Chapter 353: Asking Players for Help to Save Konoha

"Look quickly, there are new Abyss Evil Gods."

Before the cheers had even cooled.

Several players looked up and saw that from within the belly of the true form of the Evil God in the firmament, new Abyss Evil Gods continued to crawl out.

Twenty of them at once.

They fell to the ground like cannonballs, splashing up large clouds of dust and smoke.

Tuanzang Linghun sneered, watching this scene with schadenfreude.

The others, however, felt a despair as if falling into an abyss; the Abyss Evil Gods they had exhausted their strength and used all their trump cards to defeat were like dolls casually manufactured by the true form of the Evil God, available in any quantity.

It was not just this battlefield; Tsunade, Uzumaki Naruto, and Asuma and the others were also covered in cold sweat,

feeling a sense of helplessness.

Even with combat power exceeding that of the Abyss Evil Gods, the players' stamina was ultimately limited.

After Uzumaki Naruto killed eight more Abyss Evil Gods, his energy was exhausted,

and the Sacred Golden Flame on his body dimmed, looking as if it were about to extinguish.

The Whirlwind Slash had left him dizzy and disoriented.

The Sacred Beast Top also required energy to be sustained; it was now wobbling, looking like it was at the end of its rope, and the phantom of the Sacred Beast appearing on it flickered on and off.

Snap.

In front of two Abyss Summoners, within a pitch-black and gloomy Magic Circle, a large number of Abyss Goblins surged forth.

Ice, flame, and throwing.

The previously empty battlefield was instantly filled with new Pollution Monsters.

Uzumaki Naruto struggled to lift his Claymore, but the weak Sacred Golden Flame

was struck by countless pollution ice shards from the Ice Goblins, and the blade was frozen, the golden flame included.

"It's so cold, can someone come and save me?"

Ordinary ninja had emotional breakdowns and let out cries.

The earth was pierced by ice shards, and frost radiating cold air spread, dragging everything nearby into a world of frost in the blink of an eye.

Following that were flames and projectiles;

explosive bombs and fire were thrown by the Abyss Goblins, as if paving a territory, bringing the entire town into the Polluted Area.

Abyss Brutes and Abyss Swordsmen charged wildly, and Abyss Mages summoned hurricanes and lightning.

The Land of Hot Water seemed to have fallen into an apocalyptic disaster, and it appeared no one would survive.

"If this continues, we will be worn to death by the Abyss Evil Gods!"

The strategist Nara Shikaku had an ugly expression and said: "Even if we kill the Abyss Evil Gods, new ones will be deployed. We have no idea how many more Evil God clones the true form of the Evil God above our heads can throw out."

Inside the belly of the true form of the Evil God,

it seemed to be connected to a Pollution Space, and the endless Pollution Energy showed no signs of stopping.

"If this is truly the work of the remnants of Jashinism, it is very likely targeting only the Land of Hot Water."

A Clan Head proposed an idea, saying: "Otherwise, shall we move away from the Land of Hot Water and start over somewhere else?"

Once a first compromise is made, it is very easy to make a second.

Previously, when Konoha was destroyed in the Land of Fire, the ninja clans had not dared to say such things openly.

But now that they had been reduced to the Land of Hot Water, Konoha Village relocating again was not an unacceptable situation.

"Relocate?"

Nara Shikaku gave a bitter smile, inwardly sighing at the short-sightedness of these ninja clans. He explained: "Previously, it was because the Four Great Ninja Villages attacked Konoha, and Orochimaru joined forces with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to slaughter the nobles of the other four nations."

"The ninja world was in chaos, and after the high-level officials of the four nations were killed or injured, a major reshuffle occurred, and the Four Great Ninja Villages were anxious to annex the legacy of Konoha."

"That is why we were able to successfully occupy the Land of Hot Water." After all, the method of wiping out the Hot Water Village was not honorable.

Nara Shikaku did not say it directly, but everyone knew it in their hearts.

"But now, the landscape of the ninja world has stabilized."

"If we rashly attack other ninja villages or noble forces, as the ones who break the balance first, we will definitely face the siege of several forces."

Nara Shikaku shook his head repeatedly.

Although they had several top-tier players, compared to other forces, their middle and lower-tier strength was inferior.

Right now,

everyone had a Family Territory, and the energy springs of the Resurrection Platform were all filled; without a sufficient player army, relying solely on a few top-tier players, it was impossible to sweep through the player forces.

The era had changed.

No player could yet achieve the kind of overwhelming, gap-bridging strength that the Shodai and Madara Uchiha had in the beginning.

"Hmph, if that's the case, what should we do?"

Hearing his opinion refuted, the Clan Head's expression changed slightly, his nose twitching to express dissatisfaction.

He deeply regretted following Konoha; had he known, he would have defected to other ninja villages instead.

At the time, he had considered that if he left Konoha and approached other ninja villages as a victim, he would be looked down upon, ostracized by the local ninja clans, and unable to grasp power.

But now, who knew that following Konoha would cost them their lives.

"Then mobilize all the ninja, have everyone go to the battlefield, try to intercept all the Abyss Evil Gods, and then dispatch a team of Elite players to decapitate the true form of the Evil God."

The Clan Head who spoke received the gaze of everyone.

The subtext of this sentence was to let everyone use their lives to fill the gap.

The Elite players would be pulled away to decapitate the true form of the Evil God, while the ordinary ninja and players were simply no match for the Evil God clones and could only use their lives to stall.

And the strength of the true form of the Evil God was currently unknown; without even a probe, were they to send an Elite squad to their deaths? In a game, this was a very classic tactic because players could all resurrect.

But this was reality; if they died, they were truly gone. Even if Konoha were extravagant, they did not have enough Resurrection Coins to revive everyone.

The Ninja Clan Head also realized he had spoken out of turn and hurriedly remedied it, saying, "Including myself, my clan is also willing to sacrifice; are we to just sit and wait for death?"

"Even if we mobilize all of Konoha's combat power, I fear we are no match for the Evil God."

Nara Shikaku sighed and said, "The Konoha Troops, including the autonomous Konoha Mobile Unit, only total five thousand players when added together."

"The remaining ninja will be of negligible help to the battle situation."

Inside the Samsara Game Space, Fang Yi, who was monitoring the battlefield situation, nodded; it seemed that after being beaten black and blue by the four-nation player army, Nara Shikaku's brain had returned to normal.

Previously, he carried the arrogance of a smart person,

and combined with the desire of Hiruzen Sarutobi and others not to let uncontrollable power spread, they were unwilling to contact unknown forces, which led to the collapse of Konoha.

Now, he has clearly begun to deeply understand and analyze the Samsara Game.

Indeed,

ordinary ninja simply cannot play a role, just like during the Fourth War, when Madara Uchiha routed hundreds of ninja with a few punches and kicks.

The Abyss Evil God is an existence even stronger than Madara Uchiha.

Ordinary ninja cannot even delay its footsteps, let alone make the Pollution Monster waste its stamina; they can only fight those summoned Abyss Goblins.

"Issue mercenary missions!"

Nara Shikaku took out the scroll that the Sandaime had given him when he left the command post and said, "Seek help from players of other factions: the four-nation factions, the Dawn Organization, and even the Navy, pirates, and adventurers from the Sea World."

"They certainly will not refuse a Lv. 40 Dark Gold Lord."

"It is just that the treasury of the Konoha Family is not enough to support the rewards for these top-tier players; I fear everyone will have to bleed heavily to save Konoha!"

(End of this chapter)