C1 The Story Begins

The water's gone, and humans can finally stand on earth again with their feet.

Situ Pengcheng's family had also left the ship with great difficulty. For the past few days, he had constantly stopped to look at Situ Pengcheng's face. He was curious about the soil beneath his feet.

He didn't understand why this kind of wood that was softer and loose than the wood used to build the ship didn't need to be repaired every day, and why the ground under his feet didn't have any water seeping out. It could even be maintained dry.

He also did not understand why his parents and elders, as well as the older people, felt nostalgic about the ship beneath his feet, which could not find any walls. Even the name of their newborn was closely related to this ship called Earth.

"Situ Pengcheng, hurry up! Father told us to find someone. If we continue to be in a daze, we won't be able to bring enough food. "

A voice came from not far in front of them. Situ Pengcheng recognized that it was his elder brother's voice, so he took a step forward and followed.

Just like that, the two brothers walked for a long time. The road was filled with the same scenery. If it wasn't mud, then it was sand. If it wasn't, then it was just a small bush. There was no difference at all.

"Big Brother Situ Pengcheng, we've been walking for a long time. How long are we going to walk?"

"There's five days worth of food in the food bag. We left the boat for three days. If we don't see anyone after walking for another day, then we'll go back."

"But is there really someone? I've never seen anyone else on the ship."

"Yes, when you were still young, we met another ship"

"That's right"

The sky is getting dark. Let's go to the big rock in front of us. If there was a barrier, it wouldn't be cold.

Situ Pengcheng looked into the distance. There was indeed a black and tall rock in the direction Situ Pengcheng was pointing at. He remembered that the elders on the ship had also used the black stones that protruded from the sea as a road sign.

Not long after the wind started blowing, they arrived at the location of the large rock. It was just as Situ Pengcheng had said, the wind on their backs had indeed warmed up quite a bit.

The two brothers put down the luggage they were carrying. Situ Pengcheng took out the dry grass he had collected along the way and then lit it up with flint stones.

"Sure enough, it's easier to light it up than on the boat."

"Big brother, you've already said this sentence for three nights."

"Is that so? Let's not talk about that for now. Let's have dinner."

Situ Pengcheng took out two slices of pickled fish, some seafood, and some wheat cakes made from wheat that the elders had tried growing a few months ago before the water had left and gave them to Situ Pengcheng.

The two brothers placed the food next to the campfire and heated it slightly. But at this moment, Situ Pengcheng heard a strange sound on the other side of the rock.

"Big brother, what's over there?"

"Let me see..."

Before Situ Pengcheng could finish speaking, many bright eyes appeared in the darkness. Upon closer inspection, they were a group of monsters with sharp teeth and long fur all over their bodies.

"Awoo..."

The monster issued a warning roar. Situ Pengcheng pulled out a sharp knife from his waist and protected Situ Pengcheng behind him.

"I've heard my father say that if we meet a monster outside, we have to use fire to drive them away."

"Fire?"

Under Situ Pengcheng's cover, Situ Pengcheng carefully pulled out a piece of firewood from the fire and handed it to Situ Pengcheng.

Situ Pengcheng held a torch in one hand and a sharp knife in the other. He raised his hands high and kept stepping on Situ Pengcheng's face while shouting loudly. This was a trick he had learned from his father. It was said that his father had once used this trick to save his life.

Seeing Situ Pengcheng's movements, Situ Pengcheng also pulled out the stone knife at his waist and followed his brother's movements.

It was unknown whether this action was effective or not, but the group of monsters retreated a distance.

"Big brother Situ Pengcheng, I'm so tired. Can I stop?"

"No, we have to jump until morning. If we stop now, they'll come back when they know we don't have any physical strength."

Situ Pengcheng tried his best to jump, but he didn't have as much physical strength as Situ Pengcheng, who was already an adult. Thus, when he saw the monster retreat, he wanted to rest for a bit.

Of course, this proposal was rejected by Situ Pengcheng. Although Situ Pengcheng wasn't like his father, who had once set out to hunt, because he was an adult on the ship, he still understood what sort of habits these ferocious monsters had.

Thus, the two brothers continued to dance with strange movements. However, just as the moon gradually rose into the sky, the monsters that were circling in all directions gradually gathered towards the two brothers. Moreover, there was a giant monster that was several times larger than the other monsters in the group.

"Big brother, they've gathered again."

"No matter, keep jumping. Father said that these monsters are the subordinates of God. We can't beat them, nor can we run away from them. We can only continue to jump."

Although fear rose in his heart when he saw the giant monster, Situ Pengcheng still chose to persist, because he had no other choice.

"Don't jump, this is useless. The Wolf King isn't afraid of humans."

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice sounded. It was unknown when, but a man with a moderate figure, who seemed to be powerful, was sitting beside the campfire. This was the first time in Situ Pengcheng's life that he had seen a human who wasn't his family.

As he stared at this person, Situ Pengcheng's curiosity made him unable to move his gaze away. His body's movements also gradually stopped, causing Situ Pengcheng, who was standing at the side, to become extremely anxious.

"Continue jumping! If they don't jump, they'll rush over!"

Even though Situ Pengcheng said so, after Situ Pengcheng stopped moving, he no longer had the strength to raise his hand. In reality, he already felt extremely exhausted.

Fortunately, what Situ Pengcheng was worried about did not happen. The giant monster called "Wolf King" by the man did not rush forward. Instead, it stared at the strange man.

Suddenly, the giant monster lowered its body and spat out human language from its terrifying mouth.

"Respected Demi, I offer my respect. My descendants and I are living on this land, we do not dare to show any disrespect to your reputation or your body. Please give me these two people in front of you so that my family can have a good meal"

Although Situ Pengcheng and Situ Pengcheng were surprised by the giant monster speaking in human language, hearing the monster call a man "Demi of God" shocked them even more. Because even all humans had been forced to live on the ship by the great water, their reverence for God did not fade, but instead became even more devout.

Situ Pengcheng remembered the ceremony he usually performed and thought to himself, Perhaps this was a turning point, so he hurriedly pulled Situ Pengcheng along and knelt down together with him.

"Respected descendant of the gods, I offer my respect here. My little brother and I are only passing by this place and do not wish to lose our lives here. Please take a look at our daily ceremony and let us get out of this difficult situation. Do not hand us over."

Situ Pengcheng still didn't understand the actions of the ceremonies, but he had heard that gods were extremely great existences. This world was everything to God. In the past, humans could only hunt because God gave them hunting grounds. Give them rivers to catch fish, teach them how to grow farmlands. Even the bronze sabers that his elder brother obtained when he grew up, without God's guidance, humans simply could not do it.

"Both of you are asking me to do this, it is truly difficult for me, an existence that is not a Demi requires the sacrifice of other lives in order to continue living... " Even the Wolf King, who is about to step onto the path of immortality, is no exception. " But I need these two people to work for me, the king of the grassland. Let them go today, tonight is not over yet. You can still look for other targets. "

"Respected Demis of all living beings, to tell you the truth, my descendants and I have not come to this land for long, and the prey we have found is not even more than the fruits of winter. Please give them to me, my descendants and I are willing to do anything for you"

"Since we can't find any prey here, why don't we go somewhere else? "What happened to your original land?"

"You don't know, we originally lived in the western mountains to hunt deer to survive. We didn't leave the ancestral land even after the flood, but now a huge demon has appeared in the mountains. " We can't communicate with each other, and we can't drive it away. Not only the deer, but even my descendants were swallowed in one bite. "I was truly helpless, so I brought my descendants down the mountain to find another way to make a living after the great water subsided."

Is there such a thing? You have your own difficulties too. If I promise to help you take back your homeland, will I be able to give these two people to me? "

It would be best if you could help, but my descendants are still hungry. If they can't live through tonight, how can they wait until they return to their homeland? "

"In the end, you still want to ask me for these two people?"

"It would be great if you were willing to give one of them to us and let us live through today."

Situ Pengcheng listened to the man's conversation with the giant monster and became increasingly afraid. He originally thought that he would be able to escape this calamity, but he never expected that he would still have to sacrifice one of his people to save the other. He couldn't help but feel grief.

"Situ Pengcheng, if you want to hand over the person later, then I'll go. Don't look for the person later. Ask for the Demi's permission to directly return home."

"I don't want to. I don't want Big Brother Situ Pengcheng to be eaten!"

"Alright, you'll become an adult after a few more harvests. Don't cry like this, like a man."

As Situ Pengcheng spoke, he stood up and faced the man and the giant monster.

"Wolf King, if you insist on taking away one of our brothers' lives, then take my life. I'm older, taller and stronger than my brothers. I'll definitely be able to satisfy you and your children."

Hearing Situ Pengcheng's words, the man revealed a displeased expression.

"You can withdraw."

After a short sentence from the man, Situ Pengcheng's feet suddenly took a few steps back and he fell to his knees.

"Descendants of the gods are the descendants of the gods, inheriting the glory of the gods. There is no room for compromise in their words. Make your choice! The king of the grassland! Do you want to become my enemy because of a meal, or do you want to leave just like that? "If you withdraw my promise, I will still fulfill it."

Since that's the case, then I can only forcefully seize it. This is not for a meal, but for the lives of my descendants. "

The negotiation broke out. The giant monster straightened its body and howled. More and more monsters gathered from all directions.

Seeing more and more monsters gathering, the two brothers could not help but feel afraid. However, the man stood up with his eyes closed.

"I've done something wrong before, so I gave you a chance to choose your fate, but since you chose to fight me, I won't hold back. " I hereby declare that all wolves who refuse to kneel in my eyes will be burned by lightning. "

As soon as the words left his mouth, the man opened his eyes. Instantly, a bolt of lightning struck the sky. Countless lightning bolts appeared out of nowhere in the cloudless sky. Wherever the man looked, all the monsters were swallowed by the lightning, and the ground was filled with burning corpses.

When the giant monster saw this scene, it clearly retreated and quickly crouched down. At this moment, a bolt of lightning struck its body. Perhaps it was because the area it connected to was wide, the giant monster did not die.

"Please calm your anger, respected Descendants of God, please spare the lives of my remaining descendants, I won't take their lives anymore"

"Listen up, King of the Grasslands. The lives of these two mortals are good. Your only mistake is that I have already made a request, but you are asking for an inch. No matter how tactful the words of the gods are, it is still an order. My words will not be taken back. From now on, when your children and grandchildren see me, they will not have any trouble as long as they kneel on the ground."