The massive flock of crows descended like a black cloud, their noisy cries enough to unsettle anyone. The beating of their wings stirred up wildly chaotic currents of air.
"Such strange bodily organs, along with the ability to control a flock of crows? What a delightful surprise, Simu."
Faced with such a terrifying assault, Orochimaru remained composed.
He slowly raised his hands and began forming hand seals. Though he looked utterly unhurried, his hands moved at an absurd speed.
The shadows tightly engulfed Orochimaru as countless Ravens extended their sharp beaks, ready to pick their enemy apart piece by piece.
Orochimaru finished his hand seals, tilted back his head, and opened his mouth. The Chakra surging through his body gathered in his mouth, then transformed into countless densely packed brown snakes that erupted forth like a tsunami!
"Manyandara no Jin!"
Countless snakes opened their jaws and tore into the vast flock of crows descending from above.
Overall, neither side held the advantage.
Although Orochimaru's snakes were individually stronger and could instantly kill a Raven with a single strike, the latter possessed the ability to fly and were clearly far more agile. After circling and harassing the snakes, they could often launch counterattacks.
The clash between the two sides immediately reached a stalemate.
Clearly, this was not what Orochimaru wanted to see. Only by displaying absolutely overwhelming strength would Simu obediently become his test subject!
As for making Simu his vessel, it was still too early to speak of that.
He closed his mouth, and the surging snake swarm came to an end.
Orochimaru gently wiped the stringy saliva from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. His lips curled slightly as his chilling gaze lingered over Simu.
Suddenly, Orochimaru vanished. With a Body Flicker Technique, he appeared directly before Simu.
"Simu, I'll be taking your body, sss~"
Orochimaru extended an arm and reached straight for Simu.
Simu's eyes suddenly turned pitch-black. A red dot emerged at their center, and countless blood-red veins instantly spread outward.
Like the crackled glaze of fired porcelain!
Eight scarlet Rinkaku bloomed from Simu's back like flowers, firmly blocking Orochimaru's palm at the critical moment.
Two of them stabbed toward the enemy from either side, forcing Orochimaru to leap backward and create some distance.
Simu sighed. "Mr. Orochimaru, the way you say things really makes it easy for people to misunderstand."
Orochimaru licked his lips. "So Simu cares about worldly opinions as well?"
Simu scratched his nose. "Not particularly, but I still don't like getting too close to someone whose species and gender I can't even identify."
"Heh, I didn't expect Simu's tongue to be so sharp as well."
As Orochimaru spoke, he abruptly raised both hands level with the ground. His wide sleeves bulged violently as countless brown pythons shot out from within, coiling toward Simu.
"Sen'ei Tajashu!"
Snakes again? What a disgusting and perverse ability.
Simu grumbled inwardly, but his sharp Rinkaku had already lashed out violently like blades, swiftly cutting down the snakes before him!
When that attack failed, Orochimaru quickly formed another series of hand seals, drawing in a sharp breath as his mouth suddenly bulged.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A powerful current of air instantly burst from Orochimaru's mouth, transforming into a fierce gale that slammed into Simu.
Although Simu had prepared himself while Orochimaru was forming hand seals, the sudden force of the wind still sent his entire body flying.
Within the chaotic airflow, scarlet Kagune shot out and stabbed fiercely into the ground, allowing Simu to stabilize himself.
"A Wind Release ninjutsu I've never seen before."
Simu showed an interested expression.
After all, he had never obtained a test subject who had mastered Wind Release.
But clearly, the gloomy man before him was far from easy to deal with.
Simu could tell that what this man had displayed so far was nowhere near his true strength.
Seeing the vigilance on Simu's face, Orochimaru smiled faintly.
"Simu, my strength goes far beyond this."
He formed hand seals once more. This time, Chakra gathered in his hands.
As the Chakra condensed, the surrounding air rapidly formed a high-speed current that swept toward Simu like a wind blade!
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"
Such an airflow was unquestionably more powerful than the slash of an ordinary blade!
Simu made that judgment almost instantly, but the incoming airflow was simply too fast for him to evade.
With a thought, large amounts of black exoskeletal armor rapidly grew from the back of his neck, covering his upper body.
The turbulent airflow struck it, carving out showers of sparks. The friction from the cutting was so loud it nearly ruptured one's eardrums!
"That strange ability again?"
Orochimaru examined Simu's chest. The exoskeleton's surface had been sliced open by his Wind Cutter Technique, leaving a deep wound—but that was all.
It had not even reached Simu's flesh. In other words, he had yet to break through Simu's defenses.
Feeling the numb sensation in his chest, Simu adjusted his glasses. "I nearly got killed by Mr. Orochimaru."
The next second, aided by Simu's powerful vitality, large amounts of dark-red fluid secreted from the wound and filled it.
In just two seconds, the wound—ten centimeters deep—had completely vanished.
"Such powerful regenerative ability as well."
Orochimaru's gaze grew even more fervent.
He could barely wait to dissect Simu and study the secrets hidden within him!
This powerful vitality might be an important opportunity for him to achieve immortality!
With that in mind, Orochimaru used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands once again.
A vast number of brown snakes engulfed Simu once more, even more numerous than before!
Simu used the same method as last time, using his sharp Rinkaku to shred every snake before him.
At the same time, he silently had Koukaku cover his entire body, preventing any escaped snakes from harming him.
Just as Simu had expected, Orochimaru's attack this time was far from simple.
Amid the densely packed swarm of snakes, Orochimaru's head emerged.
His entire body stretched infinitely, turning into a long snake with a human head. He passed around Simu and tightly coiled around him.
The enormous snake body unleashed unimaginable strength. Even the Koukaku covering Simu could not bear the strain and let out pained creaks.
Orochimaru's head slowly slithered beside Simu's ear, his flicking tongue producing a hissing sound.
"Simu, you should obediently come with me."
A cold glint flashed across Simu's lenses as he politely declined. "Maybe next time."
The Koukaku on his back suddenly opened. Pitch-black feathers reflecting a metallic sheen emerged, then sliced the python wrapped around him cleanly in two like a heavy black iron greatsword!
Orochimaru's face was filled with disbelief. The steel wings that had grown from Simu's back had effortlessly severed his body completely!
This was Simu's newest creation.
[Ukaku: Sword Raven]
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