“I not only heard the vibrations of the U.S. military convoy but also a ‘sound of the earth.’”
Lee Sin pointed to the solid ground beneath them and explained carefully:
“Because of the constant geological activities happening within the Earth, there are numerous extremely weak sound waves within the ground at all times.”
“These sound waves exhibit different waveforms after passing through geological structures of varying densities and materials.”
“Using this characteristic, I can roughly detect the geological structure of the shallow surface through sound waves.”
“And just now…”
“I heard a huge underground cavity more than a hundred meters below us—there’s nothing there, making it a perfect place to seal this meat chunk!”
The Earth was never a solid lump, and finding a naturally formed cavity underground wasn’t anything strange or peculiar.
“I see…”
Giorno understood Lee Sin’s intention:
“That underground cavity is just over a hundred meters deep, beyond the meat chunk’s sensing range.”
“If we can lead the meat chunk into it, it won’t be able to sense objects on the surface.”
“At that point, it will be permanently sealed in the dark underground.”
“But…”
He couldn’t help but voice a concern.
There were many flaws in Lee Sin’s proposed Plan B—
How to lead the monster a hundred meters underground?
A hole big enough to accommodate the monster diving underground would need to be at least five or six meters wide. After achieving this, how would they cover such a large hole in just two minutes?
Of course, besides this…
There was one critical issue Giorno was particularly concerned about.
“I understand your idea.”
“But there’s no time to discuss further.”
“When the American soldiers get here, with all the interference, any plan we choose will fail.”
Lee Sin gave Giorno no room for doubt.
He firmly commanded:
“Now, please create a burrowing insect and let it carry my Sonic Wave mark to the underground cavity.”
“My displacement ability can traverse barriers directly to the underground, and as long as the meat chunk senses my high-speed movement, it will desperately dig through the ground to chase after me, even with over a hundred meters of earth in between.”
Lee Sin provided a method to lure the monster underground, addressing Giorno’s first concern.
“Alright…”
Giorno didn’t hesitate any longer.
He had come to trust Lee Sin as a companion.
Since Lee Sin’s resolve was so strong, he decided to give him his full trust.
“Muda muda!”
The golden humanoid Stand emerged from behind Giorno and punched the fragments of asphalt on the ground.
Soon, the fragments infused with life force transformed into a shiny black insect.
“Sonic Wave!”
Lee Sin promptly marked the insect with a Sonic Wave—
This journey required traversing over a hundred meters; Safeguard’s range wasn’t enough, so Sonic Wave had to be used.
However, after marking the insect, he immediately realized something was off:
“Wait… this insect…”
Lee Sin used sound waves to sense the outline: “Why does it look like a cockroach?!”
“It is a cockroach.”
Giorno replied with a straight face.
“……”
As someone tormented by cockroaches in the southern regions, hearing the name that had given him countless nightmares made Lee Sin shiver:
“Cockroach… why a cockroach!!”
“There are so many insects to choose from… since when can cockroaches burrow?”
“Cockroaches can’t burrow.”
“I created a cockroach because it’s a resilient little creature that’s hard to kill.”
“Actually…”
Giorno rubbed his temples helplessly:
“There isn’t any insect that can burrow through over a hundred meters of earth in two minutes!”
“Do you have some misunderstanding about my Stand’s abilities…”
“I can only create existing creatures on Earth; I can’t fulfill your strange requests.”
“Then?” Lee Sin awaited the follow-up.
Sure enough, Giorno continued calmly:
“Perhaps because ‘souls’ consume a lot of energy, compared to creating sentient animals, my ability to manipulate plants is much stronger.”
“I can inject a large amount of life force to make the created plants grow at an exaggerated speed, in the way I desire.”
“So…”
“Muda muda muda muda!”
“Muda muda muda muda!”
Golden Experience began to furiously punch the ground, with the whole body flashing golden fists in a flurry.
At this moment, they were still within the meat chunk’s sensing range.
Such continuous high-speed punches quickly drew the attention of the enormous flesh heap dozens of meters away.
However, the path to the underground had already opened before the meat chunk arrived:
Under the immense life force, a piece of asphalt quickly transformed into a small sapling.
The sapling’s roots enveloped the cockroach with the Sonic Wave mark, and then, like an infinitely extending drill bit, it rapidly grew deep into the underground.
“The fig tree…”
Giorno explained timely:
“In the Oristad region of South Africa, there’s a sinkhole with the deepest root system in the world.”
“Its roots can penetrate 120 meters underground, enough to carry the cockroach with your mark to the underground cavity.”
“Hmm…”
Lee Sin’s expression was grim.
“What’s wrong?” Giorno asked in confusion: “Are you scared?”
“Of course I’m scared…”
The enormous shadow of the meat chunk loomed over Lee Sin, the nauseating, terrifying squelching sounds almost within arm’s reach.
Lee Sin’s face turned white with fear:
“That’s a cockroach!!”
He mustered immense courage, fighting back the dread of having to touch the cockroach:
“Sonic Wave!”
Lee Sin’s form turned into a fleeting shadow, following the cockroach’s trail and diving into the solid ground.
The meat chunk was instantly thrilled.
The sheer speed Lee Sin exhibited under the Sonic Wave state was the fatal switch triggering its rampage mode.
This mindless monster ignored the heavy earth layers, violently and swiftly burrowing into the ground after Lee Sin.
This collision caused the ground to quake.
It seemed to be a being existing outside the rules of the world… no, it might itself be a “world rule.”
The rule was:
Its speed must always surpass its prey’s—no matter what obstructed it.
The solid earth split easily under the meat chunk’s irrational force, causing buildings and trees within a hundred meters to tremble violently.
It barreled through the over a hundred meters of soil, its speed unabated.
Finally…
The earth ceased shaking, and the all-devouring monster vanished underground.
The world became quiet.
Giorno approached the massive tunnel carved by the meat chunk, peering into the unfathomable darkness below:
Lee Sin was down there, and so was the meat chunk.
“The plan succeeded.”
“But…”
Giorno’s expression was incredibly solemn.
Lee Sin had answered his first question through actions.
For the second question of how to fill the hole, Giorno devised a makeshift solution:
First, grow a massive “wine cork” of plant roots several meters long to plug the hole completely, then cover it with a thick layer of soil. Once the American soldiers investigating the crash left, local road maintenance crews would naturally fix the hole.
These two problems were resolved.
But the third, most critical question remained unanswered.
“You said… there’s nothing in the underground cavity.”
“This means there’s nothing to help draw aggro down there.”
“If you try to climb up, the meat chunk will follow; if you don’t climb, you’ll be trapped underground with it.”
“Lee Sin…”
Giorno tightly pursed his lips, muttering the third question:
“How will you survive?”
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