After confirming the target's location, neither of them hesitated in the slightest.
Benjamin cast spatial teleportation. As space rippled faintly, the two figures vanished from where they stood.
Above a desolate plateau several million kilometers from the target area, space silently split open, and the two stepped out.
Benjamin did not continue forward immediately. Instead, he activated the True-Delusion Breaking Pupil.
A silvery-white radiance flowed deep within his pupils, taking in every ripple in the surroundings.
After a moment, he shook his head. "No hidden traps were found nearby. Looks like I was being overly cautious."
Augusta nodded. "It was right not to teleport directly to the target. If they had prepared traps in advance, barging in recklessly would leave even us at a disadvantage."
After their brief exchange, they both looked into the distance.
There lay a barren, deathly silent plateau.
Winds swept gray-yellow dust slowly across the land. Layer upon layer of exposed rock was stacked over the ground, without the faintest trace of life.
Yet the more it was so, the stranger it seemed.
Setting everything else aside, while other life on this plane was scarce, Mushroom People truly were everywhere.
Even outside the areas where Mushroom People gathered, scattered Mushroom People dormant in slumber could be found across the ground.
But this region—its silence was simply too excessive.
"Looks like these fellows are still hiding underground. After all, they share some traits with Earth Element creatures." Benjamin turned slightly and gestured to Augusta.
"Then exposing them is up to you. You're better at this sort of thing."
"That sounds weird coming from you. I'm clearly better at fighting!"
Augusta rolled her eyes at him, then stepped forward and stretched out a hand toward the plateau from afar.
As Augusta's spiritual power stirred, immense gravitational and electromagnetic