bookbashuk Chapter 22 So My Soldiers Were This Strong
Chapter 22 So My Soldiers Were This Strong
His "No-Seal Ninjutsu" intimidated the remaining 5 Cloud Ninja.
Just then, a triangular formation of three dwarves appeared behind the Cloud Ninja who was facing Qingwu.
"later!"
It was hope who first discovered it.
Creatures without chakra are not easily detected by ninjas.
"And this is it again..."
The strangeness permeating this place made all the Cloud Ninja uneasy.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The three dwarves launched an attack. Their warhammers were not swung fast, but they were powerful and heavy, forcing the Cloud Ninjas to dodge with each blow.
"Lightning Release: Earth Walk!" One of the Cloud Ninjas slammed his hands on the ground, attempting to force the dwarf back with Lightning Release.
Blue arcs of electricity shot up the ground and towards the dwarf.
However... the dwarves merely stomped their feet, their bodies trembling from the lightning, yet they still swung their warhammers.
"impossible……"
Caught off guard, the Cloud Ninja who was maintaining Lightning Release was smashed into a bloody pulp by the powerful warhammer.
"These guys... are immune to Lightning Release?" hope exclaimed in surprise.
"It's not immunity, it's magic resistance..." Qingwu responded in her mind.
While a 40% magic resistance doesn't achieve complete immunity, it significantly reduces the effectiveness of control-type ninjutsu like "Lightning Release: Earth Walk".
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
On the other side, the dull thud of a dwarf's warhammer striking the ground could also be heard.
But then three more dwarves surrounded them.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Wall!"
Before the bald captain could think, a blinding lightning bolt formed an arc-shaped shield in front of him once again.
But only for a moment...
A burst of lightning struck, and the bald captain, who had been hit head-on by the three warhammers, was sent flying, coughing up blood.
Can't carry it!
Even the Cloud Ninja, renowned for their ninjutsu, could not withstand the heavy blows of three dwarves' warhammers head-on.
"Retreat!" the bald captain roared. "The intelligence is wrong! Retreat immediately!"
He was afraid.
He lost two Chunin teammates in a short period of time, and he himself also suffered serious injuries.
However... it was too late.
Perhaps due to a lack of intelligence, the Cloud Ninja overestimated the dwarves' combat strength, but the dwarves did successfully stall the entire battle.
At the same time, the six and a half centaurs who had been hiding in the shadows had already sneaked in and sped out from an unexpected direction from the Yunren.
"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"
One of the Cloud Ninja who was protecting Xi was pinned to the ground by a spear.
The bald captain could no longer care about the others. He left behind his clone to deceive the dwarves, grabbed hope, and jumped over the wall.
"Trying to run away?" Qingwu's voice was playful.
The wall beneath his feet came to life, and countless thick roots instantly filled the entire space.
"Wood Release!!!"
The bald captain was terrified.
He threw hope aside and tried to use the substitution technique.
However, the roots grow too fast and cover too wide.
As soon as he finished the hand seal, several roots simultaneously wrapped around his waist, legs, and arms.
At the same time, the sound of a spear piercing flesh came again from behind.
The twelve centaurs that suddenly appeared on the field had already surrounded and annihilated the remaining unlucky ones.
Qingwu didn't turn her head, but looked at hope, who was panting heavily.
He felt that the kid in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a moment.
"What's your name?"
Qingwu did not kill him again, because the remaining Yunren could no longer pose a threat to him, and since they looked familiar, they should be characters from the original work.
"..." hope gritted her teeth, looking in horror at the dense roots waving around her like snakes.
"Never mind, it's not important!" Qingwu muttered to himself, and tied hope up as well.
The six Cloud Ninjas killed four and captured two in no time.
"Perfect!" Qingwu was satisfied with his command.
Of course, he also knew that tonight's battle was more of a surprise attack on the Cloud Ninja.
On their "home turf," the Cloud Ninja suffered heavy losses from the start due to insufficient intelligence, making the rest of the battle much easier.
But then again, he didn't use his full strength.
The withered tree guards only made their move at the very end... when the Cloud Ninja, who was suspected to be the leader, was escaping.
【Ding! 】
[Mission Complete!]
[Reward Received: Healing (Basic Water Magic)]
【Ding! 】
[Victory!]
[Battle Results: Experience +400, Natural Energy +40, Gold +40]
A series of system notification sounds rang out.
Qingwu pursed her lips. The energy and experience rewards were good, but the amount of gold coins was...
In his eyes, who had already possessed "a fortune of thousands," this was pitifully little.
Fortunately, the system's rules allow you to exchange ninja world money for gold coins; otherwise, to build up an army, you'd probably have to quietly "survive" for many years.
"upgrade!"
The initial experience requirement for leveling up is low, only 400 experience points. Combined with his original half-experience bar, he leveled up two levels directly.
【Ding! 】
[Level +1, Attribute Points Gained: Defense +1, Knowledge +1]
【Ding! 】
[Level +1, gain attribute points: Attack +1, Strength +1]
Open the panel:
【Thousand-Handed Green Wutong: Level LV4】
Experience points: 0%
[Attack: 22 (Added to troop attack, increasing damage)]
[Defense: 19 (Added to troop defense, reduces damage)]
[Strength: 23 (Increases attack magic damage and enhances support magic effects)]
[Knowledge: 35 (Determines maximum mana, affects mana regeneration speed)]
[Combat units included: 1 Deadwood Guardian, 12 Centaurs, 12 Dwarves]
[Spellbook: Air (unlocked), Fire, Earth, Water (unlocked)]
[Note: For each level gained, two random attributes will increase by 1.]
Then there's the skill reward I just received from the mission.
[Healing]: Basic water-based support magic.
[Effect]: Consumes 20 points of Natural Energy to heal the target (effect is affected by Strength attribute).
"Like the Magic Arrow, basic spells consume 20 natural energy per cast?"
Qingwu thought to himself.
After this battle, his natural energy reached 350 points.
In other words, at full capacity, one can use a total of 17 basic spells.
That's enough for now.
"It seems that only life-or-death battles, real battles, can be considered campaigns," Qingwu sighed regretfully.
He had fought Kakashi twice before, but those sparring battles didn't have a battle settlement afterward.
"Take shortcuts and you won't get away with it."
"However... the combat strength of the troops is somewhat beyond my expectations."
Qingwu looked at the centaur and dwarf standing quietly beside the ancient tree.
In today's battle, the Tier 5 Deadwood Guardians barely made a move.
When they sparred with Kakashi before, the centaurs and dwarves didn't seem particularly strong, probably because their opponents were too powerful.
Tonight's battle has greatly boosted Qingwu's confidence.
"No! The Deadwood Guardian is stronger than before."
Upon closer reflection, the attack speed and range of the Deadwood Guardian's roots had also increased.
And... I don't know if it's just my imagination.
Qingwu looked at the withered tree guardian.
I feel like this guy's size seems... bigger than before...