"I've suppressed your powerful demonic regeneration. Are you perhaps afraid?" Ryuji said calmly to Upper Rank Three. "Not exactly afraid, bu
"I've suppressed your powerful demonic regeneration. Are you perhaps afraid?" Ryuji said calmly to Upper Rank Three.
"Not exactly afraid, but I'm curious about your methods," Upper Rank Three replied.
Ryuji didn't bother explaining. "Just consider it poison."
"Honestly, with your abilities, it's a shame you're not a demon! Humans can't maintain peak condition forever as they age, but demons can," Upper Rank Three said regretfully.
During their conversation, Upper Rank Three's severed leg slowly regenerated.
Ryuji knew Upper Rank Three was stalling to regenerate his leg.
Ryuji, in turn, was secretly healing his injured right arm using Wood Breathing.
Once his leg had fully regenerated, a smile returned to Upper Rank Three's face.
Ryuji switched his Nichirin Blade from his left hand to his right, causing Upper Rank Three's smile to freeze. Had Ryuji's right arm not been injured at all?
If not, why had he been fighting with his left hand?
Seeing Upper Rank Three's surprise, Ryuji said playfully, "Don't assume only demons can rapidly recover from injuries. I can do it too!"
Upper Rank Three was even more surprised, suspecting Ryuji was bluffing.
Even if Ryuji was telling the truth, Upper Rank Three believed Ryuji must have some special method, and his injuries couldn't be too severe.
"Oh really? Why don't you cut off an arm and regenerate it to prove it?" Upper Rank Three taunted Ryuji.
Ryuji wouldn't do that. Even if he could reconnect a severed arm with Wood Breath's energy, complete regeneration would take days of continuous healing.
At that moment, however, a broadcast from the Hyperdimensional Transmigration System echoed in Ryuji's mind.
[New mission activated]
[Mission: Save Rengoku Kyojuro, who is about to be killed]
[Mission completion reward: Obtain Flame Breathing (Ultimate Technique), obtain Flame Breathing Forms]
[Mission failure penalty: None]
[Countdown: 60 seconds]
The system broadcast finished, and a minimap appeared, showing a flashing red dot.
Upon seeing the system message, Ryuji's expression changed drastically. If Rengoku Kyojuro was in danger, Inosuke and the others were surely in danger as well!
While Upper Rank Three wondered about Ryuji's sudden change in expression, Ryuji activated his Oni form and vanished.
Upper Rank Three hadn't expected Ryuji's sudden and urgent retreat, and became even more suspicious.
Seeing Ryuji run towards the forest, Upper Rank Three wondered if his plan had been discovered.
Confused, Upper Rank Three immediately gave chase. If Tanjiro were present, Upper Rank Three would have taken advantage of Ryuji's retreat to kill Tanjiro before rejoining Upper Rank One.
Fortunately, Tanjiro and Zenitsu had already evacuated the train passengers during Ryuji and Upper Rank Three's battle. Otherwise, Ryuji would have been in a difficult situation.
If Tanjiro and Zenitsu were still there, Ryuji's retreat would have left them vulnerable to Upper Rank Three.
If Ryuji hadn't retreated, Rengoku would have been in danger.
Even if Tanjiro and Zenitsu were ordered to retreat, their speed wouldn't match Ryuji's. Without Ryuji's distraction, Tanjiro and Zenitsu would have difficulty escaping Upper Rank Three. But if Ryuji stayed to create a distraction, he would lose the chance to rescue Rengoku.
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