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Chapter 18 - Do you even know what it means to single-handedly annihilate Ashina?

The breath vanished.

In the center of the Infinite Castle, Nakime plucked the strings of her biwa. Beneath her bangs, her single remaining eye was filled with fear and unease.

Although the reason is unknown, the eye-familiars that were once invincible in locating enemies seem to have lost their original function. Not to mention seeing the opponent, even seeing the area around the opponent would cause these eye-familiars to quickly lose control and disappear from their own perception, as if they had simply vanished.

Why can't we observe it?!

Nakime was filled with confusion and fear—she knew very well that the hunter in black was targeting none other than herself. Although she didn't know what it was about her that was attracting him, there was no doubt that simply being noticed by such a monster was enough to instill an unprecedented fear in her!

And while she couldn't sense Ron's condition, Nakime could accurately perceive the other beings within the Infinity Castle. And now, Nakime was certain that, almost instantly, all the Upper Moons who had gone to intercept him had perished…

Doma isn't dead yet, but the slightest movement, or even just a slightly heavier breath, would cause his head to explode. It would be better for him to just die and be done with it!

And now, Nakime finally understands… or rather, guesses why the Upper Moon Six twin demons, Daki and her brother, have never come. It's not that they didn't come; rather, the Infinity Castle was closed by this black-clad hunter the moment they entered. Perhaps, even now, they're still wondering why the Infinity Castle hasn't opened its gates to them…

Akaza is dead... and Gyokko, the last of the four Upper Moons who entered the Infinity Castle, is also dead.

At this thought, Nakime felt an invisible fear spreading through her heart. However, as the center of the Infinite Castle, although Nakime could modify all directions, magnetic fields, gravity, and even create a door leading directly to a distant place without any medium, she was unable to move.

"You constructed the core of the Infinite City, and you are also the eye of its array." Walking along the path leading to the center of the Infinite City, Ron appeared unhurried and made no attempt to conceal his voice, ignoring the familiars hiding in the corners, trying to avoid directly observing his eyes. Ron spoke:

"Therefore, no matter how much the Infinite City changes, you, as its core, cannot change. If it were an ordinary person, you could certainly fool them with spatial tricks until they were exhausted. But if your enemy has a clear ability to locate you and a certain understanding of spatial science, then even the most basic spatial anchoring would be enough to deal with your little tricks."

As she spoke, before Nakime's eyes widened in shock, a black and red saw-axe covered in rulers smashed through the screen behind her with a whooshing sound.

The saw-axe was less than a hand's width away from Nakime. Although it didn't look behind her, its mere presence made Nakime feel her limbs grow cold and her entire body gradually stiffen. She could no longer play, let alone maintain her balance on the biwa.

Ron, however, clearly didn't care about Nakime's current state. Instead, he pulled out a meat saw with a malicious smile, then stuffed his face into the notch made by the meat saw, glancing sideways at Nakime.

"Heres Johnny~"

"!!!"

Sweat dripped from his forehead, eventually gathering on his chin, sliding down his face, and dripping onto the strings, producing a jumble of discordant sounds that evoked a deep sense of unease.

Looking at Nakime, who stood stiff as a sculpture, Ron's face lingered in the gap for a moment before he withdrew it with a bored expression. Then, with light steps, he passed through the screen, and with a collision, the already broken screen instantly turned into wood chips and fragments scattered all over the ground.

"Look at you, so nervous, isn't that a bit too boring?"

Nakime didn't speak; she just sat there quietly. Of course, it wasn't so much that she didn't want to speak, but rather that Nakime didn't know what to say.

To Nakime's surprise, Ron didn't act like the Demon Slayer Corps members she knew, immediately drawing his sword and beheading demons upon seeing them. Instead, he stood smiling in front of her, holding something that looked like a blood collection vial, and calmly, with a slightly indifferent chuckle, said, "Come on, show me your abilities."

In contrast to the tranquility at the center of the Infinity Castle, Muzan Kibutsuji felt no peace whatsoever.

After entering the Infinite Castle, the ninja before him seemed to be on steroids, his aggression and attack frequency increasing at an alarming rate. At first, Muzan Kibutsuji could barely hold his own, but once the opponent adapted to his newfound state, the storm-like slashes sent chills down Muzan's spine.

In terms of slashing speed, this ninja's slashing frequency is far inferior to that of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, a monster whose speed is beyond reason—1,500 slashes in an instant, an extremely terrifying speed in the entire world. But the problem is that every ninja's slash goes straight for the vital points. Even if you withstand the heavy slash, your body will experience temporary swelling and paralysis due to the impact of the force!

Especially now that Muzan Kibutsuji is firmly locked down, even if Muzan wants to create distance and buy time for Nakime to regain complete control of the Infinity Castle, Wolf will not give Muzan that opportunity.

Due to limitations in the game's expressive capabilities, people often feel that in Soulslike games, the wolf seems far less powerful than other protagonists in Soulslike games.

Indeed, due to the nature of his worldview, compared to Souls-type protagonists who frequently challenge the Old Gods, Lords of Cinder, and the Supreme Will, Wolf, as a Souls-type protagonist, faces powerful enemies, but none capable of changing the world single-handedly.

In fact, a considerable number of people believe that wolves are weak.

In fact, if you disregard gameplay and focus on the game's story, you'll be surprised to find that Wolf, starting with his severed arm, spent only a month or so systematically slaughtering the high-ranking military forces of Ashina. From the mid-level Ashina Seven Spears to high-ranking figures like Ashina Isshin, Oni Gyobu, and Ashina Genichiro, anyone who stood in Wolf's way was utterly killed.

In the process, Wolf mastered all the techniques and secrets of various schools of ninja, prosthetic arms, Ashina style, Senpou Temple, etc. from scratch, and developed them with his own understanding to form his own unique "Secret Technique: Ashina Mushin-ryu".

Wolf can master all the techniques from various schools of martial arts, whether it's swordsmanship, fist fighting, or even what others consider unorthodox methods like prosthetics. Calling him a martial arts prodigy would be an understatement of his talent.

(End of this chapter)