Chapter 74: In battle: Muzan’s fear “Originally…”
"So I need to kill the ghosts before I can get out." Seeing the familiar courtyard again, the player breathed a sigh of relief and conveyed this news to Willdi, who didn't know where the figure was.
[Wilde: Got it.]
A mere green-haired NPC actually dares to be so cold to the player! However, this also means that nothing serious has happened to this NPC so far, so it can be tolerated.
The player who was good at changing her mindset said that she would not retaliate against Weldi because of this little friction - absolutely not.
After wandering around for a long time without seeing a second person in the courtyard, the player decided to replenish his health and go look for the trace of the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji.
Player: Are you kidding? A mere ghost king, there's nothing to be afraid of, okay?
Unfortunately, before the players even started to act, trouble came knocking on their door—
"You are..." The player looked at the handsome man in front of him and gripped the red knife tightly with his backhand.
"Hmph, you just need to know that I'm here to take your life. As for other things, you have no right to ask." The man with black hair and red eyes did not intend to waste too much time talking to the players, and his first move was a lethal move that was enough to kill them.
"So urgent?"
"Did I touch a nerve somewhere, Demon King - Muzan Kibutsuji?" The player reacted subconsciously, blocking Muzan Kibutsuji's sharp claws with his red sword, narrowly saving most of his health.
"So you know who I am. What you just did was a test?" Muzan Kibutsuji's scarlet eyes symbolized something ominous.
"No..., forget it, just think of me as just talking nonsense and testing you." The player didn't want to say any more to him.
[Name: Oniitsuji Muzan
Gender: Male (it's wonderful to be a boy, a girl, or a child)
Age: 1,000-year-old (?)
Special abilities: Blood vampire magic
Favorite food: Blue spider lily?
Faction: Ogres
Hobbies: Becoming the ultimate perfect creature
Note: He is the ancestor of ghosts and the most powerful ghost in the world. The Ghost King can make ghosts even more powerful by distributing his own blood. He himself is also approaching perfection.
"Hmph, it's useless to just talk." Muzan Kibutsuji transformed his right arm into a huge whip and attacked the black-haired woman.
This guy changes his moves so quickly!
The player was secretly shocked and carefully dodged the huge whip and the strong impact it produced every time it swung.
"Hiss! Poison again?" The player's left hand was lightly pulled by the tail end of the huge whip without paying attention, and a small piece of flesh disappeared instantly. Not only that, the player's status bar also changed.
[Mild Poison Buff: The poison from the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji will cause the human body to lose 5 HP every 10 seconds]
Although he was infected with the poison buff, fortunately the player's health has now more than doubled compared to before.
"This is clearly a team mission, yet my teammates are trapped... This is all your fault, Muzan Kibutsuji!" Golden flames ignited, and the attacked player did not retreat but rushed forward, holding the red knife, shouting, "Hurry up and return my teammates!"
"Whip--!" Muzan Kibutsuji's arms turned into whips again. One hand was long and the other was short, integrating offense and defense. He was flexible and free, showing great power in every movement and stillness.
The three-meter-long left arm and the seven-meter-long right arm completely destroyed the ancient building of the Yansong family. The player jumped up to avoid the flying stones, but did not realize that behind him was a huge whirlpool created by the mouth of the Ghost King's whip.
This vortex has the effect of slowing down surrounding objects, while also tearing the surrounding space apart, catching players off guard and causing new injuries.
"My spiked braid can destroy every cell in the enemy's body. Just one hit is enough to kill them," said Muzan Kibutsuji. "I don't know why you're still safe, but your internal organs must have taken a heavy blow."
After several rounds of fighting, the player who hadn't gained any advantage over the Ghost King and had himself injured, said: "...Hehe."
"..." After changing into the title "Incredible Person" with all attributes +5, the player randomly threw several bombs, creating a foggy space, and at the same time ate the blood-replenishing props and the illusory tentacle sashimi.
Five minutes of invisibility activated——
Calm buff stacking——
Stealth skill activated——
The calm player narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze without any emotion was enough to be ignored by the big boss Muzan Kibutsuji due to the dual blessing of invisibility and foggy space.
Taking this opportunity, the player nimbly slid behind him and locked onto his neck.
With a powerful swing——!
Two streams of blood splashed at the same time - one from Muzan Kibutsuji's head, and the other from the player's abdomen.
The relatively healthy health bar instantly flickered with red light because of the fatal blow suffered by the player. The player, who was low on health but still alive, looked at the fallen Ghost King and smiled... ?
The player's smile froze instantly - what was going on now?
The player looked at the severed head of Muzan Kibutsuji lying on the ground with limbs growing out of it. After a while, a fresh head appeared on his neck which was originally full of gaps.
After growing a new head, Muzan Kibutsuji looked at his neck which still had some gaps, looked around, and simply made use of the waste. He turned his left hand into a giant arm and swallowed up the body of Saki Okume in the distance.
“……?”
Although players know that this is the boss's usual method of recovery, they still feel physically and mentally uncomfortable after witnessing this scene.
"Isn't Weiqu Shakui your subordinate?" Before the player could even react with shock, he frowned and said, "When she was alive, she devoted herself to you. Now that she's dead, you're not even going to let go of her corpse and turn it into your food?"
Muzan Kibutsuji is really a crazy boss monster!
"Omiguchi Saki was about to die, but I gave her a new life - with my blood." After absorbing the nutrients from the corpse, the wounds on Muzan Kibutsuji's body disappeared immediately.
He spoke slowly, "Oqu Shakui was originally a woman whose mental state was approaching madness due to poor health. This also caused people who originally sympathized with her because of her beautiful appearance to stay away from her."
"I saved her, gave her a healthy body and a different life, and in the same way...she should give everything for me."
"Is there anything wrong with absorbing the blood that originally belonged to me?"
What Muzan Kibutsuji said sounded like it was natural, but unfortunately, this statement did not make the players agree, but instead aroused their anger even more.
"Since chopping off your head can't kill you, next time I will pierce your heart!" The player's eyes shone with the same color of flames, dazzling and brilliant.
"You don't really think that what you just chopped off was my real head, do you?" Muzan Kibutsuji, the only one who could see the black-haired woman's eyes change color, didn't care too much about it.
"If your level is only this high, you will be glad that you died here today." Muzan Kibutsuji, who thought he had figured out the black-haired woman's fighting level, began to relax his originally cautious mentality and regained his usual aristocratic arrogance.
"Shut up, I don't need you to tell me what to do in the future, and it's not your turn to guide me!" The player threw out a card that was not very useful but had a strong taunting ability.
[Item Card - Ironic Little Fool! (One-time Version): As the name suggests, this card allows the designated person to say something contrary to their true feelings. These words shouldn't be used in situations like forced agreements, but they seem like a good choice for pranks.]
Muzan Kibutsuji frowned and said, "You damned woman, I will make you regret what you said!"
Muzan Kibutsuji smiled and said, "Dear girl, I must make you happy for what you said!"
Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan: "???"
[Kibutsuji Muzan: "I want you to kowtow and apologize!"]
Muzan Kibutsuji: "I want to kowtow to you and apologize!"
Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan: "!!!"
"Looks like you're the one behind this." The powerful Ghost King looked at the smirking player and gave him a sinister smile, completely lacking any expression control. "Very good, you will definitely die here today."
The player remained silent, simply letting the Ghost King break down his defenses. "Did those two sentences you just said contradict your true feelings?"
Muzan Kibutsuji attacks more frequently.
…
…
Despite all the talk and rhetoric, the player, whose hunger had been completely depleted, wiped her sweat, stabbed the red blade into the ground, and struggled to support herself while eating the food she had prepared. "Why can't I kill him..."
Whether it's killing the head or stabbing the heart, it seems to be of no use to the Ghost King Boss.
The player, who could not see anything unusual with his transparent eyes, decisively took out an item, put it on, and looked at the body of the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji.
[Prop Card - Elegant Monocle (Disposable Edition): This is the favorite monocle of an old gentleman in the Middle Ages. The monocle has inherited the old gentleman's talent and can easily detect any physical abnormalities of a person.
PS: The password is elegant, elegant, absolutely elegant! 】
The players who were too serious to perform well in the situation whispered: "Elegant, elegant, absolutely elegant."
[PS: You need to read it out loud~]
Player: “…”
The player's super invincible spiral roared: "...Elegant, elegant, absolutely elegant!"
Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan: "...???"
No, she is sick, right?
Great, the trigger was successful!
Wearing a pair of golden glasses, the player looked at the Ghost King again.
“!!!”
The player pointed at the Ghost King, horrified, and said in disbelief, "You actually... have five heads and seven hearts...!"
This is five brains and seven hearts! Even Nezha only has three heads and six arms!
That's not all, these organs can actually move freely inside the body! No wonder Muzan Kibutsuji asked the player such a question before.
The head the player cuts off is not the real head of the Ghost King boss, but a useless limb...
Does this ghost king have any other flaws besides being afraid of light?!
"You know more and more things." Muzan Kibutsuji's eyes were cold and he seemed to be smiling.
"I don't know how you found out..." the black-haired, red-eyed man said as he raised his hand. Nine whips suddenly appeared from behind him and attacked the player. "But I am the embodiment of perfection."
"Why would the perfect incarnation be afraid of sunlight? Is this the legendary perfect incarnation that cannot stand the light?" The player finally took out the anti-damage magic shield.
"Shut up!" This obviously touched the reverse scale of the Demon King boss. Muzan Kibutsuji roared and the speed of the whip became faster.
As the battle went on, players with huge differences in strength tried their best to hold on with the help of various buff foods and prop cards, but the Ghost King became more and more courageous and his offensive became more and more obvious.
"Is this all that's left, Aurora?" Muzan Kibutsuji's eyes were bloodshot, with a teasing smile on his lips. His hands were making painless attacks, just like a powerful cat's final torment on a mouse that was about to become its meal.
"If that's all, what are you going to do about those villagers who urgently need your protection?" The man's words were like an embroidery needle thrown from his head, piercing into his ears bloodily.
“…”
"Muzan Kibutsuji, what do you mean by this?" Putting away the shield, the player took another sip of red medicine and asked with a frown.
NPCs use other NPCs to threaten players?
"Hehe, hahaha! What do you mean? It's just what you think!" Muzan Kibutsuji looked at the black-haired woman's solemn and uneasy expression, looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. With a wave of his hand, several pictures suddenly appeared in the sky, with all kinds of strange-looking ghosts in them - they were the lower-rank ghosts who had never appeared here!
And the place their eyes were looking at was the Sunforge Village where the player had stayed before, loved it very much, and maintained friendly relations with almost every villager!
“!!!”
The player's pupils dilated, and he could barely hold the weapon in his hand.
"You seem to have forgotten that although I possess only a few elite-level ogres, it's clear that I have more than just five."
A hint of satisfaction appeared on Muzan Kibutsuji's lips. "I told you, Aurora, I will wipe out all of you who dare to investigate and seek information about me, including anyone you come into contact with along the way! Just like that Sunforged Village!"
"Those Lower Moons, at my command, will summon all nearby ogres and attack Sunforge Village!" Muzan watched the player kneeling with his head bowed. "What will you do then?"
"... Muzan, you deserve to die!" the player muttered to himself.
And in the player's backpack, the item in a blocked grid trembled -
[Such a familiar voice, such a familiar smell of blood...?]
[Where am I? It's kind of dark... huh? Knife]
[This… This is the smell of the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji…! Is he still alive?!]
Even though my body is dead, my soul is constantly regretting why I didn't kill Muzan Kibutsuji, why I didn't stop my brother, why I didn't save my wife...
“I don’t know why my soul resides in this sword, but now that I can see Muzan Kibutsuji again, I think I understand my mission…”
[Golden flames... so dazzling...]
[If it’s to kill Muzan Kibutsuji, then I’ll use my limited strength to help you…]
[System: Warning, warning, warning...]
[System: Warning, warning, warning,... The backpack has moved abnormally.]
The system had long been unilaterally blocked by the player in this regard, so naturally she would not be able to hear the warning sound it issued. What's more, the player's ears were ringing and she could not hear anything.
With the unremitting efforts of the colorless soul, his power finally broke through the limitations set by the system and possessed the red sword held tightly in the player's hand.
In an instant, the red sword that was originally painted with the player's pure golden flames gradually became mixed with a hint of red.
"Are you going to use the same moves again? You clearly know that this won't work on me." Muzan Kibutsuji didn't notice the change in the flames and continued to speak harshly, "You will step into death step by step in endless despair!"
"No, Muzan Kibutsuji, I will not die. I have more important things to do." The black-haired woman retorted him in a strong voice.
Before he could get upset, the woman moved again.
"You actually regard all the residents of Sunforge Village as a threat to my existence... Life is not meant to be used by you like this, it is extremely precious. Muzan Kibutsuji." The player slowly raised her lowered head. She had no expression on her face, and her golden eyes, which were so angry, seemed calm and melancholy.
The girl, who had tied her long hair into a ponytail for ease of movement, let her hair flutter. She looked at Muzan Kibutsuji, raised the red sword in her hand, and uttered something uncontrollably, "You...what do you think of life?"
The swordsman with long red hair and tails had a cold expression, but the emotion in his eyes couldn't be more obvious. He looked at the well-dressed, black-haired, red-eyed man who had committed so many evil deeds, and his expression became unusually heavy.
The swordsman raised his sword, "Muzan Kibutsuji, what do you think of life?"
At this moment, the figures of Aurora and Yoshikazu Tsugakuni actually overlapped!
"What...what is this! How...how is this possible?!" Muzan Kibutsuji's pupils shrank instantly, and the memories of many years ago flooded into his mind again!
The fear of being killed by the Demon Slayer swordsman, the fear of falling into hell... I remembered everything...!
No! ! !
impossible! ! !
Absolutely impossible!!!
It absolutely cannot be Tsugikoku Yoriichi! ! ! !
Why? ? ?
Why! ! !
Why did he feel that this woman named Aurora was so similar to Tsugikoku Yoriichi who had just slashed him so hard that he had to flee in a panic? ! !
Muzan Kibutsuji, whose fear had reached its peak, lost all the graceful demeanor that the players had when they first met him, and began to scream like a madman, "Who are you?"
At the same time——
The upper ranks, each of whom was in a mysterious space, had their bodies stagnated to varying degrees due to the influx of memories.
When masters fight, the winner can be decided by just a fraction of a second.
In a genjutsu competition, this tiny difference was even more pronounced. Viper took advantage of Upper Rank Five Kataniwa Kazuya's momentary distraction during the genjutsu competition and successfully gained the upper hand in their genjutsu battle.
Indigo mist filled the entire venue, suppressing the presence of the pink petals, which also announced the victory of the serpent.
Katabawa Kazuya also tried to use blood demon art to struggle, but no matter how many times he tried, it was easily resolved by the venomous snake.
"In the duel of illusions between illusionists, once one fails in the duel, it means that he has given up the dominance of the illusion." Viper said this as if no one was around.
"And you, Katabawa Kazuya, although your blood demon arts that can produce various effects by utilizing the fragrance of various flowers are very powerful, but when it comes to illusion techniques, you are truly a novice among novices."
"How far an illusionist can achieve in the art of illusion is most dependent on talent." The venomous snake stepped on the young man's chest and looked down at him. "You and I are like the sun and the moon to a firefly. How can the light of a firefly be compared to the sun and the moon?"
"So, you lose, Upper Five. Don't make this mistake again next time." Viper took a long sword and cut off Kazuya Katabayashi's head under his horrified gaze.
The Upper Five Kazuya Katabawa has died, and Viper can now walk out of the mysterious space!
**
The Upper Four, Toru Iriya, seems to be talkative and thoughtful, but in fact, he is a complete martial arts fanatic. Faced with Feng who is proficient in many kinds of boxing, Toru Iriya becomes very competitive and starts to compete with him in their respective martial arts.
As for the news brought by Lord Muzan, Iriya Toru had long forgotten it.
"I lost this time, let's try again!" he said excitedly.
Opposite him, a man in a red robe with long braids smiled faintly, "As you wish."
**
Because of this momentary distraction, the Second Upper Moon, Uto Ayumi, did not cast a particularly large range of her swamp-type blood vampire magic, and the battle-hardened Lal Milch easily seized the opportunity. With her amazing air-staying ability, she knocked Uto Ayumi to the ground.
However, Uto Ayumi is not so easy to deal with. When Lal Milch was about to pursue him, Uto Ayumi reacted quickly, merged his body into the swamp, and then came out from another swamp.
"Hmph, you still have time to be distracted?" Lal Milch, who had avoided the swamp, sneered and gave the underestimating Upper Two a hard kick in the abdomen.
"That was just an accident caused by distraction. You won't be so lucky next time!" Uto Ayumi once again activated his blood demon art - swamp.
After a few exchanges, the two continued to fight.
**
As for the upper one...
Nagatsuki Jingren narrowly avoided a few bullets from Reborn, retreated several steps, and then suddenly jumped back, covering his head.
"What are these? Memories suddenly emerged in my mind..."
"This is... Lord Muzan's past memories? The memory of the Demon Slayer swordsman who almost killed him." Nagatsuki Keijin muttered to himself.
Reborn looked at Nagatsuki Keijin and his eyes flashed.
What's happening outside right now?
But there's more to it than that.
The space that had been trapping them here, fighting to the death, began to fluctuate irregularly. Then, a clear crack appeared in the sky, which continued to expand and spread as time passed, until finally—
Click——
The mysterious space that trapped the two of them disappeared—!
Reborn and Nagatsuki Keijin looked at each other, and tacitly chose to pause the fight and act separately.
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The author has something to say: After removing the nail polish, the nail splits, the five-hour high-speed train ride makes my head feel dizzy, but it can't stop me from typing. It's just a little late.
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