Alone and Infinite

Only the most skilled riders can possess the Warhawk; in short, it possesses considerable power and requires careful handling.

"According to the agreement we reached with the bedrock, once we get it, we must do everything we can to break through to Tianbi Mountain."

I could feel that the plane had begun to fly steadily at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Li Xia sat cross-legged in the cockpit, spreading out a map copied from the bedrock.

This map uses a grid method, covering the entire map with 1x1 grids, with each small grid representing a 1 km x 1 km area.

It was relatively accurate and the most reliable "clumsy method" when modern surveying tools were unavailable.

It can only be said that Bedrock made ample preparations before heading to the Holy Land.

Li Xia's finger pointed to the location of the sacred site:

"The Stone Man Rebellion will activate their undercover agents to scout the area, and once we succeed, we will inform the rebels."

Once you can return to the rebels' position, this main mission will be completed.

From the sacred site to the first pre-designated interception point, it's a total of 800 kilometers; these 800 kilometers are a road of life and death.

Aowu and Heitan stared quietly at the dotted line on the map, which marked 800 kilometers—that was just a straight-line distance.

If you take a detour or go around, it will be a longer route.

"Meow?"

Black Charcoal said in a low voice, and it even used its little paws to make a digging motion in the soil.

"Hiding is definitely not an option."

Li Xia shook his head: "No need to think about it, this sacred object definitely cannot be placed in a personal space, and the Griggan people will definitely be able to detect the location of the sacred object's totem."

Otherwise, this mission wouldn't be rated S-rank in difficulty.

"More than this—" Awoo said worriedly, "Boss, can the Stone Clan really fulfill their promise?"

"Completed or not completed."

Li Xia was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed: "Actually, we were prepared to do it ourselves before we came here."

If they can do it, it's a pleasant surprise; if they can't, then so be it.

Anti-gravity vehicles have many advantages, but their speed is not fast, or rather, the speed of Dragon Ball vehicles is generally not very fast.

I rolled up the map, glanced at the distance, and it would take at least another hour.

Li Xia simply closed his eyes and began to rest.

As semi-plant life forms, the Griggans have made the most of plants, using the 'disabled' Griggans as raw materials.

A plant with subjective thoughts has been cultivated to act as a surveillance device, and if one is not careful, it can easily and inexplicably reveal its location.

Li Xia looked at the face that was vaguely visible on a tall tree in the distance and carefully backed away.

Without the intelligence from Bedrock, we might have really suffered a great loss.

I am now walking the same path that the bedrock once walked decades ago. The Griggs only know that someone has invaded the Holy Land.

However, they did not know where the bedrock came from, so they could only make the outer perimeter more heavily guarded.

Now Li Xia is in trouble. Back then, the bedrock dug a tunnel underground to avoid all eyes and ears.

But now the only way to the tunnel is also full of finishing touches.

"Boss, what should we do?"

Three heads huddled together, almost at the tunnel, when suddenly a large tree appeared as a guardian.

Killing him would be easy, but it would inevitably alert the enemy.

"Meow!"

Black Charcoal once again resorted to its digging technique. For the kitten, when in doubt, digging a hole is the solution; if one hole can't solve the problem, then dig a few more.

"Go underground?"

Awoo's whiskers swayed back and forth in the air:

"No, no, I remember Jiyan saying that this thing's roots go deep into the ground, hundreds of meters deep, densely packed, and it can sense any movement underground nearby."

Simply put, this thing is a combination of earthquake monitoring and intelligent AI recognition. Although this world is very primitive, having extraordinary power is not necessarily worse than high technology.

Physical prowess is still impressive.

Xiao Long narrowed his eyes and said fiercely:

"Boss, how about we get him some high-tech stuff? Isn't there a foolproof chemical mixing station?"

"Bring on Agent Orange, paraquat, and all sorts of other herbicides!"

Li Xia was taken aback. It seemed like a good idea. Just as she was about to agree, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly opened the Griggs diagram.

After reading a few pages, he shook his head:

"No, the Griggans have extremely strong resistance to harsh environments and toxins; it's as if they evolved to resist something."

Ordinary medications and radiation are mostly ineffective.

After thinking for a while, Li Xia said thoughtfully:

"Perhaps we can let Heitan give it a try."

"kitten?"

"Meow?"

“Yes, let the kitten go.” Li Xia’s thoughts became clearer and clearer: “There are cat-like creatures on Stan Star, which is why the stone man didn’t find the charcoal strange at first.”

As for Aowu, the silly stone man mistook it for a newly hatched lizard-like creature.

"So the kitten's visit will most likely not alert the tree guards, since it was essentially modified by the Griggans and possesses a certain level of intelligence."

It can be understood as intellectual disability, with an intelligence level equivalent to a six or seven-year-old, but still possessing basic discernment abilities.

Needless to say, it will see the charcoal pass by without triggering an alarm.

Then, Kurotan used illusion magic to control the guard. Although Kitten's illusion magic was only so-so, it was definitely no problem to deal with the mentally challenged.

"It seems feasible!" Awoo nodded vigorously: "As expected, there are no useless skills, it just depends on whether they are used in the right situation."

After agreeing on the plan, Black Charcoal removed all his equipment and, like an ordinary wild cat, lazily walked from a distance toward the tree guardian.

The blurry face on the tree trunk suddenly became clear, and his 'wise' eyes stared at the black charcoal, but there was nothing unusual about it.

On the contrary, he seemed very interested in the kitten, and his face, which seemed to tell a story, wore a smile that was untouched by worldly corruption.

The tree guardian did not give any warning, but it treated the charcoal like a toy, and suddenly vines sprouted from the soil, as flexible as tentacles.

It danced back and forth in the air, which was extremely terrifying. No one expected that he had such a hidden move.

This puts Black Charcoal in a difficult position. With its reflexes, dodging the vines is a piece of cake, but casting illusions requires getting close enough.

Left with no other choice, the tree guard pretended to be unable to avoid being grabbed by the tentacles, and a joyful smile appeared on its face.

The vine grabbed it and sent it toward the tree trunk, but before it even got close to the tree guardian, it opened its mouth wide.

Black charcoal: ???

So they want to eat me?

"Meow!"

A piercing meow rang out, and the tree guardian stopped what it was doing, looking at it in confusion, until its gaze met the Sharingan's.

In an instant, the whole world dimmed, with only a pair of scarlet Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan slowly rotating.

A relieved cry rang out in the team chat: "Meow!"

nailed it!

The man and the dragon looked at the tree guardian, who stood there dumbfounded and motionless, and couldn't help but marvel.

Illusion magic is useless against experts, but it's an absolute top-notch skill for crushing novices.

The road ahead became much smoother, and whenever they encountered a large tree guarding the way, they would repeat the same trick.

The Griggans seemed to have great confidence in the Tree Guardians, as there were no other patrols besides these guards.

Until Li Xia saw a small hillside, where there was no vegetation in the shady area, only large, exposed rocks.

At the foot of the hillside, there was a rock that looked like a curled-up stone man—exactly as the bedrock described.

"arrive"

Li Xia stepped forward, wrapped his arms around the huge rock, and exerted force with his arms, only to hear a faint cracking sound coming from beneath his feet.

The rock, weighing several tons, was lifted off the ground, dust slid off its surface, and Li Xia, his muscles tense, moved the boulder aside.

Beneath the boulder, a rounded opening was clearly visible. Black Charcoal stuck his head out and sniffed, his beard twitching twice, and he nodded at Li Xia.

Although the air inside isn't fresh, you can still feel the air circulating.

Li Xia took the lead and jumped down, and the cold light hanging from his waist automatically turned on.

The passage is about 2 meters high. Given that the bedrock is nearly 3 meters tall, the cave is undoubtedly narrow, requiring one to bend over to move forward.

However, it was extremely spacious for Li Xia, and the stone man's innate abilities were fully displayed inside the cave.

The entire tunnel was covered by a layer of light gray rock. Back then, Jiyan was one of the top five experts of the Stone Clan, and the rock layer he condensed was extraordinary.

Decades have passed, and apart from the dust, the entire cave remains stable, as if it were just dug out.

After walking along the tunnel for about ten minutes, the tunnel began to extend upwards.

They actually managed to dig a tunnel nearly 5 kilometers long out of the bedrock!

It can only be said that he truly deserves to be called a natural-born master of earth and wood. According to him, it only took him half a night, which is incredibly efficient.

At the end of the passage was a stone slab with many ventilation holes punched at an angle, through which one could see the still dim sky outside.

Li Xia used one hand to lift the stone slab and move it aside, and in an instant, the dim sunlight shone down.

Before them lay a magnificent sight they had never seen before.

In a huge basin, there are densely packed patches of strange plants.

They look similar to vines, clinging to the trellis, with round, fleshy fruits growing on them.

The fruit's peel is semi-transparent, through which the curled-up 'freak' can be vaguely seen.

It is indeed a freak. The head is human-like, but it gets stranger and stranger as you go down. By the time you get to the lower body, it is like the tentacles of an octopus.

At a glance, there are at least tens of thousands of 'fetal trees' arranged in a circular pattern, which gives one a chill just by looking at them.

In the center of this circular 'forest', there is an open space, about half the size of a football field.

In the center of the air is a kneeling stone figure, with a Griggan man standing on the stone figure.

The Griggan wore a crown and held a tray high in his hands.

On the tray was a slightly rough wood carving, from time to time, a circle of green ripples would spread out from the wood carving.

Wherever the green ripples passed, the fetal trees swayed, and the fetuses inside the fruits trembled incessantly.

The eerie and chilling cries of a baby echoed through the basin.

"Damn, this is too bizarre! Just looking at it makes me feel like I'm losing my mind!"

As it pried open the eggs, it clicked its tongue and made noises. Little Black's fur stood on end, and its ears lay flat against the back of its head.

This scene clearly had a huge impact on it.

"somebody is coming!"

Li Xia said something in the team channel and immediately crawled to the ground. Aowu and Heitan lay down beside him, their three pairs of eyes fixed on the small cars carrying large barrels that drove from the surrounding area of ​​the basin.

Each vehicle carried three Griggans dressed in strange attire. Once they reached the edge of the basin, one of the Griggans jumped off the vehicle and pulled up a rope.

The remaining two Griggans continued walking inwards, one pulling the cart while the other stood on the cart, holding a long water ladle.

Each time they passed a strange, fertilized tree, the Gregane people would use a long ladle to scoop a spoonful of thick, brown mud from a bucket and pour it onto the base of the tree.

They were moving very fast, as if they had done it countless times before.

Before they reached the end, the Griggan who remained holding the rope suddenly pulled backward with all their might.

The Griggan man responsible for pulling the cart immediately turned around and ran back the way he came.