Can't stop it, can't stop it, I'll die, I'll die!

Kumada's heart fluttered violently, and the unprecedented threat of death made him adrenaline secretion and his mental concentration high.

Subconsciously, he used the sword skills he had honed day and night.

"Water Breath, One Shape, Water Slash!"

Wisps of water vapor condensed on the blade with the operation of the breathing method.

The water is soft, but the rapid flow of water contains the power to cut through all things. It is through the power of the soft flow of water that the Breath of Water, the Shape of One, transforms it into a power that is enough to cut through gold and jade.

Relying on this one-shaped sword technique that was a few points more exquisite than the swordsmen of the Water School in the same period, Kumada Taro slashed 4 imps, which also raised his level from Aoi level to Ren level.

But this time, there was only fear in his heart.

He knew that with his strength, there was no chance that he would be able to resist the attack of the hand ghost.

Sure enough.

The blue blade containing the cutting power of flowing water, when it touched the attacking gray-blue giant hand, it was like an egg hitting a stone, and it broke into two with a "collapse".

The gray blue giant hand with five fingers spread out was unabated, and directly grabbed Kumada Taro.

"Crunch."

In the indescribable pain, Kumada seemed to hear the screams of his bones and muscles, as well as the anxious calls of his two teammates, and in the next moment, he was completely unconscious.

Seeing that Taro Kumada, the strongest of the three, was defeated and fell into a desperate situation with one move, Tetsuji Toyama and Kiyochisuke Yamada were dumbfounded, but the huge difference in strength made them unable to do anything except anger and fear.

They hadn't even been able to react to the attack just now.

In this world, if anger were useful, there wouldn't be so many regrets.

"Really, a lovely snack."

The strange sound of the hand ghost was heard again, and immediately, it lifted Kumada Taro in front of him and opened the fanged mouth that surrounded the hands.

"No!"

The two of them screamed, and drew their Hinawa knives and rushed towards the hand ghosts.

However, the distance was too far, and with the speed of the two of them, they could only watch the giant mouth approach the unconscious Kumada Taro little by little.

At the last moment.

A clear voice came from afar.

"The Breath of Fire, the Form of One, the Ignorance of Fire."

The dazzling flames ignited from not far away, and in the next moment, the flames pulled into a crimson line, like a meteor, and slashed through the giant gray and blue hand of the hand ghost.

"Thorn-"

At the sound of the fire cooking oil, the giant hand broke in response, and the incision was smooth and charred.

The picture of acquaintance made Tetsuji Toyama subconsciously exhale: "Purgatory...... My lord?! ”

But the next moment, he shook his head and denied the speculation.

The sword light of fire in front of him was sharp and fast, completely different from the swordsmanship style of the purgatory lord in his memory.

The Breath of Fire Sword Technique is a sword technique that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Purgatory Family, and this is not a secret among the Demon Slayer Squad.

Who, then, is the one who appears?

Tetsuji Toyama and Seiichisuke Yamada looked up, and a white-clothed figure appeared beside them carrying the unconscious Kumada Taro.

White, redheaded......

Is it the boy I met on the road?!

At this moment, the two were dumbfounded, as if in a dream.

"Take care of him."

Throwing Kumada Taro to the two, Chijuro commanded casually, then turned his head, stared at the hand ghost with indifferent eyes, and slowly raised the red Hinawa knife in his hand.

The giant demon in front of him is very strong, very strong, even if all the life sources and attribute points rewarded by the first ring task are used up, Chijuro, who feels that he is several times stronger, can still feel a heavy pressure in his heart.

Name: Purgatory Senjuro

Race: Human

Level: Lv.1

Attributes: Strength 10.5, Stamina 10.5, Agility 12.5, Spirit 10.5

Energy: 88/105 HP

Class: [Ghost Hunter (1st Order)]

Traits: [Ghost Hunting]

Skill: Breath of Fire (Specialization)

Equipment: Nichiren Knife (magic), normal white shirt, normal white pants, normal shoes.

Life Source: 0.8

……

In order to be able to save Kumada Taro, Chijurou added all the 2 free attribute points rewarded by the task to agility to gain faster speed.

The 10 points of life source were used by him on the skill [Breath of Fire] (mastery), which raised it to the specialization level.

[Breath of Fire] (Specialization): One of the five basic breathing schools derived from the breath of the sun, it is a breathing method passed down from generation to generation by the Purgatory family, and its attack power is very powerful. You have mastered this magical breathing method, and when you run the breathing method, you can increase your cardiopulmonary function and physical functions to a certain extent. And in the long use of breathing, your body gets a workout.

Under normal conditions: physical fitness increases by 10%.

Activation Status: Used in conjunction with sword skills, it adds fire damage to attacks, increases physical fitness by 40%, increases strength by an additional 20%, and gives additional amplification according to the different sword shapes.

……

The [Breath of Fire] of the specialization level is more than one step stronger than the mastery level.

Under the normal increase of skills, even without using the breathing method, Chijuro's physical attributes have reached the level of [Strength 11.5, Physical Strength 11.5, Agility 13.75, and Spirit 11.5].

In order to save people, I just used the "Breath of Fire, Ichi-no-Shape, Shiranui", and with the dual blessing of the breathing method (40%) and the sword shape (10%), the speed climbed to an astonishing level of 20.6 in an instant.

“……”

Looking at its abruptly severed arm, the hand ghost was stunned, and when it reacted to what was happening, it immediately fell into a state of rage.

"How many years...... It's the first time I've been hurt like this since I was locked up in the mountains by that bastard of scales...... Hehe, hehehehe! ”

"I want to eat your !!"

A sharp and piercing roar spread in all directions, and the eyes of the hand ghosts bulged, and the whites of the eyes were crawling with dense bloodshots.

"Squeak Quack......"

In the tooth-aching sound, the giant hand with the broken hand squirmed for a while, and soon regained its original state.

This scene made Chijuro's eyes glaze over.

Although it has long been known that the demon is extremely resilient, it is too exaggerated to be able to regenerate a severed limb in a short period of time.

It seems that the focus of the attack must be on the key points of the hand ghost.

At this thought, Senjurou narrowed his eyes slightly, and quickly started his breathing method.

With the blessing of his skills, his various physical attributes have exploded, and a sense of power has surged into his heart.

At the same time, the health stat on the system is decreasing at a rate of 3 points per minute.

It's a must!

Senjuro thought to himself, and immediately launched an offensive.

"The Breath of Fire, the Form of One, the Ignorance of Fire."

The surging heat wave suddenly spread from his body to all directions.

The blazing flames wrapped around the blade of the sword, taking the head of the hand ghost.

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