The talent skill granted by the sequence of Apprentice... no, now Light Prayer, which Jiang Rui preferred to call Northshire Cleric, was less a curse than an enhanced silence that came with true damage.
The damage caused by Energy Overload had actually made the Third Raikage, whose body was so overbearing he could stand against tailed beasts, cough up a mouthful of blood the third time he was silenced. Jiang Rui saw great potential in it, but unfortunately, the damage was maximized only when the opponent was mobilizing Chakra.
After several exchanges, the Raikage also discovered the issue and minimized his use of ninjutsu such as Liger Bomb.
At first, Jiang Rui was pleased by this. Without Lightning Style enhancing his speed, the opponent was still far faster than him, but at least he was no longer constantly throwing out a Four Finger Spear Hand and skewering him like a meat kebab.
Then, they changed maps...
That was right. The trees had grown increasingly sparse, and after Jiang Rui crossed the last patch of bushes, he was greeted by an endless expanse of green grassland, with a babbling stream flowing nearby.
At that moment, Jiang Rui instinctively felt that things were not looking good.
Sure enough, less than half an hour later, he had been forced to use silence four times to widen the distance, and his mana was completely drained.
Everything about this skill was good, except it was a little... mana-hungry.
After being caught by the Raikage once again, Jiang Rui turned around resentfully and looked up at the massive body packed with explosive muscles and brimming with oppression. He spread his arms and flopped backward into a starfish position!
He was done running!
If you can kill me, I lose!
He had originally fled in order to