As Takakura Naoto attacked the traps one after another, Kawasaki immediately put away his contempt after his earlier carelessness.
But he had to be careful—not to let the normally steady Inoue fall into a disadvantage after taking one step, then another. Yet that was only Takakura's thinking, as he kept driving him toward the densely packed traps.
Just as Inoue had no choice but to step into the center of the final trap, a barrage of suffering surged from every direction in the forest, completely surrounding his careless position.
"To the well!" Seeing Inoue fall into danger, Li Mingyu shouted involuntarily.
"Die!" Seeing Ena focus her attention on Inoue, Jiangchuan threw a heavy punch, the muscles in his right arm swelling another thirty percent.
Leaf Swordsmanship—word for word. In order to save the absent Chouming, Moonlight Charlotte had no choice but to clash head-on with Jiangchuan Tianliang. She barely blocked the punch, but due to the enormous gap in strength, she was slammed viciously into the tree behind her by Jiangchuan's terrifying fist.
Huiming had been saved, but Moonlight Charlotte was in great pain. Not only was Tiger's mouth torn and her arm throbbing, but the impact against the tree had injured her internal organs. Every breath felt as though her lungs were splitting apart.
"Nai, that guy's strength is terrifying. Don't get close to him!" After suffering no light injuries from the exchange, Moonlight Charlotte struggled to evade Jiangchuan's follow-up attack and warned Liu Na behind her to be careful.
"Fire Release—Spiraling Flame Ring!" Kawasaki rapidly formed hand seals, taking an unusual action and successfully unleashing a high-level Fire Release ninjutsu he had yet to fully master.
Several blazing flames could be seen circling above Inoue and Kawasaki, forming a rotating ring around his body and successfully blocking many