Ren climbed hurriedly through the newly formed tunnel, his legs trembling from effort and mana poisoning.
The mushrooms in his hair barely emitted a faint glow, but he could still distinguish the disaster scene before him.
'What a mess,' he thought while examining the scattered remains of the lesser worm. Fragments of grayish flesh and greenish fluids covered the tunnel walls. The characteristic smell of mana in Iron-rank beast flesh permeated the air.
It was a shame that despite the relatively high mana concentration, the worms were so inefficient and only Iron rank at that depth.
Other Bronze-rank beasts could live there without problem... Of course, Ren doubted if he could eliminate those so easily.
But not everything was bad.
His eyes lit up upon detecting some of the bronze crystals he had used as bait, miraculously intact among the remains. He hurried to collect them, each movement calculated despite his growing dizziness.
