It was a smiling fox mask with a blue floral pattern. Chu Yang found it familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
A moment later, the Demon Slayer Corps sent someone to explain the contents of the Final Selection. It was not much different from before; it was still about surviving seven days on Mount Fujikasane.
However, this simple goal would still eliminate 90% of the participants. Those seemingly confident youths would eventually die in this mountain covered in a sea of purple flowers.
As soon as the explanation ended, some people immediately rushed into the path without wisteria flowers. In Chu Yang's eyes, they were no different from dead people, one by one, confident youths entering this mountain full of demons.
After a while, only Chu Yang and the girl wearing the fox mask were left on the platform. Chu Yang glanced at her, then slowly walked into the path that seemed to devour people.
The girl on the other side also leisurely followed Chu Yang in.
Chu Yang did not know that the girl followed him entirely out of curiosity about the giant zanmatō on his back.
The trial began in the evening.
As soon as everyone entered, the sky gradually darkened, which was precisely the time when demons could move.
Chu Yang walked in the forest for a while and did not encounter any demons, but he became increasingly annoyed because he had a little follower behind him.
"Hey, that's enough. How long are you going to follow?" Chu Yang turned around and said impatiently to the girl.
The girl wearing the fox mask immediately stopped and weakly replied, "I'm sorry."
Chu Yang sighed helplessly, "Why are you following me, anyway?"
The girl said shyly, "I've never seen such a large sword, so I was a bit mesmerized by it."
After hearing the girl's reason, Chu Yang felt speechless. If he hadn't seen that the girl clearly had no ill intentions, he would have acted already.
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Chapter 60: Don't Come Over!
The girl, belatedly realizing the inappropriateness of her actions, proactively explained, "My name is Makomo, and I have no ill will towards you. If you're unhappy, I can leave now."
Makomo?
Hearing this name, a flash of inspiration struck Chu Yang's mind, and he remembered the girl's identity.
Tanjiro Kamado's cultivator is named Sakonji Urokodaki. He is the former Water Hashira and Makomo's master.
This girl and Tanjiro are fellow disciples. According to the original plot, Makomo ultimately died on Mount Fujikasane.
The Hand Demon that killed Makomo was personally imprisoned in this mountain by Sakonji Urokodaki, so every Final Selection, it would hunt Sakonji Urokodaki's disciples as revenge.
The fox mask on her face was the symbol of Sakonji Urokodaki's disciple.
"Forget it, you..."
Chu Yang's words were not finished when several dark figures suddenly darted out from the forest shadows and pounced on them.
"Human flesh! It's fresh human flesh!!!"
These famished demons had no trace of reason.
In their eyes, Chu Yang and Makomo were two of the finest delicacies.
Clang~ Clang~
As the sound of swords being drawn rang out, Makomo immediately counterattacked. Although her small stature meant she wasn't strong, her speed was extremely fast.
A flash of sword light appeared in the darkness, and Chu Yang immediately heard the sound of ocean waves. The two dark figures opposite them were instantly decapitated and turned into ashes.
The remaining demons, seeing the unfavorable situation, immediately turned their attention and lunged towards Chu Yang.
"Heh, they don't even know how to pick on the weak. No wonder they're destined to be demons in this life." Chu Yang sneered, pulled out the zanmatō from behind him, and delivered a powerful, heavy horizontal sweep.
Chu Yang's strength combined with the weight of the zanmatō, even without considering the sharpness of the blade, meant that a mere graze would wound, and a touch would kill.
Four or five dark figures were cut in half by Chu Yang's single strike, their remaining half-bodies falling to the ground, howling.
Makomo was stunned!
What kind of outrageous strength was this?
It was even easier than cutting tofu!
Chu Yang dragged his zanmatō, slowly walking towards them, cutting off their heads one by one in order. Those demons let out extremely mournful wails under the torment of the fear of death, echoing in the forest for a long time.
Makomo was numb.
How could this person be scarier than a demon?
Couldn't he just give them a quick death?
Makomo felt that the young man in front of her was a bit frightening. She tiptoed into the darkness, turned around, and vanished without a trace.
After Chu Yang sent all these demons to Lord Yama, he looked back and the little girl was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey! Don't run!" Chu Yang, worried that Makomo might encounter the Hand Demon, quickly activated Observation Haki to pinpoint her location and chased after her.
Chu Yang, charging wildly in the dark with the zanmatō on his back, truly had the aura of a perverted serial killer, scaring the little girl pale and making her run incredibly fast!
The two, one chasing and one fleeing, attracted the attention of most of the demons in the mountain.
Before long, a string of dark figures followed behind Chu Yang.
"Damn it! Why are you all joining the fun?"
Chu Yang, being treated like a pervert, became enraged. He immediately turned and charged into the group of demons, swinging his large sword to vent his frustration.
The enraged Chu Yang rampaged through the demon horde. With a sweep of his zanmatō, four or five heads flew into the air. Not a single demon was a match for him!
This scene was very much like a famous Three Kingdoms IP hack-and-slash game.
In less than a minute, all the demons chasing Chu Yang fell beneath his zanmatō. Certain lurking gazes in the darkness also vanished instantly.
Chu Yang ignored those spectating fellows and anxiously chased in the direction Makomo had left. "Damn it, she runs really fast! Damn it, that guy studying at Hogwarts should have learned Apparition first!"
To clear the obstacles ahead, Chu Yang, charging wildly, was like an out-of-control bulldozer. As he ran, he frantically swung his exaggeratedly large zanmatō, cutting down all obstacles in his path.
Occasionally, some foolish demons would try to ambush him, but before they could even get close to Chu Yang, they were minced into paste by the zanmatō in his hand.
With the added brute force, it was no longer a zanmatō, but a high-powered cutting machine.
"Run! A crazy human is outside!"
"That guy with the big cleaver is about to chop down the entire mountain!"
"Don't get close to him, you'll die!"
The demons of Mount Fujikasane scattered and fled. Even if they encountered other swordsmen participating in the trial along the way, they remained indifferent, only caring about escaping for their lives.
Looking at the demons fleeing in disarray, the young swordsmen, also trial participants, were stunned...
"Help! Don't come over!"
"Why are you always chasing me? I just looked at your sword, is that really necessary?"
Makomo, fleeing frantically ahead, was so scared that tears came out. She couldn't understand why a perfectly good swordsman wasn't killing demons but chasing her instead.
"I'm saving your life!" Chu Yang's face turned red and his neck swelled with anger, making his expression appear even more "amiable."
As a straightforward man, Chu Yang always spoke his mind and never hinted.
"You're lying to a fool! To me, you are the biggest danger, okay?" Makomo didn't believe Chu Yang's explanation at all. He was covered in blood and holding a large cleaver; who would believe him?
The chase continued, and some attracted demons launched attacks in groups.
They couldn't catch Makomo, so they could only target Chu Yang.
Makomo plunged into the deeper jungle.
This time, Chu Yang lost her, completely losing track of her whereabouts.
However, no one expected that precisely because he failed to catch up this time, Makomo would encounter the Hand Demon!
It had just eaten a swordsman participating in the trial, and after finishing its appetizer, its appetite was greatly increased!
The Hand Demon gazed greedily at Makomo. Cute, pretty, with smooth and tender skin, such a little girl would be incredibly delicious to eat.
The moment they met, they both looked at each other.
Makomo felt the opponent's strength and her expression became exceptionally solemn, but she was confident she could slay this terrifying demon.
"Hehehe..." The Hand Demon chuckled softly, its expression becoming increasingly ferocious. It fantasized about the girl's struggles before death.
The gears of fate slowly turned...
On the other side, Chu Yang, who had drawn a large amount of aggro, was engaged in a different kind of slaughter.
The anger of being treated like a pervert had found a suitable outlet.
Chu Yang, wildly swinging his zanmatō, didn't even need to use sword techniques; he could simply grind the demons within his sight like a meat grinder.
The exaggeratedly large zanmatō, in the eyes of these demons, was even more terrifying than Shinigami's scythe. They witnessed their companions first being decapitated, then crushed into meat paste.
Violent!
Terrifying!
In terms of cruelty... no demon could compare to the robust young man before them!
Those demons were terrified, and the young swordsmen participating in the Final Selection were also trembling.
Under the moonlight, Chu Yang, standing atop a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, was drenched in blood!
Illuminated by the moonlight, he looked like a blood-red monster!
He was more terrifying than a demon!!!
Chapter 61: Slaying the Hand Demon
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
Some youths couldn't endure such a stimulating scene, their minds completely collapsed, and they let out a hysterical scream before frantically fleeing down the mountain.
Those with slightly stronger minds also vomited profusely until their bodies were limp, barely able to support themselves by pressing their backs tightly against tree trunks.
Most of them had no actual combat experience with demons, so when faced with such a bloody scene, their reactions were actually similar to those of ordinary people.