Inosuke hadn't expected Zenitsu to resort to such a low tactic; it was a stark contrast to his behavior in the villa.
Inosuke, in pain, pounded Zenitsu's back with his sword hilt, roaring, "Let go! Let go!"
Zenitsu, enduring the blows, refused to release his grip.
However, Inosuke's powerful physique proved too much. Soon, Zenitsu, exhausted, loosened his grip, collapsing to the ground.
At that moment, Tanjiro, having rescued Mina and her brother, witnessed Inosuke's attack.
Tanjiro's triumphant expression instantly solidified.
"Since you let the {demon} escape, you'll die in her place!" Inosuke, realizing he couldn't catch Nezuko, decided to kill Zenitsu.
He raised his sword to stab Zenitsu's heart.
"Damn it!"
Tanjiro shouted, lunging at Inosuke and landing a powerful punch to his abdomen.
A faint crack of breaking bone echoed as Inosuke's ribs fractured under the impact.
Inosuke was sent flying, tumbling across the ground before coming to a stop.
Inosuke's attempt to kill Zenitsu, and his earlier indiscriminate attacks in the villa, enraged the kind-hearted Tanjiro. This punch held no restraint.
Meanwhile, the boy, seeing his rescued sister and brother, joyfully rushed towards them, completely ignoring the situation with Zenitsu.
Zenitsu, on the ground, his ears exceptionally sharp, heard Inosuke's ribs break, and cried out in alarm, "Damn it, his bones are broken!"
He fearfully touched his own stomach.
"Aren't you a Demon Slayer? Don't you know the Demon Slayer Corps rules? Members can't kill each other! Even with a blood feud! And you're beating him up. Is that fun?!" Tanjiro, clenching his fists, angrily and seriously questioned Inosuke.
Inosuke, lying on the ground, his abdomen heavily impacted by Tanjiro's punch, had a broken rib and a reopened wound from the earlier blade, which began bleeding again under the pressure.
However, Inosuke didn't cry out in pain; instead, the pain fueled his excitement, and he laughed maniacally.
"Hahaha!"
"My apologies, I didn't know there were such rules! Then let's fight hand-to-hand!" Inosuke's fighting spirit was ignited by Tanjiro's powerful punch.
Tanjiro, utterly bewildered by Inosuke's logic, didn't know how to explain.
"You didn't understand! I'm saying Demon Slayers can't fight each other!" Tanjiro attempted to explain further.
But Inosuke had no intention of listening, flipping over and charging at Tanjiro.
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