Chapter 1130: Stone Vines
Five minutes later, large chunks of Howling Flowers were scattered down the aisle.
Maha leaned against the wall. Blood gurgled out of his ears.
Killua woke up in Amu's arms shortly after the battle ended and looked around in confusion.
Soon, he saw Maha in the midst of Howling Flowers.
Killua broke free of Amu's grasp, quickly kicked off the ground and grabbed Maha's sleeve.
— Great-grandfather, how are you? Your ears... Can you still hear me?
Seeing his great-grandfather like this brought tears to Killua's eyes, but in the end, he didn't cry.
— I'm fine, " Maha said, smiling and patting Killua's head.
— Truth… All right?
Right now, Maha was constantly thinking about this situation. He felt that something was wrong, and he felt it firsthand. He had already visited this place several times, but he had never encountered so many Howling Flowers.
Maha was completely deaf in his left ear because of this encounter, and his right ear could hear about 30% worse, but fortunately, his right ear will be able to recover after a while..
— Let's continue, " Maha said and nodded to Su Xiao, then gestured that he had temporarily lost his hearing.
Su Xiao didn't say anything and just nodded, then tapped his finger on the wall and looked at the plant parts. — Will other Howling Flowers appear here? Su Xiao asked.
— Based on my experience, we shouldn't meet such a large group anymore.
Although Maha was deaf, there was nothing unusual about his conversation with Su Xiao. Noticing this, Killua heaved a sigh of relief.
— Go back to Amu, " Su Xiao said, looking at Killua.
For some reason, Killua's body subconsciously trembled, but he silently walked over to Amu.
Amu grabbed Killua and lifted him onto his shoulders.
As for Alluka, he was in Su Xiao's arms.
The group began to slowly move on. Mahi's prediction was true. They no longer encountered large groups of these plants.
The howling flowers were very difficult to deal with. Even a strong person like Maha still ended up losing his hearing due to running into a group of these creatures, and that was just an obvious injury.
As for internal injuries, they were definitely more serious than hearing loss.
Blood slowly began to flow out from the corners of Maha's mouth and drip onto the ground. Killua, who was sitting on Amu's shoulders, noticed the blood on the ground, but he didn't say anything, although it was obvious that he was on edge.
The feeling of powerlessness at such important moments was very depressing.
Maha wouldn't take Alluka and Killua to such a dangerous place for no particular reason. There was no doubt about it. In other words, they were a kind of insurance policy. Maha knew that his chances of getting deep into this mountain were very small, and since he could only try to achieve what he wanted once, he decided to take all possible scenarios into account.
The group continued to advance and encountered small groups of Howling Flowers along the way, but they were all destroyed by the Maha. He refused to help Su Xiao because, according to him, Su Xiao needed to conserve her energy.
After about ten minutes, the group arrived at the end of the cave.
There was a dead end ahead of them.
But it wasn't rocks and dirt that blocked the passageway, but what looked like intertwined dark green vines.
These vines reached into the ground and penetrated the walls, and each of them was about the thickness of an arm.
They seemed to be wrapping something.
— These are "Stone Creepers". They completely wrap around the central part of Mount Kukuru without any flaws. According to my observations, they created a ball about ten kilometers in diameter. They can be considered as the king's guards, and these vines are extremely strong.
Maha's hands touched the vine.
The veins swelled in his face and arms, but only a second later there was a barely audible click, and the vine did not break, but only tore.
Ten seconds later, Maha brought it back, and the crack in the vine was quickly overgrown.
— That's what stopped me. I tried to push further, but I couldn't.
Maha's intention was now clear. He wanted Su Xiao to open the way forward.
This was definitely a very difficult task, for if he didn't deal enough damage while maintaining a fast enough pace, these vines would eventually recover and everything would have to start over.
Maha tried to push on with his power, but in the end he was forced to go back, because at one point he was almost crushed by these vines.
— I've prepared oxygen and food, " Maha said. By this point, his hearing had recovered significantly.
— Stand back, " Su Xiao said as he flexed his shoulders, then took Dragon Flash out of its scabbard and took off his outer clothing.
*Ding-ding-ding...*
Su Xiao hit the vine three times. Large pieces of the plant fell to the ground and a passage three meters wide and one meter deep appeared in front of the group.
Thanks to this, he personally realized how hard these vines were. He had to use at least 70% of his strength to break through these vines, but even so, he ended up not seeing the other end of the passageway.
Su Xiao began to strike quickly, while Maha cleaned up the chopped vines.
The group began to move on quickly.
Although Su Xiao could carve out a passage, the vines were gradually recovering, which meant that once they reached the point of no return, they would only have one path — forward.
It was a claustrophobic nightmare.
Soon, the vines at the entrance overgrown and formed a sealed space.
An hour later, Su Xiao was holding a sword in his right hand and a compass in his left.
Continuously swinging the sword for an hour wasn't really too much physical exertion for Su Xiao. If he had swung the sword for an hour in a real fight, he would have been exhausted in the end, but right now, all he had to do was swing the sword automatically and that was it. He didn't need to think about his opponent's attacks, possible countermeasures, and attack angles.
But even so, Su Xiao wouldn't be able to hold on for too long. Each swing of his sword used 70% of his power. With 82 points of his strength and stamina, at the very most, he would be able to last for 40 hours.
Only God knew how big this ball of vines was. Considering that these were very unusual vines, this ball could be several kilometers in diameter.
Holding the sword, Su Xiao checked the progress of the hidden mission. The first part was completed long ago and the second one was issued.
[Hidden Mission: Defeat the Curse of the Zoldyk Family (Part Two).
Difficulty Level: Level 26.
Description: Travel deep into Mount Kukuru with Maha Zoldik.
Addition: Once you reach the center of the mountain, you will activate the third part of the hidden mission..
Lead time: 3 days.
Completion Reward: One free point of True Stats, 30,000 Paradise Coins.
Task Failure Penalty: None.]
The chest containing part of the pale gold set was already in his inventory. If he is lucky enough to get a part of a popular set, he will be able to get more for it than for a gold item.
The reward for completing the second part was no worse. If they just make it to the center of the mountain, he will end up with 1 free True Stats point and 30,000 Paradise Coins..
Su Xiao cut down the vines endlessly and made a path forward.
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Twenty hours later.
*Drip-drip, drip-drip...*
Sweat dripped down Su Xiao's cheeks.
Maha was holding on to a wall of vines at his side and was clearly unsteady on his feet.
Of course, Su Xiao wasn't the only one who had to cut a path forward.
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