The supersonic speed, which defied common sense, turned a frontal assault into an unannounced assassination.
After all, once the speed of sound is surpassed, the attack arrives before the sound can reach the target.
And at this carefully selected moment, the sun was right behind Jean Stardust, making it difficult for ordinary people to notice the abnormality in the sky, not to mention the demons who could never look directly at the sun.
Just like that, leaving the roaring sound behind, Jean Stardust rode the skateboard and rushed toward the area covered by Budo's Night Fall.
At this moment, Jean Stardust's speed had already exceeded the speed of sound, and since the radius of Night Fall was only 1km, Jean Stardust only had 3 seconds to find Budo and adjust the direction.
If missed, there would be no choice but to rely on high speed to escape the area.
There was only one chance, and whether or not she could avenge the previous grievance depended on this single blow.
Her mind was highly concentrated, her brain gradually becoming blank, and even her eyes could not see anything; everything was entrusted to the perception ability of the wind element.
Search, search, search—that thick, gloomy, bloody feeling.
The moment the target was discovered, Jean Stardust's whole body moved, and the nichirin blade in her hand was filled to the limit with the wind element.
The wind element surrounding her body and the skateboard began to adjust the direction; there was no subjective intervention at all, but rather, emptying the brain and leaving everything to instinct.
Approach, approach, approach—relying on instinct, the nichirin blade was drawn, the sealing frost diffused within the wind element, turning into a blade of ice, attacking General Budo's neck.
Perhaps it was the intuition of a seasoned warrior, or perhaps it was the wild instinct after becoming a demon, but Budo still discovered Jean Stardust's attack.
Unfortunately, this was of no use. Budo, who was too late to perform any defense or evasion, could only rely on his battle-hardened body to barely muster lightning, while tensing the muscles in his neck, attempting to withstand it.
But all of this was ultimately meaningless. The unparalleled speed transformed into unparalleled power, and the nichirin blade carrying frost severed Budo's head without any obstruction, while maintaining speed and leaving without a pause.
Budo, who had only been a demon for a short two years, had not been able to break through his limits, and just like that, without any resistance, he turned into black ash and dissipated.
"NICE!!!!!!" Jean Stardust shouted out loud, the unwillingness suppressed in her heart completely dissipated, as refreshing as if she could breathe freely again.
It looked like a one-hit kill, but the calculations and risks involved were enormous.
However, the result did not let down Jean Stardust's efforts. The refreshing feeling of killing an enemy with her own hands made Jean Stardust feel comfortable all over, and killing this one of the only two Imperial Generals also gave Jean Stardust a great sense of accomplishment.
However, she did not go to retrieve the Teigu or kill the other demon holding Night Fall, but directly left by taking advantage of her current speed.
Although Budo might not have seen her figure, his death would definitely make Kibutsuji Muzan vigilant, and now she had to race against time to reach the Imperial Capital.
The air cushion used for landing also acted as a suspension, lifting the skateboard up and avoiding friction with the ground.
Wind resistance was not worth mentioning to Jean Stardust, who could manipulate the wind. She used the wind element to propel herself, maintaining her current speed, and dashed toward the Imperial Capital.
The village, which had been shrouded in darkness for several days, had reached its end. Previously, under the instruction of the village head and several 'elders,' the young innkeeper had betrayed the Demon Slayer to the demons, hoping to exchange it for peace.
Of course, they did not understand that there could be no compromise in the conflict between humans and demons. Just like now, the Demon Slayer was missing after a fierce battle with the leader of the demons, and then the night had descended for several days, and the demons had stayed here, never leaving.
As the only village nearby, the stationed demons naturally used this place as a supply base, and as for what the supplies were, it goes without saying.
Just like that, the helpless villagers could only pray that the demons would leave before eating them.
Fortunately, demons do not need to eat people every day. Because they did not know the specific time they needed to stay, Budo had also issued an order to restrain themselves, and now half of the villagers were still alive.
However, as a channel for the villagers to vent their anger, the innkeeper's wife had been pushed out early and had already died.
And clearly, she was the one who opposed reporting to the demons, while these villagers were all in agreement.
Why the scapegoat was convicted was irrelevant, but these actions could not save their situation. People were dying every day, and they could only pray to the heavens, hoping these demons would leave soon, and that they would not be chosen today.
Perhaps the heavens heard their voices? Just when the demons came to catch people today, an angel with black wings on her back descended.
Dressed in black attire like mourning clothes, covering her cheeks with a black veil, revealing only her rosy lips, she descended here accompanied by a large number of crows.
Before the Demon Soldier could react, with a wave of her hand, a large number of black feathers pierced the Demon Soldier into pieces, pinning them to the ground, unable to move.
Next, the black-winged angel turned her head to the villagers and asked them about what happened here in a tone as warm as spring.
The villagers, feeling as if they had been pardoned, naturally told everything about betraying the Demon Slayer and inviting the evil demons, only to hear the angel mutter to herself: "Is that so? That's great."
Just when the villagers were confused, the angel explained: "Ah, I meant that it's great that so many of you are still alive."
Hearing the angel's gentle words, these villagers were naturally beaming with joy, but the next sentence immediately made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
Seeing the angel reveal a terrifying smile: "If you were all eaten up, who would I find to take revenge for her?"
Then, as her wings spread, overwhelming crows descended from the sky, tearing the flesh of these villagers with sharp beaks. In an instant, wails arose, like a living hell.
After there were no other living people here, the angel lifted her veil. The originally crazy smile was gone, leaving only a faint sadness.
"Jean Stardust, I really want to see you."
This black-winged angel was Sayo.
After the previous meeting ended, Sayo left the village. Before leaving, she also followed Miss Angel's instructions and took away the Six-Ball Teigu.
Just like that, while learning to guide her own power, she headed toward the location pointed out by Miss Angel.
At the target location, Sayo met a village teacher. After handing the Six-Ball Teigu to him, the teacher first cried uncontrollably, then readily handed over his own Teigu, Mastema.
Originally, Sayo was very hesitant to trade with Jean Stardust's spoils of war, but after sensing the inexplicable attraction coming from this Teigu, she recalled her purpose and agreed.
And this Teigu perfectly adapted to Sayo as if it were her own wings, but the originally white wings turned pitch black like ink after being equipped.
Just as Sayo was missing Jean Stardust, a loud noise suddenly erupted in the sky. Looking at the sound, she saw a silver scratch left in the sky. In confusion, Sayo hurriedly spread her wings and flew up to check.
When she arrived at the end of the white scratch, a strong man wearing golden armor on the ground was separated head from body, falling to the ground and fading away, and a demon holding a black Teigu and whose whole body was also pitch black was trembling, saying in a panic: "M-must, must report this to that Lord."
Although she didn't know the specific reason, Sayo decisively used flying feathers to knock the Teigu out of the demon's hand, pushing it out of the range of the night, letting it burn to ashes in the sun.
At the same time, looking along the trail, she could only barely see a blonde back, riding a skateboard and galloping into the distance.
Although the figure that had already gone far away was extremely blurry, Sayo would absolutely not recognize it wrong, "Jean Stardust, as expected, you are still alive. That's great, I'm coming to see you now."
After speaking, she chased in that direction.
After Sayo left, Miss Angel in a black robe and white wings appeared, looking at Sayo's back speechlessly, took out a card full of technological patterns, waved it and destroyed all the remaining demons around, while reflecting on whether she should be more cautious when looking at people in the future.
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