Fleeing from Konoha

Chapter 855: Chapter 31: Statue Soldiers (Part 3)

Since the Mire Witch and the soul of the Demonic Creatures are not here, the only place they could go, Hakushi could think of only one place—

the Land of Swamps.

The soul and body of the Demonic Creatures have always been sealed separately.

The soul is guarded by the Mire Witch, while the body is sealed within a volcano shrine in the Land of Swamps, isolated and contained.

If the Demonic Creatures wants to resurrect as a Complete Form, it must acquire its body sealed in the volcano of the Land of Swamps to regain full strength.

Likewise, if the Mire Witch wants to stop the Demonic Creatures, she must head to the Land of Swamps to await its arrival and seal it once more.

After understanding these matters, Hakushi silently left the shrine.

The orders have been passed down, and in reality, to counter the inevitable appearance of the stone legion, ninja troops are stationed in various districts.

Although it’s impossible to destroy these stone legions, preventing them from entering towns and causing destruction is not an issue.

The only problem lies with the Demonic Creatures.

As long as the power of the Demonic Creatures continues to expand, these stone legions will not stop attacking, and they will be continuously produced to assault towns where humans are gathered.

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The sky above suddenly turned ominous.

One moment, it was clear and bright; the next, it was covered by clouds.

Majestic stone soldiers emerged from the mountain path, wielding enormous stone blades with a sense of oppression, their eyes crimson, stepping heavily, causing the ground to quake with each step.

At a glance, it was as if a thousand troops were thundering.

In the distance, a kunai shot out from afar, tied with an explosive tag, targeting a stone soldier for an attack.

Clink!

The kunai was deflected by the steel-like body of the stone soldier, only sparking as the explosive tag ignited, swiftly unleashing the blast’s flames, engulfing the surrounding stone soldiers.

As the flames dissipated, the surfaces of the stone soldiers couldn’t be said to be unscathed but only slightly nicked, making it evident how sturdy these stone soldiers were.

Bodies like steel, strength like giant elephants. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

These stone soldiers were not just one or two but an entire legion.

In a formed military confrontation, even a ninja legion would suffer heavy casualties.

The only fortunate thing was that these stone soldiers were bulky and lacked intelligence, without the ability to autonomously seek targets, relying solely on the jutsu user for action maintenance.

The fundamental solution to the stone soldiers was to find the jutsu user behind them and dispel the control.

Ayane stood atop the mountain, playing with a kunai in her hand, thoughtfully watching the stone legion advancing towards the Land of Demons’ town area below.

These stone soldiers were invulnerable to blades and spears, impervious to water and fire, and even explosive tags struggled to pose a fatal threat to them.

If the ninja of the Land of Demons were to engage these stone soldiers head-on, the casualties would be significant and painful.

"Lady Ayane, I’ve brought the talismans made by the nearby shrines."

A ninja of the Land of Demons hurriedly arrived there.

Holding a wooden box in his arms, he placed it on the ground.

The gazes of dozens of ninjas from the Land of Demons all focused on the wooden box.

Upon opening it, stacks of neatly cut talismans were revealed inside.

These talismans were crafted by the witches of various shrines in the Land of Demons.

Unlike explosive talismans that are destructive, these talismans could inflict significant damage on the puppet stone soldiers, indirectly affected by the Demonic Creatures.

Picking up a talisman, Ayane rolled it around the handle of a kunai and fearlessly fired it at a stone soldier on the mountain path.

Ayane intended to personally test the power of these talismans.

This time, the kunai wasn’t deflected by the stone soldier; instead, it embedded directly into the stone soldier’s body.

The talisman wrapped around the kunai’s handle rapidly ignited with blue sparks, engulfing the entire body of the stone soldier.

As the blue sparks faded from the stone soldier, only a heap of shattered stones remained on the ground.

This scene left many ninjas of the Land of Demons feeling surprised, not expecting such formidable power from these talismans.

Stone soldiers that even explosive tags couldn’t break down were, by these seemingly fragile talisman papers, dismantled from within, turning them into useless stones scattered on the ground.

Under the observation of Ayane’s Byakugan, she could see clearly the internal condition of the stone soldiers.

The blue sparks igniting from the talisman paper erased the purple-black chakra within the stone soldiers without a trace.

The purple-black chakra was the jutsu that made up the stone soldiers.

As long as this purple-black chakra was erased, the stone soldiers would turn into a pile of useless stones.

Witnessing the power of the talismans, Ayane nodded and instructed the ninja of the Land of Demons beside her, "I’ll leave this to you. I’m going to deal with the jutsu user."

"Leave it to us. Now it’s no problem," the ninjas of the Land of Demons said confidently.

With these talisman papers, the threat of the stone soldiers was greatly reduced.

At that moment, a blood-red sword light swept in from a distance, descending from the sky, striking down in the narrow mountain path, causing a booming crash.

Massive stone soldiers tumbled through the air, their bodies and stone blades shattering into pieces, the battle almost a one-sided massacre.

Subsequently, a blazing fire like an ocean roared through the mountain path.