Ryuji and Nezuko were waiting for Tanjiro in a dark corner. A ray of morning sunlight pierced through the dilapidated walls.
The sunlight filtering through the broken building cast a desolate air over the surrounding wreckage.
Tanjiro emerged from the basement exit. Seeing him, Ryuji patted Nezuko's head and said, "Tanjiro, it's morning! Let Nezuko hide in the {Wood Box}."
Tanjiro took off the {Wood Box} from his back and placed it on the ground.
Nezuko opened the {Wood Box} herself and crawled inside. After getting in, she closed the box's door.
Tanjiro then secured the {Wood Box} latch, ensuring the door wouldn't open due to gravity or inertia.
At that moment, a crow flew into the dilapidated mansion and said to Ryuji and Tanjiro, "Next mission location: South-Southeast! South-Southeast! According to intelligence, there may be {demon} activity in the South-Southeast area."
"Demon Slayers Ryuji and Tanjiro Kamado, proceed immediately!"
The crow then handed Ryuji the payment for the Asakusa, Tokyo mission.
Hearing the crow assigning another mission, Tanjiro lost his energy. He had planned to persuade Ryuji to stay in Asakusa, Tokyo a little longer, but now it seemed impossible.
After receiving the payment, Ryuji said to Tanjiro, "Let's go, Tanjiro!"
"Yes, Ryuji," Tanjiro replied weakly.
Ryuji and Tanjiro then bought some dry rations for the road at Asakusa, Tokyo's morning market. After a quick preparation, they officially set off for the South-Southeast.
South-Southeast was a rural area far from the city, a considerable distance from Asakusa, Tokyo.
In a dark room of a luxurious mansion, Muzan Kibutsuji watched the sunlight filtering through a crack in the window, his expression extremely furious.
"Two useless fools, they couldn't even handle two brats!"
Muzan Kibutsuji then extended his hand towards the ray of sunlight. When the sunlight touched his hand, his palm showed signs of being burned to ashes and dissipating.
At the same time, Muzan Kibutsuji let out a pained groan and retracted his hand.
After being exposed to sunlight, Muzan Kibutsuji became even more enraged. This time, his anger wasn't directed at Susamaru and Yahaba but at his own weakness.
This was the weakness Muzan Kibutsuji most wanted to overcome in his life. If he, Muzan Kibutsuji, no longer feared sunlight, he would replace the current government and become the ruler of the world.
"Nakime! Order Lower Rank Six to handle this matter. Bring the heads of the demon slayers with the flower cards on their ears to see me." Through his blood connection, Muzan Kibutsuji issued an order to the Upper Ranks, who possessed a large amount of his blood, to have the Lower Ranks kill Ryuji and Tanjiro.
Muzan Kibutsuji's method of contacting the Twelve Kizuki was similar to using a local area network to send information.
Since the Twelve Kizuki all possessed a large amount of Muzan Kibutsuji's blood, this blood was certainly connected to Muzan Kibutsuji himself. This connection was like a local area network.
Therefore, as long as they were within the local area network, Muzan Kibutsuji could sense the presence of other {demons}. If they were close enough, Muzan Kibutsuji could directly access the other {demons}' vision.
This is why Muzan Kibutsuji could sense Susamaru and Yahaba's hunting failure.
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