Konoha's Mission Master

"Crackling, crackling."

Countless walls constructed of ice grew and spread from the ice surface, while simultaneously crumbling under the erosion of deathly energy, sending countless ice fragments flying like a storm built of ice.

With a loud crash, the ice beneath everyone's feet shattered.

As if following a script, the giant snake swiftly plunged into the sea through a crack in the ice, splashing water several meters high, and disappeared from their sight in just a few breaths.

"What should we do?" Aoyama Reiko asked.

"Let's chase after them."

Yakumo took a deep breath and jumped directly into the sea.

The snakes did not go far away, but waited for the enemy to arrive in the sea. The moment Yakumo fell into the water, several giant snakes tensed their bodies and opened their mouths to bite Yakumo like arrows released from a bow.

The sound of the mechanism turning rang out, and the short blade, Jade-like Jade, was ejected from its scabbard.

Yakumo held two weapons, crossed them in front of him, and thought to himself.

"Waltz".

The weapons were swung, and the blades stirred up the seawater, forming a barrier.

After losing chakra and much of his energy, Yakumo's fighting style inevitably became primitive, reduced to a mere clash of blades to decide the victor.

There is no teleportation, no soul domain, only melee combat!

Several giant serpents that were tearing at Yakumo were instantly shredded by the blade's energy. With his natural mastery of water energy, he controlled the surrounding seawater to create his own propulsion, and he approached the nine-headed giant serpent like a cannonball.

The others also fell into the water one after another. The surrounding seawater restricted the fighting methods of Mori Masako and Aoyama Reiko. Only Yukotsu Chiyuki was not greatly affected and continued to fight the giant snake while wielding the Nile Sorrow.

Gradually, Masako Mori and Reiko Aoyama also found a way to fight. They used their fists to strike the giant snake's scales, and then, through the gaps in the scales, they let the air currents and flames fill the giant snake's body.

Bypassing defenses, it directly destroys internal organs and the brain.

Countless slain giant snakes plummeted to the seabed. Yakumo was currently battling a nine-headed giant serpent. Although the beast looked terrifying, its scales could not withstand Fuma's blade, and its fangs could not pierce Yakumo's vitals.

It could only passively be slashed repeatedly, its foul-smelling blood flowing out, trying its best to tighten its body for defense, as if waiting for a chance to launch a surprise attack.

"A powerful physique, a body like an overlord, but unfortunately... he lacks the power to instantly cripple his enemies, and can only passively take hits."

Yakumo couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He approached the nine-headed serpent and used the Demon-Subduing Technique to sever one of its heads, causing foul-smelling blood to gush out immediately.

He almost instinctively tried to dodge.

Suddenly, a deep purple current spread through the seawater, and a powerful voltage surged into Yakumo's body, intending to wreak havoc. A sinister glint flashed in the Hydra's crimson-gold eyes.

The remaining head immediately began to bite at Yakumo, as if trying to dismember him.

After being hit, Yakumo's body was not paralyzed; instead, some of his stamina was replenished, and the violent electric current was directly eliminated by his cells.

Although the lightning energy was sealed, it still existed deep within Yakumo's cells. It was the purest lightning attribute, so how could it be damaged by this level of electric arc?

Hydra miscalculated.

A flash of golden light appeared in his eyes, and Yakumo accelerated, crashing into the somewhat bloated belly of the nine-headed serpent. The three-meter-long Fumo suddenly swung, unleashing a cross-shaped blade of energy.

A massive wound appeared on the Hydra's body, nearly severing its entire body. This injury was fatal enough that even in death it couldn't understand why its enemy hadn't been affected by the electric arc.

The next second, countless finger-thick and nearly a meter long baby snakes surged out of the swollen belly. They immediately revealed their bloodthirsty nature as soon as they left their mother’s body and moved quickly toward Yakumo. Countless ear-piercing screams seemed to echo in the sea.

"I knew it."

Yakumo had already sensed the abnormality in the Hydra's abdomen. Although he looked down on this beast that had no skills whatsoever, he dared not relax his attention in the slightest.

During many close-quarters battles, he heard the incredibly rapid heartbeat from Hydra's abdomen, like chaotic, irregular drumbeats.

"Unfortunately... no matter how many ants there are, they can't kill a bird."

"Because they belong to the free sky."

"Waltz".

In Yakumo's hands, two swords of different sizes were wielded rapidly, forming countless golden sword energies that spun rapidly around him.

Yakumo released all the lightning energy absorbed by the Hydra, and the sword light stirred up the seawater, forming a storm that cut through everything, with faint golden lightning flashing. When the young snakes sensed the danger, they wanted to escape, but it was too late.

The storm drew it in, enveloped it, and cut it apart.

Until the cries of anguish and the crimson of blood stained the sea.

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Chapter 437 New Dungeon: Arctic Feast III

The icy, bone-chilling seawater had been dyed red.

The death of the nine-headed serpent decided the outcome of the battle, and the remaining serpents continued to perish under the onslaught of the group.

This shouldn't be the final boss.

Aside from being slightly exhausted, none of the four were seriously injured. Yakumo felt as if he had overlooked something and began to move closer to the others, intending to temporarily escape the icy seawater.

Suddenly, Yakumo heard a deep singing voice. The melodious and moving tune spread across the sea, like the greatest musical movement in the world, as if countless singers were singing their hearts out.

It must be admitted that the sound is captivating.

Yakumo relaxed his guard as the song played and slowly approached the group, only to find that they too had their eyes closed, enjoying the captivating melody.

"How about we stop for a while longer?"

He thought to himself, completely unaware of anything amiss. The group held hands and drifted freely with the surging seawater, no longer giving it any thought.

The singers' voices evolved from plain and melodious to full of emotion.

From the tranquility of spring rain nourishing all things, to the fierce winds of the dead of winter.

"No, no, no!!"

It wasn't a fierce, howling wind, but rather an undisguised killing intent, a bloodthirsty and insane malice that suddenly jolted Yakumo awake.

Yakumo's eyes widened suddenly, as if he were drowning. What he saw was no longer the blood-red seawater, but the ever-growing blood-red ice. The legs of the group were already frozen by the ice.

"bump."

He shattered the ice with the back of his blade, freeing his legs. The surrounding ice spread even faster, and he was too late to save the others.

Or rather, the enemy had calculated that he wouldn't have time to save others, which is why they didn't hide their malice; they wanted Yakumo to watch helplessly as his companions were frozen into ice sculptures.

"God!"

Suddenly, Masako Mori opened her eyes and let out an angry shout.

Her eyes had already transformed into the shape of the Mangekyou Sharingan, spinning rapidly. The golden flames erupting from her body melted the blood-red ice, like a scorching sun being born from nothing.

Scorching air currents swept around, and flames began to spread outwards.

"Wake up, Qianxue, sister!"

Masako Mori manipulated the flames to fight against the surrounding ice, creating a bubble of fire that filled the air, temporarily escaping the crisis.

You Gu Qianxue opened his eyes and looked around at the scene. A few confusions flashed in his eyes. He seemed to hear a moving song, which reminded him of his parents whom he had never seen. The feeling of regaining his family was extremely real.

But now he has opened his eyes and rediscovered the cruel world.

When Aoyama Reiko opened her eyes, her gaze was somewhat strange. She secretly glanced at Yakumo not far away, then waved her airflow to help the flames burn even faster.

"Get out of the seawater first."

No matter how powerful Mori Masako's flames are, they cannot compare to the entire ocean. Her current advantage is merely a temporary result of unleashing energy.

The flames changed direction and began to break upwards.

In a few breaths, the golden flames melted and evaporated the ice above their heads into a large amount of water vapor. The vapor was condensed back into water droplets and fell down the moment it came into contact with the cold air.

In the pouring rain, the group managed to escape the seawater and land back on the ice.

"call..."

Masako Mori breathed heavily as the golden flames gradually died down.

The speed at which the ice melted seemed incredibly powerful, but in reality, Mori Masako had expended many times more energy, as the surrounding temperature was simply too low.

Icicles shot out from all around them, and the surrounding temperature was dropping rapidly.

"There's another enemy here."

Yakumo suddenly realized the problem. Not long ago, when he fought Orochi, countless ice shards were used to assist Orochi. Even after he killed the nine-headed giant serpent, he never showed the ability to control ice.

Clearly, someone else was manipulating the extreme cold during the battle.

"Where is it?" Yakumo asked, somewhat puzzled.

The group kept destroying the ice shards and moving across the ice, but the ice shards kept locking onto them, making it impossible to escape. It was like an invisible Grim Reaper relentlessly attacking them.

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes had passed.

Yakumo suddenly raised his head and looked up at the sky, but found no trace of the enemy.

"I guess it's underwater."

“I agree,” Masako Mori replied.

The problem now is that even if the enemy's location has been determined, the area beneath the sea belongs to that enemy.

"Run towards the snow-capped mountains!"

Yakumo immediately changed direction and began to run wildly.

The snow-capped mountains represent land. As long as they are far from the sea, the attacks from underwater enemies will not affect them. Even if they cannot defeat the enemies, they can at least get a chance to catch their breath.

In the extremely cold environment, physical strength is being depleted every moment.

After the group changed direction, the speed at which the surrounding ice spikes attacked suddenly became even more terrifying, and they even spread and converged into a huge iceberg, blocking their path.

Clearly, the enemy is in a hurry.

"continue..."

Yakumo could not possibly jump into the sea to fight the enemy lurking in the shadows. The surrounding seawater could become a weapon for the enemy's attack at any time. Entering the enemy's home ground would come at a great cost, even if victory was ultimately achieved.

That would be unwise; it would be better to find a way to force the enemy away from their home ground.

Yakumo wanted to kill that enemy, so naturally it also wanted to kill Yakumo and the others.