Murata turned around and faced the evil ghost, nervous, not knowing that a ghost was on the way to save him.

Murata tried to calm down and stay calm. He carefully kept a distance from the ghost in front of him who obviously wanted to treat him as an extra snack. The wooden clogs made a crisp sound on the floor, and Murata's palms holding the knife were covered with beads of sweat.

——It’s a bad feeling.

The ghost in front of him was completely incomparable to the ones he had killed in the final selection.

Murata didn't know whether Chain Crow noticed the situation and helped him send a call for help, nor did he know if there were any Demon Slayer swordsmen nearby who could come and help in time.

Murata smiled bitterly in his heart. He was not a reckless and self-righteous person. He knew clearly that he, who had only completed an ordinary ghost-killing mission once, would not be able to defeat this ghost at all.

Is this going to end here? Murata Dan just thought about it, and resentment immediately surged into his mind.

With hatred for demons and the determination to kill demons, he survived the final selection and became a demon slayer. But now, compared to the future he envisioned of killing all demons, he has only taken a tiny step forward.

I don't want to die. Murata clenched the knife tightly, his eyes were more determined than ever before, and suddenly the following thought came to his mind:

I absolutely don't want to die without any dignity, being teased and eaten by a ghost. Even if the enemy cannot be defeated, or even if I have to risk my life - I absolutely cannot let this ghost leave here and hurt any innocent people, even if we die together!

The swordsman's aura suddenly rose.

The ghost looked at the swordsman impatiently. This swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps is weaker than the ones he had met before. Is he a newcomer? The ghost thought so. All the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps he had met were ready to die bravely... It was really annoying.

"Water Breathing, First Form—" Murata's eyes darkened. Compared with the others who survived the same selection, his strength was indeed very weak, and his talent was not good. He was also unable to maintain full concentration for a long time, and the blade could not show the water pattern unique to the breathing method.

However, if he was afraid and wanted to give in, he would have found a place to escape far away from the beginning instead of choosing to join the Demon Slayer Corps.

0829, who managed to get to the nearby place on time, looked up and saw Murata rushing towards the ghost with a knife. He was so frightened that he stumbled and almost fell in front of the fighting man and ghost in the house.

"The second ghost?!" Murata dodged the cannibal's playful attack and his breathing method was interrupted. He looked at him in shock. He didn't expect that there would be two ghosts in such a small village.

Which one is stronger, a ghost that has only been a ghost for a day and has not even eaten a human, or a ghost that has already eaten more than a dozen people?

Of course it is the latter.

Therefore, between the two choices of fighting directly and running away, 0829's mind quickly turned and he chose a compromise. He rushed forward and grabbed Murata by the collar at an extremely fast speed, then turned around and ran away quickly with him.

"Hey, don't move." 0829 held back his instinct as a ghost, with the Demon Slayer swordsman who was just as unlucky as him on his back. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva from time to time, "I worked so hard to come back to save you, be nice to the ghost who saved your life."

Although Murata's mind was full of questions, he was not alert at all. He always believed that ghosts' words should not be easily trusted. Who knows if this ghost wants to take him to a remote corner to enjoy it alone.

But it must be said that compared to the demon who was furious because his food was stolen, the one who was carrying him on his back was still within his control.

This thought flashed through Murata's mind, and he held the Nichirin Sword tightly in his hand, not daring to let go.

The sound of breaking air reached his ears, and 0829 jumped up nimbly to avoid the ghost's extended hand that was reaching out to grab him. He once again felt that the system was amazing in not letting him down.

His ghostly body is ordinary in other aspects, except for its really fast speed.

I sneaked into the woods without much experience, and after a few detours I found a place where I could hide temporarily.

0829 He kept his human habit of bending slightly and breathing rapidly. Before he could fully react, he turned his head and blocked Murata's Nichirin sword that was about to chop off his head: "Why are you drawing your sword after I saved you?"

Murata couldn't understand the ghost's train of thought: "You are the ghost with the problem. I am a swordsman who kills ghosts."

"That's too much," 0829 said, his mood fluctuating. "I was fighting my own instincts while running away with you."

Murata: “…………” What the hell is going on?

The man and the ghost were arguing back and forth like friends. Suddenly, 0829, who was about to move forward, stopped abruptly before turning and bumping into a tree trunk.

The ghost standing a few steps in front of them rolled his eyes and became interested in 0829, who was of the same kind as himself.

"You must have just been transformed into a ghost." He grinned and looked very happy: "Ghosts like you must be special. If I bring you to that adult, I will definitely get a reward."

0829: “…”

0829: “…………”

0829 He took a deep breath: "Are you ready?" He said to Murata on his back, and before the latter could react, he changed his posture and threw him high to the other side.

He noticed the chain crow belonging to Murata, and there was a similar blue dot approaching on the map. They should be people who received the call for help and rushed over. The blue dot was darker than Murata's, probably a higher level swordsman.

Murata, who was thrown out, was shocked: "......?!"

He was thrown extremely far, and after a brief moment of unconsciousness, he frantically adjusted his posture in the air with kata, and finally landed successfully before breaking his leg.

Continuously using katas beyond his capabilities caused Murata's hands to tremble uncontrollably, and he could only stand up with the help of his legs supported by the Nichirin Sword on the ground.

——That ghost, isn't it too weird?!

The situation is not good now.

The evil ghost completely lost interest in eating people and focused all his attention on 0829, which made it increasingly difficult for the latter to hide and resist.

"You haven't eaten a human before, have you?" The ghost said, his scarlet pupils shrunk into a vertical line, and his emotions became more and more excited. "It's really strange that you can hold back your instincts..."

0829 Mood continues to decline: "Nothing strange."

He was somewhat affected by hunger, and inevitably became irritable. He was unable to dodge and was slashed by the claws on his chest. Blood beads fell down like strings, soaking and tearing his clothes.

The wound is healing more and more slowly. 0829 Try to keep yourself sane.

It is instinctive for ghosts to eat humans, especially after being injured. Eating humans can make ghosts stronger and their wounds heal faster.

0829 He had not eaten anyone since he turned into a ghost. The gap in strength between him and the ghost in front of him was huge. Adding on the physical exhaustion, it was really difficult for him to hold on.

Wait, what's going on?

The ghost that he was fighting suddenly stopped attacking and retreated. 0829 noticed something was wrong and subconsciously turned sideways to avoid the position that his brain warned him about.

...Huh?

The view suddenly changed to mid-air, and 0829 realized a beat late that he was beheaded by a sword. As he fell, the only thing he could see was a hint of blue on the swordsman's blade.

Before it completely dissipated, the head of the evil ghost who had wanted to capture him to see the King of Ghosts not long ago was chopped off, and it happened to fall within 0829's sight.

0829: “…………” Although the mission was accomplished and he didn’t have to worry about the villagers and the other Demon Slayer Corps swordsman, he still felt a little unhappy about the guy who killed him.

"So you were nearby?" Murata successfully ran back to the place where he was thrown out with the help of the chained crows in the sky.

When he arrived, the two ghosts were only a little ashes left. The swordsman sheathed his sword with his back to him, and seemed to be ready to leave. After hearing the sound, he turned around and looked at him silently.

Although they were from the same class, Murata was not actually very familiar with this person.

I wanted to say thank you but my words were cut short when he just walked away without saying a word.

Murata: “…………”

This guy seems to have always been like this.

"System."

"Host, please speak."

"You won't cheat me again, will you?" 0829 sat cross-legged in the system space listlessly, poking the light screen with his fingers.

The novice mission was successfully completed, and there were many more missions available for acceptance in the mission area, but they were all low-level missions, only slightly more difficult than the novice missions.

This also means that the level of cards he can draw from the card pool is still NR.

The system said politely: "It is up to the host to decide which card to draw."

0829: “…………” I understand. What he means is that he is too unreasonable.

Touching his neck, 0829 seemed to still be able to feel the coldness of the sharp blade when it chopped off his head. It didn't hurt, it was a very clean and crisp cut.

"The blue Sun Blade..." 0829 thought thoughtfully. He was familiar with the basic settings of the mission world, such as the fact that the Sun Blade would change color with breathing techniques.

The blue Sun Blade is Shui Hu Yi Mai.

The system immediately alerted: "After the mission is completed, the world will be closed. Please do not get entangled in what happens in it."

0829 Find the loophole in the system: "How long will it take to be blocked? Will it be unblocked?"

System: “…………”

The system tried to change the topic: "There are ten minutes left in the rest time. The host needs to choose a task and draw a card."

“Oh.” Knowing that he would not get an answer from the system, 0829 did not ask any further questions.

The mission area occupies half of the light screen, with neatly arranged bars arranged vertically in chronological order.

0829 There weren't many missions he could take at his current level, and they all looked the same, so he just picked whatever he could and pinned his hopes on his own elusive luck.

The details of the mission were soon displayed in front of 0829, and he read it carefully with a serious attitude.

0829: “…”

He showed an expression of doubt about life, read it again, and felt that maybe he was either crazy or the world consciousness was playing tricks on him.

0829: “…………”

After confirming several times that the mission was indeed just those few words, he looked dazed and slowly pressed the extraction button.

"R [Cat·Oda Sakunosuke]

Introduction: A member of the Armed Detective Agency, he is a very special adult cat. He has a distinct personality and often travels with another black cat who likes to jump into the river with bandages wrapped around him. His daily routine includes: accepting commissions, completing commissions, bringing snacks to the snack-loving detective cat, mediating when the black cat with white ears comes to fight with the white cat with tiger stripes, and skillfully picking up the bandaged black cat that jumps into the river when he goes out.

Special ability: Seamless, able to predict what will happen in the next five seconds.

His usual weapon is a sambolo and he loves spicy curry. He has adopted five different cats at home.

Special Note: It is best not to come into contact with the "Disqualified from the Human World" from another world, as there is a 30% chance of triggering special effects.

0829 was at a loss for words for this card with so many flaws. He struggled to pick out one and tried to get an answer: "...system."

"Host, please speak."

"Tell me, how should cats use wooden boxes?"

System: “…………” This is also beyond his range.