2nd Chances

Part 42

What Muzan had just done stirred the hornets nest.

"YOU FUCKER!" Sanemi screamed as his red blade cut straight through Muzan's shoulder socket.

Muzan's attempt at killing one of their own only invigorated them more.

"CAW CAW TWENTY MINUTES UNTIL SUNRISE!" Multiple crows yelled repeatedly from above.

Although the battlefield was loud the dozens of crow shouting the same command overhead were louder.

It was as if they all gained their second wind all at once.

That one message sent the slayers into one final last ditch effort to keep him stuck here.

They had him in their clutches and they weren't going to let go until he was dead.

Muzan's regeneration was failing now, too many scorching red blades were hitting him.

That combined with the poison and Tanjiro's Sun breathing were too much, his body couldn't handle it.

All Muzan needed was one second, one moment to catch his breath and run.

To live to fight another day, that's all he needed.

All he needed was to blow them back just for one second.

Muzan leapt back with everything he had, he planted his tentacles in the ground before charging up one more attack.

He sent out a demonic roar that send a shockwave directly aimed towards the slayers.

The first stopped their advance.

The second blew them off balance, and the third sent them all flying back.

Giyuu's entire body felt heavy, he had been pushing himself to 120% for the entire duration of the fight.

His stamina was nearly out, that and blood loss was quickly catching up to him.

He only had a bit more left in the tank.

Giyuu planted his blade straight into the ground with all his strength as he did his best to hold on tight.

He grabbed Tanjiro before he could be blow back from the attack as well.

The two were barely holding on while the others were sent flying back.

Gyomei who was barely still up crashed straight into Rengoku sending him even further back.

Muzan didn't need to send an attack in all directions, he just needed one good localized strike in their singular direction.

The two barely managed to stay put as the attack relented.

Muzan panted for air, he was running thin, that one attack while having a nice surge of power also took a lot out of him.

Tanjiro regained his balance as Giyuu took his blade out of the ground.

He looked into Giyuu's eyes, the two men shared similar looks.

Giyuu knew what Tanjiro was asking with his eyes alone.

He had to kick it into high gear one last time, Tanjiro was going in for the kill.

He pushed through the pain with everything he had and rapidly cut down the approaching tentacle whips.

This was it, the opening Tanjiro needed.

Tanjiro pushed with all his strength to perform one last 13th form, his body moved with refined movements of a master swordsman.

His blade was decimating the demon king to the point that those old scars from the original Sun breather on Muzan's body appeared.

He used them as a guide from his predecessor as he cut into the demon king's flesh.