Chapter 531: No Power to Fight Back

A carriage was traveling on a rural dirt road. Bursts of laughter came from inside the wooden carriage shed, as if people were chatting and laughing inside.

Several guards wearing leather armor followed near the carriage. Although these guards could use ninjutsu, they were not ninjas; their abilities were more inclined toward protection.

The guards were dressed uniformly, and behind the six guards followed three people dressed differently; some wore full-body armor, while others wore sportswear.

The three people dressed differently were talking in low voices.

"Old Nine, is it really no problem? The reward for this mission is too generous; I always feel something is wrong."

A horse-faced man looked worried, his gaze frequently scanning the surroundings.

"No problem. These Daimyō are very afraid of death; it's perfectly normal for the reward to be generous. This is my second time escorting; just eat and play along the way. If we're lucky, we can even taste the women of the Naruto world."

A sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked middle-aged man smiled.

"Really?"

"Of course."

Hearing the conversation between the two, a small boy following at the very end shook his head. Although the boy looked only twelve or thirteen, his demeanor and behavior were already mature.

"Don't let your guard down. The mission difficulty is Lv. 14; the Paradise won't give out rewards for no reason."

The small boy's name was Zimo. Although he wasn't old, he was a genius.

"Got it, you little brat."

The sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked man didn't seem to care about Zimo's words. He had also been cautious during the last escort, but in reality, there hadn't been any danger.

"You... forget it."

Zimo sighed. Because he was too young, these two teammates from the adventure group didn't really believe him. The three were members of the same adventure group, and this time they were out to make some extra money.

"Zimo, don't mind this guy. We specifically invited you to come this time just to bring you along to make a fortune. Just don't forget us when you become successful in the future."

"Right, right. I was a bit blunt just now; don't mind it."

It was true that Zimo was a genius youth, but he also had the shortcomings of his age; he hoped to receive recognition from others. The flattery of the two made him forget the unpleasantness from just now.

"What is that?"

Zimo blocked his eyes with his hand and looked into the distance. His eyesight had been specially enhanced.

"What's wrong?"

The guard captain walking in front noticed Zimo's abnormality.

"There's a bird in the sky."

"*Pfft~*"

The horse-faced man sneered. This genius little teammate of his had been making a fuss about nothing the whole way, seemingly rarely acting alone outside of a large team.

"A bird?"

The guard captain looked into the distance, and he also vaguely saw a bird in the distance.

"This bird... is a bit strange."

The guard captain had just finished speaking when a whistling sound of wind breaking came.

*Crack. * A bullet hit the guard captain's head. Brain matter and fresh blood splashed, the guard captain's head exploded, and his headless corpse fell to the ground.

Warm brain matter splashed onto Zimo's face. The heavy smell of blood made Zimo's body twitch, his pupils shrinking to the limit.

"Enemy attack!"

Zimo's shout was somewhat cracked; he subconsciously shrank behind the carriage.

*Whoosh~*

The sound of wind breaking came again.

*Crack. * Another guard was shot in the head, like a watermelon being smashed.

"There's a sniper at high altitude! Zimo, counterattack!"

The horse-faced man's expression changed drastically, and he also hid behind the carriage.

"At least a kilometer away, how can we counterattack?"

Zimo stared fixedly at the giant bird in the distance. That white giant bird looked somewhat familiar, but for a moment, he couldn't remember the origin of that giant bird.

Entirely white, looking like clay texture, capable of flight.

Thoughts raced through his mind, and Zimo's body trembled slightly.

"I... I think I've guessed who the enemy is."

"Who? Don't beat around the bush."

The horse-faced man shrank behind the carriage, his face ferocious.

"Akatsuki organization member, Deidara."

"No way."

"You must have seen wrong. How could the Akatsuki organization appear here? Impossible!"

Zimo's two teammates couldn't believe it, or rather, they didn't want to believe the fact before them.

*Crack, crack. *

Two more sounds of flesh being shattered by bullets came. This time, it wasn't a person who died, but the two horses that had already been startled by the smell of blood. If the horses weren't killed, they would start running.

"Protect me, guards!"

A shout came from inside the wooden carriage. It was the Daimyō of the Land of Rivers; he had just seen the scene outside the carriage.

"Your Highness, get out of the carriage quickly!"

A guard drew his sword and slashed at the back of the carriage. Wood chips splashed; the guard intended to destroy the wooden wall behind the carriage to let the Daimyō of the Land of Rivers get out from the back.

*Crack. *

That guard stopped after just two slashes, subconsciously raising his bare arm and letting out a scream.

"Ah!!"

*Crack. * Fresh blood splashed, and the scream stopped abruptly. A hole the thickness of a thigh was blasted through the guard's chest, and he lost his breath after falling to the ground for a moment.

The area around the carriage turned into a slaughterhouse; every few seconds, someone would be shot in the head.

"What do we do? We're trapped."

The horse-faced man's face was pale, and he poked his head out from behind the already tilted carriage.

With a *bang*, a bullet flew past, and wood chips hit the horse-faced man's face.

This time, no one dared to show their head again. The Daimyō lay in the wooden carriage, his wife lying beside him, screaming incessantly, which was extremely annoying. Zimo and the others hid behind the carriage or under it with the guards.

The current situation was that whoever dared to show their head would die. After a stalemate of more than ten seconds, bullets whistled again.

*Bang, bang, bang... *

Holes were blasted through the wooden carriage one by one. The Daimyō of the Land of Rivers inside screamed in terror. The screaming lasted for a few seconds before disappearing, and fresh blood spilled out from the nearly shattered carriage. The Daimyō of the Land of Rivers had been sniped.

The gunfire stopped. Su Xiao was half-crouched on the giant bird created by Deidara. At this time, the two were flying at an altitude of several hundred meters.

Su Xiao ejected the empty magazine of the Spider Queen, took out a full magazine and inserted it, pulled the bolt, and aimed the crosshairs at the carriage again.

【You have killed the Daimyō of the Land of Rivers, Kitada Ryōta.】

【The Daimyō of the Land of Rivers, Kitada Ryōta, is a special plot character. You have obtained 1.2% of the World's Source, for a total of 10% obtained so far.】

Su Xiao was somewhat surprised. In his view, the Daimyō of the Land of Rivers ruled a medium-sized country; killing him should have yielded at least 3% or more of the World's Source.

It seemed now that the Daimyō of the Land of Rivers might just be a puppet, a puppet used by the Land of Fire to separate the Land of Wind, holding no real power.

【The mission issued by the Akatsuki organization has been completed. You have obtained 120 contribution points.】

"The target is dead."

Although the target was dead, Su Xiao still aimed his muzzle at the carriage; there were still guards and contractors there.

"So simple?"

Deidara was quite surprised and amazed by the firearm in Su Xiao's hand.

"Hmm, I've already sniped him. Should we silence these people?"

"Let's silence them. The client paid a high price; we need to do this cleanly."

Deidara yawned; he wasn't prepared to make a move.

Su Xiao was half-crouched on the giant bird's back. The enemies below would definitely die if they dared to show their heads, and even if they didn't show their heads, he had ways.

Su Xiao was sniping with ease, but Zimo and the other two behind the carriage were suffering.

The strength of the three wasn't weak, but Su Xiao had air superiority + distance advantage. The three had no means to attack a kilometer away, and moreover, the enemy could fly.

If this stalemate continued, Zimo and the other two would definitely die. Deidara was already controlling the giant bird to circle to the side of the carriage.

The giant bird in the sky circled, and Zimo and the other two, along with several guards, also circled around the carriage to avoid Su Xiao's sniping.

After circling half a lap, Deidara became somewhat impatient and reached into the bag containing clay.

"Use the double-winged birds, hmm."

Deidara tossed out several dragonfly-like small birds. These small birds had two pairs of wings and flew extremely fast. ===== CHAPTER 532 =====