Although everyone felt that Aokawa's circling was a sign of being at his wit's end.
They were still forced to adjust their positions accordingly; otherwise, the distance between them would only grow further.
In this way, the three people in front performing the Earth Release: Hardening Technique became completely useless.
It was impossible for them to change their formation at every single moment.
Thus, everyone in the team became a sitting duck.
"Swish!"
The sound of breaking air rang out again, but this time the Chakra Arrow didn't come from directly ahead; instead, it struck from a tricky angle on the flank.
"Ugh!"
A Ninja on the outermost edge didn't even see the incoming object before his neck was instantly pierced, warm blood splashing all over the companion beside him.
Before the group could regain their composure, the next Chakra Arrow had already whistled through the air, piercing a large man's chest and pinning him firmly to a tree trunk behind him.
Time slipped away in fear; every few breaths, that death-summoning sound of breaking air would ring out punctually.
Accompanied by it was the passing of a life.
In just a minute or two, five more people in the team had been accurately sniped and killed.
"Damn it!"
Everyone was filled with a pent-up rage that had no outlet; instead, they were being led around from a distance like clowns.
"Don't panic!" Mizutani Yūya shouted, forcing himself to stay calm. "That bastard is maintaining such a high speed; his stamina will be consumed very soon. When that happens, it will be the end of him."
Hearing this, the group felt as if they had been enlightened.
That's right.
This guy was running in circles like crazy, and the Chakra Arrows were condensed from Chakra. With those two things combined, it probably wouldn't be long before he'd have to lie there and wait for death.
However, before they could settle their minds.
Two more sounds of breaking air rang out, and two more people in the team were left permanently on this land.
"Bastard!" Inada Takuma's heart bled as he watched his subordinates being harvested like wheat.
He looked at the moving black dot in the distance, feeling both furious and a bit apprehensive.
Should they continue the pursuit?
His team of thirty, in order to catch this kid, had one run away and fourteen die.
Now the team he had worked so hard to pull together, including himself, only had fifteen people left.
But if he stopped now, the brothers who died before would have died in vain.
Damn it!
I shouldn't have been greedy.
I didn't expect my last bounty mission to run into such big trouble.
"Captain, he's almost at his limit!" Mizutani Yūya's voice suddenly rang in his ear.
He handed a Chakra Arrow he had just pulled from a companion's body to Inada Takuma's eyes:
"The thickness of the Chakra Arrow is only half of what it was; it shows he's about to lose his grip..."
Inada Takuma looked at the Chakra Arrow in his hand, which had already begun to gradually dissipate, his face filled with uncertainty.
As if to confirm Mizutani Yūya's guess, the speed of the next Chakra Arrow was much slower.
Even though it still bypassed the three people in front using the hardening technique, it was narrowly avoided by a large man in the back.
Cheers rang out from the crowd.
This was the first time since the pursuit began that they had avoided an enemy's Chakra Arrow.
For the team's morale, this was a great encouragement.
Inada Takuma's gaze instantly became firm; I don't believe that with so many of us, we can't handle just one of you.
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