Ye Chen deliberately held back, and Orochimaru still escaped.
When Orochimaru left the battlefield, Manda also vanished in a puff of smoke.
Orochimaru left alone, abandoning everyone who had come with him on the battlefield.
The Otogakure Trio would soon become "objects" for the players to fight over.
The battle boss had already been driven off by the Hidden Jun Village Chief, who had "displayed his overwhelming might."
With Orochimaru and Manda's withdrawal, the other three giant beasts on the field disappeared one after another.
The players had indeed been "brave and fearless" earlier.
But after fighting at close quarters, they all understood that these major bosses were "tough nuts to crack."
With their current strength, they could not crack them.
Instead, the "companions" who had come with Orochimaru became the players' targets.
For now, the Chunin Tournament had been temporarily suspended, and the "hostile" relationship between the players and the contestants or experts from the Five Great Shinobi Villages had also been temporarily removed.
This was also to prevent the players from being tempted by profit and "throwing their own ranks into chaos."
That way, they would not ruin the battle to "unite against the enemy."
The "companions" who had come with Orochimaru, however, were direct participants in the unrest.
Thus, they were the only ones on the field who remained hostile to the players.
The players had not yet earned enough battle merit in the Chunin Tournament before the "unrest" interrupted the proceedings.
At this point, they desperately needed a target to vent on.
One could imagine how miserable the fate of Orochimaru's "companions" would be.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen was holding a "secret discussion" with Tsunade and a group of experts from the various shinobi villages.
"Although Orochimaru has escaped, none of you should let your guard