With a crackle, the moment Bai Ye's sword slashed forward.
Vast arcs of lightning bloomed.
As the sword was unleashed, the crackling current spread out like a great net, enveloping all directions.
And then…
The obi began to scream.
The explosive current, sharp as a blade, swept through, effortlessly slicing the obi into pieces, severing it section by section.
Simultaneously…
As the obi was again torn apart, more people fell out, crashing onto the ground around, even…
“Agatsuma Zenitsu?”
Bai Ye saw a figure fall out; it was Agatsuma Zenitsu.
This guy had been captured too?
“I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you!”
At this moment, the obi roared with anger, and then, the obi severed in mid-air straightened instantly, transforming into a series of blades.
Bai Ye stood unmoving; it was useless no matter how many times it happened.
The opponent's attacks had no effect on his elemental form.
But while Bai Ye made no move to counter, others did.
As the straightened shreds of cloth fell from the sky, a light female exclamation sounded from behind Bai Ye.
The next instant, Bai Ye saw a large number of kunai fly into the air, colliding with the shreds and deflecting them.
Bai Ye turned his head to see a very beautiful woman, with a high ponytail, a beauty mark below her left eye, and a tight ninja outfit that accentuated her voluptuous figure.
Bai Ye couldn’t help but say, "Ninja?"
The other party asked, "Demon Slayer?"
Bai Ye scratched his head, "Something like that."
The other party immediately became excited, "Is Tengen-sama here?"
“Uzumaki Tengen?” Bai Ye realized; “Oh, so you’re one of his missing subordinates?”
“I’m not just his subordinate!” the woman emphasized unhappily, “I’m also his wife, Hinatsuru!”
“Nani?”
Bai Ye's face immediately showed a question mark. That flamboyant guy who was clearly a ladies' man, actually had a wife?
Hinatsuru nodded, “Besides me, Tengen-sama has two other wives!”
“Ah?”
Bai Ye was instantly awestruck; three wives?
Hey, is this 911? Someone here is committing bigamy!
But…
How envious!
Bai Ye mused, if he joined the Demon Slayer Corps now and became Uzumaki Tengen's disciple, would it still be in time?
“Are you two done chattering?”
At this moment, an angry roar came from the sky. It was the obi attacking again, splitting into dozens of strands and simultaneously stabbing down from the air.
Hinatsuru immediately adopted a defensive stance.
“No need to be so nervous, it’s fine.” Bai Ye looked at Hinatsuru and said, “How did you get captured?”
Hinatsuru replied, “I heard a girl’s scream, and when I rushed over, I found the room empty, and then I was knocked unconscious.”
“Oh!”
Bai Ye nodded. This was clearly a trap, and it seemed the Sound Hashira's wives weren't very sharp.
Meanwhile, as Bai Ye casually chatted with Hinatsuru, the obi’s attacks arrived.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
The obi strands continuously pierced Bai Ye’s body and then embedded themselves into the ground.
Amidst the rumbling, a large amount of dust kicked up.
Hinatsuru was stunned. She had thought Bai Ye was confident, but he was hit head-on?
Did her husband’s new recruit seem a bit slow?
But at this very moment…
With a crackle, a vast expanse of azure current pushed out from the dust, spreading along the ground in all directions.
Crack, crack!
The ground made light cracking sounds, and as the current swept past, cracks continuously appeared.
Affected by the electromagnetism, some gravel rolled on the ground and then slowly floated up, about half a meter off the ground.
Bai Ye stepped out of the dust, looking at the floating obi in the air and said, “It’s about time this ended. I’m already getting a little bored.”
“You brat!” the obi immediately became enraged, “Who do you think you are?”
Bai Ye smiled, not answering, but slowly bent down, holding one hand on the Fang of the Thunder Beast, and the other grasped just above the hilt, making a drawing motion.
“Thunder Breathing…” Bai Ye took a deep breath, “Thunderclap and Flash!”
Bang!
Bai Ye slammed his foot on the ground and leaped forward.
In an instant, Bai Ye’s body transformed into a bolt of lightning, rapidly weaving through the obi.
And as Bai Ye weaved through, the sound of tearing continuously echoed from the obi, and it was sliced into pieces.
Reaching the rock wall, Bai Ye stomped on it and tightly gripped the Fang of the Thunder Beast.
Fang of the Thunder Beast (Releases current from the blade, capable of aerial slashes, can be wrapped around the blade for enhancement, and can be used with all lightning effects)
With a crackle, the sound of surging electricity suddenly erupted.
Vast amounts of current appeared, encircling the Fang of the Thunder Beast, and Bai Ye raised his sword high.
“Slash!”
Bai Ye let out a low roar, and then swung his sword downwards.
The current condensed on the sword transformed into an electric blade, which then roared down.
The electric blade was initially only a foot long, but as it descended, it continuously grew larger, and its speed was astonishingly fast.
In the blink of an eye, the electric blade became so massive it spanned the entire space.
The ends of the electric blade cut through the rock wall, and then, with a deafening roar, the rock walls on both sides were forcibly sliced open.
Countless fragments of rock rained down, and large clouds of dust swirled, forming two dust pillars.
Within this space, it was as if it had been instantly covered by electricity.
The walls, the ground, the surrounding rocks, every place shimmered with azure arcs of electricity.
The piercing sound of the current vibrated in people’s eardrums.
And then…
Rumble!
The electric blade finally struck the ground, and also struck the obi.
The entire space trembled at this moment.
Even the buildings of the Entertainment District above began to tremble and shake incessantly.
Some people looked around in terror.
Some quickly hid under tables.
Some steadied themselves by holding onto walls.
Was this…
An earthquake?
Meanwhile…
The ground beneath was completely filled with thunder, and as the thunder gradually dispersed, the obi was now a scorched black mass.
"You saved the people trapped by the demon and received quest rewards: Chain Dual Swords x1, Advanced Sound Breathing x1"
The obi was utterly destroyed, and the people trapped within were freed. Bai Ye's mission was naturally completed.
However…
Things were clearly not over yet!
Because the next hidden quest had appeared.
…