They maintained their vigilance, scanning the dark tunnels until a glowing shadow mark finally appeared, signaling the route ahead.
Following the mark's guidance, they rushed down the passage and found Ethan already engaged in combat, single-handedly holding off a wave of mutated ants.
"There's still so many left even after they were lured away…" one of the officers muttered, realizing they needed to clear them out quickly.
However, as they watched Ethan struggle to break through the thick carapaces of some of the mutated ants, the team immediately sensed that something was wrong.
They knew just how powerful Ethan truly was, so seeing him struggle against these creatures was highly unusual.
A moment later, the horrifying truth finally sank in. Among the mutated ants were numerous Tier 1 beasts.
Everyone gasped in disbelief.
"Twenty of them?" an officer exclaimed, his eyes twitching with anxiety.
