Chapter 871

Next time I fight the Mist Shinobi, I won't suffer such a heavy loss.

Everyone stepped outside together, but Zabuza was already gone—nothing could be seen but mist.

Xiao Mei walked at the front, her expression relaxed, idly waving her hand.

The mist ahead of her suddenly sank, followed by a few faint, barely audible hums.

"I'll handle the enemies on this side!"

As Xiao Mei struck first, the remaining Mist Shinobi also moved—nearly half launched themselves recklessly into direct frontal confrontation, while the other half sought only opportunities to approach the little girl beside Hyuga Lincheng.

"You can't harm her without first defeating me!"

Facing the sudden mist ambush, Lin Cheng adopted a combat stance; though her voice was soft and unthreatening.

But aura doesn't lie—these Mist Shinobi, more experienced than the first batch, felt distinctly different.

The Hyuga girl, the only one who could help her teammates pierce the fog, wasn't just sensing that the opponent truly had the ability to stop them.

"Hey hey hey, is it really okay to just ignore me and walk past?"

"Watch out! Eat my Evil Dragon Burp!"

Young Yuanzi was furious at the few Mist Shinobi she faced—they completely disregarded her.

They kept staring at Lin Cheng, even daring to stand right before her and form complex hand seals to prepare a high-power jutsu.

With great flair, she unleashed it right in front of them—apparently aiming for some massive technique—but all she did was let out a "burp!"

If you examined the wounds up close, you'd find that all these men had been cut by blades—at the exact same moment!

"Tch! I just ate too much ice cream by accident!"

Patting her stomach, Young Yuanzi sheathed the knife she'd been holding—she didn't even remember when she'd picked it up—and waved cheerfully at Lin Cheng behind her.

"I can take care of all of them by myself!"

Lin Cheng's situation wasn't nearly as good—this time, the unreliable Kaguya didn't appear.

He could only rely on his own will to resist the suicidal assault of the Mist Shinobi; truly, without Kaguya's aid, fighting the enemy with full seriousness and determination—this was something Lin Cheng had never actually experienced before.

So even though she used the Eight Trigrams Palm to push back every enemy charging toward her, she never struck to kill—only knocked them away.