Chapter 21 - 3 vs 3? part 1

Ace and his group are nearing their destination, Asakusa.

"Woah, this town is quite awesome, I can't wait to enter, different town different food! right, Mukago?" Ace questioned then realize that his question is inappropriate to the former demon.

"Yes, Ace-sama I can't wait to eat their ramen, but first we need to investigate," Mukago innocently answered.

'Thank God she didn't understand the pun,' Ace thanked God with all of his might.

They entered the gate, "We should eat and take a break first, The sun is still present we will investigate when the sun sets."

Mukago and Mitsuri agreed.

After a first few minutes, the group already observe that something is very wrong with this town, "Be careful..." Mitsuri seriously said.

Why? because the people are walking like they are NPC in video games, They are not eating or buying just straight up walking like someone program them like this.

"What is happening the sun is still up..." Mukago voice out.

"Detection!" Ace quickly cast detection and pour a handful of energy into it.

It wasn't enough to cover the whole town so he has no choice but to use a prayer to increase his detection range.

[When upon life's billows you are tempest-tossed, don't give up hope, We wish for your blessings so we can cope, Prayer of Blessing.]

He targeted himself and the others.

Prayer of blessing boost Ace's nonbattle and nonhealing skill, like detection but not his strength.

While Prayer of blessing is different when cast to others, It will increase their battle power.

Mitsuri and Mukago got used to Ace's blessing because these past weeks Ace is casting it to them almost every day.

"Wide Range Detection," Ace murmured, Yellow halo formed under his feet then expand and converted the whole town.

Dread quickly entered Ace's mind, what he saw is the scariest thing that he ever encountered, but this level of power is already on his expectation.

Slowly the sunset turning day into night.

"Mukago, Mitsuri, we are surrounded..." Ace said with seriousness in his voice.

Suddenly a demon that Ace was familiar with landed on the roof, "HAHAHA, I was made for this moment, Blood Arts Unbreakable Prison!"

The demon had the appearance of an older man with a stocky build and pale skin that was decorated with black, vein-like patterns down his face, arms, and legs. He had long, dark purple hair that he left down, and a short jagged beard around his jawline, as well as golden, cat-like eyes with the kanji for "Two", etched into his left.

This demon is Rokuro, lower rank two.

The demon stabs his chest, vein started to appear, and surrounds his whole body. "This will be your grave boy..."

Splash!

Rokuro's whole body exploded. An unbelievable amount of blood came out from him.

The blood seems to defy gravity and fly upwards then expanded like a transparent blood dome and covered the whole town.

But the vein didn't stop spreading and now going to the mindless people.

"Detection!" Ace shouted! He uses detection and imbued it with his energy to counter the vein-like lines that are spreading from the roof.

but the veins manage to spread to some people before Ace's energy manages to stop it.

Splash!

Splash!

The body of multiple people exploded similar to the demon, their blood also flew upwards reinforcing the dome-like barrier.

"Mukago, Mitsuri there are exactly three demons surrounding us, They're all extremely powerful, We can't expect reinforcement even the crows cannot escape the dome of blood" Ace informed the two.

Rokuro can create a dome of blood using his blood demon arts. No one can exit or enter this said dome. To create a big enough dome to surround the whole town Rokuro needs to sacrifice his own life in exchange.

three demons suddenly appeared and landed in front of the group.

The people around gave space to the three demons and scattered far away from them.

"Hello there, Little Demon Slayer, You are quite an obstacle to my plans hee hee," The one who first talks are the progenitor of demons, Kibutsuji Muzan.

"He can turn a demon into a human right? Hahaha, we have to thank that lower demon for this information, by the way, what's your name kid?" The upper ranked three, Akaza said.

"We don't need to know the name of someone that soon will be dead," The strongest kizuki, Kokushibo said like he didn't even saw Ace as a treat.

Dread filled Mukago's mind, "Kyahhhh! I'm going to die!" She was not ready for this.

Mitsuri already draws her sword while Ace keeps his arms crossed said, "The name is Ace, Thank God, I thought you will just send your upper ranks but you are here yourself, My plan succeeded."

"Hahaha you know we are waiting here but you didn't escape? I like you kid," Akaza said.

Ace releases his aura to passively calm Mukago, which is super effective, Mukago looks at Ace and the latter just gives her a gentle smile.

"Enough talking... Die," Muzan said then from his flesh a mass of deadly barbwire from and envelope Ace and his party.

"Hey? Its already over? and we set this whole plan, a bunch of weakness I regret asking for his name," Akaza said with utter disappointment on his face.

"This is the demon lord's powers? I'm gonna say it's quite depressing too..."

Boom! The barbwire exploded to piece and show Ace and his party came out unscathed.

That was auto-guard with extra energy, Ace expand auto-guard like Almighty push from Naruto.