Demon Sword Maiden

Volume 12 - Yomi-no-kuni: Chapter 233 - Blood Rain, Silver Moon

Kuroyodai towered sky-high, his massive legs vanishing into the shadowy depths below.

Due to his unmatched strength and body, even Lily with the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi couldn’t do anything to him. Yet at this moment, several blood-red chains of unknown origin had bound him in place. Even with his overwhelming might, he couldn’t break free. All he could do was watch helplessly as the other demon gods swarmed Lily in brutal combat.

None of the demon gods had expected that Lily not only possessed the fearsome Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, but her physical strength was also formidable. She was proving difficult to bring down. Their original plan had been to wear Lily down with sheer numbers. But when the bloated demon god failed to catch Ayaka after a long chase, he gave up and turned back, only for Ayaka to begin her celestial dance, restoring Lily’s strength and divine power.

Now, forced to face a reinvigorated Lily, the bloated demon god suffered a grievous abdominal wound in return.

“Take her down! Don’t let her recover more energy!” roared Kunhiza. “Send someone fast!”

“I’ll go!” Kunpikasha stepped forward. With twin blades and remarkable speed, he darted toward Ayaka.

But Ayaka had already fled early on, anticipating pursuit. Unlike the bloated demon god, Kunpikasha was too fast. Even with a head start, Ayaka was bound to be caught sooner or later.

“Sister Shimizu, go help Sister Ayaka!”

“Understood!” Shimizu immediately slashed open a circular void and stepped through, emerging tens of thousands of meters away, right in front of Ayaka. Ayaka was crucial to the team, especially to Shimizu herself, since her celestial dance had kept them all going through this prolonged battle. With Ayaka’s support, she could protect Lily without pause. And should Lily face danger, Shimizu could always return instantly.

Ayaka understood at once and resumed her graceful dance, sending waves of silvery rain to revitalize Shimizu’s body and spirit.

With her strength renewed, Shimizu unleashed a blade of Dark Lunar force, sending Kunpikasha reeling backward. She immediately followed up, pressing the attack. Kunpikasha, among the weakest of the Abyssal Demon Gods, was no match for Shimizu when she was back at full power.

Meanwhile, on Lily’s side, Kunhiza’s serpentine hair stretched thousands of meters long, chasing and snapping at her.

“Let that fake Imperial Princess clash with Kunpikasha. Even if he’s outmatched, she won’t be able to kill him anytime soon!”

Kunhiza decided to enter the fray himself. Though ranked third among the Abyssal forces, unlike the purely melee-focused Kuroyoku, Kunhiza was a versatile fighter, equally dangerous from a distance, with countless sinister techniques at his disposal. He posed an even greater threat to Lily.

Lily tried to slice through the flailing serpents, but they moved too fast, whipping through the air unpredictably. She had no choice but to keep dodging.

The snakes sealed off nearly every path of escape in the air, and the other demon gods rushed in to surround her.

Lily strained to dodge the serpents while fending off the relentless demon gods. It was taking its toll. Suddenly, from among the writhing mass of serpents, a huge black snake lunged out!

It was Kyupigaki!

With no room to evade, Lily leapt up, lifting her sword. She had no choice but to meet those fangs head-on with Kusanagi. But just then, the serpent hair scattered, and Kyupigaki’s tail, thick as a mountain ridge, smashed into Lily’s side.

“Ah!” Lily let out a pained cry as she was sent flying. She didn’t get far before the serpents coiled tightly around her legs.

“Hahaha! Got her!” the demon gods shouted as they closed in.

But though pain wracked her body, Lily’s eyes burned with defiance. She suddenly slashed across her own thigh with her blade.

Two serpents were severed on the spot.

“What!? She let herself get caught, just to cut off my snake-hair!?” Kunhiza screamed in agony. Every strand of that serpentine hair was tied to his core essence.

Thinking Lily was finished, the bloated demon god, eager for revenge, charged in. He reached her first, bringing his heavy palm down toward her head.

Lily swung both arms and unleashed a crescent slash of Silver Lunar force, severing his massive hand at the wrist. Then she spun around and, in one clean arc, sliced through his upper torso!