Daqin: I, Fusu, can summon the undead

Chapter 227: The Army in the Forest of Death
Half an hour later, outside the Death Forest, Asuma hurried over with more than fifty ninjas.

"Hinata Jun, please use your Byakugan to observe the situation inside first."

As soon as they arrived at the Forest of Death, Asuma gave instructions to a Hyuga ninja behind him.

Although the enemy may have just deceived them into coming to the Death Forest, it cannot be ruled out that the enemy is indeed in the Death Forest and has set traps for them, so they still need to be vigilant.

Upon hearing Asuma's order, Hinata Jun immediately walked in front of everyone and formed the Mao Seal with both hands.

Veins bulged around Hinata Jun's eyes as he looked towards the interior of the Death Forest.

The Hyuga clan's Byakugan has the ability to see far and see through things, and can be said to be Konoha's best reconnaissance bloodline limit.

"This is……"

With just one glance, Hinata Jun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, his face full of horror.

Asuma quickly asked, "What happened? Is there an ambush?"

The expressions of the others also became serious.

"Yes..." Hinata nodded and said seriously: "There is an army inside, defending Fumi!"

"what?"

"army?"

"How can this be?"

Hearing what Hinata Jun said, everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

Although the Death Forest is on the edge of Konoha, it is still inside Konoha after all. It makes sense for a few enemies to sneak in. After all, there will always be negligence and omissions.

But how could they sneak in an army without being exposed at all? They really thought that the eyes of the Anbu and patrolling ninjas were used to breathe, and that the dense traps were set up by Bai.

Asuma said quickly: "Hinata Jun, please take a closer look, maybe you are seeing things, or maybe it is a clone or something!"

Hinata Jun continued to observe the situation inside the Death Forest with his eyes, and said solemnly: "I am not mistaken, it is not a clone, it is indeed an army, an army composed entirely of skeletons."

"An army of skeletons!" Asuma muttered, and confirmed that Hinata Jun was not mistaken.

Because at Ichiraku Ramen, there were two skeletons with flames burning all over their bodies behind Kurenai with long knives at her neck.

This also shows that this was not a lie by the enemy, but an ambush was really set up in the Death Forest waiting for them.

It was just unbelievable that the enemy had deployed an army in the Death Forest. To be called an army, the number of people would not be less than 500.

Asuma's face became even more serious when he thought about how so many enemies had sneaked in silently.

Does this mean that there is a big problem with Konoha’s defense and reconnaissance system, and that more enemies can sneak in?

"How many people are there? What's their approximate strength?"

The senior ninja Bai Yun asked solemnly. As a veteran ninja who participated in two Ninja World Wars, he was obviously much more experienced than Asuma.

The number and strength of the enemy are also critical.

Hinata Jun said solemnly: "The forest is full of enemies. From what I can see, there are no less than five thousand of them. Moreover, these skeletons do not have chakra, but another kind of ominous energy."

"Five thousand?"

Hearing what Hinata Jun said, several ninjas exclaimed.

There are no less than five thousand enemies, and this is the number that Hinata Jun can see. Everyone knows that Hinata Jun's Byakugan can observe a distance of about three kilometers, but the Death Forest is so large, and there is no telling how many enemies there are in the places that he can't see.

Baiyun Jonin thought for only three seconds before saying to Asuma, "Asuma, go back and report the situation to the Hokage immediately. The number of enemies is likely to exceed 10,000. I will lead my men into the Death Forest for reconnaissance."

"Oh, okay!" Asma responded quickly and left quickly.

He was not angry because Baiyun Jonin had taken over the command because he knew that Baiyun Jonin was stronger and more experienced than him.

Looking at Asuma leaving, Baiyun Jonin breathed a sigh of relief.

As a veteran jonin, he not only has rich combat experience, but also rich experience in the ways of the world. He also guessed some things that happened in Konoha that others could not guess.

Asuma was highly expected by the Third Hokage, who was training him as the next Hokage. He must not get into trouble here, otherwise, as a fellow jonin, he would also be doomed to die.

After Asuma left, Shirogane said to the people around him, "Jounin and the chuunin who are good at reconnaissance will go into the Death Forest with me for reconnaissance. Shirakuma, Hyuga Jun, you and the rest of the people will stay here and be sure to be alert to the enemy."

"Hi!"

A group of ninjas responded immediately, and then more than ten ninjas followed Baiyun Jonin into the Death Forest.

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In the Death Forest, Baiyun Jonin led his men carefully. After entering a thousand meters, they saw a large number of skeleton soldiers waving their tools to dig trenches, cut down trees, set up defenses and traps, and even built bunkers.

The defense inside is already very complicated.

"boom!"

Just as the Baiyun Jonin hiding in the dark a hundred meters away was preparing to carefully observe and record the enemy's defensive arrangements, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the skeleton's trench.

At the same time, a Chunin hidden in the tree canopy nearby fell directly from the tree, his face covered in blood.

"Roar……!"

Immediately afterwards, roars sounded in the undead's position. The undead who were still digging trenches entered the battle position one after another, and immediately pointed their guns at Baiyun.

"Oh no, we've been discovered, retreat!"

Seeing the actions of the undead, Baiyun Jonin was immediately horrified and shouted to retreat. Although he didn't know what weapons those skeletons held, he still instinctively felt that they were very dangerous.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Da da da……"

Just as the order to retreat was given, intensive gunfire rang out from the Undead's position the next second.

In an instant, metal bullets kept firing towards this side, smashing leaves and sending bark flying.

Several Chunins who had exposed themselves during the retreat were shot through by bullets and immediately fell to the ground without a breath.

Although the ninjas retreated quickly, leaving the bullet coverage (covered by trees) in just two or three seconds, everyone was still injured under the dense firepower of the undead, even Baiyun was no exception.

"Damn, what the hell is that weapon?"

After hurriedly leaving the bullet coverage range, Baiyun Jonin looked at the only six people left, all of whom were injured, and his expression became more solemn.

The enemy is so numerous and has such powerful weapons. Once they break out of the Death Forest, the consequences will be disastrous.

Especially once entering open areas, it would be even more difficult to fight.

"Bai Kumo Jonin...you guys?"

Outside the forest, the remaining Chunins had already heard the dense gunfire and learned about the situation in the forest through Hyuga Jun. However, when they saw Baiyun Jonin and others who had returned, their faces became even more solemn.

There were eleven people when they went in, but now only six have come back, and all of them are injured. It is obvious that the reconnaissance has failed, and the enemy is very strong.

"Hinata Jun, you must report to the Hokage immediately. The enemy has set up defenses in the forest. Their weapons are very powerful. Once the enemy enters the open area, the consequences will be disastrous. This is a war. Please make a decision quickly, Hokage."

(End of this chapter)