Chapter 17: The Decapitation Plan of Kirigakure

Terumi Mei waved her hand and smiled: "There is no need to worry about money. When necessary, even if Kirigakure enters a wartime state of alert, we must fully support the leveling path of the Kirigakure players."

Most ninja, even after the Daimyo of the Land of Water met her, would have their first reaction be to her stunning beauty and curvaceous figure.

But the few who experienced the coup and were determined to follow Terumi Mei knew clearly,

that this mature, beautiful, and powerful female ninja before them was the hero who overthrew the Blood Mist Village, the hero born after Kirigakure's long anticipation who could lead Kirigakure to become the strongest.

Today, the state of Kirigakure is brand new, which is inseparable from Terumi Mei's various policies and political maneuvers.

She suppressed the conservative faction, supported the new generation of ninja, and resolved the rift between civilian ninja and clan ninja.

She also had the great boldness to choose to forgive the rogue ninja who assassinated the Mizukage, recalling all Kirigakure ninja who had been left outside.

Chojuro's gaze was full of admiration, yet he was also worried.

He knew clearly that Lady Terumi Mei's wish was to find a suitable husband and get married as soon as possible.

But the more powerful a female ninja is, the harder it is to get married.

Of course, he dared not reveal such thoughts; otherwise, he would definitely be sanctioned by the gently smiling Terumi Mei.

"My Lady, I have a plan that can break through the interior of the castle."

A civilian player said respectfully to Terumi Mei.

The current situation inside Feixu Chengbao is that the more than two hundred players gathered by Terumi Mei after she displayed her powerful strength are the strongest force among them.

They are also the main force for attacking the Ghost General.

On the other side is a team of over one hundred players gathered through various means by the strategist of Kumogakure, the Raikage's secretary, Mabui.

Kumogakure, which is already dominated by the militant faction and led by the combative Shadow, the Raikage, is also absolutely supportive of the Samsara Game and willing to invest funds.

Although Mabui does not have the terrifying strength of Terumi Mei, she is willing to concede profits and provide some potion assistance to players willing to join the 【Mist Alliance】.

As for the strongest ninja village in the ninja world, Konohagakure...

Asuma, without the support of the Hokage, although he obtained a large amount of funds by giving up assets, was backstabbed by the insidious Danzou, who restricted the use of Reward Points so they could only be used on players registered in Konoha, and could not be used to recruit troops.

This resulted in the strongest ninja village being in a very dire situation within the game.

Terumi Mei showed a look of curiosity and asked: "What kind of plan?"

After she came into contact with these civilians through the Samsara Game, she discovered that these people were not as ignorant as imagined, but were instead full of whimsical ideas, only trapped by their environment and unable to display them.

After the civilian player quietly sent a private message to inform Terumi Mei of the entire plan,

Terumi Mei's expression was strange, and she said: "Will this work?"

The civilian player knelt on one knee and, imitating the manner of a ninja, said: "This subordinate is willing to try."

Terumi Mei nodded and said: "Good. If the plan succeeds, I will send ninja to bring you and your family to Kirigakure. If your child has the aptitude for being a ninja, I will find a Jonin in the village to teach him."

"Many thanks, Lady Mizukage!"

The civilian player was full of excitement and, according to the plan, quickly rushed toward the interior of Feixu Chengbao after making preparations.

Half a day later,

he knelt respectfully in front of a Ghost squad leader and said loudly: "I am willing to surrender to Lord Ghost General. I have had enough of the oppression from that group of damned humans and have decided to turn over a new leaf!"

The tall Ghost squad leader, nearly two meters in height, looked at the man kneeling on the ground and nodded repeatedly: "Very good. Tell me the intelligence on this group of humans who dare to disturb the Ghost General's slumber, and I, Gelawa, will accept your surrender."

Unlike ordinary ghosts, the Ghost squad leader already possessed intelligence.

When they followed the Ghost General to pollute the world, they had also encountered humans who defected, so although he did not fully believe him, he was willing to give the human before him a chance.

A gray-black Ghost Seed was stuffed into the civilian player's chest by the Ghost squad leader and fused within.

He had a ferocious expression and said viciously: "Now come with me to see the General. If you dare to play tricks, I can detonate the Ghost Seed at any time, and then you will die without a whole corpse."

"I swear to serve Lord Ghost General to the death!"

The civilian player said hoarsely.

The Ghost squad leader nodded with satisfaction and led the civilian player through the internal defense line where countless ghost soldiers were gathered, arriving at the General's dwelling.

Just at this moment,

the civilian player, who had kept his head down and remained silent the whole way, suddenly opened his inventory bar and fiercely threw out a Teleportation Scroll.

The Ghost squad leader reacted quickly and said angrily: "Damned human, you actually dare to play tricks!"

Bang.

The Ghost Seed was detonated; the civilian player was covered in ghost flames, and his health bar was cleared in the blink of an eye.

"Hahahaha, I am a vanguard scout of the Mist Alliance. My goal was to break through your defense line. My mission is complete!"

The light of the Teleportation Scroll lit up inside Feixu Chengbao.

The Ghost squad leader realized something was wrong and wanted to rush over to interrupt the activation of the Teleportation Scroll, but was blocked by dual blades.

"Chojuro, reporting for duty!"

Chojuro gripped his dual blades tightly and, by strength alone, actually knocked the Ghost squad leader back.

Behind him, five Elite players including Terumi Mei struck simultaneously, instantly turning the Ghost squad leader into fly ash.

This was the spearhead tactic.

Using a civilian player as bait to break through the Ghost soldiers' defense line and flank them, then using a decapitation strike to kill the Ghost General.

In this way, Feixu Chengbao would be completely conquered!

Behind the screen,

the White-haired Loli watched, dumbfounded; she had not expected such an insidious and cunning tactic.

The World Consciousnesses that had fought against the Pollution Source in the past all sought powerful, heroic figures with resilient minds who would charge forward and clash head-on with the Pollution Source. She had not expected that this group of overlooked civilians would actually perform even better than the heroes with Hero Templates.

Although it was somewhat despicable.

The White-haired Loli seemed to have opened the door to a New World, and the tuft of white hair on top of her head twitched constantly.

"Lady Mizukage, shall we charge straight in?"

Chojuro was poised for action, his hands gripping his Short Blade, already famished and impatient.

Terumi Mei shook her head and said, "According to the original plan, first set up traps in the surrounding area, then lure the Ghost General over, and engage in battle only after weakening the Ghost General to the maximum extent."

Chojuro watched as a series of trap items were redeemed, and said with a pained heart, "The trap-type items sold in the Game Mall are all very expensive; it would be great if we could train a player to raise their trap-related Life Skill."

"I will consider it, but first let's resolve the trouble before us, and discuss it at the council after exiting the game."

Terumi Mei was still hesitant; she had taken the prices of various materials and the consumption rates of Life Skills to the Ministry of Finance for research.

The conclusion reached was that for a Life Player to max out a specialization, which is level 10, it would require a minimum expenditure of two billion.

The annual funding allocated by the Daimyo to Kirigakure is barely twenty billion.

A full one-tenth.

The consumption is too astonishing, so the result of the discussion has never been finalized.

(End of this chapter)