Chapter 613 - 385: Super-Sized

Chapter 613: Chapter 385: Super-Sized

Xiaomi climbed over the mountains, bypassing the large stone walls. When she reached the third mountain, she had completely lost track of how she first found her way here.

The mountain she was currently on was over thirty meters high. Climbing down wasn’t too tough, but tossing a rope claw up with bare hands was impossible. Specialized climbing guns were necessary.

A bird’s song echoed through the air, prompting Xiaomi to look up and see that Ling’er had returned.

"Master, I’ve found the people, but the situation doesn’t look good."

Xiao Ba could actually speak quite a few words too, thanks to being nourished by Spiritual Energy, not to mention Ling’er occasionally possessing him, which gradually improved his constitution.

However, compared to Ling’er, Xiao Ba was still just a bird, one that hadn’t seen much of Wei Ziang, making Ling’er better suited for this task.

Xiaomi raised her hand, and Ling’er landed directly on her arm. "What’s bad about the situation?"

"Young Master Wei and the others are trapped deep in the stone forest, with no retreat. They’re surrounded by cliffs over a hundred meters high, and ahead are thousands of armed bandits."

"After finding them, I circled Young Master Wei’s camp. By visual estimate, there are only five to six hundred soldiers, but over a hundred women and children. They’re short on water and food, which seems to consist of horse meat and blood, consumed raw."

With each sentence Ling’er spoke, Xiaomi’s face grew darker, realizing the situation with her brother was more difficult than she had imagined.

"Moreover, Young Master Wei’s physical and Spiritual Power are severely depleted. The entrance to where they’re trapped is narrow, allowing only two people to advance side by side."

"Young Master Wei has been guarding the entrance, surrounded by corpses and blood. It seems the bandits have decided not to launch a full attack but plan to starve them out instead."

Indeed, if there’s only one exit, starving them to death is much simpler than a full assault.

Ling’er then sighed. "Master, this stone forest is massive, larger than the entire Lishi City. It’s likely that even tens of thousands entering could be easily trapped inside."

Zhao Xiaoyu nodded; she couldn’t even see the edges now, nor did she know which direction she had come from.

"Ling’er, did you remember the map?"

Ling’er wasn’t a bird, much less an ordinary person. Places she had seen were easily retained in her mind, like a camera.

"Master, allow me into the space, and I’ll create a three-dimensional terrain map for you."

Xiaomi was overjoyed and quickly put Ling’er into the space, took a sip of water, then descended the mountain, found a cool spot, and released Ling’er.

The terrain map was created, resembling a scaled-down sand table model under two meters representing the entire stone forest.

"These are the places I noted. There are still some areas on the periphery I haven’t visited. Once I find Young Master Wei, I can spend time mapping everything."

Xiaomi nodded, realizing that having a complete stone forest map would surely excite General Song Wu.

Even if it meant facing the shock of abandoning them and venturing into the stone mountains alone.

Ling’er thoughtfully placed two small red flags on the map, marking Xiaomi’s and Wei Ziang’s locations.

Additionally, there were several blue flags indicating the hideouts of the bandits.

"It’s so far."

She had been running for half a day, still in the outer areas, while her brother and others were in the deepest part.

Xiaomi took out a piece of paper and wrote three words: "Follow me."

"Ling’er, please find where General Song Wu’s men are, those sent later to search, and if you find them, lead them out first."

If the bandits initially ambushed and surrounded her brother and the others, they might not have enough manpower to deal with the others.

If luck is on their side, those people might still be lost in this stone forest.

"Yes, Master, I’ll memorize the whole stone forest."

Ling’er was about to fly away when Xiaomi called out: "Wait a moment."

She hurriedly took out a small bamboo tube, filled it halfway with Spiritual Spring water, and added half with glucose.

Then quickly wrote some words.

"Deliver this to Brother first, then find the others."

Brother’s physical and Spiritual Power were severely depleted. What if the bandits suddenly decided to attack?

Though the Spiritual Spring water and glucose were limited, totaling less than three hundred milliliters, they could at least help Wei Ziang recover a bit.

Regarding the others, they would have to wait a moment, given that Ling’er was still just a bird.

Ling’er nodded, grabbed the bamboo tube and the small note, then flew away.

"Big brother, look at that big black bird. Why does it seem to linger around here?"

At the entrance of a cave, a burly man half covered in wolf fur adjusted his trousers and pointed at the bird that had swooped overhead.

"It’s just a bird, nothing to fuss over. What the squad leader inside has is the real treasure. Once they’ve starved to death, we can trade that gem for a pasture."

They did not pay attention to the bird.

Around them were many caves and some wooden huts, all surrounded by fierce-looking individuals.

Meanwhile, Wei Ziang, trapped in the deepest part, dared not relax for a moment.

Before setting out, he had a sudden inspiration to tell General Song that if he were trapped, a message should be sent to his family.

It was a fleeting thought, as he remembered Xiao Ba, who was just beginning to learn to speak when he left, capable of uttering only a few simple words.

This strong intuition had occurred countless times before he faced danger.

Therefore, he informed General Song, certain that he would get lost in the stone forest, even though he initially had no intention of entering it.

After being trapped, he contemplated that Xiaomi would come to the frontier, use Xiao Ba to help locate people, and lead the army in rescue.

He hadn’t considered what would happen if Xiao Ba couldn’t achieve these tasks, nor if Xiaomi ventured here alone.

If it turns out that no reinforcements arrive but only Xiaomi...

Well, that’s a matter for later.

At the moment, Wei Ziang fought off waves of dizziness, ensuring no signs of vulnerability showed.

His severely depleted body could only be maintained by the formidable impression he left on those outside.

In reality, he was likely incapable of lifting a sword, and even a three-year-old could easily tip him over.

But he understood he couldn’t collapse now. If he did, the outside would rush in, and those left weren’t capable of resistance.

"Boss, that mynah bird is back."

Those beside him exclaimed.

Wei Ziang quickly looked up.

"Boss, it’s carrying something!"