“…… Hey! They fired in ...... direction," Ayano, who was hiding in the trees, noticed that something seemed to be wrong, and the direction of those people's shots was exactly where his Shinobi was hiding.

Without even thinking about it, the "ninja knife" in her hand shot out, which was not the Tai knife of the "Shattered Moon Demon Pupil" on her back, but a short knife with a long rope attached. Its function is mainly to pierce into wooden stakes or trees, and ninjas can move quickly between jungles and houses with the help of long ropes.

The slender body, which weighs less than forty-five kilograms, jumps from tree to tree like a spirit fox, quickly disappearing into the branches and foliage of the pines and cypresses that are still dense in winter.

Behind her, the sound of "Peng, Peng, Peng" muskets was heard, and although they were not fired in her direction, it was clear that they were chasing down those shinobi.

Jumping above the trees, Ayano's body quickly approached the small river on the mountain, and when she got there, she could hide under the river and get out of danger, and her body was not far from there.

When Ayano was in the Nine Ghost Army, she went to the castles of the famous and carried out many missions, and she never missed. This can be called a woman's developed sixth sense, and every time danger comes, a chill will pass through her back, so that she can respond in time to escape the disaster.

And at this moment, Ayano's back has this extremely bad feeling, and she is being targeted.

Ayano's body suddenly flipped in the air between the two trees, and it seemed that she was hindered by the branches and fell. In fact, this is Ayano's tried and tested escape method, and the repeated flips are to reduce the impact, so that her slender and soft body can not be seriously damaged, and at the same time, she can use the momentum to roll a few times underground and hide in the dark.

At this time, the best way to deal with it is not to leave quickly, but to hide in the shadows to see the situation clearly, and then decide to stop the action.

Steadily, she quietly looked out and was shocked to find a terrifying sight. The rough figure seemed to be flying between the trees, and he didn't see any movement at all, as if he was sitting in the air, and just glided down the mountain quickly.

"It can't be!" For the first time, Ayano, who was familiar with all kinds of ninjutsu, burst out of a feeling of fear in her heart, which was definitely not an action that a human could do.

Although they are strange ninjas, they act almost like antelopes hanging on their horns and are nowhere to be found, but here they meet even more powerful masters than them, the leaders of the special forces of the "Shenzhou Army", the city lord guard. The special forces who have been trained in modern intelligence gathering, brocade guards, and ninjas naturally have their own means to deal with these ninjas.

Seeing this situation in the air, Ayano comforted herself in her heart: "As long as you move to the assembly area by the river, you will be safe when you get there, and use the ventilation hole on the scabbard to lurk at the bottom of the river and slowly move downstream to the shore, and you can escape from the pursuit with your companions!" Thinking of this, her spirits were lifted.

Reaching out and taking out a "thirst quenching pill" made of ergot, plums, and rock sugar from his bosom, he put it in his mouth and acted to suppress his unbearable thirst. She gave up the fast way of moving in the air, and instead moved slowly down the mountain like a frightened rabbit through the rocks in the woods, dodging the black figures floating through the air.

What she didn't know was that under this sixth sense, an unintentional flick made her change her way of action in time, so as to avoid the immediate death in front of her.

By the river is the "Phantom Killing Array" that Mochizuki Ayano had arranged when they came, combining the art of earth escape and gunpowder, which was their meeting place and the most vulnerable to enemy siege.

When Ayano, who had finally walked slowly underground, dragged her tired body to the river, the scene made her understand that the enemy had already discovered them by the time she came, so it seemed that the information sent back to the Nine Demons was somewhat problematic.

Crossing the clearing outside the woods where the "Mirage Killing Array" was arranged, it was the small river that could be "escaped", and it would be safe to get there, but Ayano knew that although it was close at hand, she couldn't get there.

The nine men in black were surrounded by a group of soldiers in khaki armor, and they seemed to be moving quickly, falling into the trap that had been laid out long ago.

Ayano's specially trained eyesight is not bad, and from a considerable distance, she can still see her subordinates conversing in sign language. It seems that they understand that their fate has been decided and are ready to give it a go.

"Boom" was accompanied by a dull explosion, a large cloud of smoke rose from the body of a ninja, and almost at the same time, the bodies of several ninjas shook slightly and quickly disappeared, this is the art of earth escape.

The position where the nine people stood was the "Phantom Killing Array" that they had arranged in advance by digging out several connected tunnels. One person got up and used the "fog bomb" he was carrying to detonate the "fog bomb" he was carrying at the cost of his life, creating smoke and covering the rest of the people to sneak into the tunnel. The enemy will inevitably search for them, and then they will be able to attack the enemy.

It is believed that the huge casualties will inevitably cause fear and confusion among the enemy troops. If all goes well, it's a good opportunity to escape. As long as they have enough time to jump over the long open field and into the river, then they can successfully "escape".

Sure enough, as soon as the ninja was launched, the soldiers in the khaki armor immediately began to attack with muskets that were constantly firing.

The ninja who sacrificed himself was knocked to the ground almost instantly, and his body twisted a few times before he moved, apparently having lost his life. Due to the extremely dense enemy firepower, only six people succeeded in escaping.

The soldiers in the yellow armor were clearly well trained, and the group that had finished shooting immediately retreated to the back, crouched on the ground and began to reload, while another group of about twenty soldiers, with bayonets on their muskets, walked towards the "Phantom Killing Array".

At this moment, the sacrificial ninja was emitting a large puff of milky white smoke, almost obscuring the entire open field. And the soldiers who rushed forward wore the eyes that had been on their heads all the time, apparently unaffected by the smoke.

As soon as they stepped into the smoke, black figures rose from the ground without warning. The sword flashed with a cold light like frost and snow.

"Ahh Apparently they were attacked by the ninjas in "Earth Escape", and the muskets rang out, and the sound of shooting was a bit chaotic.

When the bayonet and the sword came into contact, there was a piercing, tooth-aching sound of gold and iron. The earthy yellow and black figures rose and fell in the smoke, and the combat effectiveness of these "Salvation Army" soldiers was obviously not weak.