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Chapter 676: The Family of Five in Spider Mountain
Chapter 676: The Family of Five in Spider Mountain
The Lower Moons were easily replaceable, and to Gyutaro Kurumado, they were nothing more than expendable pawns.
Three Lower Moons, upon seeing their severe injuries, dared to bargain with him. Gyutaro, naturally, had no intention of indulging them.
In front of the 'Twelve Moon Ghosts' assembly, if he were to compromise and agree to their demands, what kind of authority would he have as the big boss?
If he were to grant these three Lower Moons more blood, what would the Upper Moons think? Would they see him as all show and no substance?
Gyutaro didn't mind using more blood to strengthen the Lower Moons, especially during this critical period. Stronger henchmen would be more useful for his plans.
However, the precondition was that he, Gyutaro, would bestow this power, not have them beg for it.
If they didn't even have this level of loyalty and resolve, who knew if they would turn out to be rebellious like Tsuzuki?
Due to his severe injuries, Gyutaro had summoned the Twelve Moon Ghosts to assert his authority. He intended to make an example of someone.
And these three Lower Moons conveniently walked right into his trap. Gyutaro, of course, would not show them any courtesy.
"Your first order is to capture a large number of humans and deliver them to Infinite City via Ningnu.
As for the second order, try to reduce the number of Demon Slayer Corps members. If possible, capture them alive, and I will turn them into Man-Eating Demons."
There was one more thing. There was a person in the Demon Slayer Corps named Night God Night City...
After the meeting of the Twelve Moon Ghosts, the Moon Ghosts departed with their own thoughts.
"The Spirit Pillar, Night God Night City, huh? He seems like a powerful opponent. I wish I could meet him!"
At the end of the meeting, Gyutaro reminded the Twelve Moon Ghosts to avoid Night City if possible and flee quickly if they encountered him. There was no need to risk unnecessary casualties.
The death of a Lower Moon was insignificant, but the Upper Moons were his crucial pieces to counter the Demon Slayer Corps, and humans with the potential to become Upper Moons were rare.
The other Moon Ghosts naturally wanted to stay away from Night City, who had pushed Gyutaro to this extent.
However, the Upper Moon Three, Yawarazu, didn't seem concerned. He even hoped to encounter Night City.
Tsui, the former Lower Moon Five, was a boy in white kimono who didn't care much about the title of 'Twelve Moon Ghosts' or the meeting. He just wanted to live peacefully with his 'family' in Spider Mountain.
But after this assembly, due to the foolish actions of Lower Moon One, Lower Moon Three, and Lower Moon Four, Tsui, who was already favored by Gyutaro, inexplicably became the new Lower Moon One and was given more blood.
Spider Mountain was indeed deep in the forest, but many people passed through it daily.
Tsui, who used to be enthusiastic about the 'Family Game,' only killed for food. But this time, with Gyutaro's order, he had to carry out the task seriously.
Gyutaro valued Tsui highly, or rather, he saw Tsui, who had the mind and thoughts of a child, as the easiest to manipulate.
So, after promoting Tsui to Lower Moon One, Gyutaro gave him additional blood and granted him the title of Lower Moon Five.
Back in Spider Mountain, Tsui's 'family' became even more fearful of him when they saw how much he was favored by Demon King Gyutaro and how his strength had increased.
Within the Web Spider Mountain, there were five Man-Eating Demons, including Tsui, who were part of his family. However, these so-called "family members" were not related to Tsui by blood; they were creations he made out of his longing for familial affection.
Among them, Spider Dad was a muscular man with a spider-like face, appearing rather unintelligent. His brother, too, was a human-spider hybrid monster with little to note.
On the other hand, Spider Mom and Spider Sister, aside from their pale skin, seemed no different from ordinary humans. Spider Mom, in particular, was not only beautiful but also possessed a stunning figure.
Perhaps in Tsui's perception of a typical family, the men should be stronger and more robust, which made Spider Dad and Spider Brother appear more monstrous.
Spider Sister and Spider Mom, as the women of the family, were portrayed as more graceful and beautiful.
From the outside, this family of five might have appeared happy.
However, this "family" was built entirely on Tsui's terrifying rule of power.
Were the other family members willingly playing along with this "family game"?
No, they didn't want to, but they had no choice.
Anyone who broke Tsui's rules or refused to participate in the "family game" was cruelly abused by him.
Some were cut into pieces by his silk threads, others had their minds taken away, and some were left hanging, exposed to the sun until they died.
To put it simply, they were not Tsui's initial family members.
Among these family members, Spider Mom held the lowest status, despite playing the role of the family's mother in the "family game."
Her abilities were the weakest within the spider family, making her a frequent target of bullying.
And despite her current appearance as a stunningly curvy older sister, before Tsui's modification, she was a young girl around Tsui's age.
Wumcan had granted Tsui the authority to appoint the Lower Moon Four, and Tsui believed that good things should be shared with family.
But there were four other family members, and deciding who would receive Wumcan's blood and the title of Lower Moon Four was a dilemma for Tsui.
So, after much hesitation, Tsui decided to hold a competition among his family members.
Whoever captured the most humans for Wumcan within a limited time would earn the title of Lower Moon Four.
Upon hearing Tsui's proposal, the other family members of Web Spider Mountain instantly became excited.
After all, this was a title among the Twelve Moon Ghosts, unlike the Demon Slayer Corps Pillars who were not considered qualified members.
Not aspiring to be a Twelve Moon Ghost was akin to not being a qualified Man-Eating Demon.
Becoming Lower Moon Four meant receiving Wumcan's blood and reaching the pinnacle of their demon lives.
Tsui might be the lofty Lower Moon One now, but if they could become Lower Moon Four, they would be peers among the Twelve Moon Ghosts, and Wumcan would likely not kill them easily.
After all, they would all be Wumcan's "high-ranking executives" in the future, and even if Tsui acted recklessly, he would have to consider Wumcan's reputation.
For the other spider demons in the family, this was not only an opportunity to become stronger but also a chance to escape Tsui's control!
(End of Chapter)
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