Chapter 207: Like Throwing Eggs at a Rock
"Yes, Lord Holy Son!" The chunin lowered his head respectfully, his teeth still chattering in fear.
A proper amount of fear was the key to controlling subordinates!
Li Jiexuan smiled as he left. To him, these story worlds were like game instances, and he himself was merely a passing traveler within them.
As soon as he stepped out of the testing grounds, deeper into the rainforest lay the Holy War Grounds. This was where all the surviving bearers of the snake curse seal resided!
Pushing open the worn wooden door, nearly fifty thousand snake-marked people emerged from their crude tents as if sharing a collective consciousness, then knelt respectfully on the ground.
"Welcome, Holy Son!"
For these nearly fifty thousand snake-marked people, Li Jiexuan had spent an entire month, using more than two hundred thousand individuals to finally achieve this initial scale. And now…
Li Jiexuan sneered as he pushed the door open. "It's time for the world to recognize you!"
At the same time, hundreds of kilometers away, inside the main tent of the allied army camp, the Kage of Fire, Wind, and Earth sat around a table, their expressions somewhat strange.
"Did Hanzo surrender to any of you?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to break the silence, looking at the other two Kage in confusion. From their surprised expressions, he quickly realized that Hanzo had not surrendered to any side—even though he had already been completely defeated…
After a moment, the Tsuchikage impatiently waved his hand. "In any case, we of Iwagakure will never allow the emergence of a new major ninja village."
With the Tsuchikage laying it out bluntly, the Kazekage and Hiruzen nodded in agreement. "We thought Hanzo would recognize his position after his defeat, but we didn't expect him to be so stubborn…"
As one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, they might fight each other to the death over interests in normal times. But when it came to the emergence of a new large ninja village, none of them wanted five to become six and dilute their power…
"Wait three more days!"
The three Kage, who held most of the world's authority, reached a unanimous decision: if Hanzo still failed to give an answer within three days, then the Hidden Rain Village would no longer need to exist!
But at that moment…
The tent flaps were suddenly thrown open by three intelligence ninjas at the same time, who spoke in unison: "Lord Kazekage, Lord Hokage, Lord Tsuchikage—the civilians of the Land of Rain have suddenly launched an attack against us!"
"Civilians?"
The three Kage frowned. "Has Hanzo gone mad, inciting civilians to attack ninjas?"
It was as ridiculous as throwing eggs at a rock!
"Um… Lord Hokage, the situation may not be what you think." The intelligence ninja looked embarrassed, shaking his head helplessly. "In any case, you should come out and see for yourselves!"
The three Kage walked out of the tent with furrowed brows, their gazes passing over the scattered ninja encampments. In the distance beyond the allied forces, a massive tide of people stood in orderly formation like a tsunami. The air itself was filled with killing intent as the enormous crowd slowly pressed toward the allied army!
"How many people are there?"
"Preliminary estimate—ten thousand!"
Hearing this, the three Kage widened their eyes in surprise. "Hanzo actually sent out this many civilians? Does he intend to completely destroy his own country?"
They still did not take civilians seriously. After all, there was a fundamental divide between the extraordinary and the ordinary. Against such densely packed crowds, a single Great Fireball Jutsu from a ninja could kill nearly a hundred civilians. In their eyes, these people were simply here to die!
"What should we do?"
The ninjas below quickly came to ask the three Kage, and the answer they received was equally decisive.
"Anyone who attacks—kill them!"
When it came to ruthlessness, the leader of a ninja village would never fall behind…