The crowd followed the sound and soon discovered the screaming person behind a dense forest.
The person was dressed as a ninja, clearly from the Cang Yu clan.
At this moment, he could no longer scream, for his head had been bitten off by a giant wolf.
The giant wolf was about four meters long and over two meters tall, its fur standing on end like hard steel needles.
It had swallowed the Cang Yu ninja's head whole into its mouth, chewing it with a squelching sound.
It was evident that this giant wolf was a ferocious beast!
Upon seeing this, Chu Qingluan immediately tensed up. She quickly covered Xiao Hongchan's eyes and mouth, worried that the scene would traumatize her.
She was even more afraid that Xiao Hongchan would cry out, attracting the attention of the ferocious beast.
"Awooo..."
Chu Qingluan was so focused on covering Xiao Hongchan's mouth that she forgot about Da Hui.
As soon as Da Hui saw the ferocious beast, it immediately prostrated itself on the ground, whimpering in submission.
Wolves were pack animals with a strict hierarchy within the pack.
Da Hui's reaction was purely instinctual.
However, its cry attracted the attention of the ferocious beast.
"Roar—"
The ferocious beast let out a low growl, baring its teeth, and its savage gaze swept towards the crowd!
Its canine teeth were twenty centimeters long, incredibly sharp, and gleamed with a cold, white light under the sun!
As soon as the ferocious beast spotted the humans, it charged towards them!
Chu Qingluan's heart tightened, and she desperately wanted to turn and flee. But then she suddenly remembered what Chen Xiao had said.
"Things are determined by man; we haven't tried yet, how do we know if we can win!"
With this thought, she channeled the vital energy within her, preparing to face the ferocious beast.
However, after trying for a long time, she found that the vital energy within her could not be channeled at all. It felt as if her arm had gone numb and was unresponsive.
At this moment, the ferocious beast leaped high into the air, its massive shadow engulfing them all.
"It's over, it's over, it's over..."
Chu Qingluan's mind was filled with only this thought. With her vital energy unable to flow, she was no match for the ferocious beast relying solely on physical strength!
However, just then, Chen Xiao, holding the Yitian Sword, slashed diagonally at the ferocious beast. A beam of sword energy shot out with a swish!
*Pfft—*
With a muffled sound, the giant wolf beast was split in half by the sword energy!
Chu Qingluan was completely stunned.
"This, this, this..."
She couldn't understand how Chen Xiao could unleash such a powerful move when his strength had clearly been suppressed to such a degree.
Chen Xiao's brow furrowed. Although he had easily killed a ferocious beast with that single sword strike,
if there were ten, fifty, or a hundred such ferocious beasts... even he would be in for a tough fight.
This feeling of his strength being restricted made him very uncomfortable, like dancing with shackles on.
He just wanted to see Chu Changqing as soon as possible, ask his questions, and leave this cursed place immediately.
The ninja who had been killed was clearly alone, which meant that the Cang Yu clan's ninjas were likely nearby.
Chen Xiao held his breath and listened intently. Indeed, he heard sounds of fighting not far away.
He looked in that direction and said, "Let's go and see. The main force of the Cang Yu clan is probably there."
Chen Xiao's guess was correct. About a kilometer away, in a mountain hollow, a group of black-clad ninjas were locked in a fierce battle with a pack of giant wolf beasts.
The mountain hollow was a scene of carnage, with rivers of blood and bodies strewn everywhere.
Under the desperate struggle of the intermediate and lower-ranked ninjas, five ferocious beasts had already fallen, and four more were still fighting.
However, the human casualties in the hollow were even greater, numbering fifty to sixty.
On average, it took the lives of more than ten people to kill one ferocious beast.
So far, fewer than forty ninjas remained alive.
On the mountain slope behind the hollow, a tall and robust ninja stood with his arms crossed, observing the situation on the battlefield.
Behind the slope was a bottomless abyss.
They had no retreat; they could only kill all these ferocious beasts to survive and leave this place.
This tall ninja's attire was distinctly different from that of the other ninjas, making his noble status immediately apparent.
This person was the leader of this operation, the Shadow Ninja of the Cang Yu clan, Cang Yu Zhenyi.
Besides him, three Jonin also stood on the slope, while all other Chunin and Genin were engaged in the battle.
"Lord Cang Yu, why not open the scroll and eliminate those ferocious beasts quickly! If we continue to be depleted like this, even if we eventually wipe out these beasts, all the Chunin and Genin will be annihilated!"
Watching his own ninjas fall one after another, a Jonin couldn't help but say.
Although his face was hidden by a black mask, making his expression unreadable, his voice conveyed his current anxiety.
"Jonin Yamamoto, they are merely cannon fodder. Even if they are all annihilated, it will not affect the grand plan,"
Cang Yu Zhenyi said indifferently, completely disregarding the lives of these Chunin and Genin.
"Lord Cang Yu, please reconsider. The lives of Genin are also lives!"
Jonin Yamamoto persisted, pleading.
"Baka yarou! Jonin Yamamoto, are you questioning my decision?"
Cang Yu Zhenyi cursed angrily.
"Your subordinate dares not, your subordinate merely..."
Jonin Yamamoto tried to explain, but Cang Yu Zhenyi suddenly kicked him, sending him into the hollow.
"Since Jonin Yamamoto is so considerate of his subordinates, then go and fight alongside them!"
Cang Yu Zhenyi said impatiently.
Jonin Yamamoto glanced at the hollow, then resolutely drew his twin swords from his back and fearlessly charged into the battlefield.
Due to the limitations of this space, he could not use any of his ninjutsu, only the most basic taijutsu and swordsmanship to fight these ferocious beasts.
His participation had a significant impact on the battle.
Mainly, seeing a Jonin join the fray, the Genin and Chunin became even more invigorated, charging at the ferocious beasts with even greater recklessness!
"Baka yarou! I will kill all of you beasts!"
Perhaps stimulated by the bloody atmosphere of the battlefield, Jonin Yamamoto also became reckless, unleashing his lifelong skills and charging through the ferocious beasts!
After half an hour of arduous combat, finally, all the ferocious beasts lay dead in pools of blood.
Jonin Yamamoto was so exhausted that he could barely stand, leaning on his katana to support himself.
He had countless wounds, large and small, and his black ninja uniform was stained red.
He looked around; besides himself, no one else could stand on the battlefield.
All the Chunin and Genin had been annihilated.
Cang Yu Zhenyi, accompanied by two other Jonin, descended from the slope. As he passed by Yamamoto, he said indifferently, "Let's go."
As for the fallen Chunin and Genin, he didn't even glance at them, as if they had nothing to do with him.
"Baka yarou!"
Yamamoto could no longer tolerate it. With a roar, he brandished his katana and slashed at him...