Chapter 166 Apprentice
Lying in the freezing cold river water, the oppressive feeling of the figure in the darkness was like a mountain pressing down on Yaoyue's body. Even if he gritted his teeth and tensed all his muscles, he was unable to climb out of the water.
Just as Xi Yue was struggling, the crazy voice in the darkness sounded again, but this time, the impatience in the other party's tone was evident.
"Are you deaf, you ant!"
boom!
Just as he finished speaking, in the darkness, there was a sound of earth breaking, and the next moment, a green figure rushed from the darkness towards the sky.
He raised his head stiffly, and under the moonlight, Xiyue vaguely saw the other person's evil face.
His gray skin was covered with dark blue tattoos, his muscles were as hard as steel, he had short pink hair, and a string of navy blue Buddhist beads on each foot. The words engraved in his golden eyes clearly symbolized his identity.
[Upper Three: Akaza]
Ten, the Twelve Demon Moons! The Twelve Demon Moons that only the Pillars can deal with!
Without waiting for Xiyue to react, Inosuke jumped high into the sky with a ferocious look on his face, and punched Xiyue, who was standing below him with a terrified look on his face!
"Forehead!"
In fear, Gyoyue curled up in the cold river water, looking extremely miserable, but he was able to avoid the iron fist that Akaza was throwing at his head.
Boom!
The river water instantly exploded into a curtain of water that reached the sky, and the riverbed instantly shattered and collapsed. The violent noise woke up flocks of birds, and also reached the ears of Wolf and Zenitsu at the edge of the waterfall...
Beside the rushing water, a peach tree was cut neatly in the middle. The wolf sat on the smooth cross section, whittling the wood with a knife. Some finished parts were already placed at his feet.
thump.
The sound came from the mountains. Although the sound of water near the waterfall was extremely noisy, the wolf still accurately captured the discordant sound in the dark night.
The wolf stopped carving the parts and slowly turned its head towards the direction of the sound, and the startled birds also flew out of the forest at this time.
There…
Zenitsu, who was squatting beside the wolf with his teeth bared, clumsily carving parts, dropped the wood in his hand the moment the sound was heard, stood up abruptly and was about to run towards it.
Shouting with worry in his mouth.
"Brother went in that direction before!"
But before Zenitsu could take even half a step, the wolf grabbed his arm tightly. No matter how Zenitsu struggled, the wolf did not let go.
Just when Zenitsu gave up struggling and wanted to ask the wolf why he did this, the wolf interrupted him.
"…You go inform Mr. Kuwashima…"
Although it was only for a moment, Wolf still clearly sensed the terrifying fighting spirit coming from the mountains. Possessing such terrifying fighting spirit, Wolf inferred that the Night Raid Ghost was at least as powerful as Douma.
Of course, Wolf could not let Zenitsu go alone to die, so even though he knew that with Mr. Kuwashima's leg injury, he would probably not be able to play a role in the battle against such an enemy, he still stopped Zenitsu and asked him to go back to inform Mr. Kuwashima.
Considering the opponent's former Sound Pillar, it should be more than enough for him to just protect the two of them from being affected in the battle.
Having made up his mind, he took out a bunch of strange small pots from his arms and put them into Zenitsu's arms. Before Zenitsu could react, he swung out the grappling hook on his prosthetic hand and disappeared into the night in a few flashes.
Looking at the other person's departing figure, Zenitsu's face was anxious, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. After thinking for a while, he turned around and rushed towards the wooden house with the pot.
On the other side, in the collapsed riverbed, Akaza unhappily pulled his fist out of the huge hole created, and looked ferociously at Gyotake who was lying on the ground in shock.
"answer my question!"
Facing Akaza's questioning, under the shadow of death, Gyoyue straightened up in embarrassment. His brain was working rapidly and he finally realized that the other party was asking about Lang and Xuanya.
The hatred in his eyes was not concealed at all, and his teeth were about to break.
It's those two guys... those two guys!
He roared angrily in his heart, his fingers clenched so tightly that their joints turned pale, but when he saw Akaza's hideous look, his fingers loosened weakly and he spoke in a low voice.
“I have seen…”
Hearing Xiyue's admission, Akaza raised his light pink eyebrows, and his tone unconsciously became filled with joy as he commanded Xiyue condescendingly.
"Tell me where he is now!"
Obviously feeling Akaza's anxiety, he was about to speak, but when he thought of his master and Zenitsu who were also there, he hesitated for a moment, which made Akaza unhappy.
He grabbed Gyou's neck and pulled him out of the water. As his muscles slowly swelled, Akaza's hideous face in front of Gyou's eyes became increasingly blurred.
"Say!"
Faced with the fear of death, Xian Yue decisively abandoned his fellow apprentice and master who had been with him day and night, and quickly pointed his hand toward the mountain, squeezing out a voice with difficulty.
"There…"
As the pressure on his neck eased, Gyoyue immediately covered his neck and breathed in the air greedily. Akaza, who knew the information, didn't even look at him, but looked up the mountain excitedly.
“Right there?”
Just as he was about to stomp his way up the mountain, a weak voice sounded behind him.
"…Sir…please wait…"
Hearing the voice, Akaza was a little confused for a moment. Although he had not yet reached the highest level of martial arts to be able to see through other people's bodies, it was true that the ant behind him had practiced the breathing method. How could he call himself "Adult"?
With confusion, Akaza glanced sideways slightly, while Gion had a strange expression on his face and kept asking himself questions in his heart.
Even if the other party doesn't kill me now, after he kills all the others, can I, a swordsman who hasn't even mastered the first form of Thunder Breathing, escape from the hands of the Twelve Demon Moons...
After pondering for a long time, finally, Xiyue gritted his teeth, his expression turned into loyalty, and he knelt on the ground and slowly crawled towards Akaza.
Finally, under Akaza's gaze, he half-knelt in front of him, raised his head, looked at his expressionless face with veins slowly bulging, and spoke sincerely.
"…I don't want to be a swordsman in the Demon Slayer Corps anymore…The old man who taught me was also very biased!"
As he spoke, he slowly lowered his head until it hit the ground.
"So... please turn me into a ghost... I will be your most loyal subordinate!"
After saying this, he gasped loudly and broke out in a cold sweat, but the fear on his face was gone, instead he looked a little expectant.
Just as Gyoyue lowered his head and chuckled, Akaza's low voice, suppressing his anger, rang out.
"…Are you saying…you turned into a ghost to avenge your master…"
He could only hear the other party's voice. Gyoyue lowered his head and could not see the confusion in Akaza's eyes, but his expression gradually became angry, his muscles bulged, and he spoke sarcastically in a clever tone.
"That's right! The old man is very biased, and so is my stupid junior brother! ... But don't worry, I will definitely..."
Wow!
Before he could finish his words, a sound of breaking wind sounded in his ears, and the strong wind hit his cheek, causing Xiao Yue to feel a stinging pain. Just as he was about to look up to see what happened, a big foot with taut muscles came towards him like a knife!
Bang! Snap!
The horrifying sound of flesh and bones breaking was heard, along with Akaza's extremely angry roar.
"You betrayed your master, damn you!"