The old figure in mid-air flew upside down under the impact of the three ghosts.
But after the blow was over, the faces of the three ghosts who landed on the ground did not show any relaxed expressions, and even looked more and more serious.
Because their combined blow just now seemed to have knocked back the old man, but in fact it had no effect at all.
None of the attacks from the three of them hit the old man. At the moment of the collision, they respectively targeted three vital parts of the old guy's body: his head, heart and neck.
These three attacks were about to hit at the same time, but they were blocked strangely.
"This old man has such a fast knife."
Windmill frowned and looked at the old man slowly falling to the ground in the distance.
"It should be the pillar, right?"
Ling Yuzi was a little scared. The man in front of him made him feel a little scared.
He is not able to deal with the swordsman at the pillar level. When he fought with the pillar before, he usually just ran away, but he can't run tonight! If he runs, he will be killed by that adult!
"what to do?"
"What else can we do? We have no way out!" Although Bing Ye is also very scared, there is no use for them to escape now. If they escape, they will definitely die. The only chance of survival is to work together to kill the old guy in front of them!
Being able to easily block the combined attack of the three of them, they couldn't think of any other possibility except Zhu.
Pillar is the strongest fighting force in the Demon Slayer Team, and it also frightens ordinary ghosts. Just like what the master said and reprimanded, the only ghosts that have killed pillar-level swordsmen for thousands of years...are the only ghosts with strings!
And the ghosts behind them are useless trash.
If it doesn't come in handy this time...
The three ghosts looked at each other and nodded to each other.
At this moment, their thoughts were completely the same, and they were united like never before.
"Kill this old guy no matter what!"
If working together cannot prove their worth, what awaits them will only be the ruthless abandonment of that adult.
But they didn't know that they seemed to have picked the wrong opponent.
Xuan Hao's attention on the opposite side was not focused on them at all.
Listening to the sound of wheels and knees rubbing against each other in the distance, Xuanhao turned back and glanced into the distance.
In the distant wilderness, the train was slowly stopping.
"It seems that Tanjiro and Inosuke have solved the problem, so I should hurry up too."
"Hey! Human, don't be too arrogant!"
Seeing that Xuan Hao didn't take them seriously at all, he couldn't help but shout angrily.
"..."
Xuan Hao shook his head slowly.
To be honest, he didn't quite understand the meaning of the existence of the last ghost in the 'Twelve Ghost Moons'.
He had seen the Shangxian ghost five hundred years ago, and his strength far surpassed that of ordinary pillar-level swordsmen, but the Shangxian... including the three in front of him, should be a swordsman in front of the pillars.
After all, even Tanjiro, a young boy who has not yet reached pillar level, can kill an entire group of enemies by himself, and it seems that he only uses one sword.
According to the records in the Demon Slayer Squad, some demons with lower strings often even run away when facing pillar-level swordsmen.
Why do such subordinates come here? I don’t know what Wuhan is thinking, but Xuanhao doesn’t understand it very well.
"Well, it seems that one knife at a time should be no problem, right?" Thinking like this, Xuan Hao nodded slowly.
Fortunately, this time it was the ghost of the lower string. If it were the ghost of the upper string, he wouldn't know how to play it.
Lowering the string? One knife and one, what's so easy to do!? Can it be done with just one pillar?
Looking at the old man who was still in a daze in the distance, the three ghosts looked at each other.
"Come together!" Luanji shouted loudly.
"Whoosh——"
A sound broke through the air.
Three rapidly moving figures raised smoke and dust on the ground, and the black shadow instantly swept across the wasteland and came to Xuan Hao.
The three figures are all very fast. They are all lower-string ghosts, and their speed is much faster than ordinary ghosts. According to common sense, the stronger ghosts will be stronger in terms of physical fitness and blood ghost skills.
But now something interesting happened.
The speed of the windlass, which was the second of the lower strings, actually lagged behind.
Ling Yuzi, who followed closely behind, obviously did not want to take the lead because of fear.
This resulted in the most impulsive character, the third sick Ye Ye, rushing to the front.
The sharp claws pointed directly at Xuan Hao's head, as if he wanted to kill him with one blow.
"Ah."
Looking at the scene in front of him, Xuan Hao shook his head helplessly.
It seems that these ghosts are not very willing to face him. I think this 'ambush' must have been forced.
You must know that ghosts generally do not act in groups, let alone the twelve ghost months.
Then the answer is very simple - these evil spirits are all abandoned children that Wuhan throws out to test.
Judging from the exchanges between these three ghosts, it seems that their targets are only Tanjiro and him.
"Do you think these demons are enough to deal with Tanjiro and me?"
A faint smile appeared on Xuan Hao's lips.
This situation is exactly what he wants to see.
Because this proves that Wuhan does not really realize the seriousness of the problem, otherwise those useless ghosts should not be sent.
Even the pillars may not be able to kill such waste.
The distance is getting closer.
The long knife was slowly unsheathed again.
"Wait... why am I rushing to the front? Didn't we agree to do it together..." Bing Ye, who was rushing to the front, seemed to finally realize that something was wrong.
However, the time left for him to react was no longer enough for him to continue thinking.
At this moment, a scene happened that Bing Ye would never forget. No, this was the last scene of his life.
The shock wave generated by the collision was centered on Xuanhao and dispersed in all directions. In order to act more appropriately, he took two symbolic steps back.
But even this makes the sick leaves feel desperate.
"I'm... the third person on the lower string..."
He even had some doubts about whether he was the ghost of the underworld.
Is this the pillar?
It easily blocked his full attack.
The claws he tried to swing down were caught by the extremely fragile-looking scabbard, but the opponent only took two steps back.
"bass--"
The sudden strong wind caused Sick Leaf to have no time to react. He could only look at the cold light flashing when the Sun Lun Sword was taken out of its sheath in front of him, and the old man's pale long hair that was blown up by the wind.
The moonlight was imprinted on the old man's face, expressionless.
"Oops..." Bing Ye's eyes were full of despair and panic.
With this cut, he will die.
The old guy in front of him was definitely a pillar-level guy. Now he regretted that he shouldn't have been so impulsive and ran to the front, but was actually used as a weapon by those two despicable guys!
But it shouldn’t be like this!
If the person in front of them is Zhu, then they can't defeat it alone. Haven't these two guys Luohu and Lingyuzi figured it out yet? If they don't work together, they will only die!
"Tsk——"
An extremely reluctant smacking sound came from behind.
Is that really the case? Looking at the scene in front of him, Laizhi had completely confirmed what he was thinking.
The target in front of me definitely has the strength of pillar level or above.
Originally, he just wanted Sick Ye to take the risk and try it out. If he was lucky and the old man was weak, then it would be a matter of course. But the current situation seemed that the old man could kill Sick Ye instantly with just one knife.
"It looks like we really have to work together to make it work." Laushi motioned impatiently to Ling Yuzi beside him, "Save him!"
"..."
Ling Yuzi was silent for a while, and finally took action.
He had the same idea as Laushi at first.
Who is willing to take risks if they can’t?
But now they have no choice. The situation of the battle in front of them has become very obvious. The strength of the opponent does not allow them to have any luck. They can only work together and fight hard.
Vampire magic·split.
A figure almost identical to Ling Yuzi split from her body.
This is her blood ghost technique, which splits herself. It is a very useful ability. When facing the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, she can use her numerical advantage to crush her. It is also very convenient to escape when facing the unbeatable pillar-level swordsmen.
.
It was precisely because of this kind of vampire technique that she was able to escape from those terrifying pillars many times.
The clone accelerated suddenly and kicked Bing Ye away while looking at him in astonishment.
The sick leaf only felt a sharp pain coming from his abdomen, and then his whole body flew out to the side.
"Ahem..."
Bing Ye, who was surviving the disaster, took a breath of cold air when he looked at the 'Ling Yuzi' who was killed by the Sun Blade.
Fortunately, it's better to be kicked than to have your neck chopped off.
But there was still anger in his heart.
These two guys were really taking advantage of him!
"You two guys!" Bingye looked back angrily at Laushi and Lingyuzi.
"Cut the nonsense, now is not the time for internal strife."
The windlass paid no attention to the anger of the diseased leaves.
There was no relationship between them. They were just forced to cooperate because of the situation. "Join us now, otherwise we will have no chance of living. Do you understand?"
"..."
"snort!"
The sick leaf was silent for a while, then snorted coldly.
If it weren't for a powerful enemy, he vowed that he would make these two guys look good.
Not far away, Xuan Hao put down the hand holding the knife and made no next move.
"You guys, are you done talking?"
His eyes looked at Ling Yuzi, the only female ghost among the three ghosts.
Of course, it wasn't that this ghost was so good-looking, it was just that the vampire technique just now really surprised him.
Split? He has never seen a ghost that can divide like cells, and judging from the feeling of the slash just now and the way it dissipated after being chopped, another ghost was simply created out of thin air.
"It seems that we need to pay more attention to it."
Xuan Hao's silent gaze sent a chill down Ling Yuzi's spine.
She is actually very reluctant to use her vampire skills in front of ghost hunters. Just like this human's reaction now, using her vampire skills in front of humans is tantamount to revealing her own escape card to the other party.
.
But now she knows that she has no way out, because there is no escape from this battle.
"Both of you, please show your true abilities, right? Otherwise we won't even be able to survive."
Ling Yuzi looked at the other two ghosts.
"Huh! How good is this in the beginning?" Bingye looked at the two guys in front of him with disdain, but his body still moved honestly.
"Don't worry, we really have to work hard this time." He frowned and looked at the motionless old man, "There's still some time before dawn, you know what I mean? You two."
"..."
Ling Yuzi and Bing Ye also looked at the old man not far away, nodding slowly and silently.
The enemy in front of them at this moment is an old guy who is about to die.
In their opinion, the reason why this old guy hasn't done much movement is obviously due to lack of physical strength.
They are not stupid. After knowing the strength gap between them and their opponents, they can no longer attack as recklessly as before.
The best way to deal with such an old guy is to consume him. If he is exhausted until he has no strength to swing his sword, that is their victory!
"It looks like you are done talking."
Seeing the three ghosts not far away in front of him looking at him silently, Xuanhao finally started to move.
He slowly walked closer.
He saw all the little moves of these three ghosts, and he understood their thoughts and even found them a little funny.
Is it okay to think about bullying the elderly? This is not good.
Tonight these three little devils will understand a profound truth, 'Your uncle is still your uncle'.
With a kind smile on his face, Xuan Hao slowly walked towards the three ghosts with wary eyes.
The three ghosts were nervously watching every move of the old man. What should they do? Although they agreed to cooperate, there was actually nothing to cooperate with them. The ghosts did not specifically train how to cooperate in combat.
But the problem is that if they fight alone now, none of them can dare to say that they can survive a round in the hands of such a pillar-level swordsman.
Even if it means delaying time...someone has to step up and delay it!
what to do?
So... Bingye and Luoji couldn't help but look at Ling Yuzi.
"These two bastards!"
Ling Yuzi gritted his teeth, "Ghost Blood Technique·Split!"
Of course she knew what these two guys meant. What else could they mean besides letting her use ghost blood to delay time?
It is true that she is the only one here who has such ability.
"I'll use my clone to block the knife, you two will spot the opportunity!"
"Of course, we are grasshoppers on a rope now."
Windmill and Bingye also gritted their teeth and began to activate their vampire skills. Facing such an enemy, if they didn't fight hard, they would be dead.
"I know you want to delay."
Xuan Hao pierced the thoughts of the three ghosts as he walked, "But don't you know? In fact, there is another pillar on this train, Flame Pillar Purgatory Anjuro."
"Sure enough, this old guy is a pillar!"
Xuan Hao's words made the three ghosts more convinced of their judgment, and then their expressions changed.
They all looked fearfully at the train that had slowly stopped in the distance.
No wonder there has been no news about Nightmare since just now! It turns out that he was caught by another pillar!
Judging from the current situation, the train has stopped, so the nightmare has probably been killed.
That means...another pillar will be here soon!
"Damn it! Human beings, do you think you can defeat us?"
Finally, the three ghosts could no longer remain calm.
Now in a three-on-one situation, they can still try their best to see if they can kill this old man, but if another pillar comes right away... they will definitely die!
What on earth was that adult thinking? Did he really let a few of them die in vain?
Despair began to spread in the hearts of the three ghosts.