Lin Xia bent down, meeting Larvitar's scarlet eyes, which brimmed with curiosity, at eye level. He said solemnly:
"Larvitar, it's up to you! Start here and dig an ore cave downward! Whether we find anything tasty depends on you!"
Lin Xia paused, and his tone turned stern.
"But remember! The moment the temperature gets high enough to make you uncomfortable, or the rock beneath your claws becomes abnormally scorching and starts melting, stop immediately! Safety comes first! You must never dig through the magma layer! Understand?"
Lin Xia's voice carried unquestionable concern.
In a Douluo World where even a Titled Douluo could fall to their death, digging straight into a magma pool?
Lin Xia had no confidence that he could get out unscathed.
Larvitar might possess extraordinary talent, but at this stage, he clearly was not capable of swimming through magma.
"Yoji—!"
Larvitar understood the concern and warning in Lin Xia's words. He nodded his little head vigorously and let out an energetic, confident reply. His body, covered in a Rock Carapace, lowered slightly as his scarlet pupils locked onto the ground beneath him, which gave off a powerful "fragrance." Then his short hind legs kicked off fiercely!
"Clang! Crack! Boom—!!!"
Amid the familiar, teeth-grinding sound of rock being torn apart and rubble exploding, Larvitar instantly transformed into an efficient tunnel-boring machine.
His sharp claws, covered in Rock Carapace, danced like the wind. Hard Obsidian and tuff were sliced apart and stripped away beneath them as easily as soft mud.
He deftly swept large amounts of broken rock behind him, and a neat downward-slanting passage over two meters wide rapidly took shape before their eyes.
Lin Xia and Lou Gao exchanged a glance and saw the gravity in each other's eyes.
Although Larvitar was clearing the way, neither of them