Demon Slayer: Tanjiro becomes a ghost, Nezuko becomes a pillar!

Chapter 149 The Deadly Scheme

Mizuko suddenly snapped out of her daze, only to realize that she and Inosuke were still surrounded by the four Lower Moon demons. Her momentary distraction had given the demons an opportunity to take advantage of her.

The night wind was even stronger on the roof of the car, howling past our ears, and two chilling ghostly energies suddenly surged, coiling around us like venomous snakes.

The attacks from Lower Moon Four and Nightmare were already upon them, leaving no room for them to dodge.

[Oh no! Rainbow Breathing - Fourth Form...]

Ni Douzi's heart tightened, and he immediately began to silently recite breathing techniques in his mind, trying to dodge with extreme speed.

But out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Lower Moon Four's swollen, crimson demon arm, hurtling towards her with a force capable of crushing everything, moving so fast that she couldn't even execute a complete move.

It's too late!

Midouzi gritted her teeth, prepared to withstand the attack head-on. Even if she was seriously injured, she would not let her opponent succeed easily.

But at this critical moment, two nihilistic blades gleaming with a cold light suddenly entered her field of vision, carrying a savage and untamed aura, and stood firmly in front of her.

"Beast Breathing - Second Fang - Blade Clash!"

At the critical moment, Inosuke suddenly stepped forward, gripped his twin swords tightly, and slashed horizontally, forcefully blocking Lower Moon Four's fatal blow. The crisp sound of metal clashing against metal exploded on the roof of the car, sparks flying everywhere.

Inosuke's arms were taut, his eyes beneath the boar's head mask filled with ruthlessness as he desperately resisted the opponent's attacks, preventing them from getting even a fraction closer to Nezuko.

Just as Inosuke was holding back Lower Rank Four, Enmu slowly curled up a sickly smile, slowly raised his arm with a strange mouth on the back of his hand, and stretched it directly in front of Nezuko.

"Go to sleep."

The eerie and seductive voice of the Nightmare slowly rose, and Midouzi subconsciously looked up, her gaze fixed on the strange mouth on his arm.

With just one glance, she saw the single eye perched on the tongue, its pupil clearly engraved with the character "一" (one), representing the Lower Moon One, both eerie and terrifying.

In just a moment of eye contact, an irresistible drowsiness swept over Ni Douzi's mind like a tidal wave.

She felt everything go black, all her strength drain away instantly, her eyes rolled back, and she fell straight to the ground without any warning.

At almost the same moment, the other two lower moons also moved.

Lower Moon Two and Lower Moon Three shot out, their cold, demonic claws carrying deadly force, simultaneously striking the unconscious and fallen Mizuko. Their target was clear, their attack ruthless, and they clearly intended to kill her instantly.

"Hey, Hana-chan!"

Seeing this, Inosuke roared in alarm, his heart filled with both shock and anger.

He never expected that the four Lower Moon demons would cooperate so quickly and seamlessly. He tried his best to stop Lower Moon Four, but he was too busy to stop the other two demons' attacks.

From beginning to end, these evil spirits targeted only Midouzi, each attack deadly and leaving no chance of survival.

Damn it!

Inosuke cursed angrily in his heart, straining his arms to break free from Lower Moon Four's grasp.

But his opponent held him firmly, making it impossible for him to move an inch. He could only watch helplessly as the fatal attack landed on Midouzi, and there was nothing he could do.

Just as the ghostly claw was about to strike Midouzi, a burst of crimson-gold flames suddenly erupted around the two of them, and the scorching heat instantly swept across the entire roof of the car, forcing back all the chilling ghostly energy.

"Flame Breathing - First Form - Shiranui!"

Kyojuro Rengoku's roar shook the night sky, and his fiery blade swept out with incredible speed, like the light of dawn.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the demon arms of Lower Moon Two, Lower Moon Four, and Lower Moon Three were all severed by the scorching flames, and raging fires erupted from the broken ends, with billowing black smoke rising upwards.

Just as Midouzi collapsed, another figure engulfed in flames appeared and gently caught her, his movements swift and careful, ensuring she suffered no injury whatsoever.

From the nightmare that hypnotized Nezuko, to the combined attack by the demons, to Kyojuro cutting off his arm to save her and Tanjiro leaping to catch her, everything happened in a flash, so fast that it was dazzling.

The deadly trap meticulously planned by the four Lower Moon Demons was instantly thwarted by the combined efforts of Kyojuro, Inosuke, and Tanjiro, leaving them no chance to succeed.

But the evil spirits never expected that their desperate attack on the beans would not only fail, but would also plunge them into an even greater crisis.

"Tanpachiro, Big Eyes, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't shown up, Hanako would have died at the hands of these ugly monsters!"

Panting heavily, Inosuke flung aside the severed-arm Lower Moon Four and shouted with lingering fear in his voice.

Even someone as fearless as him was terrified by what he just witnessed.

Kyojuro nodded slightly, a faint smile still on his face, but his eyes were full of solemnity and lingering fear. The flames around him had not dissipated as he warily stared at the four sinister-looking Lower Moon demons in front of him.

"Yes, yes, that was really dangerous. That kind of deadly strike was extremely risky!"

He secretly rejoiced, thinking that if the four lower moons had been even a fraction more in sync and acted just a fraction faster, Kamado Mizuko would probably have died on the spot.

Even as the Flame Pillar, he found this perilous situation terrifying.

"Stove boy, your sister...?"

Kyojuro was about to ask about Nezuko's condition to confirm whether she was just unconscious and otherwise unharmed.

But the next second, his pupils suddenly contracted sharply, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

Because Tanjiro, who was standing next to him at this moment, had completely lost control of his aura and was on the verge of exploding in rage.

Tanjiro held the unconscious Nezuko firmly in his arms, his knuckles turning white from the force. His once gentle face was now completely covered by a murderous aura, and his body began to slowly and uncontrollably transform into a demon.

Sharp fangs protruded from his lips, and the flame-shaped demonic mark on his forehead grew even brighter and scarlet, like a mark burning in his bones and blood.

Its body also grew slightly taller, and the crimson-gold flames surrounding it surged wildly and uncontrollably, almost setting the entire roof of the car ablaze.

In Tanjiro's mind, that scene just now was like a nightmare replaying itself.

If it weren't for Inosuke's desperate intervention, and if it weren't for Rengoku-sensei's lightning-fast action, his most cherished sister would have truly died before his very eyes.

He had only experienced such heart-wrenching scenes in the illusions of nightmares; in reality, he would never allow it to happen a second time.

Overwhelming anger and lingering fear intertwined, completely shattering his reason, leaving only the obsession to slay all evil spirits.

Tanjiro slowly raised his head, his scarlet eyes fixed on the four Lower Rank demons before him. His voice was low and hoarse, filled with a world-destroying rage, each word chilling to the bone.

"I want you all dead..."