Anime Crossover: My Cheat Code is Myself

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Only when Xia Yan makes a request will he reluctantly revert to his demon form.

"If you're scared, why don't you run?"

Looking at Lower Moon Six, who seemed completely dumbfounded, Xia Yan didn't know how to evaluate her for a moment.

You might call her stupid, but she's much better than the average ghost.

Even when faced with members of the Demon Slayer Corps, they know to run away. Yet, when faced with the temptation of blood like Natsuhiko's, whose nutrients are more than ten times stronger than those of rare blood and whose taste is a hundred times better, they can barely maintain their rationality.

But if you say she's smart, you can't tell from her current performance at all.

He was standing there, motionless, as Xia Yan stroked the horns on his head like petting a small animal. He was clearly unaware of Xia Yan's opinion of him.

She now felt enveloped by endless fear.

It was as if their roles had been completely reversed; the other was the predator, while she had become the weak, trembling prey.

Lingyu has always had an unusually strong sense of danger.

However, perhaps because she was young when she became a ghost, her mind was not very mature, and she would often be in a dazed state under intense fear and panic.

This stems from a lack of experience in handling problems.

Just like in the original story, Muzan held a meeting to purge the Lower Moons because his adopted son had died.

When your boss is giving you a lecture, just listen quietly. He'll say a few words to you, but if you obediently admit your mistakes, it won't make things worse.

Instead of admitting her mistake, she was so afraid that she directly contradicted the scoundrel boss.

Needless to say, he was fired on the spot by Muzan.

Now, after hearing Xia Yan's words, her blank mind was instantly filled with only one thought.

At that moment, the will to survive overcame the demon's bloodthirsty instinct.

Ling Yuzi abruptly slapped away Xia Yan's hand that was gripping her horn, and ran into the mountains without looking back.

Its two short legs moved incredibly fast, as if they were powered by a motor.

Although the steps were small, the pace was fast, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the dense forest.

887 "Wow, you're pretty fast..."

Watching Ling Yuzi run away, Xia Yan shook his head indifferently and let out a sigh.

However, he didn't rush to chase after it. In any case, given the other party's speed, it wouldn't be able to escape the observation range of his eyes for a while.

Even if I make her run five kilometers first, I can easily catch her back.

Thinking of this, Xia Yan turned his gaze to the six ghosts he had stuck in the tree as wind chimes.

"Now that the target has been identified, you're all unnecessary to exist. For the sake of keeping me entertained earlier—"

Xia Yan slowly drew out his specially made Nichirin Blade.

"—Do you have any last words?"

Under the moonlight, the blade reflected a chilling glint, and just looking at it gave one the phantom pain of having their eyes cut.

Although the blade was shiny and clean, the moment it was drawn, a strong, lingering smell of blood filled the air.

It was as if countless souls of the dead were wrapped around this sword.

"..."

All that reached Xia Yan's ears were the wails and curses of those evil spirits.

After separating the heads and bodies of these demons, he injected each demon with a poison unique to Shinobu Kocho to prevent their bodies from moving around.

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Although this special poison was developed by Shinobu Kocho, she also received a little help from Kanae and Tamayo during its development.

Not only will it cause the ghost's body to lose its regenerative ability, but it will also cause it to die a very painful and slow death.

This is why the heads of those ghosts would so readily stay on the trees like wind chimes.

At first, Kanae was unwilling to help, since she had always opposed Natsuhiko's habit of playing games with ghosts. However, after being pinned to the ground and given a one-on-one beating by Natsuhiko, she finally gave in.

"It seems you don't have any last words..."

Listening to the vulgar language constantly uttered by the ghost heads stuck in the tree branches, Xia Yan shook his head helplessly.

They split each of them in half vertically, relieving them of their suffering.

"I'm so kind."

Looking at the ghosts that had turned to ashes, their faces showing expressions of relief, Xia Yan couldn't help but sigh.

Then he turned his attention to the direction in which Zero had fled.

"Then, it's time to go and bring this runaway princess back..."

……

"Hu-hu-"

In a forest a few kilometers from the foot of the mountain, Ling Yuzi was breathing heavily.

If someone calls her now, they'll probably misunderstand and think she's doing something suggestive like night jogging or eating spicy snacks.

However, she herself was completely unaware of this.

After all, she's still just a child.

They don't understand these things at all.

Since becoming a ghost, she hasn't felt tired in a long time.

But at that moment, she felt as if her legs no longer belonged to her.

My lungs also felt like they were on fire.

My heart was pounding like never before, as if it might burst out of my chest at any moment.

She stopped to rest not because she felt safe, but simply because her body could no longer support her running.

She is not a demon skilled in physical movement; she relies more on her blood demon magic for ranged attacks.

The fact that she was able to run such a distance in such a short time is already the result of her potential being unleashed under extreme panic.

Although her slender calves appeared unharmed, the internal muscles had been completely torn apart during her reckless run.

However, this extreme fatigue did not cause her any pain; instead, it made Lingyuzi laugh out loud.

It wasn't that she suddenly awakened some strange attribute.

This painful feeling is proof that she is still alive.

"Hey hey hey..."

"They should...they should have shaken off that guy by now..."

The physical fatigue and pain were rapidly receding thanks to the ghost's astonishing regenerative abilities.

Ling Yuzi stared wide-eyed as she looked around, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Xia Yan's tall and conspicuous figure was not there.

Because of her innate keen sense of danger, when Xia Yan stood behind her just now, she felt as if a thousand knives were aimed at all her vital points.

Do not!

It's even more terrifying than that.

Even if she were chopped to pieces by ten thousand knives, she wouldn't suffer any real harm.

At most, it's just a bit more effort to recover.

Because she has become a ghost, no matter how many times an ordinary knife strikes her, it cannot kill her.

The feeling Xia Yan gave her was just like the day she became a ghost, when she forgot the time because of her gluttony and almost got sunburned.

It was a feeling of death that was almost tangible.

If it weren't for that sense of danger that brought her back to her senses...

It frantically dug a hole in the ground, burying its head and half of its upper body before being completely killed by the sunlight.

They were already scorched to death by the sun long ago.

Although Xia Yan didn't do anything to Ling Yuzi, and his attitude was quite kind, he only touched her horns.

The smile on his face was also very kind.

However, he carried an aura of death that only ghosts could sense.

The world of Demon Slayer exists in a realm of souls, heaven, and hell.

Although the souls of the ghosts he killed would go to hell to be punished and could not stay in the world.

However, perhaps because his death was too painful, some resentment remained on Xia Yan.

It is naturally undetectable to humans and ordinary ghosts.

But for a demon like Lingyuko, who is exceptionally sensitive to danger, the moment Xia Yan approached her was like molten lava approaching a block of ice.

The fear, which felt like she was being melted, even caused her to hallucinate in her mind that Xia Yan was tearing her to pieces.

The other person's gentle movements were like a butcher soothing an animal being slaughtered.

The slight smile that appeared at the corner of her mouth has become an inescapable shadow in Lingyuzi's mind.

As soon as she closes her eyes, Lingyu feels the hairs on her body stand on end, as if a cold-eyed, monster-like figure is holding a knife to her neck and whispering in her ear, "You're next."

The horror was so intense that it even brought back memories of when she was chosen by Muzan.

"How can there be such terrifying humans..."

Lingyuzi, having recovered, couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Even though I've already become a Lower Moon demon of the Twelve Demon Moons, I was so scared just now that I could only stand there and wait to die. I even needed someone to remind me to run away..."

"So scary... so scary..."

"Why did this have to happen to me... Waaaaah... Tiger"

Perhaps feeling relieved that she had reached a safe place, Lingyu suddenly felt all the fear that had just been left behind rushing back to her.