"One of the Lower Moons is dead."
On the other side, far from the chaos and wails of the city, in the residential district, Hongyue looked at Kurozawa and said softly.
"I sensed it," Kurozawa's eyes were slightly closed.
His Fighting Spirit Domain covered large areas of Asakusa City. Just now, he had sensed the Fighting Spirit fluctuations of a Lower Moon suddenly weaken and enter death.
From vibrant to nothingness, it took only a few breaths.
Being able to achieve such a swift kill indicates that a Pillar-level Swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps is lurking in Asakusa City.
And Kurozawa didn't sense the corresponding Fighting Spirit. The Lower Moon seemed to have died suddenly, which means the opponent possesses the Transparent World.
Clearly, it's the Stone Pillar.
Immediately, Kurozawa's eyes snapped open, and his figure moved like a gust of wind, rushing out of the mansion directly towards the scene of the incident.
A few minutes later, the decisive Kurozawa saw shattered rocks.
These clearly looked like fragments of rock walls that were originally planned to block the main road.
Many people from other places were using this gap to escape out of the city.
Kurozawa narrowed his eyes, looking at the cracks on the ground, which were traces left by a movement method with extremely high explosive power.
"Killed instantly by the Stone Pillar's single strike."
"As expected, the only ones who can truly influence the situation are the Upper Moons."
"The Lower Moons are just there to make up the numbers."
For a moment, Kurozawa even wanted to turn all the Demons other than the Upper Moons into potential nourishment to strengthen himself.
However, blocking Asakusa City requires manpower. He would consider this idea later, when it's no longer needed.
Putting force into his calves, with a leap, Kurozawa stood on the roof of an intact two-story house, looking out into the distance towards the city's outer areas.
Outside, nearly a thousand people were already fleeing in panic, and an unusually tall and burly figure stood out like a crane among chickens, positioned slightly behind.
As if sensing Kurozawa's gaze, the Stone Pillar suddenly turned his head, those eyes devoid of any spirit looking directly into Kurozawa's eyes.
Kurozawa smiled, and in his hand, Mingzhou condensed inch by inch, with pitch-black flames rising and swirling around it.
The Stone Pillar's expression changed slightly. He first moved towards Kurozawa's direction, but after instantly crossing more than ten meters, he forcefully stomped on the ground, stopping his body abruptly, his feet almost sinking into the ground.
From left to right, Mingzhou erupted with dazzling blade light, a sharp horizontal slash!
Annihilation!
The waterfall-like torrent of black blade light swept over, instantly cutting off the road. More than a dozen people who were affected were instantly swallowed by the blade light, their bodies and clothes completely disappearing, as if they had never existed.
The fleeing people were filled with shock. After looking back, they ran even more frantically away.
And those who hadn't left the city yet, who had just squeezed through the gap, stared blankly at the huge crack on the ground, caught between two difficult choices for a moment.
"Go back!"
Kurozawa roared in a low voice, layers of Pitch-Black Aura erupting from his body.
Wrapped in the thick Pitch-Black Aura, his face was indistinct, but a terrifying and oppressive aura of despair assaulted them.
The Power of Despair from slaying countless people surged like a tsunami, washing over the bodies of everyone present.
It was a tangible oppressive force, as if their hearts were being fiercely squeezed, making it hard to breathe.
People's minds were greatly shaken, and no one dared to resist. Most people even had their legs go soft, collapsing on the spot and falling unconscious.
Turning his head to look behind, other elite Demons arrived one after another, blocking the gap and capturing all the people who had fallen to the ground outside, throwing them back into Asakusa City.
Urokodaki-senpai, you truly have raised a disaster for the Demon Slayer Corps, no, for all of humanity.
The Stone Pillar sighed inwardly.
Perhaps, they should have stopped Sakonji Urokodaki's suicide no matter what back then.
However, unless the information about Kurozawa was kept completely hidden from Sakonji Urokodaki, with his stubborn and serious personality, the outcome would still be unchanged.
The Stone Pillar appearing in Asakusa shouldn't just be for investigation.
But why exactly did he come?
To see if I really plan to seal the city, or just to take the opportunity to rescue some people?
Kurozawa stood tall on the rooftop. Looking up, he saw the large full moon in the sky. The bright moonlight shone freely, casting a beautiful sheen of broken silver over the city of Asakusa, which was filled with chaos.
Compared to the vast population of the entire city, those who escaped with the Stone Pillar were just a drop in the ocean, insignificant.
Furthermore, as low-level Demons were continuously rushing towards Asakusa from the outside, in chance encounters, those Demons with questionable rationality would kill some of the fleeing people.
The Stone Pillar couldn't protect them all the way. At most, he could escort them for a while.
Turning his head to look at the people running around or trembling and hiding inside houses, as well as the Demons moving back and forth like black shadows, Kurozawa stopped thinking.
He didn't descend from the rooftop to the extremely chaotic streets, but instead, bathed in the bright moonlight, he leaped across the tops of buildings and quickly returned to Hongyue's residence.
After Kurozawa returned to the residence, before even entering the house, a voice came from the courtyard.
"Senior Disciple, does it really have to be this way?"
"I feel... a little uncomfortable."
Hanada Shizuka's usually cheerful face was clouded with a lot of sadness.
The roars and screams from outside, along with continuous cries for help in despair, filled the air. She knew what was happening and who was behind it.
Kurozawa remained silent.
Hanada Shizuka said anxiously, "We can live in seclusion. If you and Hongyue-jie don't actively show yourselves, the Demon Slayer Corps won't look for trouble. After all, you're both so powerful."
"Why does it have to be a fight to the death, cutting off the other side's path to survival?"
She had never seen such a scene before and was somewhat shocked, her heart softening for a moment.
Kurozawa walked forward, ruffled Hanada Shizuka's hair, and said calmly, "There has to be an end. It will be over soon."
"I just want to draw out the Demon Slayer Corps. This world still belongs to humans."
"Shizuka, don't go running around outside anymore. Asakusa is very chaotic right now."
Hanada Shizuka sighed softly. With that sigh, she seemed to have matured a lot. Then, she looked at Kurozawa and said seriously, "Alright, no matter what, I believe in you, Senior Disciple."
After speaking, she turned and left, and they each returned to their rooms.
Pushing open the door, Kurozawa saw Hongyue frowning slightly, her ample chest rising and falling rhythmically.
She sat on the bed with her eyes slightly closed, clearly practicing Sun Breathing.
Kurozawa walked over and asked, "Can you endure this pain?"
The flow of energy from Sun Breathing within the body, the burning sensation, was initially no less intense than direct sunlight.
Hearing Kurozawa's words, Hongyue opened her eyes and revealed a rare, seemingly playful look.
"It's alright, at least it doesn't hurt enough to make me cry," she teased mischievously.
Kurozawa's face darkened.
"If you mention that again, I'll have to give you a good lesson," Kurozawa moved closer, hooking his finger under Hongyue's fair chin.
"How do you want to teach me a lesson? Can you handle it?" Hongyue tilted her head up, reaching out to stroke Kurozawa's chest, her slender fingers tracing circles lightly while speaking in a voice laced with warmth.
Her usually cool, ruby-red eyes suddenly became seductive.
Kurozawa took a deep breath, no longer hesitant, and lunged forward directly.
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