Sakai also knew that protecting Maniwa was the top priority at this moment. She agreed and grabbed Maniwa’s wrist, ready to leave this place.
“Now you want to escape? It’s too late!”
Leo pressed his hand down.
Two fierce lightning bolts, like pythons, clashed out of the thunderclouds and struck down with a destructive force.
Yuriko had already controlled the Three-Legged Divine Frog to jump in front of Maniwa and Sakai. She then formed hand seals with both hands and pressed them on the back of Three-Legged Divine Frog.
A transparent water film emerged from the surface of Three-Legged Divine Frog’s skin, forming a water ball that protected Yuriko, three others, and Three-Legged Divine Frog itself.
Just as the water ball was formed, the eighth heavenly thunderbolt struck up exactly at it.
The water ball only lasted for three seconds before it shattered loudly.
The ninth heavenly thunderbolt followed closely behind without mercy towards Maniwa behind Three-Legged Divine Frog.
“Maniwa!” Sakai exclaimed in shock. She jumped up from the ground and met with thunderbolts using her own body as a shield.
“Bang!”
After an ear-piercing sound rang out through their ears, Sakai flew backwards in mid-air before hitting hard against a pine tree trunk.
Sakai slipped onto the ground while vomiting out a mouthful of bright red blood.
“Sakai!” Maniwa yelled loudly as she ran over towards Sakai.
Yuriko standing on top of Three-Legged Divine Frog also covered her chest with one hand while blood dripped from her mouth corner.
Although they were protected by Water Ball earlier, when it shattered due to lightning strikes , Yuriko bore all its impact waves which caused her considerable harm.
Maniwa helped Sakai up from off-ground before looking up towards Leo’s direction saying aloud, “Mr. Bloomer, please show mercy! We didn’t mean any harm by coming here.”
Leo looked down at Maniwa coldly without expression, “You didn’t mean any harm? You’re not fooling anyone here. Maniwa, you not only trespassed into Seven Stars Sword Sect forbidden area but also injured my elders and disciples. Do you think I will show mercy?”
“Mr. Bloomer, everything is Maniwa’s fault. We came here truly without malice. The people we hurt were just unavoidable casualties. I, the Harumitsu family, is willing to compensate.”
“Also, I would like to invite you to Orientia to plan a mansion similar to this one for the Harumitsu family. In terms of compensation, my family will offer a very sincere amount,” Maniwa said.
Leo couldn’t help but curl his lips in a mocking smile after hearing Maniwa’s words. “You Orientians have been the same throughout history – plunder when you win and beg for mercy when you lose.”
“Mr. Bloomer, we are good at learning and worshiping strength. Only with enough power can we earn our respect. You already have the strength that earns my respect, so please consider what I said seriously,” Maniwa replied with an arrogant tone despite submitting.
“Maniwa, you oversimplify and idealize everything too much. Earlier I let you taste the power of Great Heavenly Thunder Talisman, now let me show you what Little Thunder Talisman tastes like.”
As he spoke, Leo flipped his right hand over and held up a Little Thunder Talisman.
Upon seeing this, Yuriko standing on Three-Legged Divine Frog’s back shouted urgently, “Sakai, bring Maniwa up here!”
Sakai heard her plea and leapt onto Three-Legged Divine Frog’s back while using her ninjutsu skills.
Leo had already activated Little Thunder Talisman; amidst thunderous roars three bolts of lightning struck towards Three-Legged Divine Frog on the ground.
Under Yuriko’s control, Three-Legged Divine Frog was intelligent enough that it exerted its legs’ force forward just as thunderbolts were about to strike its body; however only two bolts missed it while one bolt turned around directly towards Sakai who was riding on its back along with Maniwa.
“Ninjutsu – Fire Shield!” Sakai formed hand seals and shouted loudly. A shield made of flames appeared above the three of them, adorned with intricate and bizarre runes on its surface.
In the next moment, the heavenly thunder shattered the flame shield, and the residual force ruthlessly struck Sakai. Sakai spewed out a mouthful of blood, flying backward from the back of the Three-Legged Divine Frog and crashing violently to the ground.
After the electric arcs on Sakai dissipated, her clothes, hair, and even her face were charred black, as if she had been bombed.
“Sakai!” Maniwa shouted urgently, wanting to go down and save Sakai but was held back tightly by Yuriko.
“Yuriko, take Maniwa away from here quickly!” Sakai stood up with all her strength and yelled at Yuriko.
Then, Sakai’s hands moved quickly as one complex and mysterious hand seal after another formed in her hands.
“Fire top ninja, ultimate ninjutsu, fire sacrifice!”
As Sakai completed the hand seals, flames suddenly burst out of her body. She was instantly engulfed in raging flames and looked like a human torch.
“What is Sakai doing?” Maniwa’s face changed drastically. A bad feeling arose in her heart.
Yuriko also had an uncomfortable expression on her face as she said, “Sakai is burning sacrificially with her ninja power.”
Fire-type ninjas only burn their own ninja power when they are on the brink of death before making a desperate fight for survival. Once a fire-type Ninja burns all their ninja power sacrificially, then they become useless for life and can never become a Ninja again.
The price is so huge that some Ninjas would rather die than burn their own Ninja power sacrificially. After all, for Ninjas who possess the spirit of Bushido, becoming useless is worse than death itself.
Today at this moment to protect Maniwa from danger, Sakai made a difficult decision.
“Night Fox Fire come out!”
In Sakai’s hoarse voice, a fox made entirely out of black flames appeared above her head. The fox was black because it was made up entirely of black flames.
After Night Fox Fire appeared, Sakai could no longer hold on any longer. She collapsed onto the ground.
“Yuriko, take Sakai away from here. We need to leave now.” Maniwa said hastily.
Yuriko controlled Three-Legged Divine Frog to spit out its long tongue which rolled up Sakai from off the ground. Then she put Sakai on its back, and hopped towards outside pine forest.
Leo couldn’t let them escape easily. He was about to launch another attack when Night Fox Fire appeared before him in mid-air. Night Fox Fire stared straight into Leo’s eyes with its fiery red eyes. Then suddenly it opened its mouth spitting out red blood light.