The Headless Giant Corpse

"Hokage-sama, the barrier is consuming chakra too quickly. At this rate, it won't even last ten minutes!"

The ninja who had been replaced knew how fast the barrier was draining chakra and urgently reported.

"Don't panic, reinforcements are coming. Just hold on a little longer!"

How much longer was "a little longer"?

They could only grit their teeth and endure.

At this point, they couldn't let the chakra supply break, even if it meant risking their lives.

However, even if they couldn't hold on, they could temporarily pull in combat personnel to support.

"Shrink the barrier!"

At the Third Hokage's command, the barrier's area immediately decreased.

The shrinking of the barrier went smoothly. Although the chakra consumption was terrifying, the ropes did not break through. Still, everyone watched the barrier with tense expressions, afraid it wouldn't hold.

Although the ropes seemed to be blocked by the barrier, the areas where they touched the barrier began to dim, looking completely different from the parts of the barrier not in contact with the ropes.

That said, if things continued at this pace and no unexpected events occurred, the ropes would eventually be successfully sealed.

But sometimes, what you fear most is exactly what happens.

"Wh-what is that!"

"Corpses... the corpses are moving!"

For most people present, these bizarre creatures were unlike anything they had ever encountered.

Naturally, they widened their eyes, wanting to see what this thing truly was.

As for the clans with ocular kekkei genkai, they naturally opened their eyes to see it all.

However, the Hyuga Clan expressed that the viewing experience was extremely poor.

Because in their eyes, the area within the barrier was blurry and mostly dark. They couldn't see anything clearly. If they hadn't seen the ropes before activating their Byakugan, they would have thought there was nothing inside.

Moreover, the longer they looked, the more they felt like something malevolent within the barrier was staring at them, and it wasn't just one pair of eyes. Thinking of the severed heads hanging from the ropes, the members of the Hyuga Clan felt utterly dreadful.

They even considered whether they should deactivate their Byakugan, as even with them activated, they couldn't see clearly.

The Uchiha Clan was different. Although their Sharingan had slightly inferior perception, it possessed excellent dynamic visual acuity.

The moment the corpses moved, an Uchiha clansman cried out in alarm.

Everyone looked closely and saw that the corpses were indeed moving.

And it wasn't just one; all the corpses were trembling as if electrocuted.

Thus, before everyone's eyes, these headless corpses trembled and stood up.

The corpses that had died only recently were relatively fine, apart from the rather exaggerated amount of bleeding. However, as the rotten corpses trembled and rose, their decaying flesh flaked off.

Upon seeing this, almost everyone's faces turned green.

And those members of the Uchiha Clan with their Sharingan activated felt a churning in their stomachs, nearly vomiting.

From their perspective, at a distance of only a few hundred meters, the decaying flesh was so clear, it was like 4K ultra-high definition in slow motion.

They could even see the maggots wriggling within the flesh!

"What's wrong? What corpses moved?"

Hyuga Hiashi, who had his Byakugan activated but couldn't clearly see the situation within the barrier, asked subconsciously.

"Just as it sounds, the corpses moved."

Uchiha Fugaku's voice carried a hint of a tremor.

However, Hyuga Hiashi still didn't quite understand the situation. He hadn't explained how the corpses moved.

He had assumed the corpses were being manipulated by the ropes.

Helplessly, Hyuga Hiashi deactivated his Byakugan. He had always believed the dark mist enveloping these ghastly things was not simple, and he had hoped to glimpse some of its mysteries.

"They really... did move."

As soon as he deactivated his Byakugan, Hyuga Hiashi saw the corpses wriggling towards the barrier.

Wait, wasn't this bad?

While the barrier possessed considerable defensive power, it was obvious to everyone that it was already struggling to hold back the ropes. Now, with these wriggling corpses added...

"Quick, increase the chakra output!"

Increasing chakra output wasn't as simple as saying it. After all, there were only so many nodes capable of supplying chakra to the barrier.

So, instead of one person, three people began channeling chakra.

The somewhat ethereal barrier began to solidify.

As a large amount of chakra was concentrated into the barrier, it even gave the illusion of being tangible, as if a glass bowl had been placed over the land.

The good news was that perhaps because they were already dead, the corpses did not move quickly.

After multiple people began channeling chakra at a single node, the barrier visibly thickened by another layer, and the headless corpses only then sluggishly reached the edge of the barrier.

Then, just as everyone had guessed, the corpses began to attack the barrier.

The method of attack was simple: they used their hands to slap the barrier or their bodies to ram into it.

Bang bang bang~

Everyone seemed to hear the sound of the corpses hitting the barrier, a sound that struck their hearts like a blow, making them hold their breath, terrified that the headless corpses would shatter the barrier.

Fortunately, the barrier itself had already shrunk by a circle, becoming more solid. Coupled with the convergence of more chakra, the barrier did not shatter with a single blow.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, several headless corpses wearing black clothes, unlike the ones in coarse linen, appeared.

Seeing these corpses, the Third Hokage's breath hitched. These were his Anbu personnel.

With the addition of these Anbu corpses, the barrier's light dimmed even faster.

Or rather, with the addition of these corpses, the barrier's load capacity exceeded its critical point.

Seeing this, without the Third Hokage needing to give an order, two more people joined the chakra supply nodes, bringing the total to five.

Thus, the barrier became slightly more stable again.

But the problem was, it was easy to realize that the corpses would not get tired, while their chakra would be depleted very quickly.

The person supplying chakra calculated that with his chakra reserves, the barrier would likely drain him in less than a minute.

Although there were replacement personnel, almost everyone except the clan heads was guarding the nodes, stepping in to take over when someone couldn't hold on. They could only rotate a few times, meaning the barrier would be broken in a few minutes.

As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly.

The corpses that were slapping and ramming the barrier gathered together.

Then they merged into a five-meter-tall giant, a headless giant.

The headless giant extended its palm, formed from the gathered corpses, and slapped the barrier.

This blow felt as if it landed on the hearts of those supplying chakra to the barrier, causing their hearts to stop for a moment.

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