Ding! Ding! Ding!
The sound of a Nichirin Blade colliding with an iron fan rang particularly crisp and loud in the silent night.
The flash of red sparks added a bit of brilliance to the darkness.
"Blood Demon Art: Lotus Leaf Ice!"
"Flower Breathing - Second Form: Honorable Shadow Plum!"
The pink blade light wrapped around Kanae like a blooming peach blossom, cutting off all the flying ice crystals.
"Cough!"
At this moment, Kanae tasted something bitter at the corner of her mouth, and blood spurted from her lips.
Seeing this, Doma smiled faintly.
"It seems to have worked. As expected of a Pillar, you can hold out for so long under my ice crystals."
"What's happening to me?" Kanae Kocho knelt on one knee, using her Nichirin Blade to support her body to prevent herself from falling.
Doma explained with false kindness: "You are now poisoned by my ice crystals."
"I can freeze my blood and turn it into mist-like ice crystals, then spread them with my fan."
"Your human skin will be frozen when it comes into contact with my ice crystals. If the ice crystals are inhaled into your lungs, it will make it difficult for you to breathe, then cause necrosis of your alveoli."
"It is especially effective against Demon Slayers like you who use breathing techniques to fight. It's no exaggeration to say that I'm your natural nemesis."
"What I didn't expect was that you could hold on for so long. You are truly worthy of being called a Pillar."
"Damn it..."
Kanae Kocho stood up tremblingly, gripping the Nichirin Blade tightly in both hands.
"You still haven't given up yet? Isn't such a firm will to fight another kind of beauty? I am looking forward to making you one with me!"
Doma showed an expectant expression on his face.
"It's a pity that you don't have this chance!"
Just then, a strange voice suddenly came from above.
Doma was startled and just as he looked up, he saw a size 42 (Obviously not US sized) shoe sole coming straight toward him.
BOOM—!
In an instant, dust flew everywhere.
Kanae Kocho looked at the scene in a daze, not understanding what was happening.
When the dust settled, a tall and handsome man could be seen holding another woman in his arms, stepping on Doma's broken body.
"Sister!"
A call brought the dazed Kanae back to her senses, and she realized that the woman in the man's arms was actually her younger sister, Shinobu!
"Shinobu? Cough... why are you here?"
Shinobu Kocho quickly jumped out of Victor's arms and ran toward her sister.
"Sister, thank goodness you're still alive!" The girl burst into tears.
When she learned that her sister had encountered an Upper Rank demon, she almost fell into despair.
Having already lost their parents, she didn't want to lose her only remaining family member.
Kanae also hugged her sister tightly: "I'm sorry, Shinobu, for making you worry."
"I hate to interrupt, but should we deal with the enemy first?"
Victor, who was standing aside, really couldn't bear to break this warm atmosphere, but he had to speak up.
At this moment, Doma's broken body had recovered more than half, leaving only part of his head that hadn't fully regenerated.
The two sisters finally reacted after hearing this.
"Unknown gentleman! Cough... please hurry and don't let him recover!"
As Kanae said this, she threw the Nichirin Blade in her hand toward Victor.
After Victor caught the Nichirin Blade, he said calmly, "No hurry, let me play with him first."
"But—"
"Sister, don't worry. Mr. Victor is very strong—he won't be in danger."
Kanae Kocho wanted to say something but was interrupted by Shinobu Kocho.
Victor said: "Shinobu, please take your sister and retreat a little further, preferably a hundred meters away."
When Shinobu Kocho heard this, she immediately understood what he wanted to do and quickly pulled her sister away.
Although Kanae Kocho was still a little worried, there was nothing she could do given her current condition, and she could only choose to trust the two of them.
At this moment, Doma finally recovered completely.
"Oh my, that was quite an unexpected blow."
Doma still had a smile on his face, looking eerily calm.
"Yeah, who would have thought that I would come down from the sky and kick you?"
Victor was carrying the Nichirin Blade, with one hand in his pocket, looking like a complete delinquent.
"Are you a Demon Slayer too?" Doma looked at Victor curiously.
He had never seen this outfit before.
Moreover, he couldn't sense the other person's aura at all—the man looked just like an ordinary human.
"A mere dying demon doesn't need to know too much."
Victor raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a strange smile.
"But before I kill you, let me test out my abilities on you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Doma moved.
Taking the initiative was key to discovering the enemy's strength!
"Blood Demon Art: Scattered Lotuses!"
"Too slow."
Victor dodged the attack by turning sideways, then activated his abstract ability without hesitation.
"Are you here to take a dump?"
"...?"
Doma, who was about to press his advantage, was stunned when he heard this unexpected question.
The next second, he felt his abdomen churning violently.
This feeling... Oh no, something big was coming!
Before he could react, he heard a series of watery wet sounds coming from behind.
Then his hakama pants were instantly soiled, and the foul-smelling liquid flowed down his legs and pooled on the ground.
This sensation, which only existed during his human days, he hadn't felt for so long. For a moment, Doma was actually reminiscing about it!
But after the nostalgia, all that remained was agony.
Because... he couldn't stop at all!
Splurt, splurt, splurt...
Doma fell to his knees and supported himself on the ground with his hands.
Disgusting fluid kept flowing out of his body.
The air was suddenly filled with a nauseating stench.
Seeing this, Victor smiled with satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad! This ability is really incredible."
It was truly worthy of an ability that ignored all rules—absolutely amazing!
The system's voice also sounded in his mind at the right time.
[Ding! Your actions were too abstract—you gained 500 Abstract Points!]
At the same time, not far away.
Kanae looked at this scene in disbelief.
So demons could also... have digestive issues?
Shinobu standing nearby also felt incredulous.
Although she already knew that Victor's abilities were extremely abnormal, she was still shocked when she saw them with her own eyes.
But a demon was still a demon. Even if it was suffering from digestive distress, it didn't mean it had completely lost its fighting ability.
"Blood Demon Art: Freezing Cloud!"
While still experiencing his unfortunate condition, Doma took the opportunity to attack Victor.
In an instant, Victor was surrounded by white ice mist.
However, Doma used this opportunity to quickly leap backwards.
During his retreat, a very conspicuous yellow trail was left on the ground.
"Oh no! Doma is trying to escape!"
Kanae Kocho guessed Doma's intention.
Victor sneered, "Think you can run away?"
He raised the Nichirin Blade in his hand and swung it down at the empty space in front of him.
This seemed to be an ordinary, casual downward strike, without any fancy moves.