I'm in an American comic book, and all my teammates are main characters and bosses.

Chapter 19 - Do you understand the oppressive power of a max-level, fully-equipped character?

The Divine Snowflakes on the Karmaru in his hand burned fiercely, the pure white flames not bearing any heat, but rather a reassuring illusion—no, it wasn't an illusion. For the Divine Snowflakes were originally ritual objects used in sacrifices, causing no additional harm to mortals. But if the enemy was an evil spirit, or if there was a concept at the arcane level that the Divine Snowflakes could counter, then the Divine Snowflakes would transform into the strongest weapon!

With a single sword strike, a trail of pure white flames followed, leaving a holy trail in the air. Even though he managed to dodge in time, a nearly thirty-centimeter-long scar had already appeared on Muzan Kibutsuji's chest in that instant.

Blood splattered, but before it could even hit the ground, Muzan Kibutsuji's chest, along with the gushing blood, burst into flames at an alarming speed. It wasn't just the cut surface of the wound; Muzan could clearly feel the flames spreading along his blood vessels throughout his body. Rather than flames, it was practically a poison specifically formulated for demons!

Thinking this, a burst of bloody light erupted from Muzan Kibutsuji's chest, tearing away the flesh stained with the divine snow! He tossed it aside, then, watching Sekiro charge towards him, Muzan raised his hands. In the next instant, the muscles in his arms multiplied at an unimaginable speed. In just a moment, his originally not-so-thick arms transformed into two gigantic, dark red pythons composed entirely of muscle.

With its massive muscle fibers directly exposed to the air, it was easy to see that with a low growl, countless barbs, resembling vicious whips, sprouted from the muscular python formed by its arms. These whips, appearing as afterimages that were difficult to detect with the naked eye, lashed out at Sekiro from both sides with a blazing air explosion!

The thorn whip is Muzan Kibutsuji's primary attack method. It combines offense and defense, is flexible and agile, and is as solid as a rock.

Furthermore, the speed at which the whip is wielded in battle is extremely fast. Not to mention ordinary Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, even Yoriichi Tsugikuni would feel a chill down his spine from the speed of the whip's attack during his prime before he was traumatized!

The whips themselves weren't the most terrifying part; it was the hollow bone spikes within them. These spikes contained Muzan Kibutsuji's blood. Therefore, even a mere scratch would be quickly imbued with his blood curse. Given the current intensity of the battle, Muzan Kibutsuji probably wouldn't attempt to transform a wolf into a demon—the stronger the individual, the longer the transformation takes. Kokushibo, for example, took a full three days and three nights to transform.

Therefore, as long as there is a scratch, even a slight graze, Muzan Kibutsuji is confident enough to use his blood curse to cause all the cells in the opponent's body to die!

Amidst the whip's shadow, the wolf showed no panic. Instead, it looked at the barbs lashing out at it from both sides and fell into a brief but rapid thought—its movement had been slowed.

It's because of the air.

The wolf quickly realized the cause of the problem. Upon closer inspection, it saw countless "mouths" growing from the muscle-like whips along with barbs. As Muzan Kibutsuji launched his attack, these mouths continuously drew air from the surrounding environment, generating tremendous suction and creating violent air currents in the atmosphere in an extremely brutal way. This not only slowed down the movement of those around him but also tore everything within the attack's range.

The next moment, accompanied by the sound of a mechanism, the wolf's left arm stretched out in the air, followed by a series of flying sparks and the sound of metal rubbing together. Then, a mechanical iron umbrella with a bluish-purple inscription of a phoenix appeared above the wolf's head.

Bang bang bang! !

The spiked whips, capable of instantly destroying houses, struck the iron umbrella without making a sound, as if all the impact force was instantly converted!

The Phoenix Purple-Blue Umbrella is a mechanical umbrella depicting a purple-blue phoenix. When used, it unfolds like an umbrella, resembling an iron fan, capable of defending against attacks from all directions. Furthermore, it allows the user to withstand light attacks while moving. Although it possesses the ability to defend against attacks from vengeful spirits, the Phoenix Purple-Blue Umbrella does not require the Fountainhead Lapis Lazuli, also known as the "Dragon's Blood," for enhancement. According to the game's explanation, this is because the umbrella is protected by the phoenix's grace. It is similar to the Sakura Dragon, but a deity background character who does not appear in the main game.

Seeing this, Muzan Kibutsuji's lips curled into a smirk of embarrassment and anger. He glared fiercely at the wolf who, in the instant he blocked the whip attack, swung his sword in retaliation, severing all of Muzan's whips in two. Muzan couldn't understand why this guy always had such endless tricks up his sleeve!

And these props of his are released through the prosthetic arm in his left hand, right? But why, with so many props, does he not even make a switching motion? Is it some kind of magic trick?

Muzan Kibutsuji was bewildered. Unfortunately, Ron was currently discussing a problem with Nakime and wasn't present; otherwise, he would have perfectly understood why Muzan Kibutsuji was so desperate—anime and games are different.

Even before entering the instance, Ron had asked Wolf many questions, including about his experiences in Ashina.

The reason is simple: aside from the different endings, Sekiro also has a world view based on the manga "Hanbei the Imperishable." And the manga world view and the game world view are fundamentally different. Simply put, manga and anime, in order to highlight the characters' efforts, struggles, and resilience, often depict incredibly difficult battles even in the final chapters, where necessary items may be impossible to collect due to various reasons.

However, someone like Satoru 2.5 could easily become a stepping stone to highlight the brutality of war if not handled carefully.

This is @Hyuga Neji.

He's familiar with this matter and has more authority to speak on it.

But games are different.

The progression of the game's world-building is controllable. And this Sekiro character, born from the game's lore and a fully-collected, maxed-out version, is, in Soulslike game terms, a fully-equipped character with 99 in all stats.

And with the system space, the ability to instantly switch items is possible...

With a flash of his eyes, the wolf's body transformed into a blur as it charged toward Muzan Kibutsuji.

Seeing this, Muzan Kibutsuji also pushed off with his feet and quickly retreated, trying to increase the distance between himself and the wolf. Unfortunately, he had only just leaped up when, accompanied by the sound of rolling wheels, a grappling hook shot out and pierced through his chest and shoulder blade!

Looking at the wolf rapidly approaching him via the grappling hook, Muzan Kibutsuji gritted his teeth, a hint of excitement in his eyes—the biggest problem with using the grappling hook for rapid maneuvering is that once the rapid maneuver begins, this guy has almost no ability to dodge until he lands!

(End of this chapter)