Indeed, the few ninjas who have the ability to stay in the air for a long time are quite passive in air combat.
It can even be said that most of the time they do not have the ability to deal with air strikes.
But that was in the past.
When wiping out the Sky Ninjas, the ninjas who realized the restraint of aerial combat power on themselves strengthened their ability to deal with aerial attacks.
Therefore, Camilla's confident smile disappeared when she was halfway through her dive, because the one facing her was not the young commander who could easily capture the enemy.
But all kinds of attacks.
Ninjutsu and ninja tools, every move is deadly.
Fortunately, Camilla was able to change direction flexibly and avoided crashing into the car and dying.
But even so, she was injured in several places.
Looking down again, she saw a number of vigilant and serious faces staring straight at her.
Looking at it from this angle, it's a really terrifying scene.
But this was just the beginning. The ninjas who found their new target immediately began to redeploy personnel.
People with super long-range attack capabilities were dispatched to keep a close eye on this strange "bat man".
——If nothing else, just looking at her unique appearance and posture is enough to prove that she is different from those mass-produced soldiers.
If those people in uniform are 'Genin', then this one who can fly must be a 'Jonin' no matter how you look at it.
Catch her or kill her, that's for sure!
Their individual anti-aircraft capabilities were indeed limited, but when they joined forces, with each person responsible for one side, it was enough to weave an air defense network, which made Camilla very uncomfortable.
If she didn't fly lower, she wouldn't be able to attack, let alone catch the young man and take command.
But if she really lowers her flying altitude, there's no telling how many attacks she can do.
Those attacks really hurt when they landed on me.
Even if his body had been strengthened by the Choice of Grayl Stone, he would still be in trouble if he was attacked too many times.
This is very embarrassing.
It would be fine if Camilla had a whole air echelon to help her.
But she was the only one there.
This raid was awkward - more like a disturbing fly than an eagle that could kill with one strike.
Such an embarrassing and shameful scene was faithfully presented to the audience by the mirage technique of the ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village.
How to say it.
If this was just a war blockbuster with a sci-fi atmosphere.
Now it's like... a comedy?
"Mom, this bat man looks so funny."
The children's voices speak for themselves.
Yes, in fact everyone thinks so, but because of adult reserve they don’t say it out loud.
After all, there is a battle going on over there.
How could they be so disrespectful?
Once one person spoke up, the others stopped holding back.
“How embarrassing.”
"What on earth does she want to do, just hovering in the air with her eyes wide open?"
"Is it possible that she simply wanted to get off but couldn't?"
"I thought it was a very powerful enemy!"
"The Sand Village is really amazing. They actually found such a funny person to play the enemy."
When that huge and powerful thing appeared before, they were very worried.
Now……
puff.
Sorry, but this is really funny.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became joyful.
People burst out laughing.
I've been nervous for so long, it's nice to have some fun and relax.
This Chunin Exam, I really understand it.
The audience was satisfied, but Hyde was furious.
He also watched Camilla's performance from beginning to end, and there was really no room for blame at all.
It's just embarrassing.
It's so embarrassing.
If you hadn't come out, I could have said that the fortress was not finished and someone was causing trouble inside...
However, when Camilla came out, everything was ruined.
Hyde now just wanted to strangle his past self.
Why did you choose such a thing?
But there is no medicine for regret in the world.
At this moment, the picture in the mirage technique changed again.
The huge fortress that had been firing intermittently had stopped firing at some point.
It was only because the battlefield was so intense and people were concentrating on fighting the enemies they were responsible for that they were not noticed immediately.
As for the cause of the flameout...
“So this is the structure.”
Scorpion easily sneaked into the fortress
He bent over and stared at one of the bearings and touched his chin.
I feel like I have new inspiration.
Although it can't be said to be a very sophisticated design, but if it is transmitted by large equipment...
If you only look at Scorpio, this looks like a handsome technician who is concentrating on learning new technologies.
The serious and professional look makes people can't help but sigh:
“So dedicated.”
But if you expand the camera to the space where he is, it becomes a scene from a horror movie.
Because behind him, there were several armored men hanging up.
And judging from their appearance...it's obvious that they are in great danger.
After Scorpio judged that the candidates outside could handle it on their own, he rushed in alone.
If gods stand in the way, kill gods; if Buddhas stand in the way, kill Buddhas.
Keep moving forward, and stop to study any places that interest you.
For most of them, he could understand them after just a few glances, but of course there were some that were more complicated and could not be understood at a glance or two.
Then he would just remove the part that was blocking the outside.
If someone comes, it will be hung up; if no one comes, it will make a clanging sound.
At first, quite a few people rushed over, but perhaps they were frightened by the sight of people being hung everywhere.
Soon no one dared to step forward to deal with this "killer god".
There's nothing they can do. Even if they rush forward it's useless. After all, they are just 'delivering food' - they are not even as good as food.
Since it's of no use at all, why bother sending it up?
It would be better to accumulate strength and wait for Lady Camilla to come back, then they can fight it out!
To Hyde's men who remained in the fortress.
Knights like Camilla are the absolute strongest.
As long as Lady Camilla comes back, that mere invader will be no problem at all!
However, thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
——It’s been such a long time.
Lady Camilla, hasn't she dealt with those damn ninjas yet?
This shouldn’t be the case…
Really?
No, it won't.
The armored men immediately shook off the slight ominous premonition in their minds.
Lady Camilla is second only to Lord Hyde in invincibility, so there will be no problem!
Lady Camilla must be slaughtering those little bug-like ninjas right now, that's absolutely true!
The panicked and helpless armored people began
Self-comfort.
However, it is perfect self-comfort.
There is no way to influence the cruel reality.
Camilla was unable to escape from the fight between the people until a violent tremor was heard and the huge fortress was inserted diagonally into the desert.
In fact, she had already given up.
But this time the decision is no longer in her hands.
Come when you want and leave when you want?
It’s not that easy!
Ninjas are not the type to not fight back after being beaten.
Although they can't fly.
But if you just want to stay in the air for a short time, there are many ways to do it.
For example, you can do a tall earth escape technique, and then follow it up with a wind escape technique, or borrow ninja tools.
No matter which direction Camilla flew, she would be greeted by an endless encirclement.
She could only fly higher to avoid it.
But how high could she go? Unless she abandoned everything in front of her and flew away, there was no place for her to land.
Until the world's first fortress that she was proud of tilted and fell.
Camilla paused briefly in mid-air.
But at this moment, the ninjas seized the opportunity.
The boy who appeared in the sky at some point came up behind Camilla.
At this distance, Camilla's air power, which she was so proud of, was of no use at all.
"Distractions on the battlefield are not a good habit."
A smile appeared on Uchiha Shisui's usually serious face.
But before anyone could appreciate the beauty, a brutal attack came suddenly.
Uchiha Shisui didn't show any face and went up with a series of smooth joint techniques followed by heavy punches, knocking the man down in just a few seconds.
Camilla, who was knocked down, fell heavily into the desert like a meteorite and was motionless.
The leader fell in mid-air.
The fortress behind him was on the verge of collapse.
The remaining armored men gradually lost their will to resist.
——They were not that strong to begin with, and it was only because of this armor that they were able to fight against the ninjas.
But how can people who usually do mostly hard labor and bully the weak and fear the strong compare to the battle-hardened ninjas?
The audience in the auditorium cheered one after another.
Everyone was cheering for the victory.
Only Hyde.
Hyde wanted to evacuate while no one was paying attention to him.
But when he started to move, he found that there were ninjas looming all around him.
Obviously, he has been targeted.
Hyde's expression was gloomy.
At this moment, he no longer cared about his hard work.
As long as the mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. Of course he would be sad if the fortress was destroyed.
But as long as he is here, as long as the Gray Stone is here.
He can make a comeback.
After all, if you build a fortress, you can build a second one.
Hyde watched the people around him warily.
Noticing that the ninjas did not charge directly at him, he realized that the ninjas had some concerns.
But he didn't have time to think about what the ninja was worried about, he was just focused on finding a way to retreat.
Finally, he found a direction with few people and no ninjas.
If it's this way...
Hyde made up his mind, then immediately jumped up and rushed towards the glimmer of hope he had discovered.
He didn't care whether he hit anyone on the road or not, he just rushed forward recklessly.
Closer and closer.
As long as he can get out of here——
Just as Hyde started to move, the other ninjas who were watching him jumped out.
However, unlike Hyde who rushes forward fearlessly, they also have to consider the audience, so their actions are much restricted.
Not only is the speed affected, but the guests who were hit by Hyde must also be kept in danger at all times - this is a big event in their Sand Village, and if the guests are really put in danger, they will be doomed.
Therefore, they were unable to control everyone in a flash.
Instead, it made Hyde actually sprint out for some distance.
Hyde just thought that he had chosen the right direction and didn't think too much about it.
He crossed another row of seats and came to the upper position.
As long as he can get past those people in front of him, he can escape!
Once they reach a place like the outer city where secret architectural techniques are revealed, those ninjas will have no chance of catching them!
At this moment, Hyde discovered the group of people in front of him——
The person sitting in the middle was his biggest worry, and the one who caused him to lose a large sum of money at the beginning.
Hyde smiled.
This is really like enemies meeting and being jealous of each other.
It just so happened that he needed a hostage.
So he paused on his toes and rushed directly towards Yu Yue.
Five meters, meters, one meter...
While others were dodging in panic, he rushed directly to the area where Yu Yue was, stretched out his arms, and grabbed her.
"Get out of the way! Everyone, get out of the way! Or I'll—"
Hyde threatened the surrounding ninjas with a ferocious look.
However, before he could finish his words, he noticed that the ninjas around him were looking at him with strange eyes.
Not only the adults, but also the children around looked over with calm curiosity.
Some people even spoke directly:
"What else?"
Hyde: ...?
Only then did he notice that the person who spoke was Yu Yue, whom he originally wanted to capture.
The one who was speaking was Yu Yue, so who was he arresting?
Hyde then looked at the person he had captured.
The person who was supposed to have his back to him suddenly turned his face towards him.
This operation of twisting the neck 180 degrees is really terrifying.
Even Yu Yue, the audience facing them, was horrified, not to mention Hyde, who was half involved.
Imagine that you are holding the shoulders of the person in front of you with his back to you, but suddenly he turns his head 180 degrees and asks expressionlessly, "What's the matter?"
What a horrifying scene that was.
Anyway, Yu Yue felt like her hair was standing on end at that moment.
But Orochimaru seemed to be fine. Even though he was being strangled by the neck, he was not panicked at all.
At the moment Hyde grabbed him, Orochimaru, who was originally behind Ugetsu, switched positions with Ugetsu in a flash.
The one who was caught naturally changed from Ugetsu to Orochimaru—
Of course, even if Orochimaru had not switched places with Ugetsu, Kabuto Yakushi and Uchiha Itachi, who had already realized the problem, would not let Ugetsu be captured.
But in comparison, there wouldn't be such a dramatic result as today.
The one who was captured was Orochimaru, one of the 'ninjas', so now he can just sit back and watch the fun.
This is why so many ninjas not only did not move, but also watched the fun.
Are you kidding? Isn’t Orochimaru much stronger than them?
There is no need for them to worry about anything.
They only care about how miserable that guy will be later.
Even Orochimaru, who was captured, was curious about what he wanted to do.
After all, there are not many ninjas who dare to rush in front of him so boldly.
It was clear to Hyde that his actions had gone wrong again.
After all, the guy in his hand can twist his head 180 degrees.
A normal ninja——no, even a ninja shouldn't be able to do something like this.
For the first time, Hyde felt regretful.
He shouldn't have come at this time.
Even if things will become troublesome later due to the development of the Sand Village, and even if it takes more effort and money to find the caravan, we should wait until our strength matures before taking action.
Instead of being like now, where one wrong step leads to all the wrong steps.
Hyde is certainly not without power.
But he is very cautious.
He would not fully install the power of the Gray Stone on himself until he was 100% sure it was safe.
To those people - even knights like Camilla were created for this.
A good fighter is important, but the most important thing is to verify the safety of the Gray Stone.
Hyde's body began to swell.
He changed from a thin and elegant businessman to a strong and muscular man.
Not only did the muscles become firm, but the skin also turned gray-brown.
The arched muscles looked full of strength, and the place where the hand that was holding Orochimaru touched Orochimaru's body was even deformed.
Hyde looked gloomy.
He didn't want to be exposed so early - after all, until now, only a small part of the power of the Gray Stone had been transplanted.
According to his original plan, he wanted to wait until he got the real mineral vein and then choose the best quality stone to embed as his power carrier.
However, even so, Orochimaru did not show any expression of pain.
He just waited for a few seconds and then frowned, looking like "That's it?"
Before Hyde could figure out what he was trying to say, Orochimaru's hands suddenly rushed over Hyde's strong arms like two pythons and rushed towards his neck.
'Shadow Snake Hand' is also Orochimaru's special ninjutsu.
Seeing two pythons rushing towards his face, Hyde quickly dodged backwards.
The hand that was holding Orochimaru naturally loosened.
However, under the strengthening of the Gray Stone, Hyde's body
The body responded quickly.
While dodging, he also punched forward.
The huge force directly smashed the place where Orochimaru was supposed to be.
"This is Miss Yu Yue."
Although it was a short time for ordinary people, it was enough for ninjas to evacuate. Not only Ugetsu, but all the spectators around were evacuated as well.
The ninjas of the Sand Village even quickly created the initial barrier - its power may not be as great as the Four Purple Yang Formation, but the advantage is that the scene inside can be seen from outside.
Therefore, Kabuto Yakushi even chose a good position so that Ugetsu could watch the battle up close.
Although Yakushi Kabuto didn't think there was any suspense in this battle.
But considering that Miss Yu Yue might care, I specially found a place that is both safe and has ample visibility.
With his explosive power, Hyde showed strength beyond that of an ordinary ninja.
With every move he made, everything around him was destroyed and shattered.
In comparison, the slender Orochimaru was like a leaf in a strong wind, forced to drift wherever the wind went.
It makes people worry about him.
Only Hyde, the person involved, knew that although his attacks seemed fierce, he never really hit the opponent's vital points. Not only that, he seemed to be hitting cotton the whole time.
Not only that, his enhanced vision even allowed him to see the mocking smile on the other person's face.
"If only to this extent."
After a few times, Orochimaru lost interest.
He originally wanted to experience the power of the Gray Stone.
After all, he had turned into a bat and a werewolf before (he later saw Fengwai’s corpse).
I thought that Hyde, as the leader, could become some powerful character.
I didn't expect that only my body would change.
Once Orochimaru launches an attack.
The battle situation would be completely different then.
Orochimaru has no additional enhanced powers.
But his combat experience as a ninja is beyond Hyde's reach.
Almost immediately, Hyde's chest was split open with a wound nearly as thick as his arm.
If it happened to anyone else, it would be a fatal blow.
The kind that might die without even being able to scream.
However, Hyde just groaned.
, and then, his body began to heal itself.
oh?
Orochimaru became interested.
Is it super regenerative ability?
Or does it have healing powers like medical ninjutsu?
He continued to fight while thinking.
The only difference from before was that this time his fight was more targeted.
Simply put, it is to constantly cause local damage to Hyde's body.
Lacerations, corrosion, burns, and even broken bones.
Orochimaru was very rigorous in inflicting a different type of wound on him each time.
Perhaps to achieve greater accuracy, different parts were tested separately.
It's possible to write a 'Practical Report on the Resilience of the Owners of the Gray Stone', or an academic report on 'What kind of damage can have the greatest effect on the users of the Gray Stone'.
While he was fighting, Hyde's body continued to recover.
Sometimes it treats the wounds, and sometimes it twists the twisted arms, legs and even neck back into place.
Of course, Orochimaru's battles are not as grand and spectacular as Jiraiya's, but this delicate and precise technique, which is like research, is also very interesting to watch.
It was so exciting that it was like showing a 'mystery of the human body'.
Even the audience's attention was attracted.
Although I couldn't see clearly because of the barrier and I didn't understand the techniques, but the blows were so powerful.
They felt it.
That was still cool.
All the way to the mirage technique, there was another huge noise.
After the armored man was defeated, the battle basically lost its suspense.
But Scorpion found many .
Some of them were doing hard labor.
Some of them were put into jars - they seemed to be used as raw materials.
So the original rescue of the candidates turned into a rescue of these people.
Scorpion is not a philanthropist. But letting so many people die at this time is not a good thing for the Sand Village, or even for the rescuers like them.
Of course, these jobs are definitely not done by Scorpio.
He was still focusing more on studying this huge fortress.
It’s a pity that I didn’t find the information, otherwise I wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble to find it.
Scorpio is sorry.
But he soon realized something was wrong.
The entire fortress's crew suddenly started moving.
As a puppeteer who deals with various mechanical puppets all day long, Scorpion is keenly aware that this is not the sound that should be made when the machinery is operating normally.
It's more like a runaway than an operation.
"withdraw!"
He made an immediate judgment.
Not only did they ask the people who came to rescue to evacuate, but they also asked all the candidates who were recuperating outside to stay away.
If a machine of this size were to run away, it would be a huge problem.
It's definitely not just a matter of loud sound and bright light.
Although the ninjas didn't know what was happening, one of the great advantages of ninjas is that they are obedient.
I heard Scorpio make this judgment.
They took action immediately.
Those who carry the wounded carry the wounded, and those who carry the rescued victims carry the victims.
Within a few breaths, the ninjas evacuated the ruined fortress in an orderly manner.
During their evacuation, the fortress began to make an abnormal buzzing sound.
At this time, Camilla, who was thought to be dead, appeared above the fortress.
Although she was still alive, she was not far from death.
His body was so twisted that it was unbearable to look at, and he just barely managed to crawl up to the fortress.
"Lord Hyde! I will never let them go back just like that!"
——That’s right, Camilla activated the fortress’s self-destruction program.
Her idea is also very simple.
Now that things have come to this, I might as well find someone to take the blame for it.
Anyway, now that I have lost the fortress, there is no way for me to go back and see Lord Hyde again.
It’s not a loss to have so many people die with me.
Camilla, who had almost lost her five senses, didn't know that the ninjas had already left the fortress, and thought she could take them to another world with her.
Finally, the fortress, which had collapsed to the extreme, began to shake violently.
There was a brief expansion and a sharp sound of metal tearing.
The fortress exploded.
The terrifyingly powerful light and heat swept across the surrounding land for several kilometers.
Even the ninjas who had quickly evacuated several kilometers away could feel the terrifying force brought by the impact.
They even used defensive ninjutsu, and only then did they manage to escape the catastrophic explosion unscathed.
But the blinding light and heat also prevented them from seeing what was happening over there.
An irregular 'mushroom cloud' even appeared at the center of the explosion.
Wherever the impact hit, everything was reduced to ashes.
Even the desert below is no exception.
The thick sand layer that was so thick that the ground could not be seen melted and washed away, revealing the true appearance underneath.
But soon, the wide ground also shattered and disappeared, continuously falling offline, forming a huge hole.
After the blinding light faded, people finally saw what was happening at the explosion site.
That would really be a disaster.
It is absolutely beyond human power - at least for them, it is something that is absolutely beyond human ability.
A huge pit appeared where the fortress was supposed to be.
The surrounding sand had even crystallized due to the previous high temperature. At this moment, those crystals were still flowing together with the sand flowing in the distance, heading towards the hollow below.
People didn't even have time to think at this point.
All I can feel is the relief of surviving the disaster.
Fortunately, I am still alive.
Fortunately, I evacuated in time...
But then again.
“Down in that big pit.”
Someone has discovered the problem.
"Why does it look like a group of ruined buildings?"
Everyone: ...!