The shrill alarm echoed wildly through the cramped underground space.
Lin Ze rapidly formed hand seals, and the vast Ryūmyaku chakra within him surged out.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!
Six clouds of white smoke flashed past, and six shadow clones identical to him appeared instantly.
"Clear out the small fry. Make it quick!" Lin Ze's original body ordered coldly.
"Understood!" ×6
The six shadow clones immediately became six azure afterimages, lunging toward the remaining three Chunin-level Root members inside the base.
Meanwhile, Lin Ze's original body stamped down and shot forward like a cannonball, heading straight for the central control room where he sensed the two strongest Jōnin!
Inside the control room, the two Root leaders wearing bird and Ibuse Mask masks had clearly belatedly discovered the intruder.
They reacted extremely quickly, entering a combat stance the instant the alarm sounded.
"Enemy attack! Maximum alert!"
The bird-masked man growled, rapidly forming hand seals as chakra surged around him.
The Ibuse Mask man said nothing and simply drew the short sword from his back.
But fast as they were, Lin Ze was faster!
Boom!
A tremendous force blasted the control room's metal door into twisted fragments, and a figure covered in faint azure scales crashed inside like a demon god!
"Chakra Enhanced Strength!"
Lin Ze gave his opponent no chance to finish his hand seals. The instant he burst in, his azure-scaled fist was already hurtling straight toward the bird-masked man's chest with a terrifying rush of wind.
A flicker of horror crossed the bird-masked man's eyes. He had no time to react.
Crack!
The bird-masked man's chest caved in, and he flew backward, smashing hard into the metal wall behind him and becoming deeply embedded in it. Blood also poured from beneath his mask,