Konoha's Mission Master

Another point is also strange.

Plants have launched an attack on humans, and countless people have died in their sleep at night, so why have no skeletonized remains been found in this city?

Could that strange person be so kind as to collect someone's corpse?

Yakumo created new shadow clones to continue exploring the surroundings and conduct some simple tests.

The current base is located about 1,000 meters underground, and is surrounded by wood-based defensive structures, giving Yakumo time to prepare for retreat even if multiple god-level monsters attack.

On that day, Yakumo used intense fire to scorch the vines inside the city. Although those plants were more fire-resistant than ordinary plants, they were still gradually ignited by the intense fire.

Most importantly... Yakumo was not attacked by plants.

It can be confirmed that the plants that occupy the entire city are simply more vigorous plants. It is possible that during the battle, the monster used its ability to make these surrounding plants aggressive.

Just like the Wood Release technique used by Yakumo...

It can be predicted that this god-level monster's attributes are related to plants, and its true form may also be related to plants.

After specific tests showed that the plants in the city posed no danger.

Yakumo's shadow clones began to move towards the surrounding mountains, searching for the monster who had slaughtered the entire L City.

Elsewhere, Yakumo's shadow clones collected pollen from pale blue trumpet flowers on a high-rise building, intending to analyze its composition and then use Wood Release to interpret and replicate it, hoping to enhance the power of Wood Release itself.

Inside the laboratory, Yakumo uses life energy to activate life-mastering skills to analyze pollen.

Because of his Wood Release ability, he has an extremely high affinity for plants and was able to analyze the specific characteristics of this pollen in just a few minutes.

This is a neurotoxin, and its effects are maximized when the body is asleep.

Unfortunately, this highly toxic substance can only affect ordinary people; as long as one's constitution is strong enough, one can become immune.

Yakumo was somewhat disappointed as he had his Wood Release creation devour the pollen.

He then brought up the game panel and found his personal interface.

Currently, the remaining free attribute points are two.

The agility attribute already meets the requirements for Dao-level swordsmanship.

After a moment's thought, Yakumo decided to allocate her attribute points to Agility, especially when her Flying Thunder God Technique was interrupted by a god-level monster…

He clearly understood that he was still not fast enough!

Speed ​​is the only way to win.

"Agility increased by... 1.7".

The warm energy began to strengthen the muscles in his legs and also enhanced Yakumo's nervous system. As the energy flowed through his limbs and bones, his reaction speed was also improved.

Five minutes later, Agility: 69.9

"Add 0.2 points to Strength attribute."

After the energy enhancement, Yakumo's strength attribute reached 59.9.

Now, all I need is one more Grandmaster Breakthrough Scroll to acquire Dao-level swordsmanship, which will give me confidence in my fight against Im.

The remaining 0.1 free attribute points were added to Constitution.

After allocating points, Constitution attribute: 76.7

Yakumo stood up and did some simple exercises in the laboratory. This was to familiarize himself with his body after the comprehensive strengthening, and he could clearly feel that various aspects of his body had improved to different degrees.

Then, they practiced knife skills in the laboratory.

In an instant, the dark room was illuminated, and the shadows of knives loomed like mountains.

This is how Yakumo became familiar with his body.

He is currently at a bottleneck, and it is difficult to make significant progress in either the Wood Release Manual or the Hatake Sword Technique. Of course, this bottleneck will be broken naturally in two months.

We must now continue accumulating battle points.

The Demon Subduer has returned to the Glory Sword Sheath.

Yakumo left the lab, planning to take Masako Mori and Chiyuki for a walk around the city to see the nighttime scenery of L City and see if any strange people would come knocking on their door.

"Qianxue, stop practicing your swordplay. Let's go for a walk."

Yakumo changed into his combat suit and spoke to Yukotsu Chiyuki.

You Gu Qianxue's daily life is very regular, like a desireless ascetic. He spends more than eight hours a day practicing swordsmanship and also creates shadow clones to study ninjutsu.

"Yes, Master!"

He sheathed his weapon and bowed slightly to Yakumo.

“You are only one step away from mastering swordsmanship. The difference lies in comprehension, not in countless repetitive practices. Seeing more scenery will benefit your cultivation,” Yakumo earnestly advised.

In fact, he understood that although You Gu Qianxue didn't say it, she was still bothered by not being able to break through to the Grandmaster level yesterday. If the two negative states had disappeared a little later, he could have taken another step forward.

"it is good."

Yakumo reached out and grasped the shoulders of the two people, his chakra spreading outwards, enveloping them, following the guidance of the Flying Thunder God Technique in the darkness.

A flash of golden light, and the three appeared on the rooftop of the building.

Mori Masako and Yuuki Chiyuki also wore close-fitting combat suits for this trip, and on top of their clothes, they used wood-based artifacts to create blood-red light armor to provide as much protection as possible.

This is the tallest building in L City, offering a panoramic view of the entire city. Unfortunately, due to the late hour, only hazy, dark silhouettes could be seen in the distance.

Under the moonlight, one could barely make out the bustling scene that this city once was, as well as the outline of the bridge spanning the mountains in the distance.

Unfortunately... this is now just an empty city overrun by plants, so empty it's almost frightening, devoid of any sign of life.

"Let's go back, this city feels very deserted."

Mori Masako spoke, her long hair tied into a bun for easier combat, which made her look less girlish and more capable.

"it is good."

Yakumo nodded. The night view of L City was indeed disappointing, especially since there was no sign of any strange people in the city, which put his plan to collect battle points on hold.

He has decided that if the shadow clones still cannot find the monster's location by tomorrow morning, then they will relocate and abandon L City.

Suddenly, light appeared in the darkness, and a loud noise was like a thunderclap.

"boom!!!"

Yakumo stopped abruptly and looked in the direction of the explosion. That was the direction of Jiyun Mountain, the highest mountain in L City, which was said to be the most beautiful scenic spot in the city.

But then a terrifying explosion was heard from there.

"Let's go take a look."

Yakumo waved his hand, and the blood-red vines spread out, connecting the ends of the vines that wrapped around the two of them to his own arms.

The body naturally floats upwards, instantly flying a hundred meters.

The wind howled past my ears, bringing a chill.

To avoid the possibility of a flying monster suddenly attacking, Yakumo dared not raise his body, and could only move quickly between the buildings, with a wide highway a hundred meters below him.

While passing through a mountain forest, Yakumo saw countless fireflies dancing and twinkling among the trees, like a dream... but he did not stop.

The distant explosions grew even more terrifying, and the clouds around Jiyun Mountain churned rapidly, spreading outwards like radiation, all of which proved the intensity of the battle.

Even if strange people start a war, he can still be the... fisherman.

If it's a battle between heroes from the Hero Association and monsters, he can take the opportunity to finish them off, gain free attribute points, and judging from the battle fluctuations in the distance, the two sides fighting must be at least at the Dragon level.

There's no escaping getting those two attribute points...

The battle continued, with fire and explosions erupting continuously.

This battle was absolutely a deathmatch between two powerful forces.

A few minutes later, Yakumo had arrived at the range of Mount Sekiun. The fog here had become even thicker, but it was naturally formed fog and did not contain the strange substance that caused people to become freaks.

The surrounding natural concentration became even greater, and Yakumo felt that vibrant aura at that moment.

Yakumo angrily blamed himself for the flaw in his thinking. He had searched for traces of the strange man as much as possible around L City, but he had overlooked the most famous mountain in L City, Jiyun Mountain.

The surrounding plants are lush and vibrant.

Under the vision of the Eye of the Soul, he could see natural energy like wisps of smoke, the energy concentration of which was comparable to the three great holy lands of the ninja world.

These natural energies, however, seem to be flowing like tides, converging towards higher positions in Jiyun Mountain, where... it seems to be the core of the natural energy.

"Sage Mode, activated!"

At the same time, Yakumo reminded the two people inside the cocoon.

"A great battle is imminent. Be prepared."

As you move upwards, the surrounding natural energy becomes even more concentrated.

Half a minute later, he finally saw the two sides fighting clearly.

An ancient, verdant tree is rooted in the valley, the very source of natural energy. Surrounding it are thousands of tree roots and vines, some thousands long... Under its control, these vines and roots create terrifying sonic booms when they lash out.

However, that ancient tree was not the monster's true form.

A hundred meters in front of the ancient tree stood a strange man whose entire body was made of wood. He was about three meters tall, with abnormally long limbs. He held a long-handled wooden axe in his hand, and wild grass and a few small pink flowers grew on his head.

In the air opposite him, Genos's feet spewed flames, and he was briefly suspended in mid-air by the reaction force.

His appearance was not much different from what Yakumo remembered, except that he had become more composed. His arms and back were equipped with a brand-new weapon system, which consisted of even more terrifying cannons.

Clearly... his destructive power has been further amplified.

He wore a headband on his forehead, which was engraved with...

"hero."

At that moment, both the monster and Genos looked at Yakumo.

Genos's eyes were bright gold, and he was using scanners embedded in his eyes to observe Yakumo's identity.

"Strong physique, no record, unidentifiable."

"It can be confirmed that it is human."

After confirming that the newcomer was human, Genos turned his attention back to the somewhat withered-looking monster.

This god-level monster is... the King of Nature.