Chapter 152: Hozumi's Unexpected Intervention

At this moment, Hozumi took advantage of the blind spot that no one in the Demon Slayer world knew about the Den-Den Mushi, and the live broadcast images he captured appeared in front of the Five Elders.

On the virtual screen in the air, Hozumi and the boy were fiercely fighting the approaching demons in the dark mountain forest.

However, this was also because Hozumi was not using her full power.

As a Kabaneri in the 'Nue' form, her strongest means of combat is the various uses of black slime and mental energy bombs.

But in order to smoothly infiltrate the Demon Slayer Corps, Hozumi chose to act discreetly for the time being.

Fortunately, the Kenbunshoku Haki is invisible, so she can use it normally, ensuring her basic personal safety.

At this moment, Imu was in the garden inside Noah's Ark, surrounded by various green plants and fresh flowers, lying on a comfortable recliner.

In front of him was a virtual screen projected by the video Den-Den Mushi.

"The heroine of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress participated in the final assessment of Demon Slayer. Wow, this plot is much more interesting than the original~"

Imu looked with interest at the giant demon that appeared in the image. He had a deep memory of it, after all, it was the first small boss that the protagonist Tanjiro encountered.

Hand Demon!

The body is like a bunch of olive green arms intertwined with each other. The key is that he has been imprisoned in Mount Fujikasane for forty-seven years and has eaten more than fifty candidates who took the assessment.

And the more people a demon eats, the stronger it becomes, until it reaches its full potential.

Hozumi was hiding in the shadow of a large tree, squinting at this unique demon. Beside her, the boy was already trembling with fear, paralyzed and not daring to make any noise, afraid of attracting the Hand Demon's attention.

"How could there be such a monster here? How can we deal with it?"

"Ahhhh!"

"No!"

Outside the woods, the candidates who were being chased by the Hand Demon had completely lost their minds and courage and fled frantically in panic.

Previously, some had tried to use breathing techniques and swords to attack the demon, but only had one or two arms cut off, and then were caught by more hands, before being torn apart and thrown into the demon's bloody mouth.

Hozumi and the boy, who were hiding, watched all this. If it weren't for Hozumi's appearance, the boy would probably be being chased as well. After all, there is no survivor in the Demon Slayer Series who is like him.

"Let's go, let's avoid it!" Hozumi whispered.

She actually thought about intervening and saving the examinees who were being hunted, but Captain Laskey ordered her to hide her true strength as much as possible.

"Okay, okay!" The boy had no objections but nodded excitedly.

But just as they were about to sneak away, Hozumi saw a figure in blue rush out from another direction of the forest, and in an instant, he cut off an arm that was about to catch the last fleeing candidate.

"Who is he?" Hozumi looked in amazement at Tanjiro who was facing the Hand Demon…

...

"That mask is the symbol, the symbol of my sweet fox cubs!"

"You mean the Kitsune mask?"

"Yes, because all of Urokodaki's disciples use them, and they were eaten by me~ They are all in my stomach~ So it is equivalent to Urokodaki killing them~"

"Hehehe..."

Tanjiro heard the demon's mocking laughter, and was filled with anger, his voice suddenly transformed into a scream of fury. "Aaargh!"

Hozumi in the dark was speechless when he saw this scene. Didn't this kid see that the other party was deliberately provoking him?

"What should I do now..."

Hozumi looked at the boy in blue who was wielding the Nichirin sword, frantically slashing at the arms that the Hand Demon threw, desperately approaching him.

"This..." The boy thought she was talking to him, which made him a little overwhelmed. His survival instinct made him want to leave with Hozumi immediately, but his moral burden prevented him from saying anything cold-blooded.

But what he didn't know was that Hozumi was actually asking Captain Laskey.

"Do you want to save him?" Soon, a cold voice appeared in her headset. Hozumi stared at Tanjiro who was increasingly at a disadvantage and began to resist with difficulty, nodded slightly, and pursed his lips with some nervousness. "I saw the appearance of Ikoma in him..."

Ikoma is also the kind of big fool who will fight to save some people who have nothing to do with him.

"If I say no, will you stand by and watch and turn away?"

At the same time.

There was a muffled sound, and Tanjiro was suddenly punched by one of the hands. The whole person screamed in pain and flew out, hitting a tree trunk heavily.

He seemed to have fainted, with his eyes closed and no movement.

Meanwhile, the candidate Tanjiro had saved chose not to intervene when he saw this, taking advantage of the demon's distraction with his 'savior' to escape.

"Ah, that bastard!" The boy gritted his teeth when he saw this scene. Although he wanted to run now, he suddenly heard Hozumi say in a deep voice: "No!"

"Ah?" The boy turned his head in confusion, but saw the girl take the Nichirin Sword from his hand and then she ran away, leaving only a voice ringing in his ears. "Lend me your sword, hide well!"

"Hehe, hehehe~~" The Hand Demon approached Tanjiro., looking very excited. "The little fox of Urokodaki is going to die again~"

When he thought that it was that bastard who caught him here and trapped him for nearly fifty years, he became more and more angry in his heart, but on the surface he was smiling.

"That guy, how will he react when he sees that his little puppy couldn't come home again? What expression will he have on his face? Hehehe~~"

"Oh~ I'd love to see that. I'd really love to see that~"

While laughing, it stretched out one of its many arms and slowly grabbed Tanjiro on the ground, looking forward to what this 'little fox' would taste like.

[Puff!]

A pink shadow flashed by, and the stretched arm was cut in half in the blink of an eye. The sudden pain made the Hand Demon stunned for a moment.

The next moment.

A short-haired girl in a pink skirt appeared in front of him.

"Nonsense." Laskey shook his head helplessly.

If it was an adult CP teammate, he would be very angry now, and even consider finding an opportunity to kill her directly for disobeying orders.

But Hozumi's age always reminded him of his daughter, Kalifa, who was only three years old this year.

"You, what a beautiful girl, are you also a candidate? You look so delicious, Hehehehe~"

The demon didn't seem to care that his arm was cut off. Rather, he moved with his large, disgusting body, looking at Hozumi with excitement.

At this moment, Tanjiro, who had just woken up, saw a small pink figure just as he opened his eyes. "You are..."

"I want to eat both of you!!" Suddenly, the demon could no longer contain himself, and his arms shot out at high speed.

"Hmph!" Hozumi looked at the monster, snorted coldly, and moved forward without hesitation.

Her movements were extremely fast. The Nichirin sword in her hand flashed with a sharp cold light under the moonlight, cutting into the demon's arms.

"So amazing..." The boy and Tanjiro, hiding in the forest, were amazed.

The demon didn't care about the severed arms, what really interested him was how Hozumi effortlessly avoided all of his attacks from different angles.

"Hehehe, you can only cut off my arms or dodge, but you can't beat me!"

Hozumi completely ignored his words. She stepped on the opponent's stretched arms and approached quickly.

With the general perception ability of the Kenbunshoku Haki, she easily dodged all of the demon's attacks. If she couldn't dodge it, she would just cut it down. She completely overwhelmed the demon.

Although a moment ago the demon was full of confidence, now, seeing Hozumi expressionless, his pupils instinctively constricted.

"How is it possible? How can such a small girl have the strength to chop through my arms and neck?"

At this moment, Hozumi somersaulted, and flexibly jumped to the back of the demon's head, hanging upside down in the air.

Hozumi had a strange-looking short gun in her left hand.

[Bang!]

As she pressed the trigger, the deafening sound of the gunshot echoed throughout the place. The jet bullet instantly pierced the demon's hard arm and neck.

"This, how is this possible..."

The Hand Demon covered his neck with blood splattering and was stunned, and then his eyes showed strong fear.

[Swoosh!]

The next second, the Nichirin Sword in Hozumi's right hand slashed at the demon's unprotected neck. His monstrous head instantly separated from his body flying through the air before falling heavily to the ground, rolling several times before stopping in front of Tanjiro.

Simultaneously, his body began to turn into ashes along with his head.

"Damn... My body is gradually falling apart, I can't stop it, is this finally the end of me?"

Hozumi looked proudly at the moon above as she thought. 'My strength is indeed not enough to cut your neck, but Ikoma's jet bullet can!'

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