Cave-dwelling monsters often nested in the depths. Adventurers would gradually delve deeper, encounter the boss at the very end, and then subdue it. That was the common procedure.
If there was anything unusual about this Black Copper Mine, it was most likely at the very deepest part of the mine.
—Even if they found nothing unusual, they should at least be able to find the Black Gold Ant and eliminate it.
The Black Gold Ant was only as strong as a Seven-Star Magic Spirit, but it was already the highest form of the Black Copper Ant.
The Ant Queen, which stood above it in status, actually possessed no combat power and was merely a boss responsible for laying eggs.
Thus, in a monster cave whose highest level was only seven stars, there simply could not be any monsters capable of threatening them.
They only needed to head straight for the final area and carve their way through the cave, and more than half their mission would be complete.
After continuing onward for several minutes.
Dark and Emily finally encountered a group of monsters—more than twenty Black Silver Ants.
Even while crouched on the ground, the Black Silver Ants stood half a man's height tall. Though they were only four- to five-star in strength, their shells had roughly three thousand points of defense. Ordinary adventurers' weapons simply could not pierce them.
However, this time their opponent was Emily of the [Twin Holy Knights], a holy knight who could kill a Nine-Star Magic Spirit with nothing but the sword in her hand.
How great was the gap between nine stars and five stars?
Great enough for a single stroke to take off a head!
Emily's sword strikes were exceedingly precise, and every slash cut into the gap between the Black Silver Ants'