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Chapter 123 You passed!
"Super Beast Imitation Painting: Eagle Hunt!"

Following closely behind the giant bird as it descended from the sky, You's fingers flew across the air, the ink forming shapes of falcons.

The next second, these 'Ink Eagles' grew rapidly in the wind, transforming into giant birds with a wingspan of ten meters; they fiercely pounced on the surging 'demon tide' and fought a fierce battle with the densely packed 'monsters'.

Besides him, three other girls in school uniforms also jumped down.

"Xiao Zhi,"

"Net attack!"

With a command from Qiong Mei
The white spider girl perched on her shoulder opened her small mouth.

Puff puff puff,

Spiderwebs the size of fingernails were unleashed, and with the support of miraculous chakra, they expanded rapidly, transforming in the blink of an eye into giant nets covering an area of ​​tens of meters, enveloping the 'Biyo' in front.

Ninjutsu: Spider Nest Flower
Don't be fooled by the fact that Xiaozhi usually only cleans up mosquitoes and seems like a doll.

However, she is essentially a summoning beast with the ability of the 'Earth Curse Seal', similar to the 'Kidomaru' of the Sound Four; dealing with these 'insects' in essence is a perfect match for her!
Once she activates her 'Cursed Seal II' state, she can build a nest on the spot and hatch baby spiders, feeding and multiplying simultaneously – that would be true 'fighting to sustain war'.

Of course, the intensity of the battle at hand doesn't require her to go all out yet.

As these giant nets enveloped large swathes of demons, the chaotic situation was cleared up.

"Psychicism!"

On the other side, Nao, the class president, bit her thumb after landing and slapped it on the ground.

Thump, thump, thump,

Three foxes of different colors appeared in the smoke, swaying their tails and twisting their waists, their graceful figures immediately conjuring up the image of 'vixens'.

"Ah Li, deal with the demon."

Upon hearing the class monitor's words, a small, fiery red fox stepped forward from the crowd.

"Waaaaah~~"

As the fiery red fox raised its head and roared, balls of flame emerged from its fur, forming fireballs the size of human heads. Within these blazing fireballs, black holes representing eyes and mouths appeared, forming the facial features of a human's sinister smile.

Fire Release: Demon Lantern

Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-
As soon as these flaming heads appeared, they rushed towards the demons and exploded into bursts of flames in a 'self-destruct' manner.

"Yinmu, go help the ordinary people over there."

The other amber-colored fox nodded, its body began to swell, transforming into a three-meter-tall 'cute beast'.

With a few leaps, it arrived in the fleeing crowd, swatting and biting with its claws and sweeping with its tail, quickly clearing a large area. Ignoring the bewildered ordinary people, it turned and pounced on other areas.

The third fox perched on the class monitor's shoulder as she ran towards the man struggling in the pool of blood, her hands radiating a soft green light.

"Don't move, I'll treat your injuries."

With a gentle touch of the hand, the man's hideous wounds healed rapidly.

This wasn't the class monitor's ability, but through the link with the summoned beast, she could consume her own 'spiritual power' to unleash the healing abilities of the fox 'Orikasa'.

"Someone come and help! Gather the seriously injured here!"

"Let me do it,"

After a moment of stunned silence, the man who had just gotten up immediately joined the rescue effort.

After noticing that the 'demon tide' had been blocked, the fleeing crowd stopped running around and began to converge in this direction.

"Is he an extraordinary being?"

"Don't run around during the government's rescue efforts!"

"Gather all over here, with the children and women in the middle, and the armed men on the outside."

With someone to lead them, the panicked crowd quickly and orderly gathered in this direction.

"The evil spirits are gone!"

He tossed the 'paper figure' in his hand aside.
Using her 'spiritual power' to control the paper figure, she stuck it onto the head of the ancient yokai. With a soft shout from Yura Kakaiin, it exploded with a bang.

The paper figure in her hand was about half the size of her palm, cut into the shape of the Chinese character "大" (big), just like those used by traditional Onmyoji (yin-yang masters). However, in the center of the paper figure was written the character "爆" (explode). The effect was exactly as the character meant: it could cause a violent explosion.

Yes, it's essentially an explosive tag.

"Master, how many of these demons are there?"

In the explosion, apart from the Biyou that were killed on the spot, the other 'injured' Biyou began to split apart out of thin air!
Despite being temporarily blocked by the continuous splitting, the countless 'Bi Yao' flying all over the sky were still densely packed, and they were actually preparing to bypass the crowd and attack the convoy blocking the road.

"Well, that's it."

After a careful observation, Yu had already figured out the key point.

"Sora, Nao, Yura, listen up."

“Some of these ‘monsters’ are illusions: there are not as many as we see.”

The 'Bi Yao' swarming towards this side blotted out the sky, numbering in the tens of thousands at a glance: Yu and the others were all wearing communication headsets, and other areas were also 'overwhelming' with Bi Yao spreading outwards.

According to estimates from the island nation's supercomputer, the number is constantly expanding and is already approaching the tens of millions!

But what if part of it is an 'illusion'?
"Don't be fooled by your own eyes. Use other senses to lock onto the enemy and find the real demon among them."

Ultimately, the 'Oboro Clone Technique' is just a D-rank ninjutsu. When used, it appears to be densely packed, and it continues to split after being attacked, which is very intimidating. However, it is just an intimidation.

This isn't a physical 'shadow clone' with a difficulty level of B; an illusion is just an illusion. It can make a novice genin flustered, but once they calm down, they can use other means to lock onto the real body.

"Yes, master."

Upon hearing Yu's words, Hanakain Yura simply closed her eyes.

Plop, plop, plop

The sound of flapping wings reached her ears, and the girl tilted her head and threw out a 'detonating paper doll' from her hand.

"This way,"

boom!
The paper figure exploded with a loud bang.

A charred, mangled corpse fell to the ground, and several 'monsters' around it vanished at the same time.

"Not bad, you mastered it very quickly."

Yu nodded. Before him was the 'first battle' he had arranged for the three girls, a test of their courage in the face of the enemy and their ability to locate enemies by sound.

Most of the 'monsters' that filled the sky were illusions, while the rest were temporary 'ninja insects' that were created at the level of ninja academy students: they were not even considered spirit beasts and were 'consumables' that could only be maintained for a period of time.

According to the classification of island nations and the American government, it is considered 'weak dog level', that is, E-.

Theoretically, they are weaker than a fully armed American soldier: of course, their numbers make up for this shortcoming.

This is the tactic of the Iwagakure 'Umizuryū Clan' in the Naruto world: first, exhaust them with a large number of temporary flying ninja insects: even if they don't kill you, they'll wear you down!

After exhausting a large amount of the opponent's chakra, the Kamisumi clan ninjas would wait in ambush.

However, the parasitic insects of the Aburame clan can devour chakra and pinpoint the location of the queen bee.

After the queen was killed by a decapitation strike, the swarm of insects immediately perished: the remaining ninjas of the Kamisumi clan were no match for the Aburame clan, who were still able to fight alongside the Parasitic Insects.

"I can too,"

Qiongmei took out a 'detonating paper doll', closed her eyes and listened carefully for a while.

call out--

She threw the paper figure somewhere with a loud bang.

It was a wasted effort.
"Don't waste my talisman paper,"

Yu gave Qiong a weak 'hand chop' on the head and rolled his eyes at her.

"You've completely blown up an empty space. Focus."

"I got it~~"

Unconvinced, Qiong Mei threw out another exploding paper doll.

However, the explosion missed again, causing the nearby demon to roll its enormous eyes.
Well, it seems that Sora really doesn't have any athletic talent.

But it doesn't matter, it's just training anyway: if it's about detonating paper figures, Yu can use 'paper magic' to copy them at will.

While you're at it, let me tell the other battlefields about my 'discovery,' though they'll probably find out soon enough. "Hey, everyone else, watch out."

Press the headset,

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Da da da da,

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
On the outskirts of Hashimoto City, the closest city to Takano Town, a large number of Self-Defense Force soldiers have already built a defensive line.

Bullets rained down into the sky like water, high-explosive shells streaking across the sky with long trails of flame, turning into huge fireballs.

Self-Defense Force soldiers fired wildly into the sky, while artillery units behind them provided continuous fire support, but they could only barely hold back the 'demon tide'; as the 'demons' broke through the fire net and swooped down, the hands and feet not covered by bulletproof vests, as well as the face and neck under the helmet, became the fatal parts.

The constant screams were stimulating the nerves of the other soldiers!
After decades of peace, they were suddenly confronted with war.
It's already a miracle that they didn't break down on the spot.

"What,"

"Intertwined with a large number of illusions?"

At the top of a building, with a pile of 'Biya' corpses under her feet and half of one in her hand, Iori Ichika, covered in amber liquid, pressed her earpiece.

"I knew it! No wonder we couldn't kill all these 'demons' no matter what we did. Turns out, some of them were fake!"

Looking up at the densely packed demons in the sky, Iori Ichika gritted her teeth in hatred.

Does it have to be this 'despicable'?!

"Thanks, Brother You."

"Did everyone else hear that? Open your eyes wide and find out who it really is!"

After saying that, Iori Kazuka twisted her neck.

"It seems we have no choice but to use that method."

Standing on the rooftop, Iori Ichika took a deep breath.

She inhaled an endless stream of air, as if trying to compress all the air in the roof into her lungs.

A silent yet oppressive aura, seemingly poised to erupt with terrifying destruction, is gathering and brewing around Huawei as its core.
Squeak squeak squeak

Seemingly attracted by her aura, a large number of demons swooped down towards her.

Good thing!

"Ho ho ho ho ho!!!"

With a furious roar, the air, almost liquefied, burst forth from her inhumanly compressed body, transforming into visible, layered waves of air that carried powerful sonic waves, spreading outward in a cone shape like raging waves.

The cone-shaped sound wave spread out, and all the demons that were enveloped trembled violently on the spot, and the air around them became blurred in circles!
The next second, swarms of demons rained down.

"Cough cough cough,"

"The power is not bad, but..."

It's a bit hard on the throat.

He raised his hand and rubbed his neck; the aftereffects of this 'self-created skill' were quite significant.

Although she roared down hundreds of demons, it was only a drop in the ocean compared to the overall situation in the sky.

"Tsk, I wonder how things are going in other places?"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Gojo City, Aitani Town.

"Attention, citizens! Attention, citizens!"

"The demon tide is not entirely composed of 'monster demons'; some of it is an illusion created by 'monster demons'. Please be careful to distinguish between them."

"Repeat that."

The town's loudspeakers repeatedly broadcast information about the weaknesses of the 'Bi Yao'.

These words were not meant for ordinary people, who only needed to escape; they were not even meant for Self-Defense Force soldiers, because soldiers wear earpieces; these messages were directed at those 'superhumans' who had not joined the government but had come spontaneously.

"Is that so?"

On the rooftop, a young man holding two daggers seemed lost in thought.

"Mr. Yamagami, do you have a way to identify the true form of the 'Baiyou'?"

crackling

With a flash of lightning, Yamagami Toru, wielding a steel pipe, appeared on the rooftop on the other side.

“I’ll give it a try,”

As Yamashita Tetsu clasped his hands together, a large amount of lightning crackled and spread out from him. This lightning was very fine and did not seem to have much destructive power.

In fact, it had very little destructive power; the streaks of lightning swept across hundreds of meters. Aside from causing a sudden crackling noise on the broadcast system, it didn't shoot down any of the demons. However:
Sparks of electricity crackled from some of the demons' bodies.

"Thanks,"

Saito, wielding two daggers, sped out and charged towards the demons whose bodies crackled with electricity!
Without a doubt, these are the true forms of the swarming 'monsters'.

In front of the five lines of defense outside the city:

"Woof!!"

"Woof!!!"

After growing to gigantic size, its height reaches five meters.
A Shiba Inu with one blind eye and a military dog ​​with a mechanical prosthetic leg leaped out.

Wherever they went, the demons were smashed to pieces. They possessed a sense of smell tens of thousands of times greater than that of ordinary people, and could easily distinguish between illusions and the real thing.

There's no need to attack them specifically; simply 'crashing' into them is enough to crush the 'monsters' in their path. After all, they're just cannon fodder equivalent to ninja academy students. Compared to the two ninja dogs who have already reached the Chunin level through continuous battles and training, which is the Weak Tiger level, they are nothing more than insects that can be easily killed.

Even so, these demons still swarmed in densely packed numbers.

Even if they can only leave a scratch on the opponent each time, or even if they only make the opponent swing their sword one more time or release one more spell, their goal is achieved.

The battle has only just begun; this is merely the 'appetizer'.

In Shimoichi-cho, east of Gojo City:
Da da da da,

Dozens of hunters, clad in exoskeleton armor and fully armed, were relentlessly firing at the demons in the sky.

Their armor was enough to allow them to hold their own against the demons in close combat.

Moreover, they also have:

"Sister, did you hear that?"

"Yes, these demons are mixed with a lot of illusions."

Protected in the center by the hunters of these eight-sided mountain villages—no, now renamed 'Igogani Village'—are naturally the Igogani siblings.

"Distinguishing between the real and the illusion"

"It's a bit troublesome, but we're not without a way to deal with it."

After speaking, the two began forming hand seals. This immediately attracted the close attention of drones in the sky. Or perhaps, were they spying on them?

"Great Fireball!"

The long-haired, freckled younger brother opened his mouth and spat out a torrent of flames.

"Big breakthrough!"

The older sister, Isoya Dai, opened her mouth and exhaled a gust of wind.

The wind fuels the fire, and the fire draws strength from the wind; the two ninjutsu combined immediately amplify their power!

The enormous pillar of fire unleashed a fiery storm tens of meters long, engulfing a large number of demons within its attack range with the force of a raging inferno.

Flames surged forth, intensely burning away the air on the battlefield; they generated an extremely strong suction force, causing the surrounding air to transform into fierce air currents that swept in, mercilessly throwing many demons into the flames as 'fuel'.

This allowed the Self-Defense Force soldiers, who were deployed a hundred meters away,
They all felt a sensation of dry mouth, cracked skin, and impending burning.

"Is this what a superhuman is?"

Even the two kids are amazing!

(End of this chapter)