Kabuto protected the three people behind him, smashing all the attacking Crusader skeletons. He turned to Coulson and said, "I'll protect everyone and charge out."
Coulson glanced at Itachi standing on high ground and knew that the Set Dagger and the so-called Egyptian princess, who had been imprisoned for 5000 years, were no longer something they could control.
With these two here, even if they couldn't gain anything, being able to retreat safely was already the best outcome. After all, SHIELD had previously besieged these two and knew their strength.
Although Coulson felt unwilling, he decisively said, "Retreat!"
As Coulson uttered these words, Kabuto, protecting the three people, rushed out of the tomb. He destroyed all the skeletons blocking their way, creating a path for them in an instant.
As for Jenny and Nick, they also realized what was happening. The two people who had arrived were not reinforcements on their side.
Itachi glanced at Kabuto leading the retreat with people, then ignored them and looked down at Hidan below.
Hidan swung his bloody scythe, launching a 360-degree spinning attack towards Ahmanet, cutting a stone coffin that stood between them into pieces.
Ahmanet narrowly avoided Hidan's attack. Looking at the marks on the ground, she knew that if she had been hit just now, she would have been torn apart.
"Hahaha, Death god's follower, show me your strength quickly, or I'll offer you as a sacrifice to the evil god," Hidan said arrogantly, swinging his bloody scythe towards Ahmanet.
"Swish!"
This time, Ahmanet didn't have time to block the attack and was directly pierced through the chest by the scythe.
"Ah~"
Ahmanet cried out in pain as she looked at the scythe piercing her chest.
Hidan, looking at how easily he hit her, was stunned.
"Is this your strength?"
He lifted his scythe, lifting Ahmanet up on it.
Hanging from the scythe in mid-air, Ahmanet grabbed onto the other two blade edges of the scythe with both hands, exerting force to pull herself off the scythe, and then jumped to the ground.
After landing, the wounds on Ahmanet's body visibly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, quickly returning to their original state.
Hidan looked at her, surprised that she had healed herself. Then he noticed a problem with his scythe: although he had pierced her through the chest just now, there was no trace of blood.
Ahmanet looked at Hidan and shouted, "I'm immortal. You can't kill me."
It was because of the power of the Egyptian death god, Set, that even the pharaohs from 5000 years ago couldn't kill her completely.
They could only choose to seal her in a coffin filled with mercury.
Hidan's lips curled up. "Immortality without blood. Interesting."
"I want to see how far your immortality can go."
"But unfortunately, your strength is too weak."
Ahmanet also knew that she couldn't defeat the man in front of her. She immediately began to chant.
Ahmanet chanted the spell, "O death god, grant me strength."
"Desert storm, heed my command!"
"Boom!"
However, before Ahmanet could finish her incantation, Hidan swung his scythe and directly slammed her against the wall, smashing through the tomb's walls.
Some skeletal soldiers tried to intercept Hidan's advance, but they were swiftly dispatched. These skeletons disintegrated before they could even get close.
Ahmanet climbed to her feet and watched as Hidan approached. She waved her hands forward, and countless grains of sand shot towards him like bullets.
However, facing these grains of sand, Hidan didn't even bother to block them. He allowed them to hit him.
Seeing that her attack had no effect, Ahmanet gritted her teeth.
"If this is all the power you have, then you might as well die for me."
"Flying Scythe!"
Hidan swung his bloody scythe towards Ahmanet, and the scythe flew towards her in a spinning motion, slicing through her mercilessly.
"Ahh~"
Ahmanet screamed in agony as she was unable to defend herself against the scythe's attack.
Her flesh was mercilessly cut, and when the cutting was almost done, Hidan retracted the scythe, leaving Ahmanet hanging from it.
By now, Ahmanet's flesh was torn apart, her ribs exposed, and her body mangled. Yet, not a drop of blood was spilled.
As Hidan lifted her up, Ahmanet suddenly charged towards him.
She wanted to absorb Hidan's flesh and essence. With Hidan's terrifying strength, if she could absorb it, her own strength would greatly increase.
But before she could reach Hidan, he kicked her down, and she fell heavily to the ground.
With a flash, Hidan appeared in front of Ahmanet again and stomped on her.
"You garbage! You dare to sneak attack me!"
Being stepped on by Hidan, Ahmanet was indignant.
"Although you can defeat me, you can't kill me."
Hearing this, Hidan laughed heartily. "Do you think I can't deal with a Death god's follower like you?"
Seeing Ahmanet starting to recover again, Hidan immediately activated his ritual mode.
His entire body turned black, with white skeletal patterns appearing all over.
Seeing Hidan's transformation, Ahmanet seemed to sense something and immediately exclaimed in fear, "No, please don't..."
But before she could finish her plea, Hidan, now transformed, launched another attack on her. This time, the parts of her body hit by the attack lost their ability to regenerate.
The power of the evil god instantly nullified Ahmanet's Death god's power.
As an evil god upgraded due to the absence of a god in this world, although Hidan was still very weak, he was far stronger than Ahmanet, the Death god's follower.
Under Hidan's relentless attacks, Ahmanet, like the skeletal soldiers before her, turned into ashes.
With Ahmanet's death, all the skeletal soldiers and corpses in the tomb also turned into ashes, dissipating instantly.
Nick, who had already been protected by Kabuto and had rushed out of the tomb to the surface, suddenly felt a sharp pain all over his body. Then, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Coulson, who was protected by Kabuto, panicked.
Jenny, feeling puzzled, immediately called out, "Nick, Nick, what's wrong with you?"
Nick opened his eyes and looked at Jenny in front of him. Before he could speak, he too turned into ashes, just like the skeletal soldiers.
Seeing this scene, Jenny was shocked. She didn't understand what was happening.
In fact, Nick had already died when the plane crashed. His survival and even the increase in his strength were all supported by Ahmanet's power. With Ahmanet's demise, the power that kept Nick alive dissipated as well.
It was Ahmanet who controlled both his life and death.
Coulson also found the scene somewhat bewildering. How could a perfectly fine person turn into ashes just like that?
At this moment, Kabuto spoke up, "Could it be that those two inside eliminated that woman?"
Considering the identities and strengths of the S-rank rogue ninjas, Coulson agreed, "It seems that's the case."
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Inside the tomb-
Itachi looked at Hidan as he finished dealing with the opponent and glanced at the Set dagger in his hand. He then said, "The item has been recovered. Let's retreat and find the next item."
Hidan, carrying his bloody scythe, complained, "This guy's strength is too weak, it's simply boring."
Hearing Hidan's words, Itachi recalled the great battle against Hell in the magic world. At that time, countless hellish creatures emerged, some of them massive in size.
The final enemy they faced was said to be just a clone of the opponent.
Thinking about the enemy's strength, Itachi looked at Hidan and said, "There are many powerful enemies. Perhaps one day, I will let you experience it."
"I hope when that time comes, you won't be as weak as she was before."
Hearing Itachi's words, Hidan hesitated for a moment, then smiled, "Me? Impossible."
"Hidan-sama's strength has always been increasing."
Itachi glanced at Hidan and said no more. Both of them used the Body Flicker Technique and instantly left the underground tomb.
Regarding the Set dagger and the information obtained from this battle, Itachi and Hidan would have to write a mission report later and report it to Lord Charles.
…
Coulson waited aboveground for a while but didn't see Itachi and Hidan's appearance. Instead, he saw Henry from the New York S.H.I.E.L.D., who arrived with a large number of field agents.
After Henry arrived, he immediately came to Coulson and said, "Thank you for your support, Agent Coulson."
Coulson shook hands with Henry and then said, "I didn't expect such a big event to happen in London."
Henry then looked at Kabuto and said, "You are the first ninja recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. It's an honor to meet you."
"Has Ahmanet been dealt with by you?"
Seeing the three people at the entrance of the tomb, Henry asked in confusion, "Where are Jenny and Nick?"
Upon hearing Henry's question, Kabuto replied, "Ahmanet should be dead by now. As for Nick, after Ahmanet's death, he also turned into ashes and dissipated."
"However, Ahmanet was not eliminated by us. She was defeated by someone else."
Upon hearing Kabuto's words, Henry was somewhat puzzled about what was going on. After understanding the situation in detail, he arranged for his agents to go down and explore. Upon confirming that it was safe and no one was inside, everyone returned to the tomb.
Henry looked at the ashes at his feet and the traces of destruction at the scene, marveling, "Such evil can actually be eradicated. I thought she was immortal."
Subsequently, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents began to examine the information left at the scene before withdrawing.
Coulson and Kabuto, after confirming the intelligence, returned to the New York S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and reported the results of the operation to Director Nick Fury.
…
Two days later-
Nick Fury saw the mission report for the first time and muttered, "I didn't expect that besides the Norse gods, even the ancient Egyptian deities would emerge."
He then looked at Coulson and asked, "Coulson, why did these two rogue ninjas kill Ahmanet and seize the Set dagger?"
Coulson thought for a moment and replied, "According to mine and Kabuto's speculation, perhaps they are also searching for some special items."
"Just like the energy cubes and Item 084 that we traded with the ninjas, they also need such things."
"As for why they killed Ahmanet, it might have been incidental. The rogue ninja, Hidan, seemed to have some interest in Ahmanet, but more importantly, he was intrigued by her status as a death god's follower."
Nick Fury looked at the documents in his hand and thought to himself, "Trouble is brewing. What other secrets does Earth hold that we don't know about?"
After a moment of contemplation, Nick Fury looked at Coulson and said, "Your speculation makes sense."
"But we urgently need to enhance our own strength. We can't rely on others to solve every problem for us."
"The items traded with the Sand Village Puppet Shop have been prepared. You should exchange them for the physical enhancement serum as soon as possible. This time, we will have Chen Haoran injected with it."
"The scientific team's analysis suggests that if Chen Haoran injects the physical enhancement serum, his fire control ability will undergo earth-shattering changes."
"Yes, Director!"
…
In Jotunheim-
Charles had just finished a day of training when he felt the call of the reverse summoning.
He knew that the Earth ninjas had collected rechargeable items for him, or perhaps the trade with the Sand Village and S.H.I.E.L.D. had been completed.
Charles responded to the call of the reverse summoning and his body turned into smoke, instantly appearing at the Inugami Mountain in the Summoning world.
These ninja dogs had become a tool for him to contact his subordinates.
Charles looked at one of them in front of him and patted its head.
"Has Parker not returned yet?"
"Master, Parker is still with Tony and hasn't finished the mission yet."
"But the one-month deadline is approaching. It shouldn't be long before he finishes his mission and returns."
Charles nodded, indicating that he understood. Before he set off, Tony had entrusted Parker with a mission to protect him for a month.
Although it was called protection, Tony actually just liked Parker and wanted him to accompany him.
Then Charles's gaze fell on a box in front of him, and he opened it. Inside were two scrolls and a dagger with a peculiar shape and a gem embedded at the top.
Charles first looked at the two scrolls. One was a mission scroll, and the other was a seal scroll.
Upon opening the seal scroll, Charles began to read the mission report written on it. As he read, Charles understood what was going on.
It turned out that Itachi, Hidan, and even Kabuto had participated in the plot involving the Mummy.
He also learned about their experiences and understood that the dagger in the box was the dagger of the Egyptian death god Set, while the other sealed scroll contained the coffin that had once imprisoned Ahmanet.
Itachi speculated that these two items had special powers, so he sent them to Charles with the summoning beasts.
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