaning on his Cane and resting on the Sofa, suggested.
"Indeed, if this Muzan is really that Strong, then it is necessary to report to Lord Imu and be prepared to close the Star Gate at any time!"
Saint Marcus Mars had very long legs, so he didn't like sitting. He could be seen echoing coldly with both hands in his Pocket.
"No matter what, we cannot let the other party intrude into our Homeland. Therefore, This Old Man suggests dispatching Bondi Worfa to be stationed at Star Gate Base No. RL1557. If this Situation truly occurs, then let him go in and temporarily block Muzan, taking advantage of this Time to close the Star Gate!"
Wow, this was openly treating an Army General as a sacrifice, but his Suggestion received the approval of everyone present.
"Okay, then let's do this!"
Saint Topman Warcury immediately hammered out the Decision.
It's just that when their ideas were reported to Im on Noah's Ark, it made him feel amused and exasperated.
"What? Muzan is Stronger than me?"
They were even prepared to Sacrifice an Admiral, just to buy Time for myself to close the Star Gate? And their basis for this is that Muzan's age is about two hundred years older than mine?
Well, without knowing the full story, just looking at the comparison of surface information, it seems to also have a certain logic...
"Forget it, forget it. By then they will all Understand. Let them figure it out themselves. After all, it's better to handle the 'first match' myself. I can't just randomly give them cheats."
Im sighed. It's just that in his heart, he also had some doubts.
That is, this guy Muzan has Infinity Castle. If he gets scared later, it's very possible he will hide again and not show himself, hiding for a few hundred years or something. Then that would be very troublesome.
"It seems if I want to catch this coward, I really have to give my subordinates a slight advantage. But now I also don't have any clue..."
He remembers that in the Canon manga, it was because that Nakime acted foolishly. Surprisingly, while Muzan was severely injured, she actively sent the Demon Slayer Corps' Hashira and the Protagonists into the Infinity Castle.
From this point of view, Muzan's final cause of death was ultimately because he was screwed over by Nakime.
"Therefore, to catch Muzan, either the Position of Infinity Castle can be locked onto, or one must actively or passively enter the Infinity Castle."
'Infinity Castle' is not another dimension, but rather a Building that truly exists somewhere Underground. Nakime's Blood Demon Art Ability can only control its internal layout and teleport things.
Logically speaking, in the final decisive battle, this Infinity Castle rushed out from Underground to the Surface. Then, as long as one knows the Position of this place, it can be locked onto.
The frustrating thing is that the manga didn't mention where the location of the decisive battle was!
Only know that it's an Urban Area with a tower nearby...
"Hey, is the exciting part about to begin?"
At this moment, Im was staying in the Little Garden inside the Palace. Various kinds of green plants and fresh flowers were growing beside him, and under him was a comfortable Lounge Chair.
In front of him, a Virtual Screen projected by a Visual Den Den Mushi was floating.
"The Female Lead of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress participating in the Final Selection of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, tsk tsk tsk, this Plot is much more interesting than a novel~"
Im watched with great interest the large Body Size Man-Eating Demon appearing in the Screen Feed. He considered it deeply memorable, after all, it was the first small BOSS that the Protagonist Tanjiro encountered.
Hand Demon!
Its Body is like a pile of yellowish-brown arms wrapped around each other, forming it. Even its Vital Point is wrapped and protected by a thick Neck. The key is that it was imprisoned in this Mount Fujikasane for forty-seven years and ate over fifty examinees participating in the Assessment.
And Demons, the more people they eat, the Stronger they become, until they reach the upper limit of their Potential!
In the Demon Slayer World, Mumei, who was currently in Mount Fujikasane, was hiding in the dark spot of a large tree at this moment, squinting her eyes and observing this unusual large Demon.
And Gu Shiwen beside her was already terrified, scared so much that he trembled all over, yet he didn't dare to speak out, for fear of attracting the Hand Demon's attention.
"How can there be this kind of Monster here? How is this something that we can deal with?"
"Ahhhhh!"
"No!"
Outside the Forest, the examinees being chased by the Hand Demon had already completely lost their sanity. Their Courage was entirely gone, and they were frantically fleeing blindly.
Before, some had tried to attack using Breathing Style and Swordsmanship, but at most they severed one or two incoming arms. Then, they were grabbed by their Limbs by even more hands that the Demon itself split out and thrown into the Hand Demon's Gaping Maw.
That is to say, if you cut one of the opponent's arms once, it will immediately turn into two relatively thinner arms. If you cut a few more times, then it will turn into three, four arms.
Is there anything more despairing than this?
Yes, there is.
At the beginning, these examinees, relying on their side having many people, thought of Cooperation in Combat. After the Sacrifice of a few people, there was indeed a person who rushed behind the Hand Demon and then fiercely chopped at the wrapped arms on the back of its neck area with the Nichirin Blade in their hand.
But who would have thought, only a crisp clang sound was heard, and the Nichirin Blade broke!
That person also became a snack for the Hand Demon, delivered to its front by themselves...
All of this was also witnessed by Mumei and Gu Shiwen, who were hiding in the dark. In fact, if not for Mumei's appearance, Gu Shiwen would likely also be one of the members being chased and killed.
After all, in the Canon manga, among the examinees who survived in the end, he was not included.
"Let's go, let's avoid it!" Mumei said in a low voice.
She actually thought about intervening to save those few examinees who were being chased and killed, but Captain Raschi had ordered her to hide her true Strength as much as possible.
After all, whether it was Black Mucus or Mental Energy Bullet, they were all unexplainable Abilities. Not to mention, she also needed to secretly drink Human Blood.
"Alright alright alright!"
Gu Shiwen, of course, had no Opinion. Instead, he nodded repeatedly, happily surprised.
[Swish----]
But just as the two were about to quietly leave, Mumei saw a streak of deep blue figure rush out from the Forest in another direction, instantly severing a dark yellow arm that was about to swallow the last fleeing examinee.
Instantly, putrid blood splattered.
"He is?"
Mumei looked in surprise at Tanjiro Inside the Court, holding a Blade and facing the Hand Demon.
(End of this chapter)