"This guy must be the most powerful animal around here, the king of this mountain! Its length, its oppressive aura, it's gotta be it. Even if it's sleeping, we can't let our guard down!"
"I'll take the lead, you guys follow. We should have a chance."
Upon arriving at the train station, Inosuke let out a surprised cry upon seeing the train. Growing up in the mountains, it was understandable that he hadn't seen one before. But he wasn't the only one; Tanjiro hadn't either.
"But what if it's a guardian spirit of this land? Wouldn't it be bad to attack it recklessly?"
Zenitsu was speechless. Both of them were country bumpkins.
"This thing is called a steam locomotive. A train, you know? A mode of transportation that can carry many people."
However, Inosuke didn't hear Zenitsu's words. Just as he was about to charge headfirst, Li Xing grabbed him. By the way, Tanjiro had already boarded the train.
"Zenitsu, hurry up and get on, or someone will notice we're carrying swords and come to inspect us."
Zenitsu felt distressed. Why didn't they take him? And they hadn't bought tickets yet.
"Big Brother, don't abandon me! We haven't bought tickets yet."
Li Xing coughed, indicating that the tickets had already been purchased and they could board.
"Tanjiro, your nose is very keen, right? Hurry and lead us to find Brother Rengoku." Li Xing hadn't forgotten the purpose of their visit; the first step was to gather everyone.
Tanjiro smiled, "No problem, I've already memorized his scent. He's around here."
He then thought about it, and it felt a little off, yet also seemed fine.
...
"Delicious! Delicious! Delicious..."
From afar, Li Xing and his companions could already hear Kyojuro Rengoku's voice. As expected, he was the one who ate the most, besides Mitsuri. Of course, Li Xing himself couldn't be counted, as he was eating more and more these days and would likely eat even more in the future.
Li Xing approached first to greet him, "Brother Rengoku."
However, Rengoku was just engrossed in eating his bento box, still exclaiming how delicious it was. Only after he finished did he speak to Li Xing, "Ah, it's young Li Xing. Did Master also send you here?"
"Ah, I came here on my own. No one is controlling me, you can rest assured." Li Xing gave an awkward smile.
"Whoa! Amazing, amazing, amazing! You ran so fast! I want to go down and race. Let's see who's faster!"
Just as Li Xing, Tanjiro, and Rengoku were chatting enthusiastically, another shout came from the side. As expected, it was a problematic youth; it was either Inosuke being noisy or Zenitsu.
"Inosuke, pay attention to your surroundings. Demons might appear at any moment." Li Xing delivered a hand chop to Inosuke's head.
Inosuke cried out in pain and turned, "Who sneak attacked me! Huh? Big Brother Li Xing!"
After losing to Li Xing last time, Inosuke had become his subordinate. In his beast-like mind, he couldn't disobey the leader's words.
Hearing about demons, Zenitsu became scared, "Big Brother, you have to protect me! I'm going to die."
Li Xing sighed, "Ai, why did I end up with these two as subordinates? They're just causing trouble for me."
At this moment, the train conductor came to collect tickets. Everyone had to present their tickets to be clipped. This was actually the signal for Enmu's Blood Demon Art to activate, but Li Xing had no intention of revealing it. He also wanted to see what his idea of the most beautiful dream was.
After the conductor finished checking tickets, everyone on the train had fallen asleep, except for Li Xing, who remained awake.
"Li Yun, what's going on? Why am I not asleep?" Li Xing closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep, and asked Li Yun in his mind.
"I don't know. I'm not omniscient, you know. Xing, you need to learn to think for yourself and find the answers."
After thinking for a while, Li Xing couldn't come up with an answer. He guessed it might be due to the Heavenly Dao.
"If that's the case, then let's get moving!"
Li Xing stood up directly and walked towards the front of the train. He instructed Nezuko to protect everyone else.
The moment Li Xing stood up, Enmu knew immediately. Although curious as to why, the thought of him being one of Muzan's targets and the prospect of gaining more blood by killing him only increased his excitement.
However, there were still some minor demons on this train. Although not very strong, they would still waste some time.
"Water Breathing, First Form, Striking Tide!"
Li Xing, not wanting to waste too much time on minor demons, killed them with the utmost speed.
He quickly climbed onto the roof of the train. A male demon that resembled a woman stood on the train, gazing at the scenery, with the words "Lower Rank One" visible in his eyes.
"As expected, Muzan still kept you! With the existence of the Seven Sins, I can't fathom the use of a Lower Rank Demon? Is it that the worse the character, the more it appeals to Muzan's taste?" Li Xing said with disgust as he looked at Enmu. By the way, this Enmu was a bit too effeminate.
Enmu was shocked. How could this man before him know that Muzan had killed the Lower Ranks? But this did not deter Enmu's desire to kill Li Xing.
"Although I don't know how you know about this, you will still die here. To die in a beautiful dream, what a fortunate thing! Why do you insist on destroying this happiness?"
Li Xing was extremely displeased. If dreams were useful, then Li Xing wouldn't have needed to create Li Ya and Li Yun. Was he being mocked?
"Enough with the nonsense! To die by my blade is the true fortune!" With that, Li Xing drew his sword and attacked.
"Snow Breathing, First Form, Falling Snow!"
The sword technique, like falling snow, seemed like art to Enmu, but it was only a brief moment of daze.
"Sleep! Sleep! Good baby, sleep until you forget even how to breathe." Enmu raised a hand, closed his mouth, and activated his Blood Demon Art.
However, Li Xing showed no hesitation and charged directly at Enmu.
Enmu was horrified, "Impossible! Did you commit suicide the moment you entered my dream? How could a normal person commit suicide without hesitation?"
"Nothing is impossible. Your useless Blood Demon Art is ineffective against me. After all, I also want to fall into a beautiful dream. Otherwise, I could have kept you around a bit longer."
As he spoke, Li Xing severed Enmu's head, but he could still hear Enmu speaking.
"It's useless. I have already merged with the entire train. You can't find my neck. Even if you find it, would you have the heart to let the entire Infinite Train perish with me?"
Li Xing spat, "Just playing tricks. Do you think I can't find you? So what if the entire train perishes? Did I ever say I was a good person? I'm not Tanjiro. What do these people have to do with me? Moreover, there are four Demon Slayers here, plus your flesh and blood, they are the best existence for protecting people."
At this moment, Tanjiro had woken up. Smelling the scent of a demon, he climbed to the roof and saw Li Xing already there.
"Big Brother Li Xing, has the demon been killed? But in the train..."
Li Xing interrupted Tanjiro, "Tanjiro, the demon has merged with the train. You need to find the demon's neck for me to decapitate it. Have others protect the people on board."