"My life is over!"
Ye Liang silently crouched beneath a large tree, using its shadow to hide. The Cyclops seemed to have poor eyesight and hadn't noticed him yet.
But Ye Liang knew that it was only a matter of time before he'd be discovered.
At this critical moment, he suddenly remembered the flute given to him by Crew-cut man. He quickly took it out. Looking at the Cyclops wandering in front of him, Ye Liang didn't know where his courage came from, but he blew the flute without hesitation!
Immediately!
The Cyclops's huge hand slammed toward the tree's location!
Ye Liang was shocked!
He hurriedly raised his hands to block, but before his palms could even touch the Cyclops, he was blown away by the sheer force of the strike!
Damn it!
He slammed into a tree trunk, wheezing for air!
At this moment, another Cyclops also noticed him.
Using an encircling formation, the two of them directly trapped Ye Liang between them.
Ye Liang spat out a mouthful of blood. His internal organs felt displaced. That kind of injury left him barely able to move.
Just then,
A dark-black figure suddenly flew through the distant branches like Tarzan swinging fast through the vines!
"Crack!"
While moving, the figure kicked one Cyclops straight in the temple. Before the Cyclops could react, it had already been kicked down!
The other Cyclops reacted quickly. Just as it began to raise its hand to attack the person swinging on the vine, it too was ruthlessly kicked aside!
"Are you okay!" The figure landed in front of Ye Liang—it was indeed the Crew-cut man.
He smiled and pulled Ye Liang up: "Let me properly introduce myself. My name is Izan."
"Ye Liang!"
Ye Liang nodded and stood up.
Right then, the two knocked-down Cyclopes immediately reached toward Ye Liang. Neither even got up first; they just stretched their hands directly to grab him. This speed left Ye Liang barely able to react.
Izan let out a cold snort.
He seemed to have expected this scenario!
Still holding Ye Liang's hand, he grabbed nearby vines and soared upward.
"These creatures are called Cyclops. They look strong, but they're actually just stupid brutes with nothing but brute strength. All you need to do is aim for their eyes and give them a good kick, and they'll be done for."
Still holding Ye Liang, Izan swung straight toward one of the Cyclops. Before the beast could react, Izan's kick smashed right into its eyeball!
It shattered just like glass breaking! The Cyclops screamed in pain and fell to its knees, clutching its head.
"The other one's yours!"
Said Izan.
Ye Liang imitated him and switched to another vine. This Cyclops had a slightly gentler temper. When Ye Liang swung directly overhead, the Cyclops was only just starting to react.
Seeing how stupid this creature was, Ye Liang threw a punch straight at its single eye.
"Slap!"
Another crisp sound. This Cyclops's eyeball exploded as well.
Clutching its head and kneeling down.
Both Cyclopes looked strange. After having their eyes kicked in, they knelt on the ground completely helpless, like prey awaiting slaughter. Izan landed on the ground and gestured at Ye Liang with his hand, signaling him to come down.
Ye Liang followed suit.
"This creature's eye acts as a sensory trigger. Once it loses its eyeball, it becomes blind and loses all sensation. In this case, it can't even feel pain."
"I see."
Ye Liang nodded, finally understanding why the cyclops couldn't move. He let go of the vines in his hand. His palm was slightly rubbed raw from gripping too tightly.
"Let's talk somewhere else. Although the cyclops is dead, this place is still dangerous."
"Alright!"
Hearing Izan's order, Ye Liang nodded hard.
A short while later.
The two hid inside a concealed tree hollow!
The jungle towered into the sky. Trees as thick as houses were countless. The tree hollow they were in was at least three to four meters deep.
"This should be safe enough." Ye Liang gasped for breath heavily. He sat down against the edge of the tree hollow.
"It should be safe," Izan replied. Seeing Ye Liang had sat down, he also found an open space to sit.
Resting was essential after battle.
"How was it? Your first time killing an otherworldly being?" Izan asked.
"Otherworldly being? You're saying these cyclopes are from another world."
"Of course! What else could they be? Do you really think this world would have creatures like this?"
Ye Liang thought for a moment, falling into contemplation. "Right! These creatures are so strong. Why did they stop moving entirely just because their eyes got smashed?"
"That's their weakness!"
Izan answered, "These otherworldly beings might be powerful, but they all have obvious weaknesses. As long as you destroy the weakness, their bodies will be out of control."
"I see."
Ye Liang nodded.
"So what do we do next?"
"Next?" Izan looked puzzled.
"Yeah! Even if we can defeat these otherworldly beings, we still need to find our way back eventually. There's no teleportation array here. If we stay stuck here, we'll end up dying in this place."
Suddenly, Izan's expression turned odd.
"You really don't know, do you?" He stared at Ye Liang with confusion written all over his face.
"Don't know what?" Ye Liang asked.
"The way out! Didn't the warden tell you when you arrived? As long as you survive until the Heaven Gate reopens, you'll have the chance to leave this otherworld alive!"
"Huh? There's actually such a thing!"
Ye Liang was taken aback.
Suddenly, he remembered he was taken away by Susanoo-no-Mikoto before being sent here. If that was the time for explanations from the jailer, he probably missed it right then!
"Damn it! That guy screwed me over!" Ye Liang complained.
Dozens of minutes later.
Ye Liang had a basic understanding of the rules here.
This spatial dimension existed right beside the Naruto world. Since the native creatures lacked intelligence, Takamagahara frequently dispatched their descendants here for training.
Certainly, some criminals who committed grave sins were also exiled here. Under the guise of exile, it was essentially forced labor!
Izan wasn't a criminal. He came voluntarily to train here from the Izan family.
Understanding everything.
Ye Liang suddenly felt hopeful about the future. He took turns keeping watch with Izan Mei through the night, and they safely made it through.
The following day,
The two of them exited the hollow tree.
In this other world, they had to find food on their own. Both were here for the first time. Although Izan Mei had read some guides, in reality, there was still a huge gap between theory and practice.
For example, according to the guide, Cyclops' flesh was edible, but Ye Liang nearly knocked his teeth loose trying to bite it. Also, some plant was supposedly edible, but the taste was absolutely unbearable.
It was worse than eating slime...
After much hardship and reflection, the two finally concluded: the old ways no longer worked for modern people!
Modern people are just too soft!
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