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Chapter 26 Speed and Passion
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
The dull thud of blades piercing flesh echoed throughout the underground palace, like a torrential downpour striking mud.
Although Muzan underwent an uncontrollable malignant mutation during the nuclear explosion, his maximum life points nearly doubled from the original Demon King's terrifying base, reaching an astonishing several thousand points.
Its regenerative ability has been enhanced to an absurd level comparable to [Life Regeneration IV] in the Minecraft system, which means that it can automatically recover at least 3 health points per second.
If it were an ordinary Demon Slayer Corps swordsman, facing a monster with a built-in "fountain of life," they would probably fight for an entire day and still not be able to keep up with the speed at which it regenerates health.
Unfortunately, he encountered Pei Qi.
A fully powered, dual-wielding god-tier weapon with hand speed surging to the extreme – a “human pile driver”.
In just a few minutes of fighting, the once invincible mountain of flesh had been halved in size.
"Awesome! That's so awesome!"
Pei Qi swung his twin swords wildly, inwardly cheering with exhilaration. After all, targets this size, which didn't run away, were hard to find.
Previously, those Upper Moon demons all had unpredictable movements, making it difficult for Pei Qi to stand still and unleash his full damage output.
Now, he only needs to stand still to experience the joy of his health bar disappearing like a waterfall.
However, a beast driven to the brink of despair will eventually unleash a moment of ferocity.
"roar!!!"
Stimulated by the excruciating pain of having half his shoulder severed, a fierce glint flashed in Muzan's originally chaotic single eye.
It defiantly withstood Pei Qi's storm of sword blades, its massive maw, split open to its chest, suddenly snapped open and viciously bit at Pei Qi's neck!
"Snap—!!!"
A crisp, teeth-grinding cracking sound rang out.
The expected scene of blood splattering did not occur. Muzan's fangs, capable of crushing metal, shattered instantly upon touching Pei Qi's lower-world alloy armor, like glass hitting a diamond.
Pei Qi didn't even turn his head, only glancing at him disdainfully: "Want to break through my defenses? Are your attack power even up to par?"
At this moment, Muzan was completely dumbfounded.
Its remaining instincts finally made it understand a cruel truth: the monster before it was invincible.
That was a fear of higher-dimensional forces that originated deep within the cells.
"Waaah..."
A whimper, like that of a defeated dog, escaped the monster's throat. It retreated, and its previously fierce attack instantly crumbled.
Faced with the fear of "death," it made the most rational choice without hesitation.
escape!
Without any warning, the mountain of flesh suddenly changed direction, and all its tentacles exerted force at the same time, like an out-of-control train, rushing madly towards the obsidian gap leading to the surface not far away.
"You think you can just leave after offending the abbot?!" Pei Qi's eyes sharpened. "Stay here!!"
We absolutely cannot let him escape!
This is not just about completing a mission, but also about preventing a catastrophe that could destroy the world.
The current Muzan has evolved terrifying aggression and infectivity in every cell to adapt to the extreme environment.
Once these cells, with their super regenerative and adaptive abilities, are leaked, they can rapidly contaminate water sources and soil. Any organisms that come into contact with them, whether humans, wild animals, or insects, will be forcibly assimilated within a very short time, turning into deformed monsters covered in eyeballs and tentacles.
In Japan's Taisho era, where there were no high-tech weapons to contain them, this was essentially a devastating blow.
Within a month, the entire Japanese island will become a real-life "Raccoon City," or even a living hell made of flesh and blood.
"There are no Americans here to drop nuclear bombs to whitewash this..."
Pei Qi chased after them frantically, inwardly complaining to himself.
"Oh no, in a few decades, there will indeed be two 'little boy' and 'fat boy' falling on this land. But how many years from now is that?"
Given this monster's current rate of evolution, who knows what kind of monster it will evolve into when that time comes?
Who knows, by then it might have evolved an organ that could "devour nuclear energy," and simply ingest the nuclear bomb as a high-energy supplement!
The thought of the future world being covered by these indescribable tentacle monsters, and even the Earth being transformed into a fleshy planet, sent chills down Pei Qi's spine.
In a flash, Pei Qi quickened his pace once more. The effect of the [Swiftness II] potion left afterimages in his wake on the obsidian ground.
However, the pursuit itself did not go as smoothly as expected.
Driven by his survival instinct, Muzan's speed increased dramatically, and he moved erratically across the walls and ceiling, causing Pei Qi's attacks to frequently miss.
"Want to race? Then we'll give you a little something extra!"
Pei Qi sneered. Since physical attacks are hard to land, he'll use mechanics to annoy you!
With a sudden flick of his left hand, he accurately predicted and placed several white cubes in Muzan's path of advance.
Spider web.
This is an extremely viscous block that can drastically reduce the movement speed of living beings. Once trapped inside, even a god would have to move like a snail.
"puff!"
Muzan crashed headfirst into the spider web, his massive body instantly stuck, his speed drastically reduced.
"Got it!" Pei Qi was overjoyed and raised his sword to strike.
But the next second, something happened that left Pei Qi dumbfounded.
Suddenly, a large amount of highly corrosive acid sprayed out from the pores of Muzan's body. The tough spider webs made a "sizzling" sound the moment they came into contact with the acid and were instantly destroyed into particles and dissipated!
"You can even solve this? Fine, then try this!"
Pei Qi flicked his wrist, and an iron bucket appeared in his hand. He then splashed the bucket in front of Wuzan.
Crimson lava cascaded down like a waterfall, instantly sealing off the passage ahead, the intense heat distorting the air itself.
However, Muzan did not stop. Faced with the magma that was enough to burn everything, a thick, asbestos-like, grayish-white layer of keratin instantly secreted from the surface of his skin.
He actually withstood the scorching heat of the lava and charged straight through like a high-temperature-resistant tank!
Moreover, while running, he deliberately shed the cumbersome heavy armor and excess flesh, shrinking his body by a third in just over ten seconds, transforming into a streamlined, high-speed form.
"Holy crap! It's still evolving?!"
Watching this series of actions, Pei Qi almost dropped the lava bucket in his hand.
Where is the art style of Demon Slayer? This is clearly the Zerg from StarCraft, or the Tyranids from Warhammer 40!
Adjusting gene strategies in real time according to the environment? Secreting acid to dissolve spider webs? Evolving heat-resistant coatings to withstand magma?
Given time, this terrifying adaptability will probably make it impossible for even sunlight to kill it!
"Are you kidding me?!"
Seeing this scene before him, which was as if he had unlocked a cheat code for invincibility and adaptability, Pei Qi couldn't help but curse inwardly:
"Referee! Someone's cheating here!!"
"This is absolutely not the Demon Slayer story I know! What kind of monster can switch resistance gear while running and even specifically counter my items?"
"With such an exaggerated ability to evolve instantly, how are those Pillars who have painstakingly trained their breathing techniques for decades supposed to survive? This is simply cheating!"
At this moment, the indignant Pei Qi seemed to have selectively forgotten one thing.
The culprit who caused Muzan to become this way is himself.
and……
How dare a man dressed in a full set of enchanted Netherite armor, drinking all sorts of magical potions, carrying a spatial backpack, and casually spewing out lava and spider webs, accuse others of cheating?
If Muzan still had any sense, he would probably cry out in grievance, "Big brother, you were the one who started it! I was forced to evolve just to survive!"