NOVEL WEB Chapter 10: The Fury of Shiori’s Explosive Seals
"There are 22 on the left side, 19 in the middle, and 23 on the right." Tanaka warned gravely.
"Crack!"
Cracks began to appear on the solid earth wall. They had no more time to waste and couldn't stay hidden behind the wall, as they could be surrounded from the sides and above.
"Ohhhhhhhhhh!"
"Wind Style: Cutting Wind Technique!"
"Ninja Art: Weasel Scythe Technique!"
"Wind Style: Great Destruction!"
At the shouts of the Sunagakure ninjas, several wind-related jutsus were directed at them.
Quickly, Tanaka and Shiori went to the left while the rest went to the right.
"BOOM!"
The moment they left, the barrier created by Tanaka was shattered into fragments.
Some ninjas now held giant fan-like weapons while others controlled chakra strings connected to wooden puppets.
As soon as Umiko, Takashi, and Hisashi exited to the left, Umiko opened a scroll that released several kunai with explosive tags, which shot forward upon opening.
"You worms!" Shiori's voice echoed with disdain: "Do you really think that by surrounding us with many of you, you can kill us!?"
Then, she jumped high while holding the halberd diagonally, attached by chakra strings. She quickly made hand seals and grabbed a scroll, opening it: "Uzumaki Explosive Mass Sealing Technique!"
In the next moment, several explosive seal talismans appeared, multiplying and forming a gigantic ball of explosive seals.
"Die!"
With a wave of her hand, the ball of explosive seal talismans flew towards the Sunagakure ninjas.
"Disperse, disperse!"
"Run!!!"
A growing fear was etched on their faces.
What Shiori created was almost as terrifying as a Bijuu Bomb.
"Monster!" They shouted in terror.
"Humph!" Still in the air, Shiori heard their screams and curses, and just snorted coldly.
Seeing this, Tanaka, who was following Shiori, stopped advancing, jumping a considerable distance back. He quickly took out several shurikens from his inventory without anyone noticing, making 40 shurikens float as he tried to use 'Precise Throw'. He found he could use it, as when using 'Psychokinesis,' he touched the shurikens indirectly, thus activating the skill.
"Whoosh!"
[Critical Hit!]
[Critical Hit!]
[Critical Hit!]
[Critical Hit!]
The moment the sound of the shurikens thrown by him echoed, and the notifications of critical hits or even showing the damage values he managed to inflict appeared, three seconds later, a loud and powerful explosion that made the earth tremble echoed.
"BOOOOOM!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
The screams echoed at the moment of impact.
It was no exaggeration to say that it was strong enough to devastate a good part of a forest.
The moment Shiori's attack hit the ground, an explosion erupted, creating shockwaves, tremors, and a lot of dust.
Trees were destroyed, even the more distant ones, while the landscape itself changed, creating a crater where the attack landed.
Tanaka only had time to form a seal while spitting water from his mouth, creating a water barrier.
Umiko, Takashi, and Hisashi opened a scroll that contained a kind of shelter, which they entered and managed to avoid being affected.
Meanwhile, Shiori, who was in the air, had several birds passing by her. The same was happening in other parts of the forest, with a flock of birds in the air emitting different cries.
Shiori, still in the air, created a gust of wind that carried her to where Tanaka was, protecting herself from the impact of her attack.
Meanwhile, in Tanaka's retina, he didn't even have time to pay attention to her because several notifications were constantly appearing.
[You gained 3,530 EXP!]
- [You leveled up!]
[You gained 4,170 EXP!]
[You gained 6,410 EXP!]
- [You leveled up!]
[You gained 4,330 EXP!]
[You gained 2,420 EXP!]
[You gained 6,500 EXP!]
- [You leveled up!]
[You gained 4,110 EXP!]
[You gained 5,000 EXP!]
- [You leveled up!]
'As I thought, I still gain EXP even if I'm not the one who finishes off the target, although I believe I would gain much more EXP if I were the one to deliver the final blow.' Tanaka thought as he watched the EXP numbers and levels constantly increasing, stopping only after he leveled up four times.
Just from the number of times he gained EXP, he knew that Shiori's attack was able to finish off eight of them. While the rest, looking at the map and seeing the number of red dots reduced to 47, he realized that several others who were not hit by his shurikens ended up dying in this attack.
Moreover, considering this level of attack and how many of the survivors were close to the impact, it was reasonable to think that several of them must be injured, even incapacitated from fighting.
"Ahhhh, my arm, I lost my arm!!"
"My legs, I can't feel my legs!!"
"God, damn you, you destroyed my arms! I'll kill you!"
"Damn you!!"
"Cough, cough, cough!"
"Ahhh, help!!"
"It hurts so much!"