Splurt!
Kirito pulled his blade free from the enemy's chest. No blood spilled from the wound, because inside, the enemy's blood and organs had already been frozen solid by an overwhelming chill.
At a stable negative eighteen degrees Celsius (-18° C), the cut from his blade produced no bleeding. Instead, the cold seeped into the wound, ravaging the internal organs with frost. Some enemies who had been cleaved in two at the waist hadn't even died immediately, the freezing had sealed their gaping wounds, leaving them writhing on the ground in agony.
The battlefield had become a nightmarish slaughterhouse.
After cutting down five jonin and over ten chunin from the Sand and Sound forces, the area around Kirito was littered with mangled, frozen corpses, an image that completely paralyzed any enemy considering moving closer.
"Huff..."
Kirito slowly exhaled, white mist curling from his lips. Using Sode no Shirayuki for this long came with a price, the toll on his stamina was heavy. But he had chosen to wield his strongest weapon for one purpose only: to instill absolute terror into his enemies.
And it worked.
From that point onward, no Sand or Sound ninja dared approach within ten paces of him.
Kirito's overwhelming strength, and the brutal massacre he had unleashed, had completely changed the tide around the spectator stands. With several enemy elites already slain by his hand, the infiltration force on this side had all but collapsed.
Elsewhere, Kakashi and the other elite Jonin stationed across the arena had also successfully neutralized their targets. Even though the enemy had superior numbers, the Third Hokage had anticipated this from the start. He'd deployed Konoha's finest Jonin to defend key areas.
And then there was Kirito, the unpredictable variable.
His presence tipped the balance entirely.
The enemy's advantage had crumbled. The Sand-Sound assault team hidden among the audience was nearly wiped out.
Meanwhile, on the rooftop of the Hokage Tower, the battle between the Third Hokage and Orochimaru had reached a fever pitch.
Within the Four Violet Flames Formation, not even ANBU could intervene. But in a clash between Kage-level forces, reinforcements would've been meaningless anyway.
A few skirmishes raged on in other corners of the village, but most of them were rapidly approaching conclusion.
Even so, Kirito couldn't shake a strange feeling in his chest.
He remained beside Asuna, who was still asleep under the illusion spell. He hadn't let his guard down even for a moment.
Silently, he opened the system panel and checked his mission progress.
[Mission Completion: 60%]
Only a 20% increase?
Kirito narrowed his eyes.
That's strange…
By all logic, the Konoha Crush Plan is almost over. The greatest danger, Orochimaru, isn't even focused on me. He's occupied with the Third Hokage.
Even when their battle ends, when the Third uses the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and robs Orochimaru of his arms, the threat he poses to me will drop dramatically.
With Sode no Shirayuki in hand, I could likely deal with Orochimaru myself in that weakened state.
So why... why is the mission only at 60%?
That could only mean one thing.
There was still a major threat lurking unseen, one that hadn't yet revealed itself.
Then… who is the real enemy?
Kirito's gaze sharpened.
He kept his guard up, raising his alertness to the highest possible level. The mission wasn't yet complete, so the danger wasn't gone.
Whatever came next, he wouldn't let down his guard until the mission hit 100%.
Still, with the recent milestone passed, Kirito had earned a system bonus:
[+1 Attribute Point]
[+1 Equipment Draw Chance]
Without hesitation, he invested the attribute point into Strength.
Now that he wielded a powerful weapon like Sode no Shirayuki, his combat style leaned toward direct confrontation. In that realm, Strength would be the most valuable stat for maximizing his impact.
Next was the equipment reward.
Kirito eagerly opened the item draw panel.
The system space before him shimmered once again with fantastical light. Images flashed across his vision, cold weapons like swords and spears, hot weapons like rifles and grenades, and even combat arts scrolls filled with secret techniques.
He had seen all of these before.
• For cold weapons, there was Sode no Shirayuki, his Zanpakutō.
• For firearms, he had the M700 sniper rifle.
• For Combat arts, he had the technique Eight Extreme Collapse.
But this time, something different appeared.
"Hmm? What's this…"
New and unfamiliar items surfaced in the swirling visuals, mystical staffs, alchemical potions of varying hues, glowing gems like cat's eyes and crystals.
They all gave off a distinct fantasy RPG aura.
Kirito guessed that these were some kind of magical artifacts, items that didn't belong to traditional ninja warfare.
And then-
The flashing lights came to a sudden halt.
One card hovered in front of him, pulsing with strange energy.
He had drawn a completely new item. Something he'd never seen before.
"…Seriously? I got this?!"
Kirito stared at the card's surface.
Its back was adorned with a twisting black vortex, while the front displayed a glowing hexagram magic circle, etched with ancient, arcane characters.
[Item Card: Hexagram Binding Seal]
[Type: Trap Card]
[Effect: Immobilizes a single target, rendering them unable to move.]
[Effectiveness depends on the user's Strength stat and the target's overall power.]
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