Another night fell.
An extremely rare scene unfolded on Mount Fujikasane.
In a dense forest, a dozen or so demons were scattered about, warily eyeing each other, but none made a move.
A demon with a long tongue dangling from its mouth stood in the middle, speaking excitedly and constantly gesturing to bolster its aura.
"I saw it with my own eyes! He was incredibly strong. Tsutsumi Shinichi was no match for him. He was quickly beaten into submission and then swallowed whole by that hand!"
A nearby ghost questioned, "How could that be! I only know about ghosts eating people, I've never heard of ghosts eating ghosts!"
The long-tongued ghost immediately looked over, "Are you saying I'm lying?"
Another ghost sneered, "I didn't say that. Maybe you're mistaken."
The long-tongued ghost's face darkened with anger, "Do you think I'm as stupid as you? Haven't you noticed that there are suddenly fewer ghosts on the mountain lately?"
A long-haired female ghost sat on a tree branch, looking down at the long-tongued ghost, "So? What's the purpose of you bringing us here? You didn't just tell us this news, did you?"
The long-tongued ghost raised his arm and swung it down heavily, his tone chilling, "Of course, it's to find that ghost together and kill him!
If we don't strike first, he'll eat us all sooner or later!"
The other ghosts were unconvinced.
The long-tongued demon had anticipated this, and continued, "Why do you think he eats demons? Demons become stronger by eating humans, so wouldn't eating demons..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but all the demons understood his meaning, their eyes quickly turning fervent.
Imprisoned here, they only had the chance to eat humans during the Demon Slayer Corps' final test, and only a portion of the demons would succeed.
Intense hunger tormented every single demon.
If they obtained the method to eat demons, they could not only escape the torment of hunger but also continuously grow stronger, even having a chance to escape this wisteria-covered cage.
"These fools!" the long-tongued demon sneered inwardly.
He sought help from demons because he lacked confidence in defeating that demon himself.
But he only sought out weak demons.
No demon knew that during the last Demon Slayer Corps assessment, he had secretly eaten two people, bringing his total to seven, making him far stronger than these demons who had only eaten one or two.
In the end, he would be the one to benefit!
"Hehehehe, why didn't you call me to join in such an interesting activity?"
A strange voice rang out, and all the demons' expressions changed.
Thump thump thump!
Accompanied by heavy footsteps, a colossal figure slowly approached. He was like a mountain of flesh, his entire body covered in arms, only revealing a pair of yellow pupils, looking bizarre and ferocious.
The long-tongued demon's expression was grim: "How did he find us?"
The Hand Demon had been hiding on Mount Fujikasane for over forty years, and it was said he had eaten more than forty people.
On Mount Fujikasane, the only one he wasn't confident he could handle was this Hand Demon.
"Hehehehe, what, you don't welcome me joining?" The Hand Demon covered its mouth with three hands, its cunning gaze sweeping over all the demons.
"No! Of course not!"
The Long-Tongued Demon's mind raced.
If they didn't let the Hand Demon participate, things might be exposed directly.
This was fine too; having the Hand Demon join made things safer.
The key was, after dealing with that demon, how could they ensure they got the biggest benefit?
The Hand Demon's eyes burned with fervor: "Once I gain the ability to eat demons, and devour all the demons of Fujikasane Mountain, maybe I can leave Fujikasane Mountain! Urokodaki, Urokodaki, Urokodaki! Wait for me!"
The other demons either sneered, or their eyes showed mockery, or their expressions were fanatical, or they were secretly pondering, their expressions varied.
...
"Die, die, die, die!"
A demon with a mouth full of serrated teeth frantically swung its fists.
Aoki grabbed a gap, stepped forward, and swung his arm like a long knife.
Thud!
The neck snapped, the corpse separated.
Aoki grabbed the head and quickly retreated.
The headless body pursued relentlessly, the crazed expression on the head in its hand undiminished. Its tongue shot out like an arrow from its mouth.
"Have you been holding it in for too long? You're not even mentally sound anymore."
Aoki twisted his wrist, deflecting the tongue, then slammed the head heavily against a nearby rock. Thump,
thump, thump!
After several repetitions, the headless body, which had been running wildly, suddenly collapsed, twitched a few times, and remained motionless.
Aoki lifted the saw-toothed demon's head to examine it, confirming that it had lost consciousness.
"First kill of the day!"
This was the fastest way he had figured out to kill a demon.
Without a Nichirin Blade, decapitation, while not directly killing the demon, would greatly affect its combat power.
A heavy blow to the head would easily render the demon unconscious.
"Devour!"
Aoki didn't hesitate and immediately activated "Devouring Demon."
[Killed one demon, gained 11 experience points.]
[Congratulations on leveling up!]
"Only 11 experience points? I'm getting poorer and poorer."
Aoki looked at the system panel, pondered for a moment, and added his two free attribute points to Strength and Intelligence respectively.
His body rapidly expanded, his muscles becoming somewhat bloated, making his clothes bulge.
Agility affects balance, coordination, etc., and a low agility simply means being a bit clumsy, but Intelligence determines the level of control over Strength.
Because his Strength had increased so much in a short time, his control over Strength was already poor.
If Intelligence was too low, he might be completely unable to control his body.
After adapting a little, Aoki added his free skill points to "Demon Blood," adding 1 to all attributes again.
[Name: Aoki]
[Strength: 12]
[Constitution: 10]
[Intelligence: 10]
[Agility: 9]
[Occupation: Hunter, Otherworldly]
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[Otherworldly]
Quality: ★★
Level: lv3 (2/300)
Skills: Demon Blood II, Space Travel (Not yet learned), Transparent World (Not yet learned), Devouring Demon
Quest: Vine Assault Mountain Dungeon (Demon 16/30, Hand Demon 0/1)
"12 points of strength is enough for now. Next, I'll focus on adding other attributes!"
Aoki thought silently as he looked at the system panel.
He was currently very strong, but he couldn't fully utilize his strength. He
lacked strength control, coordination, combat skills, combat experience, and high-level skills.
He was currently just a silver-plated spearhead with empty stats, and the stats were severely unbalanced.
In novels, he would be the kind of classic waste who could be easily challenged by geniuses of a higher level.
The best way to allocate points is actually to keep all attributes progressing in a balanced way.
This distorted data was just a necessary choice to improve combat power as quickly as possible.
Aoki's gaze shifted to the skill bar, and after a moment, he shook his head slightly.
"Is level 2 'Demon Blood' still not enough?"
He tried learning "Spatial Travel" and "Transparent World," but the system's message remained: "Insufficient prerequisite skill level."
The boost these two skills provided to combat power was far greater than a few points in attributes.
Suddenly, a soft sound interrupted Aoki's thoughts.
He turned his head and saw the back of a demon frantically fleeing.
Aoki's eyes flickered, but he watched calmly, making no move.
The fleeing demon slowly stopped, turning back angrily.
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