Chapter 82: Furious Muzan
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Dang Dang Dang.
Nakime plays the biwa and controls the Infinity Castle to interfere with Aoki. However, her attack ability is limited. She can only cause some harassment at most, but it is difficult to inflict real damage on Aoki.
Kokushibo, with his upper body bare, revealing his muscular physique, held the Void Crying God, which looked fierce and eerie. Despite this, he was the most idle in this prolonged battle.
His main duty was to protect Nakime. Nakime's death and the collapse of the Infinity Castle were the only ways for the defectors to escape. Before the war started, Lord Muzan specifically ordered him to protect Nakime. Except for two initial attempts, the defectors never attacked Nakime again.
He couldn't stray too far from Nakume. His attack range was limited, and he couldn't reach the defector, so he could only stand guard. Even Nakume did more than him. No other demon could replace him. The defector's attacks were devastating to demons. Only he could protect Nakime from the defector.
Akaza was not suitable for this role. Dona had a chance, but unfortunately, he was killed by the defector.
At this moment, a figure was suddenly captured in the transparent world. Although there had been no fighting for a while, kokushibo's body and weapons reacted instantly.
"Seventh Form, Mirror of Misfortune, Moonlit!"
Attacks covered with crescent moons split the air and flew toward Aoki. At the same time, a wooden board suddenly appeared between Aoki and Nakime. Aoki gave up the attack and stepped on the wooden board to block kokushibo's assault.
"You won't succeed as long as I'm here!" Kokushibo's voice was low. "Resign yourself to your fate, mouse, you have no chance of escaping!"
Muzan appeared above Aoki, his arms transformed into thorn whips. The nine pipe whips on his upper body and the eight pipe whips on his lower body lashed out at Aoki. The air nearby exploded. The sharp sonic boom echoed throughout the infinite city.
"About there!"
Aoki didn't even look at him. If he continued to delay, his stamina would be exhausted, and he might not be able to complete the plan.
Whoosh whoosh!
Nearly twenty whips lashed out, forming a complex and deadly net, so menacing that even other whips didn't dare approach.
Boom!
All the whips struck only the air; Aoki's figure vanished into thin air. None of the demons, including Muzan, were surprised by this scene. The battle had followed this pattern all day, and they were accustomed to it.
"The defector has become so powerful. How did he do it? Does he eat demons?" Akaza thought secretly. More than that! The defector not only increased his strength but also refined his skills. When they last met, the defector's fighting skills were still rough. In just a few months, they had become so refined they weren't worse than his.
"It's a pity that I can't have a good fight with him!"
A bit of regret appeared in Akaza's heart, but he quickly put it aside. Lord Muzan's will is the most important. There are more strong opponents in the world than the defector. All he needs is…
Akaza's thoughts stopped as he suddenly sensed something was wrong. What's going on with the expressions of Gyokko, Hantengu, and Lord Muzan? Where is the defector? Why hasn't he seen the defector for so long?
Whoosh!
A sharp sound of something cutting through the air came from behind him. Akaza suddenly realized it. The target this time was him! Akaza didn't take it to heart. Though the defector mostly ran, he occasionally fought back, primarily targeting him, Hantengu, and Gyokko. He thought it would be the same this time.
But the next moment, Akaza realized the problem.
"Wait! Where's the fighting spirit? Why can't I sense the defector's fighting spirit?"
He was bewildered. During a fight, the compass needle was more important to him than his eyes and ears. Losing the sense of the compass needle suddenly, his long-established thought patterns and combat habits collapsed. For a moment, he was completely at a loss.
As the third rank on the upper moon, Akazaa's thinking speed was extremely fast, and he quickly came to his senses: "Feel carefully, you'll definitely sense the fighting spirit."
Next moment.
Boom! Akaza's head exploded instantly like a watermelon struck hard, and his body erupted with countless wounds at important joints. In an instant, Akaza lost his ability to move. From start to finish, he failed to react.
Aoki's figure appeared behind Akaza, his palms supporting Akaza's shoulders.
"I didn't expect Akaza to be so weak. When this matter is over, I'll demote him to the sixth rank!"
Muzan was extremely dissatisfied. Even the fifth-ranked Gyokko did not perform so badly against defector. This was a huge embarrassment to him!
Akaza had been too complacent recently. He would be demoted to the sixth rank of the upper moon and made to reflect on his actions!
Muzan was thinking this when he suddenly realized what the defector was saying to him. Though he couldn't hear it, looking at the mouth movement, it seemed to be…goodbye?
What did that mean?
At this moment, both Aoki and Akaza's figures disappeared.
"Where did they go now?"
Muzan's sharp eyes darted back and forth, searching for the defector. To his surprise, he found no trace of the defector at all.
It seemed the defector had run far this time. They had to find him quickly! If it dragged on, the defectors might devour Akaza, prolonging the fight.
Muzan looked at Nakime, but before he could speak, Nakime's confused voice reached his ears.
"Master Muzan, the defector is no longer in the Infinity Castle!"
Boom!
An extremely violent aura erupted from Muzan, making the air heavier. Hentengu's body trembled with fear, Gyokko swung his body in astonishment, and kokushibo remained silent, his expression grim.
"Nakime, what do you mean the defector is no longer in the infinity castle?" Muzan's voice was filled with a violence and anger that made everyone's hearts tremble.
Nakime's body trembled, but she could only speak the truth: "The defector escaped and took Akaza with him!"
Boom!
The powerful shockwave tore everything around them apart. Muzan grabbed Nakime's neck with one hand, slowly lifting her: "One day! We chased the defector for a whole day, forcing him into desperate situations many times. Now you tell me he escaped?"
Nakime's body trembled: "The defector might have been able to leave the infinity castle from the beginning. Before, he was just…"
Poof!
Narume's head was ripped off, and her body was casually thrown aside.
"Find him! Keep looking! We must find the defector!" Muzan's voice was like a suppressed storm.
Nakime picked up her head, placed it back on her neck, and responded respectfully: "Yes, Master Muzan!"
Kokushibo, Gyokko, and Hantengu also wore grim expressions. Everyone had been involved, even Lord Muzan himself, attacking non-stop for more than a day. Now to be told that the defector had been toying with them?
He was never trapped and could leave at any time. He stayed just to enjoy the fight. In the end, he succeeded.
This was a slap in the face!
After upper moons and Muzan left, Nakime returned to her position.
"Find the defector!"
She didn't know what to do after finding him, but finding him was the first step.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared, and Nakime's eyes froze.
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