They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 24 If you can't cut the neck, just slice them all to pieces.
Seeing that Danlei was a ruthless person who didn't care about ordinary people, Yanmeng suddenly felt that she should go to the shrine to draw a fortune stick to see if it was good or bad luck today, otherwise how could she have run into such a jinx?

However, ordinary people couldn't threaten Danlei, and the train pulled the carriages ahead away. Yanmeng realized that she could only fight now.

Suddenly, more than a dozen eyes appeared on the carriage in front of Dan Lei, hypnotizing him.

However, Dan Lei is currently under the blessing of his memory destiny, which, although it does little to increase his combat power, greatly enhances his mental resistance.

Hypnosis from Lower Rank One is simply not on the same level as memory and destiny. If you want to hypnotize Dan Lei now, you should at least find someone who can use the power of destiny.

Therefore, Dan Lei felt nothing at all and was still able to stare into the eyes of the Nightmare.

However, after a moment of staring at each other, Dan Lei realized that he was still not familiar with controlling the path of memories, and could not find the location of Enmu's neck through mental power like Tanjiro's nose or Inosuke's intuition.

Danlei then had only one option: to dismantle the entire train car.

No matter how the Nightmare merges, its neck must be somewhere in the carriage. Just break it all down into palm-sized metal fragments, and the problem will be solved.

So, Dan Lei simultaneously created two ice longswords with both hands and silently chanted...
"Water Breathing - Fourth Form: Kaze Modified Kamaitachi Sword Dance".

Suddenly, a whirlwind swirled around Dan Lei, with wind and water intertwining and wrapping around the sword.

Then, Danlei's two arms began to spin and slash at high speed as he lunged forward, creating wind blades and water blades as he slashed.

This move was developed by Dan Lei to deal area-of-effect damage, and it's perfect for use now. Anyway, all the parts of the Nightmare-formed carriage are targets, and Dan Lei isn't afraid of accidentally harming civilians.

In an instant, the carriage that Nightmare had transformed into was like a high-speed rotating cutting machine. Sharp metallic tearing sounds and Nightmare's screams, which could only be heard by his mind, rang out at the same time, with blood, flesh, and flames flying everywhere.

Nightmare is now experiencing a "Plus" version of the treatment she received when Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in Princess Iron Fan's belly.

Moreover, it cannot be stopped. Nightmare's main ability is hypnosis, and its Blood Demon Art only has two moves: [Forced Sleep Hypnotic Whisper] and [Forced Sleep Sleep Eye].

But now, neither using its eyes to hypnotize it nor using the mouth on the back of its hand to say "Sleep" to force hypnosis works on Danlei.

In the eyes of Nightmare Dream, the protection that Memory Path provides for the mind is an impregnable fortress.

Without hypnosis, Nightmare's only remaining attack method was to extend its disgusting fleshy tentacles to strike.

But this fleshy flesh was easily sliced ​​apart by Dan Lei's wind blades and water blades, just like a sausage.

Even if a lucky person manages to dodge the wind and water blades, they will only be cut to pieces by Dan Lei's impenetrable sword dance.

Nightmare had tried to derail the train car and throw Danlei off, but Danlei was not a stubborn person.

The carriage overturned and was thrown out. Several magic lines shot out instantly, hooked the carriage, pulled it back, and slammed it onto the gravel road beside the tracks. Then, they rushed over and continued to chop.

As Danlei continued his rampage, causing destruction along the way, when the entire carriage was reduced to only one or two meters in length, Nightmare finally couldn't hide her neck any longer, and a huge bone appeared beneath the floorboards.

Seeing this, Dan Lei didn't hold back. He instantly transformed his ice sword into a Nichirin Blade, and with a cross-shaped horizontal slash, he cut the blade in two in an instant.

After its neck was severed by the Nichirin Blade, Nightmare let out a desperate scream, and the remaining carriage structure exploded on the spot. Since Nightmare had already merged with the train, Danlei was unable to hold it in place to bleed it out this time. He could only find a container, quickly arrange runes, and collect some blood.

Afterwards, Dan Lei looked at the train debris scattered on the ground after the nightmare dissipated, and at the desolate, remote location, and helplessly said to Sasaki Kojiro, who was watching the battle from the roadside with his suitcase on his back.
"Sasaki, it looks like we'll have to sleep in the woods tonight. I'll have to keep watch. Tomorrow, let's see if we can hitch a ride on a passing train to the city."

Sasaki Kojiro had no objection to this, and walked directly into the woods, saying...

"Dan Lei, judging from the performance of Lower Moon One, it doesn't seem to pose much of a threat to you. Why don't you go find Upper Moon next?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei broke out in a cold sweat. Sasaki Kojiro was definitely a devilish instructor. If the Upper Moons didn't perform well, this guy would probably suggest that he go directly to Muzan Kibutsuji to speedrun the finale.

However, based on Dan Lei's current research on demons, he suggests that it's best not to underestimate Muzan Kibutsuji.

Although this guy is a bully who preys on the weak, his abilities are probably equivalent to those of a high-ranking Dead Apostle below the Twenty-Seven Ancestors. At most, a Heroic Spirit like Sasaki Kojiro, who lacks the ability to kill the undead, can only hold him back.

Moreover, Sasaki Kojiro's durability is only E, making him a typical fragile character among Heroic Spirits.

As for Dan Lei himself, if he sets up his magic workshop and takes advantage of the terrain, he can still put up a fight. The only fear is that if he fights, he will be thrown into the Infinity Castle. In that place, he is definitely no match for Muzan Kibutsuji.

So Danlei directly complained
"Sasaki, we've been traveling around this country for half a year and only encountered two lower moons. How long do you think it will take us to find the upper moon?"

Sasaki Kojiro was clearly prepared for this question and answered directly.

"I think you should just go find the Demon Slayer Corps. We've already killed Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon One. If you still don't see us, you can just use the Pillars as your practice targets."

"Danlei, with your current skill level, you'd definitely have no problem facing Giyu Tomioka in a head-on duel."

When Dan Lei heard that Sasaki Kojiro was actually encouraging him to cause trouble for the Demon Slayer Corps, he thought that this was not in line with his personality.

However, upon further reflection, in the era in which he was set, it was common for swordsmen to hone their skills by going to various kendo dojos for "one-on-one duels" or directly challenging famous swordsmen.

Therefore, Sasaki Kojiro probably doesn't think there's anything wrong with Danlei going to "crash" the Demon Slayer Corps' Pillars.

After thinking it over carefully, Dan Lei felt that there was nothing wrong with making contact with the Demon Slayer Corps.

Moreover, at this time, Tanjiro should have already met with Tamayo. I am quite interested in the medicine that Tamayo made in the manga's finale, so I can ask Tanjiro to introduce me to it.

So Danlei responded with a smile.

"Understood. Then let's continue to Mount Natagumo. If we find that the Demon Slayer Corps hasn't organized an attack yet when we get there, we'll let them know that there's a Lower Moon there. That way, some Pillars will definitely come."

Seeing that Dan Lei readily agreed, Sasaki Kojiro naturally stopped talking.

Actually, he had his own reasons for wanting Dan Lei to find the Upper Moon. Given Dan Lei's cautious nature, if they really encountered the Upper Moon, he would definitely ask him to test the other party's strength.

In the past six months, he and Danlei have been traveling around, but they haven't encountered a worthy opponent to challenge. Sasaki Kojiro is itching for a fight, and he's quite looking forward to Upper Moon giving him a surprise.

(End of this chapter)