"Don't joke around. There's still something I need to confirm, and I'm not in that bad a state yet. As long as there's one thing I haven't confirmed, I'll be worried about the overall situation in the Land of Lightning!"
Mingye suddenly frowned and looked at his shoulder. The mucus in Manda's smoking mouth had stopped the bleeding from his shoulder wound while corroding and sealing it shut. The piercing pain bored into his heart, but Mingye could only endure it. Ara spat out an iron rod, which Mingye quickly grabbed and clamped between his teeth, letting out a muffled scream.
Outside, Manda charged out of the encirclement like a tank, crushing through the many ninjas. A figure shot out of the forest and collided head-on with Manda. The man's strength alone was enough to halt Manda's charge. Then he kicked Manda in the mouth, sending him flying into a nearby rock. Manda opened his jaws, and Mingye sprang out. Wind gathered in his palm before he struck forward.
The man was wrapped in a Lightning Armor. When the wind blades struck him, they left only red marks. Mingye frowned again, bracing himself with one hand on the ground as he inverted and spun his body. The wind around him condensed into a whirlwind, preventing the man from approaching.
"Hand over the treasure, and I'll let you leave!"
His brown skin was exposed before Mingye after the wind blades shredded his armor. His entire body was covered in bulging muscles as he sneered at Mingye, flaunting his strength. Mingye flashed out of sight before the man, but the man's speed was actually faster than Mingye's space ninjutsu. The instant the point of emergence appeared, the man was already upon him. Startled, Mingye curled his fingers and flashed away again. The