"Hang in there, little guy. Once we dig it out, we'll head back and let you digest it slowly."
Lin Xia gently stroked Larvitar's burning-hot head, his tone full of comfort and encouragement.
Lin Xia knew full well how tyrannical the Void Stone's energy was, but for now, they had to safely relocate this priceless yet dangerously unstable mineral deposit.
Larvitar took a deep breath, and the small body covered in Rock Carapace began to glow faintly once more.
This time, it did not charge forward with its usual ferocity. Its movements were unusually heavy and slow.
Those sharp claws that could easily tear through black rock now seemed as though they had been poured full of lead. Every dig stirred the violent Space Power accumulated within its body, making it let out suppressed groans of pain.
"Rustle... Crack..."
Rubble and the ordinary rock layers surrounding the precious Void Stone Vein were gradually stripped away and moved aside.
Its small face was taut, its scarlet eyes filled with restrained pain and focus.
Its digging speed was more than ten times slower than usual. Every swipe of its claws felt like a struggle against invisible shackles.
Lou Gao watched from the side, his heart twisting.
He had never expected that, while enduring such immense pain, this little guy could still carry out orders so precisely, avoiding any damage to those Dark Silver Crystals flowing with stardust.
Time seemed to stretch on.
Under the tense watch of Lin Xia and Lou Gao, Larvitar was like the most resilient miner, inch by inch peeling away the "shell" around the vein.
Finally, through its unrelenting efforts, an entire Dark Silver Void Stone Vein, embedded in the enormous rock wall and flowing with stardust, was completely extracted and lay quietly in the hollow they had