Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 347: Ninja Law

"Karen Kaslana... let me see this bubble of the world where you two finally live together. What kind of story will you have with her? It's really exciting. Do you want to let Sakura and Rin come out and see it too?" Jiang Ming couldn't help but smile.

In the forest, the confrontation between the two sides continued.

"I told you long ago that you can't escape."

Dressed in exquisite warrior attire, with a white mink fur on her right shoulder, the lord of a city, Kallen Kaslana, dressed like a wealthy and majestic man, was staring closely at the purple-haired girl in front of her.

Mei Raiden sighed slightly, with a helpless look on her face: "I never thought you would do it yourself."

"As the former leader of the City Lord's Mansion Shadow Guard, Raiden Mei, you have been by my side for so long, you should know my personality best. Moreover, when it comes to hiding and tracking, I am afraid that your ability is not even as good as mine."

"But you still found me..."

“That was just a small advantage of the Heavenly Dao Curse. It’s not a high-end method, but at this moment, I have no choice.”

Mei Raiden reacted immediately and revealed a self-deprecating smile: "There is some induction between the curse seals... I see."

Kallen pressed the girl opposite her step by step: "I have already given you the answer you want to know. So now, do you want to run away or follow me back obediently?"

The conversation between the two did not last long. The topic came to an end in just a few breaths. Xia held her breath and kept a relatively safe distance from them, watching the situation on the field.

However, at the moment when the floating clouds covered the moonlight, the murderous intent in Raiden Mei's eyes also flashed away, and then she fled behind her without hesitation. Even the scratches and collisions of the grass and branches that served as obstacles along the way did not make her slow down at all, and she completely ignored the injuries on her body.

This made Karen's mouth twitch slightly: "...Escape without any delay? Isn't she worried that I will destroy the pillar of fire? What a cunning girl, if I do this, she can buy time to disappear without a trace again."

"Well, what's the point of catching her first and then coming back to pry the Fire Seal out of her mouth?"

After saying that, Kallen no longer hesitated and jumped in the direction where Mei fled, leaving only the conspicuous fire seal standing there alone.

"......Although I don't know what's going on, this pillar of fire seal seems to be hiding a secret. This is a great opportunity, let's investigate it thoroughly."

Just as Xia was thinking this in her heart, she found a figure standing there. Judging from the outline of the figure, it was Jiang Ming who was originally hiding.

"This guy... his movements were so fast that there wasn't even a sound. The fact that I didn't notice that already shows that he's even more powerful than me..." Xia was secretly surprised and immediately came to Huo Yin's side.

"This fire seal is..."

Looking at the flame mark floating in the air in front of her, Xia thought for a long time and decided to reach out to touch it. Jiang Ming had already discovered some clues, and a gleam in his eyes flashed slightly, but he did not say anything to stop her.

However, just as Xia's right hand touched the pillar of fire, the space around it suddenly twisted, and a mechanical puppet emerged from it. The puppet had a heavy body, and its entire body was made of machinery. As soon as it appeared, it pounced on Xia and launched a fierce attack.

"—?!"

The girl's heart was shocked and she dodged subconsciously. The mechanical puppet missed and broke three trees in succession.

However, Jiang Ming had already set up a barrier here, so no sound could be transmitted.

But Xia didn't know this. The attack of the mechanical puppet was so swift and overbearing that she could only think of countermeasures in her mind. But at this moment, Jiang Ming's voice came into her mind again.

"Ms. Xia, I have seen the puppet's background."

"——!? Sir, I suggest that you curb this habit of speaking suddenly in other people's minds. When you encounter danger, you should retreat to the side and pretend to be strolling leisurely, and then transmit the voice into other people's minds. Is this also a ninjutsu?"

After repeatedly encountering the other party speaking directly in her mind, Xia was obviously a little angry, and Jiang Ming's voice sounded apologetic.

"Excuse me, young lady. This is a sound transmission technique that can transmit sound directly into the other person's mind. It is extremely concealed. But let's not talk about this for now. If I am not mistaken, this mechanical puppet is the same model as the mechanical host [Ku Shi Gou Puppet] that Mei's father used for research before he was imprisoned."

"you mean......?"

Xia asked in her mind while parrying the attack of the mechanical puppet.

"Let's open the original ninjutsu of [Hell Road]. Perhaps it can prove the guess in my mind right now."

The real Six Laws of the Outer Path are called the Original Curse Seals, while the Original Ninja Laws are counterfeits created by Tenmei based on some information about the Six Laws of the Outer Path.

Since Thunder Ryuma has information about Hell, then as a counterfeit product of Hell, it must be very effective against mechanical puppets of this level.

Sure enough, when Xia activated the power of the Hell Ninja Law, a cluster of warm light that flickered like a candle slowly floated out from the inside of the mechanical puppet, as if it was attracted by some force.

The mechanical puppet, which had been so aggressive, immediately lost its desire to attack and stopped there like a body without a soul.

As mentioned before, among the known information, the abilities of three curse seals have been confirmed, and among them, [Serving Souls] is exactly the ability of the [Hell] curse seal.

Xia focused her mind into her eyes and looked carefully at the warm light coming out of the mechanical puppet.

"This is......?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, this is a living soul. It seems that contrary to rumors, Mr. Raiden Ryoma's research has already entered the final stage. And since this living soul will react to the original ninjutsu, it is almost certain that-"

"The original seal of the [Hell] is in the hands of Raiden Ryoma, and it has even been put into experiments in the past."

Before Jiang Ming could finish, Xia gave the answer directly. The former walked forward dissatisfiedly and held the ball of warm light. After examining it casually, she let it float into the air, muttering softly.

"【Experimental accident】【Information control】【Imprisoned】【Wanted】【Involved in forbidden techniques】I see... But rather than saying this is a soul, it's more like just consciousness. Let it go."

Xia didn't see the latter part of the sentence. She looked in the direction where the two people left: "From the conversation between the two people just now, it is obvious that Raiden Mei knows something."

"That's right. Compared to targeting the father in prison, it is obviously more efficient to start with the wanted daughter."

"But the strength of the person who chased Raiden Mei before should not be underestimated. In a head-on confrontation, I am not sure of winning." Thinking of the strong sense of threat that the white-haired woman brought to her, Xia had to make such a judgment.

Jiang Ming smiled upon hearing this: "Haha, being able to calmly judge the difference in combat power between the enemy and us is a good thing, but even if we choose to kidnap Raiden Mei, I'm afraid we can't avoid the game with the person just now."

"Oh? Do you know the other party's identity?"

Jiang Ming glanced at Xia slightly, with a meaningful smile in his deep eyes: "Of course, seeing the only [Thousand Cherry Blossoms] in the world and the hair that is the same color as Yunxue, Miss Xia, can't you guess the identity of the person?"

Xia: "?"

Seeing that Xia still seemed unaware, Jiang Ming could only sigh and suddenly chanted: "Cherry blossoms are buried in the snow, three thousand white hairs are outside, the night falls in a ruthless place, and the smoke and clouds are full of dust."

"That person just now is the legendary figure who fought against the fox demon together with the Godly Priestess more than 500 years ago, rebuilt Yae Town, and has ruled it ever since—the Lord of Yunchen City [Karen Kaslana]"

"It turned out to be her..."

After being reminded by Jiang Ming, Xia naturally reacted. Due to the other party's powerful identity, the organization naturally gave her relevant information.

"Let's place this mechanical puppet here. It won't suspect us anyway."

Jiang Ming also looked in the direction where Raiden Mei left.

"Let's go and see how far the former Shadow Guard leader can struggle against the city lord. Besides, if necessary, we will have to help her in secret."

"Since the opponent is that Kallen, shouldn't we discuss countermeasures first?"

Jiang Ming shook his head: "Don't worry about strategies. In order to get the next clue of the [Hell] curse, we have to wade through this muddy water. No matter what, we have to wade through it."

Jiang Ming made some calculations in front of Xia and walked in one direction: "Let's go, Raiden Mei is here."

But when Jiang Ming turned around, his expression changed: "Don't you know him?"

........................

........................