Clearing the Way
Seeing Zhao Ziwu mistake "moving mountains" for "moving bricks," Li Bai couldn't be bothered to explain. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. They won't wander far without me."
To the two Demonesses, mountains and bricks were indeed no different. Either way, they were moving things.
Moving a small hill would indeed be difficult for Little Demoness Hong Li, who had only the cultivation of a great demon. But she was the owner of the Li Pearl Space and could set its rules herself. For example, if she temporarily made a hill weighing tens of millions of tons weigh only two liang, then she would need only two liang of strength to lift it with ease.
"I'm just worried the two of them will get lost."
Zhao Ziwu's concern was reasonable. He was responsible for roll call every day and feared that anyone might go missing, especially through non-combat losses, which would directly affect the team's overall fighting strength.
Of course, he was even more afraid of there being extra people. Who knew what kind of freak might show up!
Li Bai was leading the donkey and about to continue the conversation when someone at the front of the group called out, "Let's take a break. We'll switch out the people clearing the way!"
They had originally planned to take their first break two hours after setting out, but they could barely keep going after only one hour.
The tropical rainforest was extremely difficult to traverse. It was stifling, hot, and humid, and the ever-present miasma rapidly drained everyone's strength.
Clearly, the difficulty of traveling through the rainforest had exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Watch out for leeches! There are leeches here!"
"And mosquitoes!"
"Damn, I saw a botfly. Its maggots burrow through your pores!"
Before everyone could even find