
The 109th chapter of Kimetsu no Yaiba keeps the Hantengu battle at full pitch, as Genya refuses to fall, Nezuko trades blows with two demon clones, and Tanjiro fights to break free of the forest and rejoin the others.
After Genya Shinazugawa blasts off Aizetsu's head with his rifle, Sekido scolds the form for carelessness. The demon yanks his spear free of Genya, and the wound that had kept the young slayer alive now threatens to finish him. Genya ignores the taunt and recites a Buddhist sutra under his breath, which Aizetsu recognizes. Ordered to kill, Aizetsu lunges, but Genya evades the spear and strikes from behind with his blade. Before he can sever the head, Sekido's lightning drops him, though Genya still lands a bullet on the anger form. A swing of the spear shaft hurls him into a wall.
Meanwhile Nezuko Kamado keeps grappling with Karaku, who impales her midsection with his foot and tears off her arm. She answers with a savage kick and sets him ablaze using her Blood Demon Art, then snatches his fan and blows him clear out of the building. She turns the same trick on Sekido, but he drives his staff through her neck and floods her with lightning, leaving her paralyzed.
In the surrounding forest Tanjiro Kamado stays locked in combat with Urogi, whose talons rake him repeatedly. Forcing himself to stay calm, Tanjiro fixes on a single goal: get back to the building and reach Genya and Nezuko. He silently urges both of them to endure.
Inside, Genya pulls himself upright and resumes his quiet chant. Stunned that the slayer is still breathing, Sekido questions how he survives. Genya raises his gun, gives the demon his name, and declares that he will be the one to bring Sekido down.
This installment belongs to the Swordsmith Village Arc and ran in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 24 of 2018, dated May 14th. It is collected in Volume 13 and was later adapted within Episode 48 of the anime. The chapter highlights Genya's unusual resilience, a trait tied to his demonic eating ability, and shows Nezuko's Blood Demon Art proving effective against multiple Hantengu forms at once.

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Chapter 109 of Demon Slayer, titled Won't Die, continues the Hantengu battle as Genya refuses to fall, Nezuko fights two demon clones, and Tanjiro struggles to break free of the forest to rejoin the others. Despite a grave wound and Sekido's lightning, Genya pulls himself upright, names himself, and declares he will bring Sekido down.
Demon Slayer Chapter 109, Won't Die, belongs to the Swordsmith Village Arc and is collected in Volume 13. It originally ran in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 24 of 2018, dated May 14th.
In Chapter 109, Nezuko Kamado grapples with Karaku, who impales her midsection and tears off her arm, but she retaliates with a savage kick and sets him ablaze using her Blood Demon Art before blowing him out of the building with his own fan. She turns the same trick on Sekido, but he drives his staff through her neck and floods her with lightning, leaving her paralyzed.
Genya Shinazugawa survives in Chapter 109 due to his unusual resilience, a trait tied to his demonic eating ability. Even after Sekido's lightning and a spear that hurls him into a wall, Genya pulls himself upright, resumes his quiet Buddhist chant, and stuns Sekido by still breathing.
Demon Slayer Chapter 109, Won't Die, was later adapted within Episode 48 of the anime. The chapter highlights Genya's resilience and shows Nezuko's Blood Demon Art proving effective against multiple Hantengu forms at once.
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