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

It was quickly sucked back into his body, as if performing a disgusting magic trick.

"Huh...huh..."

The continuous, all-out slashes caused Dojima's breathing to become erratic, and sweat gradually soaked his back.

But it's different from the burning sensation in the lungs.

A chilling sense of powerlessness began to spread along the hand holding the knife, constantly eroding his fighting spirit.

"Guhahahaha!"

"You actually came? I've already told you the answer, and you're still so stubborn... Well then, let me teach you a lesson."

The demon seemed to have had enough of toying with Dojima.

The next second, its seemingly sluggish body suddenly accelerated, and its two arms stretched out like rubber.

boom!boom!

A powerful punch that far exceeds the opponent's ability to react.

One punch landed on his chest, the other on his shoulder.

Dojima only had time to parry part of the force with his sword before he was sent flying by the immense power.

Like a kite with a broken string, it crashed heavily against the workshop wall.

puff!

Blood and saliva spurted out, and the young swordsman almost dropped his Nichirin Blade.

He coughed violently and used the knife to brace himself against the ground before he could finally stand up.

No, I really can't beat them.

Should we run away?

But these people here, damn it... they just have to hold on!

I don't know how things are going with my stepson, but since he's immune to the slashing attacks, he's probably in a tough fight.

Barely managing to activate his breathing technique, Dojima raised his sword once more.

The burning fighting spirit has not been extinguished.

This also aroused the suspicion of the Tumor Demon.

"Gurgle? Aren't you going to run away yet?"

But after thinking about the other person's position and gaze, I suddenly realized what was going on.

It laughed loudly: "So you were worried about those people? How touching... Foolish!"

The smile disappeared.

The other party seemed to be angered by Dojima's actions.

Dojima's expression remained unchanged.

But the light in his eyes became increasingly solid.

Like a burning flame.

He said, "I also want to be a loyal and passionate man."

Abandoning their companions and the innocent, leaving their backs to the monster?

What kind of man is that?

The demon sneered, "Then let me see if your hot blood can still protect them after you become a cold corpse!"

It likes cute little ones who give in after flirting.

Instead of this kind of stupid thing, as smelly and hard as a rock in a latrine.

A wriggling motion appeared on the surface of the body, and a dozen or so fist-sized, even more grotesque tumor-like demons split off.

Squeaking as they swarmed toward Dojima like a tide.

"Hehehehe... Play with my little cuties."

"I've lost interest in you."

As he spoke, he leaned against a spinning machine, almost like a human being, and leisurely enjoyed Dojima's death throes.

It even said to the split versions of itself, "Don't kill him too quickly!"

Dojima is once again plunged into a fierce battle.

These little monsters are not strong or fast.

However, they were numerous and fearless of being slashed, constantly trying to climb and bite, exhausting his strength and attention.

Even though the Flame Breathing Blade's light remained fierce.

However, new wounds continued to appear on his body.

But that's not all.

Just as Dojima's attention was completely drawn to the little monster, an even more cruel light flashed in the demon's eyes.

It stretched out its right hand, covered in deformities, and pointed it toward the swordsmen and commoners behind Dojima whom it had "sown".

He beckoned with his finger.

The next second, Dojima's scalp began to tingle.

Apart from the swordsman whose flesh had been cut off, the other civilians all stood up and moved closer to him.

Some people picked up the broken wooden stick.

Some people picked up stones.

Together with those tiny, swirling tumor-like creatures, they formed a desperate encirclement.

This completely trapped the battered Dojima in the center.

Chapter 55 Lao Tzu! Makes His Appearance!

If he were still at his physical peak, Dojima would naturally have nothing to fear.

But at this moment, he was seriously injured and was being held tightly by numerous evil spirit clones.

They were utterly powerless to remove the parasitic granulation tissue from the back of the necks of those commoners.

What's more, there's that malevolent demon itself lurking ahead.

Dojima knew without even trying that if he removed those fleshy buds himself, the evil spirit would immediately regain control of them.

"Stop! Wake up!"

Dojima shouted loudly, but naturally it was to no avail.

Instead, someone hit him on the shoulder with a stone.

"Run! The ones behind... don't worry about us..."

"This ghost is far beyond the capabilities of someone at our level..."

The swordsman who had fallen to the ground then began to offer words of encouragement to Dojima.

It's better to escape alive than to die here.

"So verbose!"

Dojima's angry shout silenced the swordsman on the ground.

"I don't want to be a coward who abandons his comrades! He's just an ordinary ghost, isn't he?!"

Even if it's the Twelve Ghost Months!

"I, Dojima Kazuma, will surely slay it here today!"

【Full focus! 】

【Breath of Flame!】

The scorching air, mixed with the stench of blood, spread out.

Dojima unleashed an unprecedented power.

If Xia Xi were here, he would see that Dojima's energy level, which was only 83, was rapidly increasing with his breathing.

That's because the values ​​of the [body] and [mind] are constantly jumping upwards thanks to the burning of will.

89…94…112…

A burning fighting spirit swept forward, and the blade, empowered by unprecedented force, temporarily shook off all the tumor demon clones.

Dojima's eyes subtly revealed a resolute will.

The heat emanating from the blade was also more intense than ever before.

It avoided all the manipulated civilians.

It will also soon avoid all tumors.

The sword is about to be drawn!

The target will be the demon's neck.

In the final flash of his sword technique reaching its peak, Dojima's energy level reached an unprecedented 116.

[Fourth Form: Vortex of Blazing Flames!]

But at that moment, the mockery on the demon's face vanished, replaced by a cold, almost cruel malice.

It still leaned lazily against the spinning machine, but its voice was like that of a venomous snake.

Are you sure you don't care about the lives of others?

The raging flames paused.

"If you come any closer."

"In the warehouse on the east side of the factory, inside the pipes on the west side..."