flstandardbreds Chapter 150 The Premature Attack on the Sword-Forging Village
Chapter 150 The Premature Attack on the Sword-Forging Village
The peaceful and tranquil village of sword forging was suddenly filled with an eerie and dangerous aura.
Unbeknownst to them, the Twelve Demon Moons, leading a horde of evil spirits, had already surrounded the place.
For a bunch of unreasonable guys, since they've come all this way, they don't need any plan. All they need to do is remember their Ghost King's instructions and lure out either Li Muyang or the Blue Spider Lily!
Therefore, a group of evil spirits launched a silent surprise attack on the sword-forging village!
It's always the devil who fires the first shot.
They launched a surprise attack on a masked youth who was practicing in the sword-forging village.
Clang!
The demon looked at the Nichirin Blade blocking its claws with some surprise. "This is a forged sword?!"
That was the last thought in his mind! Then he stopped thinking…
The attacking demons were horrified to discover that a large number of Demon Slayer Corps fighters were hiding in the Sword Forging Village!
"Gyokko!" Upper Moon One Kokushibo turned and glared at Upper Moon Five, who had given him the idea. What kind of path did you lead us down?! What kind of sword-forging village is this?! Did you lead us into the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters?!
At this point, Yu Hu was also a bit panicked and made a big mistake. She had come up with the idea herself, and Muzan would definitely not let her off the hook if he found out. She could only seize the opportunity to make amends!
So he volunteered to be the bait!
The team leader, Kokushibo, thought... Hmm, if the operation fails, we'll all get a scolding when we get back. Let this guy go in and give it a try first.
Given the current situation, it seems the Demon Slayer Corps made preparations in advance. Perhaps all the Pillars are present, so being cautious is perfectly reasonable!
It's better to kill one of them than to be wiped out and fail to complete the mission.
After Gyokuko infiltrated the Sword Forging Village, it seemed that the Demon Slayer Corps was fighting demons everywhere. However, Gyokuko noticed something was wrong. The battlegrounds seemed to be in the outer areas of the Sword Forging Village... because no demons had actually entered the inner areas!
So Yu Hu quietly continued deeper into the village and discovered that the real swordsmiths were actually located inside the Sword Forging Village!
Therefore, it wasn't a mistake in their intelligence, but rather the structure of the sword-forging village itself—combat personnel were deployed on the periphery! The real sword-forging village was inside.
Moreover, these people were not the main force at all; they were just three or four pillar-level figures who were hidden. As a result, they startled the demons who were leading the charge, and by taking advantage of their strength, they caused the fearful demons to send back incorrect information.
After experiencing it firsthand, he found himself completely at ease! Gyokko was overjoyed! It seemed that the death of Upper Moon Three had made the Demon Slayer Corps a bit too complacent! The Swordsmith Village didn't seem to have a very sophisticated plan!
What are you waiting for?
They quickly reported the news.
Well, Gyoku-ko was eager to claim the credit, but he was also a little scared looking at those Pillar-level demons. Their fighting power seemed to be higher than he had imagined! If those Pillar-level demons came over to surround him, and the other Upper Moon demons couldn't break in for a while, he was afraid he would perish here!
Upon receiving the firsthand information, Kokushibo did not hesitate; he was determined to take action today, but the mission was the priority.
He immediately ordered all twelve demon moons, except himself, to take action!
Jade Pot has confirmed that the Forging Village is vulnerable. If we keep cowering on the outskirts, it will be even harder to explain when we get back. Our boss will only care about what kind of results you can achieve! Nothing else matters!
Even without Kokushibo giving orders, the Twelve Demon Moons were well aware of the key points of this mission: the doctor and the Blue Spider Lily!
Murder is secondary!
The main purpose is to introduce these two mission objectives!
In an instant, it rushed straight past several pillars!
Make a huge fuss! Make even more noise! They're tearing the house down!
With the Twelve Demon Moons, all the Upper and Lower Moon demons are attacking, which is a devastating blow to ordinary Demon Slayer Corps members, making the situation tense.
The only Pillars present are the Love Pillar Mitsuri Kanroji, the Mist Pillar Muichiro Tokito and his brother Ichiro, and Tanjiro. Tanjiro can only be considered half a Pillar at the moment, as he hasn't awakened his Demon Slayer Mark yet; it's just that his Sun Breathing technique is incredibly powerful against demons.
Before activating their markings, even in a one-on-one fight, a Pillar would find it difficult to be a match for an Upper Moon demon.
Just as the scales were tipping in favor of the demons, the life-saving buff finally kicked in at the crucial moment, with the wind pillar, insect pillar, sound pillar, and water pillar all coming to the rescue.
They all activated their markings at the same time!
Even so, it was still only enough to balance the battle.
This gave Kokushibo the opportunity to infiltrate deeper into the area.
At this point, no one in the Sword Forging Village could stop Upper Moon One.
Even those who tried to stop him at the cost of their lives were blocked by a succession of demons, and could only watch helplessly as Kokushibo entered the depths of the sword-forging village.
As soon as Kokushibo entered, he saw a handsome young man holding the half-dead, fully-formed Gyoku-kyu in one hand. Gyoku-kyu's limbs had all been severed, and it had lost consciousness.
"Alright, you've finally arrived." Upon seeing Kokushibo, Li Muyang greeted him like he was seeing teammates, casually tossing the jade pot aside and walking directly up to Kokushibo, saying, "How about we make a deal? I'll go with you, and you'll suspend your operations tonight?"
Kokushibo raised an eyebrow: "You intend to sacrifice yourself to save the Swordsmith Village?"
Li Muyang grinned: "I'm sorry, you're overthinking it. I'm just a weak, pitiful, and helpless doctor. I don't have any self-sacrificing thoughts. It's just that my current experiment has reached a critical stage, and I'm lacking more test subjects. Do you understand?"
Kokushibo glanced at the nearly lifeless Gyoku-ko and was utterly speechless. What kind of doctor are you?
Why do I feel like your fighting power is stronger than all those pillars outside combined?
As if sensing Kokushibo's gaze, Li Muyang explained apologetically, "Don't misunderstand, it's quite dangerous here. Just to be on the safe side, I borrowed a magical artifact from a friend and put it on myself."
Suddenly, Kokushibo sensed something and reached out to touch Li Muyang, but before he could even touch him, he felt a strong burning sensation.
When I looked at my hand, I saw that it was burned.
Furthermore, Kokushibo could sense that the burns were healing much slower than usual! There was an energy at the wound site preventing recovery!
"Are you still leaving? Or are you planning to fight me?" Li Muyang asked with a calm smile.
"What if I don't agree to your request to retreat?" Hei Shi Mou asked, staring at Li Mu Yang with his six eyes. He felt that the person in front of him was fearless, which made him very uncomfortable.
Li Muyang helplessly spread his hands: "Then there's nothing I can do. I can only call my disciples to take action. Friendly reminder, there are still a few pillars that haven't been attacked yet!"
"At that time, we may not be able to kill all of you ghosts today, but we can guarantee that at most about a third of you will survive the Twelve Ghost Months!" Li Muyang smiled and gestured with his fingers, causing the look in his opponent's eyes to gradually become serious.
Upon hearing this, Kokushibo pondered for a moment and nodded: "Alright, it seems we've reached an agreement. We can retreat for now, but what about the Blue Spider Lily?"
Upon hearing this, Li Muyang's face immediately darkened, and he narrowed his eyes as he asked, "Yesterday, wasn't it your people who stole it?"
Kokushibo: "Are you kidding me? We're only making our move today!"
"Don't deny it! Do you think we'd mistake a person for a ghost?" Li Muyang laughed angrily. "Let me tell you, after my research, this thing has no effect on ghosts turning into humans. It's useless to us! Originally, I was going to destroy it, but later I wanted to use it to lure you into taking the initiative, so I deliberately leaked the information!"
This time, it was Kokushibo's turn to be silent. After a moment, he asked, somewhat puzzled, "Are you sure you're not lying to me?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Li Muyang casually rubbed his hand together, and a phantom flower appeared in his palm. He pointed at it and said, "This is what I found. Why would I joke with you? You know how rare it is. I dare say there's only one of its kind in the world!"
"To fish, you need the right bait, right? Also, it's normal that you can't find the blue spider lily, because a key requirement for finding it is to do so in the sunlight!"
Even though the thing in front of him was just a phantom, Kokushibo could still feel a strange power in it. All the things he had experienced in his life flashed by like a slideshow. Fortunately, for a demon of Kokushibo's level, this little influence was enough to calm his mind and return him to normal. He shook his head and cleared his mind of all distractions.
“Alright, come with me.” Kokushibo nodded. “I’ll have the others retreat, but your people are not allowed to continue the pursuit!”
Li Muyang gave an OK sign: "No problem, but do you mind if I say goodbye to my disciples... Alright, alright, stop glaring at me, let's go, let's go, you're so stingy~ Tch!"
Faced with Li Muyang's teasing, Hei Simu felt exhausted and had a feeling that this person in front of him was not very reliable!
The Demon Slayer Corps, who were fighting the demons, soon realized that the demons were retreating, and the Pillars breathed a sigh of relief.
They have no support now! For now, it seems they can maintain a balance, but if Kokushibo makes a move, it will inevitably expose Li Muyang's combat power, which will be detrimental to the plan to lure Muzan out later!
As for the only one who remembered Li Muyang, Domo... it's irrelevant. Based on just his opinion, the scumbag boss wouldn't care. Unless he actually fought Li Muyang, he wouldn't realize the difference in strength. Otherwise, he would just think that Domo was not strong enough.
Another reason is that, given Domo's personality, he might keep quiet and want to see what kind of fun Li Muyang can come up with.
It was obvious that all the pillars knew the plan: to have the Twelve Demon Moons take Li Muyang away.
The original plan also included blue spider lilies, but they were actually stolen. As for who it was, we won't say for now.
The others, however, learned from the swordsmiths in the forging village that Li Muyang had been taken away by Upper Moon One, Kokushibo, and were immediately enraged! Tanjiro wanted to chase after him and save him on the spot.
Fortunately, the other pillars stopped him, and after thinking for a moment, they told him about Li Muyang's plan.