Ye Chen could not help marveling. A ninja with Kage Level strength truly was extraordinary.
Had it been any other, slightly weaker ninja, Ye Chen would have slaughtered them long ago.
Yet the Early Kage Level old man before him was not only skilled at concealment, but also exceptionally proficient in Genjutsu.
Besides that, his means of escape seemed endless.
Puppet Technique, Shadow Clone, Taijutsu-he had used every technique at his disposal.
He was so slippery that even Ye Chen needed some time to catch up with him.
The earlier delay had opened up another gap between them.
That was the real reason Ye Chen had yet to catch the Early Kage Level old man.
The old man suddenly stopped hiding and dodging and instead headed straight toward the players.
Ye Chen understood his intentions at a guess. He simply wanted to use the players to obstruct him.
At first, Ye Chen dismissed it.
He thought that, by abandoning the concealment methods he excelled at and exposing himself in plain sight, the fleeing old man had actually made catching him easier.
And the players of Hidden Jun Village would not obstruct Ye Chen; they would help him instead.
Unlike the "natives," the players had no fear of death.
As long as Ye Chen gave the order, the players would stop the fleeing old man regardless of the consequences.
However, as he drew closer, the illusions before him suddenly changed.
Faces filled with anticipation and admiration fixed their gazes firmly on Ye Chen.
Ye Chen knew perfectly well that these were illusions, but the expressions on these imitations of the players were far too lifelike.
Without slowing down, Ye Chen frowned slightly.
Only then did he think of a crucial question.
With doubts in his mind, he asked inwardly:
*System! Are