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

Water Breathing, First Form: Water Surface Slash

The blue sword light, carrying a few splashes of water, fell towards the opponent's neck.

One of the swordsmen couldn't hold back any longer and launched the first attack.

"Don't be impulsive!" Kanae warned repeatedly.

Boom!

It felt like striking hardwood.

The opponent raised his arm and easily blocked the swordsman's slash.

The blade penetrated only a little into the flesh.

But for a demon with astonishing regenerative abilities, it's just a drop in the ocean.

so hard!

The swordsman's expression changed drastically.

The opponent's body was several times tougher than any of the demons he had ever killed before.

With that kind of hardness, it would be impossible to cut into an arm used for defense.

Even if the other party sticks out their neck so you can cut them, you'd probably have to slash them dozens of times.

"Ouch, that really hurts..."

A bluish-gray tinge flowed across the other's light green, wood-grained skin. Then, with a pull of his hand, the swordsman, who had not yet drawn his Nichirin Blade, was forcibly dragged into his arms.

"Food should be presented to mothers as if they have food."

Before the swordsman could regain his footing, the sharp claw on the other hand slashed towards the swordsman's throat.

Fortunately, his two companions arrived just in time for the worst.

A swordsman grabbed his collar and dragged him back; Kanao, on the other hand, simply used her sword to block the opponent's attacking claws.

But it's not over.

【Breath of Flowers】

[Fourth Form: Red Floral Dress]

Two pink slashes, descending from below, landed on the opponent's wrists and elbows like petals in the wind.

Click.

The swordsman, who had just tried his best but failed to cut off the demon's arm, had now been sliced ​​into three pieces.

Is this the breath of flowers?

It's much better than our Water Breathing technique.

The swordsman couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, if Xia Xi were here, she might correct the other person.

Because the powerful element is not the Flower Breathing technique itself, but the swordsman who uses it.

【Konane the Butterfly (Level: 86)】 Flower Breathing LV.3, Water Breathing LV.1

[Fujiki Sai (Energy Level: 36)] Water Breathing LV.2

【Kondo Kojiro (Level: 31)】Water Breathing LV.2

The petals, which had been fluttering in the air, gradually dispersed.

Kanae stood between the swordsmen and the demons, gripping her Nichirin Blade at an angle, fully on guard.

"You... you seem quite delicious, butterfly..."

A faint bluish-gray hue flowed across its body, and at the same time, its arms rapidly regrowed.

Staring at Kanae's butterfly hair ornament, it murmured repeatedly, "Let me have a bite, and maybe Mu will let these two worthless foods next to you leave."

The girl, of course, could not do as it wished.

Without turning around, he said to his two partners, whom he was not yet familiar with, "I will take the lead from now on."

"Gentlemen, please cover me."

"Yes!"

"Leave it to us!"

A faint white mist emanated from between the three people's teeth, and the power driven by their breathing techniques suddenly increased.

(There was a first-generation Flower Call Swordsman who planted a tree at the location of the Butterfly Mansion decades ago.)

Chapter 35 Kanae the Butterfly

The demon before them was far stronger and faster than any they had ever encountered before.

If they were to meet alone, even Kanae wouldn't be confident of victory.

But right now, there are three of them.

While they may not be perfectly in sync, they are enough to provide cover or supplementary attacks during the intervals between each other's offensives.

Finally, after a fierce battle, they were forced to retreat.

The only consequence was that one swordsman suffered minor injuries.

Kanae breathed slightly, standing there lost in thought.

That evil spirit just now...

It seems that the body's rigidity is constantly increasing?

"Senior, should we continue chasing now?"

Looking at the large, destroyed forest ahead, the swordsman hesitated before asking Kanae a question.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then decisively said, "Let the raven deliver the intelligence first, then we'll give chase immediately."

According to the information revealed by that evil spirit.

They planned to spend the winter in these mountains and captured many innocent people as winter food supplies.

The other party now realizes that their identity and location have been exposed.

They will likely choose to relocate, and those who are still alive will either be taken along with them.

Or... they'll be silenced on the spot.

After sharing their deductions with the two, the swordsmen had no further objections. They gripped their swords tightly and, together with Kanae, followed the trail into the forest.

However, the forest without paved roads is not a route that ordinary people should tread.

After traveling for less than half a day, the three of them had noticeably lost a lot of energy.

A thought even arose in Kanae's mind.

Could this evil spirit have deliberately left traces to lure us here?

Just as she was pondering this, the ground beneath her feet suddenly softened.

The ground collapsed.

"It's a trap!"

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that, sure enough, the ghost had once again burst out of the tree trunk.

The demon's target was not her, who had fallen into the trap, but two other swordsmen whose strength was far inferior.

"Its goal is to defeat them one by one!"

Kanae cried out urgently, "Watch out, you two!"

The two swordsmen reacted quickly; one parried the attack head-on with his sword, while the other swiftly dodged behind the opponent.

The Nichirin Blade transformed into a point of cold light, piercing straight towards the back of the opponent's neck.

【Seventh Type Shizuku Ripple Strike】

Use the fastest sword technique to strike the opponent before they can parry!

The swordsman thought to himself.

But the ghost didn't even turn around completely; its back muscles twitched, and its skin instantly gleamed with a cold, hard luster like iron.

The two then noticed that the demon's skin color was different from before.

Clang!

A crisp sound.

The tip of the Nichirin Blade seemed to pierce an iron wall.

It didn't even pierce the other person's neck; instead, the entire blade bent up, almost breaking off.

The demon, however, completely ignored the swordsman's slashes, letting the swordsman create sparks on its body.

He turned around and grabbed the swordsman who hadn't had time to retreat.

"Hmm...the first one..."

The claws pierced his chest as easily as if they were paper.

"asshole!"

The other swordsman's eyes widened in fury.

His entire temple bulged as the blood rushed through him. He desperately channeled his breathing techniques and slashed at his opponent's arm, trying to save his companion who had already been disemboweled.

However, his all-out attack could not shorten the enormous gap between him and the demon in the slightest.

The evil spirit only delivered a side kick.

His body, like a puppet with its strings cut, crashed into the distant bushes and remained motionless.

At that moment, Kanae had just managed to climb out of the pit.