Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

Chapter 98 The Raging Wind and Waves!

"Who goes there!"

Before the guard's exclamation had even finished, a huge shadow had already covered the sky above.

A colossal skeletal dragon descended from the sky, its wingspan reaching several meters, its stark white skeleton standing out starkly against the gloomy sky.

Its bony claws dug into the stone slabs of the city, producing a dull thud, sending debris flying and causing the entire courtyard to tremble slightly.

The dragon lay down, its head prostrate on the ground, and opened its enormous mouth, large enough to swallow a person whole. Three figures slowly emerged from it.

Izumi glanced at the nearby guards and instantly figured out their situation.

"Neji, you can use them as practice, just don't kill them."

As soon as he finished speaking, the short figure darted out.

The thick winter clothes wrapped around his small body did not hinder his agility in the slightest.

Neji moved with light steps, and the Gentle Fist stance was already beginning to take shape with each rise and fall.

She leaped high into the air, swung her small hand, and struck the guard's pressure points precisely. Using the momentum, she turned around and faced the next person.

At the same time, Izumi formed a hand seal and pressed one palm into the air.

"Spiritual communication techniques."

Countless plumes of smoke exploded in the courtyard, and one after another, skeletal puppets emerged from the white mist.

Their eye sockets were hollow, and they held bone blades, silently spreading out in all directions.

Some leaped onto the walls, some guarded the gates, and some traversed the corridors, heading towards every key location within the city.

"Control everyone, seize all key positions, and forbid anyone from leaving this city."

Izumi's orders were brief and clear, and the skeletal puppets moved in perfect unison and with great speed.

He turned to Momona: "You sense everyone's presence to prevent anyone from escaping."

Momona nodded, closed her eyes, and activated Kagura's Mind's Eye at full power.

After giving his instructions, Izumikawa walked straight through the chaotic crowd towards the laboratory where Kazahana Hayate was.

The surrounding guards tried to stop them, but were easily blocked by the skeletal golem.

His pace was unhurried, as if the chaos in the courtyard had nothing to do with him.

Ding ding ding~

The bells suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire city.

It was the sound of warning bells, urgent and piercing, one after another, as if to wake up all the sleeping people.

Many guards looked bewildered; the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Snow hadn't experienced an invasion in far too long.

So long has passed that many people have forgotten when the last alarm bells rang.

Compared to these guards, a group of people looked rather grim.

On a courtyard path, Feng Hua Nu Tao stopped in his tracks. The face that resembled his brother's was now so gloomy it seemed to drip water.

He turned to look at the three people behind him, his voice tinged with coldness.

"Is this your guarantee?"

Wolf Fang Avalanche frowned and looked at his two companions beside him.

Both of them shook their heads, unsure of what was going on. According to the plan, there shouldn't have been such a blunder.

He immediately stepped forward, his tone tinged with apology: "Lord Nutao, it's impossible for them to have discovered our actions."

Before he could finish speaking, he quickly added, "But since we've been exposed, let's take action directly. We'll definitely complete your mission, sir—"

The words came to an abrupt halt.

A white figure streaked through the air, moving so fast that its trajectory was almost invisible.

Wolf Fang Avalanche's body reacted faster than his mind; he suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Nu Tao.

The kunai in his hand was held horizontally in front of his chest when he collided with the figure.

The crisp sound of metal clashing echoed in the courtyard. Wolf Fang Avalanche slightly pressed down the attacker, finally revealing his face.

Skeletons!?

There was no flesh or blood, no skin, only a stark white skeleton with empty eye sockets, yet it seemed to be watching him.

The skeleton held a bone knife in its hand, locked in a stalemate with his kunai, the force of which was not weak.

Wolf Fang Avalanche's pupils constricted slightly.

Before he could sort out his thoughts, several more white shadows fell from above.

He exerted his strength, knocking back the skeleton in front of him, and retreated to stand in front of Feng Hua Nu Tao.

Two other companions also came over, and the three of them formed a triangular shape to protect the raging waves in the middle.

"My lord, something's not right." Wolf Fang Avalanche gripped his kunai tightly, his voice low. "These things weren't in the intelligence."

He had already gotten a feel for some of his abilities from that exchange.

These skeletal golems are quite powerful, and their bones are far harder than one might imagine; they'll probably be a tough opponent to deal with.

As Feng Hua Nu Tao watched the increasing number of white figures in the courtyard, his brows furrowed.

His hand unconsciously touched the chakra armor under his clothes, the metallic feel calming him down a little.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a skeleton." His voice turned cold, tinged with disdain.

"You are wearing the chakra armor I developed. Although it's not perfect, it's enough to deal with these things."

His gaze swept over the approaching skeletal golems, and his tone became more arrogant.

"They're just skeletons. What's so special about these things?"

Wolf Fang Avalanche didn't reply. He tightened his grip on the kunai slightly, and as the number of skeletal puppets increased, his heart sank deeper.

He twirled the kunai in his hand, his gaze sweeping over the approaching skeletal puppets all around him.

These skeletons were not numerous, but each one was fearless and its bone blades slashed with a sickeningly sharp sound.

"Snowstorms and sleet, cover Lord Fury's breakout!"

He gave a low shout and charged out first.

The chakra armor glowed faintly beneath his clothes, and pale blue chakra patterns spread from his chest to his limbs, with power surging up continuously.

The speed of the Wolf Fang Avalanche suddenly increased, and the kunai drew an arc in the air, slashing hard at the neck bone of a skeleton puppet.

Click~

Bone fragments flew everywhere, and the puppet's head tilted to one side, but it did not fall apart.

Its bone blade swept horizontally, but Wolf Fang Avalanche ducked to dodge and slapped the puppet's chest with his palm.

The palm strike, amplified by the chakra armor, sent the skeleton staggering back several steps, and fine cracks appeared on its sternum.

"These things have really hard bones!"

Fubuki suddenly appeared from the side, her slender figure moving as fast as a shadow thanks to the amplification of her chakra armor.

She barely paused, and with precision, the kunai pierced the gap in the puppet's joints. The shoulder joint of a skeleton dislocated, and the entire arm hung limply.

She lightly flipped over the head of another puppet with her toes, and with a backhand stroke, severed its neck bone, her movements fluid and graceful.

Rain and Snow, on the other hand, is a completely different style. His burly body, amplified by his chakra armor, makes him look like a moving iron tower.

Without using a weapon, he punched the puppet in front of him squarely in the chest. The sound of bones cracking rang out, and the skeleton flew backward, crashing into its two companions behind it, scattering broken bones all over the ground.

He strode forward, each step causing the stone slabs to tremble slightly. With a sweep of his arms, he sent two more puppets flying.

The three worked together seamlessly. Wolf Fang Avalanche held the enemy at the front, Blizzard used speed to move around and break down their joints, and Rain Sleet used absolute power to clear space.

One after another, the skeletal puppets fell apart and collapsed under their combined attack, their broken bones covering the ground.

But the number of puppets does not appear to have decreased.

Wolf Fang Avalanche glanced around, his brows furrowed.

These white things kept coming from all directions, as if they could never be killed.

"Lord Futao, we must leave!" Wolf Fang Avalanche retreated to Futao's side, his kunai blocking a puppet's bone blade. "We can't kill all these things; dragging them out will be disadvantageous for us!"

Feng Hua Nu Tao's gaze swept across the chaotic corridor, landing on the constantly emerging white figures in the distance. His face was so gloomy it could drip water.

"Go to the lab." He lowered his voice. "My brother's there. With him around, these people will at least have some reservations."

Wolf Fang Avalanche nodded and winked at Snowstorm and Sleet.

The three immediately changed formation, with Yu and Xue leading the way.

Its massive body, amplified by the chakra armor, made it like a war chariot, smashing and sending flying the skeletal puppets blocking its path.

Fubuki protected her flanks, her movements as agile as a swallow. She precisely pierced the joints of every puppet that tried to approach, and any that slipped through her net were easily guided towards the sleet.

Wolf Fang Avalanche followed closely beside Wind Flower Raging Waves, holding his kunai in reverse, and Zi Guang warily scanned his surroundings.

A skeletal puppet swooped down from above the corridor, its bone blade pointing directly at Feng Hua Nu Tao's head.

Wolf Fang Avalanche didn't turn back. He stabbed the puppet's skull with his backhand and used the force to throw it aside.

The puppet fell to the ground, its bones scattering everywhere, yet it still struggled to get up.

"Walk!"

The four of them passed through the corridor and hurried towards the depths of the city.

Behind them, the skeletal golems pursued relentlessly, their skeletal feet stomping on the stone slabs with a dense, rain-like sound.

Yu Jiaxue turned around and punched the two closest people away. His burly figure was particularly imposing after entering the narrow corridor.

Fubuki scattered a shurikens at the corner, precisely embedding them into the knee joints of several puppets, causing them to fall to the ground.

A heavy iron gate appeared ahead. Feng Hua Nu Tao strode forward, pressed a few buttons on the mechanism beside the gate, and the iron gate slowly opened with a dull thud.

The four slipped inside, and the iron gate closed behind them again.

The dull thud of bones striking metal came from outside the door, once, twice, three times—then it gradually faded away.

Wolf Fang Avalanche leaned against the door, panting heavily. The patterns on his chakra armor slowly faded, and the emptiness after his power dissipated made him slightly dizzy.

Fubuki stood in the corner, her chest heaving violently from the exhaustion of the breakout attempt.

Yu Jiaxue stood by the door, his burly figure like a wall. Although he was also panting, he still maintained a vigilant posture.

"The lab is ahead." Feng Hua Nu Tao's voice rang out in the darkness, tinged with suppressed anger. "I want to see just who these people are."

He strode forward, the three following closely behind. Whoever coveted this "treasure" was his enemy.

These skeletons were definitely not the work of his brother; someone else must have been eyeing the treasure here.

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