Chapter 41

Yudou did not know how many creatures like the Limb Demon existed in this world, but without the so-called special weapons, the difficulty of slaughtering a hundred such creatures was clearly not low.

After leaving the village, Yudou embarked on his demon-hunting journey alone.

Because he had an excellent sense of smell, and these creatures only came out at night to attack the humans in the villages, finding them was unexpectedly simple.

Previously, Yudou could easily defeat the Limb Demon even without weapons. Now, with weapons, dealing with creatures of the same level or even weaker ones was even easier.

However, every time Yudou easily overwhelmed them, these creatures showed a truly tenacious vitality.

After multiple attempts, Yudou found that cutting them into pieces and waiting for the sun to rise to expose them to the sunlight was the most efficient method.

Through numerous battles with these demons, Yudou also realized one thing.

His previous worries were unnecessary, as these demons only acted alone and never appeared in groups, which was also one of their characteristics.

During this time, Yudou gradually learned more about this world while embarking on his demon-hunting journey.

Unfortunately, even with his extraordinary sense of smell, the efficiency of his killings was still too slow. At this rate, it would take two years to kill a hundred ordinary demons.

However, the so-called "Twelve Demon Moons" were also known to Yudou from the other ordinary demons. They seemed to be the twelve strongest subordinates of the Demon King in this world.

As direct subordinates of the Demon King, their strength was far beyond that of these cannon fodder. Yudou even believed that without the special weapons, encountering such a level of existence would likely end in failure.

As for the "Demon King," Yudou had not obtained any useful information. Whenever he asked about the Demon King, the previously pleading demons would instantly be overwhelmed by intense fear and would not reveal a single word, even at the cost of their lives.

To obtain more useful information, Yudou began to drift from place to place, both to complete his mission and to search for the so-called "Demon Slayer Corps."

One day, while in the forest, he again caught the scent of demons and a faint smell of blood...

Yudou, as usual, started heading towards the source of the blood.

At first, Yudou thought someone had been attacked, but when he arrived at the source of the blood, the scene before him made him show a very interested expression.

In the snow, a boy and a girl were facing off against a man with a blue longsword.

Yudou could clearly sense that the girl had been infected and had transformed into a demon.

Under normal circumstances, such a creature, driven by hunger, would have no rationality, but Yudou saw that the girl, as a demon, was actually protecting the boy when facing the man with the longsword.

"Interesting, is it a strong bond that allows her to transcend the curse's shackles?

However, although this girl's physical strength has increased after becoming a demon, the man with the longsword is not weak either.

As for the boy... well, he's basically useless and can't help the girl at all.

What should I do? Should I help them?"

Yudou stood on a tree branch, watching the battle below, hesitating whether to intervene.

After all, he felt that the words of the man with the longsword were not wrong.

"Weaklings have no rights and no choices; they can only submit to the strong.

To earn respect from others, one must be strong enough. This is the reality!"

In any world, the law of the jungle is the ironclad rule for all living beings.

To protect what one cherishes, one must gain the strength to protect everything.

Kamado Tanjirou, kneeling on the ground, clearly understood the cruelty of this world from Giyu's words.

If he had enough strength, his family would not have died, and his sister, Nezuko, would not have become what she is now.

Giyu's words were also meant to make Tanjirou realize that with his current weak strength, he could not keep his demon sister by his side.

Even if his sister still retained a bit of rationality, no one knew when that rationality would disappear.

When Nezuko lost the last bit of her rationality, the weak and powerless Tanjirou would likely end up being eaten.

So, Giyu's words were also meant to make Tanjirou face reality. From the beginning, he had no intention of sparing Nezuko just because of Tanjirou's pleading.

In the end, Giyu ignored Tanjirou's screams, raised his Nichirin Blade, and prepared to stab Nezuko.

"Clang——————!"

At that moment, a figure suddenly leaped down from the tree and appeared in front of Giyu at an incredible speed, blocking Giyu's Nichirin Blade with his own longsword.

"I'm sorry, but I have a great admiration for this brother and sister, so I cannot let you kill his sister.

Although I agree with what you said earlier, how do you know that this boy cannot become strong because of his sister and gain the strength to earn respect?"

At the moment Giyu was about to strike with his Nichirin Blade, Yudou, who had been watching, could not help but intervene.

Giyu, looking at the old longsword blocking his Nichirin Blade and the figure in front of him, showed a look of surprise.

There was actually another person nearby, and he had not sensed it at all. Although his emotions were somewhat out of control due to Tanjirou, Giyu felt ashamed of his earlier oversight.

If the other person's intention was to kill him rather than save the boy and girl, he would have been severely injured at best.

Looking at the figure in front of him, who was about his age, Giyu frowned slightly. He realized that the person was not a pure human.

The person's aura had a hint of the demon's smell but lacked the stench and bloodiness of a demon.

With one swift move, Yudou blocked Giyu's Nichirin Blade, and in the moment of Giyu's distraction, he delivered a powerful downward strike, forcing Giyu back. He then quickly grabbed Nezuko and threw her to Tanjirou, who was still in shock.

"You must be a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, so the sword in your hand must be the Nichirin Blade, which is said to easily slay demons.

It looks impressive. Let's have a sparring match. I'm protecting this brother and sister today, and I'm also quite interested in your sword."