Keqing:The Demon Slayer world!
Kaedehara Kazuha:A familiar place. To think it's now a four-star mission. A little hard to believe.
Jean:Are you all very familiar with this world?
Ningguang:Mm. We've already done two missions there, so you could say we are.
Ganyu:The difficulty of the Demon Slayer world's missions has never been high. I didn't expect a four-star mission to refresh from it. It seems the key to the mission is to protect people, not to kill the enemies.
Compared to the world of Chinese Paladin or Fung Wan, the Demon Slayer world seemed much lower-level. However, since it was issued by the system, it clearly still had its difficulties.
Diluc:Since the difficulty isn't high, how about I go?
As a member from Mondstadt, he felt they seemed a bit weak, with others always doing the missions. Therefore, Diluc wanted to show what he could do. And the special training these past few days had also made his strength increase quite a bit.
Lisa:No, this mission doesn't seem that simple. Since it's four-star, there must be a hidden danger. Everyone, don't accept the mission just yet.
Shenhe:What hidden danger?
Mona:I think it's because there are two targets. If they split up, it will definitely not be so easy to kill them at the same time. And if these demons kill people, the mission's standard will be lowered, right?
The mission's hint was very clear. The demons killing people would lower the mission reward. And there were two of them. If they were in different places in the dark of night, it would indeed be difficult.
Su Han:I didn't realize you were so smart, Mona. In that case, this mission will be for you and Diluc to handle.
Although the Demon Slayer Corps could also kill demons by awakening their marks, the mission difficulty would probably be lowered to three-star if that happened. Su Han naturally didn't want to lower the point reward. And these two demons were just right to satisfy Mona's desire for a mission.
Diluc:Thank you. Are there any other precautions?
Mona:Same question, same question.
Su Han:That guy Hantengu mainly uses clones. His Blood Demon Art is all about clones; his various split-bodies are his combat style. However, his true body is always hidden. So, accurately finding the enemy is the key to your battle. As for that guy Gyokko, although he's a bit tricky, he's very simple to fight. His Blood Demon Art is just releasing all kinds of fish to attack, and they contain poison. You two need to be careful of that.
If it were Keqing or the others, he wouldn't have bothered to explain, because these demons were just small fry. But Diluc, after all, had only been cultivating for a short time. It was better to remind him.
This was also the first team mission. When Mona accepted the mission, she was asked if she wanted to team up. By checking the team-up box, she could send an invitation to people in the group.
The distant Diluc, in Mondstadt City, looked at the prompt that had appeared before him, a smile on his face.
"I can finally do a mission. This is great." He gripped his Wolf's Gravestone and selected "Agree."
In the next moment, he vanished from the Knights' headquarters, and the group's live stream activated.
In a dark and gloomy mountain range, Mona and Diluc appeared at the same time.
"Phew, I'm still a little nervous on my first mission. Diluc, let's divide the work. I'll leave that Gyokko to you. I'll go and deal with Hantengu." Compared to Diluc, who had just joined the group, Mona's Observation Haki was still very strong. And with her astrology, it would be very easy to find the enemy's location.
Diluc nodded. "Alright. Scry their positions. Let's try to make our move early."
"Mm, let me calculate."
A star chart appeared in front of the two of them. One of the points was on a high mountain in the distance, and the other was nearby.
"Got it. Hantengu is over there. The guy here is all yours."
"That fast?" Diluc's face was full of surprise. Is astrology really that useful?
Seeing his puzzled expression, Mona giggled. "Of course! Hantengu isn't just one person; he has clones. So the place with the most auras is naturally his hiding place. Well then, I'm off!"
Countless stars and water droplets vanished.
Diluc watched the young astrologist disappear, then gripped his greatsword, turned, and plunged into the jungle. He had also sensed a faint, bloody smell.
Don't tell me someone has already been killed? Diluc's eyes narrowed, and he quickened his pace.
In less than three minutes, he appeared in front of a wooden house. The surroundings were covered in bloodstains, and a monster was placing a human head into a pot.
"How beautiful! Only a thing like this is truly beautiful! Hehehehe."
"It seems the one who killed them is you."
"Who?!" Gyokko turned and immediately launched an attack, but it was quickly blocked by Diluc.
The creature's grotesque body was incomparably disgusting, and Gyokko was also sizing up Diluc.
"I've never seen this kind of attire before. But your flesh looks very strong. Let me eat you!"
"Heh. Then come and try. But I have to say one thing."
"What?"
"Your taste is really terrible. Hasn't anyone ever told you that?"
Spurt!
Faced with Diluc's words, Gyokko's eyes were so angry they almost burst.
He roared with incomparable rage, "What do you know, you lowly creature?! Die! Blood Demon Art: Octopus-Vase Hell!"
A giant octopus flew out of the pot and lunged straight for Diluc. The monster, which was the size of a house, had a very intimidating presence.
But Diluc was unhurried. A layer of flame ignited on his body. "Burn," he said elegantly.
BOOM!
With one slash, he cut the octopus in two.
However, at this moment, Gyokko had also arrived at his side and, at the same time, summoned even more monsters.
"Blood Demon Art: Ten Thousand Gliding Fish-Needles!"
Countless spiny, golden fish shot towards him, their speed incredibly fast. Even Diluc was almost hit.
These strange fish are all poisonous. I must be more careful.
Looking at the fish on the ground, Diluc began to be more cautious. But Gyokko's battle style became even more frantic.
"Blood Demon Art: One Million Gliding Slime-Fish! Go on, keep cutting! With that trash speed of yours, how can you possibly keep up with my summoning speed? Just die at the hands of my fish! Hahaha!"
Countless fish burst forth from Gyokko's hands. This time, there were a full ten thousand of them, and each one was poisonous. If he was hit, his body would be paralyzed.
"There are too many of them, and my Observation Haki hasn't been awakened yet. Dodging is impossible. In that case, I'll just go all out!"
Diluc made his decision in an instant. Countless flames burned and erupted from within his body.
BOOM! His entire body was wreathed in flames, and the Wolf's Gravestone in his hand let out a wolf's howl.
"Searing Onslaught!"
A terrifying flame burned fiercely, then formed into a giant phoenix and crashed into the school of fish.
The scorching, fiery light burned the sky.
In the village, the bell rang.
"Not good! There's an intruder!"
"Quick! Notify the swordsmiths!"
The anxious voices of the craftsmen came from a distance. Clearly, a demon invasion was a very terrifying event.
Gyokko was furious. "Damn you, red-haired brat! You've woken everyone up! My food is all gone!"
At this moment, the school of fish had been incinerated by the flames. A figure walked out from within and sneered, "Then I'll just have to make you my breakfast!"
"Oh? You're very confident. That's because you haven't seen my true form!"
As Gyokko climbed out of the pot, an even more disgusting face appeared before Diluc. The monster had webbed hands, a lower body like a snake, and its entire body was covered in scales as hard as diamonds.
"I admit you have some skill, but how will you defeat this perfect me? My scales are harder than diamonds!" Gyokko sneered, and his body instantly shot towards Diluc in an arc.
"Blood Demon Art: Slaying Fish-Scales!"
Gyokko didn't want to drag this on any longer and directly unleashed his ultimate move, using the rebounding power of his slippery body to continuously jump through the forest. This attack was similar to Haku's technique from before.
Diluc's eyes couldn't keep up, and soon, more than ten wounds had appeared on his body, a sour, numbing feeling spreading from them.
I've already been poisoned? And this is only a three-star-high mission.
Diluc was starting to feel the strain. However, he also had his own techniques. He continuously released his Haki, and with the condensation of his Pyro element, he finally captured the enemy's attack pattern.
BOOM!
The scales and the blade violently collided, but Diluc, who was lacking in strength, was sent flying back.
"Hahaha, and you want to defeat me? Just become my food!"
Gyokko followed him like a shadow, his arms flashing with his scales, wanting to cut off Diluc's head.
Diluc, who should have fallen from the tree, had at this moment stopped in mid-air and, using the rebounding force, launched a counter-attack.
"You're the one who's been careless!"
The power he had been hiding was now completely unleashed.
Using the advantage of his chakra to stick to the tree trunk, Diluc completed his counter-kill.
The fiery sword energy cut off Gyokko's head and even incinerated the tree trunk behind him.
He had been hiding his strength from the very beginning, and it had finally come in handy.
However, the numbness in his body also made Diluc give a bitter smile.
It seems my training is still not enough. I must work harder.
If his Haki had been stronger, he wouldn't have had to use these schemes. He could have just cut him down with one blow. His strength was still lacking.
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