Anime/Manga: Bankai Starting with Demon Slayer

"What an ungrateful brat! Don't you want to dance with me?"

Because Asuka's sword stance was changed at the last minute, he hadn't yet adjusted his somewhat disordered breathing.

The ghostly figure had already reached them.

Despite appearing calm, Hongzuma had already decided that he couldn't afford to get entangled with this brat any longer and needed to end things quickly!

She gathered her blood in her right arm, almost solidifying it into a crimson longsword! She slashed fiercely at the bird! The boy, meanwhile, abruptly pulled open the sash at his chest and let out a low shout:

"...tooth protrusion!"

Bang! Pfft!

That was an extremely fast sword strike, so fast that even Red Swamp, known for its speed, couldn't react in time.

With a dull thud, Hongzuma's body flew backward, spun in the air, flipped over, and landed with a stagger.

She was shocked to find a horrifying bloody hole in her chest!

The boy opposite him was holding two knives and staring at him, panting heavily.

That sword in his left hand... I haven't seen it before, it must be the one he always carries... By the way, what happened to that injury?

She noticed that her wound was being torn apart and gnawed by some force, and the healing process became incredibly slow.

The sword wound from the Breath of the Wind? Or the effect of the Nichirin Blade? It shouldn't be like this...

Asuka silently sheathed the old sword that Arashi-sensei had given her, adjusted her breathing, and gripped the sword tightly in her hand.

Compared to that old knife, this broken knife is more in tune with my mind. When I swing it, it moves as I please, and I can make even a little bit of force go out in three parts.

"Hey! You over there! Are you alright?"

Just as the bird readjusted its posture and prepared to launch another attack on the red swamp, three figures, accompanied by the sound of wind, suddenly rushed out from the dense forest on the other side of the road!

The leader was tall and swift, wearing a dark uniform with the word "annihilation" written on it. He held a Nichirin Blade that gleamed with blue light and shouted nervously at Asuka.

At the same time, he also noticed the Red Swamp in the distance, and the expressions of the three of them changed.

"Found them! The mastermind behind the massacre of thirty-five people upstream!"

Chapter 14 The Proud Swordsman

"Oh dear, it's not thirty-five people, it's thirty-seven!"

"You bastard!!"

Although Hongnu's tone remained flippant, he had already begun to slowly retreat towards the water's edge, looking as if he might run away at any moment.

She is indeed quite capable, but the reason she can roam around committing bloody crimes and escape unscathed is not because she is brave and fierce. Her greatest skill is to run away when the situation is not right.

This time, she was able to eat thirty-seven people in one go, which can be considered as a great achievement. The village held a festival, and most of the villagers were drunk and unconscious, allowing her to have a delicious meal.

If that's the case, I must have consumed over fifty people over the years. Does that mean I've completed my mission...? I wonder when I'll be able to find that lord and beg him to bestow a little blood upon me...

"Hey! Join forces with us! Kill this devil! We can't let her escape!"

"That's right! If she fully digests the power of that flesh and blood, she'll become increasingly troublesome. We must kill her here!"

The three Demon Slayer Corps members were agitated and, sword in hand, prepared to attack Red Swamp.

"There's no need for that!"

The birds’ voices were cold and hoarse, carrying an indifferent air that kept people at a distance.

"This is my battle, and I will handle it myself."

"What did you say?!" the short-haired team member exclaimed, his face filled with disbelief and anger. "Do you think this is some kind of game?! Do you even know what a giant demon that ate dozens of people is...?"

"Rintaro!" The young man in the lead shouted to his companion, gesturing with his eyes for him to look in the direction of Red Swamp.

He had noticed that Red Swamp's footsteps were slowly moving towards the stream, looking as if it might run away at any moment, and the boy's gaze was fixed on Red Swamp's movements...

"He figured it out... so he's worried the demon will run away after being frightened..." The young man frowned, looking at Asuka with some concern. "...That's too risky. How can one person deal with such a powerful demon..."

Good, Asuka realized that Red Swamp wanted to escape. If a group of people rushed at them, the other side wouldn't even engage in battle.

The only way to keep her is to provoke her with your own life.

"Hehehe... Looks like the kids are having a fight? That's great!!"

Red Swamp let out a joyful laugh and slammed its paws together!

"Vampire Art: Thousand Needles Prison!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The dark red fungal carpet that was still covering the ground suddenly began to boil violently!

Countless sharp blood spikes, formed from viscous blood and mud, suddenly shot out from under the feet of the bird and the three team members!

In addition, countless blood spikes are condensing and forming, ready to pour down in a torrent!

The young man in the lead reacted extremely quickly—"Type II: Waterwheel!"

The Nichirin Blade was swung out, causing waves to surge.

The young man instantly cleaved through countless blood spikes, clearing a foothold for himself, but he could only barely protect himself and could not take care of his companions.

The short-haired team member, Rintaro, swung his knife and severed several blood spikes, but was grazed on the arm by a particularly sharp one, momentarily halting his movements. Another female team member cried out in surprise, managing to dodge the attack, but was also forced into a sorry state.

As for Asuka, although the fungal carpet around his feet had been cleared away, he, being closest to the Red Swamp, was enduring the fiercest attacks!

Asuka unleashed a ring of wind blades, the color of which was radiating from him once again!

A violent whirlwind shot into the sky, instantly shredding and blowing away the dozens of blood spikes that were aimed at his body. However, there were simply too many blood spikes and the area affected was too wide!

puff!puff!

Two swift blood spikes pierced through the gaps in the wind blades and plunged deep into his body!

"Tch..." Asuka's body swayed, and blood instantly stained his clothes. The enormous impact almost knocked him over.

Seeing that the bird was injured, the leader of the team showed anxiety in his eyes. He struggled to cut through the blood spikes that were still being shot from other directions, trying to rush over to provide support.

"Don't come any closer!"

Despite the pain, Asuka straightened her body and roared with terrifying force, startling the team members who were about to help.

Red Swamp was stunned, then burst into a twisted laugh, "Haha! Good, good! I was thinking of making a quick getaway, but I didn't expect to run into such a stubborn little guy like you! You must be very delicious!"

She moved her hands again, and more blood spikes condensed and took shape in the fungal carpet.

Asuka ignored the reactions of the three people behind him; his entire focus was on the sword in his hand.

【…Call upon my name…】

"...Not yet!"

He sensed the gnat, but did not act as it instructed.

His lungs, pierced by the Blood Demon Art, felt like red-hot irons, each breath bringing excruciating pain.

But the bird inhaled even deeper and more fiercely!

"Full focus...."

All the wind around him began to tremble, greedily drawn into the bird's body! A turquoise vortex swirled and compressed violently around him, emitting a sharp hiss!

Amidst the swirling wind... there was also a gray-black, violent power originating from the depths of his soul!

"Oh? Are you going to fight to the death?" Konuma also sensed the sudden surge of danger emanating from Asuka, his pupils contracted slightly, and he dropped some of his playful tone.

With both hands manipulating the countless blood spikes on the fungal carpet, they all shot into the sky in an instant, like venomous snakes poised to strike, aiming at the bird's body!

"Go to hell, you brat!"

"Wind Breathing - Eighth Form..."

With a swift movement, the bird shot out like an arrow released from a bow!

In that instant, he ignored the suction of the sticky fungal carpet beneath his feet, the blood flowing through his body, and the countless blood spikes aimed at him!

There is only one goal—the head of the Red Swamp!

"...First Fierce Wind Slash!"

Whoosh—Boom!

A violent hurricane suddenly swept up from the flat ground!

Asuka transformed into a raging black-green tornado, hurtling towards the Red Swamp with an aura that seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart, while continuously unleashing spinning slashes!

Bang Bang Bang!

Countless blood spikes aimed at the birds were utterly shattered the moment they came into contact with the raging wind drill! For the first time, a look of horror appeared on Red Swamp's face!

She realized something was wrong, and being good at escaping, she immediately mustered all her strength and planned to jump into the stream and become an undercurrent to escape!

However, it was too late!

A flash of light!

The raging wind drill caught up with Red Swamp's fleeing figure in an instant, tearing through the armor covered in flesh and energy, and the excruciating tearing pain instantly surged through every cell!

"Ugh—!!!"

Demons attacked by the Breath of Wind suffer greatly, because those who practice the Breath of Wind are pure people who hate evil and want to torture demons to death.

In addition, Asuka's Breath of Wind also contained his terrifying spiritual pressure that could plunder and crush everything, causing Kanna to let out the most miserable howl of his life, which even made the three Demon Slayer Corps members in the distance feel a chill.

Horrifying lacerations quickly appeared on her fair neck.

Asuka knew that breathing techniques alone were not enough to kill the demon quickly, and her sword, which was not yet freed, was just a special spiritual blade. If she failed to kill it, it might cause trouble.

So when Benima was unable to resist, he once again drew the old Japanese Wheel Blade and, using the remaining power of the Eighth Form, slashed at Benima's shattered neck!

Swish!

Asuka appeared a few meters behind Akane, her back to her, and shook the blood off her Nichirin Blade.

hiss....

The bloodline on Hongzuma's neck was finally torn off completely, and his head slowly slid off his shoulder.

The moment her head hit the ground, her body, like a burning wax figure, rapidly began to decompose, turning into a thick plume of black smoke and a pungent acrid smell before disappearing without a trace.

Even as she turned to ashes, she never imagined that she would die so suddenly, at the hands of an unknown nobody.

Sheathed the sword.

Only Asuka's indifferent back remained in the arena.

Chapter 15 Wisteria Blossoms at Home

"Wow, he's so strong... What level of team member is he...?"

Of the three who were unable to participate, the female team member looked at Asuka's calm and composed expression with disbelief.

The birds still appeared calm and undisturbed.

But actually, his lungs were already on the verge of bursting.

Countless blood arrows released by Red Swamp's Blood Demon Art pierced through his body, tearing at his injured lungs with every breath, let alone such a high-intensity, fully concentrated breathing.

The emerald green kendo uniform had long since been stained red. An ordinary person would probably have collapsed and died on the spot from such an injury.

But Asuka's vitality has always been strong. In addition, he forced himself to abandon distracting thoughts and focus all his attention on the rhythm of his breathing. He used air pressure to stop the damage to his blood vessels and miraculously slowed down the rate of blood loss.

However, this was ultimately just a temporary pain relief measure and could not change the fact that his complexion was becoming increasingly unpleasant.

"Hey! Are you... alright!" Short-haired team member Rintaro was the first to react, and he rushed to Asuka's side, looking at the crimson blood slowly flowing down his sleeve toward his Nichirin Blade with concern, his brows furrowed.

"You can't go on like this! You need to get treatment right away!"

"..."

The bird didn't answer, but simply swallowed the churning, metallic taste in its throat.

He readjusted his breathing rhythm, bracing his slightly aching right leg, and prepared to leave.

He still has to go to Fujisayama and participate in the final selection that the teacher mentioned.

"Wait!" The young man using Water Breathing stepped forward and blocked Asuka's path. "Your injuries are too severe! Where are you going? You can't move around anymore!"

The bird looked up at the other, its gaze still cold and distant.

"Excuse me." He tried to squeeze past the young man in what he thought was a gentle voice.