Chapter 151 - Final Selection (2) (2/2)

Nik observed the changes before concluding.

”So, in essence, this kind of attack cannot be used repeatedly... and based on the amount of Hamon, it may very well one-shot the strongest of demons...

That is unlikely.”

Nik shook his head and took a deep breath before exhaling loudly, calming his emotions and walking back to the region where Tanjiro and Nik had decided to camp.

With Tanjiro's outstanding nose, the duo would hunt food during the day and repel demons in rotation. Meaning, at one point, only one of them would leave the area to defeat the demon while the other would defend the camp. After all, the location they had chosen was cosy and if any other trainee had some strange thought about their location, one of them were needed to be present to guard the location.

After all, in a seven-night survival campaign, it wasn't just about the skills, but also about finding a strategic location and a proper inventory to keep the hunters properly fed.

Honestly, Nik was already loaded with snacks and cold drinks, not to mention food and alcohol.

But, right now, there was no need to utilise his own stash.

It took a few seconds to reach an open area where a young boy sat in front of a bonfire while roasting a rabbit.

”Nik-san, you must be hungry, right?” Tanjiro smiled and passed the roasted treat to Nik while placing another game over the bonfire while humming softly.

”Thanks.”

Nik held his urge to imagine a female version of the dude and started eating. Although the taste of the dish wasn't the best, stuck deep within a forest, Nik wasn't going to complain about the taste of all things.

”Kuhm!”

As Nik kept eating, he suddenly heard Tanjiro's cough while a revolting stench filled the area, making Nik frown. Looking back, Nik saw Tanjiro pinching his nose while his face had already gone pale.

”Is it—”

”Demon!” Tanjiro immediately stood up and looked to the left while Nik nodded internally.

'Demon... certainly makes more sense than a nature defiling fart...'

Nik placed the food on the rocky seat and followed Tanjiro as the duo made their way towards the origin of the stench. Although, Nik had it easy, the same couldn't be said for Tanjiro. With his heightened senses, the smell might as well take a physical form a defile his nose.

But this time, the duo unanimously decided to face the sudden threat together. Although a demon may exude some sort of rotting smell, it has never been this great, inducing the duo to face the demon together.

From dozens of metres away, Nik could finally hear a suppressed scream followed by a mind-numbing sound of flesh and bones getting crunched and torn apart. And if Nik could hear it, this also meant that Tanjiro could hear it, too, making the youth run towards the direction while Nik had already mobilised his remaining energy and followed behind Tanjiro.

Finally, after entering a small clearing, Nik and Tanjiro came face-to-face with a behemoth of a demon that stood at a proud height of 2 metres while its sickly green body had unending arms wrapped around its entire body, making the demon look nothing but the abomination formed of most disgusting of nightmares.

”Era... another era has passed...”

Multiple arms kept moving akin to aimless tentacles while the demon kept muttering as the upper region of its body moved while releasing grotesque sound.

Immediately, Tanjiro's eyes flared in anger, but his legs kept shaking.

Even Nik gulped softly after checking out the demon's life-force signature and all he could see was a miniature crimson sun.

'This one is a tough cookie to crack...'

Nik unsheathed his Nichirin Sword while looking at the visibly terrified Tanjiro.