Chapter 43 The Power of the Grell Stone
Chapter 43 The Power of the Grell Stone
Hyde's face darkened immediately upon hearing the name Grell's Stone.
Having not obtained the Book of Grell, he did not know the name Grell Stone, but he was certain that the Grell Stone the other party spoke of was definitely the strange blue stone with powerful energy that he had obtained.
Moreover, judging from the other party's posture, it was basically confirmed that he had the Grell Stone, and it seemed that his attempts to deny it were no longer feasible.
"I don't know where you got the idea that I have the Grell Stone, but since you're here, you might as well leave your life here!" Hyde waved his hand, and then his three henchmen rushed towards Gen Takuno.
Yuan Tuoye formed a hand seal and created three shadow clones, each choosing its own opponent to meet the attack.
"Hmm? Is this the power of a ninja?" Hyde was a little amazed when he saw this. Of course, he could not have been unaware of the name of ninjas, but he had never seen the way ninjas fought.
Seeing his three subordinates locked in a stalemate with the enemy's clone, he couldn't help but say something.
"I haven't offended you, have I? Why don't you leave now, and I'll pretend this never happened."
At this moment, Hyde was also a little apprehensive, feeling as if he had hit a brick wall.
Yuan Tuoye ignored the other party and instead observed the abilities of the other party's subordinates.
Compared to ninjas, their taijutsu is at most at the level of a newly promoted Chunin. For Gen Takuno, dodging their attacks is a piece of cake.
The three shadow clones, even when merely dodging and not attacking, seemed to be taking a leisurely stroll during their battle with the opponent.
"Don't you have any other abilities?" Yuan Tuoye suddenly asked. The reason he didn't attack was that he wanted to see what the other party's abilities were.
He remembered that in the original story, the opponent had a lightning attack that could be used without hand seals, as well as illusions, etc. But now that physical skills were completely ineffective, they didn't use those abilities either.
Seeing that they seemed to only intend to use these simple physical techniques, he found it rather boring.
"I see. You haven't obtained the Book of Grell yet, so you can't use the power of the Grell Stone skillfully." Gen Takuno quickly figured out why.
Yuan Tuoye looked at Hyde. Since he couldn't demonstrate that ability, there was no need to hold back any longer. Let's finish this quickly.
The three shadow clones' movements completely changed, from leisurely to extremely aggressive. In a short while, they knocked all their opponents away, smashed through the wall, and fell into the ruins.
At this moment, Hyde narrowed his eyes, feeling both fear and greed for the Book of Grell that Yuan Tuoye had mentioned. But was it too late to beg for mercy now?
He quietly raised his hand, intending to launch a sneak attack while the other party was so disrespectful of him.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, an attack resembling an air cannon shot out from the Grell Stone embedded in the back of his hand, heading towards Gen Takuno.
However, Yuan Tuoye slightly turned his body to the side, and the air cannon missed, eventually hitting the outer wall and leaving a hole the size of a basketball.
"Looks like your skill level is higher, but the power seems just average." Yuan Tuoye said, and his figure suddenly disappeared from Hyde's sight.
Hyde's eyes widened as he looked around. His body had turned black, transforming him into a strange creature whose exact animal form was indistinguishable.
It tried to find the other person, until it heard Yuan Tuoye's voice again, right in front of it...
"Is this the Grell Stone? It doesn't look particularly special."
He slowly and laboriously turned his head back and saw that the other person was examining a Grellstone. The Grellstone was so familiar; it was the Grellstone embedded in the back of his hand.
Then he saw his missing hand, still bleeding, and the hand lying on the ground...
"Ughhhhhh!!"
Instantly, the excruciating pain pierced his heart, causing Hyde to scream in agony.
"Shut up." Yuan Tuoye frowned at Hyde's screams. A gust of wind blew by, accompanied by a wind blade, and the other party could no longer make a sound.
Meanwhile, the three Hyde subordinates who had been knocked away stood up again, their bodies undergoing the same mutation as Hyde's.
One became a werewolf, one became a bat-like monster, and the last one became an ape-man.
They exchanged glances and, seeing that their leader, Hai De, was dead, immediately lost any desire to continue fighting Yuan Tuoye and wanted to escape.
Unfortunately, Gen Takuno had no intention of letting them go.
"I promised someone I'd take care of you all," Yuan Tuoye said. He could let ordinary people go, since they wouldn't get the Grell Stone or find out about the Timsey family. But these people were a different story.
They saw the three shadow clones blocking their way, and the bat-like monster among them flew directly into the sky, trying to escape.
The shadow clone looked at the other party but showed no intention of pursuing. Just as it breathed a sigh of relief and was feeling fortunate to be able to fly, it sensed a terrifying power fluctuation.
"The Peacock's Wonderful Method: Dragon and Snake!"
A tangible chakra emerged from behind the shadow clone, forming a terrifying giant serpent that was rapidly crawling towards it, using the air as its ground.
The bat-like monster's eyes widened. Its wings were flapping so fast they were almost blurry, yet it was still no match for the giant snake's speed.
Finally, to the bat-man's horrified gaze, the giant snake opened its blood-red maw and swallowed him whole.
On the ground, the werewolf knew it couldn't escape and could only fight back. It opened its huge mouth and emitted a terrifying sonic wave.
At this moment, the shadow clone standing opposite it frowned. It was a sonic attack? It was quite noisy. It immediately formed hand seals.
"Wind Release - Great Breakthrough!"
A gust of wind dispersed all the opponent's sound waves, and several wind blades accompanied the wind, directly slicing through the opponent's body.
As for the last ape-man, it didn't have any special abilities, except for its great strength. So it charged at the shadow clone and raised its huge fist.
Faced with the ape-man's powerful attack, the shadow clone also threw a punch.
"Strange power!"
"Bang!!"
The two fists, one large and one small, collided, and the one with the larger fist was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall and leaving behind a pool of blood and a pile of rubble.
After doing all this, the three shadow clones disappeared.
Gen Takuno looked at their corpses and shook his head. "So-so. Any Chunin should be able to handle them. Just be careful."
In the original story, having obtained the Book of Grell, they could have been dealt with by a special Jonin at most.
Therefore, the destructive power of the Grell Stone is actually only so-so; its main function is to enhance physical fitness.
Yuan Tuoye wasn't too disappointed. He hadn't expected much from the destructive power of the Grell Stone; what he valued was its restorative ability.
He quickly examined the corpses of the three strange men. They also had fragments of the Grell Stone on their bodies, but they had already been integrated into their bodies and could not be removed, which was a bit of a waste.
Immediately afterwards, Yuan Tuoye stretched, and it was time to start looting.
The other party is, after all, a big businessman with considerable wealth.
And now, the money he had previously distributed is returning to his hands in even more ways!
Next, we need to find the Grell mine!
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