bookbashuk Chapter 161 Perfect Teamwork
Chapter 161 Perfect Teamwork
On the roof of the car, dark flesh and blood continued to churn and writhe wildly, with countless eyeballs engraved with the character "壹" protruding from the flesh.
Like a dense array of poisonous thorns, they constantly tried to use hypnotic power to disrupt Tanjiro's mind.
But at this moment, Tanjiro closed his eyes and was no longer trapped by the illusion.
It also helped Inosuke find his way, clearing the way for him as he charged recklessly.
At the same time, he pushed his greatly enhanced sense of smell after becoming a demon to its limit, clearly capturing and distinguishing every subtle scent in the air.
"Tanpachiro! Over here! That guy's presence is to our left!"
Inosuke wielded his twin swords wildly, unleashing a barrage of Beast Breathing techniques, each strike brutally tearing apart the onrushing tentacles.
The eyes beneath the boar's head mask were fixed on the area where the flesh and blood rippled most violently, and with its innate, beast-like intuition, it guided Tanjiro in the most precise direction.
His movements were wild and swift, like a real beast of the mountains, carving a straight path through the ever-regenerating flesh and blood.
Tanjiro followed closely behind Inosuke, his nose twitching violently. The enhanced sense of smell brought about by his demon transformation allowed him to clearly distinguish the chilling aura emanating from Enmu's true form.
At the same time, it is completely distinguishable from the aura of ordinary flesh and blood and tentacles.
No matter how Nightmare tried to conceal his aura within his flesh and blood, and no matter how those eyeballs interfered with his vision, he could firmly lock onto that constantly moving core aura without the slightest error.
"Found it! Inosuke, this is it!"
Tanjiro let out a sudden, low shout, his feet firmly planted, and crimson-gold flames erupted around him, rising wildly along his Nichirin Blade.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately activated the Kagura of the Fire God, the blade carrying a heat that could incinerate everything, and slashed fiercely at the densely packed eyeballs in the chunk of flesh in front of him.
"Hinokami Kagura: Waltz!"
A blazing blade swept out, instantly burning and shattering countless eyeballs, splattering dark liquid everywhere.
Before the eyeballs could even activate their hypnotic power, they were completely reduced to ashes in the flames.
Tanjiro succeeded in his attack, but he didn't stop. His sense of smell remained firmly locked onto Enmu's location.
Every movement and every fluctuation of the opponent's aura was detected by his perception.
"Don't even think about hiding!"
Tanjiro roared, his feet leaping rapidly across the writhing flesh, unleashing a relentless barrage of Hinokami Kagura attacks.
Round Dance, Blazing Red Mirror... one ancient and domineering move after another of Kagura's sword techniques were unleashed.
Flames exploded on the roof of the car, creating waves of crimson-gold light that swept across everything in their path.
All the hypnotic eyeballs were destroyed, and the flesh beneath them sizzled and shrank as they burned.
Inosuke frantically cooperated from the side, unleashing the sixth and seventh Fangs of Beast Breathing in succession.
The twin swords severed all the tentacles that were trying to entangle Tanjiro, completely eliminating any possibility that Enma might try to get close and interfere.
One used flames to pierce the eye, while the other used bestiality to clear a path. The two worked together seamlessly, leaving Nightmare only able to flee within the core of flesh and blood, utterly powerless to fight back.
"Damn it... why aren't my eyes working!"
Nightmare's unwilling roar came from deep within its flesh and blood, its voice distorted and terrified.
He kept pushing more eyeballs out of the chunks of flesh, trying to hypnotize Tanjiro again.
But every time his eyeballs appeared, Tanjiro would lock onto them precisely, and a flaming blade would fall instantly, cleaving through the surrounding flesh and blood.
Tanjiro's sense of smell, enhanced by his demon transformation, had already reached a terrifying level.
The aura of the Nightmare's true form, the aura of its eyeballs, the aura of its tentacles, the aura of its flesh and blood.
His nose is clearly defined, so even if the other party hides their true form deep inside, wrapped in layers of flesh and blood, he can still pinpoint the core point as if piercing through the fog.
"Ten meters to the left! Inosuke, block the tentacle on my right!"
"Leave it to me!"
Inosuke roared in response, slashing horizontally with his twin swords crossed, severing all the dozens of tentacles that lunged at him from the right. The violent wind from the swords forced the flesh and blood back several steps.
Tanjiro seized the moment, leaped into the air, raised his Nichirin Blade high above his head, and gathered the power of Hinokami Kagura to its peak.
"Hinokami Kagura: Yanghua Thrust!"
The blade flashed down like a spinning blazing sun, slashing fiercely into the flesh and blood area where Nightmare was hiding, instantly blasting large swaths of eyeballs and chunks of flesh to shreds.
"Now! He's down there!"
Tanjiro's eyes narrowed, and after landing, he immediately ran wildly following the scent, with Inosuke close behind.
The two chased after the fleeing scent, fighting their way from the middle of the roof to the locomotive at the very front of the train.
The eyeballs along the way became increasingly dense, and Nightmare was driven to the brink, leaving her with no choice but to unleash all her hypnotic power.
Tanjiro didn't even look at those eyes; he relied entirely on his sense of smell to pinpoint the location, and his fiery blade swept across the area, turning all obstacles to ashes.
The ever-regenerating flesh and blood appeared incredibly fragile in the face of the Hinokami Kagura.
Tanjiro's every strike landed precisely on the spot with the strongest aura, forcing Enmu to retreat continuously.
Ultimately, they could only cower in the fleshy core above the locomotive, with no way to escape.
"Tanpachiro! It's right down there! This lump of flesh is the toughest; it must be that guy's lair!"
Inosuke pointed to the huge, violently contracting mass of flesh atop the locomotive and shouted a reminder.
The mass of flesh was thicker than the rest of the body, its surface writhing more frantically, with countless eyeballs crammed together – the final hiding place of Nightmare.
Tanjiro stopped, taking one last sniff to confirm the scent, a resolute glint in his eyes.
He took a deep breath and concentrated all his strength, demonic power, and Hinokami Kagura into the Nichirin Blade. The flames burned fiercely, illuminating almost the entire front of the vehicle.
"Inosuke, let's attack together! Chop it down!"
"oh--!"
The two leaped up simultaneously, one on the left and one on the right, launching a fierce attack on the chunk of meat at the top of the car.
Tanjiro's flaming sword light descended from above, carrying an overbearing power that could incinerate everything.
Inosuke's twin swords slashed and thrust horizontally, carrying a wildness that could tear everything apart.
"Hinokami Kagura: Azure Heaven!"
"Beast Breathing - Fourth Fang - Shattered Blades!"
Two powerful attacks slammed into the chunks of flesh, creating a deafening explosion that shook the entire train violently.
The dark flesh and blood shattered under the combined bombardment of flames and blade winds.
Countless fragments flew in all directions, and the densely packed eyeballs vanished into nothingness before they could even scream.
Thick chunks of flesh broke apart layer by layer, finally revealing the original metal shell of the locomotive. The locomotive, which had been covered in blood and flesh for so long, finally saw the light of day again.
Tanjiro and Inosuke landed firmly on the frontmost sheet metal of the vehicle.
The wind howled from ahead, scattering the surrounding carnage and remains. The two men, positioned high above, simultaneously fixed their gazes on a single point before them—
At the same moment, the passageway inside the carriage suddenly opened.
Nezuko held her Nichirin Blade, which gleamed with iridescent light, and stood at the entrance of the passage with Rengoku Kyojuro, who was engulfed in flames, beside her. Behind them were the three Lower Moons, who had long since lost their fighting ability and were slumped on the ground.
In an instant, their eyes met.
"Nie beans..."
"elder brother……"