The group waited only a short while, and the chicken remained quite active.
Ethan couldn't help but frown, now finding himself somewhat at a loss.
"It seems the situation isn't as bad as we imagined," Henry said, letting out a sigh of relief. If the chicken had died the moment it was thrown in, that would have been a real cause for concern.
"Let's deal with these bodies first," Ethan waved his hand, signaling the group to handle the corpses on the ground.
After clearing the bodies near the mine, they discussed and decided they had to go down into the mine to investigate.
They couldn't abandon such a vast wealth as the Mana Crystal Vein without trying to understand what happened.
For safety, they all removed their metal armor before descending into the mine.
The mine was dark, with the flickering torchlight illuminating only a very limited distance.
