The lightning bolt from the javelin stuns the giant sea serpent for a few seconds. This presents an opportunity for the Shirodo guards.
They quickly load more special javelins into the ballista and fire them toward the monster.
Bzzt…
The seals on those javelins activate and produce a giant chain of lighting.
BANG… BANG…
The javelins pin the body of the sea serpent to the surface of the sea. A wide net of electricity engulfs the body of the sea serpent and continues to stun it with lightning.
"We can kill it!" the guards exclaim in surprise at the success of their attacks.
"Don't celebrate yet! The monster is still alive." Kei warns them.
The guards continue to load more javelins and fire them at the sea serpent.
RRROOOARR…
The sea serpent releases a shrill cry. Shockwaves travel through the sea surface, generating a few small tides towards the shore.
"It's a mental attack. Close your ears."
Izumi quickly warns them. The guards quickly take out a pair of earplugs and earmuffs. They insert the earplugs into their ear and cover their ear with ear muffs.
"Woah!"
Izumi is lost for words at the efficiency of these people.
After a few seconds, the cry of the sea monster dies down.
"Is it dead yet?" Kei asks one of the Uzu clan members who is sensitive to the chakra.
"It should be. I can't sense any chakra and movement from its body." The Uzu clan sensor remarks.
Kei and the rest remove their earplugs and heave a sigh of relief.
"This was much easier than expected!" The guards remark while clearing up the area.
"Mm… I didn't expect our strategy to work so effectively. Though we used up our entire stock of the soul fracture javelins, we managed to take down this monster without any external help. With this, we will gain confidence to kill more such monsters in the future. All of you did well!" Kei nods in delight and praises his subordinates.
"For a job well done, I will throw a party at the Fujiya restaurant." Kei proudly declares.
"Woah! Fujiya Restaurant?! Did I hear that right?" One of the guards remarks.
"Fujiya restaurant is one of the most expensive restaurants in our town." Another guard remarks.
"Hehe… captain is being so generous today. I hope his wallet can handle the bill." Another guard grins.
"Hoho… you don't have to worry about that. I will get a bonus from the boss for this kill. We will have surplus money, even after stuffing over selves to the brim." Kei discloses the information.
"Tch… And here in thought, the captain was opening his wallet for us." One of the guards snorts.
Haha…
The other guards burst out in laughter. Kei also joins them.
"Let's pick up our spoil of victory. We will fish this monster out of the sea, skin it, and sell its bones, scales, and meat for money. I will keep its skull as a memento." Kei cheerfully waves at his soldiers.
Izumi, who was silently staring at their interactions, finds it funny.
'No matter the world, all of these men share the same brain cell.' She recalls the habit of Itachi and his anbu group and Shisui and his police underlings.
The members of the barrier team lower the barrier.
Hmm…
The moment the barrier lowers, Izumi and the Uzu sensor sense an incredible amount of chakra gathering around the corpse of the sea serpent.
The seawater around the giant sea serpent boils. The blue skin of the serpent turns red, the luster of the scales on its body increases, and the pointy bones on its back become sharper and stronger. The color of its fin changes to black. But the most prominent change is the appearance of horns on its forehead.
The sea monster opens its giant red eyes and roars toward the militants.
"Shit! It's a mental attack."
The unprepared guards are caught off guard and struck by the powerful mental attack. Since the mental attack is a large-scale area of effect, its intensity is reduced. None of the guards loses their lives, but most of them are paralyzed in fear with blood dripping from their ears. A few guards with weaker mentality even fall to the ground with blood leaking from their ears and nose.
Only the members of the barrier unit and the Uzu clan members are somewhat unaffected by the group.
The barrier group quickly takes out the barrier scroll from their storage. They desperately make some hand signs as the frenzied sea monster in front of them is quickly charging a powerful attack.
"We won't make it in time." All the barrier unit members reach this conclusion. Despite that, they still maneuvered quickly, complete their hand signs, mold the charka in their body, and lay down the scroll on the ground.
Izumi, who has noticed the anomaly much earlier than the rest of the group, steps forward.
"This monster has grown much stronger from before. I am afraid none of your attacks will have any effect on it." She declares while riling up her chakra.
"I will block its effect while you people erect a barrier to protect yourselves from the shockwaves of battle." Izumi walks out of the effective range of the barrier team's barrier deployment area.
She steps on the water and walks towards the sea serpent while riling her chakra.
Some of the guards stare at the graceful figure of Izumi walking on the water in fascination.
Shiing…
Izumi activates her Sharingan. The tomoes in her eyes revolve rapidly and merge in a three-leaf clover pattern.
"Kami-wakei-kazuchi,"
Bzzt…
A surge of purple lightning gathers around Izumi. She stretches her palm and six lightning Mitsudomoe-shaped shurikens materialize in front of her.
Shoom… shoom…
The lightning Mitsudomoe hovers in mid-air. Purple lightning channels through them and forms a halo behind Izumi.
"A GODDESS!" The previously love-stricken guards mutter in sync.
"That's unfortunate for you people. She is married!" Kei points towards the ring on her ring finger.
"AH!" The heart of those guards shatters, and the budding love withers before it could even sprout. All of them spitefully glare at their captain.
"Don't give me that look or I will cancel the party!" Kei grumbles. The guards turn silent and watch the battle.
"Shield!" Izumi mutters slightly as a drop of blood leaks from her left eye.
Whoosh… whoosh…
The lightning Mitsudomoe floats in front of her and morphs into a gigantic shield.
RRROOOAAARRR…
The sea serpent releases another roar and launches the energy particles toward her.
BOOM…
The energy bomb explodes on top of Izumi's shield. A cloud of mist and water envelops the surroundings. Shockwaves travel across the area and push away the abandoned boats at the port.
The guards have long evacuated the port, so, currently, no one is present at the port. A faint blue barrier appears in front of the group and blocks the powerful shockwaves.
Phew…
"We made it on time!" The barrier team members heave a sigh of relief.
Once the barrier is deployed, the effect of the mental attack wears off. All the guards fall to the ground. They wipe the blood from their ears and turn their attention toward the battle happening on the shore.
The swing of a giant purple blade blows away the surrounding mist to reveal Izumi, who is clad in full-body chakra armor which is further enveloped in a half-body Tengu.
The guards gasp at the sight of the giant Tengu.
"Does… doesn't this look familiar?" One of the guards mutters.
"It does!" Another guard nods.
"It's similar to the ability Izuna-sama used, though at that time Izuna-sama's avatar was much bigger." Another guard remarks.
"Yes, Izuna-sama was my inspiration. It was part of the reason I joined the military." Another young guard mutters.
"The sight of that giant blade culling through that hoard of monsters is still engraved in my mind." The young guard adds.
All the guards agree with him. That was truly an unforgettable moment in their life; a sight they will never forget for the rest of their life.
The giant Tengu wields a purple katana in both of its hands.
RROOARRR…
The sea serpent roars at her and releases a barrage of energy attacks toward the half-body Susanoo.
"Lightning Release: Eye of the Stormy Judgement,"
Two more arms appear from Tengu's back. A giant lightning eye formed in a halo made from the Mitsudomoe. The giant arms plunge their hands into the lightning eye and pull out bolts of lightning from them.
They rapidly shoot these lightning bolts toward the incoming projectiles and diffuse them.
RRROOOAAARRR…
The giant sea serpent roars again and ejects the bony protrusions on its back toward the Susanoo.
HAAAHH…
"Swift execution,"
The Susanoo swings its katana and easily deflects all the bony protrusions.
RRROOOAAARRR…
The giant sea serpent slips into the water and circles below Izumi. It quickly erects a barrier and hides its presence.
"It can even conceal its presence." Izumi is slightly surprised.
However, she soon calms down and focuses her attention on the surroundings.
Soon,
"Found you!"
The two gigantic hands-on Susanoo's back wield a giant lightning bolt.
"It's not much of a surprise if you only have one place to attack."