After Chojuro left, the three Contractors looked extremely grim. Chojuro was only a boy. Although he was fairly capable in combat, he was shy and lacked confidence.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it won't be long before the Assassination Corps arrives."
Mei Terumi's red lips curled upward, making the three Contractors' expressions even uglier.
"Is it really necessary to go this far? If we flee now, perhaps..."
Hearing the bearded man say this, Mei Terumi smiled and shook her head.
"I'm not a taijutsu-type ninja, while the enemy was able to kill the Raikage at close range. If we keep fleeing, he'll catch up to us. Besides, he has a ninja hound. I've tried it before—even if I hid beneath the snow, that ninja hound could still pinpoint my location. Those cells that absorb Chakra appeared just now, which means our trail has already been exposed. I saw these white cells once not long ago."
Mei Terumi had actually figured out the three Contractors' intentions long ago. She didn't believe they had happened to pass by, nor that they had happened to possess a one-time 'Space Ninjutsu Scroll.'
There weren't that many coincidences in the world. Under normal circumstances, Mei Terumi would have thanked the three of them. After all, they had saved her before. But now, they no longer had that opportunity.
"Fuck! Fall back!"
The bearded man stopped hesitating. Mei Terumi's words had shocked him—especially the part about the enemy being able to kill the Raikage at close range.
"We're leaving just like that? My light-gold scroll..."
The young Contractor's expression twisted slightly. He was pained by the loss of the space scroll.
"Then stay here by yourself."
The bearded man and the young woman Poison Pheasant charged out of the cave. The young Contractor looked Mei Terumi up and