"Hahaha!" The {demon} laughed triumphantly. With hostages in hand, he had the capital to be arrogant in front of Ryuji again.
"See what I have in my hands? If you don't want them to die, hand over the sword in your hand!" The {demon} directly ordered Ryuji.
In his eyes, the most threatening thing was the Demon Slayer sword, so he thought that as long as Ryuji lost the Demon Slayer sword, he would just be food for him to slaughter!
If Ryuji didn't listen, he would naturally eat the siblings, make himself stronger, and then kill Ryuji.
Of course, this was just the {demon}'s assumption. In fact, Ryuji didn't take the {demon}'s threat seriously at all.
First: Even if the {demon} ate Tanjiro, it wouldn't affect him.
Second: Nezuko was also a {demon}, so there was no need to be afraid that this {wild demon} could easily kill her.
Third: As a {demon}, Nezuko's fighting ability was naturally not to be underestimated, even though she hadn't eaten humans.
"Threatening me with them is the stupidest thing you can do." Ryuji said calmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Nezuko suddenly went wild. With a kick in mid-air, she brutally kicked off the {demon}'s head.
—"Impossible! This girl is actually a demon! Why is she with humans?"
"Water Breathing, activate!"
As Nezuko kicked, Ryuji used the Water Breathing technique he had obtained as a mission reward. With Water Breathing, Ryuji's physical abilities were significantly enhanced.
In one breath, Ryuji arrived in front of the headless demon body. He swung the Demon Slayer sword towards the demon hand that was holding Tanjiro's arm, and finally, Tanjiro fell to the ground along with the severed demon hand.
The rescued Tanjiro pulled the demon hand off and said to Ryuji, "Thank you, Senior!"
Ryuji didn't bother to acknowledge Tanjiro's gratitude. He said to him, "The demon head that was kicked off is yours to deal with. Consider it a test for you! Don't let it escape! Otherwise, more people will be hurt, just like your family!"
Hearing this, Tanjiro was stunned. He didn't expect that Ryuji would let him deal with the {demon}, but Ryuji's later words did touch him.
"Senior, what about you?" Tanjiro asked curiously before taking action.
"Of course, I'll deal with this demon body and protect your sister at the same time." Ryuji replied.
Tanjiro quickly understood. Ryuji couldn't take care of the headless {demon} alone. If he relied on Ryuji alone, he might let one part of it escape.
The {demon}'s regenerative ability was very strong. As long as it wasn't completely killed, even if only a small part of its body remained, it could recover.
"I understand!" Tanjiro didn't ask any more questions. He picked up the axe he had been using for many years and went to deal with the demon head.
Ryuji used Water Breathing again and swung the Demon Slayer sword at the headless demon body more than ten times. The force of Ryuji's attacks wasn't very strong. The blade only left deep and shallow wounds on the demon body, not dismembering it.
Of course, this was the effect Ryuji wanted. After all, this demon body wasn't the main body of the {demon}. If he dismembered it, it would only increase the {demon}'s clones and increase the probability of the {demon} escaping.
As for why Ryuji didn't directly kill the {demon}'s main body, the reason was Tanjiro.
After all, he was the protagonist of this world. This was something he should experience. If Ryuji did everything for Tanjiro, it would cause a butterfly effect and lead to unpredictable serious consequences.
Therefore, Ryuji knew that his existence could only be a guide, not a leader.
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