Lin Mo left the guides by the carriage while he and Deke led their respective team members forward.
Just as the guiding guard had described, after following the damaged mine tunnel for some distance, they saw a massive opening around the bend ahead.
This cave had originally been an excavation site for a mineral vein, but it had now been occupied by monsters.
The group arrived at the cave entrance and looked inside.
Most of the Magic Energy Lamps that had originally hung on the walls had been destroyed. Only the short stretch near the entrance retained a little light; farther in was complete darkness.
"This kind of place isn't suitable for rushing into recklessly..."
According to the mission intel, the monsters occupying this mine were not particularly strong and posed little threat to them. Still, as adventurers, they had to remain cautious at all times.
If the intelligence was wrong, charging in blindly could easily result in casualties.
"We'd better find a way to lure those monsters out."
Luke spoke from the side.
"That'd be too troublesome, and they might not come out anyway. I'll take a look..."
As Lin Mo spoke, he used the [Shadow Split] skill to create a clone.
Deke stared in astonishment at the sudden appearance of another "Lin Mo."
Since Lin Mo had used it before, Deke roughly knew he had such a trick up his sleeve, but he did not know the details of the skill and had never seen Lin Mo cast it.
"Is that a clone-type skill?"
Luke asked curiously.
"More or less..."
Lin Mo did not explain, and Luke wisely did not press further.
"Lin Mo" entered the mine before them.
The original body activated [Eagle Eye], sharing the vision and night vision it gained with the clone.
Thus, the