Alone and Infinite

Both sides clearly have a good understanding of each other.

Moreover, the Temple of Light would definitely issue a task for this.

In the original world, there are very few fixed tasks; tasks are basically determined by the Temple of Light itself based on the situation.

Most importantly, if there is no mission, the 'lazy' apostle will hardly do anything else.

Sure enough, the words emitting a faint white light slowly appeared in my field of vision.

Side Quest: Stone Village

Mission objective: Defeat the 'Gregor Slave Capture Team'

[Task period: 12 hours]

[Task Rewards: Calculated based on completion rate]

Li Xia accepted the quest and casually waved the panel away.

After hesitating for a moment, he didn't immediately agree, but instead asked in a different way:

"How many people are there on the other side?"

The stone-man youth was momentarily stunned, then racked his brains to recall, even condensing small pebbles from his palm and placing them on the ground.

"12"

Good heavens, the cash is on hand!

"There are a total of six squads. You just killed two squads, so there are four left. Including two squads of auxiliary soldiers and logistics personnel, there are a total of 48 people."

There were 32 cavalrymen, plus a centurion, making a total of 49 men.

A similarly youthful voice calmly interrupted.

Li Xia turned his gaze to the girl standing slightly in front of the stoneman boy, a subconscious gesture of protection.

But he found that she was staring right at him without flinching.

The eyes of the Stone People are all very beautiful, like two magnificent gems, as if they were made of glass.

"You are him—"

“Sister! I am his sister, my name is Mika, and he is my younger brother Laika. Laika is still very young. The village teacher died in the last slave hunt.”

Therefore, he had never received any formal education.

"Sir, you may ask me any questions."

Mika's voice remained calm, a calmness beyond her years.

Li Xia nodded, looked around, and found that Aowu and Heitan had already cleaned up the battlefield.

Black Charcoal even used his 'digging' skill to dig a large pit, burying both the man and the Beast.

She took out a capsule from her personal space, pressed a switch, and threw it to the ground. In the thick steam, Bulma's custom motorcycle appeared in front of her.

The kitten and Aowu had already skillfully jumped up, occupying the two shoulders on either side. Li Xia straddled the motorcycle and tilted his head to the side.

"boarding."

Leica stared in disbelief at the car that appeared as if by magic, and Li Xia finally saw astonishment on Mika's face.

After somewhat clumsily mounting the motorcycle, Li Xia twisted the throttle.

The anti-gravity engine gradually emitted streams of azure feathers, silently flying forward.

"Wow, he's running! He's really running!"

Leica excitedly whispered, but Mika glared at her, and she obediently shut her mouth.

According to what the siblings said, Li Xia estimated that Shicun was about 30 kilometers away from here.

At that time, a complete slave-catching team was attacking Stone Village. When they saw a meteor fall from the sky and hit the ground, the centurion ordered two squads to take two carefully selected slaves back to investigate the situation.

Li Xia then realized that Leica and Mika were actually carefully selected slaves.

"They would select young stone figures, feed them carefully, and then kill them, supposedly because the 'mud' produced in this way would be more effective."

It also makes the offspring of the Gregan people even more outstanding; only the great figures of the Gregan people can enjoy such treatment.

Mika said in a low voice, her jewel-like eyes filled with a deep-seated hatred that even Li Xia, who had experienced so many worlds, had never seen before.

"Who told you this?"

Li Xia suddenly asked, noting that such attention to detail and his previous composure allowed him to accurately remember the enemy's configuration.

It's not something a girl from a village would possess.

"Wow! They're running so fast!" Lyca exclaimed softly as she watched the scenery rushing past her.

Yes, this is the normal state.

Upon hearing Li Xia's question, Mika suddenly shut her mouth tightly. Even though she concealed it well, one could still see the deep wariness in her eyes.

The Stone Golems are not suited for this kind of thing; their pure, innocent eyes are too easy to betray their thoughts.

Or rather, they had no need or idea of ​​this before the war with the Griggans.

"Uncle Kavan told me."

After a few seconds of silence, Mika spoke in a low voice.

If I'm not mistaken, if I were to ask Kavan one more question, this 'Stone Man' has most likely already died at the hands of the 'Gregan' people.

"Uncle Kavan?"

"Yes, Uncle Kavan... he's already... dead during the last slave hunt."

A slight smile appeared on Li Xia's lips. He didn't press further, as he had already vaguely guessed the girl's identity.

Observer – The observers who have received some training are mostly those trained by the Stone Man Resistance Organization.

This is normal. Every one of the stone men is a potential member of the resistance organization. They are the resistance, and they are the resistance.

"How strong is the centurion?"

Li Xia changed the question, and Aowu couldn't help but twitch his lips, even the kitten smiled and squinted its eyes.

This is actually an extremely tricky question, and normal people would never have any understanding of it.

It may seem like just answering a question, but it actually verifies a lot of things from another perspective.

After thinking for a moment, Mika said:

"Gregan officers are selected purely based on individual merit."

The sergeant's requirement was to be able to break through the ten-man Griegan formation.

The centurion's requirement was to be able to break through Griggan's 100-man formation.

A centurion is a commander of a thousand men.

As Aowu listened, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but let out a cry.

"What?! Does that mean the commander of ten thousand men defeated ten thousand? Or is the commander of ten thousand men that strong?!"

A force of ten thousand men is not just ten thousand chickens; moreover, they can form a 'resonance,' greatly enhancing their own strength.

Add in heavy armor, ranged weapons, and you can wear down a team just by sheer numbers!

If Li Xia were to face an army of ten thousand Griggans, he would have to run.

"Ah, no, the commander of ten thousand is a contest between ten commanders of a thousand, and the strongest one becomes the commander of ten thousand."

Black Charcoal and Awoo breathed a sigh of relief. If he really was a commander capable of defeating an army of ten thousand, could he possibly be an S-rank?

It should be at least a 3-second base, right?

Li Xia nodded; this young girl was indeed in an observer-like role.

According to her, the centurion's strength was quite good; in Naruto, he would probably be at the level of a special jonin.

More than thirty people.

"Boss, are we still going to use the kitten long-range sniper rifle?"

Needless to say, Awoo had already switched to the team channel to discuss the next battle plan.

"No, Black Charcoal will kill any lone Grigane cavalrymen on the outskirts. Killing ordinary Grigane cavalry should be easy."

The only ones with slightly better strength were centurions.

The reason I had Black Charcoal snipe the enemy was mainly to test the weapon's power in actual combat.

We have a general idea now. In this situation, we don't need a sniper rifle, as bullets are still expensive.

Previously, I mainly wanted to experience the fighting power of the Griggans firsthand, which is why I chose to fight them one move at a time.

Otherwise, given the current power gap, before reaching a sufficient scale, it would be no different from killing a chicken.

The journey of several dozen kilometers only took a dozen minutes.

What puzzled Li Xia was that neither Mika nor Leica had asked about his identity.

Even Aowu and Heitan didn't ask.

However, one thing was confirmed during the chat: these two are indeed children. According to the current world, Mika is just 10 years old and Laika is 7 years old.

"Beyond that mountain peak, there's a big tree; that's the village!"

As they got closer, Mika became increasingly nervous, and small bumps even appeared on her tan skin.

It felt like I had goosebumps.

Li Xia changed direction and rushed straight up the hillside.

“Insmart (Warrior), I’ll go and draw attention to them. You look for an opportunity. The Griggans are dangerous, so be careful.”

Mika clenched her fists tightly, speaking softly. She didn't even think about her own safety; her eyes were filled only with hatred.

It's as if she would slit her own throat without hesitation if she could exchange her life for the deaths of all these enemies.

"No need, you two can stay here."

Li Xia supported the motorcycle with one foot, gazing at the small village burning with firelight below.

The green-skinned Griggan cavalrymen stood out conspicuously as they laughed wildly, brandishing their weapons and fire sacks, and setting houses ablaze.

Then, chasing after the screaming stone men, it lassoed the strongest stone man and dragged him behind the beast as it continued running.

Anyway, these stone figures have thick skin and flesh, so they won't die easily.

The Griggan cavalry revelled wildly. They wouldn't easily kill these stone men, just as they wouldn't deliberately slaughter livestock when they didn't usually eat meat.

Their task was simply to select the strongest stone men from among them, and finally choose those that met the requirements according to the quota.

They had done this task many times before, and were extremely familiar with it.

Some Grigane cavalrymen would even carry young stone maidens, laughing wildly, into houses that were not yet on fire.

His companions laughed along, teasing their teammate about his unusual "taste".

The remaining cavalrymen gathered in the center of the village, cheering for their centurion.

"what!!"

In the center of the village, a 'stone man' about three meters tall was wildly waving his arms, occasionally throwing rocks at Centurion Griggs in front of him.

But he was always easily dodged at the most crucial moment. Every time he dodged an attack, the centurion would raise his thorny whip and lash the stone man tied to him.

The whip shone with a strange light, clearly not an ordinary item. Each lash tore off large chunks of yellowish-brown 'flesh and blood,' and the stone figure being whipped let out a mournful wail that was not human.

With each howl, the stone man's body trembled a little more. He wanted to stop, but immediately a Griggan cavalryman held down a stone girl. Not far away, a beast with bloodshot eyes was constantly spitting out hot air and digging its hooves incessantly.

Judging from its constantly throbbing lower body, it was already impatient.

The stone golem could only continue its attack while howling in pain.

"Brother! Sister Lika!"

Mika covered her mouth and let out a small gasp. Her glassy eyes gradually turned red, like two rubies made of carbon.

"Damn, what a beast!" Awoo cursed. Even among the unrestrained apostles, such beastly behavior was rare.

"Meow!" Black Charcoal nodded in agreement.

Li Xia opened his hand, and the light spots gathered from the surrounding area and gradually condensed into a spear in his hand.