Chapter 180: Success

Ah!

Captain! Save me……

Gangshan Captain!

At this moment, the Gangshan Jonin, hearing the anguished cries of his comrades as they lay dying, even though he was accustomed to life and death, couldn't help but feel his eyes twitch.

He never imagined that a hunt he thought was already won would undergo such a sudden change.

Although these attacks had little effect on him, they were not so easily dealt with by the Chunin.

Even though he blocked the fireballs with all his strength, several of his subordinates still died, and many more were injured.

Among them, some injuries were serious!

Before he could pay more attention to his subordinates' condition, the enemy's next wave of attacks came one after another.

Moreover, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the enemy still forming seals, apparently preparing a third wave of assault.

Damn! This sneaky attacker really links one move to another, giving no chance to breathe~

Before this sturdy rock-ninja Jonin could think of how to respond to the attack

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A dense barrage of kunai completely covered the area where they were, shooting toward those rock-ninjas who had just dodged the fireballs and were still unsteady on their feet.

If no miracle occurs, these Jonin might be fine, but these Chunin of limited strength would suffer heavy casualties again in this wave.

Earth Release: Multiple Earth Flow Wall!

Clenching his teeth, at this critical moment, this simple hand-seal ninjutsu, which is relatively convenient, proved quite effective.

Moreover, he couldn't just erect a single earth wall; otherwise, their numbers were too great to effectively block the attacks.

He blocked most of the incoming kunai!

This allowed the team-leading Jonin to catch his breath a little!

Next, facing the enemy's unknown ninjutsu, he had no good solution in the short term.

The enemy's surprise attack came far too suddenly!

Moreover, the three waves of attacks were seamlessly linked, as if rehearsed countless times, completed within just three to five seconds.

Thus, after blocking part of the attack, he was unable to unleash a stronger defensive ninjutsu.

Moreover, the enemy was also quite vigilant!

Even the special Jonin in his unit with the fastest reflexes and speed, who launched a counter-ambush from underground, was successfully dodged by the enemy.

Hmm!

Hmph!

A groan of pain entered his ears, making the already displeased Gangshan Jonin even more irritable.

Those who groaned were the ones who, while dodging the fireball attacks, had stayed farther away from him.

Although he hastily erected multiple earth flow walls, he could not cover all his companions within the protective ninjutsu's range.

These fellows mostly had various numbers of kunai stuck in their bodies, and two unlucky ones were already lying in pools of blood.

In the upcoming battle, merely not causing trouble would be the limit of what they could manage.

Before he could even catch his breath, a series of deafening dragon roars transmitted into his eardrums.

Scatter! Don't huddle together~

Feeling the heat wave that could be sensed even through an earth flow wall, the Gangshan Jonin roared at his subordinates.

Just by feeling it, he knew that the earth flow wall he hastily erected in a straight line could not withstand the attacker's final wave.

Crack! Crack!

Boom!

As his words fell, the earth flow wall that had just blocked the kunai barrage could not withstand the enemy's ninjutsu impact and shattered to pieces.

Moreover, right before his eyes, a chakra flame in the shape of a dragon's head, six to seven meters in volume, came swooping down toward his position.

At the same time, it interrupted the ninjutsu he had half-formed seals for!

Damn it!

Facing this high-level Fire Release ninjutsu, he had no confidence that merely using Hardening Technique could block it.

Moreover, this Hardening Technique was hastily cast and could not cover much of his body.

Rumble~

As the flame dragon's head broke through the barrier and slammed into the ground, only a huge scorched crater remained, where the silhouette of the Gangshan Jonin could still be seen.

And those Chunin who had lost the Jonin's protection and had not yet recovered from the sudden attack were each facing a grim fate.

You see, the Dragon Flame Chant Technique can, according to the user's needs and the amount of chakra, split into three to five dragon heads of varying numbers, each aimed at different targets.

Dong Shilang, in order to achieve a better surprise effect when casting the technique, was not stingy at all, splitting off five dragon heads. Even his meridians felt faintly strained from the sudden surge of chakra.

You see, chakra travels from the lower abdomen to the mouth and is then 'exhaled'; the total amount per use is limited, and varies considerably depending on the strength of one's meridians.

This time he could be said to have risked his life!

At this point, the rock-ninja Jonin who could have reacted and blocked this Fire Release ninjutsu no longer had a chance to save them.

All that remained was to see whether the two remaining special Jonin among them could help them escape disaster.

Chant!

Boom!

Ah!

A series of sounds with various meanings came from the midst of these rock-ninjas!

These were the consequences of the other four dragon heads attacking the rock-ninjas; without the Jonin's obstruction, even these special Jonin, in their haste, had no good recourse.

They merely each erected an earth flow wall, hoping to slightly delay Dong Shilang's assault, creating a slim chance for themselves and their comrades behind to flee, but it was of no decisive effect.

Only a C-rank Earth Flow Wall, when faced with Dong Shilang's deployment of this high-level Fire Release Ninjutsu, had little effect.

Unless each of them changes the nature of their earth attribute and trains to a considerably high level.

Accompanied by the trembling ground and the miserable cries of the rock ninjas, a large expanse of smoke and dust mixed with firelight and a burnt smell began to spread across the grass outside this small grove.

Without needing to count carefully, one can tell that Dong Shilang's long-planned surprise attack yielded quite good results, inflicting heavy losses on the rock ninja side.