Chapter 85: A surprise attack
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Aoki landed reluctantly.
After putting them away, the huge bat wings disappeared, turning into a faint pattern on his back, like a tattoo.
He still had something very important to do.
"It's almost time."
Aoki murmured, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
Infinity Castle.
In the ruins of a building, a wooden sign lay quietly.
The wooden sign was square and had no distinctive shape. There were many burrs on the edges, making it look very ordinary.
However, on one side, a complex silver diamond pattern was printed, adding a bit of mystery to it.
The space rippled, and a figure suddenly walked out of the void.
"Sure enough, it hasn't been discovered yet," Aoki said, bending down to pick up the wooden sign.
This space mark was dropped by him during the chaos of the battle.
As soon as he put away the wooden sign, Aoki felt a "hot" gaze. He turned his head and happened to meet Nakime's eyes.
"It seems that I chose the right time."
Aoki looked around and found no trace of Muzan Kibutsuji or the other upper ranks.
Nakime controls the Infinity Castle. If too much time passes, the space mark will inevitably be discovered. If he comes too early, Muzan Kibutsuji and the others may not have left yet. Timing had to be perfect, and it required a bit of luck to succeed.
Nakime was about to use an eyeball to continue searching for the defector. When she saw an uninvited guest in the Infinity Castle, she was stunned for a moment. After reacting, she was suddenly shocked.
It was the defector!
The defector had returned to the Infinity Castle! Not only could he leave freely, but he could also come in at will?
Without time to consider how he did it, Nakime immediately summoned Muzan-sama and the other upper ranks.
The defector had managed to take down Upper Rank Three in a siege involving Muzan-sama and many upper ranks. She knew very well she was definitely not the defector's match.
Boom!
The defector, who had been dozens of meters away, suddenly appeared in front of her. The terrifying fist quickly enlarged in her field of vision, and the air turned into a strong wave, blowing her long hair.
A few blue veins appeared in the corners of Nakime's eyes.
Damn! The strength of the defector was even more terrifying than expected. Moreover, his ability greatly restrained her. Without the protection of the strongest upper rank, facing the defector alone meant certain death.
Dangdang!
Two rapid Miwa sounds rang out, and the next moment, Nakime's head exploded.
Muzan Kibutsuji walked slowly on the deserted street, his face as gloomy as water.
Sure enough.
Just as he had predicted.
There were no accidents.
Akaza was dead.
If Nakime is not counted, half of the upper ranks have died in less than a year. In the past hundred years, there had been no reduction in the number of upper ranks, but this year, three had died!
And it was all done by one person!
After devouring Akaza, the strength of the defector would inevitably increase again. Even Kokushibo might not be the defector's match.
Of course, he still had absolute confidence in crushing the annoying rat. But the question was, how could he prevent the defector from escaping?
Although he ordered Nakime to continue searching for the defector's traces, he knew in his heart that solving the defector required facing this problem head-on.
However, if Infinity Castle couldn't trap the defector, what else could he do?
Muzan Kibutsuji became increasingly irritated. The defector had upgraded from a minor nuisance to a serious concern. He hadn't expected his unintentional behavior at the time to cause such a big trouble. If he could go back in time, he would never have turned the defector into a demon but killed him the first chance he got.
Buzz!
At this moment, a force enveloped him, and then the space changed. Looking at the dilapidated city and messy ruins in front of him, Muzan Kibutsuji frowned.
Infinity Castle? Why had Nakime suddenly pulled him back to Infinity Castle?
The figures of Kokushibo, Hantengu, and Gyokko appeared almost simultaneously, and the three demons also looked puzzled.
Bang!
A loud noise attracted their attention. When they turned their heads, they saw Nakime's head being crushed by Aoki.
"He dared to come?"
Muzan Kibutsuji's face became extremely ugly.
Aoki felt their gazes but didn't stop. His fists and feet fell like a storm, each blow carrying the power of level 2 "Demon Devouring."
In the previous battle, Nakime had consumed a lot of energy. Aoki not only recovered his physical strength to the peak, but his strength had dramatically increased. In an instant, Nakime's body was riddled with holes, on the verge of collapse, and her consciousness was blurred.
"You dare!"
Muzan Kibutsuji's two arms turned into ferocious thorn whips and quickly rushed toward Aoki.
Crash!
The thorn whip swept past, and huge cracks appeared in the wall.
Aoki lifted up Nakime's broken body, jumped lightly, dodged the attack, and looked down at Muzan Kibutsuji and the remaining three upper ranks.
"You're too late!"
Muzan Kibutsuji growled, "Put down Nakime, or else..."
"What else?"
Aoki interrupted him, his expression suddenly turning cold. "Muzan Kibutsuji, wait. The next time we meet, it will be your death!"
After that, he and Nakime suddenly disappeared.
"Ah!"
A large number of thorn and whips protruded from Muzan Kibutsuji's body, frantically destroying everything around him. The powerful shock wave bombarded wildly.
In his thousand years of life, he had never been so angry. That man scared him, the Demon Slayers bored and annoyed him, and other humans were just food and ants he didn't care about at all.
As for the defector, he felt only the utmost anger, the anger that made him want to tear the defector apart and eat him alive.
Boom!
Infinity Castle shook violently, and buildings collapsed one after another.
Muzan Kibutsuji woke up from his rage. Infinity Castle was about to collapse.
The three demons, including Kokushibo, had different expressions.
On a wilderness.
With a bang, the ground exploded, and three demons walked out one after another, the last being Muzan Kibutsuji. Without Nakime's guidance, they couldn't teleport away directly. After Infinity Castle collapsed, they were all buried inside. However, being demons, they wouldn't die so easily.
"Sir?" Kokushibo looked at Muzan Kibutsuji.
"Both Akaza and Nakime have been killed. Instead of leaving them to the defector, it might be better for me to execute them first!"
Muzan Kibutsuji looked at them with cold eyes.
The three demons were silent.
After failing to round up the defector, two of them had been killed by the defector. This time, they were truly embarrassed.
"Your next task is to continue looking for the Blue Spider Lily!"
Muzan Kibutsuji turned and left.
Nakime was dead, and the last possibility of catching the defector was buried. He no longer expected to rely on the existing demons to kill the defector. However, as long as he obtained the Blue Spider Lily and became the ultimate creature, it wouldn't matter if he couldn't kill the defector for the time being.
Finding the Blue Spider Lily and defeating the Demon Slayer were now top priorities, but another job had to be added: finding a demon with the ability to restrain the defector.
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