81
"Looks like even if we behead them, they're still alive!" Tanjiro said, his eyes wide.
You nodded "There's a fifth demon!"
Genya suddenly grabbed Tanjiro by the neck, his voice sharp. "Don't get so full of yourself. I'm the one who's going to defeat an Upper Rank. You didn't even defeat Upper Six on your own! You can bet I'm going to beat you to becoming a Hashira!"
"Genya, you're drooling! And not to mention you're choking me," Tanjiro said, voice strained.
Genya's grip tightened until you smacked his hand away. "Stop that."
He let go, sulking as he looked down.
"I get that! Let's give it our all, the four of us!" Tanjiro said with his usual smile.
"There's a fifth demon! I'm gonna go and find it while you and y/n buy me some time!"
"I know what you're doing! You're just making me let my guard d-"
Genya was cut off as Tanjiro suddenly stared past him.
"LOOK OUT!" Tanjiro shouted, shoving both you and Genya aside just in time as Sekido's attack crashed down where you had just stood.
Tanjiro ran deeper into the forest, branches whipping past him as he shouted over his shoulder,
"ALSO GENYA DON'T SLASH NEZUKO!! SHE’S MY LITTLE SISTER!"
Genya just stared after him like he didn’t hear or didn’t care. His grip tightened on his weapon eyes focused on the Upper Moons in front of him.
You lunged first, sword clashing with Karaku’s fan while Genya ran in after you.
"GENYA! NORTHEAST!! ON THE GROUND, BEHIND THE BUSHES! THE DEMON’S HIDING THERE!"
Tanjiro’s voice echoed from deeper in the trees, Urogi swooping down right after him.
"I'll cover for you, Genya! Go!"
You spun your blade, blocking Karaku’s swing, your body sliding across the ground from the impact.
From the side, you caught a glimpse of Nezuko launching toward Sekido. She kicked hard but before she could land a hit aizetsu’s spear flew forward and stabbed her side.
"NEZUKO!!"
Tanjiro’s scream ripped through the air.
You turned fast but Nezuko moved quicker blood from her wounds exploded across Aizetsu’s body making pink fire appear.
"DAMN IT! KARAKU! KARAKU!!"
Sekido yelled ,eyes wild as he stepped back.
"Not now, tough guy. He’s busy with me,"
You smirked, twisting past Karaku’s swinging fan and slicing straight for his neck.
Unfortunately, he swung his fan at you before you could cut his head off. The impact sent you flying through the air, and you crashed right on top of Genya with a loud thud.
"Y/N!! "he gasped, his eyes wide as you landed on his chest.
You groaned softly, your head pressing against him.
"Mmm… this is kinda soft" you mumbled sleepily, rubbing your face against his uniform like a pillow.
Genya froze. His face turned bright red in two seconds flat.
"Y-Y-Y-Y/N!! What are you doing?!"
You rolled your eyes and slowly pushed yourself up.
"Relax, Genya. I'm not tryna kiss you or anything...Unless you want me too? "you said, brushing dirt off your knees. You grabbed his arm and pulled him up.
"Come on, lover boy. We gotta find that tiny ass demon "
You spotted it and pointed fast.
"There! Look, it's hiding behind that tree! "
Genya squinted.
"Huh?! That thing is so small! Are you sure that's the demon?! "
"Yes, dumbass it’s the main body!" you said.
Both of you ran after the little demon.
"Wait, Genya, don’t try to cut its head-"
Too late. Genya had already swung his sword. But instead of slicing clean through, his blade cracked and broke in half.
"Are you serious right now?" you muttered.
Before you could even react, Sekido appeared behind Genya and raised his staff.
"GENYA MOVE!!"
You jumped forward and slashed Sekido's arms off clean. He let out an angry growl.
"Hands off, you angry little Pomeranian," you snapped, eyes burning with fire.
Genya blinked.
"Did you just call him a Pomeranian?"
"You heard me," you replied.
Just then, Tanjiro joined you, running up to your side.
"You found it!" he said.
"Yeah, now go. Me and Genya will protect you!" you said.
Suddenly, Aizetsu lifted his spear and said in a gloomy voice,
"Weeping Spears."
His attack shot toward you and Tanjiro. But before either of you could dodge, Genya stepped right in front of it, taking the full hit. His body was full of holes, blood soaking through his uniform.
"GENYA!!" Tanjiro screamed.
Genya gritted his teeth.
"Go. Hurry. Don’t waste time."
You and Tanjiro nodded. You grabbed Tanjiro’s arm and bolted forward.
"Why is that little demon so fast?!" you shouted while running.
Tanjiro’s sword lit up with fire as he swung at the tiny demon’s neck. You covered your ears from the horrible screech it made.
"Tanjiro! Behind you!!" you yelled.
You jumped to help, but suddenly, huge wooden dragons exploded from the ground. They looked like living trees with sharp teeth. One of them opened its mouth and tried to bite you in half you stared at it.
"Okay. Nope."
You raised your sword and shouted,
"Sun Breathing, Second Form. Raging Sun! "
You spun and slashed the wooden dragon into pieces. The force of the swing knocked you back, and you started falling from the air.
"WAAAAA I’M GONNA DIE!! "
Right before you hit the ground, strong arms caught you.
You blinked and looked up.
"Genya??"you said.
He held you in his arms, panting.
"Yeah. I got you."
"Oh my God, thank you" you said, hugging him tight.
"I swear if you didn’t catch me I would’ve turned into mashed potatoes."
Genya didn’t say a word. He was red all over, frozen stiff as you held him.
You pulled back a little and squinted at him.
"Bro are you fucking overheating?"
"What's wrong? Do you have a problem with what I'm doing, you villains? You tried to cut off a small creature's head," Zohakuten said coldly.
Genya winced, gripping his sword. "I can barely stand...that voice is messing me up."
You blinked slowly at the demon, deadpan. "Yeah, okay. First of all, that thing is not small or weak, little man. Its head is harder a damn rock?? "
"I'll behead you myself"Tanjiro said, his eyes burning with anger.
The child-like demon tilted his head. "Did I kill someone in your family? Is that why you're so desperate to take my head?"
Tanjiro’s grip tightened on his sword. "No... you haven’t hurt anyone close to me. But that doesn’t matter! You murdered innocent people. That’s more than enough reason!"
The demon gave a mocking smile. "If they weren’t dear to you, then why do you care? You act like their deaths are your business."
Before Tanjiro could answer, the demon’s wooden dragons roared to life, snapping toward you like snakes. You barely had time to react as they lunged.
Bạn đang đọc truyện trên: ZingTruyen.Xyz