Daki lauched herself towards me. With rich experience, I automatically dodged aside.
"She is so pissed now"
She didn't stop at crushing the ground where I last stood. Her sash started to make it way to me. All of it aimed for my vital points. Her attack like an angry lion after being interrupted their meal but I didn't lose my advantage.
I redirected her attack from my vital points to non-vital points or the air. The only problem is my stamina. My stamina isn't belonging to the top tier so it's hard for me to hold her long enough so that drug can be digested completely.
"A stray dog have a courage to bite back her owner." Daki said.
While I was fencing her attack for my life, I also listened to her speech. Mostly, unpleasant words.
"I only meet you the first time but you are already treating me as a dog. No wonder you are ugly inside."
"What's wrong with my treatment? It is no obvious for a person like you. A girl with a beauty like you can't survive in this place even a day." She let out her ridiculous laugh.
'Tsk. Why everyone like to look at appearance but not inside.' I thought.'But does the drug have any effect on her. Why she has a strength to insult me.'
An attack like a storm. I can handle this. A trash talk. I also handle this. Time. I can do this all days. Stamina. Better defend than attack. I see how Tanjiro trying to cut her head. I tried to cut her head but . Her head is not solid like ordinary demon but rather tough like million of spider webs knitting on each other.
Maybe if I mastered breath of fire or breath of sun in fairy tale, I could defeat her easily. Breath of water in this situation can only play as defence. I am kind of lacking something to attack. Gun. I discarded it because it's pretty useless for this kind of opponent. No matter how powerful gun I can craft, before this kind of enemy, it's waste of time and money.
"Scared. I can smell it."
"Scared you. No. It was my confident and brave." I denied her statement.
"Bullshit. Now you die for me. Even thousand time is not enough"
Her killing intention is surging like a tidal of tsunami. Very suffocated for normal person.
"This is what I'm looking for"
"Why you smile like that"
"Nothing. It's just familiar feelings re-surging. An epic battle. What I long for" I said. This reminded me the time when I was punched through abdomen. At that time, I can't fight back even just one strike.
"Hah" Daki looked at me with confusion
'Yes. From the death back to life.' I muttered.
My legs is like cooked noodle now. Can't bear this kind of attack for too long. Anyway, my purpose is not fighting head on right now.
The sash cut the building in halve. They bounced and traced me no matter where I ran. This lasted for 10 minutes but it was like 10 hours for me.
"Damn. She played me like a mouse."
"You should have scared. That is the only thing you can do." Daki said in ridiculous tone.
"Oh. You look so tired. Let me help you have a rest. Eternal one."
Like what she said, I was very exhausted right now. One wrong move can cost my life. Even so, I still direct her incoming attack.
"Why the back up take so long." I looked around searching for a place to hide.
"Looking a place for hide. Not on my watch"
"What's wrong with my drug? Is my poison not strong enough?" I thought back when I first injected drug into her. It's obvious that I saw her face is smelting.
While I fenced off her attack, suddenly, I slipped. Yes, I slipped. Daki also didn't miss this opportunity. She sent my sword flying several meters on the air.
"Your journey end here."
Her hands is aiming for my heart. Without weapon, I can only hope that I can block it with my human arm. The scene where my heart will be plucked out reappear in my mind.
But. That is not going to happen.
A sharp sound interfered. Saving my life. When I came back to my life. Daki's head was laying before me.
"Sorry for being late this interesting party. The god of flamboyance is here. I come here to save the day" a huge guy appeared before me. I knew who is he. A sound pillar.
"Thank. I guess."
"Your welcome." Tengen Uzui replied.
"Not fair. Why you guys like to cut in at right moment." Daki cried out loud.
"She's. Built different." I commented. Opposite to the Daki who is arrogant and abominated everything except herself, the Daki right now looked like a baby girl.
"Why. Why." she shouted in pity.
"Leave the rest to me. I will handle it flamboyantly"
"Okay" and I returned to be an audience. I had Daki's blood now so I don't have to linger in this place.
When I turned my back, I can still hear the conversation between Tengen and Daki
"You are too weak to be a upper moon."
"I am a upper moon. A real one."
"Then why I can cut your head easily."
"You catch me by surprise"
"Yeah. Yeah. That's still not explaining why you are so weak"
"I am strong"
Feeling bored with this kind of conversation, I left right away. Her fate had already been decided. I want to conduct some experiment.
Speaking of which, why my drug contained high wisteria and poison can't paralyze her system.
In normal sense, she should be immobile a little bit. This is what bothered me most.
Her head rolled on the ground kissing the dust.
"I have not lost yet. Oni-chan"
[Daki use special summon - oni-chan helps me] A cold machine rang out.
"System. You are back."
"Yes, I'm back and better than before. I have just upgraded so that you can have better chance to survive in this world."
"Do you want to use it now?"
"Yeah. Use it."
[ Daki
Health: 10000/ 15800
Soul: 634 --> 320 --
Life: 600 --> 400 --
Charm: 300 --> 300--
Wisdom: 130
Mental Strength: 700
Luck: 125
Status: heavy poisonous, heavy radiation, bleeding, lower paralyze
]
"Wow. Her status looks so scared. No wonder why I can't defeat her." I commented.
I turned to look at newcomer.
[ Gyutaro
Health: 24600/ 30000
Soul: 750 --> 650 --
Life: 850 --> 750--
Charm: 187 --> 187 --
Wisdom: 145
Mental Strength: 850
Luck: 125
Status: heavy radiation, bleeding, lower paralyze
]
Look like they are all suffering same thing. Radiation.
"By the way, what does '--' mean?"
"It means the more time passes, the more status decreases" System replied.
"Great. This will be easy."
"No one can make my sister cry. Whoever do that, I will collect debt for your own action."
As soon as a new demon appeared, Tengen dashed for a kill. I once witnessed Tengen's speed but Gyu's speed wasn't lost to him.
"You are very good. You block my attack. Let me see how long you can deal with me." Gyu said with 2 sickles on his hand.
While on the other hand, Tengen's head started to drop blood.
"This is not good" I said while watching from afar.