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Chapter 1162
Chapter 1145: There's No War Without Casualties!
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
Tekka Uchiha cupped his right hand before his mouth and spat out large fireballs one after another.
They flew towards the multiple mages in front at extremely high speed.
However.
The mages on the opposite side, who were responsible for protecting Louise and the others, were all Linton School Masters skilled in Combat Magic.
Facing these attacks, they remained calm.
Some used a magic barrier to block, some quickly dodged with Body Lightening Magic, and others chose to release ice cones to counter-attack.
But the next second, they had no choice but to engage in a fierce battle with Pakura, Uchiha Teru, Hyuga Gangliang, and the others who charged forward.
The ninjas' agile movements and rich combat experience quickly put the four mages at a disadvantage.
"Scorch Release: Excessive Steam Kill!"
Pakura was surrounded by high-temperature energy spheres that glowed white from the heat, constantly pressing the mage in front of her, who appeared middle-aged and seemed skilled in ice magic and water stream magic.
[Boom boom boom boom!]
Under Pakura's control, the Scorch Release fireballs flexibly bombarded the ice and frost created by the opponent from all directions.
The collision of high temperature and low temperature submerged the figures of the two in rolling steam.
On the other side.
Hyuga Gangliang of Uchiha Tekka's squad entangled a mage who looked to be about the same age as himself, was skilled in earth and stone magic, and could even make various plants grow from the ground.
He skillfully alternated between using 'Rotation' and 'Air Palm', shattering the approaching rocks and plants.
Suddenly, Hyuga Gangliang used the Body Flicker Technique, bursting out with incredible speed, appearing in front of the mage who had a shocked expression, and assumed the classic Gentle Fist stance.
At this moment, under his pair of ferocious White Eye, a light green circular Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram had already appeared beneath the two of them.
And the mage on the opposite side felt a sudden, inexplicable pressure appear in the air.
Although this pressure was not very strong, it was enough to slow down his movements.
But this was enough!
"Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
Hyuga Gangliang's body and hands instantly turned into blurred afterimages, attacking the mage himself from all directions.
"Two Palms!"
"Four Palms!"
"Eight Palms, Sixteen Palms..."
As Hyuga Gangliang let out soft shouts one after another, the 'bang bang bang' sounds of striking were continuous.
The mage, who was being attacked all over his body, was now filled with extreme fear, and a look of suffering appeared on his face.
Because he couldn't use magic at all right now.
Although it seemed they no longer needed spells to cast magic.
The process still required concentrating attention, recalling the spell in their mind, and simultaneously imagining the effect of the magic.
But Hyuga Gangliang's high-frequency strikes caused his body to constantly tremor.
In this situation, he couldn't concentrate his attention at all, let alone successfully imagine the process of magic formation.
But what frightened this mage the most was that the strength of each of Hyuga Gangliang's palms could penetrate the defensive magic on his body surface like needles, piercing into his body.
He could feel that the muscle and nerve tissue in the parts of his body being struck were suffering severe damage and rupture.
It was like a group of people were constantly hitting his entire body with boards full of steel needles.
Such inhuman severe pain caused this mage to scream repeatedly.
He didn't understand why this was happening, how could defensive magic be pierced through?
But Hyuga Gangliang completely ignored his wails, very seriously delivering each of his palms.
Because he knew that as a former member of the Hyuga Clan's branch family, he would never have been taught Secret Techniques like 'Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms'.
But the World Government not only helped them remove the 'Cage Bird' sealing.
They also copied and backed up various Secret Techniques of the Hyuga Clan.
One copy was sent to their new clan territory on Wano Island, and one was stored in the library building within the Sea Ninja Village.
Ensuring that every Hyuga ninja had the opportunity to learn all the Gentle Fist Techniques.
Therefore, Hyuga Gangliang was grateful to the World Government and cherished every palm he struck.
It wasn't just him; most of the Hyuga clansmen on Wano Island were like this.
In terms of loyalty, they definitely far surpassed other ninja clans.
And the reason for saying "most" was because there were still those 'former Otsutsuki Clan' members led by Masato Hyuga.
"Twenty-four Palms... Thirty-six Palms, Forty-eight Palms... Sixty-four Palms!"
With the final palm, Hyuga Gangliang struck through the opponent's heart, watching him fall heavily with blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, his expression cold.
Since these mages didn't have energy, he didn't specifically target energy points.
Instead, he brutally destroyed the muscle tissue, nerve tissue, and internal organs within their body.
At the same time.
The remaining two mages were held by Hyuga Junki and Aburame Chiyo of Yamanaka Inoichi's squad.
The other ninjas had already broken through the wall and aggressively entered the building.
Dr. Hartley held a magic staff with a rhombus-shaped gold inlaid at the top, standing in front of the main gate, coldly watching Uchiha Teru and Yamanaka Kōsuke who appeared at the other end of the corridor.
"Other World Thugs, your life ends here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he tapped the ground with the bottom of his magic staff.
Immediately, a golden, exceptionally ornate circular magic array appeared beneath his feet.
This scene made Uchiha Teru and Yamanaka Kōsuke on the opposite side feel wary.
Because the mages they had encountered before didn't have this kind of display.
The next moment.
Sharp metal long spikes drilled out from the corridor ground and the walls on both sides, rapidly attacking the two of them.
Uchiha Teru tried to intercept with the Great Fireball Technique, but they easily tore through all the flame.
Left with no choice, the two had to retreat, temporarily avoiding the sharpness.
This kind of magic from the opponent was no less than a Bloodline Limit, and the opponent's strength was clearly far stronger than the other mages.
And in the hall inside the main gate behind Dr. Hartley.
The faces of Uchiha Tekka and Yamanaka Inoichi, the two captains, were exceptionally grim.
Just moments ago, the two of them watched helplessly as Louise and the others walked into the 'Gate' one by one and disappeared without a trace.
Because no matter what ninja techniques they used, they couldn't break through the magic barrier created by a little girl (Lelei).
It was like a transparent wall shimmering with flowing light, blocking Fire Release, Eye Techniques, and Mind Secret Techniques one after another.
This made the two realize that the difficulty of capturing Louise had exceeded their expectations.
It was fine before.
After all, Kirche, Tabitha, Hodoriyu, and the others weren't strong.
But now with the help of the Rondel magicians.
They could completely buy her time to open the 'World Gate'.
"Let's retreat!"
Uchiha Tekka gritted his teeth and said angrily, while Yamanaka Inoichi nodded silently beside him.
It seemed that to capture Louise now, they needed to meet three conditions.
First, the attack intensity must be able to quickly break the magic barrier.
Second, don't give Louise time to chant the spell.
Third, track her after she leaves, at least knowing where she went.
Just then, Dr. Hartley opened the gate and walked in.
He stared coldly at Uchiha Tekka and Yamanaka Kōsuke with a completely indifferent expression.
"Gentlemen, since you've come, don't think about leaving. You should wait here with me for Sage Cato to arrive."
Uchiha Tekka and Yamanaka Inoichi exchanged glances.
The latter moved first, leaping towards the wall breach they had made when entering.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Tekka, with his Three-Tomoe Copy Wheel Eye eyes wide, quickly swung his long saber, blocking the incoming metal long spikes one by one.
For a moment.
The clanging sound of 'ding ding dang dang' was incessant amidst the flashing sparks.
This was a duel between a High Ninja and a Doctor of Magic!
Uchiha Tekka wanted to get more intelligence about the opponent, preferably knocking him out and capturing him.
And Dr. Hartley wanted to keep the former, whether dead or alive.
[Bang!]
As Yamanaka Inoichi leaped outside the building, he immediately pulled out a signal gun from his chest and shot it into the night sky.
Instantly.
A bright red light bloomed in the air.
The ninjas scattered throughout Rondel City saw it and each used their abilities to prepare to escape outside the city.
However, the night sky, which was originally bright with the moon and stars, at some unknown time, had been covered by thick dark clouds, with streaks of electric light flashing within the clouds and the occasional rumble of thunder.
And beneath the flickering thundercloud.
The short Sage Cato, abandoning his usual frivolous demeanor.
Stepped on the silver-white ornate magic array beneath him.
Looked down at the chaotic Rondel City with a blank expression.
"This old man may have founded the Combat Mage Style, but I don't like slaughter."
"But if it's slaughter for the sake of protection, I won't hesitate..."
His murmured words reached this point.
Sage Cato's will immediately activated the prepared magic.
The next moment.
The thundercloud above his head instantly let out deafening thunder.
At the same time, streaks of lightning accurately struck the ninjas moving at high-speed outwards from various parts of the city.
In a certain alley in the west of the city.
Aburame Katsuya was controlling his cloud-like parasitic insects, fighting two magic masters alone.
On the ground lay three mages, whose fate (whether dead or alive) was unknown.
They were Scholar-level magicians who had overestimated themselves and attempted to surround and attack him.
Mages of this level couldn't stop the insect swarm at all.
Whether it was a magic barrier or the defensive magic on their bodies, they would be quickly devoured by the parasitic insects.
The parasitic insects could devour energy, and similarly, it could devour magic power.
To them, the latter was just a type of energy that tasted slightly different and couldn't be absorbed.
After eating, they could just excrete it.
From this perspective, the ninjas of the Aburame Clan had a certain counter against these mages.
"Mission complete, stop following me. This is the last warning."
Aburame Katsuya, wearing sunglasses late at night and wrapped tightly in a coat, stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at the two mages who were in a sorry state under the insect swarm's offensive.
In his opinion, these people would also become members of the World Government in the future.
So, he tried not to kill people unless necessary.
The three mages on the ground weren't actually dead, just unconscious after their magic power was devoured.
After speaking, Aburame Katsuya was about to turn and leave.
[Crack!]
Just then, he suddenly sensed a threat from above.
As an experienced former Hidden Leaf High Ninja, Aburame Katsuya didn't even look, and used his will to control the surrounding parasitic insect swarm to converge above his head, forming a dense, pitch-black insect wall.
At the same time, he released more parasitic insects around himself, making them rotate at high-speed.
Secret Technique: Insect Wall Technique!
[Boom!]
However, the lightning struck too quickly, and its power was so strong that it instantly pierced through the 'Insect Wall' in the air.
The dazzling lightning landed on Aburame Katsuya's body.
And along with the surrounding rotating parasitic insect swarm, he was bathed in crackling electric light.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Heart-wrenching screams came from Aburame Katsuya's mouth, his entire body trembling wildly.
This scene frightened the two magic masters.
A moment later, the electric light dissipated.
Aburame Katsuya was seen lying on the ground, covered in residual electric serpents, emitting black smoke, and completely silent.
And the parasitic insect swarm had turned into a puddle of soot...
"That's Sage Cato! Sage Cato has made his move!"
The mages looked at the silver magic array in the high altitude with mixed surprise and joy.
At the same time.
Streaks of lightning were also striking other ninjas.
Fortunately, their frequency wasn't very fast.
It seemed Cato couldn't control too many lightning attacks simultaneously.
Actually, he could...
If he didn't need precise targeting, he could completely unleash a torrent of thunder, destroying the entire Rondel City below.
But Cato couldn't do that.
So he could only use his mental power to guide the lightning towards the target.
This gave most of the ninjas below a chance to survive...
"Old thing, stop right there!!!"
Just then, Sage Cato in the air suddenly heard a roar.
He subconsciously looked up and saw a streak of azure electric light rushing towards him at extremely high speed.
Sage Cato was very surprised; he didn't expect there were people among the ninjas who could fly.
Looking at the momentum of this lightning, it was clearly much stronger than the previous Raiga Kurosuki.
However, no matter how many thoughts he had in his mind, Sage Cato's reaction was not hesitant.
He pointed his magic staff at it, and two streaks of lightning immediately shot out from the thundercloud.
But the following sight left the nearly seventy-year-old old sage dumbfounded.
That figure, seemingly wrapped in lightning.
Actually, with just a hair's breadth, miraculously avoided the continuous attacks of the lightning.
"How is this possible? That's natural lightning!"
If he had used lightning created by magic power, Cato could understand the opponent avoiding it.
Cato admitted that even he would have to block this technique with other magic.
But the opponent just avoided it!
What he didn't know was that Ay on the other side was also shouting about his luck.
If it weren't for Observation Haki, coupled with the Lightning Release Energy Mode which activated his body's functions.
Allowing his reaction abilities in all aspects to reach their peak, plus a little bit of luck.
He might not have been able to avoid those two streaks of lightning just now.
However, Ay already had a countermeasure.
"Lightning Clone Technique!"
In an instant, two clones identical to Ay appeared beside him.
And quickly distanced themselves from him, rushing towards Cato from other directions.
This made Cato frown; he could control a maximum of two natural lightning streaks simultaneously.
If they didn't hit the main body, there was a danger of being approached.
And even if they did hit, he doubted he could make an opponent who could wrap his entire body in lightning lose combat ability directly.
So Cato immediately gave up controlling the thundercloud and began casting normal lightning magic.
His silver magic array, as magic power was activated, shot out dense streaks of silver lightning in all directions.
"Bring it on!"
Ay, whose entire body was flashing with blue lightning and whose golden hair stood on end, stepped on 'Moonwalk' and faced the powerful magic head-on, letting out a hot-blooded roar.
"Hell Stab: Four-Fingered Thrust!"
Ay didn't hesitate and immediately used the Secret Technique his father had recently taught him.
He merged his four fingers on his right hand and gathered a large amount of Lightning Release Energy on them, instantly forming a spear-shaped azure electric light in front of him.
In the blink of an eye.
Ay had already rapidly plunged into the myriad of silver electric serpents shining brightly.
Immediately, everyone below saw three meteor-like azure electric lights in the night sky, cutting through the sky full of silver-white lightning, constantly approaching Cato, who stood upon the magic array.
But not long after, two of the blue electric lights disappeared without a trace.
Only the last streak of electric light, like a lightning spear, still charged straight upwards, charging, charging, and charging again!
Until he reached Cato, the fierce azure electric light on Ay's body was finally worn down and swallowed by the countless silver-white electric lights around him...
This made the faces of most of the ninjas who had already run outside Rondel City exceptionally grim.
At this moment, Uchiha Tekka, who had already killed Dr. Hartley and sustained quite a few injuries, was standing on the surface of the Luo River outside the city, looking up at the night sky.
His expression was very grim; he didn't expect Ay to have an accident.
"Things have gotten big. The Lightning Shadow..."
Just then, Yamanaka Inoichi walked up to Uchiha Tekka and said in a low voice.
In this battle, both sides suffered considerable casualties.
Their mission could be considered a failure, but they also obtained a lot of intelligence about the mages.
Especially since they captured a few alive.
If Ay hadn't had an accident, they could actually accept this result.
After all, where in war are there no casualties?
But now it was troublesome; Ay's identity was quite special.
It would be fine if he was alive, but if he died...
The Lightning Shadow would likely not give the other side a chance to join the World Government.
It would definitely be a fight to the death!
This volume ends here. I wish everyone a happy and safe National Day holiday. The little author sincerely thanks the readers who have subscribed this far and those who have given monthly passes and recommendation tickets to this book. It is everyone's support and encouragement that has allowed this book to continue until now. I also hope to walk together with everyone in the future and witness the great journey of the World Government!
(End of this chapter)
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
Tekka Uchiha cupped his right hand before his mouth and spat out large fireballs one after another.
They flew towards the multiple mages in front at extremely high speed.
However.
The mages on the opposite side, who were responsible for protecting Louise and the others, were all Linton School Masters skilled in Combat Magic.
Facing these attacks, they remained calm.
Some used a magic barrier to block, some quickly dodged with Body Lightening Magic, and others chose to release ice cones to counter-attack.
But the next second, they had no choice but to engage in a fierce battle with Pakura, Uchiha Teru, Hyuga Gangliang, and the others who charged forward.
The ninjas' agile movements and rich combat experience quickly put the four mages at a disadvantage.
"Scorch Release: Excessive Steam Kill!"
Pakura was surrounded by high-temperature energy spheres that glowed white from the heat, constantly pressing the mage in front of her, who appeared middle-aged and seemed skilled in ice magic and water stream magic.
[Boom boom boom boom!]
Under Pakura's control, the Scorch Release fireballs flexibly bombarded the ice and frost created by the opponent from all directions.
The collision of high temperature and low temperature submerged the figures of the two in rolling steam.
On the other side.
Hyuga Gangliang of Uchiha Tekka's squad entangled a mage who looked to be about the same age as himself, was skilled in earth and stone magic, and could even make various plants grow from the ground.
He skillfully alternated between using 'Rotation' and 'Air Palm', shattering the approaching rocks and plants.
Suddenly, Hyuga Gangliang used the Body Flicker Technique, bursting out with incredible speed, appearing in front of the mage who had a shocked expression, and assumed the classic Gentle Fist stance.
At this moment, under his pair of ferocious White Eye, a light green circular Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram had already appeared beneath the two of them.
And the mage on the opposite side felt a sudden, inexplicable pressure appear in the air.
Although this pressure was not very strong, it was enough to slow down his movements.
But this was enough!
"Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
Hyuga Gangliang's body and hands instantly turned into blurred afterimages, attacking the mage himself from all directions.
"Two Palms!"
"Four Palms!"
"Eight Palms, Sixteen Palms..."
As Hyuga Gangliang let out soft shouts one after another, the 'bang bang bang' sounds of striking were continuous.
The mage, who was being attacked all over his body, was now filled with extreme fear, and a look of suffering appeared on his face.
Because he couldn't use magic at all right now.
Although it seemed they no longer needed spells to cast magic.
The process still required concentrating attention, recalling the spell in their mind, and simultaneously imagining the effect of the magic.
But Hyuga Gangliang's high-frequency strikes caused his body to constantly tremor.
In this situation, he couldn't concentrate his attention at all, let alone successfully imagine the process of magic formation.
But what frightened this mage the most was that the strength of each of Hyuga Gangliang's palms could penetrate the defensive magic on his body surface like needles, piercing into his body.
He could feel that the muscle and nerve tissue in the parts of his body being struck were suffering severe damage and rupture.
It was like a group of people were constantly hitting his entire body with boards full of steel needles.
Such inhuman severe pain caused this mage to scream repeatedly.
He didn't understand why this was happening, how could defensive magic be pierced through?
But Hyuga Gangliang completely ignored his wails, very seriously delivering each of his palms.
Because he knew that as a former member of the Hyuga Clan's branch family, he would never have been taught Secret Techniques like 'Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms'.
But the World Government not only helped them remove the 'Cage Bird' sealing.
They also copied and backed up various Secret Techniques of the Hyuga Clan.
One copy was sent to their new clan territory on Wano Island, and one was stored in the library building within the Sea Ninja Village.
Ensuring that every Hyuga ninja had the opportunity to learn all the Gentle Fist Techniques.
Therefore, Hyuga Gangliang was grateful to the World Government and cherished every palm he struck.
It wasn't just him; most of the Hyuga clansmen on Wano Island were like this.
In terms of loyalty, they definitely far surpassed other ninja clans.
And the reason for saying "most" was because there were still those 'former Otsutsuki Clan' members led by Masato Hyuga.
"Twenty-four Palms... Thirty-six Palms, Forty-eight Palms... Sixty-four Palms!"
With the final palm, Hyuga Gangliang struck through the opponent's heart, watching him fall heavily with blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, his expression cold.
Since these mages didn't have energy, he didn't specifically target energy points.
Instead, he brutally destroyed the muscle tissue, nerve tissue, and internal organs within their body.
At the same time.
The remaining two mages were held by Hyuga Junki and Aburame Chiyo of Yamanaka Inoichi's squad.
The other ninjas had already broken through the wall and aggressively entered the building.
Dr. Hartley held a magic staff with a rhombus-shaped gold inlaid at the top, standing in front of the main gate, coldly watching Uchiha Teru and Yamanaka Kōsuke who appeared at the other end of the corridor.
"Other World Thugs, your life ends here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he tapped the ground with the bottom of his magic staff.
Immediately, a golden, exceptionally ornate circular magic array appeared beneath his feet.
This scene made Uchiha Teru and Yamanaka Kōsuke on the opposite side feel wary.
Because the mages they had encountered before didn't have this kind of display.
The next moment.
Sharp metal long spikes drilled out from the corridor ground and the walls on both sides, rapidly attacking the two of them.
Uchiha Teru tried to intercept with the Great Fireball Technique, but they easily tore through all the flame.
Left with no choice, the two had to retreat, temporarily avoiding the sharpness.
This kind of magic from the opponent was no less than a Bloodline Limit, and the opponent's strength was clearly far stronger than the other mages.
And in the hall inside the main gate behind Dr. Hartley.
The faces of Uchiha Tekka and Yamanaka Inoichi, the two captains, were exceptionally grim.
Just moments ago, the two of them watched helplessly as Louise and the others walked into the 'Gate' one by one and disappeared without a trace.
Because no matter what ninja techniques they used, they couldn't break through the magic barrier created by a little girl (Lelei).
It was like a transparent wall shimmering with flowing light, blocking Fire Release, Eye Techniques, and Mind Secret Techniques one after another.
This made the two realize that the difficulty of capturing Louise had exceeded their expectations.
It was fine before.
After all, Kirche, Tabitha, Hodoriyu, and the others weren't strong.
But now with the help of the Rondel magicians.
They could completely buy her time to open the 'World Gate'.
"Let's retreat!"
Uchiha Tekka gritted his teeth and said angrily, while Yamanaka Inoichi nodded silently beside him.
It seemed that to capture Louise now, they needed to meet three conditions.
First, the attack intensity must be able to quickly break the magic barrier.
Second, don't give Louise time to chant the spell.
Third, track her after she leaves, at least knowing where she went.
Just then, Dr. Hartley opened the gate and walked in.
He stared coldly at Uchiha Tekka and Yamanaka Kōsuke with a completely indifferent expression.
"Gentlemen, since you've come, don't think about leaving. You should wait here with me for Sage Cato to arrive."
Uchiha Tekka and Yamanaka Inoichi exchanged glances.
The latter moved first, leaping towards the wall breach they had made when entering.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Tekka, with his Three-Tomoe Copy Wheel Eye eyes wide, quickly swung his long saber, blocking the incoming metal long spikes one by one.
For a moment.
The clanging sound of 'ding ding dang dang' was incessant amidst the flashing sparks.
This was a duel between a High Ninja and a Doctor of Magic!
Uchiha Tekka wanted to get more intelligence about the opponent, preferably knocking him out and capturing him.
And Dr. Hartley wanted to keep the former, whether dead or alive.
[Bang!]
As Yamanaka Inoichi leaped outside the building, he immediately pulled out a signal gun from his chest and shot it into the night sky.
Instantly.
A bright red light bloomed in the air.
The ninjas scattered throughout Rondel City saw it and each used their abilities to prepare to escape outside the city.
However, the night sky, which was originally bright with the moon and stars, at some unknown time, had been covered by thick dark clouds, with streaks of electric light flashing within the clouds and the occasional rumble of thunder.
And beneath the flickering thundercloud.
The short Sage Cato, abandoning his usual frivolous demeanor.
Stepped on the silver-white ornate magic array beneath him.
Looked down at the chaotic Rondel City with a blank expression.
"This old man may have founded the Combat Mage Style, but I don't like slaughter."
"But if it's slaughter for the sake of protection, I won't hesitate..."
His murmured words reached this point.
Sage Cato's will immediately activated the prepared magic.
The next moment.
The thundercloud above his head instantly let out deafening thunder.
At the same time, streaks of lightning accurately struck the ninjas moving at high-speed outwards from various parts of the city.
In a certain alley in the west of the city.
Aburame Katsuya was controlling his cloud-like parasitic insects, fighting two magic masters alone.
On the ground lay three mages, whose fate (whether dead or alive) was unknown.
They were Scholar-level magicians who had overestimated themselves and attempted to surround and attack him.
Mages of this level couldn't stop the insect swarm at all.
Whether it was a magic barrier or the defensive magic on their bodies, they would be quickly devoured by the parasitic insects.
The parasitic insects could devour energy, and similarly, it could devour magic power.
To them, the latter was just a type of energy that tasted slightly different and couldn't be absorbed.
After eating, they could just excrete it.
From this perspective, the ninjas of the Aburame Clan had a certain counter against these mages.
"Mission complete, stop following me. This is the last warning."
Aburame Katsuya, wearing sunglasses late at night and wrapped tightly in a coat, stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at the two mages who were in a sorry state under the insect swarm's offensive.
In his opinion, these people would also become members of the World Government in the future.
So, he tried not to kill people unless necessary.
The three mages on the ground weren't actually dead, just unconscious after their magic power was devoured.
After speaking, Aburame Katsuya was about to turn and leave.
[Crack!]
Just then, he suddenly sensed a threat from above.
As an experienced former Hidden Leaf High Ninja, Aburame Katsuya didn't even look, and used his will to control the surrounding parasitic insect swarm to converge above his head, forming a dense, pitch-black insect wall.
At the same time, he released more parasitic insects around himself, making them rotate at high-speed.
Secret Technique: Insect Wall Technique!
[Boom!]
However, the lightning struck too quickly, and its power was so strong that it instantly pierced through the 'Insect Wall' in the air.
The dazzling lightning landed on Aburame Katsuya's body.
And along with the surrounding rotating parasitic insect swarm, he was bathed in crackling electric light.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Heart-wrenching screams came from Aburame Katsuya's mouth, his entire body trembling wildly.
This scene frightened the two magic masters.
A moment later, the electric light dissipated.
Aburame Katsuya was seen lying on the ground, covered in residual electric serpents, emitting black smoke, and completely silent.
And the parasitic insect swarm had turned into a puddle of soot...
"That's Sage Cato! Sage Cato has made his move!"
The mages looked at the silver magic array in the high altitude with mixed surprise and joy.
At the same time.
Streaks of lightning were also striking other ninjas.
Fortunately, their frequency wasn't very fast.
It seemed Cato couldn't control too many lightning attacks simultaneously.
Actually, he could...
If he didn't need precise targeting, he could completely unleash a torrent of thunder, destroying the entire Rondel City below.
But Cato couldn't do that.
So he could only use his mental power to guide the lightning towards the target.
This gave most of the ninjas below a chance to survive...
"Old thing, stop right there!!!"
Just then, Sage Cato in the air suddenly heard a roar.
He subconsciously looked up and saw a streak of azure electric light rushing towards him at extremely high speed.
Sage Cato was very surprised; he didn't expect there were people among the ninjas who could fly.
Looking at the momentum of this lightning, it was clearly much stronger than the previous Raiga Kurosuki.
However, no matter how many thoughts he had in his mind, Sage Cato's reaction was not hesitant.
He pointed his magic staff at it, and two streaks of lightning immediately shot out from the thundercloud.
But the following sight left the nearly seventy-year-old old sage dumbfounded.
That figure, seemingly wrapped in lightning.
Actually, with just a hair's breadth, miraculously avoided the continuous attacks of the lightning.
"How is this possible? That's natural lightning!"
If he had used lightning created by magic power, Cato could understand the opponent avoiding it.
Cato admitted that even he would have to block this technique with other magic.
But the opponent just avoided it!
What he didn't know was that Ay on the other side was also shouting about his luck.
If it weren't for Observation Haki, coupled with the Lightning Release Energy Mode which activated his body's functions.
Allowing his reaction abilities in all aspects to reach their peak, plus a little bit of luck.
He might not have been able to avoid those two streaks of lightning just now.
However, Ay already had a countermeasure.
"Lightning Clone Technique!"
In an instant, two clones identical to Ay appeared beside him.
And quickly distanced themselves from him, rushing towards Cato from other directions.
This made Cato frown; he could control a maximum of two natural lightning streaks simultaneously.
If they didn't hit the main body, there was a danger of being approached.
And even if they did hit, he doubted he could make an opponent who could wrap his entire body in lightning lose combat ability directly.
So Cato immediately gave up controlling the thundercloud and began casting normal lightning magic.
His silver magic array, as magic power was activated, shot out dense streaks of silver lightning in all directions.
"Bring it on!"
Ay, whose entire body was flashing with blue lightning and whose golden hair stood on end, stepped on 'Moonwalk' and faced the powerful magic head-on, letting out a hot-blooded roar.
"Hell Stab: Four-Fingered Thrust!"
Ay didn't hesitate and immediately used the Secret Technique his father had recently taught him.
He merged his four fingers on his right hand and gathered a large amount of Lightning Release Energy on them, instantly forming a spear-shaped azure electric light in front of him.
In the blink of an eye.
Ay had already rapidly plunged into the myriad of silver electric serpents shining brightly.
Immediately, everyone below saw three meteor-like azure electric lights in the night sky, cutting through the sky full of silver-white lightning, constantly approaching Cato, who stood upon the magic array.
But not long after, two of the blue electric lights disappeared without a trace.
Only the last streak of electric light, like a lightning spear, still charged straight upwards, charging, charging, and charging again!
Until he reached Cato, the fierce azure electric light on Ay's body was finally worn down and swallowed by the countless silver-white electric lights around him...
This made the faces of most of the ninjas who had already run outside Rondel City exceptionally grim.
At this moment, Uchiha Tekka, who had already killed Dr. Hartley and sustained quite a few injuries, was standing on the surface of the Luo River outside the city, looking up at the night sky.
His expression was very grim; he didn't expect Ay to have an accident.
"Things have gotten big. The Lightning Shadow..."
Just then, Yamanaka Inoichi walked up to Uchiha Tekka and said in a low voice.
In this battle, both sides suffered considerable casualties.
Their mission could be considered a failure, but they also obtained a lot of intelligence about the mages.
Especially since they captured a few alive.
If Ay hadn't had an accident, they could actually accept this result.
After all, where in war are there no casualties?
But now it was troublesome; Ay's identity was quite special.
It would be fine if he was alive, but if he died...
The Lightning Shadow would likely not give the other side a chance to join the World Government.
It would definitely be a fight to the death!
This volume ends here. I wish everyone a happy and safe National Day holiday. The little author sincerely thanks the readers who have subscribed this far and those who have given monthly passes and recommendation tickets to this book. It is everyone's support and encouragement that has allowed this book to continue until now. I also hope to walk together with everyone in the future and witness the great journey of the World Government!
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