chsdbacks Chapter 54 Damn it, we've fallen into their trap!
Chapter 54 Damn it, we've fallen into their trap!
Those are ghosts that can only hide during the day and come out at night.
Where did Muzan get so much money to support the entire Twelve Demon Moons and its own enormous expenses?
Although the story includes scenes where Muzan kills a merchant and then uses his ability to change his appearance to seize the merchant's family wealth, and where Daki works as a courtesan and does business with the other Twelve Demon Moons to make money.
But Lin Bei thought this was somewhat far-fetched.
After all, the Twelve Demon Moons are monsters that devour people without spitting out their bones.
Sending them to kill is their specialty.
They can do business with others and make money.
That's truly Trump's approach to politics—a complete mess.
If, as he suspected, Muzan and the military were still active, then Muzan's source of income would become clear.
However, this way...
The Demon Slayer Corps is also definitely not simple.
The fact that they could fight Muzan, who has a cooperative relationship with the military, for so long suggests that there must be more to their story than meets the eye.
Thinking about it that way.
The thousand-year struggle between the Demon Slayer Corps and Muzan Kibutsuji is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
Behind the scenes, it may be one of the manifestations of the millennia-long struggle between two forces in the small world.
In this way, the originally somewhat boring story of Demon Slayer becomes much more interesting.
But ultimately, when it comes to politics,
Lin Bei only had a superficial understanding of the subject.
Their level is at most at the level of online political commentary.
All current information about Muzan and the Demon Slayer Corps is merely bold speculation based on existing information.
Whether it is really as he guessed requires a lot of corroborating evidence.
Whether it's true or false, it doesn't really make much difference to Lin Bei.
He will definitely kill Muzan.
Whether it's to avenge himself or Tanjiro's family.
It's still based on the possibility that there's a small military force behind him.
If it's the former, then that was his goal all along.
If it's the latter, then we can kill two birds with one stone.
First, deal with Muzan, and then take care of the military behind him as well.
They might even be able to utilize the power that may exist behind the Demon Slayer Corps.
In this way, it can be seen as his attempt to shake the wheels of history.
But then again.
At this moment, Lin Bei looked at the excited but almost insane officer squad leader in front of him and wanted to execute him on the spot.
This attire, this mental state.
The sense of déjà vu is really strong.
Although the Japanese soldiers at that time were not the same group of people as the Japanese soldiers later on.
But it's clear.
Fanaticism and cruelty can actually be inherited.
Only animals can give birth to animals.
Without the Japanese soldiers during this period, they wouldn't have been so frenzied and inhumane when they invaded the East later.
However, Lin Bei eventually suppressed his killing intent.
However, this does not mean that the squad leader cannot be killed.
The problem is that we can't kill them now.
After all, this squad leader is still useful.
Lin Bei still needed the squad leader to lead the way to find the myth fragments and the blood of the Ghost King that he mentioned.
Firstly, Lin Bei was very interested in the so-called fragments of mythology.
I want to know if the transformation of the Eye-Eared Demon Xing Tian into a mythical figure is related to this fragment.
Secondly, he wanted to verify the blood of the Ghost King.
Is it the blood of Muzan?
After all, he had come into contact with Muzan's blood, which is why he became a living dead.
Therefore, by touching it with his own hands, he can distinguish whether the Demon King's blood is the same as Muzan's blood.
So he pointed the sword directly at the squad leader's throat and said in a deep voice.
"I have absolutely no interest in your so-called bullshit glory."
"All I want to know now is where those mythical fragments and the blood of the Demon King you're talking about are!"
"Take me to these two items now, and I'll let you go."
Feeling the icy chill in his throat, the squad leader's fanatical state finally subsided somewhat.
Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Lin Bei's words, "what a load of bullshit glory."
Having already witnessed Lin Bei's methods, he dared not show it on his face.
All he could do was curse Lin Bei in his heart.
So he said to Lin Bei with a fake smile.
"no problem."
"The blood of the Ghost King is still in another direction, and it's not convenient to retrieve it now."
"However, the fragments of mythology are within easy reach."
"It's in this dark room right next door."
He then pointed to the doorknob that he had been so close to but couldn't reach.
Lin Bei was taken aback, a look of doubt flashing across his face.
"Right here?"
"You're probably lying to me."
"What a coincidence!"
"I just said I wanted to find the fragments of mythology, and the fragments of mythology just happened to be right next to me."
"Moreover, the mythological fragments sound like extremely precious items."
Even if it's not locked in a safe.
"How could it be so heavily protected in the laboratory?"
"How could it just be placed in a dark room in a passageway?"
"Are you trying to use this as an excuse to escape?"
Seeing the undisguised suspicion on Lin Bei's face.
The squad leader's heart skipped a beat.
Lin Bei was afraid that something was amiss.
But after hearing Lin Bei's words, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that Lin Bei only suspected him of wanting to run away because the coincidences were too great.
So, to increase credibility, the squad leader's eyes lit up and he started talking.
"How could I dare to lie to you?"
"I think you saw it before, I came here when I was running away."
"It's all because the fragments of mythology are in this dark room."
"You were just too fast; you caught me before I could even open the door."
"And if you suspect I'm lying to you."
"You can go in and take a look for yourself."
"Then, when they found out I had lied, they just killed me with a single blow."
Hearing the squad leader's explanation, he thought to himself.
Lin Bei also recalled the previous scene in his mind.
The squad leader did indeed have a purpose when he ran away, and that purpose was here.
This shows that this darkroom must be very important.
Even if it's not a fragment of mythology, it must be something precious.
As for the squad leader asking him to go in and check first, he naturally wouldn't agree.
Lin Bei flatly refused.
The reason is simple.
What if there's an ambush inside? Wouldn't he be delivering himself right to their doorstep?
Even if there's no ambush, what if this secret room is a trap that you can only enter but not exit?
Wouldn't that mean he'd be trapped inside?
So Lin Bei spoke up.
"You go in first, I'll follow behind you."
"Don't worry, if you try anything funny..."
"I will show no mercy and kill you with one strike."
Hearing Lin Bei's words, the squad leader was overjoyed.
Looking at Lin Bei, a smug glint flashed in his eyes.
No matter how cunning and treacherous you are, I still managed to outsmart you.
As long as I can go in and get that weapon first...
I'll show you what true cruelty is.
Under Lin Bei's watchful eye, the squad leader slowly opened the door to the dark room.
As soon as the door to the secret room was opened, the squad leader could no longer contain his smugness.
And then he turned around and gave Lin Bei a look that said, "You're dead."
Lin Bei raised an eyebrow.
"Oh ho, you're tired of living!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Lin Bei realized something was wrong.
His expression suddenly changed, and he stepped forward, intending to take down the squad leader.
But as soon as he took a step forward, Lin Bei's expression changed drastically.
Holy crap, we've fallen for their trap!