Konoha's Mission Master

The relationship between prey and hunter can be reversed at any time.

The group crossed the massive iceberg, smashing the ice shards that blocked their path into ice dust, and continued striding towards the snow-capped mountain not far away.

Suddenly, the ice in front of us cracked open, spreading outwards like a spider web, and seawater churned out from the broken ice.

Even the surrounding ice surface was teetering on the brink of collapse, as if some enormous creature was breaking through the ice.

With a deafening roar, the ice in front of them was pushed open, and the giant whale opened its mouth and spewed out extremely cold blue mist.

It was a pure white sperm whale, but for some reason, it had some ugly blood vessels on its head that were constantly contracting and rising. Compared to its enormous size, its eyes were rather small, making it look rather cute.

As the blue mist spread, Yakumo felt his body temperature dropping, his blood even beginning to freeze, and his limbs becoming stiff.

Countless icicles, like spears, swiftly pierced the sky and hurtled towards us.

"This is bad!"

Yakumo instinctively wanted to shout, but Mori Masako launched her own attack with remarkable coordination, wielding golden flames with both hands to collide with the blue chill at an even faster speed.

The heat wave relieved Yakumo's frozen limbs.

He suddenly extended the Demon Subduing Blade to a length of three meters, and with both hands, he unleashed a massive blade of energy that flew towards the enormous whale in the sea.

"Roar!"

Another burst of icy blue mist condensed in mid-air into a giant iceberg, blocking Yakumo's sword attack.

The collision between the two generated a powerful impact, and countless white ice dust particles obscured the vision of the group and the giant whale.

The next second, a massive burst of crimson energy pierced through the white mist.

A series of loud explosions shattered the ice beneath their feet, and the seawater churned and surged. The group stood on several floating ice floes to maintain their balance.

Clearly, that giant whale possessed extremely high intelligence; it knew how to make better use of its advantages.

A deep sound echoed in the void, as if countless giants were chanting forbidden and profound magic from all directions.

"Word of Power: Polar Storm"

Suddenly, everyone's vision went dark. A hurricane carrying ice blades several centimeters long covered the space around them, limiting visibility to a few meters due to the snowflakes. Huge ice shards continued to invade from the darkness.

Through the surrounding blizzard, Yakumo could only make out the enormous outline of the whale, and even that outline was very blurry...

They tried to break out several times, but were forced back to their original positions by the storm. They had to be on guard against enemy attacks from all sides, including above and below. Continuing like this would only result in being passively attacked.

With a splash, You Gu Qianxue jumped into the sea. He planned to try attacking the giant whale from below, even if he failed, he could still create an opportunity for his master.

Although his choice was reckless, it could be considered a way to break the deadlock.

What's needed now is not defense, but variables.

"Sister, construct a wind armor on my body."

Yakumo shouted at Aoyama Reiko.

"clear."

In an instant, Yakumo's body was covered by a layer of defensive armor made of gale, and he used his ability to control the wind to propel himself through the air.

Yakumo took a deep breath, then held it... and plunged into the storm, weapon in hand.

As soon as he began to move, the giant whale determined his direction and began to manipulate the ice shards to block him, but it was destined to be disappointed, because Yakumo flew into the air.

He increased his altitude to break through the range of the snowstorm, then aimed at the giant whale and quickly approached it. He used his Demon-Slaying Hand to continuously block the ice shards attacking from the air. Propelled by the gale, Yakumo's speed was extremely fast.

The downside is... it's inconvenient to change direction.

The giant whale raised its massive head, gathering energy between its eyes. The next second... a thick, blood-red beam of light shot towards Yakumo, carrying a suppressive energy fluctuation like a missile.

With a whoosh, Yakumo suddenly lowered his altitude to dodge the attack and continued to rush towards the giant whale below at an extremely fast speed.

The giant whale held them back for an hour like an invisible grim reaper, but in reality, if Yakumo had the chance to fight it up close, he could dismember the whale immediately.

In close combat, he is second to none.

The enormous body of a whale is the most clumsy target.

"Roar roar roar roar".

Sensing danger, the giant whale began to sing, and a defensive structure made of flowing ice shards was erected around its body, so that any enemy that broke in would have to face attacks from all sides.

"No retreat! We cannot retreat!"

Yakumo leaped into the giant whale's defensive field, continuously wielding his Fuma sword to cleave through all the ice shards and snowflakes in front of him. He mechanically swung his weapon, dismantling layer after layer of defense.

The wind armor kept colliding with the ice shards, producing a grinding, grating sound. The storm formed by these ice shards was also breaking through the defenses on Yakumo's body layer by layer.

The two are like a life-or-death tug-of-war.

The wind armor was worn away by the ice shards, and Yakumo's body began to face the enemy's attacks head-on. Even though he kept defending himself as he advanced, he was still inevitably injured, and his skin was cut open by the ice shards.

Before the blood even flowed out, the wound turned bluish-black.

Blood freezes.

Yakumo continued forward with a determined gaze, also trying to attract the giant whale's attention as much as possible. Yuuki Chiyuki, who was deep in the sea, could be used as a surprise attack.

Suddenly, behind Yakumo, Mori Masako emerged from the blizzard covered in blood. Despite her injuries, she clenched her fists and roared at the giant whale from a distance of a hundred meters.

"Heavenly Emperor - World-Burning Flame!"

At the same time, blood tears flowed from Kaleidoscope's eyes.

Golden flames filled the defense formed by ice shards, appearing behind Yakumo like a pair of dazzling golden wings. The sudden burst of flames dimmed the color of the world.

Driven by the heatwave, he drew closer to the giant whale.

The Wind Armor was rebuilt, and Reiko Aoyama also broke through the storm.

Yakumo is no longer a lone fighter; now he has teammates he can rely on, which forms an invincible torrent.

He chuckled and landed on the whale's smooth surface, then spat out the blood from his body. Feeling the pure white, interlocking scales, the whale sensed danger and instinctively tried to dive, but it was too late.

Beneath it, Yu Gu Qianxue, covered in ice shards, successfully launched a sneak attack, her blade, filled with deathly aura, piercing through the giant whale's body.

At the same time, Yakumo used both hands to forcefully pin the demon-subduing nail to the top of the giant whale's head, and continued to exert force with his arms... suddenly stabbing it in about two meters.

He was like a hardworking farmer, pushing his greatsword as he began to run.

The giant whale began to wail, and blood gushed out behind him like a fountain about three meters high. In this extremely bloody environment, Yakumo continued to accelerate and run wildly, dragging his weapon and cutting through the pure white scales like a plow.

Exposing the massive, pale spine, Yakumo adjusted the length of the Greatsword and thrust it into the gaps in the spine one by one, severing the internal nerves, even though this behemoth had multiple hearts.

However, the amount of bleeding at this stage is already enough to be fatal.

As Yakumo and Yuuki Chiyuki attacked, the giant whale gradually stopped struggling. Giant whales, each about ten meters long, swam in from all directions. Instead of attacking Yakumo and the others, they circled the giant whale and made mournful sounds.

Mourning, or a funeral.

Yakumo glanced at the game interface and found that the two tasks were still in an unsubmittable state, meaning that this was not the final boss.

After several battles, everyone was covered in wounds and their clothes were torn. But when the battle ended, the torn clothes slowly repaired themselves until they completely covered their white, greasy skin.

"This clothing even has a built-in anti-exposure function."

Yakumo complained somewhat helplessly.

"Is this nanotechnology?"

Mori Masako straightened her clothes and asked with some curiosity.

"I feel...no."

Yakumo looked at Masako Mori and Reiko Aoyama and realized that they both had at most 20% of their strength left, while he only had 50% left. He guessed that Chiyuki Yukotsu wouldn't be in much better shape either...

The real problem is that this whale isn't the boss.

With a splash, Yougu Qianxue, covered in ice shards, climbed from the seawater onto the ice block where the others were standing. She immediately felt the biting cold wind and shivered almost instinctively.

"Master, what do we do next?"

You Gu Qianxue shook off the ice shards from her body, opened her mouth and breathed a breath of 37-degree carbon dioxide into her palm, only then did she feel much warmer...

"Wait patiently."

Logically... the next step should be to advance the animation and introduce the big boss.

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Chapter 438 New Dungeon: Arctic Feast IV

The cold temperature gradually receded from the group, and the surrounding scenery became more colorful. The ice surface gradually melted into a babbling brook, with silver fish occasionally leaping out of the stream.

Along the riverbank, hundreds of flowers bloom in various colors.

The group stood in the stream, lost in thought, feeling the warm sunshine and gentle breeze around them. Their bodies seemed to come alive again. Their calves were submerged in the clear water, and fish curiously circled around them.

All of this feels so unreal...

"How did the environment change?" Masako Mori murmured.

"I don't know, but I guess the real BOSS is about to appear."

Yakumo jumped from the stream to the bank, his feet sinking into the soft, lush grass. He couldn't tell what was real and what was fake.

Is the snowstorm real, or is this paradise on earth fake?

The fragrance of flowers, the chirping of birds, the fluttering of insects... could all of these be fake?

The group of people gradually stepped ashore, weapons in hand, looking around for anything suspicious.

In the blink of an eye, the sky was shrouded in night.

The sky was filled with twinkling stars, and the dazzling aurora borealis enveloped the entire island, like the skirt of a goddess, or a layer of colorful veil, as if it were swaying slowly in the wind.

Despite the stunning scenery, none of them dared to relax for a moment.

Not long ago, they relaxed because of the beautiful singing, but what awaited them was a crisis that almost wiped them out.

Yakumo manipulated the gale, dragging his body into the sky.

The group was in a corner of the island. Following the stream towards its source, they could see a palace supported by countless stone pillars. Some patterns were painted on the stones of the pillars and steps, but unfortunately, they had become dilapidated over time.

That might be the end of this journey.