Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 111 Infinite City - Emerging from the Ground

Muzan's whip was indeed powerful, but it was shattered by Komashi's punch, which disregarded life and death.

His figure was like a tiger descending the mountain, enduring the erosion of his body by the Muzan cells without backing down, and fighting the terrifying demon king!

Seeing this, Gyomei Himejima and Muichiro Tokito, who were already in a fierce battle, exchanged a glance.

Although surprised, he did not hesitate at all.

Even though this guy is full of ghostly energy, something still seems off.

But at this critical juncture of life and death, even former enemies become comrades-in-arms as long as their blades are pointed at Muzan.

The two instantly adjusted their breathing, matching the mysterious man's rhythm as they charged into the battle.

The meteor hammer crashed down on Muzan's head with a heavy roar, while Tokito Muichiro took advantage of Muzan's attention being drawn to his two tall teammates, his figure leaving several afterimages like a ghost.

Whoosh! Clang! Boom!

The three fought more and more fiercely, and Muzan's back exploded again, with several more long, sharp whips covered in fangs growing out!

His power was simply too overwhelming.

With a mere wave of his hand, the shockwave carrying the corrosive demon blood could forcefully shatter the attacks of the two pillars.

Taking this opportunity, Muzan's whip swept towards Muichiro, but a blue meteor-like figure suddenly cut in!

laugh--!

"Hey, stop spacing out at a time like this, kid."

Komashi's voice was heavy with panting; he had actually taken the blow with his own body.

The sharp whip pierced right through his ribs, drawing out a large patch of dark red blood.

Muzan's destructive cytotoxins instantly began to exert their power, devouring the life force within Shi's body.

"You...you bastard!" Muichiro stared in astonishment at the man in front of him.

Despite being born a demon and possessing a near-infinite lifespan and the chance to be reborn, Zhi's eyes, hidden beneath the tiger mask, revealed a resolute determination that only humans possess—a determination to face death without fear.

His previously muddled and confused memories suddenly began to clear, and he remembered someone who was clearly very important but whom he had forgotten.

That day, his older brother risked his life to protect him, which is how he survived.

"You vile, traitorous scum." Muzan sneered, attempting to dismantle Komashige from within through the resonance of his demon blood: "You think you can defy my will just because you've regained your name? Every second of your life was given to you by me!"

"Cough... It's precisely because you gave me this body that I feel utterly disgusted!"

Komashi suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, but instead of retreating, he gripped the whip embedded in his body with both hands.

"Swordsman! Attack!!"

Komashi let out the roar of a dying tiger.

He knew very well that his body was being devoured by the Muzan cells, and the pain was far worse than being slowly sliced ​​to death.

But he was determined to use this body stained with sin as the strongest shield to buy even a second of chance to kill Muzan!

"You bastard..."

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Just as Muzan was getting fed up with Komashi's suicidal restraint, the Pillars arrived one after another!

That was the raging wind pressure of Sanemi Shinazugawa, the calm waves of Giyu Tomioka, and the sharp fangs of Obanai Iguro!

Rengoku Kyojuro's Nichirin Blade burned fiercely, while Kanroji Mitsuri's winding longsword danced in a blur of sword shadows!

The Pillars, who were originally trapped in various places, finally took advantage of the collapse of space to successively reach the core battlefield!

Muzan went from fighting three people alone at the beginning to facing attacks from all sides and enemies from all directions.

As the intensity of the battle increased, his movements became faster and stronger.

The battle lasted for more than ten minutes, with members of the Demon Slayer Corps constantly getting injured, but Muzan's stamina seemed inexhaustible.

He was indeed not afraid of these swordsmen killing him; even if the Serpent Pillar cut his neck open, he could heal instantly.

But this persistent, fly-like stalking feeling is incredibly annoying.

In this constant tug-of-war, Muzan finally saw the two people he least wanted to see: Kamado Tanjiro, who exuded an unpleasant aura, and Asuka, the black-haired swordsman who killed Kokushibo!

Without uttering any unnecessary words, the bird's figure flickered continuously amidst the violently trembling Infinite City.

Although he came from the deepest and most dangerous Kokushibo Dojo, he was in the best condition among everyone at this moment.

The long sword in his hand drew a dark red arc of light powerful enough to tear apart the soul, and slashed fiercely towards Muzan's neck.

No, I can't take that knife!

Even the most arrogant Muzan Kibutsuji sensed the threat in that strike and quickly tore off the whip he was using to entangle with the swordsmen, retreating rapidly!

But how could one so easily escape the sword energy of a flying bird?

As the longsword fell, several hounds formed from spiritual pressure barked and charged out from the blade, relentlessly chasing Muzan's figure and biting hard at his barbed whip filled with sharp teeth!

"Ugh—!! This is it! This power will suppress my regeneration!"

Muzan sensed something was wrong and frantically cut off his injured parts, fearing that the troublesome power would spread.

I had felt this fear before, from that man who wore earrings.

Now, it has arrived in an even more bizarre and greedy form.

"Almost there! Almost there! Inosuke, hang in there!"

Yushiro was also screaming madly, his eyeballs almost bursting from overusing the Blood Demon Art.

"I know! I won't back down an inch! I'll protect you, Oni-doji!!" Inosuke's eyes, hidden behind his hood, were fixed on the sky. He wielded his serrated twin swords like the wind, constantly killing the charging demons, doing everything in his power to protect Yushiro.

The entire Infinite City had now transformed into a gigantic fireball erupting upwards.

With a deafening roar that shattered the heavens, the earth's crust was violently shattered, and large swaths of soil, rocks, and vegetation were torn away by the violent force.

Rumble—!!!

On a village street on the outskirts of Tokyo Prefecture, a massive wooden castle, billowing smoke and flames, burst forth from the ground!

The moonlight was dim; dawn was approaching.

On this devastated landscape, the ruins of the Infinite City are scattered everywhere.

Kibutsuji Muzan stood atop the ruins, his body appearing even more grotesque in the moonlight.

Directly opposite him stood the elite members of the Demon Slayer Corps: Asuka, Gyomei, Kyojuro, Giyu, Sanemi, Muichiro, Obanai, Mitsuri, Tanjiro, and Komashi, who stood proudly despite being riddled with bloody holes.

Ten warriors who stand at the pinnacle of the Demon Slayer Corps will face the source of this thousand-year-old evil spirit.

"Sunrise is still an hour and a half away," the composed Giyu Tomioka reminded everyone.

As long as we can stall, just one more hour and a half is enough!

"Did you think you'd have a chance of winning once you're on land?"

"Leaving aside whether you have the stamina to last until sunrise, the toxins in the bodies of those pillars I injured are already starting to take effect!"

"You will all die suddenly in less than ten minutes!"

"That's...not necessarily true!"

Before Muzan could finish his fierce but cowardly declaration of victory, a weak yet familiar female voice rang out.

The bird was terrified and quickly turned around to look.

As expected, it's Shinobu Kocho and Kanao!

Shinobu's complexion was even worse than before, and she was so weak that she could barely stand and needed Kanao's support to speak.

Her injury! It hadn't healed at all! Feibiao suddenly realized.

The so-called Blood Demon Art potion was nothing but a lie told by Shinobu Kocho to keep Asuka from worrying.

The fact that she can still stand here and speak is already a testament to her incredible strength!

Shinobu avoided Asuka's gaze, and with a cold smile, she instructed Kanao to produce a row of reagents—

That was the antidote serum she developed with Miss Tamayo, enduring the unpleasantness of cooperating with the demon!

call out!call out!

With Kanao's rapid tossing, the serum was thrown into the hands of the Pillars and immediately injected into their bodies.

The rock pillar that was injured earliest and most severely corroded felt the effects of the serum almost immediately.

The malignant cells are deteriorating.

His swollen and festering cheeks healed at a speed visible to the naked eye!