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Chapter 420 Special Map, Road to the Underworld

Naruto frowned, unsure of Neji's meaning.

Tsunade and Jiraiya both wore complex expressions, clearly knowing the reason for Hyuga Neji's betrayal.

Naruto Uzumaki wanted to ask more questions.

But Tsunade stopped him, sighed and explained, "The Caged Bird Seal is a cursed seal that the Hyuga main family cast on the branch family."

As Tsunade explained, Naruto's brows furrowed even more.

Looking at Neji, who remained expressionless, he said, "Isn't it right to become a Guardian, to protect the main clan, and to protect Konoha?"

"Guardians?"

Neji gave a mocking smile and said, "If that's the case, then Orochimaru is also from the main branch of the family?"

Naruto Uzumaki was suddenly speechless.

In hindsight, the Caged Bird Seal of the Hyuga main family and the cursed seal Orochimaru branded on his slaves seemed to be no different.

Neji raised his thumb, pointing to his smooth forehead, and questioned, "Is it wrong for a slave to want to break free of his shackles?"

Is the son of a scapegoat still a scapegoat in the end?

If this is destiny, then breaking it requires one's own will, and it is with this will that one has been able to get to where one is today.

[Nen Master, Level 44]

"So, you want to kill me, Jiraiya?"

Countless black cursed snakes crawled all over Orochimaru's body, unleashing a deathly aura. It was not aggressive, but it caused Tsunade and the others to change their expressions drastically.

"Gold level?"

Tsunade took a deep breath and said with a solemn expression.

Most players have noticed that the attributes of the corrupted monsters far exceed the basic player stats.

A player who simply levels up without wearing any equipment or skills has the same stats as a regular monster.

Players wearing blue-green quality equipment and skills can exert roughly the same strength as [Elite Monsters] and [Commander Monsters].

The same applies thereafter.

However, combat power is not only related to game items, but also to the difference in player level, which can easily lead to players making wrong judgments.

Therefore, the players themselves developed the fastest and most efficient standard for judging the strength of enemy players.

Every 10 levels serve as a watershed.

Compare the player with a corrupted monster of the same level.

The intensity of the aura emanating from Orochimaru is comparable to that of a Gold-level Corruption Monster at levels 40-49.

"Fighting is strictly prohibited inside the Reincarnation Shrine, so follow me!"

Orochimaru looked at the stunned Tsunade and Jiraiya, then stuck out his tongue and licked his chin.

Then, he turned and stepped out of the edge of the glow of the Samsara Shrine, entering the area of ​​black mist.

"Tsunade..."

Jiraiya's expression turned serious as he said, "This is a good opportunity to test Orochimaru's strength. Don't be impulsive; let me fight him."

"The Black Myth map, death will teleport you to the Underworld..."

Tsunade frowned; everything was still uncertain.

Although the game hints that you can be resurrected by collecting the Underworld Flower by completing the [Underworld Quest], the quest details, difficulty, and time limit are all unknown.

"Don't worry, my ability is [Prophet]. Even if I can't defeat Orochimaru, I can still escape unscathed."

Jiraiya laughed twice, then rushed out of the Rinnegan shrine, following closely behind Orochimaru's retreating figure.

A few minutes later,

Tsunade sensed something was wrong. There was no sound of fighting coming from inside the black mist. Could it be that Jiraiya was killed instantly?

suddenly,

At the very edge of the shrine of reincarnation, the rubble was cleared away, and a cursed serpent the size of a thumb emerged.

vomit……

A pale arm emerged from the serpent's mouth, followed by its entire body.

Orochimaru, covered in slime, shook his head with a regretful expression and said, "How foolish, Jiraiya. He hasn't improved at all since then."

"How is that possible?"

Tsunade frowned.

Just as Jiraiya himself said, the [Prophet] has a very complex set of skills that can deal with all kinds of emergencies. Although his combat power is not strong, his ability to survive is definitely among the best.

Even Orochimaru couldn't have killed Jiraiya in just a few minutes.

This is also why Tsunade agreed to let Jiraiya test Orochimaru.

"I really have no way to kill a Level 40 [Prophet] with Lord-level strength in a short period of time."

Orochimaru spread his hands dismissively and said, "But the corrupted monster can do that."

The hundreds of cursed snakes that had just been released were all killed.

However, one of the cursed snakes traveled as far as the outpost of the [Fallen Mountain Bandits].

Hundreds of corrupt bandits, and two bandit captains at the commander level, all of whom are high-level monsters at Lv.50.

Even with the strongest survival abilities, you'll still get surrounded and killed in a battle against someone of a higher level.

"From the very beginning, I was planning to provoke Jiraiya, but I didn't expect that the idiot would take the bait before I even said two words..."

"Still as despicable as ever, Orochimaru!"

Tsunade clenched her fists, veins bulging, and although she was angry, she did not do anything rash.

after all,

Jiraiya can be resurrected and can explore a special map called [Yomigae Road].

……

the other side,

Jiraiya, who had been besieged and killed by the corrupt mountain bandits, opened his eyes blankly and looked around.

The pitch-black night sky

A gray river, thick like mercury, flows backwards, hanging upside down in the sky.

The mountains and fields are covered with beautiful wildflowers, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Countless figures—men, women, old people, children, smartly dressed city dwellers, bandits with headscarves, knights in armor, mages in tattered robes…

They walked forward on tiptoe, their faces expressionless and their eyes vacant.

It was as if countless spirits from another world had gathered here to be reborn.

You have entered the special map [Road to the Underworld]. Please revive as soon as possible, or you will be completely devoured by the [King of the Underworld].

"There's a resurrection time limit?"

Jiraiya's expression changed drastically. He looked up and saw the end point where countless spirits had advanced.

A colossal skull, as large as heaven and earth, opened its mouth and devoured the undead that had reached their destination.

Above his head, there was a burning incense stick, slowly emitting wisps of blue smoke.

[Returning Soul Incense]: As long as the incense burns out, the soul returns; when the incense burns out completely, the soul enters the underworld. Remaining burning time: 3 days

Note: When the incense for reviving the soul goes out, the player will die.

"Sure enough, the higher the level of the reincarnation game map, the greater the penalty for death."

Jiraiya's expression was solemn.

The [Prophet's] premonition had already told him that the [Tier 4] map would be extremely dangerous, and now it has indeed come true.

"What about the mission?"

Jiraiya opened the taskbar but didn't see any new tasks.

Prophetic perception...

With hands gathered at the center of the forehead, a faint radiance flowed out, converging at the center of the forehead to form the shape of an eye.

"Whew... I'm so tired. Just two seconds has used up almost half of my energy."

"The map level for the Road to the Underworld is too high!"

Jiraiya was panting heavily. His [Prophet's Sense] allowed him to vaguely perceive what was happening around him, making it an extremely powerful sensory skill.

In the new season's Black Myth map, the rules directly suppress its abilities, making it impossible to utilize them.

Once you reach the Road to the Underworld, you're no longer restricted, but because the map level is so high, the resource consumption is enormous.

"Have the in-game store, communication, teleportation functions, and even the ability to exit the game been cut off?"

In other words, if you can't gather enough [Yellow Spring Flowers] to be resurrected, you will be trapped on the Road to the Underworld indefinitely.

"We must get back as soon as possible and tell Tsunade and the others that the map to the Underworld is too bizarre; we absolutely cannot afford to die easily in the new season!"

Jiraiya quickly caught up with a slowly advancing spirit.

The moment you touch the dead,

[The Underworld Quest has been triggered]

Mission World: Attack on Titan

Mission objective: Defend against the giants' attack and protect [Wall of Mary].

Quest Reward: 1 Yellow Spring Flower.

Note: During the Underworld quest, the player's four main attributes, equipment, and skills will be sealed and converted into [Underworld Points].

Tip 2: Underworld Points can be used to purchase native goods from the mission world.

Tip 3: After leaving the mission world, the seal will be lifted, and game items purchased from [Underworld Points] will be automatically recycled. If you wish to keep them, you will need to spend reward points to purchase them.

(End of this chapter)