pillar man 2.0

Chapter 19 - Battle with the Demon

I was very excited and eager because I was about to fight a demon for the first time. Even though he might be weak, I could still enjoy it. The demon became furious because I had supposedly let his prey escape. He immediately ran towards me and in the blink of an eye was in front of me. "He's fast," I thought, but not fast enough. Before he could attack, I punched him and he staggered back a bit. "Even though you look weak, you have tough skin," I taunted. "Y-you. How dare you call me weak? I will definitely eat you alive," he said, even more enraged. "How can you dare try?" Suddenly, I had a thought: what will demons taste like if I absorb them? Over these ten years, I've become somewhat of a gourmet. I've experimented with different people with different physiologies and blood tastes. I've tasted humans, vampires, zombies, but never demons. After absorbing some humans, the pleasure and strength I derived from them diminished and diminished, now becoming almost nonexistent. Now I only absorb them if I have no choice. Returning to the fight, the demon attacked me in a frenzy. I struggled to adapt to him as he had four arms. I had never fought anyone with four hands before. But soon I instantly analyzed him and memorized his attack pattern. I immediately found a weak point in his attack pattern and punched him. Even though he noticed my punch, he ignored it because my previous punch only pushed him back a little. When my punch hit his skin, he screamed as he retreated, blood dripping from the wound I inflicted. The wound was like an animal's claw. It was then that I realized with my hand. From it emerged five claws made of bones. I manipulated my bones to produce a claw-like structure. "You, you" was losing reason for anger. 'Wow, such a temperamental guy, easily provoked, overly arrogant that doesn't have the skill to sustain it. Let's see how long you can hold up' Tuk tuk tuk. I shot many bone shards from the tips of my fingers at high speed. They also spun at high speed, gaining more penetrating power. He had trouble dodging as many shards hit the target. But the wounds were immediately healed when he calmed down a bit. Suddenly, I noticed something and wanted to confirm. "You don't have a blood demon art, do you?" I asked with a wide smile. His face immediately lost color as he blushed again with anger. "Wow, you're really weak, aren't you?" I provoked him even more. He started attacking me blindly now. His four arms and legs swung wildly and randomly in all directions. But I easily dodged and blocked all his punches and kicks. 'A demon without a blood demon art is quite weak. Well, since it's the first demon I'm fighting, I'll entertain him' I focused my bones on my hand and formed a structure like a drill. It spun rapidly as if it were going to tear everything to shreds. "Haha, you demon, let's see how you'll resist my way, Huitzilin," I said with a mad laugh. I always wanted to say that. I quickly ran to attack him with my drilling bone hand. He tried to defend himself with his hands, but it was useless as my drill pricked his hand. "Please, don't kill me. I don't want to die," but soon he lost his strength as his body slowly melted. "W-what's happening to my body?" he cried out in despair as his body slowly melted. "Well, it looks like it worked. But it took longer than I expected" my bones contained my cells which are digestive acid that melts things on a cellular level. This is how a pillar man absorbs various creatures. "What?" was the last word the demon uttered as I quickly absorbed him before he completely melted. It tasted very good. It was kind of the same but different from a vampire. I also accessed his memory through his flesh and blood. His family was rich because he lived his life very spoiled and comfortable. He even had a beautiful wife and many lovers. Until one day he was turned into a demon by Muzan on a whim. Even after becoming a demon, he lived quite comfortably while massacring humans without discrimination. To develop his blood demon art, he sheltered in this village and was constantly eating. (AN - A demon without a tragic backstory is doomed to be weak) As demons continue to eat more humans and evolve, they eventually get a blood demon art exclusive to them. 'Due to Muzan's blood concentration being lower in him, I can't access any Muzan's memory. If Muzan can control all demons, then he should know that I absorbed one of his demons, right? I'm not sure. I left the village immediately while it was night, as some slayers would definitely be attracted here. Since the survivors will definitely spread the word about the demon and me. "Maybe I should have killed them underground" I ran aimlessly and aimlessly. 'I probably should have some kind of base where I couldn't shelter from the sun while I search for the stone in Japan' According to the information I have gathered, Japan at that time was very chaotic. The Ōnin War ended a few years ago, marking the beginning of the Sengoku period. An era when various clans, samurai, and religious people fought for control of Japan. It was a period of constant war. Many young and ambitious people volunteered in the war to gain honor. So there are many abandoned castles and barracks everywhere. I could make one of them my base. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The stage is now set in the demon land, Japan. Do you want it to become a demon and have access to the blood demon arts?

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