manynovel Chapter 28 Repeatedly Testing the Brink of Death
Chapter 28 Repeatedly Testing the Brink of Death
There was no earth-shattering sword energy, nor a roar that tore through the sky.
Pei Qi's figure suddenly entered Muzan's defensive circle. The enchanted Nether Alloy sword in his hand, which seemed to be the same as before, swept across the monster's back from top to bottom with an extremely calm trajectory.
"Tsk."
The sound was so faint, like a hot knife cutting through cheese.
With the [Sharpness 32767] enchantment, the damage value attached to the blade instantly broke through the limits that could be achieved under normal circumstances.
Muzan's mutated keratin layer did not break or cut upon contact with the sword's edge; instead, it disintegrated directly.
That was pure overdose.
The damage meter overflowed in that instant. Muzan's thick health bar of several thousand points was instantly evaporated by the terrifying value of 32,000 points carried by this sword, without even showing the process of deduction.
If we disregard the maximum health, this one strike would be enough to kill him ten times, or even nine times.
Muzan's massive body froze in place. Then, starting from that thin sword mark, his flesh lost the logical support to sustain its existence and quickly turned into countless white particles.
This is the ending of Muzan Kibutsuji.
This final villain, who dominated the night for a thousand years and caused countless Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen to die, was thus completely "unloaded" from the physical level.
There were no items left behind, and no last words.
The lingering smell of sulfur in the air testifies to the existence of a pathetic life form that once attempted to evolve into an ultimate being.
Meanwhile, on the ground battlefield two kilometers away.
This is the battlefield where the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps and the Upper Moon demons fought their final battle.
According to the original timeline, this should have been a brutal meat grinder where victory was built on blood and flesh, but now, the battlefield is filled with the smell of "money".
"That nauseating smell...it's gone?"
Tanjiro Kamado, who was fighting against the Upper Moon, paused, his keen sense of smell catching a subtle change in the air.
That was the signal that the source of all evil spirits had suddenly ceased.
Immediately, all the demons on the battlefield froze. They were horrified to discover that the absolute will that had always resided deep within their cells, controlling their life and death, had abruptly severed its connection!
Panic spread like a plague among the ghosts.
"Great opportunity! Let's all charge! Don't hold back on weapons!"
The Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa, grinned maliciously and drew... his third Nichirin Blade from his waist.
Upon closer inspection, each of the pillars present had several spare swords hanging from their waists, each emitting a purple glow that targeted the undead.
Those were the [Undead Slayer V] enchanted sun blades that Pei Qi "wholesale" for them.
"Is this what Mr. Pei Qi meant by 'the battle of wealth'?"
Love Pillar Kanroji Mitsuri took a bite of the golden apple in her hand, and the deep, bone-revealing wound on her arm healed in the blink of an eye in the golden light of [Life Recovery II].
This was a complete and utter "resource crushing".
For Pei Qi, who has a fully automated monster spawner and a villager trading center, this amount of supplies is less than the amount he has in a single chest.
He even told the pillars, "If the knife gets dull, just throw it away. Drink the medicine like water. I have a few more boxes here if it's not enough."
With such insane logistical support, the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira managed to turn the tragic final battle into a one-sided beating.
"Muzan is dead! Mr. Pei Qi has succeeded!"
Tanjiro shouted, his crimson sword blazing, "Press the attack! Leave them all here!"
Having lost their leader and devoid of fighting spirit, the demon horde faced a group of Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen who could take drugs like water and change their divine equipment at will. Their fate was already sealed.
Inside the obsidian underground palace.
Pei Qi paid no attention to the great victory outside. From the moment he drew the sword, a strong, chilling sense of unease accompanied him.
It wasn't a specific sound or image, but a more fundamental sensory misalignment.
It's like suddenly finding a few dead pixels in a perfectly clear 4K video. Or like suddenly inserting a piece of gibberish into a running, sophisticated program.
The surrounding air became thick and stale, the light seemed to be avoiding his body, and the sense of gravity under his feet also became subtly distorted.
"Is this... the world's rejection?"
Pei Qi quickly stuffed the 32k Nether alloy sword back into the shroud box and then threw it into the Ender chest.
As the object disappeared, the stinging sensation lessened slightly, but it didn't disappear completely.
On the contrary, Pei Qi could clearly perceive that this "sense of rejection" was like an activated countdown, which, once started, was irreversible.
It is growing at a slow but steady pace, as if the world's immune system is locking down this "virus".
Pei Qi did not panic; instead, he calmly began to think.
"It seems this is the bottom line. Once the rendering of illegal data exceeds the threshold, it will be flagged by the world."
Once the level of aversion reaches its peak, what awaits him is being forcibly "kicked off the server," or other unpleasant events.
"Anyway, Muzan has been dealt with, and we've pretty much got our hands on the most valuable thing in this world."
Pei Qi opened his notebook, which was filled with detailed records of the operating routes of various breathing techniques and the physical structure data of ghosts.
Although he is unable to learn breathing techniques due to his special physical condition, this does not prevent him from taking this knowledge with him.
"The only regret is that Muzan didn't drop any rare items... Oh well, one shouldn't be too greedy."
Pei Qi glanced around, and a playful smile suddenly appeared on his lips.
Since the world has already set its sights on us, and we'll have to leave sooner or later, wouldn't it be a waste not to do something in these final countdowns?
"Since we're already here, why not give the world a free check-up?"
Pei Qi stood in the empty underground palace and began his reckless scientific research test.
"First, test the reaction of the items under the backpack."
Pei Qi took the Shadow Box out of the Ender Box and placed it on the ground.
But the world did not react to this.
"As long as it is not held in one's hand and merely exists as a container, the world cannot detect the data inside."
"Next, we will test non-handheld items."
Pei Qi took out a piece of soil enchanted with [Sharp 32k] and held it in his hand.
An unnamed sense of unease intensified and enveloped Pei Qi once again.
"Oh? Any handheld object, even dirt, will raise an alarm if it has this abnormal property, but it's still within a controllable range."
Pei Qi retrieved the soil, but it did not decrease; it remained at the original level, only the rate of increase slowed down.
"As expected, this value is irreversible. Once it rises, it won't fall back. It's like the star rating on a wanted poster; it will only get higher and higher."
Pei Qi took a deep breath and once again took out the Nether Alloy Sword with a 32k enchantment level that had killed Muzan.