Finally, we were about to reach our destination, and we saw the snow-white forest in the field of vision ahead getting closer and closer.
Yue Guangfeng, who was in the team, suddenly changed his expression and frowned: "It smells of blood...it's in the snow forest ahead."
Chen Long, who was rushing at the front, immediately slowed down after hearing this, then turned to look at Shizune and Gale behind him and reminded: "This means that we are about to approach the center of the battlefield, and we must be extra careful next."
OK……"
After all, Chen Long is an old ninja who has experienced battles for a long time. War scenes are commonplace. Moreover, he is close to the battlefield. If there is no bloody smell, there will be a problem.
Shizune nodded, and was about to say something, but at this moment Yue Guangfeng's brows tightened even more: "Wait, it's a fight, I sense that there is still a lot of chakra in that snow forest!
"
"Oh? There are many more now?"
Chen Long keenly judged that this information seemed unusual. He first signaled the two of them to stop advancing, and then asked seriously: "So, can you judge how many ninjas there are?"
At this time, it is when Moonlight Blast needs to exert its greatest effect.
And he also understood this, and quickly used the sensory ninjutsu to carefully explore the details of the snow forest ahead. It was not until more than ten seconds later that Moonlight Gale withdrew the seal, but his face looked a little heavy: "
I’m afraid… there are at least hundreds of people…”
"Hundreds of people?" Chen Long was shocked when he heard this number.
Logically speaking, although they took a long detour, the number of groups of cloud ninja they sensed through the moonlight blast along the way was usually dozens or even hundreds.
It is estimated that the total has exceeded a thousand. With so many Kumo ninjas, it is not surprising that they can bypass the interception of the Fourth Hokage and dozens of Anbu. However, at this moment, there are still hundreds of people on the border.
That would be very unusual...
Could it be that the enemy deliberately left so many troops behind to target...the Fourth Hokage?!
Recalling that before they set off, there had been no intelligence news from the front line for a long time, Chen Long suddenly became anxious. He could not help but think that the Fourth Hokage was probably trapped in a tight siege at this time. Thinking of this, Chen Long's face became more serious than ever before.
stand up.
"Little Gale, you continue to conduct sensory exploration, let's enter the snow forest first...
In addition, if you encounter an enemy, you give priority to protecting Shizune, and I will be responsible for facing the enemy. Our main task at the moment is to find traces of Hokage-sama or ANBU troops as soon as possible."
This was the first time for Shizune and Moonlight Hayate to see Chen Long so serious. They didn't ask any questions. They just nodded decisively and were ready to fight at any time. In fact, they understood without explaining too much that the next few
What one needs to step into is the real center of the battlefield. You must know that there are hundreds of enemies in front of you. Once surrounded, even Master Chen Long may not be able to escape.
Sure enough, when the three of them had just arrived at the edge of the snow forest, the corpses of several Kumo ninjas immediately performed a 'welcome' ceremony.
The death state of these Kumo ninjas was a little strange. Their bodies were blackened and there were signs of blood spilling from their mouths and noses. Their appearance was quite miserable. After a quick inspection, Shizune quickly came to the conclusion that they died of poisoning.
"It seems that the poisonous miasma trap is just ahead."
Chen Long was anxious, but he still made a calm judgment, and the three of them stopped outside the forest again to prepare for more detailed investigation.
"Senior, if you need a high-efficiency antidote, I have prepared it in advance." After understanding the current situation, Shizune took out the special antidote from her bag without hesitation and handed it to Yueguang Gale and Chen Long.
This is a very expensive special antidote that can basically resolve most toxins common in the ninja world.
Some rare and highly toxic toxins, even if they cannot be completely resolved, will have a mitigating effect after taking them. As a direct disciple of Tsunade, Shizune, this kind of special medicine is not a valuable thing to them...
When Moonlight Gale thanked Shizune, then took the antidote and looked at it curiously, Chen Long's figure flashed and leaped into the distance. He returned not long after, holding a potion in his hand.
Wu showed it to the two of them: "If you guessed correctly, the poison barrier trap ahead should be caused by it."
"This is……"
"A parasitic insect from the Aburame clan?" Shizune's eyes widened, as if she had seen such an insect for the first time.
Chen Long nodded and said seriously: "I was fortunate enough to learn from the elite ninjas of the Aburame clan that in their secret techniques there is a kind of parasite that can quickly reproduce and hatch in a short period of time, and then release poisonous energy.
, this dead purple bug was probably made by the Aburame elite ninja in ANBU..."
"However, to be able to block thousands of people, I'm afraid it's not enough to just rely on poison barriers."
The thumb-sized purple bug in Chen Long's palm was indeed uncommon. Not to mention Moonlight Hayate, even Jonin like Chen Long had only heard of it from rumors.
After all, the intelligence information of family secrets is the foundation of a clan.
For the Aburame clan, the abilities of each insect are the same as their trump cards, so it is normal for them not to know about them.
Relying on the special antidote, several people carefully entered the snow forest after being fully prepared. Sure enough, as soon as they entered, they found that the cold air was filled with a faint mist, floating in it. And there were clouds inside.
The number of Ninja corpses gradually increased. Some of these corpses died due to the poisonous miasma, and some died in battle. Not only the enemies were killed by the poisonous miasma, but some birds and beasts in the forest seemed to be affected as well.
Corpses can also be found everywhere.
Originally, this situation was expected, but after several people encountered a new sophisticated trap, the experienced Chen Long was also confused...
"Sure enough, there is a problem. It seems we can't move forward rashly..." After Chen Long exposed an extremely secretive and dangerous trap, there was even a layer of sweat on his forehead. He was very lucky to be walking in front of the team.
, if it were Moonlight Blast or the inexperienced Shizune, the four-link detonating talisman trap in front of them would kill or injure those who hit it once it was triggered.
In this case, who knows how many similar dangers lie ahead.
"What an exquisite trap. I have never seen such an exquisite and concealed arrangement..." Moonlight Swift Wind watched as Chen Long placed the four steel wire leads that were invisible to the naked eye and were almost completely integrated into the natural environment.
After making the decision, his eyes were full of admiration.
"...Now, this is not the time to talk about this." Shizune quickly noticed that Chen Long's expression was a little hesitant at this time, and asked: "Senior, is there anything wrong with these traps?"
Although he himself was puzzled, Chen Long still explained it to the two of them.
It turns out that no matter what kind of trap, it is basically a one-time use and will be invalidated after being triggered.
It stands to reason that since the number of ANBU is small, they can only do an intrusive blockade at most, but the discovery of this exquisite trap in front of them proves that the ANBU still seem to have the energy to set up new traps to block the passage of subsequent enemies, which is incredible.
Just imagine, on a battlefield where we are outnumbered, how could the enemy allow a small number of our troops to continue to set up traps again and again on the path that large troops must pass?
All these signs made Chen Long want to know more and more how the ANBU troops carried out blocking operations here...
"Senior, it seems that something is approaching here again, but it's not a human being, it should be some kind of bird animal."
At this moment, Moonlight Hayate, who had been using sensory ninjutsu to conduct investigations, suddenly reported.
Birds? The poisonous miasma has poisoned almost all the birds and beasts in the snow forest. How can there be birds now? Chen Long reacted quickly, but just when he wanted to remind the two of them to be careful, he continued to sense
Moonlight Gale suddenly screamed in pain and fell to the ground holding his head.
Shizune beside her hurriedly checked, but then she also felt a shock in her head, her face became painful, and she couldn't help covering her ears and holding her head.
"An illusion attack?!" After this thought quickly flashed through Chen Long's mind, in front of him, behind several tall larch branches covered with snow, three flying birds and beasts with mouse eyes and black wings appeared.
Within sight.
bat?
Soon, an abnormal sound wave also reached Chen Long's ears, making his entire nerves tingle unbearably.
