"Damn it!" Seeing the spherical object launched from the cylindrical barrels formed by Yueguang Han's hands, the Sand Shinobi cursed one after another.
Unfortunately, although they had seized the opportunity and timed their move well, Yueguang Han's attack was simply too fast. It was so fast that they had only just emerged from the ground, while only a few had leaped into the trees to shake off the paralysis from Lightning Release: Earth Run. They had not even had time to form hand seals before Yueguang Han's attack had already been fired.
Even the kunai they managed to throw immediately were bound to miss, since Yueguang Han had inexplicably retreated more than ten meters through the air.
They finally came out! Watching the Sand Shinobi emerge from underground, Yueguang Han smiled. Those Sand Shinobi hiding beneath the ground had always been a hidden danger. He was not afraid of them, but Yueguang Xingye and the other two were different.
The next moment, Yueguang Han hunched over in midair. The manifested Flying Thunder God Technique disappeared and became M249 LMGs, while his feet transformed into Barretts. Though he was controlling four guns at once, such an operation was not difficult with the T800's crystal core. It merely reduced his accuracy somewhat.
"Not good, take cover!" On the ground, the Sand Shinobi saw Yueguang Han's limbs transform once again into the weapons they had seen before. Alarm bells rang in their hearts, and they quickly fled beneath nearby trees or prepared to endure the lightning again and burrow back underground.
Unfortunately, with Yueguang Han in the sky this time, the trees could no longer completely conceal them. Meanwhile, the Lightning Style released by Yueguang Shiya and Yueguang Long had yet to dissipate from the ground.
Earth Style: Earth Spear!
Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!
Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!
Some of the Sand Shinobi gritted their teeth and continued completing their ninjutsu, preparing to gamble on it.
"Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat...!" The firecracker-like roar of the light machine guns rang through the sky.
"Bang! Bang! Bang...!" The Barretts unleashed echoing roars like thunderous blasts amid firecrackers. Their booming reports even drowned out the shriek of the light machine guns.
Yueguang Han's attacks were still faster than the Sand Shinobi's ninjutsu. Their techniques had only just been released when the bullets crossed dozens of meters and came crashing down ahead of them.
"Pfft, pfft... smack, smack..."
Bullets struck the ground, pierced tree trunks, and tore into flesh, producing different sounds that formed an unusual summer melody against the backdrop of the burning forest.
Under the Electronic Eye's precise targeting, all seven Sand Shinobi who had emerged from underground were shot in the head and killed within one or two seconds. Until their deaths, they had not even seen their ninjutsu reach Yueguang Han.
"Young Han!" Seeing several Sand Shinobi's ninjutsu fly toward Yueguang Han in the sky, Yueguang Xingye and the other two became extremely anxious, but they could do nothing. They had no way to stop the techniques flying toward Yueguang Han overhead.
"Lord Luo Fei, the fifteen ninjas sent to provide support suffered heavy casualties. Only seven remain, and they have burrowed underground again."
"Lord Luo Fei, those four enemies are burning down the forest and using brute force to destroy the traps as they approach us. The remaining seven ninjas have been burrowing around them, but they do not dare strike rashly. The enemy who ambushed us from a great distance is likely among those four. Our other underground ninjas are rapidly heading over to reinforce them."
At the Sand Shinobi outpost in the valley, behind the buildings, Sensory Ninjas reported the situation on the mountain to Luo Fei, the person in charge of the outpost, in real time. Yet the reports brought no joy. Coupled with the constant gunfire and explosions from the mountain, they only made the Sand Shinobi who heard them more uneasy. Those four enemies were charging toward their outpost so recklessly; they must have had some plan extremely detrimental to the outpost.
And to kill more than ten of their ninjas in such a short time, one of those four enemies was clearly an exceptionally powerful ninja, at least an Elite Jonin, perhaps even someone with strength approaching that of a Kage. No one wanted to encounter such a powerhouse. Even if they had the numbers and were certain to win, fighting such a strong opponent would inevitably cause considerable casualties. Given a choice, no one wanted to be the unlucky one.
"Whoosh." Suddenly, just as the Sand Shinobi were worrying, a basin-sized spherical object howled through the air and flew rapidly toward the edge of the outpost before landing beside a wooden house.
Hearing the sound, not only did none of the Sand Shinobi go to investigate, they hid even more carefully behind obstacles. Even Luo Fei, an Elite Jonin, was no exception. They feared that what had flown over was that attack so fast they could not react to it at all. Each of them cursed inwardly. Being forced to hide behind cover like this was far too passive.
But the corpses of their fallen comrades had already proven the danger of carelessly exposing themselves. Those who could not use Earth Style had no choice but to remain hidden, not daring to show themselves casually. They had no way of predicting whether that attack, far faster than sound, would immediately come for them. If it did, they would not even have a chance to dodge.
"Boom...!" A violent explosion erupted at the edge of the Sand Shinobi outpost. The entire wooden house was instantly destroyed as fierce winds and shockwaves swept through the surroundings, blowing the roofs off nearby wooden houses. Dirt and shattered planks flew everywhere with tremendous force. Thick smoke and dust billowed into the air. The Sand Shinobi hiding behind those wooden houses were instantly blown to pieces, their severed limbs soaring high along with wood chips and dirt.
"Pfft!" Several ninjas close to the wooden house simultaneously spat out blood under the force of the explosion. They had clearly been injured by the terrifying blast.
"Damn it!" Feeling the tremors caused by the explosion, the Sand Shinobi cursed inwardly, their anxiety mounting. They could tell from the vibrations alone how violent the explosion had been. Its power was absolutely comparable to more than a dozen, perhaps even dozens, of Explosive Tags. At this rate, they might lose half their men before even seeing the enemy.
"Lord Luo Fei, withdraw from the outpost!" Before the explosion had subsided, a Sand Shinobi emerged from underground behind Luo Fei and shouted anxiously, "The enemy's abilities are too strange. Open ground is their home field."
"Rat-a-tat-tat..." At that moment, another burst of gunfire rang out from the mountain, making the already anxious Sand Shinobi even more frantic. They wanted to retreat farther back, but did not dare.
"Damn it!" Hearing the shout of the Sand Shinobi who had returned underground to report and the renewed gunfire, Luo Fei cursed. He shouted, "Everyone, fall back!"
"Whoosh!" The moment his words fell, the gunfire from the mountain stopped again. Another howling sound came from above and ultimately landed within the outpost.
"Boom...!" Another massive explosion rang out, sending dirt and stones flying in every direction. Fortunately, it landed in an open area this time, and no Sand Shinobi were injured. But the impact point was closer to the center of the outpost. The flying sand and stones, shockwave, fierce wind, and heat blast from the explosion also halted the Sand Shinobi who had wanted to rush out.
"Whoosh...!" Three to five seconds later, the howling sounded again. Another spherical object flew into the outpost, passing above several wooden houses.
"It's that thing! Everyone, be careful." At that moment, some Sand Shinobi finally saw clearly what the howling object causing the explosions actually was. It was not ninjutsu.
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