If darkness was humanity's natural enemy, then adding Black Beetles made it a natural enemy times two!
Faced with the Black Beetles flooding in from all directions, everyone felt the hairs on their bodies stand on end. These small insects were not only ugly, but fast, venomous, powerful-jawed, and reasonably well-defended. They were practically the greatest enemy of the Underground Space.
As Tina fought alongside the others, coordinating their abilities, she observed the Black Beetles. Though she did not know where they had come from, she could tell that they had arrived from the golden cave next door.
Damn it, why are there so many Black Beetles in this Underground Space? They've existed for nearly a thousand years—haven't these things starved to death? Tina grumbled inwardly.
The reason she could determine that the Black Beetles before her had come from the neighboring golden cave was that, under the lights, specks of golden radiance still glimmered on some of their bodies. After crawling out of the golden sand, some of it had stuck to them, creating those tiny flashes of gold.
Moreover, for some unknown reason, the gold underground had remained bright and new after nearly a thousand years. It truly defied scientific principles.
The densely packed Black Beetles gave off a rather beautiful sheen beneath the lights, their scattered specks of golden radiance quite pleasing to the eye.
Gold might be beautiful, but it was also metal and underwent oxidation. Though the process was slower, after a thousand years it should have changed color, its surface turning black or dull. Yet it was still bright as new. Either there was something wrong with the gold, or there was something wrong with this place.
If they caught these Black Beetles coated in gold dust and refined the gold from them, they