In the core district of Kusagakure.
The players and Kusagakure's main force were locked in fierce combat.
Both sides traded blows, the dazzling light of ninjutsu crisscrossing the battlefield.
Explosions rang out incessantly. Some buildings in the core district had been caught in the blasts and were already mostly reduced to rubble.
Leaving aside the players' combat strength, their sheer capacity for destroying buildings was quite intimidating.
At the Kusagakure Official Residence.
Amid the repeated "explosions," Bibiye's expression changed sharply.
He paced impatiently in the courtyard, waiting for news of the search.
Hidden nearby, Ye Chen simply watched from a distance without taking the initiative to attack.
He had thought that, given Bibiye's ambition, the man might have something bigger in store.
Instead, ever since his successful "mutiny," the fellow had remained visibly uneasy.
Besides sending the vast majority of his main force to wipe out the Hidden Jun Village players,
Bibiye had dispersed all his remaining core fighters to track down Ye Chen.
Ye Chen had never expected to leave Bibiye with such a profound "psychological scar."
The sheer effort Bibiye spent trying to locate Ye Chen showed just how wary of him he was.
After a short wait, one of Bibiye's confidants hurried in from outside the residence.
Bibiye asked impatiently,
"Well? Have you found any trace of the Hidden Jun Village chief?"
The newcomer shook his head without hesitation and reported,
"Sir, there's no trail to follow. The Hidden Jun Village chief seems to have vanished into thin air."
Bibiye flew into a rage at those words.
He immediately cursed,
"Useless! Every last one of you is useless..."
The newcomer looked embarrassed and could only endure Bibiye's fury.
Fortunately, after a few more curses, Bibiye fell silent.
His face was dark, and there was no telling what