CHAPTER 603: CHAPTER 603: INVASION

"Go and check."

Xiao Zhan immediately asked Chiba Yichiryu to send someone to investigate.

Chiba Yichiryu nodded and promptly dispatched a confidant.

After the confidant and that person met, they whispered to each other for a bit, then quickly returned.

Then the confidant relayed the message to Chiba Yichiryu.

Upon hearing it, Chiba Yichiryu’s eyes lit up, but then a look of suspicion crept in.

He turned to Xiao Zhan, about to speak, but Xiao Zhan preempted him, "Follow his direction, do as he suggests."

Chiba Yichiryu was taken aback; he hadn’t said anything yet, how could you know?

Of course, Xiao Zhan knew; his perception skill was now exceedingly refined and nuanced, he could tell what the two said just by reading their lips.

"Mr. Xiao Ye..." Chiba Yichiryu didn’t know this and wanted to confirm once more.

"Just do it," Xiao Zhan said with certainty once again.

"Yes."

Chiba Yichiryu couldn’t say much then and immediately agreed.

But turning around, he was puzzled; from such a distance, how did Xiao Zhan know what was said?

...

That person had come to help Xiao Zhan and his group infiltrate the Hattori Family, and the method of infiltration was simple.

That was to disguise themselves as delivery people.

Every month the Hattori Family would make a large purchase, including vegetables, meats, Spirit Grass, Spiritual Medicine, mineral resources, and more.

The people making the deliveries were already from the Koizumi Family, with someone clearing the way in front, making it quite simple for Xiao Zhan and his group to blend in.

However, the number of people that could infiltrate was limited; although the volume of goods transported was large, in this era, only about one hundred people could blend in.

This number was obviously not enough.

But that was for others; for Xiao Zhan, he only needed an instigator, this number was completely sufficient.

Xiao Zhan immediately had Li Teng arrange for the members of Death’s Hand to disguise themselves, choosing them for more reassurance.

"How long will it take?"

Xiao Zhan asked the person leading the way.

He did not plan to go in himself; he would draw attention outside, and in case of any accident, he needed to create a chance and time for Li Teng and the others to escape.

"From the East Gate, it will take half an hour to reach the logistics central kitchen."

The person did not know what Xiao Zhan was up to, but still honestly answered.

Xiao Zhan nodded, then turned to Hose, "How long will you need?"

Hose also needed to disguise himself to infiltrate, and once inside and in the control room, he would be able to use his skills more effectively, thereby disabling those mechanisms.

From outside, the distance was too great and control was not sufficient; the disabling couldn’t be readily available.

"I need ten minutes to prepare."

Hose said.

The more fully prepared his skills were in advance, the better the disabling effect; given enough time to prepare, he could make the entire Hattori Family’s devices and equipment part of his own body, acting as he wished.

"Forty minutes from now, I’ll launch an attack."

Xiao Zhan said, then turned to Li Teng, "You protect Hose, he must not suffer any harm."

"Don’t worry, Master, the mission will be completed!"

Xiao Zhan nodded.

Subsequently, Li Teng led a crowd, pulling goods, towards the Hattori Mansion.

Xiao Zhan released his perception, monitoring their movements within a limited range; if an accident occurred, he would immediately retreat!

After all, the Hattori Family with their Mountain Protection Array was very difficult to deal with.

Mounting a forced attack would only lead to increased casualties.

Soon, Li Teng and his group arrived at the East Gate entrance, where the guards and the person leading the way were old acquaintances. They were just curious as to why there were so many new faces today, and then they let them in.

Obviously, he would not have thought that there would be an attack on them.

After all, in so many years, no one had ever dared to launch a surprise attack on them.

After smoothly getting in, Xiao Zhan began to calculate the time.

Meanwhile, he paid attention to the activities inside the Hattori Mansion.

All went smoothly.

Forty minutes later, Xiao Zhan received the message that Hose had successfully infiltrated, and he started to make his move.

He told Chiba Yichiryu and the others to lie in ambush first, and he himself walked alone to the Hattori Family’s mansion gate.

"Stop, you can’t come in here."

A guard promptly stopped Xiao Zhan.

This guard was different from the Yagyu Family’s guards, dressed in Ninja attire, face covered with a mask revealing only a pair of eyes, and carrying various weapons on his back and around his waist.

Xiao Zhan didn’t even glance at him; he just struck out, with a slap turning him into a mist of blood.

Then he stepped towards the entrance.

The other guards reacted quickly; seeing their comrade dead, almost instantaneously, their hands produced several Ninja Shuriken, shooting them sharply at Xiao Zhan.

The speed was fast; ordinary people could hardly react!

But Xiao Zhan had his perception, to him, these hidden weapons were like child’s play.

His hand swept into an afterimage before him, and when it stopped, he already had several Ninja Shuriken in hand.

Easily catching these shuriken!

Seeing this, the guards were shocked and without another word, shot out a series of other hidden weapons continuously!

There were fine needles, darts, hand shurikens, and more, with each guard’s shot being different!

To this, Xiao Zhan just snorted coldly, standing almost motionless, and with a whoosh, shot the Ninja Shuriken from his hands!

Ding ding ding!

Puff puff puff!

The Ninja Shuriken collided with the hidden weapons thrown by the guards, and with Xiao Zhan’s great force behind them, all the weapons were deflected away, then still shooting straight forward, entering the bodies of the guards.

In an instant, the guards fell.

Xiao Zhan looked at the bodies on the ground with a cold smile, the so-called Ninja, were no more than this.

He continued forward.

Soon, another group of Ninja appeared before him.

Xiao Zhan made no pretense of civility as he struck; Death Aura enveloped everyone, holding the Demon Scythe and charging forward.

Moving as quick as a shadow, under a second, all were dead at Xiao Zhan’s feet.

These people were too weak; the strongest was merely Fourth Grade, not opponents for Xiao Zhan at all.

Xiao Zhan didn’t plan to waste time on them, he used Thunder Shadow Step and quickly arrived at a secluded spot.

This position was one he had chosen in advance; it was close to the Hattori Family’s residential area and was also the right distance for him to use the Spirit Manipulation Technique, Death Flame Phoenix.

The residential area was crowded with Hattori Family members, and at this moment, it was midday, most people were eating or napping; Xiao Zhan using the Death Flame Phoenix with their guard down would cause the most severe blow.

Then the Hattori Family’s countering force wouldn’t be too great.

Xiao Zhan immediately started to execute the technique.

And with Hose’s interference, the news of Xiao Zhan breaching the Hattori Mansion had not yet been conveyed.

This gave Xiao Zhan ample time.