Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...
The explosions continued to roar!
The terrifying aspect of the chain-reaction explosive talismans was that with just one talisman as a trigger, an unlimited number of explosive talismans could be summoned... This was extremely dangerous, even for the caster!
But Haruto Saito had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique!
So he could easily escape!
Boom! Boom! Boom... Flames shot into the sky, thick smoke billowed, even forming a mushroom cloud.
Haruto Saito stood on a distant cliff, watching the massive explosion. During the battle earlier, he had passed by this place and had preemptively placed a Flying Thunder God kunai here. So when the explosion occurred, he teleported directly to this location!
"Still alive? How did he escape? How is that possible?" Haruto Saito was bewildered as he watched the continuous explosions!
He had not received any notifications from the Card Emperor Spirit, which should normally alert him of a first kill on a Super Boss!
Nor did he see any golden light...
"Damn it, did he escape?" Haruto Saito quickly formed a hand seal and activated his Byakugan!
He couldn't let Hattori Ryonosuke escape! The Super Boss Card had been obtained through an achievement reward—earned from the consecutive kills during the attack on the Hidden Mist encampment. He had never used a Super Boss Card before, so he had no idea what special rewards it might bring!
According to the Card Emperor Spirit, the Super Boss Card had the same effects as a regular Boss Card but included a special drop rate for unique items beyond soul fragments.
Haruto Saito had been extremely cautious in using the Super Boss Card!
Even in a one-on-one battle against Hattori Ryonosuke, he had only used the card at the very last moment, when he was certain he could kill him!
If Hattori Ryonosuke managed to escape...
Through the Byakugan's vision, the world appeared in shades of gray. Even the flames took on the same hues.
Haruto Saito scanned the area—nothing...
He extended his sensory abilities as far as possible, but with the explosions still ongoing, the trembling of space and the violent air currents disrupted his perception.
The explosion lasted for a full minute before it finally stopped!
Normally, an explosion ceased when the object attached to the first explosive talisman was destroyed...
However, the talismans had been attached to Hattori Ryonosuke's clothes, not his body. So... if he had managed to remove his clothes in time, he might have survived!
But the probability was extremely low!
The blast radius of the explosive talismans was enormous!
Could Hattori Ryonosuke really escape?
Haruto Saito threw a Flying Thunder God kunai towards the site of the explosion... then teleported mid-air above the crater. The valley below was barren, with nothing to burn. So as soon as the explosions ended, the flames quickly diminished and were nearly extinguished!
Haruto Saito flashed onto the cliffside, observing the valley below.
No sign of Hattori Ryonosuke!
No golden light!
But that guy was definitely not dead yet!
"Hmm? What's that?" Haruto Saito suddenly spotted a hole.
It wasn't just an impact crater but a deep, deep tunnel. The entrance was partially collapsed, but with his Byakugan activated, Haruto Saito could clearly see that the tunnel was exceptionally deep!
"Could that guy be hiding underground?" Haruto Saito speculated immediately.
Very possible!
The best way to avoid an explosion was to go underground. The earth provided the strongest defense. If he had a way to dig down quickly, he could have avoided the blast. However, this also carried its own risks—if the underground structure collapsed, he would be buried alive!
The valley was filled with craters and fallen rocks, yet this tunnel stood out the most!
It was clearly man-made. If it wasn't Hattori Ryonosuke's doing, then whose was it?
Moreover, since Hattori Ryonosuke hadn't used a secret technique to phase underground but had instead dug a tunnel rapidly, his marker—which should have been on the surface—would not be visible above ground!
Haruto Saito was about to descend but suddenly stopped.
...
Thirty meters underground, in a narrow space, a blood-covered Hattori Ryonosuke held his breath, completely suppressing his presence. He gripped his sword tightly, ready for action, his body in a strange, meditative state.
He never expected Haruto Saito to push him to this extent!
He had barely escaped death!
And now, he was still on the brink of dying!
If Haruto Saito left, he might have a chance to heal himself...
But Hattori Ryonosuke wasn't sure whether Haruto Saito would assume he was dead and just leave.
If Haruto Saito stayed to investigate... then he was ready for one final counterattack!
...
Haruto Saito didn't descend but remained on the cliff, observing!
Because he suddenly realized—if Hattori Ryonosuke was still alive and hiding underground, he was likely gravely injured... And in that state, he would undoubtedly be prepared for a desperate counterattack. If Haruto Saito went down recklessly, even into that tunnel, it would be extremely dangerous!
"Then you can just die down there!" Haruto Saito muttered with a sinister grin.
"Earth Style: Added-Weight Rock Technique!" Haruto Saito swiftly performed a hand seal!
A massive boulder over twenty meters in diameter materialized between his hands... Since it was his own jutsu, it had no weight in his grasp, but once dropped... it would crash down with tens of thousands of tons of force, shaking the entire valley and completely collapsing the tunnel!
Haruto Saito was going to bury Hattori Ryonosuke alive!
"Die!" Haruto Saito shouted and hurled the rock.
Whoosh! Rumble!
The deafening impact shook the valley violently, followed by a massive collapse!
Boom! Boom! Rumble...
"Ding! Host has achieved first kill on a Super Boss. Reward: 50,000 reputation points, one S-rank Ninjutsu Universal Upgrade Card!"
Golden light erupted underground, but Haruto Saito couldn't see it.
Seconds later...
Thousands of cards shot out from underground, transforming into golden streaks that merged into Haruto Saito's body... This was why he dared to kill Hattori Ryonosuke this way—because the cards would automatically be collected!
Hattori Ryonosuke was dead!
"What a shame... His sword was decent, and he might have had some secrets on him. But it would be too difficult to dig him out now..." Haruto Saito sighed before pulling out a stack of cards.
He quickly searched through them!
Right now, he just wanted to know what special rewards the Super Boss had dropped besides soul fragments!
Other cards were easily identifiable by their design, so he quickly skipped over them. Within a minute, after flipping through over two hundred cards, Haruto Saito stopped.
He had found a card he had never seen before.
It was black, with a strange seal pattern on the back. The front depicted a formation, with bold letters at the top: Revival Puppet Card!
"Spirit, what does this do?" Haruto Saito asked immediately.
"Ding! Reminder: The Revival Puppet Card allows the host to resurrect any human target previously killed by the host. The revived target will retain all their original strength, lose all memories, and become a puppet under the host's command..."
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