Chapter 187

Hoshino Ki shifted his body to make them both more comfortable.

"Sigh!"

He let out a soft sigh.

These days were truly too busy.

If only he could create shadow clones... how good that would be.

But such things could only be imagined.

After all, he hadn't transmigrated into the world of Naruto.

Hoshino Ki closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep before long.

A good night's dream.

Early the next morning.

Hoshino Ki washed up, finished his breakfast, and headed out. ......

Before leaving, he also brought along the clothing and equipment he had obtained from the Black Organization.

He still did not go to school.

Instead, following the map's guidance, he arrived at the location of the "treasure."

This location was set up quite covertly.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, it was filled with rocks.

Basically, no one would ever pass through here.

Hoshino Ki raised his hand and felt around the stone wall.

Sure enough...

This setup was a bit cliché.

Wherever there is treasure, there must be a mechanism!

Hoshino Ki pressed down on the mechanism at the entrance with force.

Just then, the solid wall at the entrance suddenly flickered.

Following the movement.

A square gap appeared on the wall that had previously looked seamless.

And as something inside the wall pushed automatically.

This square block of stone quickly detached from the wall surface.

The entrance was open.

Hoshino Ki walked in through the entrance and stood at the threshold.

His dark eyes scanned the surroundings.

The air inside was not circulating.

The light was also exceptionally dim.

Hoshino Ki frowned and took a step forward.

The door closed the moment he entered.

He hadn't expected it to be sensor-activated; how advanced!

The map's "treasure" indicator stopped at this location and showed nothing else.

Wanting to find the location of the real "treasure" directly...

...was still quite difficult!

Just then, two people suddenly walked toward him from the opposite side.

Hoshino Ki used a Body Flicker to hide in the shadows.

He was wearing the black clothes he had obtained from the organization.

They provided excellent concealment in the dark environment.

Therefore, the two could not spot Hoshino Ki's figure.

"Quick! Old Wang! Notify the higher-ups immediately! Those two test subjects are gone. We've been exposed!"

"Tsk, what a nuisance, those two useless things."

The two walked side-by-side quickly.

Clearly, they had something very important to deal with.

"Alright, hurry..."

The person on the right suddenly lost his voice before he could finish his sentence.

"Old Li, why aren't you..."

The person on the left asked.

However, he didn't finish his sentence either.

Only a "thud" was heard.

This person collapsed directly to the ground.

At this moment...

Hoshino Ki's figure appeared from the shadows.

He walked to where the two had fallen.

He bent down and pulled the small knife out of the left man's throat.

At the same time, he picked up the small stone that had knocked the right man unconscious and tossed it aside.

Hoshino Ki looked at the two, one dead and one unconscious.

Seeing how familiar they were with this place...

It wouldn't be too much to have one be a guide, right?

Hoshino Ki didn't pick up the unconscious man.

Instead, he first picked up the corpse with the pierced throat.

He carefully observed the corpse's face and build.

Then, he casually tossed the corpse into a corner to hide it.

Immediately after, he busied himself with some adjustments.

Soon, Hoshino Ki had disguised himself as the dead man.

He stood up, raised his head, and scanned the surroundings.

He etched the layout of the area clearly into his mind.

Only after doing this did he pick up the unconscious man from the ground.

Hoshino Ki carried the man with one hand.

He flattened his other hand like a rag and slapped him across the face.

A heavy slap landed.

The man was instantly jolted awake by the pain, his rough cheek swelling up immediately.

The man was still dazed and hadn't reacted yet.

Until he met a pair of dark, gloomy eyes...

Hoshino Ki stared straight at the man.

In an instant, he performed "hypnosis" on him!

"Old Li! Are you alright?"

A voice reached Old Li's ears.

Strange, what just happened?

Why did it feel like he had just passed out?

And why did his face feel like it was burning?

"Old Li! Stop spacing out! There's no time, we have to deliver the message quickly."

Old Li looked up.

It was "Old Wang," looking at him with anxiety.

Right! The current mission was to deliver the message!

Old Li hurriedly stood up and scanned his surroundings.

The two were still not far from the hidden entrance.

The surroundings remained pitch black.

"Let's go! We might run into test subjects in this place, we can't delay."

Old Li said hurriedly.

After speaking, he ran forward.

"Old Wang" also followed behind him with an eager look.

Feeling the wind rushing toward them from the front.

Old Li spoke while running:

"Old Wang, what happened just now? Why did it feel like I fainted?"

"Nothing happened? Could it be that you've been staying up too late lately and your body is acting up?"

"Old Wang" followed closely behind Old Li.

His expression was concerned, showing nothing unusual.

"Maybe so..."

Old Li muttered.

The two continued to run forward.

The journey was far from easy.

Every now and then, one or two "test subjects" would jump out to block their path.

They all had red eyes and would slash at anyone they saw.

Hoshino Ki couldn't afford to expose himself by fighting at this moment.

Therefore, he could only choose to keep running, dodging their attacks from time to time.

Finally...

After more than two hours of rushing, the two arrived at a mountain peak.

"Phew! Let me catch my breath! Do you still have energy? If you do, jump down first, I'll follow."

Old Li panted heavily.

He was about to reach his limit!

His head had felt dizzy from the start.

And after such a long time of running, it was only thanks to his decent ability that he hadn't died already.

"Old Wang" nodded, thoughtful:

"So that's it, the real location is actually in the cliff, how clever!"

"What are you talking about? Old Wang, why aren't you going in?"

Old Li frowned.

He felt Old Wang was a bit strange today.

He couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange.

"Old Wang" looked at Old Li:

"You go first!"

Those dark, eerie black pupils pierced straight into the depths of his soul.

Hoshino Ki pulled the small knife out of Old Li's neck and tucked it into his boot.

He tossed the corpse aside and sat cross-legged on the peak to rest for a moment.

Good grief!

He truly hadn't expected them to build their base in such a treacherous place.

They were even more cautious than he was.

They were truly cautious to the extreme!

This journey had nearly exhausted him.

Besides having to deal with the "test subjects," he also had to memorize the surrounding environment in a short time.

Plus, he had to reinforce the hypnosis from time to time.

It was a double drain on his physical and mental strength.

It would be absolutely impossible to go in without resting.

Hoshino Ki sat on the peak and looked down.

If no one had led the way today, he could never have found this place on his own.

If he really pushed himself to find it...

At Hoshino Ki's speed, it would take at least 5 days.

Not to mention the various complex terrain obstacles along the way.

Although Hoshino Ki was indeed exhausted now.

He didn't plan to just sit there.

After a brief rest.

He stood up and surveyed the entire area around the peak.

There was nothing suspicious!

Confirmed.

They set the location so remotely purely because they were "cowards"!

Thus.

With no guards around, he was certain.

Hoshino Ki returned to the peak.

He leaned forward and looked down.

A few withered branches grew on the cliff face.

Along the lower part of the cliff, there was a protruding rock.

That rock was covered in yellow weeds.

The weeds showed signs of being stepped on.

It seemed that was the entrance.

Although this peak wasn't as vertically exaggerated as the ground,

it still looked quite steep.

The height was about 700 meters.

Looking down from the top, there was a river at the very bottom of the cliff.

The current was extremely rapid.

There were no protruding spots on the cliff here.

Hoshino Ki leaped lightly and landed on that protruding rock.

"Password!"

Password?

Now that he was here, what password could he possibly need?

Hoshino Ki raised his fist and hammered through!

The stone wall shattered like tofu.

There was more to it inside.

Two figures appeared in the cave.

"What was that noise?"

"Go get help! Notify the captain immediately!"

Before the two could take a step.

Hoshino Ki used a Body Flicker to appear in front of them, hand and blade falling.

"Swish!"

The two fell to the ground instantly.

After looking around, Hoshino Ki kicked open a stone door.