C11 In Order to Return to His Hometown

In order to return to his hometown, Situ Pengcheng had to force the witch who lived on the hill to agree to release the curse on the villagers who lived in the salt hill, so that he could show his respect to Ur.

But before that, Situ Pengcheng had to pass the test of the magic statue first. If he couldn't defeat the magic statue, he wouldn't even know the appearance of the witches, let alone let the witches be willing to release the curse.

Thus, when the light of the day came out, Situ Pengcheng was already at the foot of the small mountain, ready to strike. He wanted to pass this test and fulfill his promise to the fish, as well as his wish to return to his home for a long time.

Thus, even though he felt somewhat uneasy, Situ Pengcheng still mustered his courage and took the first difficult step towards the mountain path. This was because he knew that he had done everything he could, and he could only pray for Ur's protection.

As expected, the moment Situ Pengcheng took his first step, a huge rock rolled down from the mountain and smashed towards him in the same way as before.

If one were to say that this time was different from the last time, Situ Pengcheng must have come prepared this time. He wouldn't be frightened to the point of being at a loss, and would be able to calmly carry out the plan.

However, even with the support of tactics, it was still impossible for the human body to withstand the pressure of the huge rock. Facing the first judgment of the incoming rock, Situ Pengcheng naturally chose to escape.

However, Situ Pengcheng was not a headless fly this time, running around randomly. His current actions were called luring the enemy, a skill he had learned in the River Valley Village, a skill to lure the target to a predetermined location.

Situ Pengcheng planned to lure these stones to a certain place. What kind of place was this? According to the River Valley Village, it should be called the first warzone.

The soil in the first war zone was very soft by the Rat Clan. As long as there was an adult's weight, they would fall to the ground. There were a few very deep holes that were used to block the huge rocks.

In order to smoothly pass through this place, Situ Pengcheng had also set up several wooden stakes here as a way to move.

After being chased by the huge rock for quite some time, the familiar wooden stakes array was right in front of him. Situ Pengcheng immediately increased his speed and jumped onto one of the wooden stakes.

The wooden pillars were not easy to walk on, but Situ Pengcheng's speed of escape did not slow down. In the past few days, he had already gotten used to walking on wooden pillars. On the contrary, when the rock touched the soft ground and the wooden pillars, the speed of the rocks slowed down. There were even a few that directly fell into the hole.

He saw the plan. He quickly used his footsteps to draw all the large stones into the hole. This not only allowed him to buy time to recover his strength, but also allowed him to enter the second stage of the battle plan.

With Situ Pengcheng's guidance, there were no longer any moving rocks on the ground. However, Situ Pengcheng knew that the matter wasn't over yet. Just as Yellow Fish had said, no one could destroy these rocks, let alone push them into the cave.

The rocks spun in the air, stirring up waves of sand. As the loose parts were scattered, these rocks would definitely return to the ground.

Thus, even if there was a period of time where he wasn't attacked, he definitely wouldn't be able to relax. Situ Pengcheng had to use this period of time to recover his strength, because he knew that what came next would be the most tiring part of the entire plan. A long distance chase with these deadly rocks that had different lethality was waiting for him.

The rumbling of rolling stones echoed on the ground. This meant that the rocks that had fallen into the hole had finally escaped from the trap and regained their freedom, but it also meant that Situ Pengcheng would once again chase after the many rocks.

Of course, this was within Situ Pengcheng's expectations. It only meant that the plan had entered the second stage.

Thus, Situ Pengcheng was once again pursued by the massive rock in the vast wilderness. The only difference from last time was that along with the trajectory of the rock, thick black lines were fiercely drawn on the flat surface of the ground.

What was with these black lines?

It turned out that a few days ago, Situ Pengcheng had obtained information from the dancing bird. He knew that there was a stone engraved with characters that contained supernatural power. As long as the characters were destroyed, the devil statue would also disintegrate with this news.

However, even though he knew, it was meaningless. This was because it was impossible to rely on the naked eye to determine whether or not the stone was inscribed with characters. As for stopping, that was even more so. This matter gave Situ Pengcheng a great headache.

That night, Situ Pengcheng anxiously paced back and forth because there was nothing he could do. However, he suddenly discovered that there were countless footprints in the area where he was pacing back and forth. This made him think that even though he couldn't use his naked eye to determine which stone had words carved on it, he could still let the stone tell him by itself.

Thus, Situ Pengcheng buried crushed clay pots with black adhesive under the ground of the first warzone. When the rock violently rotated under the ground, it would crush these clay pots. Moreover, he would dye the entire rock, and then guide it into a flat field. The lines on the rock would be imprinted on the ground. As long as one observed the lines, they would be able to easily determine which was the rock with magic power.

Inspiration turned into a plan, and it was currently being implemented bit by bit. In the process, even though he still took the risk of being crushed by the stone, Situ Pengcheng's mood gradually became high-spirited.

But as time passed, the rocks drilled out of the hole one by one, and the black lines on the ground also increased. The pressure on Situ Pengcheng also gradually increased, and his physical strength also began to decrease.

At this moment, the sound of birds chirping came from the sky. The dancing birds swooped down and flew towards the ground. After throwing a clay pot at one of the rolling stones, they pulled it up and returned to the horizon.

The clay pot that the dancing bird threw at the stone instantly shattered when it hit the stone. The pungent smell of the liquid kept emitting a thick stench when it touched the stone. This was the mark that the dancing bird and Situ Pengcheng had agreed upon to follow behind the stone and observe the patterns of the stone. It was the mark that the dancing bird and Situ Pengcheng had agreed upon to determine the leader of the stone.

The stench drifted in all directions. Situ Pengcheng understood that the second stage of the plan had been successfully completed, so he began the third stage of the plan, preparing to lead the rock group to the second war zone.

The structure of the second war zone and the first war zone were basically similar. The only difference was that the pottery jars buried underground were filled with oil, and they were used to make the rock slide unable to form stone giants.

Situ Pengcheng was somewhat relaxed as he led the stone towards the second warzone. According to his plan, as long as he let the stone fall into the hole again, then he could use his weapon to destroy the surface of a specific stone and end everything.

However, something unexpected happened. When the stone fell into the hole in the second war zone, what followed wasn't the rhythm of wiping away the words on the stone, but the flames that emerged from the ground.

Situ Pengcheng didn't expect that after the long chase with him, the temperature of these stones would be terrifyingly high. As soon as they touched the oil, they would start burning. Now, not only was he unable to approach them, but even the wooden pillar array would be swallowed by the sea of fire.

The fire gradually expanded. Situ Pengcheng had no way to continue staying on the wooden pillar. He could only let the dancing bird throw down the rope and follow the previous pattern to escape from the burning area.

However, Situ Pengcheng did not expect that because he had used the dancing bird to leave the burning area like last time, the stones had the exact same reaction as last time. The stones began to pile up on top of each other, forming a tall stone giant. Moreover, because the oil had been burnt to nothing by the fire, the lubricant effect that he had originally planned did not appear at all.

At this moment, in front of Situ Pengcheng, the stone giant that was wrapped in fire battle armor didn't have any obstacles at all. It easily assembled together.

As he looked at the tall stone giant, an extreme chill spread through Situ Pengcheng's body. He knew that this feeling was called despair.

Situ Pengcheng had already faced many life and death situations in his life, but this was the first time he felt so disheartened.

In the past, Situ Pengcheng had never planned out the dangers he had encountered, so he was able to calmly face the difficulties he had encountered. Only this time, he thought that he had already taken care of everything, but he had never thought that things would be worse than what he had expected. Compared to the hopeless situation in front of him, the helplessness that gradually spread throughout his entire body was the main factor that made him feel despair.

Situ Pengcheng, who had been attacked by the feeling of despair, only stared blankly at the stone giant before him. He had no idea what to do with this enemy that possessed destructive power. However, at this moment, the pain of saving him at every critical moment appeared once again.

The dancing bird used its sharp beak to peck at Situ Pengcheng's hand. Like in the past, the pain made Situ Pengcheng slightly sober up.

"Situ Pengcheng, run!"

The dancing bird struggled to squeeze out a sentence. This sound made Situ Pengcheng feel a surge of strength surging out from his heart. He suddenly laughed.

"Yeah, since you're still alive, why should you be depressed? If dying here is also the will of the heavens, then leave everything to my guardian."

After the knot in his heart was resolved, Situ Pengcheng pulled himself together. He casually picked up something from beside his feet and threw it towards the stone giant. This was the final battle of the trapped beasts that he was exhausted from continuously running.

Of course, this action had no meaning to the stone giant. Not only did the rotten wood and weeds that were thrown at the stone giant not harm the stone giant, but they also increased the flames on the stone giant's body.

Situ Pengcheng had done a lot of foolish things. The reason he hadn't been defeated so far was because the stone giant had been preparing for an attack for a long time, this weakness that wasn't considered a weakness. Once the stone giant finished preparing, he and the dancing bird would most likely die.

However, at this time, the sound of thunder came from the distant sky. Situ Pengcheng looked up and saw a large black cloud slowly drifting over.

Situ Pengcheng recalled the scene when he and Situ Pengcheng were saved by Ur. He knew that the God of Wind and Lightning was Ur's grandfather, and the Water Dragon God was Ur's grandfather. The wind, rain, and lightning brought by the dark clouds were all part of Ur's power.

As he thought of this, Situ Pengcheng hugged his dancing bird and flew towards the dark clouds. His intuition told him that there was protection there.

But how could the stone giant let Situ Pengcheng escape so easily?

At this moment, the stone giant began to attack. Its giant fist pounded the ground, and a sandstorm accompanied by flames swept in all directions. With just a single strike, the surrounding terrain was completely changed.

As for Situ Pengcheng, he was also affected by this attack. Countless crushed stones smashed into his body. Although he tried his best to curl up his body to protect himself, half of his body still suffered from the impact of the crushed stones and became a bloody mess.

Situ Pengcheng felt that he was about to die. His brain was completely unable to operate. His only thought right now was to carry the dancing bird to the bottom of the dark clouds. As for what would happen there, it was no longer within his scope of consideration.

Situ Pengcheng struggled to get up, his steps unsteady. If it weren't for the fact that every strike of the stone giant had a short interval between each strike, he would have ended up here.

However, no matter how much willpower a person had, there was still a limit to their physical strength. Situ Pengcheng walked forward for a short distance before he no longer had the strength to continue forward. He staggered and fell to the ground, leaving only the dancing bird that forcefully pulled his hand to pull him forward.

The dancing bird couldn't pull Situ Pengcheng, and the Earth Rat Clan had also sent them back because Situ Pengcheng was worried that they would be affected. At this time, they were at a loss of what to do.

His consciousness was hazy and uncertain. Situ Pengcheng suddenly felt a cold chill. It turned out that it was already close to dusk, and the wind began to gradually become stronger.