As the firelight faded, the Hidden Sand ninja could clearly see that the light barrier in front of Number One was completely undamaged. Number One and the others behind the barrier were also completely unharmed.
Number One, from behind the energy barrier, waved his hand at the robot soldiers behind him. Instantly, Numbers Two and Three led the robot soldiers to surround them.
The Hidden Sand ninja saw this and yelled, "Who are you people? Our main force is right behind us!"
"Yeah, our people are all behind us, they'll be here soon! You're interfering with the Hidden Sand Village's business. If you're found out, you'll have no place to stand in the ninja world!"
The robot soldiers, however, showed no hesitation and directly attacked the Hidden Sand Village ninja.
The Hidden Sand ninja saw the attack and, without time to say anything, could only fight back.
"Wind Style, Great Breakthrough!"
As the Hidden Sand squad captain gave the order, the Hidden Sand ninja and the robot soldiers began to fight, while Numbers One, Two, and Three remained still.
To be honest, the Empire didn't fully understand the specific strength of the robot soldiers, only roughly what level they were at. Whether they could win was uncertain.
And this time was a perfect opportunity. Although the Hidden Sand Village, as one of the five great nations, was not as strong as the other four, as a great nation, the Hidden Sand Village still had combat quality.
This time, there were a total of 15 robot soldiers, all special robot soldiers. Ten were Level 1, and five were Level 2.
In the Empire's estimation, Level 1 was equivalent to a Genin, and Level 2 was equivalent to a Chunin. This meant five Chunin and ten Genin fighting one Jonin and three Chunin. And as the opponent's numbers increased, the pressure on the robot soldiers would also increase.
However, the specific combat power still needed to be tested through battle, and this was a good chance to test the robot soldiers' specific combat power.
In the subsequent battle between the Hidden Sand ninja and the robot soldiers, Number One discovered a very advantageous aspect for the robot soldiers.
It was mentioned before that ninja generally had high attack and low defense. Robot soldiers, being forged from steel, naturally possessed a Steel Body. Don't let their outer appearance, which looked like human skin, fool you. It was actually just cleverly disguised steel.
The entire robot soldier, from head to toe, was made of steel. This was also why Kisuke needed a large amount of steel; robot soldiers primarily required steel for manufacturing.
Robot soldiers with a Steel Body had a great advantage when facing ninja. Firstly, they didn't need to dodge ordinary attacks, like kunai. Secondly, as robot soldiers, they had more energy than ninja, allowing for longer periods of sustained combat.
Number One saw this, recorded the data, and sent it to Zero. At the same time, Numbers One, Two, and Three, after transmitting the data to Zero, officially engaged the Hidden Sand ninja.
As a Hidden Sand ninja was being pressed hard by a robot soldier, a white light flashed, and the ninja's head instantly fell off. The ninja's body sprayed a large amount of blood, looking extremely gruesome.
It was Number One who had killed him. At the same time, Number Two engaged the Hidden Sand squad captain, and Number Three, with other robot soldiers, began to eliminate the remaining two Hidden Sand ninja.
In a short while, the four-person Hidden Sand squad was reduced to only the Jonin-level Hidden Sand captain, who was struggling to hold on.
"Ah!"
Accompanied by the Hidden Sand captain's painful cry, his arm instantly fell off. It was Number Two who had severed it.
Number Two was about to continue his attack, but at this moment, the Hidden Sand Village's support squad also arrived.
Many Hidden Sand Village ninja quickly rushed to the scene. Seeing this, the other robot soldiers instantly became alert.
The Hidden Sand squad captain also became happy, thinking that reinforcements had arrived and he wouldn't die. But in the next moment, the Hidden Sand captain's head fell off.
As his head fell, his body also collapsed, hitting the sand and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Number Two had decapitated him while the Hidden Sand squad captain was distracted. Looking at the opponent's terrified eyes, Number Two felt no emotion. He put away his sword and faced the approaching Hidden Sand Village ninja.
The other Hidden Sand Village ninja also arrived, a total of five squads, with 20 ninja, completely surrounding the robot soldiers.
One of the squad leaders saw this situation. The opponents dared to kill Hidden Sand Village ninja even after he had arrived. He yelled in anger, "Damn it, who are you people?"
The Hidden Sand squad leader didn't wait for Number One to reply. He immediately formed hand signs and yelled, "Attack together! Kill them!"
As the Hidden Sand squad leader attacked, the other squad members also immediately attacked. With their attacks, a series of ninjutsu instantly assailed the robot soldiers.
"Fire Style, Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Wind Style, Great Wind Pressure!"
"Wind Style, Great Breakthrough!"
"Earth Style, Great Swamp!"
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Number One saw this and immediately used his old trick, throwing out four metal devices. Finally, a light barrier blocked the robot soldiers.
As a series of ninjutsu arrived, they all crashed into the blue light barrier, creating ripples.
Bang...
With a series of loud bangs, a huge explosion sounded at Number One's location. The Hidden Sand ninja saw this and instantly believed that the opponents were all dead. No one could survive in such a situation. Even a Kage would struggle to face such an attack head-on, and might even die directly.
"Wind Style, Great Breakthrough!"
The Hidden Sand ninja captain saw this situation. Although he was certain the opponents were dead, he still wanted to check the specific situation.
As a strong wind swept away all the flames, smoke, and sand from the explosion site, the Hidden Sand ninja were instantly stunned, showing the same expressions as the previous wave of Hidden Sand ninja when they saw the detailed situation inside.
At the site of the explosion, a light barrier still stood, but it was covered in cracks, looking like it would shatter at a touch.
The next moment, the light barrier instantly shattered, and the four metal devices around Number One also shattered. Number One saw this and couldn't help but sigh that the opponent's combined attack power was truly high.
It was important to note that this light barrier was not an ordinary item, but a specially manufactured energy barrier that could protect the user's safety.
This item was expensive, but also very effective. It could not be broken by abilities below Kage-level, and could withstand Kage-level strength for a considerable amount of time.
An attack like the one the opponents just launched subtly exceeded the energy barrier's tolerance, which led to the energy barrier and the energy barrier devices directly shattering.
Currently, the Mechanical Empire had a total of five such energy barrier devices. One was with Kisuke, protecting his safety. One was with Zero, and three had not yet been assigned.
The one in Number One's hand was given to him by Zero, to prevent any accidents. He hadn't expected it to actually be used.
At this moment, Numbers One, Two, and Three didn't waste words with the opponents. They led the robot soldiers and charged at the Hidden Sand Village ninja.
In the swirling sand, both sides engaged in a fierce battle.
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