The walls of the Insect Tunnel were extremely dense. The Swarm Insects locked their jaws together, completely sealing off the inside from the outside. Spores, chunks of flesh, and wildly flying serpent-body fragments were all blocked outside the tunnel.
The moment the tunnel formed, Lu Yuan stepped inside.
The dark red insect walls writhed at his sides as the Swarm Insects actively pushed him forward. Lu Yuan barely needed to use any strength; the current of insects carried him rapidly toward the Copper Pillar.
"Take me with you!"
Adrian's voice came from behind him. The old Bishop took a step forward, but the entrance to the Insect Tunnel had already closed before him.
Leike's swarm could only sustain a passage wide enough for one person. Sending one more person through would make the tunnel walls too thin to withstand the impacts outside. Only Lu Yuan made it across.
Adrian stood where he was, the fingers pressing against the Holy Emblem on his chest tightening slightly. He had wanted to inspect the Inscription on the Copper Pillar himself, but this was no time to argue.
The old Bishop turned toward the entrance of the chamber and redirected the light of the Holy Eye at the tide of Ghouls flooding back in.
The Insect Tunnel raced over the gravel-covered ground. Through gaps in the insect walls, Lu Yuan could make out blurry scenes outside. The Blue Knight's Scarlet Sword Qi still flickered, the Great Ascendant's pale red light danced near the roots, and countless eyes churned in the darkness farther away.
A few seconds later, the front of the Insect Tunnel slammed into the Copper Pillar. A gap split open in the insect wall on its own, and Lu Yuan stepped out, his feet landing on the gravel beside the pillar's base.