ACAP: Chapter 49: Demon Zabuza, your opponent is me!
"This... is the mission completed just like that?"
Zhang Xiaolin and the others were completely stunned at this moment.
Because they really hadn't expected that they would complete this mission in such a way.
It was too fast!
You have to know, when they did this mission before, it would take at least 2 hours to annihilate Gato and all his underlings.
However, this time.
They had completed the mission without even laying eyes on those two iaido samurai or Gato.
This is just too ridiculous!
"Wait a second, where is Jiang Chen?"
After the shock, Zhang Xiaolin suddenly remembered Jiang Chen.
"I don't know, he was just here a moment ago."
"Those Shadow Clones have all disappeared too."
Everyone shook their heads, looking bewildered.
When Jiang Chen unleashed the Dragon Flame Technique with thousands of Shadow Clones just now.
All of their attention had been captured by the dragons of fire raining down from the sky.
By the time they snapped out of it.
Jiang Chen and his Shadow Clones were already gone.
"Oh no, he must have overdrawn his life force using a forbidden technique and died. He's probably already been sent out of the secret realm."
Tang Si said with a hint of regret.
Ye Ju furrowed her brows: "He is clearly so powerful, why does he always like to act recklessly?"
Zhang Xiaolin's expression was grave: "This kid is able to create so many Shadow Clones at once and have them all use Fire Release techniques; it shows that the amount of Chakra in his body far exceeds all of ours. Even an average Kage-level Contractor couldn't achieve this level of strength. I seriously suspect that the contracted character he possesses is likely at the Super-Kage Level."
Xiao Tu took over from Zhang Xiaolin and continued: "I heard that he contracted two characters simultaneously during the summoning ritual. Is there a possibility that both characters he contracted are either Shadow-level Ninjas or Super-Kage Level?"
Tang Si nodded seriously: "That possibility cannot be ruled out."
Ye Ju turned to look at Zhang Xiaolin: "Xiaolin, Jiang Chen is already out, and we can't beat that Elite Jonin. Should we just give up on the mission?"
There are penalties for dying in the secret realm.
But if one chooses to abandon the mission and leave the secret realm, the penalty is lighter.
Since they had no chance of completing the remaining secret realm missions.
They might as well just give up.
Zhang Xiaolin opened her mouth, about to say something.
Unexpectedly, in the next second.
A familiar figure suddenly appeared beside them.
"The second phase of the mission is complete. All that's left is to kill that Demon, Zabuza, right?"
The person who arrived was none other than Jiang Chen.
"Whoa~ Jiang Chen, why are you still here?"
"You actually didn't die after using a forbidden technique?"
"Are you even human, kid?"
Zhang Xiaolin and the others rubbed their eyes vigorously.
They couldn't believe that Jiang Chen was still alive.
And he wasn't even out of breath.
"I have a lot of Chakra; a Multiple Shadow Clone Technique plus a C-rank Fire Release is nothing I can't handle."
Jiang Chen shrugged, maintaining his nonchalant demeanor.
Back at level 20, he had already used over 2,000 Shadow Clones combined with Chidori and Rasengan to fight the Nine-Tailed.
Bombarding Gato's villa with the Dragon Flame Technique was a piece of cake for him.
Besides, he was level 21 now.
Although he had only leveled up once.
But a 1% increase in the abilities of Six Paths Naruto and Sasuke was still quite terrifying, okay?
Seeing that Jiang Chen was fine, Zhang Xiaolin and the others were overjoyed.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaolin revealed the final phase of the mission in this secret realm.
According to the intelligence she had gathered earlier.
This final mission of the Hell-level difficulty required them to follow Tazuna back to the fishing village.
Because they had taken care of Gato, they would be warmly welcomed by the villagers there.
But after nightfall.
That Elite Jonin named Zabuza would silently infiltrate the village and kill them all.
That guy made no sound when launching his sneak attacks.
Many people were killed by him without even seeing what he looked like.
Therefore, when this secret realm mission first started, almost no one could survive under his giant blade.
It wasn't until someone devised a trap-based strategy.
That the situation began to improve.
The so-called trap-based strategy involved setting up a large number of traps and mechanisms in the fishing village in advance.
Then, coordinating with a sensory-type Contractor to keep an eye on the surroundings at all times.
As soon as Zabuza entered the village, they would immediately trigger the traps to deal with him.
However, Zabuza had extremely strong anti-tracking capabilities.
Many traps and mechanisms didn't have much effect on him.
Someone had to act as bait to lure him into the trap.
Listening to Zhang Xiaolin's narration, Jiang Chen pondered silently to himself.
Although the plot trajectory of this Land of Waves secret realm was somewhat different from the original work.
The general direction was the same.
It was just that he felt the previous people doing this secret realm mission must have completely misunderstood the direction.
Because the prompt for the third phase of the mission was to kill the rogue Ninja Zabuza who was hiding within the Land of Waves.
Since it was a kill mission, it certainly meant for them to actively go and find the target.
And following Tazuna back to the fishing village to wait for Zabuza to come and kill them.
Wasn't that putting the cart before the horse?
Of course.
Setting up a net of traps in the fishing village in advance was indeed a feasible method.
But fighting a guy who specialized in the Silent Killing Technique at night undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the secret realm.
Furthermore, waiting for Zabuza to come knocking meant waiting until nightfall.
This seemed like a complete waste of time!
"There's no need to return to the fishing village. Let's just wait here; I think Zabuza should be arriving very soon..."
Jiang Chen said after a moment of contemplation.
The Land of Waves was only so big.
The commotion he had created here just now was so huge.
Zabuza and Haku had likely already noticed it.
From now on, they just needed to hold their ground here.
Those two would definitely come over.
After all, Gato was their boss in the Land of Waves.
If it were before, Zhang Xiaolin and the others certainly wouldn't have agreed with Jiang Chen's approach; at most, they would have considered it.
But after his performance in the previous few instances.
Jiang Chen had gradually become the backbone of this team.
Zhang Xiaolin and the others had to carefully consider his words.
"Jiang Chen, are you sure that Elite Jonin will come here?"
Zhang Xiaolin asked, looking at Jiang Chen with a serious expression.
Jiang Chen raised his head, just about to reply.
But in the next second.
A strong killing intent suddenly emanated from the nearby alleyways.
"He is already here."
As soon as the words fell, a figure holding a large blade appeared out of thin air behind Zhang Xiaolin.
The opponent's appearance was completely silent, like a ghost.
Who else could it be but that Demon Zabuza?
"Brat, was it you who killed my employer?"
Zabuza swung his blade down.
Before the edge even reached her,
the fierce wind from the blade was already rushing toward her face.
—Clang!
At the critical moment,
a Kunai suddenly shot through the air,
directly blocking Zabuza's kubikiribocho.
"Your opponent is me."
Jiang Chen held the blade with one hand, while his other hand had already quickly condensed a Rasengan, pushing it toward Zabuza without hesitation!
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