Chapter 62 Stone Man

"It's been three days, can't those Senju idiots make some noise?" Uchiha Hiro bit his apple, "It's better to be picked on by them than to just sit there and wait."

"Well, isn't this good?" Ling held a bamboo-carved book in his hand, "It's rare that they allow us to read in the library. The Ghost Country has a long history, and these stories are very interesting.

There are also many kinds of mythological stories here. I have gained a lot in these three days."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Hong only glanced at the little girl sitting next to Ling, squinted his eyes and took another bite of the apple, "I just see that you are happy taking care of the child... you are useless."

"Haha... don't underestimate children, they represent the future—" Before he could finish his words, the bamboo book in Ling's hand flew straight to the door. While picking up Tong, he also picked up his cane knife, "Hong! Be careful!"

Just as Ling finished speaking, the door of the study was violently pushed open from the outside, and the bamboo-carved book that Ling threw out was also blocked by a stone spear.

Uchiha Hong also drew his weapon and stood in front of Ling. The three magatama in his eyes slowly turned, and he finally saw the attacker through the dust. However, this attacker made him a little surprised, "Is that... a stone?"

"Stone?" Because his left hand was holding Tong, Ling could only raise his right hand and put the cane knife behind his back so that he could draw his weapon at any time. However, this undoubtedly made him lose his perception of the outside world. "What exactly is the enemy like? Human? Animal? Or spirit?"

Uchiha Hong looked at the stone puppet that walked out of the smoke. The stone puppet was seven feet tall, holding a long spear in its hand, and its stone armor made a crisp clash of sounds when it moved. Combined with the heavy footsteps of the stone puppet, he felt a sense of oppression for no reason.

"It's a stone man..." Uchiha Hong frowned, "Be careful, this guy is just a stone in my perception - how did you find out?"

"Only Ying comes here to deliver meals every day, and his footsteps are different from Ying's." After Ling put away his staff and sword, he adjusted his posture and held the child who was shaking slightly in his arms more firmly. "Don't fight here, go outside."

"Ah, I know. You go first. I'll try this puppet." Uchiha Hong drew out his weapon, the scarlet color in his eyes becoming more intense. "There are no chakra lines, and I don't see any external energy sources. Hey, it's really rare that it can move."

"Okay, I'll wait for you upstairs."

Having said that, Ling jumped out of the window holding Tong in his arms, and the stone man who wanted to chase him was stopped by Uchiha Hong with his sword.

Tong finally came back to her senses, holding onto Ling's collar with her hands, "...It's a ghost."

"Hmm?" Ling climbed up to the roof in a few steps. He turned his head in confusion, but soon understood. "Well, that's it. Although I don't know where Her Highness the Witch is taking people to seal, the distance should not be close. This ghost can take care of this side while dealing with them. It seems that he is really capable."

"Why don't you just put me down?" Tong pursed her lips. "Mother said that the first priority of the monsters is to devour the witches. If you take me with you, they will come looking for you sooner or later."

Ling burst out laughing when he heard that, and reached out to scratch Tong's nose, "Your Highness, you are not judging people by appearance, are you? We Uchiha only look weak, but we can be very scary when we get angry. Besides, it's a bit too late to leave now..."

Tong was a little confused. She couldn't help but raise her head and look around. Finally, she saw the hundreds of stone men surrounding the Witch Palace. Her little face suddenly turned pale.

Noticing Tong's unnatural trembling, Ling raised his hand and patted the child's back, saying in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, since I have accepted the mission, I will not fail, and it is even more impossible for me to abandon the mission target and run away.

If you are scared, just close your eyes. I promise that you will not be hurt at all. Let me think... How about a thousand? I will take care of them all."

Tong stared at Ling's profile for a while, closed her eyes, and buried her face in Ling's neck. After a long time, she made a very small sound, "Hmm."

"Well, what a good boy." Ling listened to the footsteps surrounding him, slowly drew out his staff knife, lightly tapped the ground with the tip of the knife, and his gentle smile faded a little. [Sure enough, it was not an illusion. Objects without vital signs and chakra cannot be reflected in perception... I have discovered another weakness of mine.

If this is because the monster was unsealed and brought out, then it should naturally dissipate after the monster is eliminated... But before that, we still have to find a way to sense the opponent. After all, there are still too many uncertainties in determining the position just by listening to the sound...

Hmm...fifteen minutes should be enough for Senju and Uzumaki to deal with the monsters, right? Forget it, I'll just have to rely on myself. 】

Thinking of this, Ling took a step forward, dodging the attack from the left while raising his leg and kicking the stone man that had climbed up directly off the eaves, "Wow, it's quite heavy."

Uchiha Hiro also climbed onto the roof at this time, "Water escape technique is not very useful, and earth escape technique is useless at all. You can try other ninjutsu later. Besides, the stone man will recover after being cut into pieces - but its strength is not high, it is just a moving stone, it won't do anything big."

"Hmm, so that's it. I'm relieved." Ling chuckled. The blade in his hand was covered with a layer of green light. He raised his hand and cut off another stone man that climbed up. "How is it? Has it recovered?"

"If you want me to see the effect, then don't hit the stone men anymore! These ghosts are rushing towards me like cockroaches, how can I watch?!" Uchiha Hong sighed and raised his hand to chop down a stone man, "It would be better if you could replace it with a Byakugan."

"Well, that's true. The foothold here is too small." Ling nodded slightly, and then slowed down his voice, "I'm going to change the battle location. Don't be afraid, Your Highness Tong?"

Tong couldn't help but open her eyes and look at Ling when she heard that, but before she could open her mouth, she felt a strong sense of weightlessness sweeping over her body, and the scenery in front of her quickly changed from the sky to the eaves.

The Uchiha who was holding her actually jumped down!

This is a five-story tower! So tall!

Tong subconsciously grabbed Ling's collar, then lowered her head and closed her eyes tightly - it's okay! If you can't see it, it doesn't exist!

She is not afraid at all!