The instant dust billowed up and blotted out the sky, Orochimaru vanished from where he stood in a flash, like a phantom.
Moving as fast as lightning, he sped toward the captain in the blink of an eye.
However, despite Orochimaru's swift actions, locating the captain still took some time and effort.
At last, Orochimaru found the captain's trail. Without hesitation, he used the Body Flicker Technique and charged straight at him like a gust of wind.
His speed was astonishing.
At that moment, the captain also sensed Orochimaru closing in. The instant they met, the captain's sharp eyes saw through Orochimaru's intentions.
Drawing on years of combat experience and his precise judgment of Orochimaru's Body Flicker speed, the captain knew he was no match for Orochimaru.
Faced with such a formidable enemy, the captain steeled himself, a flash of resolve passing through his eyes.
He widened his eyes and glared viciously at Orochimaru, who was now within arm's reach, a savage smile spreading across his face.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, he put all his strength into driving the iron spike in his hand diagonally into his own thigh with lightning speed!
With a muffled squelch, the incomparably sharp iron spike plunged deep into the captain's thigh muscles and pierced through them, pinning his leg firmly to the ground within the formation!
Blood splattered everywhere, dyeing the surrounding earth red.
Afterward, the captain and Orochimaru engaged in a life-and-death battle that shook the heart.
Seeing that the captain was already wounded, Orochimaru no longer held back. He gave it his all, every move aimed to kill as he launched relentless, ferocious attacks.
In the end, after a fierce battle, the dust gradually settled.
But by then, the captain was already gravely wounded, barely clinging to life.
Without question, the