He could even sense the auras of several at the Level Three Peak, patrolling within the Nest.
Ian stopped five kilometers away, his Gravity Perception piercing through layers of rock and extending downward.
One hundred meters, three hundred meters, five hundred meters... Deep underground, the earth had been hollowed out by the Insect Race.
Countless tunnels crisscrossed, like an inverted labyrinth. Massive quantities of ore had been mined and stockpiled, waiting to be transported to the surface.
And in the deepest part of the labyrinth, at a position about eight hundred meters below the surface, a natural Energy Node appeared.
A flicker of joy sparked in Ian's heart. 'I finally found it.'
At least a thousand Crystal Core Insects were densely clustered around the node.
They were slightly smaller than Mating Bees, but their Shells had a translucent, crystalline texture. Inside their bodies, the dark purple Energy was so dense it had condensed into a liquid-like state.
