Kawaki Aoba and the other two immediately retreated, standing shoulder to shoulder beside Yuhi Shinku. Their bodies tensed as they stared fixedly at Shouya, whose fury was surging before them.
Shouya slowly raised a hand and lightly brushed the sparks from his armor. The killing intent around him erupted without restraint, blanketing the entire barrier.
"I was going to play with you until you died. Since you're so eager to die, I'll take care of all of you at once!"
His hands flew through seals, so fast that only afterimages remained. Hundreds of threads at his sleeves snapped taut at once, and every puppet within the barrier, large or small, raised its head as red light flashed brilliantly.
"All units, restrictions lifted! Self-destruction mode activated!"
The cold command fell, and every puppet turned crimson, violent explosive chakra swirling around them. A terrifying pressure swept across the entire field in an instant.
Inoue Tsukasa's face went deathly pale, his voice trembling.
"A-all the puppets are self-destructing at once?! The power... the whole barrier will be blown apart!"
Yukimura Rin's palms were slick with cold sweat, her tone grave to the extreme.
"There's no way we can withstand a collective self-destruction from so many puppets!"
Kawaki Aoba's heart pounded violently. His eyes remained locked on the self-destructing puppets filling the sky as his mind raced, searching for the only way out.
Yuhi Shinku's expression was graver than ever. He swiftly turned to the three of them and issued orders in a low voice at a rapid pace.
"Get close to me! Gather every last bit of chakra and construct the strongest defensive ninjutsu you can! This is our only chance to survive!"
"Understood!"
The three of them hesitated no longer. They immediately gathered around Yuhi Shinku and drew out every last bit