Zhang Jie busied himself for half a day, finally carrying the unconscious Daniels to a safe place.
Looking back at the battlefield, he heavily swallowed. "Is this still a battle between humans?"
He shivered from the shock, only the Infinite Bullet Desert Eagle he had picked up again could offer him a sliver of comfort. To witness a battle between veterans while in a horror movie, that was truly something.
"Whew!"
A fierce wind howled, and the power of the Wind-Wind Fruit swept all the scattered items in the laboratory into the air.
Such a display, however, could not harm Ren Arakawa.
Each member of the Devil Team specialized in a different area.
Daniels had always been responsible for large-scale team battles; this kind of one-on-one combat wasn't very suitable for her.
Gradually, Ren Arakawa began to gain the upper hand!
"Hmph!"
Ren Arakawa once again used Windmill Shuriken: Great Blade of Three!
This time, he used a giant shuriken as a feint, while the true killing move was the two kunai hidden elsewhere.
The giant shuriken flew towards Daniels. Daniels narrowed her eyes and, with a raised hand, unleashed a series of wind blades!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
The giant shuriken was blown towards the depths of the cave, and with a "clang," it embedded itself in a corner!
"The same trick," Daniels tried to say to disrupt Ren Arakawa's focus, but the next second, a kunai grazed her cheek as it flew past.
Transparent threads had already passed through Daniels' vision. Ren Arakawa, holding two threads with his left hand and teeth, aimed one kunai at her face and another at Daniels' arm!
"Pfft!"
The kunai precisely pierced Daniels' left arm, which was adorned with a glowing wrist guard. The moment she cried out in pain, the wind swirling around her became chaotic!
Ren Arakawa seized the opportunity, his hands flying, forming hand seals.
Zi-Wei-Shen-Hai-Wu-Yin,
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
The flames, like a rampant fire dragon, swallowed Daniels whole!
Zhang Jie's eyes were fixed on the flames, silently praying that Ren Arakawa could defeat the Devil Team member in one go.
However, Ren Arakawa did not slacken his guard because of this.
His gaze remained sharp, and the shuriken in his hand rained down continuously into the flames!
Under the gaze of his Sharingan, he knew that Daniels had not fallen.
Within the flames, Daniels, though engulfed, still possessed astonishing defensive capabilities!
Daniels was furious!
Her anger was like a volcanic eruption!
She raised her arm and violently pulled out the kunai deeply embedded in it! Blood splattered everywhere!
Zhang Jie watched, his heart leaping into his throat.
The high temperature of the Great Fireball Jutsu burned Daniels' clothes to tatters, and her hair and body were also charred black.
Although the damage wasn't extensive, it was extremely insulting to Daniels, who greatly valued her appearance, much like Ivankov.
Her face was filled with rage!
Her body was surrounded by a fierce wind, and the power of the Wind-Wind Fruit, driven by her rage, became even more ferocious.
"I've completely analyzed all your ninja techniques." Daniels' voice echoed in the wind, her body surrounded by the gale, as if merging into one with it.
Her eyes flashed with a cold light, and her body suddenly disappeared from its original spot, reappearing in front of Ren Arakawa the next moment.
No,
It's not disappearance,
It's simply too fast! So much so that even under the gaze of a two-tomoe Sharingan, it felt like frames were skipping!
Ren Arakawa's eyes widened!
Daniels in front of him had veins bulging, clearly activating her Gene Lock!
At the same time, the wind that had originally swirled around her body as a wind shield now became the source of her speed and power.
Daniels, using the power of the Wind-Wind Fruit, unleashed sharp wind blades at an astonishing speed, striking directly at Ren Arakawa's left shoulder.
These wind blades were like invisible knives, swift and deadly. Ren Arakawa reacted quickly but still couldn't completely dodge them.
"Boom!"
Ren Arakawa's body was sent flying by the force of the wind blades. He cut through the air, trailing blood, and violently slammed into a distant wall.
Daniels watched this scene, a smug smile of a victor appearing on her lips.
Her eyes revealed confidence and arrogance.
"This is the strength of the Devil Team!"
"I'm still grateful for your intel. For a member of the Breeding Team to possess such strength, your captain might even be able to fight ours."
Daniels' voice carried a hint of playfulness. She slowly walked towards Ren Arakawa, who was lying on the ground, the wind in her hand condensing once more, preparing to deliver the final, fatal blow.
"Farewell! B-rank side quest!" Daniels said coldly, and the wind blades swirled towards Ren Arakawa with her words.
However, just as the wind blades were about to hit Ren Arakawa, at that very instant!
A kunai suddenly pierced Daniels' lower back!
Daniels felt a sharp pain.
Clone!
It's a clone again!
"When did he get there?!?" Daniels was shocked. She quickly looked around, searching for Ren Arakawa's true body.
She realized that she might have underestimated Ren Arakawa's strength and intelligence.
The moment Daniels was distracted, the real Ren Arakawa appeared from the shadows.
When Daniels clearly saw Ren Arakawa's face, his condition shocked her immensely!
The power of the Heavenly Curse Mark awakened within Ren Arakawa. Black spots spread like a virus, covering half of his face – an unfathomable darkness, as if it were about to devour his humanity!
In his eyes, the red light of the Sharingan contrasted sharply with the black spots of the Heavenly Curse Mark, making him appear even more menacing and terrifying!
Under the strengthening of the Gene Lock, Ren Arakawa's speed and strength reached a whole new level.
His movements were like lightning. Before Daniels could even react, he had already plunged a kunai into her left chest.
This blow was filled with deadly power, intending to send his opponent to the grave.
Daniels, though shocked by Ren Arakawa's state, did not give up resisting.
She quickly mobilized the power of the Wind-Wind Fruit, gathering the wind in front of her chest, forming a solid barrier.
When Ren Arakawa's kunai came into contact with this wind barrier, he felt extremely strong resistance, as if countless invisible hands were blocking his attack.
Ren Arakawa's Sharingan eyes almost seemed to split open. "You can't kill me! And you certainly can't kill that bitch, Meng Rene!"
His teeth gnashed together. "Since you can't avenge me, then become a stepping stone for my growth!"
"Break for me!!"
Daniels swore she had never encountered such a ferocious enemy in her life.
She even felt a twinge of regret, wondering if she should have retreated the moment she heard the intel.
Why was she suffering like this now?
However, the Wind-Wind Fruit's offensive power wasn't very strong, but its self-preservation ability was unparalleled.
As Daniels, a clone from the Devil Team, she had also inherited her original's fear of death, maxing out her defensive skills and items.
Even with Ren Arakawa unleashing his full power, he truly couldn't break through her defenses for the moment.
At the tense moment of stalemate between the two, Zhang Jie finally found an opportunity!
He crawled out from under the glass cover, pulled out the Infinite Bullet Desert Eagle, aimed at Daniels' back, and pulled the trigger.
A gunshot echoed, and the bullet pierced the air, accurately hitting Daniels' back.
"Ah!"
Daniels' body tilted forward from the bullet's impact. This momentary lapse caused cracks to appear in the wind barrier in front of her chest.
Ren Arakawa seized the opportunity and, with all his might, finally plunged the kunai into Daniels' body!
Fresh blood gushed out from Daniels' wound. A look of pain flashed across her face.
"Die for me!" Ren Arakawa forcefully yanked the kunai embedded in Daniels' left chest, a horizontal slash shredding Daniels' internal organs!
Daniels' face turned pale, and her lips were bloody.
Suddenly!
The energy bracelet on her wrist emitted an incredibly blinding light, almost completely dazzling Ren Arakawa's eyes!
Zhang Jie in the distance also hurriedly covered his eyes!
A small black box, unnoticed by Ren Arakawa, dropped to the ground.
"Want to run!?"
Ren Arakawa forced his eyes open again. Under the intense glare of the light, his Sharingan still manifested with two tomoe, and enduring the pain, he locked onto Daniels' retreating figure!
Windmill Shuriken: Great Blade of Three!
Two kunai blocked her path, and a giant shuriken was poised to cut her down!
Daniels suddenly turned around, raising her hands to block.
"Crack!"
"Clatter!"
Her left arm, along with the glowing bracelet she wore, was sliced off by the giant shuriken!
"Ah!"
Daniels let out a piercing scream, her rough male voice stretched to its limit.
With a severed arm, how could he possibly suppress his voice?
Ren Arakawa was just about to pursue.
Suddenly!
A strong sense of unease made him instantly form hand seals!
"Water Style: Water Wall Jutsu!"
"Iron Block!"
In the forest, Arno and Iron Head, two muscular men, exchanged blows with no discernible skill, purely relying on their physical strength in a test of endurance.
Rumble————
A small mushroom cloud in the distance caught their attention!
Arno's pupils constricted. "Damn it! Daniels is in trouble!"
(end of chapter)