Over a thousand kilometers away, on the barren ground.
As the ground trembled, great quantities of sand and soil collapsed with a rumble. The next moment, the earth shook violently, as though something were about to burst out of it.
And in the very next moment.
Boom-
An enormous blood-red root burst through the ground. Countless vines spread out to brace against the earth, and the end of the root slowly opened.
A moment later, Lynn and Silver Fantasy leaped out of it and landed on the ground.
Black mist billowed overhead.
In the distance, the enormous warship plunged straight into the earth like a gigantic Tower of Babel. The stench of death and decay rushed into their nostrils.
"This is as far as I can take you. This is already the limit of how far I can extend. But I still have to warn you: don't waste too much time. If you keep him waiting and that Cyber Ascender comes looking for you, are you really going to make him carry me back to your Dark Night City?"
The Mother Tree's icy voice came from within the root.
Clearly.
She strongly disapproved of Lynn running around at a time like this. She wanted no complications whatsoever.
"Relax. Don't you know how I do things by now? Do I look like the sort of person who likes wandering around? Once I get the information on the Plague Doctors, I'll hurry right back. Just stay there and be good, and bear fruit for me!"
"..."
Lynn put on the Plague Doctor Mask and immediately locked onto the enormous warship in the distance.
He paid the Mother Tree of Desire no further attention.
Lynn leaped up, activated detection mode, and said:
"Come on, let's take a look. But stay close to me.