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"You should get some rest."
The moment the effect of the Seventh Bullet wore off, the demon collapsed to the ground.
He was spitting out mouthfuls of blood, and his breathing became extremely disordered.
Such an injury would be fatal to an ordinary person, but this ghost was still able to stand firm and not fall.
Even so, this is enough to show the tenacious vitality of ghosts.
"What do you want?! You're not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, are you?! Then why are you getting in my way?!"
"Obstruction? Are you mistaken?"
Upon hearing what that demon said, a mysterious smile inexplicably appeared on Tokisaki Kurumi's lips.
"Even if I don't intervene, do you think you can succeed? Besides, you should first understand your own situation."
He raised his rifle and aimed it at him, but the other man was clearly unaware of the danger.
"You? Although you can suppress me, you have no means to kill me!"
"Oh dear, is that so?"
君羊
Hearing this, Tokisaki Kurumi laughed even harder.
However, that smile can only be described as sinister; anyone who sees her smile now would probably feel a chill run down their spine.
"The City of Devouring Time".
As the ability was activated, a black and red barrier gradually enveloped the two of them, starting from Kurumi Tokisaki herself.
The moment the barrier covered the ghost, its body, which had been barely able to stand, seemed to have its soul ripped away.
Unable to muster any strength in his limbs, he collapsed to the ground.
And that wasn't the most shocking part; it was something that shouldn't have been there in the first place.
At this moment, there is also a clear sense of time passing.
"what have you done!?"
"Isn't it beautiful—City of Devouring Time? I can use this barrier to continuously drain your time. How long can you hold out?"
This ability was originally meant to extract time from the opponent on a large scale, but it was later developed through various training methods.
Kurumi Tokisaki can now precisely control the ability to cover the two of them with the City of Ghouls.
Chapter 253: A Glimmer of Struggle
"I...I'm sorry! I'll never attack humans again! I'll never eat people again! Please, please let me go!"
Anyone who becomes aware of the passing of their life will feel fear, and this is especially true for ghosts who have long forgotten the concept of the passing of life.
"Letting you go isn't impossible, but..."
"I'll agree to anything you say! Just let me go! I'll do anything!"
Despite seeing the other party's almost heart-wrenching pleas for mercy, Kurumi Tokisaki's smile remained unchanged.
"Okay, you only need to answer one question for me."
"I'll tell you everything I know!"
"Alright, in that case..."
Raising their hands, the City of Devouring Time that had enveloped the two vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.
Upon noticing the barrier disappear, the ghost breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Although continuing with the City of Ghouls would be more stable, Kurumi Tokisaki had no idea that her opponent could escape from her grasp.
"Um... what do you want to know?"
After catching his breath, the ghost stood there and respectfully asked Tokisaki Kurumi.
He was completely different from his bloodthirsty self just now; he now looked completely tamed.
This ghost was well aware that it had no chance of defeating the being before it.
This is not even in the same league as her; it's best to just answer her questions honestly.
"I want to know information about Muzan Kibutsuji."
However, the moment Kurumi Tokisaki uttered the name, the demon froze in place as if it had been frozen in place by a spell.
Despite the rather cold weather, he was constantly sweating profusely.
His body was trembling incessantly for some reason, but Kurumi Tokisaki could guess from his behavior.
He was driven by fear; simply uttering the person's name terrified him.
—Just then, a person far away seemed to sense something, and their eyes sharpened—
"You know information about Muzan Kibutsuji, right?"
"No...no! No! No! I can't say it! If I do, that sir!"
His voice trembled with fear, and a chill ran through his entire body.
No ghost could possibly be unaware of this name; it's like an indelible mark etched into one's life.
However, rather than branding, cursing is a more appropriate term.
"Hmm? Are you sure?"
"I...I really can't say! If I do, I'll die!"
"So you mean you want to die by my hand? You're really thoughtful."
With a strange smile on her face, Kurumi Tokisaki raised her rifle and aimed it at the demon's forehead.
With just a gentle pull of the trigger, his life would end.
The demon seemed to be hesitating and struggling, but Kurumi Tokisaki wouldn't give it that much time to think.
"I'm only giving you three seconds to think about whether to speak or not. The choice is yours. Three—"
Placing his finger on the trigger and creating a countdown could force him to make rash decisions.
If most people can only see the dangers right in front of them, they will ignore everything else.
Although he can no longer be considered a human being, he should still retain some human emotions.
"two--"
Without slowing down the countdown in the slightest, Kurumi Tokisaki deliberately made a crisp sound with her fingers.
Make the other person think you're serious, because only in this way can you have a coercive effect.
"¨々一!"
"Wait! I'll talk! I..."
"Is another idiot trying to spill my beans?"
On the other side of the world, a man in a black suit and a top hat is standing in the middle of a crowd.
Upon closer inspection, this place resembles a social gathering place for the upper class.
The man seemed to sense something as well, and a look of disgust crossed his face.
However, this emotion didn't even last for a moment before it was instantly suppressed by the man.
Those around him were completely unaware of the change in Zhao Qianzhao's emotions, since to others he appeared no different from an ordinary person.
But the red pupils flashing with murderous intent beneath that top hat revealed the man's identity—Kibutsuji Muzan.
.....Paper.
"Uh-huh!"
Just as the demon seemed about to say something, Kurumi Tokisaki suddenly sensed a massive amount of energy emanating from it.
This energy is completely different from what the ghost has been using; it's more like a backlash.
"What are you doing!?"
However, Kurumi Tokisaki didn't immediately think of this, since anyone would be surprised to suddenly sense a huge amount of energy bursting out from the enemy's body.
Chapter 254: The Backlash of Suicide
However, that was all; she had long since lost her fear of death.
Gathering intelligence is far more crucial for Kurumi Tokisaki right now than saving her life.
However, just as she was ready to face the challenge, something unexpected happened.
The ghost seemed unable to withstand the immense energy it suddenly unleashed, and it could no longer even maintain its human form.
As if it had found an outlet for its energy, the ghost's two arms suddenly broke off.
However, what replaced him was a pair of enormous arms that were completely disproportionate to his size; just one arm felt larger than his original body.
"Wait! No! No!"
However, these two newly grown arms were clearly beyond his control, as they reached directly towards his own head.
"Do you think I don't exist?"
Raising her twin pistols, Kurumi Tokisaki launched a fierce attack on those arms.
Although these bullets did not contain the power of time, their power was still much greater than that of an ordinary rifle.
But when the bullets hit those arms, it was as if they hadn't felt Tokisaki Kurumi's attack at all.
It continued to approach his own head with an unstoppable force.
"Tsk! Zafkiel - The Seventh Bullet!"
Although the seventh bullet is considered to be a bullet that consumes a lot of my time, it is still better than the current situation.
The loss of time was negligible until the seventh bullet struck him.
Just as Tokisaki Kurumi was familiar with, the other person's time was completely stopped.
However, before she could even catch her breath, another unexpected situation arose for Kurumi Tokisaki.