“What?”
Almost at the same time, Iga TobiRyuu who stopped at that same place was startled.
And yet.
At that moment.
Iga TobiRyuu and two Ninja Lords suddenly constricted their pupils.
The three of them saw clearly that the muscles of Jack’s right hand rose up massively, and waved and yanked behind him with a tremendous force!
Crunch…
In the silent bamboo forest, a piercing sound suddenly echoed.
Bang, bang, bang, bang…
The bamboos, with the sound, shook and snapped apart like a mountain, covering and swallowing down everything in the direction of the two Ninja Lords.
That sudden change made the two Ninja Lords exclaim at the same time.
Facing the overwhelming collapse of the bamboos, they couldn’t help but feel shocked.
However.
When the two of them wanted to rush out of the range of the bamboo’s “threat”, a sensation of cold swept from the sole of the foot to the top of the skull.
Because they were surprised to realize that every bamboo that broke and fell down just blocked their way out!
That made them have no way to go back during that fast collapse!
Crash…
When the bamboos fell, the branches crossed each other and collided.
The loud sound of the bamboo cracking echoed in the forest.
All that happened in just a blink of an eye.
After that “boom” sound, dozens of bamboos thoroughly landed, like a collapsing mountain, and the two Ninja Lords were buried in it.
At the same moment, the screams of the two Ninja Lords sounded in the bamboos.
And with that.
The bamboos were dead silent again.
“What’s going on?”
Iga TobiRyuu was completely stunned, and his eyes, the only part visible on his masked face, had a shocked expression.
He had no idea about what was happening and how Jack was able to do that.
The crushing of the bamboo was not enough to kill those two companions on the spot, but it created an effective stall.
But now, Iga TobiRyuu didn’t care anymore about what Jack was up to, but he was curious to know how Jack did it!
As Jack flew away, he waved the bamboo with his right hand and tapped the other bamboos quickly along the way. Iga TobiRyuu was keeping his eyes on that weird action.
Anyway, he was sure that those quick strikes would never make the bamboos completely collapse in an instant just with the waving of Jack’s arms.
“Listen!”
Distant far away, Jack was laughing.
Iga TobiRyuu’s body shook, and his brows furrowed extremely.
He listened hurriedly and carefully.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a faint wind crackling.
The sound was so subtle that if you didn’t pay attention, you couldn’t hear it at all!
Wait!
That was…
Iga TobiRyuu’s eyes lit up with fear and his body, wrapped in tight ninja dress, began to tremble faintly.
His eyes were glued to Jack’s face.
Faintly visible, Jack’s right hand moved slightly.
“Your fish scale strings?”
Iga TobiRyuu let out a loud scream of fear, so much so that his voice became hoarse.
At that moment, he understood instantly as if he was suddenly enlightened.
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