Chapter 198: New Dungeon and Soma's Ultimate Attack!

[Instance Mission: Defeat the Fallen One of the Lake Island.] 

[Mission Reward: Materials for Cold Dome.] 

[Accept the mission?] 

"Yes!"

Soma's face showed a slight joy at the thought of a dispatch-type mission. "A dispatch mission?" "This is really perfect."

This means that Soma no longer needs to consider whether the compatibility is right or not.

The attribute of the Ice Blade is ice.

And Mashiro has the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.

The two are definitely compatible.

However, Soma suddenly thought of a problem.

If it's a dispatch mission, then the monsters to be defeated will have the same attribute as Cold Dome.

Just like how the Thunder Beast corresponds to the Lightning Blade.

And ice attribute monsters will inherently have ice attribute abilities.

Ice attribute abilities are a restraint to Water Release.

Soma, Kisame, and Ameyuri are all skilled in Water Release.

Ameyuri's Water Release is just slightly inferior compared to true geniuses of Water Release.

It's somewhat lacking compared to her Lightning Release talent.

But, for now, Ameyuri's Water Release is still a very effective technique.

If the target is ice attribute, then a significant portion of Soma and the others' abilities will be restrained.

"From this perspective, bringing Ameyuri and Kisame this time is not a very good choice."

"But, given the situation in Hidden Mist Village, there aren't better options for enforcers."

"Other enforcers are either not in the village or are recovering."

Soma looked toward the direction of Lake Island.

"That is our target for this mission."

"Defeat her!"

The scene before him reminded Soma of a name.

Sword Princess.

Sword Princess is actually Cang Yue from another world.

A tragic figure.

The Senate, in order to make the Sword Princess gain greater power, killed her family.

Then, they sent the prince who had mutual feelings with the Sword Princess to attack the barbarian tribes, where he died in battle.

This was done to keep the Sword Princess in a merciless state, giving her greater strength and wanting to use her as a tool of war in their hands.

Upon learning the truth, Sword Princess slaughtered the Senate, almost killing everyone.

Her heart was like dead ashes, secluded at the bottom of the abyss. Along with her sword, she turned into an ice sculpture. A being with a tragic past similar to Akame from World of Akame Ga Kill and Sai from the Naruto world.

"Each tragic person has their own tragedy."

"However, villains all have similarities."

Kisame stepped forward first.

"Soma, I'll scout ahead."

With that, he took a step onto the bridge.

Immediately, Kisame felt a fierce chill rush towards him.

"Is it Ice Release like Juzo-senpai's?"

"No, this isn't Ice Release, it's just pure cold."

Kisame felt his body become extremely stiff in an instant. He unconsciously released Chakra to counter the external cold.

At that moment.

On the small island.

"Crack!"

A fissure appeared on the giant Ice Block.

The next moment.

"Boom!"

The entire Ice Block shattered with a loud crash, scattering into pieces.

At the center, a figure sat cross-legged on the ground. It seemed to be frozen in an ice block, or as if it were made of ice itself. In front of it, a sword was firmly planted in the ground.

With the collapse of the massive Ice Block, an unusual aura began to emanate from the figure. A large amount of cold air was gathering. The figure didn't move, but the cold air and the surrounding ice blocks gradually merged together, as if gaining life.

A huge ice dragon reared up, looking down at Soma and the others with cold eyes.

Kisame raised the Sword of Wisdom and approached the ice dragon.

"Ding!"

The ice dragon collided with the Sword of Wisdom. With the sharpness of the Sword of Wisdom and Kisame's strength, it easily pierced the ice dragon's defenses.

But unfortunately, it wasn't fatal. In fact, the ice dragon's wounds quickly healed, and the Sword of Wisdom was frozen.

The ice dragon violently lifted its body, pulling up Kisame along with it.

"This ice dragon, the Sword of Wisdom can't absorb it..."

Soma frowned.

"That means it's a perfect counter to Kisame. It's even more restraining than Jiraiya's Taijutsu and Summon Beasts, or Orochimaru's Taijutsu and Summon Beasts."

"Simply relying on the sharpness of the Sword of Wisdom won't be enough to deal with this ice dragon."

The power of ice itself restrains water. When Kisame's Chakra Absorption Technique and Sword of Wisdom's Ninjutsu absorption Jutsu are ineffective, all that remains for Kisame is Taijutsu and Kenjutsu.

"Fire Release, Crimson Earth Spider!"

Without hesitation, Soma formed the hand seals immediately. A spider made of flames rushed toward the ice dragon. The high temperature caused signs of melting on the surface of the ice dragon.

Taking advantage of this, Kisame managed to pull the Sword of Wisdom out of the ice dragon's body.

"Soma, my abilities are restrained!"

Kisame's expression was somewhat grim. Soma nodded.

"Kisame, you assist with the attack. Ameyuri, you coordinate with me for the main assault."

Water Release is restrained by Ice Release. But Fire Release and Lightning Release are not.

Ameyuri has already mastered Lightning Release quite well. And Soma has both Fire Release and Lightning Release. Additionally, there's Zudomon's Hammer.

"Lightning Release, Lightning Whip!"

A whip of lightning appeared in Ameyuri's hand and lashed fiercely at the ice dragon.

"Crack!"

It hit.

Soma's eyes lit up.

Because Soma saw that a crack appeared on the ice dragon's body from Ameyuri's strike.

Immediately after, Soma's attack arrived.

"Zudomon's Hammer!"

The hammer was thrown and landed precisely where the crack appeared on the ice dragon. Instantly, the gap in the ice dragon's body widened.

"Again!"

"Fire Release, Flame Whirlwind!"

A fiery whirlwind enveloped the ice dragon.

"Boom!"

The ice dragon's body seemed to reach some limit and its power dissipated. Its form shattered.

Soma and the others all smiled.

The ice dragon's attacks seemed fierce, but its defensive abilities didn't appear to be very strong.

However, before the three could celebrate for long, a more intense chill appeared. More fragments of ice blocks gathered around.

It was still the ice dragon, but it was now much larger than before.

And not just one.

There were a total of eight.

Sharing a single body but with eight heads.

A name emerged in Soma's mind—Yamata no Orochi.

The appearance of this ice dragon reminded Soma of Orochimaru's ultimate Ninjutsu, the Eight Branches Jutsu, which creates a giant serpent with eight heads.

Orochimaru had great confidence in that technique, but unfortunately, it was still defeated by Uchiha Itachi's tactics.

The eight ice dragons simultaneously attacked Soma and the others. Their massive jaws opened wide and lunged at the three. The chill carried an unparalleled momentum, as if an ice and snow storm had suddenly descended. Soma felt like a landslide of snow mountains was crushing down on them.

"Be careful!"

The three quickly fell back, retreating to the edge of the small island. At this point, the ice dragons' attacks ceased, their bodies seeming to be fixed in place, unable to advance.

Soma's expression was serious. The difficulty of this Dungeon Instance was significantly higher than he had anticipated.

He looked at the ferocious, roaring ice dragons. Their offensive power was formidable.

"However, their defensive capabilities are lacking."

"Just two lower-level Ninjutsu combined with a single strike from Zudomon's Hammer were enough to shatter the previous ice dragon."

"True, the current ice dragons are larger."

"But Ameyuri and I weren't using our full strength before."

"And these ice dragons are fixed in place."

"This is a point we can use."

"We can attempt multiple attacks and slowly wear them down."

"Take them down one by one."

Soma explained his plan.

"First, we carry out large-scale attacks to draw the attention of those ice dragons. Then, we'll focus our attacks on one point and concentrate our fire on one of the ice dragons."

Kisame and Ameyuri both nodded.

Then,

"Fire Release, Crimson Earth Spider!"

Soma formed the hand seals. A giant fire spider appeared and charged toward the ice dragons.

At the same time, Ameyuri raised both hands.

"Lightning Whip Jutsu!"

Lightning whips formed in her hands and struck at two of the dragon heads.

Kisame held the Sword of Wisdom.

"Extend!"

The next moment, the Sword of Wisdom extended to over ten meters in length.

For a moment, all eight dragon heads were drawn in.

"Now!"

Soma, Ameyuri, and Kisame all shifted their attacks from the dragon heads they were previously targeting and simultaneously struck at one of the dragon heads, with all three attacks hitting at once.

"Crack!"

"Boom!"

One of the ice dragons shattered instantly.

"Fall back!"

The three of them, Soma, Ameyuri, and Kisame, acted decisively.

The remaining seven dragon heads roared in anger.

"Soma, something's wrong!"

Kisame's voice changed. At that moment, he saw that the dragon head that had been shattered was regenerating and returning to its original state due to the cold air.

Soma's expression darkened.

"It can regenerate?"

"This means a war of attrition would be meaningless."

"How then can we defeat this creature?"

Ameyuri said, "Uehara-san, I remember reading a storybook when I was young, which had a monster similar to this, with eight heads."

"Cutting off one won't help."

"You must cut off all the heads simultaneously to kill the monster."

"Could this one be the same?"

Soma had heard of such monsters before.

Yamata no Orochi. The nine-headed serpent.

However, given the current situation with the ice dragon, it's difficult to sever all eight heads simultaneously.

Soma continuously simulated in his mind how he, Kisame, and Ameyuri could attack. But nothing seemed feasible.

"Then, I'll have to try that move."

As a Blacksmith, since Dungeon Instance materials are hard to come by and there's only one, Soma always runs simulations before formal forging. Over time, this has become a skill.

Soma's simulation ability for battles is also quite good. After all, his current strength is evident.

"Kisame, give me the Sword of Wisdom."

Kisame was momentarily stunned but handed it over without hesitation.

Soma took it.

"Kisame, Ameyuri, use your Ninjutsu on me with full force. I need your Chakra."

Ameyuri's eyes widened.

"Uehara-san, are you planning to handle all the attacks by yourself from now on?"

Soma nodded.

"Yes, I have an idea."

"Soma, are you confident?"

"I don't have absolute confidence."

Soma shook his head and said, "But I've thought about it many times, and this should be the final method. If this doesn't work, then no other method will."

"Since Soma has already made up his mind, we'll go with what you say."

With that, Kisame formed hand seals.

"Water Release, Exploding Water Colliding Jutsu!"

He used a Ninjutsu that consumed a considerable amount of Chakra.

Soma raised his sword, absorbing all of this Ninjutsu.

Ameyuri hesitated no longer.

"Water Release, Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"

The Chakra from the two was first converted into Ninjutsu and then absorbed into Soma's body through the Sword of Wisdom, with no reservation.

Soma's aura surged at a visibly rapid pace. The ice dragons became increasingly agitated.

However, the ice dragons trapped in the center could not reach Soma and the others at the edge of the island. They could only watch as Soma and his team carried out their plan.

As Kisame and Ameyuri's energy weakened, Soma's energy grew stronger.

Eventually, Ameyuri could no longer hold on and felt as if her body had been drained. She collapsed to the ground, unable to even stand.

Kisame, having more Chakra, took longer to deplete his energy. One of the ice dragons, in a furious rage, bit off the head of another ice dragon and then used it as a weapon to smash toward Soma's position.

"Soma, be careful!"

Soma raised the Zudomon's Hammer to block.

"Boom!"

The immense force caused Soma to be knocked backward and fall into the lake.

Kisame and Ameyuri were extremely worried.

The ice dragon's agitation subsided somewhat, likely thinking that its attack had been effective and that Soma was now dealt with.

However, this was exactly what Soma wanted.

"Pioggia!"

In the next moment, the power of Pioggia merged into Soma's body. His form gradually transformed into that of a mermaid.

Strength, speed, reflexes, stamina, Chakra… all received a significant boost.

Additionally, with the Chakra previously absorbed from Kisame and Ameyuri through the Sword of Wisdom, Soma tightened his grip on the Zudomon's Hammer, channeling all his power into it.

"Heavy Hammer Spark!"

The Zudomon's Hammer, after leaving Soma's hand, expanded in mid-air, becoming immensely large. The sheer gravity alone exerted immense pressure. It plummeted straight toward the ice dragon in the center of the island.

But it was not just a gigantic hammer.

It also carried extremely powerful lightning. The surrounding air seemed to thicken under the influence of this force.

The ice dragon felt the power of the Zudomon's Hammer and showed a look of terror.

"Boom!"

The Zudomon's Hammer descended.

"Dong!"

Under the immense force, the entire island shook.

Lightning burst forth fiercely. Bright, very bright, almost blinding. It was like a net that enveloped the entire ice dragon.

The destructive force inside wreaked havoc and roared.

"Rumble!"

Kisame and Ameyuri widened their eyes.

"What a powerful attack!"

"Is this Soma's true strength?"

"This is Uehara-san's power?"

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