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Kurumi Tokisaki had never seen anything like this before (cdfb); she had encountered opponents who were quick to take effect from the Seventh Bullet.
She had encountered people who could directly nullify the power of the Seventh Bullet, but the scene before her was completely beyond her comprehension.
Even though the demon was still under the influence of the Seventh Bullet, its arms seemed completely unaffected.
Even though the arm part was completely still, the arm was still moving.
It's almost impossible for only one part of the body to remain unaffected, which can only indicate one situation.
The speed of these arms even surpassed the speed at which time stood still, reaching the speed of light.
Even still time cannot restrict its movement.
"Damn it! Is this not even working?! We've broken free!"
Without any warning, Kurumi Tokisaki suddenly emerged from the shadow beneath the demon's feet.
It wasn't one or two, but a group of Kurumi suddenly appeared.
This is the ability that Kurumi Tokisaki spent the most time on: the Eighth Bullet (Het).
It allows you to recreate yourself at different points in the past; in other words, it's a clone ability.
Normally, at the moment of death, Kurumi Tokisaki would transfer her consciousness to her clone.
This is also the secret to her immortality. Of course, even if you know this secret, it would be very difficult to find a way to kill her completely.
Moreover, each clone possesses the abilities of the City of Devouring Time and the Shadow, although they cannot use the Power Bullets.
However, she is very effective in implementing swarm tactics and other aspects, and among all the elves, her angel is also the strongest.
Unfortunately, although angels are powerful, the novel group leans more towards support roles.
Therefore, in a one-on-one fight, Kurumi is unable to gain an effective advantage against other angels.
Even so, this angel's abilities are already abnormally terrifying.
Furthermore, given that Tokisaki Kurumi currently has a close relationship with Kanzaki Hikaru, it's absolutely impossible for anyone to defeat these two combined.
Unfortunately, Kanzaki only sees Kurumi as a collaborator rather than a partner, which greatly troubles Kurumi.
Of course, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with the current situation.
Kurumi Tokisaki had already used her most prized ability, even resorting to a suicidal method to stop those arms.
But it had absolutely no effect; they could only watch helplessly as the ghost's body was crushed into pieces.
Not just the head, the entire body seemed to be a puppet of those arms.
However, the way those arms were manipulated was far too brutal, and in the end, the ghost could no longer be recognized as human.
Although they did not initially maintain much of a human form, they could at least be classified as primates in terms of appearance.
In his current state, he wouldn't feel out of place at all if he were thrown into the Cthulhu Mythos; in fact, he could even be considered part of the bizarre and grotesque.
Moreover, although this ghost was clearly dead, its arms were still moving nimbly.
In the end, he was torn to pieces as well, and Kurumi Tokisaki didn't even have the ability to stop him.
Chapter 255: Speculations about Blood
In the end, Tokisaki Kurumi still managed to record the whole incident and took many photos for Kanzaki Teru.
When the sunlight shone on the ghost's corpse, it turned to ashes.
The ghost's corpse also dissipated into the air, leaving no trace whatsoever.
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"—You've wasted so much of my time! Honestly! Look at all the trouble you've caused me!"
After recounting the whole story, Tokisaki Kurumi was still somewhat angry.
After all, they didn't get any intelligence in the end, and they wasted so much time.
It was a thankless and exhausting task, so how could it not make her angry?
"But, there's still something... strange about this—"
After listening to Kurumi Tokisaki recount the whole story, Teru Kanzaki frowned slightly.
However, it is clearly not the right choice.
"What's weird?"
Seeing Kanzaki Hikaru's reaction, Tokisaki Kurumi sighed helplessly.
After all, he was completely unaware of his own thoughts, which made him look like a fool.
"Demons can only die from sunlight or from having their necks cut off by a Nichirin Blade, but according to you..."
"Isn't it strange that those suddenly appearing arms killed the ghost?"
Kanzaki Teru had also carefully researched information about demons, although some demons used a strange ability called "Blood Demon Art".
However, this ability generally does not backfire, and most importantly, ghosts can only die in these two ways.
Without exception, even the Demon King known as the "Progenitor Demon"—Muzan Kibutsuji—could not escape this fate.
But if the other party isn't the so-called "Primordial Demon," then is it possible...?
"Are you sure that ghost was killed by the arm that suddenly grew out of it?"
"Oh ho ho ho ho, you don't trust me that much?"
"I've probably killed more people than you've eaten meals. Or would you like to see that for yourself?"
"No need, I don't have that kind of peculiar hobby, but if it's really as you say, we might end up in a four-game tie."
"Why do you say that?"
Kurumi Tokisaki tilted her head, a look of confusion on her face.
But more than being confused, she wanted to know what was going on.
"You said you suddenly felt a huge amount of energy, right?"
"Yeah, I thought he was going to unleash some amazing move! But I never expected him to backfire on himself."
"I don't think this is a backlash, but a curse."
"A curse? What's going on?"
Hearing Kanzaki Teru say this, Tokisaki Kurumi became even more confused.
"Do you remember what that ghost said?"
Did he say anything?
Although Kurumi Tokisaki remembered every word of their conversation, she didn't notice anything strange.
"Why is he so terrified even though Muzan Kibutsuji isn't here?"
"Could it be that Muzan Kibutsuji is nearby?"
"I feel sorry for you for coming to this answer. Why did you think of this answer?"
She rolled her eyes at Kurumi Tokisaki; that answer was a bit too naive.
"Hmph, fine, fine, you think you're so smart, alright?"
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Upon hearing Kanzaki Hikaru's words, Kurumi responded irritably, as if she were throwing a tantrum.
"Okay, okay, it's my fault. Don't be angry. Let me tell you my analysis."
After calming Kurumi down a bit, Kanzaki Hikaru cleared his throat and continued speaking.
"Although Muzan Kibutsuji isn't there, he can still monitor the situation over there."
"How is that possible? When I was in action, I spread my clones throughout an area of nearly a thousand meters in radius."
How could they possibly escape my pursuit?
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"But you didn't stop his 'suicide' either, did you? I think even if Muzan Kibutsuji was really around, you wouldn't have noticed."
And they might even directly attack you, but that's not what I want to talk about.
"But what if it's not around...? Could it be!?"
Halfway through her sentence, Kurumi Tokisaki seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up.
"You're saying that Muzan Kibutsuji is the [Founding Demon], right?"
Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's question, Teru Kanzaki only knew that she had probably guessed a similar answer.
So Kanzaki Teru nodded in affirmation of her question.
"Could it be... blood?"
"Yes, that's what I guessed too."
If what Kurumi Tokisaki said is true, then Hikaru Kanzaki can only deduce this one possibility from this situation.
Although it sounds a bit far-fetched, Holmes once said it.
"After eliminating all possibilities, the only remaining answer, no matter how absurd, is the correct answer." Xi.
Chapter 256: An Unexpected Appointment
Although Kanzaki Teru doesn't know whether simple reasoning and speculation can fulfill the original purpose of dealing with such supernatural beings, it's impossible to know.
"If Muzan Kibutsuji has the ability to control all demons through blood, it's not impossible for him to do something like this."
After all, all ghosts have some of his blood in their bodies, so as long as a curse such as "Do not reveal any information about yourself" is placed in the blood.
This puts our minds at ease and explains why, even after so many years, the Demon Slayer Corps hasn't found a single trace of Muzan Kibutsuji.
This also explains why the ghost couldn't control its power "70/80" and was thus devoured.
"But if that's the case..."
"You're saying that even if those arms were hit by your Seventh Bullet, they wouldn't have any effect, right?"
Kurumi Tokisaki nodded, after all, that scene was simply too shocking for her.