Rocket dug a hole, and people set it on fire. Perhaps it counted as some alternative form of slash-and-burn farming. In any case, the plants could now only circle the mound-like hill and had difficulty getting close to the cave.
After Jessica led the first squad to join up with the main force, the cave's defenses became impregnable. The Element Pistol was highly effective, and Star-Lord himself thought they were filming a documentary, so he fought with exceptional bravery and put in plenty of effort.
All so that, once the documentary was released, he could create a better public image for himself.
So Su Ming was not focused on the people below. They would certainly have no trouble protecting themselves in the short term, and even if something unexpected happened, Hulk's presence could serve as insurance.
Thus, the four people secretly moving atop the flying carpet were all searching for whatever best embodied this dimension's concept—namely, a giant mouth that might exist somewhere.
"Plants. All the enemies we can see right now are malformed plants, so the mother body we're looking for should also be a plant."
Carol shaded her eyes with one hand against the overly glaring sunlight overhead as she voiced her thoughts, sincerely sharing them with everyone.
Her reasoning was direct and clear: people were born from human mothers, monsters were born from monster mothers, so plants ought to be born from plant mothers.
Most of the time, that was correct. But in a bizarre dimension created through powerful magic, that was not necessarily the case.
"It could also be a person, like some deranged Druid. As everyone knows, they specialize in nature magic."
Hela spoke up to contradict her. She enjoyed opposing Carol.
It was not complete nonsense either. She knew quite a lot about such