Demon Slayer: My breathing technique went awry after Nezuko pushed me down.

A piercing pain shot through his left rib and back, likely a fracture, and Chang Zhong's breathing was almost interrupted.

He gritted his teeth, forced himself to steady his breathing, and stood up unsteadily.

The spider father walked over slowly, each step causing a slight tremor in the ground.

He looked at Inosuke with the same gaze he would give a dying insect.

“Chop.” He stretched out his thick finger and pointed to his neck. “Try it.”

A fierce glint flashed in Inosuke's eyes.

"Stop looking down on me!!!"

He roared, enduring the excruciating pain in his ribs, and charged forward again!

This time, there was no detour; instead, it charged straight ahead, raising its twin blades high and slashing down with all its might at Spider Dad's crimson neck!

"Beast Breathing - Second Fang - Blade Clash!"

"laugh--!"

Blood spurted out as the blade pierced the neck.

But... the serrated blade only managed to cut into less than a third of the flesh before being blocked by the hard, iron-like muscle, and could not go any further!

Spider Dad looked down at the two knives stuck in his neck, then at the boar's head mask so close to him, and grinned mockingly.

A punch was thrown out, accompanied by a whistling sound, aimed at Inosuke's chest!

Without hesitation, Inosuke kicked hard against his opponent's chest, drew his sword, and leaped backward!

He narrowly avoided that fatal punch.

He staggered upon landing, the sharp pain in his ribs causing his breathing to become erratic, and his normal breathing became erratic again.

Inosuke, panting heavily, stared intently at his opponent through the intelligent eyes of the boar-head mask.

It can't be cut.

In terms of strength, speed, and defense, except for agility, he was completely outmatched by this monster!

Should I ask someone for help?

The ease with which Shirakawa Yu effortlessly controlled him flashed through his mind.

If it's him, then it should be possible.

What are you thinking about?!

Inosuke shook his head violently, trying to shake this shameful thought out of his head.

A wild fire burned fiercely in his heart.

"Fight!" he spat out through gritted teeth, re-assuming his fighting stance. "Even if I die! I, this lord, will never call for help!!!"

Without saying a word, Inosuke launched another attack. This time, he did not blindly swing his sword.

Faced with the spider father's attacking fist, he first pushed off the ground with both legs and leaped high into the air.

Then, grazing past the fist, he jumped in the opposite direction behind Spider Dad.

Finally, he turned around and swung his sword!

The serrated blade slashed at the spider father's neck, penetrating the flesh about an inch deep...

The spider father, in pain, retaliated with a powerful backhand swing that struck behind him!

However... Inosuke was no longer there.

Without anyone noticing, he suddenly jumped onto the spider father's broad back, his legs clamping tightly around the man's thick waist like iron pincers!

The second blade was then placed against the other side of the spider father's neck.

"I can't chop it!" a furious roar came from Inosuke's boar head mask. "Then I'll saw it off!"

Before he finished speaking, Inosuke began to move his hands rapidly back and forth.

It wielded two serrated long blades, like two chainsaws, and began frantically slicing at the neck in front of it.

Having lost most of his intelligence through exhaustion, the already not-so-bright spider father's first thought was to retaliate.

But with his massive, muscular physique, let alone attacking his back, even scratching it would be difficult.

With no other option, he could only attack the only thing he could reach: Inosuke's legs wrapped around his waist.

Launch the attack!

One punch landed, "crack," and the leg bone broke.

Two punches landed, "crack," and both legs were rendered useless.

However, even though both of his lower legs had lost all strength, Inosuke gritted his teeth without uttering a sound and continued to frantically wield his twin swords, showing no intention of stopping.

Even without his calves, he could still clamp them tightly with his thighs.

At this moment, the spider father finally realized the danger and felt fear!

Feeling the two chainsaws begin to cut his spine, the last glimmer of inspiration in his mind spurred him to leap high into the air.

It crashed down hard, its back to the ground!

It attempted to crush the wild boar behind it with its weight.

In fact, he did too.

Even though Inosuke understood his thoughts, he didn't loosen his grip.

"So what if we die together!!!"

"boom!"

"puff!"

Inosuke coughed up a mouthful of blood from being crushed, and it flowed out through the gaps in the hood.

But... he smiled...

He struggled to push away the massive body pressing down on him.

Even as excruciating pain surged from my ribs, legs, and all over my body like a tidal wave,

But... I heard the faint hissing sound of flesh turning into ashes.

Even with the boar head mask on, he still managed a smirk and smiled.

"I... won..."

Then, consciousness was completely plunged into darkness.

On the three battlefields, Zenitsu and Inosuke are no longer able to move.

One small and one large, both fell into a deep sleep.

One of them had both legs broken and was seriously injured.

But both of them won both matches!

Currently, the only remaining battle is between the true Twelve Demon Moons—Lower Rank 5, Rui, and Tanjiro and Nezuko.

Meanwhile...

Two more figures, tasked with exorcising demons, along with a large logistics force, finally made contact with the first batch of wounded soldiers from Spider Mountain!

Chapter 65: Kagura, the God of Fire!

"Huff...huff..."

In a clearing in the forest, Tanjiro, panting heavily, stood firmly in front of Nezuko, sword in hand.

The four cuts on my left shoulder were burning painful, and the blood soaked through my team uniform.

The big bean stood behind him, its pink eyes fixed on the front, a warning whimper escaping its throat.

This formation, one in front of the other, lasted for a long time.

Tanjiro and his sister have always fought by having Nezuko use her Blood Explosion Technique to scorch the spider silk emitted by Tanjiro.

The once indestructible spider silk became brittle, and then Tanjiro cut it from the front, attempting to counterattack.

However, as fatigue set in, bright red blood began to seep from his palms.

He infused the ghostly blood into the transparent threads extending from his fingertips as if it were alive.

The originally colorless silk threads were stained blood red.

The brother and sister's original trick no longer worked.

Even though the Blood Explosion Technique can weaken the blood-red spider silk to some extent, Tanjiro still finds it difficult to cut it off with a single slash.

If it cannot be severed once, the blood can repair the spider silk, restoring it to its original state.

The four wounds on Tanjiro's shoulder were from when he was caught off guard and cut by blood.

"It's time to stop playing around."

Tired of their tenacious struggle, Lei said, "Killing you two would probably make that man really angry."

His crimson hands were crossed in front of his chest, their fingers intertwined.

"Blood Demon Art: Killing Eye Cage".

This was the first time he had unleashed his skills on the battlefield.

That was also a warning for him to end the battle.

"Shh-!"

In that instant, dozens, even hundreds, of blood-stained threads suddenly burst forth from the two of them!

It wasn't a straight-line attack, but rather a massive circle with a diameter exceeding ten meters that intertwined on the ground!

The circle was initially flat, but in the blink of an eye, it stood up one by one, forming a three-dimensional semi-circular cage.

Each blood vessel was incredibly sharp, cutting through the air with a subtle yet teeth-grinding buzzing sound.

They spun wildly, forming a cutting light curtain that resembled a barrier, closing in on Tanjiro and Nezuko from all directions!