manynovel Chapter 27 The Furnace
Chapter 27 The Furnace
Seeing that Mi Shou had killed three people in the blink of an eye, the enemies were shocked and stopped in their tracks.
Mi Shou took a step forward, stepped on the corpse with his left foot, drew his short sword with his right hand, and without saying a word, took advantage of the enemy's hesitation and charged forward again.
At this moment, the enemy was awakened and surrounded Mi Shou, each of them being extremely cautious to avoid being instantly killed by Mi Shou.
Kaguya Tadahira was also surprised by Mikami's strength. He already had a psychological shadow over Mikami, and now that he saw that his group couldn't defeat Mikami in a short time, and that the Takano brothers were holding back a few people, he began to make a plan.
Since Mikami is too difficult to defeat, let's kill the Takano brothers first.
Firstly, he harbored resentment towards the Takano brothers and could kill them to avenge them. Secondly, by killing the Takano brothers, everyone could concentrate their efforts on attacking Mikami.
After considering his options, Kaguya Tadahira did not pursue Mikami, but instead rushed behind Takano Hiroshi and launched a sneak attack with bone spikes.
Takano Hiroshi was facing three enemies at this time. He was already on the verge of defeat and had several wounds on his body. He was only able to maintain a stalemate for the time being because of his determination to fight to the death.
Therefore, when faced with Kaguya Tadahira's sneak attack, Takano Hiroshi was killed before he could even react.
"Big brother!"
Hearing his brother's screams, Takano Ishi turned around and saw Takano Hiroshi lying in a pool of blood. Overwhelmed with grief and anger, he charged directly at the enemy in front of him, wanting to die together with him.
Unfortunately, Konoshi was not strong enough and there were too many enemies. He failed to kill any of them and was instead stabbed in the stomach by a long sword, and he fell down as well.
"The two bastards are dead. Now the enemy is only Shimomi no Kami. If you help me kill him, there will be even more benefits when we go back."
Kaguya Tadahira was furious to see that some people were intimidated by Mikami's imposing presence and hesitated to fight, even slacking off during the battle. However, since they could only rely on them now, he promised them more benefits, which strengthened their resolve and led them to launch a full-scale attack.
These people had all undergone ninja training and had been killing people together in the past few days. They were able to coordinate with each other and were no longer distracted. Their attack was very methodical.
They not only surrounded Mi Shou, but also positioned themselves at varying distances, with some engaging in close combat, others launching projectiles, some restraining others, and still others using ninjutsu.
In particular, Kaguya Tadahira took the lead, relying on her strong bones to closely follow Mikami, without attacking rashly, but only delaying Mikami's movement speed and agility, providing opportunities for others.
Mi Shou exerted all his strength, maneuvering through the gaps in the enemy's defenses. Although he managed to kill several people, he was greatly exhausted.
He had no foresight and couldn't see where everyone was moving, so he only reacted when many attacks were close by, making it impossible for him to dodge them all.
He could only avoid fatal attacks, but he couldn't dodge some non-fatal ones, so his injuries gradually increased, especially the severe injuries on his back and shoulders, which caused him to bleed profusely.
"Although I killed seven or eight people, there are still eight or nine enemies left. My stamina and chakra are greatly depleted. If I continue fighting like this, I will die sooner or later. I have no choice but to retreat!"
Thinking of this, Mikami suddenly sprang into action and slashed powerfully at Kaguya Tadahira in front of him. Kaguya Tadahira was shocked and immediately raised his bone spike to block, but he felt a tremendous force coming from the bone spike. He could not resist it and could only retreat a few steps.
Having forced Kaguya Tadahira back, Mimori sidestepped a shuriken attack from the right, slashed horizontally with his short sword, and killed an enemy who had overshot his charge. He then created a small gap in the encirclement and fled with all his might.
Kaguya Tadahira was taken aback when she saw Mikami flee. She hadn't expected that Mikami, who had just displayed such great power, would suddenly run away. Then she was overjoyed and shouted for everyone to give chase.
"Quick, chase him! He's exhausted! Kill him!"
Kaguya Tadahira's tone was filled with joy.
Seeing Mikami's disheveled figure, Kaguya Tadahira felt the gloom in his heart vanish. The weight that had been pressing down on him for so long lifted off his feet, and his body felt incredibly light. He suddenly increased his pursuit speed by two points, while also making a lot of provocative remarks.
"Heh heh, Mi Shou, weren't you so arrogant? Don't try to run away if you dare!"
Seeing victory in sight, the others gave chase without hesitation.
This chase lasted for more than ten minutes. Mikami's speed slowed down, and the distance between them got closer and closer. Seeing this, Kaguya Tadahira became even more anxious and chased even harder.
Emerging from a patch of lush grass, a cave appeared ahead.
The cave is about three or four meters wide and high, and twenty or thirty meters deep. It is not spacious, and during the day, you can see the end of it from the outside.
When Mikami saw the cave, he rushed in. The pursuers hesitated for a moment, worried that there might be a trap inside, and stopped. However, Kaguya Tadahira was eager for revenge and tried her best to persuade him to leave.
"Look at this cave, it's not very big. You can see the situation inside at a glance. It's not suitable for setting traps at all. It's just that Mi Shou was desperate and rushed in because he saw that we were about to catch up with him."
As she spoke, Kaguya Tadahira said directly, "If you're not comfortable with this, I'll lead the way, and you can just follow me. If there's a trap, you can always retreat."
Someone looked at the cave and said, "This cave doesn't seem to have any other exit. Why don't we just wait here and be trapped here forever?"
Upon hearing this, Kaguya Tadahira cursed, "Idiot! The cave is dark, and you can only see the general outline. How do you know there's no other exit? Even if there isn't, how long would it take to trap Mikami? This training is almost over; there's no time to waste."
After a brief analysis, everyone still chased after them into the cave.
At first they were a little cautious, but there were no other traps in the cave except for some dry grass and trees, so they gradually felt at ease.
Soon, Mi Shou reached the end of the cave. In front of him was a mountain wall. There were no other companions around, so he could only turn around and face the pursuers.
Kaguya Tadahira and the others caught up. Seeing that Mikami had nowhere to escape, they felt relieved. Kaguya Tadahira looked fierce and clenched his fist.
"Mi Shou, killing you is too easy for you. I will break your bones inch by inch and make you wish you were dead!"
Mi Shou showed no fear of death; instead, he looked at everyone with disdain and sneered.
"A bunch of damn brats! Today I'm going to give you warmth and melt your cold hearts."
The crowd didn't understand what Mi Shou meant and thought he might have gone mad. But then they saw Mi Shou form a hand seal and turn into smoke, which greatly surprised them.
"What kind of ninjutsu is this?!"
"It seems to be some kind of clone technique, but I've never seen it before. When did Mikami use this ninjutsu?"
"Oh no, this is a trap! We have to get out of here!"
At this moment, they realized the danger and retreated rapidly, trying to rush out of the cave. But as soon as they turned around, they saw a person standing at the cave entrance, none other than Mi Shou.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Mi Shou formed hand seals, expending a large amount of chakra, and opened his mouth to spit out a large fireball.
The fireball landed and immediately ignited the dry vegetation in the cave, turning the entire cave into a blazing furnace with a rapidly rising temperature.
"Damn it, how does he know this kind of ninjutsu?!"
Seeing that their escape route was blocked by a sea of fire, Kaguya Tadahira looked incredulous. But the flames were about to engulf them, and no one cared about such a problem; survival was the priority.
Some people were more ruthless, gritting their teeth and saying, "These fires look fierce, but if you just rush through them, you might survive."
"That's right, charge!"
"rush!"
Between life and death, there was no time to hesitate; these people risked rushing directly into the flames, hoping to survive.
As for whether they would be burned to death, and how to deal with Mi Shou after breaking through the sea of fire, they no longer had time to consider those questions.