Chapter 168 Sad
"To avenge my apprentice... come!"
The elderly Kuwashima stood with a knife in his hand. The violent arcs of electricity around him filled the air with a burnt smell, and his eyes were fixed on Akaza with hatred.
For no reason, looking at the other person's short figure, Akaza's eyes saw another tall but weathered figure overlapping with it, which made him feel uncomfortable.
But before he could see the face of that figure clearly, the red and black curtain flashed again, and when Akaza came to his senses, a flash of lightning had already rushed in front of him!
Breathing of Thunder? Type One? Flash of Thunder!
Crack!
While moving at high speed, Kuwashima stared closely at the sharp blade with lightning pattern, and slashed towards Akaza's neck in a flash. He was so nervous that his breathing almost stopped.
But Akaza reacted in time and dodged the extremely fast knife by just slightly turning his body. He moved his eyes to Kuwashima in front of him and raised and lowered his right fist.
laugh!
Kuwajima was not surprised that he failed to cut off Akaza's head. He took advantage of the momentum of the thunderbolt and turned into a lightning bolt to rush out of Akaza's attack range, then looked at the opponent vigilantly with the knife in hand.
Looking at the prosthetic limbs under Kuwashima's feet that had been slightly cracked and were still a little unstable, Akaza, who was a little dazed, opened his mouth and spoke softly.
"You are...very strong, but you are held back by age and physical disability. If you fight me with your strongest form, it will definitely make me extremely excited...so..."
Having said that, Akaza wanted to continue speaking, but waves of unspeakable pain in his brain prevented him from opening his mouth.
"so…"
Kuwashima, who had been listening carefully to the other party's words, was a little confused for a moment, wondering whether this upper-rank fairy had a sudden illness or was pretending to show a flaw.
Want to attack?
Just as he had begun to question himself, this most violent ghost killer in his youth had already taken action!
The gravel under his feet flew up, and his body turned into lightning. He used Thunderbolt Flash again and was in front of Akaza in the blink of an eye. His eyes lit up. This time, he had made the right bet!
The sword, wrapped in an arc of electricity, slashed directly on Akaza's neck, but the opponent's skin and flesh were as hard as steel. Even the former Sound Pillar's Thunderbolt Flash could only barely cut into the muscles, and the sword was stuck in the opponent's muscles.
After this attack, the confusion on Akaza's face turned into ferocity, and a red and black light flashed in his golden eyes. He ignored the Nichirin Sword stuck in his neck.
Without squatting, he took a horse stance, put his left arm at his waist, stretched out his right arm and opened his palm. The snowflake-shaped formation unfolded under his body, and his whole body released needle-like fighting spirit. He shouted loudly at Sangdao who was close at hand and trying hard to pull out the knife.
"…So…become a ghost!"
His right fist shook slightly and punched towards Kuwashima who was about to turn into lightning. At the same time, Kuwashima's roar also sounded.
"Deploy the technique? Destroy and kill? Luo needle!"
"Don't think about it!"
boom!
Breathing of Thunder? Type Five? Heat Realm Thunder!
The high-temperature golden electric arc was instantly shattered by the green iron fist swung by Akaza, and then it slammed towards Kuwashima who was holding a sword in front of him with great force.
"whispering sound!"
Gritting his teeth and staring at the iron fist coming towards him, Kuwashima tried his best to twist his body to avoid the attack, but he was unable to do so due to his advanced age.
The iron fist smashed directly onto the Nichirin Sword that Kuwashima was holding in front of him. The sword that had accompanied him for almost his entire life finally completed its mission. It was instantly shattered by the evil spirit's bombardment, but it still saved its master's life.
The huge force forced the fragments of the Sun Blade and Kuwajima to fly backwards. When they were about to hit the ground heavily, he turned his body and supported himself on the ground to relieve the force. After rolling on the ground for many times, he staggered to his feet.
Looking at the broken hilt in his hand covered with blood, before Kuwashima could catch his breath, Akaza came to his hunched body with the ice crystal-like technique under his body.
In the snow nearby, Zenitsu, who saw the whole scene, could not hide his worry in his eyes. He was about to lose control and rush forward with the makeshift Nichirin sword, but Xuanya, who had already unsheathed the Nichirin Odachi from the tree next to him, spoke up to stop him.
"Calm down! With our strength, it would be a death sentence to fight that evil spirit head-on! We must flexibly use the small pot left by Mr. Hirata to hold on until he gets back!"
His eyes trembled. Facing Xuanya, whose face was ferocious at the moment due to the high concentration, growled softly at him. Zenitsu wanted to say something but there was movement on the other side again.
Standing in front of Kuwashima, looking at the old man who held the hilt of the knife with one hand and covered his chest with the other, Akaza did not take the opportunity to launch an attack, but asked Kuwashima.
"May I have your name."
Seeing Akaza suddenly ask him a question, Kuwashima didn't want to talk to the evil spirit any more, but this was a good opportunity to delay him. He just didn't know if Mr. Hirata was still alive...
After all, Xiaoyue should have already...
Thinking of this, a trace of sadness flashed across Kuwashima's face. He tried his best to straighten his back and look at Akaza.
"Listen to me, damned evil spirit! I am the former Sound Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, Momoyama trainer, Kuwashima Jigoro!"
Seeing the other party like this, Akaza was not disgusted. Instead, he looked at Kuwashima with appreciation and mentioned the invitation again.
"Kuwashima Jigoro, how about turning into a ghost? If you turn into a ghost, you won't die tonight, and you can return to your peak period, pursue a stronger martial arts realm, and then compete with me!"
Faced with the other party's invitation, Kuwashima did not hesitate for a moment. Even though he was unarmed, he still shouted loudly at Akaza.
"Impossible! I will never turn into a disgusting evil ghost just to survive!"
After he finished speaking, there seemed to be a flash of lightning in Kuwashima's eyes, and he looked at Akaza with his sharp eyes without any fear of death, which made Akaza stunned for a moment. He looked at the other party and spoke slowly.
"How ridiculous... A master like you would actually teach a disciple who would curse his master and fellow apprentices and declare his loyalty to the enemy in order to survive as a ghost. How ridiculous..."
After saying that, he shut up and slowly turned his head to look to the side, ignoring Sangdao who looked dejected after hearing his words.
The lightning in his eyes dimmed, and Kuwashima's upright body bent down after hearing Akaza's words. He kept shaking his head. He didn't want to believe the other party's words, but as a master, he knew Xiaoyue's character best...
Why did you do this...Xiaoyue...
Lying in the snow, Zenitsu also had a look of disbelief on his face, muttering constantly.
"How is it possible... that evil ghost must have lied... Senior Brother must know that if the apprentice becomes a traitor, the master who taught him will have to set his own team rules..."
Having said this, he laughed at himself, and memories of the past kept emerging in his mind.
"Hehe... and the one that Senior Brother hates is me... why would he want to harm Master? This must be fake... he is lying... lying..."
On the tree, looking at Zenitsu who kept muttering, Xuanmi realized that something was wrong with him and his face changed. He first glanced at Akaza who was still there, and then hurriedly whispered to Zenitsu.
"Zenitsu, Zenitsu! Calm down, stay calm!"
But at this time, Zenitsu could no longer hear Xuanya's voice. He kept whispering, veins on his face kept popping up, his body gradually stiffened, and he looked at Xuanya anxiously.
The next moment, Zenitsu, who was suppressed to the limit, stood up suddenly from the bushes, pointed his fingers full of bulging veins at Akaza, and roared in anger.
"You are lying!!"
Oops!
He thought to himself that something was wrong, and sure enough, the next moment Xuan Mi's hair trembled and he stuffed the piece of meat hidden in his hand into his mouth.
Then he quickly looked towards Akaza, only to find that he was no longer there.
A crazy voice sounded behind my ear, along with the whistling sound of a swinging fist.
"Do you think I didn't notice you... two ants!"
boom!