A few minutes later...
At the foot of the mountain.
The Ghost Corps' invasion had arrived...
Terracotta Soldiers with physiques identical to ordinary people.
Medium-sized Terracotta Soldiers six meters tall, seemingly acting as captains.
Giant Terracotta Soldiers eighteen meters tall... like little mountains.
These vanguard troops filled the foot of the mountain, densely gathered in every direction.
As the Ghost Corps converged...
They formed a range of overlapping mountains, steadily pushing forward while crushing everything in their path.
Even...
Among those inhuman figures, one could still make out the shapes of some humans.
The Demon Country Ninja.
Back then, on the plains in front of the sealing shrine in the Land of Swamps...
Hyuga Sho had wiped out a hundred Demon Country Ninjas with one strike.
That did not mean every Demon Country Ninja had been wiped out.
At least...
The ninjas stationed in the "Capital of the Land of Demons" were still alive and well.
There were probably still more than a hundred Demon Country Ninjas left.
Under Hyuga Sho's deception and manipulation...
They had successfully believed that the Mōryō's Shell before them was the real Mōryō.
Though there was nothing wrong with that...
They had followed Mōryō here, their expressions feverish.
The Millennial Kingdom Hyuga Sho had promised them had thrown everyone into a state of revelry.
Under Mōryō's command...
The Demon Country Ninjas had come.
As auxiliary forces, they would help capture the Miko Palace.
Hyuga Sho had already arranged the script.
What remained... was the performance.
Because the Demon Country Ninjas did not know the truth, they... performed with exceptional devotion.
"Earth Release... Rock Fist!"
Crack, crack, crack.
As a layer of rock gathered...
Kitsuchi's right arm was wrapped in stone.
He raised his Rock Fist.
Kitsuchi smashed it viciously toward the nearest Terracotta Soldier.
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