Demon Slayer: Can I add points to my Breathing Technique?

Xia Xi subtly adjusted her direction, chopping branches and turning over the soil as she pretended to be still searching for clues.

In reality, they were subtly closing the distance with the other party.

Having played so many games, he said he was very familiar with the stealth element.

As long as you maintain a crouching posture and don't directly enter the other person's field of vision, they will often act as if they are blind and let you get close...

then.

Then Xia Xi saw a dark figure suddenly leap out of the bushes and flee into the depths of the dense forest without looking back!

How did you spot me?!

Not scientific!

Despite her thoughts, Xia Xi stopped pretending.

The breath of wind instantly circulated throughout his body, rapidly enhancing his physical functions.

He pushed off with his feet, creating a shallow crater in the ground, and chased after them, leaving a trail of afterimages.

If it gets too far away, the system's UI might disappear.

The mountainous and forested areas have rugged and complex road conditions, and the ghosts' escape speed and skills are also extremely amazing.

But that applies to ordinary people.

Xia Xi's total attributes are already 70, not to mention the breathing technique and the passive skill [Running] which increases movement speed.

The distance of less than thirty meters was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The ghost clearly noticed this as well.

He ran away desperately while turning back to curse loudly.

"Damn it, I only ate a few people, why are you following me so closely?!"

It also felt wronged.

Wasn't the reason they carefully hid in these deep mountains to avoid the Demon Slayer Corps?

To avoid attracting too much attention, it even restrained itself from eating people.

They either look for reclusive people living deep in the mountains, or elderly people who would die and not be noticed by many.

They even deliberately imitated the hunting behavior of bears to deceive others.

How come a swordsman has come knocking on our door after only a few days?

"There are so many people in these villages, what's wrong with me eating two?"

Xia Xi: "???"

"What are you saying?"

He unusually retorted sarcastically, "So what if I ate two people? I was just borrowing your head for a while, is it really necessary to run away so fast?"

Even the ghost was speechless at Xia Xi's words.

He roared, "How can that be the same?"

Xia Xi: "How come it's different?"

I'm a staunch advocate of humanism; I never choose non-human races when playing games.

The main theme is humanity! Loyalty!

Even if the other party is a red-named monster, the fact that they are a "cannibalistic alien" race is enough for him to chop them into mincemeat.

As the distance drew closer, the ghost knew it couldn't escape.

With a sudden stop, he turned around and roared at Xia Xi, assuming an attack stance.

"You bastard! Don't think I'm really afraid of you!"

It didn't want to provoke the Demon Slayer Corps.

Upon discovering this swordsman dressed in Demon Slayer Corps uniform and carrying three swords.

It suppressed its appetite, intending to secretly observe the opponent's strength first.

In its limited understanding, this guy covered in odds and ends—masks, knots, luggage, and carrying three knives—didn't look like one of those greenhorn-level newcomers.

C? Or D?

Before he could figure out what was going on, the other party noticed him and even pretended to get too close.

Its intuition told it that this person was not someone to be trifled with, so it decisively chose to retreat.

To everyone's surprise, the other party relentlessly pursued them!

They're taking advantage of my kindness and won't let me go!

Do you really think I'm a pushover?

The demon's forehead gleamed faintly with a bluish light under the moonlight, and its hair moved slowly in the air without any wind. Moreover, a pair of muscular arms rapidly grew from its temples.

It looks so...

It's very abstract.

[Giant Crimson? ? ?] [Energy Level: 39]

Xia Xi glanced at the information in the corner of her vision, and her lips twitched slightly.

After chasing for so long, all I got was a little Karami who doesn't even have Blood Demon Arts?

Its attributes are even worse than those of the grunts in the final selection.

The evil spirit clearly noticed the change in Xia Xi's expression.

The hunter's excitement at spotting his prey quickly turned into undisguised disgust.

"Xiao Bai," Xia Xi suddenly looked up and said to a certain spot in the air, "Could you send me a more challenging mission next time?"

"Gah! Nine cars! Distractions are prohibited while on duty! Gah!"

The ghost was stunned, then its anger flared up.

Was I underestimated? I must have been underestimated!

With bloodshot eyes and fingernails that instantly grew as sharp as knives, it charged straight at Xia Xi.

A straight line of silver light.

The body and head were separated.

The ghost's face was still frozen in shock and fear, and its body had already begun to turn to ashes before it fell to the ground.

【Wind Breathing LV.3 (+21)】

Xia Xi didn't even really push her breathing technique.

After all, it's either a breathing technique or the accompanying sword stance.

These are all methods and techniques used to compensate for the fact that swordsmen's physical attributes are far inferior to those of demons.

It is used to compensate for insufficient values.

If the values ​​are all higher than those of a ghost, then these methods are naturally unnecessary.

Xia Xi's attributes are now almost twice as high as his opponent's. Although it's not as smooth as cutting butter with a hot knife, it's almost as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.

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"I'm saying, why don't you talk to the boss and, even if we forget about Ghost Month, at least arrange a decent ghost?"

As Xia Xi watched the raven return to report the news, she still couldn't give up and said to it.

In return, she received an angry cawing from the ravens.

"It's my lord, not Persia! Ga!"

"And another thing! Slaying demons is a swordsman's duty! Every single one must be taken seriously!"

Xia Xi said, "Of course I'll fight seriously if I encounter them. But the efficiency is too low right now. Just pass on the message, and the BOSS will understand."

He believed that given the precision of the game's design, the Demon Slayer Corps' leader could not be an ordinary person.

The other party surely understands the principle of using good steel for the most important purpose.

For Xia Xi, the only thing to worry about is the speed at which ghosts are discovered and the efficiency of the dispatch center in this game era.

However, as an organization that has lasted for thousands of years.

It must have its own unique command system and personnel deployment methods.

It's impossible to rely on a flock of crows yelling and flying all over the world day and night, right?

"By the way, I'm planning to go to the next trainer for further training."

"You definitely know the way; just look for me along the way when you come back."

The raven's feathers stood on end in anger: "Damn it! I can't read a map! I can't read a map!!"

Chapter 26: They actually used money to corrupt my will.

Because the Far East is not a large territory, Kasugai Crow returned to Natsumi's side not long after reporting the completion of the mission to the Demon Slayer Corps.

To be honest, Xia Xi still finds it somewhat unbelievable that the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters has never been exposed.

This communication method relies on ravens flying directly to headquarters.

The vulnerability is quite significant.

Given the physical capabilities of a demon, it is entirely possible for it to keep up and follow the demon all the way to headquarters.

There's not even a need for special blood demon magic.

After all, the ravens do not go to relay stations or post stations to take turns passing on intelligence.

They all personally brought the lord's secret orders.

Furthermore, even though the ravens possess excellent anti-tracking skills, enabling them to detect ghosts and shake them off.

However, one can also determine a general location based on the distance these crows travel.