Damn it!
Orochimaru was in mid-air, suddenly realized what was happening. Before he could even be angry at Manda for leaving abruptly, he caught a glimpse of the Valkyrie Puppet not far away changing direction and accelerating as it swooped down toward him.
Upon seeing this, Orochimaru immediately realized that the giant puppet was trying to kill him while he was in mid-air with no foothold.
" Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru reacted quickly, reaching downwards with his hand and unleashing dozens of living snakes from his sleeves, which swiftly coiled around the giant puppet beneath him, which had been half-crippled by the Manda.
"Snort!"
After the snake's head tightened its grip, Orochimaru suddenly pulled himself closer to the giant puppet beneath him, successfully dodging the Valkyrie Puppet's incredibly sharp wind-sword strike...
"Smack!"
Orochimaru fell heavily from the sky, landing on the back of the neck of a giant puppet.
Standing up, Orochimaru observed the Orochimaru Valkyrie Puppet flying in the sky with narrowed eyes, his mind racing.
"This golem is unlike any I've seen before; it came from the direction of the fortress-type golem."
"Is the puppeteer inside Chiyo?"
"Why can it float? Is it because of the four jets of air gushing from its back?"
"Also, the Chakra fluctuations emanating from its body seem rather strange..."
"This puppet has a penetrating wound from Lightning Release at its waist. Has Shin'un already fought it?"
"Now that this puppet has arrived, where is Shin'un?"
Thinking of this, Orochimaru frowned and turned to look into the distance.
Orochimaru's expression returned to its coldness when he spotted a figure crackling with electricity rapidly approaching from the rocky ground not far away.
"I see... You tried to stop it, but it still flew over?"
Turning his head, Orochimaru calmed down and looked at the Valkyrie Puppet floating in front of him.
"It's so beautiful and exquisite..."
Orochimaru couldn't help but feel this way as he looked at the Valkyrie Puppet.
The golden skirt and armor with subtle patterns, the more human-like female appearance, the lifelike facial contours... all these fully demonstrate the special features of this puppet.
"Squeak~"
Just as Orochimaru was observing the Valkyrie Puppet, the humanoid puppet beneath him swayed and struggled to raise its arms, attempting to grab Orochimaru, who was standing on the back of its neck.
For Orochimaru, such a fast grasping motion made it impossible for him to touch him.
Lightning Release: Lightning Spear!
With his hands Hand Seals swiftly, Orochimaru unleashed Lightning Release, deftly and precisely stabbing towards the massive metal hand joints that were closing in.
The next instant, the crucial point was destroyed, and the two enormous metal hands fell limply, unable to continue grabbing Orochimaru.
Thump!
A tremendous clang of steel rang out, Orochimaru looked down with satisfaction at the solidified lightning spear in his hand.
" Shin'un's modified Lightning Release is quite useful."
"The only downside is that it consumes a lot of Chakra..."
Shaking his head, Orochimaru dissipated the lightning spear in his hand and looked up at the Valkyrie Puppet in front of him.
Given the Valkyrie Puppet's flight capabilities and its incredibly sharp wind blade, he had no intention of fighting it.
Although this puppet is powerful, it clearly lacks the wide-range Ninjutsu bombardment capabilities of a fortress-type puppet.
In that case, this giant golem will not significantly impact the outcome of the main battle like a fortress-type golem.
Why would he risk fighting this special puppet that was clearly different from other giant puppets?
He's not Manda )...
"But..."
Orochimaru frowned, looking at the fierce battle raging on the other side.
"But we can't just ignore it; if we let it onto the battlefield, who knows what kind of damage it would cause."
Just as Orochimaru was thinking this, the Valkyrie Puppet hovering in the air pointed its wind sword at the five remaining half-crippled giant puppets on the field, and Chiyo's voice suddenly came from one of them.
"You guys go and support the battlefield, I'll take care of Orochimaru."
Upon hearing Chiyo's words, the giant puppets immediately reacted, turning around decisively and heading straight for the battlefield not far away.
Only the giant puppet beneath Orochimaru remained in place.
The Valkyrie Puppet looked down at Orochimaru and saw that he was staring at her expressionlessly, clearly having no intention of obediently leaving the giant puppet beneath her to support the battlefield.
Upon seeing this, Chiyo's voice came from the Valkyrie Puppet.
"Get out of the way."
"No."
"All right."
"Whoosh!"
With a whooshing sound, the Valkyrie Puppet wielded its wind-powered longsword, its thrusters working in tandem to swiftly slash at Orochimaru.
Seeing this, Orochimaru remained calm until the sharp energy emanating from the Wind Blade swept towards him, at which point Orochimaru activated Body Flicker Technique and left the spot.
"Whoosh~"
A soft cutting sound rang out, Valkyrie Puppet ruthlessly swung its sharp blade, severing the entire back of the humanoid puppet's neck.
"Thump~"
After falling from the sky, Orochimaru crouched on the ground, his legs numb.
Looking up, Orochimaru saw the puppet he had just been standing on, and noticed a deep cut on the back of its neck.
"They were pretty ruthless."
Orochimaru channeled his Chakra to his legs to relieve the soreness and numbness, then quickly stood up, keeping a watchful eye on the Orochimaru Valkyrie Puppet.
"Thump~ thump~"
"Squeak~"
Slightly heavy footsteps and the sound of metal scraping together rang out.
This is the Valkyrie Puppet's blade, now striding towards the battlefield.
As you can see, the large gap at the back of its neck ultimately affected its movement, causing it to wobble as it walked.
Orochimaru glanced at it helplessly and then turned his head away.
With the Valkyrie Puppet right in front of him, he couldn't stop the giant puppet from leaving for the time being, so he could only... hand it over to Shin'un to deal with.
"Sizzle!"
Suddenly, a series of crackling sounds came from behind the puppet that was stepping forward.
A thick Lightning Spear appeared, piercing straight through the lower abdomen of the battered giant puppet.
With a faint, mournful scream, the giant puppet lost all its threat.
"Sorry, I just couldn't resist seeing you with your back to me."
Shin'un's voice rang out from behind the giant puppet, and then a figure wrapped in lightning darted out and quickly appeared next to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru glanced at the giant puppet, now haphazardly thrashing about on the ground, its master no longer in the Optimal Control Position, and chuckled as he spoke to Shin'un beside him:
"They've arrived."
Nodding, Shin'un looked at the Valkyrie Puppet floating in front of him and was the first to deliver a piece of information.
"Teacher, this puppet emerged from a fortress-type puppet."
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru was taken aback and looked at the Valkyrie Puppet.
"I was wondering why something seemed off..."
Narrowing his eyes, Orochimaru stared at the Valkyrie Puppet in mid-air, which had not yet made a move, and amplified his senses.
The Valkyrie Puppet was constantly emitting intense Chakra fluctuations, which was normal, since both the four thrusters on its back and the wind sword it held were major Chakra consumers.
However, Orochimaru could vaguely sense it thanks to his not-so-outstanding Chakra perception.
In addition to the normal and stable Chakra fluctuations, the Valkyrie Puppet also seemed to have some Chakra fluctuations containing a violent undertone.
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Orochimaru's eyes flashed with understanding, and he immediately looked at the details he had previously overlooked.
"That's... the yellow sand of the desert?"