Moon did not rush after the two escaping ants, they were ants after all.
He slowly walked toward the melted opening in the wall and passed through it with Mirage, both moving into the unknown depths ahead.
Activating his lighting rune, Moon observed the darkness fade away, "Runes are versatile tools. I don't need to constantly maintain a flame in my hand just to see a few meters ahead anymore. With this, I can illuminate tens of meters in every direction."
The light made navigation significantly easier.
It didn't take long to reach the end of the tunnel, and the moment Moon emerged into the larger chamber beyond, he was immediately attacked by three captain ants that had been lying in ambush.
Moon defended against their surprise attack without significant effort—he'd anticipated this exact scenario and wasn't caught off guard by their attack.
