Chapter 8

For thousands of years, it has been said that after sunset, there will be a terrible monster wandering in the world. They are called "ghosts". Ghosts feed on humans, are immortal, and can recover to normal no matter what fatal injuries they suffer. They can continue to survive even if they are chopped into pieces. Only the sunlight in the daytime can completely kill ghosts.

There are ghosts in the world, so naturally, there are also a group of human swordsmen whose mission is to kill evil ghosts. They gather together and form an organization called the Demon Slayer Corps over thousands of years. Although they are not recognized by the government, they are still carrying out ghost hunting missions to this day, guarding the peace of the world and frightening countless evil ghosts.

The Demon Slayer Corps has a powerful weapon - the Sun Wheel Sword, which is a weapon forged with magical materials and seems to be equipped with the energy of the sun. When the swordsmen use the Sun Wheel Sword to cut off the head of the ghost, the immortal ghost will turn into ashes on the spot.

From Karasuma, Shinichi learned a lot and roughly understood the world today. In addition, Shinichi also learned an important piece of information. It seems that the birth of evil spirits all originated from one person, or from that person's blood. It was that person's blood that created countless evil spirits today. As for who that person is, Karasuma dared not say that person's name anyway.

But Shinichi had a rough guess. He thought of the pair of dark red eyes that night, the man named Muzan...

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Run! Run!

In the dark forest, a figure fled frantically in the bushes. With the moonlight, you can see the figure who frequently looked back in fear. There were several sharp horns on his forehead and sharp fangs in his mouth. It was an evil spirit.

But what makes people puzzled is, what is behind the evil spirit? It can actually scare an almost immortal evil spirit like this.

"Where did this monster come from! It's so scary! They are all ghosts, but that bastard can kill other ghosts! Run! We must leave here before dawn!" The sharp-horned ghost muttered in fear.

Bang! ! The sudden explosion scared the sharp-horned ghost. Countless smoke and dust rose in front of it. The huge shock wave directly knocked it to the ground. When the sharp-horned ghost stood up again, a figure with an astonishingly high temperature all over his body had walked out of the smoke and dust.

The exposed skin glowed red, the black pupils condensed into a vertical line, the sharp fangs slightly exposed the lips, the black claws on the fingertips flashed cold light, and the right hand was holding a bloody head. An inconspicuous green branch in the palm of the hand was inserted directly into the broken evil ghost head.

"Blood Demon Art·Life Absorption!"

In the horrified eyes of the sharp-horned ghost, the evil ghost head in Shinichi's hand quickly shrank, and was finally crushed into a pile of debris by Shinichi.

"This, this sir, please don't, please! I, I will never dare to eat people again, let me go!" The sharp-horned ghost trembled and begged for mercy frantically.

Aww! ! Before the sharp-horned ghost could react, a black lightning struck it directly from behind, "Ah!!!" Sizzle! Sizzle! The sharp-horned ghost let out a piercing howl and struggled frantically.

The small figure was hanging tightly behind the evil ghost, and the demonized little Shiba Inu Enji opened his mouth and bit the evil ghost's back with his sharp teeth.

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Crack! As Shinichi stepped down, the evil ghost's dry body turned into ashes, and Shinichi's reddish skin gradually returned to its original state, and the branches in the palm of his right hand also retracted.

"The fifth one."

Shinichi silently calculated in his heart that it had been more than a month since he turned into a demon. During this period, he and Enji had already killed five demons.

Ahhh! Enji, with blood on the corner of his mouth, stuck out his tongue and turned around in front of Shinichi, looking happy and asking for credit. Perhaps it was because Enji was contaminated with Shinichi's blood that he turned into a demon. An inexplicable connection was established between Shinichi and Enji from then on.

Shinichi could feel Enji's thoughts and voice. Of course, although Enji was very smart, he was just a little Shiba Inu after all, so Shinichi could only hear simple thoughts such as "happy", "master", "hungry", "bored", "itchy teeth", etc. However, even so, the cooperation between the demon and the dog was perfect, and they easily killed five demons.

A small bonfire was simply lit, roasting the rabbit caught by Enji. Shinichi looked at the greasy rabbit meat being licked by the flames, and his mind was a little empty. Of course, roasted rabbit meat was not for him to eat. After turning into a ghost, Shinichi could no longer eat any food, not even water. Only Enji was not affected, wagging his tail and circling around the fragrant rabbit meat.

Enji's situation is a bit special. Rather than saying that Enji has become a ghost dog, it is better to say that Enji is a Shiba Inu who has gained ghost abilities. Shinichi's ghost blood seems to beIt seems that it is just attached to Yuan Er's body. It will only be activated during battle, so Yuan Er can still eat normally and walk under the sun. These two points alone make Shinichi envious.

Relying on the blood ghost art-vitality absorption, Shinichi can obtain energy by hunting other ghosts, so he doesn't have to eat. But in the past month, Shinichi has become less and less clear about his own position, and he will feel a little confused from time to time. Is he still a ghost or a human?

While Shinichi was in a daze as usual, Yuan Er had already eaten the whole roasted rabbit, and now he was lying on Shinichi's legs and rolling around to ask for play.

"Let's take it one step at a time." Shinichi sighed secretly after coming to his senses, and stretched out his hand to rub Yuan Er's round belly.

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The sun rises, and the warm sunlight awakens the earth and the villagers of Baijing Village. This is an ordinary small mountain village at the foot of the mountain. Dozens of families living here rely on Baijing Mountain behind the village to make a living. As for why this mountain is called Baijing, it is because there was once a famous white ancient well on the mountain. It is said that the well water there is sweet and delicious, and the tea boiled with the well water is wonderful. It was even favored by daimyo in the Heian period. However, the white ancient well has been dry for hundreds of years, and the rumor of Baijing is ultimately just a story told by the old people in the village.

"Hey, Yamada, are you going into the mountains today?"

"Oh, I have to go into the mountains. My family's food is almost gone. If I don't go into the mountains, my wife and children will starve to death."

"But there are mountain ghosts on the mountain. Hayakawa, Maeda, Matsui... None of them have come back from the mountain. The only one who escaped back, Hirane, has gone crazy and shouts that he has seen ghosts all day long."

"Then what can I do? The police in the police station don't dare to go up the mountain. I have no choice!"

At the entrance of the village, two men dressed as woodcutters were talking with sad faces. As woodcutters who make a living by cutting wood, not being able to go up the mountain is equivalent to cutting off their livelihood. Although there has always been a legend about mountain ghosts on Shirai Mountain, in the recent short period of time, more than a dozen people in the village have gone up Shirai Mountain and never returned. The elderly said that it was the mountain ghosts.

It was at this time that the two woodcutters with sad faces saw many young men in the village gathered together and were walking towards this side in a mighty manner. Most of these young men were holding various weapons in their hands, including hatchets, bows and arrows, darts and even long naginatas.

A woodcutter felt something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to stop them, shouting to the young leader: "Jiro! What are you doing?"

The young Jiro replied proudly: "Mr. Yamada, we have heard the story of ghosts on the mountain for a long time. That was just a story told by Grandpa Heiji to fool the children. We think the attacks on the mountain must be some wild beasts. We are ready and will solve this hidden danger for the village today! Don't worry, Mr. Yamada, everyone will be able to go up the mountain freely soon."

The woodcutter Yamada looked at Jiro with a childish face, angry and anxious, and scolded: "Nonsense! Let's not talk about whether there is really a mountain ghost. Even if it is just a wild beast, how can you guys solve it? Go back! Don't get involved! This is our adults' business!"

When the scene was noisy, no one noticed that on the small road at the entrance of the village, a little Shiba Inu was shaking its tail and listening to something with its furry ears erected.

In the dark cave, Shinichi opened his eyes and digested the news he heard through Enji's body, "Shiraiyama, mountain ghost? Hmm..."

Shinichi pondered, weighing the truth of this news. In more than a month, Shinichi hunted five evil ghosts, and the information was almost all heard by Shinichi on the roadside like today.

But Japan has had many ghost stories since ancient times, so most of the news about evil ghosts Shinichi heard was inaccurate. Could it be that what he heard this time was also false? On Shiraiyama, was it the beast or the evil ghost that harmed people?