["Hiss~"
Suddenly, Rasa, who was panting heavily, cried out in pain. He subconsciously looked at his left hand.
There, signs of Erosion from Honkai Energy had unexpectedly appeared.
Logically speaking, this condition should only appear on someone suffering from Honkai Sickness.
As for them Ninja, especially those with relatively high amounts of Chakra, they could use Chakra to prop up a vacuum zone on the surface of their bodies to isolate the invasion of Honkai Energy. Although the Chakra consumption was quite large, signs of Honkai Energy Erosion would not appear on their bodies before their Chakra was depleted.
"Sure enough, if you use Honkai Energy, you have to be prepared to be Eroded by it!"
Looking at the creeping lines of Erosion constantly spreading up his left arm, Rasa smiled bitterly.]
Kankuro: "Father!"
Seeing the traces of Honkai Energy Erosion appearing on Rasa's left hand, the hearts of everyone in the Hidden Sand Village sank.
The appearance of traces of Honkai Energy Erosion on the body meant that his life had entered a countdown.
So far, there were very few medicines capable of curing Honkai Sickness.
Or rather, there was only one!
However, because the amount of raw materials required to produce that potion was simply too massive, and it was difficult to extract, there was currently no way to mass-produce it.
Even with the Kazekage sitting in a high position, it probably wouldn't be easy for him to receive treatment.
Most importantly, the Erosion on Rasa's body was still spreading, and no one knew if this Erosion would actually stop!
Senju Tobirama: "Sure enough, launching such a large-scale attack couldn't possibly come without a price."
[Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just then, a series of explosions rang out from within the small mountain formed by Gold Dust and Honkai Beasts.
That was the sound of the shells on the bodies of the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts exploding from the pressure.
And these explosions seemed to trigger a chain reaction, causing the bodies of those Honkai Beasts to begin shaking.
In an instant, this small, hundreds-of-meters-high mountain began to collapse.
At the same time, the Honkai Beasts further in the rear that hadn't been affected also spotted Rasa in the air.
Buzz buzz buzz~
The Archangel-class Honkai Beasts charged towards Rasa like cannonballs.
The easy part about dealing with Lower-class Honkai Beasts was that their attack patterns were far too straightforward, and their means of attack were singular.
Therefore, as long as they noticed their attacks, slightly faster Ninja could easily dodge them.
Take Rasa, for example!
But having said that, although the Honkai Beasts' attacks were too straightforward and easy to dodge, their sheer stats made up for this flaw perfectly.
Defense was merely a baseline setting; the rest was either extremely fast speed or outrageously high attack power.
As long as you fell into the beast herd, no matter how high your agility was, you wouldn't be able to dodge the assault from swarms of Archangel-class Honkai Beasts, nor the carpet-bombing from the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts!
You have to understand, the Honkai Beasts' attacks wouldn't care whether they hit their own kind or not!
Rasa was obviously well aware of this, which was why he kept flying high in the sky and maintained his distance from the herd, preventing himself from getting bogged down among them.
This method was very effective.
At present, apart from the Archangel-class Honkai Beasts being able to reach Rasa, the Honkai Beasts on the ground—even the Ballista-class Honkai Beasts—could not attack him.
"Good, I'll just lure these Honkai Beasts off their current path like this!"
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Rasa's face.
Under the siege of the Archangel-class Honkai Beasts in the air, he began to maneuver and lead the beast herd around.
To do this, he didn't just have to guard against the attacks of the Archangel-class Honkai Beasts, but he also had to be careful not to distance himself too far from the herd below.
He even had to use large-scale attacks from time to time to draw the aggro of the herd beneath him, making sure they kept following closely.
This wasn't merely a drain on his Chakra, but a contest of mental strength and willpower.
If he couldn't hold on and failed to lure the beast herd's advancing frontline far enough away, all of his efforts would be in vain!
Fortunately, the beast herd had no brains, so his actions were progressing smoothly for the time being.
Other than the Honkai Energy Erosion marks on his left arm having reached his elbow, there were no unexpected mishaps.
But sometimes, things just worked like that: whatever you feared the most was exactly what would come!
Rumble!
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning from a clear sky struck down, descending from the heavens and slashing straight towards Rasa!]
Temari: "Father!"
Baki: "Lord Kazekage, watch out!"
This bolt of lightning from the clear blue sky startled everyone.
Only then did they remember that hidden within every Beast Tide was a terrifyingly formidable Honkai Beast.
Their size and appearance were distinctively different from other Honkai Beasts.
Most importantly, each of them seemed to grasp terrifying forces of nature, capable of manipulating wind and lightning!
For a moment, everyone stared nervously at the Sky Screen, wanting to know what exactly was going to happen next!
[Rumble!
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking towards Rasa.
Yet, even before the lightning had materialized, Rasa had already sensed that something was wrong.
The ingrained danger perception instincts of a Ninja over a long period of time urged him to leave his spot.
And that was exactly what he did.
In the nick of time, Rasa used the Body Flicker Technique to instantly vacate his position, dodging this sure-kill strike!
"Roar!!!"
Just then, a horrifying sound rang out from the distance.
At the rear of the beast herd, a colossal creature over a hundred meters tall appeared. Its entire body was a mix of blue and white, interspersed with lines brimming with flowing purple Honkai Energy that emitted an eerie glow. On both its left and right shoulders grew giant eyes, constantly observing the surroundings.
Suddenly, these two eyes stopped swiveling and locked entirely onto the direction where Rasa was located.
"!!!"]
"!!!"
Jiraiya: "That scared me. For a moment there, I thought that monster had its eyes fixed on me straight through the Sky Screen."
The others voiced their agreement.
He wasn't the only one who felt that way.
The moment those two eyes focused, an unknown number of children were scared to tears, and even some adults were so frightened they wet their pants.
[In that instant, Rasa felt as if he were being targeted by an incredibly terrifying creature, and the hairs on his body stood on end!
Following his instincts, he repeatedly used the Body Flicker Technique to continuously teleport away.
However, the lightning descending from the sky was relentless. No matter where he teleported, the lightning tracked him down.
In the end, left with no other choice, he could only take cover underground.
But in the very next second, before he could even heave a sigh of relief, he heard the unceasing roar of thunder rumbling right above his head.
At this moment, up on the surface, seeing Rasa retreat underground, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast did not cease its assault. Instead, it launched a continuous, unrelenting bombardment upon the Desert!
And as it continued to exert its power, the originally clear, cloudless sky became heavily overcast.
Coupled with the howling gale whipping up the sand and dust, the Honkai Beast's figure was left partially obscured.
Paired with the gloomy, cloud-covered sky and the endlessly crashing lightning, it painted a scene straight out of the apocalypse!]