"Young people really do have endless stamina."
Maha wiped the sweat from his face, then took a compressed-air canister from his backpack and released the air. There was no air at all inside the Baila Stone Vine Ball.
"You said before that this thing was ten kilometers in diameter. We've traveled at least eight kilometers by now. Do we have to break through this thing? Or does it have a consciousness and is blocking us from entering the central region?"
Su Xiao's breathing had also grown somewhat labored. If anyone else saw Su Xiao and Maha in their current state, they would be stunned speechless. The two of them were so powerful, yet now they looked like two laborers mining in ancient times.
"I'm not sure. This is also my first time going this deep. Water."
Maha tossed Su Xiao a bottle of water. Su Xiao gulped down several mouthfuls, then poured the rest over his head.
Su Xiao had cooperated with many plot characters before, but most of those plot characters had their own agendas. Only two had sincerely cooperated with Su Xiao. One was the old godfather from the Holy Grail World, and the other was Maha.
"I probably won't make it out alive this time."
Maha looked at Killua and Alluka, who had already fallen asleep. That gaze held the affection an elder had for the younger generation.
"For an old fellow like me, dying here wouldn't be so bad. Once we get deeper into the center and find that plant, keep at least three meters away from me at all times. If my Nen changes to another color, kill me immediately. I'll help you buy a few seconds—no, it might be even less than that."
"No problem."
Su Xiao did not know the exact reason, but