Chapter 77

The members of the Demon Slayer Corps who had entered Spider Mountain were originally supposed to come to slay demons.

However, before they even saw the true face of the demons, a few of the Demon Slayer Corps members who had come to exterminate the demons suddenly drew their swords and slashed at their comrades.

The sudden attack by their former comrades-in-arms, with whom they had spent their days and nights, left the Demon Slayer Corps members who had come here bewildered and nearly decimated by half.

And now, these survivors are actually the ones who had killed their comrades.

To avoid repeating the same mistake, the controlled Demon Slayer Corps member now hopes that Yūto will not hesitate to kill him, as he does not want to see his comrades die at his own hands.

However, Yūto did not choose to follow this request. Apart from the fact that Yūto does not have the habit of killing his own people, he also does not like to follow others' prescribed paths.

Wouldn't it be exactly what the other side wants if he were to kill all the controlled people here?

"Your consciousness has returned, but your body is still out of control. This means that the method of control is physical rather than mental, right?"

"And if it's physical control, then it should be simple. For remote physical control, there is usually a medium involved."

Realizing this, Yūto, while dodging the attacks, began to observe the unnatural movements of the controlled people.

After a brief struggle, Yūto quickly discovered the problem. The controlled Demon Slayer Corps members were all entangled with thin, wire-like threads.

This was the method the other side used to control the Demon Slayer Corps members.

Upon realizing the issue, Yūto drew his sword without hesitation. With a few crisp "snap" sounds, the Demon Slayer Corps members who had been surrounding him fell to the ground like puppets with their strings cut.

At this moment, on a rock far away, a beautiful, white-haired woman with an extremely voluptuous figure felt the spider silk controlling her puppets snap, and her face showed a look of panic.

When Yūto entered Spider Mountain, the Spider Mother had already noticed him. Originally, to be tortured and punished by her so-called "family," the Spider Mother had planned to use the same old trick to get rid of Yūto.

However, when she controlled the Demon Slayer Corps members to kill Yūto, she realized something was wrong.

The Demon Slayer Corps members who had previously come to Spider Mountain had died in mutual slaughter almost immediately under the influence of her Blood Demon Art.

But this time, even though only one person had come to Spider Mountain, the Spider Mother, despite controlling several people to attack him for a long time, could not defeat him at all.

Clearly, the Spider Mother quickly realized that this person who had come to Spider Mountain was on a completely different level from the ordinary members.

And as if to confirm her suspicions, after controlling the Demon Slayer Corps members for a short while, the Spider Mother felt her control threads snap...

Moreover, through the eyes of the spiders in the forest, she discovered that the person was following the broken spider silk and quickly approaching her!

The Spider Mother's Blood Demon Art is strong, capable of controlling the bodies of others by attaching small spiders to their flesh.

So even if the target is a corpse, the Spider Mother can control it through her spider silk.

However, although her Blood Demon Art is powerful, her own combat ability is quite ordinary. Given the level of skill displayed by the demon-slaying swordsman just now, if he were to get close to her, she would have no chance of survival.

So, the Spider Mother decisively decided to leave the area and change the battlefield. However, the thought of the punishment she might face from her so-called "family" if this demon-slaying swordsman were to advance unchecked made her body tremble.

In the brief moment of hesitation, Yūto, moving as swiftly as the wind, quickly traversed the forest.

During this time, he also crushed a few small spiders that tried to land on him and control his body.

Just as the Spider Mother was about to leave, Yūto appeared in front of her and blocked her path.

"I didn't expect the entity that wiped out the Demon Slayer Corps members to be such a character."

Yūto looked at the Spider Mother, his expression clearly showing surprise. The Spider Mother, in terms of both appearance and figure, was vastly different from the demons he had encountered before.

Apart from her skin being unnaturally pale, she looked almost like an ordinary human. And with her appearance and figure, she would be considered a one-in-a-million beauty even among humans.

Seeing Yūto find her so quickly, the Spider Mother's face clearly showed a hint of panic.

However, she had nowhere to retreat, and the other side clearly would not let her leave. Even knowing she might not be a match for him, the Spider Mother still assumed an attacking stance.

Compared to the Spider Mother, who was on high alert, Yūto's expression became disinterested the moment he saw her.

"I thought a demon that could wipe out several Demon Slayer Corps units would be a heavyweight, at least a Lower Moon if not an Upper Moon. But it turns out to be just a special demon?"

Seeing the Spider Mother, Yūto could not help but feel disappointed, as he knew she was not the "Twelve Kizuki" he had been searching for.

The Twelve Kizuki have their own unique numbers in their eyes, but the Spider Mother's eyes were simply green, and Yūto did not see the number he was looking for in her eyes.

"Twelve Kizuki... I admit your strength might be a bit stronger than the average Demon Slayer Corps member, but to challenge the Twelve Kizuki is far too presumptuous."

Upon hearing the name of the Twelve Kizuki, the Spider Mother's body visibly trembled, as if recalling a terrifying memory of being dominated.

Because of this, she immediately snapped back to reality. If she did not quickly deal with Yūto, the intruder, she would soon face a fate she could not even imagine...

Thinking of this, the Spider Mother quickly tugged at the threads in her hand. With a tremor of the ground, a massive figure emerged from the forest at high speed and directly charged at Yūto.

As mentioned earlier, the Spider Mother's Blood Demon Art can control not only living beings but also corpses.

And now, the Spider Mother was controlling a massive, headless corpse. From its extremely robust build, it was clear that this corpse, before decapitation, was a formidable demon.