— Tanjiro, under Yushiro's reminder, had already protected Nezuko.
— Xander drew his white Nichirin sword and thought to himself: — Spiritual Eyes! Open!
A blue light swirled in Xander's eyes, and the speed of the two balls significantly slowed in his vision. At the same time, Xander also saw an arrow on each ball, randomly hitting them.
— Breath of Ice! Second Form! Flying Star Ice Blade!
The strike was as swift as a shooting star, directly slicing one ball before it could change direction, and it was destroyed by Xander.
When the other ball hit the wall, it bounced back toward Xander's head.
Xander didn't panic at all because, in his eyes, the direction and speed of the ball were perfectly clear.
— Breath of Ice! Form 4! Bodiless Ice Spikes!
The fourth form of Breath of Ice — Bodiless Ice Spikes — was created by Xander based on the idea that pure ice is completely transparent and its shadow is almost invisible. It's hard to detect during an attack and is ideal for sudden strikes.
Xander's blade was so fast it seemed to cast no shadow, and it pierced the second ball directly.
In the next second, the two destroyed balls turned into bloody dust and dissolved into the air.
Xander held the Sun Blade, glanced beyond the mansion, and said: — Tanjiro, prepare for battle, a demon is coming.
Hearing this, Tanjiro drew his black Nichirin sword and assumed a combat stance.
Outside Tamayo's residence stood a male and female demon. The male demon appeared to be blind, dressed in monk's attire with a rosary of large beads around his neck, appearing like an ordinary man but with strange eyes on his palms. The female demon standing next to him also looked like a regular person. In the next moment, a ball appeared in each of her hands. The balls looked exactly like those that attacked Xander and the others.
"Yabaha, it seems there's a strong guy in the house! He even destroyed my ball!" the female demon, named Shushamaru, said to the male named Yabaha.
"Shushamaru, as one of the Twelve Demon Moons, we cannot disappoint the master!" Yabaha responded.
"Indeed, being interrupted at a critical moment is really annoying!"
Xander emerged from the broken wall with an irritated expression.
"Ha-ha-ha!" Susamaru shrugged off his jacket, unbuttoned his clothes, and smiled at Xander: "It seems you're saying something, that's really interesting, very interesting! You should feel honored, being killed by me, one of the Twelve Demon Moons!"
"Twelve Kizuki?" Tanjiro didn't understand what Susamaru was talking about.
"The Twelve Kizuki are under the direct control of Muzan Kibutsuji!" Tamayo explained.
Looking at Yahaba and Susamaru outside the mansion, Tanjiro's nerves tensed, and he murmured to himself: "The scent is distinctly different from the demons I've encountered so far. Could it be because they are part of the Twelve Kizuki? Such a strong scent, it's even making my ears ring."
At that moment, Susamaru noticed Tanjiro and, seeing the Hanafuda earrings, remarked, "Hm? You're the demon slayer with ornaments that look like Hanafuda earrings!"
"Is their target me?" Tanjiro was slightly surprised.
Realizing that the adversary had come for him, Tanjiro, wanting to keep Tamayo and Yushiro out of danger, turned to Tamayo and said, "Miss Tamayo! Please, retreat to a safe place where you can hide! Their target is me!"
Tamayo had no intention of leaving and said to Tanjiro, "Mister Tanjiro, don't worry about us, just fight. We don't need protection; after all, we are demons."
"Miss Tamayo, if that's what you're saying, I won't be happy. Please protect yourself at all costs, Miss Tamayo, alright?" Xander said with some dissatisfaction.
"A man together with demons, what is happening?" Yahaba saw that Xander and Tanjiro were actually with the demons and couldn't understand it.
"It doesn't matter, let's finish this now!" Sasamaru grew two arms on each side of his body, and the number of balls increased to six.
The six balls were thrown at Xander simultaneously, all continuously changing direction in the air and flying towards Xander.
Xander slightly opened his mouth and inhaled.
"Breath of Ice!" Form 3! Wild Ice Cutting Wave!
This technique originates from Form 2 of the Breath of Ice. With a swift slice, the enemy before you is instantly torn apart.
The six balls flying towards Xander were instantly shredded to pieces.
Seeing that all the balls were slashed by Xander, the ball demon continuously generated new balls and hurled them at Xander.
However, these balls were cut apart by Xander as they approached him and could not harm him at all.
— The combined power of the two is such that one is a crude demon that only knows how to throw, the other a blind demon that can change direction. Muzan chose you as part of the Twelve Kizuki, is he blind? — Xander mocked.
Hearing this, Tanjiro in the room stared at Xander's back: — So strong, senior Xander is indeed too strong, can I... really catch up to senior Xander?
Seeing Tanjiro's expression, Nezuko couldn't help but take Tanjiro's hand and place it on her head.
Tanjiro snapped back and looked at Nezuko, understanding something in his heart. Tamayo looked at Xander's back, feeling complicated inside: — This guy is very strong, but if given time, he might match that person from back then, but why would such a person speak like this, after all, you know, I am a demon and a sinful one at that.
Yushiro saw Xander's terrifying power and remembered Xander's words about pursuing Tamayo, making him hate Xander even more, so he said to Tamayo: — Lady Tamayo! Let's use them as bait and escape!
Tamayo looked at Yushiro incredulously. Yushiro immediately changed his tone and said: — I'm kidding!
Meanwhile, Sasamaru and Yahaba were obviously enraged, hearing Xander's words.
— You... How dare you be so disrespectful to him! I'll kill you! I swear I'll kill you! — Veins bulged on Sasumatu's forehead and arms as he glared angrily at Xander.
Yahaba spread his arms, and his two eyes with arrows fixed on Xander: — I will cruelly kill you and then present your head to that adult!
Hearing what Sasumaru and Yahaba said, Xander smiled slightly, revealing an intrigued expression.
— Oh! You're using all your strength? Then just come at me.
Saying this, Xander winked at Sasumaru and Yahaba.
In an instant, six balls shot out, and the ground beneath Sasumaru cracked, indicating the immense strength of Sasumaru.
Yahaba waved his hands in the air, and dozens of arrows flew toward Xander. Sasumaru 's balls continuously changed direction among the arrows, making the arrows even faster.
Facing the terrifying attacks from Sasumaru and Yahaba, Xander held a white Sun Wheel sword in his hand, white vapor emerging from his mouth. A layer of frost gradually rose to Xander's face.
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