Only those trapped in the swamp will yearn for the sky,
Only those trapped in darkness will yearn for light,
Little Marty is dead, Lady Nora is dead, Old Mark is dead too... their family is finally reunited, but....
Roy can't feel happy at all, a fraction of madness, a third bloodthirst, five parts anger, seven parts frenzy, ten parts slaughter... transforming into three soul-stirring black tomoe, slowly crawling up to the corners of his eyes....
At this moment, the boy wants to eat people, just like that beast "Liger" earlier, to devour Andrew Cooper alive!
The last shred of sanity left in his heart, completely lost as the [fierceness] is triggered... Roy glares with his blood-red Sharingan, looking coldly...
"Gaa~"
A crow suddenly flies over from the treetops, flapping its wings, casting down a black feather....
Upon matching with those deep, murderous eyes of the boy, Andrew Cooper and the bald-headed Longorgon, who was always holding a shield to protect him, felt a flicker before their eyes. Regaining their senses... the trees disappeared, the stones disappeared, the bird songs, the beasts, even the wind blowing through the forest, the clouds wafting in the sky, along with the sun that bathed the earth in light, all disappeared....
Andrew Cooper puts away his playful demeanor, exchanging a glance with Longorgon in secret, unexpectedly... in just an instant, the piece of land they stood on transformed, shifting to another world!
In this world, everything his eyes could see was blood-red, including the great sun that ought to have shown brightly above Roy's head, tainted by murderous intent, forcibly cloaked in a layer of blood, transformed into a blood sun!
"Spiritual pollution?"
"Or is it soul erosion?"
Andrew Cooper, with a serious expression, raised his crossbow. Unlike Frank Becky's ever-present [Infinite Divine Spear], this "Nen Device" possessed the capability for rapid fire, and it had the function of [amplification] to enhance its power... which was undoubtedly a considerable fit for a Nen user specializing in "archery"....
"Playing tricks, Andrew, I'm covering you, just shoot him without worry!" By his side with [bounce], Longorgon provided an [absolute defense]... this was his unwavering confidence in the [round shield] he held!
"Alright," it needed no words, Andrew had already gathered his [sense] to pull the [crossbow] a second before the bald-headed man's words fell... one arm, two arms, three arms, four arms... in the blink of an eye, eight arms conjured forth, along with the [crossbow] transforming into eight sets...
"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh..."
A volley, from eight directions, tore through the air, shooting swiftly towards Roy...
At this moment, Andrew Cooper flawlessly exhibited his nen ability... [Deformed Hundred-Armed Demon], undergoing "transformation" alone, losing any semblance of humanity.....
"I see,"
"How it should be,"
"Because it's not human to begin with, thus unable to empathize with humans...."
Roy lowered his eyelids, grinned maniacally... a tidal flat appeared suddenly underfoot, swiftly dodging all the arrows flying towards him, reappearing abruptly in front of Andrew, behind the bald giant... Longorgon!
"Huh?" An exclamation of surprise escaped Longorgon's mouth.
The bald man lost sight of the boy, initially thinking he displayed swordsmanship, he should have been "Enhancement", then... he saw the mental manipulation, causing hallucinations through "spiritual pollution", thought he was "Manipulation"... then the foot appeared on a tideflat, showcasing [Swamp Space]... Longorgon turned around, raising his shield to slam, blurting out: "Specialization!"
"Bang!" With the strike of the round shield....
In an instant, Roy, who had transformed into Andrew, was smashed with head broken and blood flowing!
The strength was formidable, clearly in the domain of a Conjuration nen user, yet able to cross systems, showcasing power not inferior to the [Enhancement] system... Roy shot a deep glance at the bald head, and with a "bang", exploded!
Using the [Substitution Jutsu] learned at ninja school, seizing the gap when Longorgon turned, he slipped a finger around the shield, touching Longorgon's forehead....
[Illusion Technique: Infinity Void]!
"Buzz~"
An invisible wave radiated out.....
"Creak~" The "Gate of Cognition" creaked open, Roy stood upon the Sea of Cognition, backed by the entire Demon Slayer World, fingers spread as the world's information transformed into ten billion, one hundred billion, one trillion, ten trillion streams... data flows, flooding into Longorgon's brain within 0.01 seconds.....
Longorgon felt as if something exploded in his mind!
The person stood frozen, pupils losing focus!
"Longorgon, what the heck are you doing?"
"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...." Again, a volley of "nen arrows", laced with [Shu], shot towards Roy!
The distance closed, instant activation became even easier... Andrew Cooper glanced at the "stunned" Longorgon with a furrowed brow, without his protection, for the first time he tasted what "danger" was, unconsciously reaching back, taking advantage of the "nen arrows" flying in, sealing off the space for Roy's actions, quietly creating more distance between them.
Regrettably...
"Do you realize where this place is?"
"Do you even know who you are?"
The illusion extended beneath his feet, "Caw~" with a cry, another caw of a crow....
The boy, who burned up the bald head's brain with a finger, stared with those blood-red eyes, neither dodging nor evading, letting the nen arrows pierce his body, seemingly diving into water, reached languidly towards Andrew... supposed retreat turned advance, Andrew's consciousness urged him to maintain distance, yet... his body defied his will, compelling his feet to approach Roy relentlessly...
Until he fully merged with Roy's body....
A skewed gaze in Andrew's eyes, for the first time showing a fearful expression, staring dead on... as his neck split, forcibly emerging another Andrew, arms stretching out to embrace his head....