Xu Qiansui moved closer to the crack and carefully sensed it, but the Decay Aura from its depths blocked him. He could only vaguely detect fluctuations within, unable to make out the exact scene.
He slowly searched the surrounding area and discovered that there was more than one such crack. Faint fluctuations radiated around every one of them, and the holes came in entirely different shapes.
Some were round and smooth, as if gnawed out by some kind of soft worm.
Others had razor-sharp edges and a metallic texture.
Through Shared Vision, Xu Changqing came to a conclusion.
These marks had undoubtedly been left by insects.
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By his estimate, the Nine-Headed Insect that controlled eight insect heads had already come here.
Moreover, it had searched the surroundings and might even have entered the depths of the cracks.
Besides the "worm-eaten" traces, Xu Qiansui also found a damaged piece of insect armor.
The armor was pitch-black throughout, its surface covered in bizarre patterns. Its edges had been somewhat eroded by the Decay Aura, yet he could still sense the Life Force contained within.
This piece of insect armor was roughly palm-sized and exceptionally hard, clearly not something an ordinary insect possessed.
Xu Changqing surmised that it might be a shell shed by one of the eight insect heads controlled by the Nine-Headed Insect. Most likely, it had been damaged by the Decay Aura in the depths while investigating the cracks and left behind here.
Xu Changqing had Xu Qiansui put away the insect armor and continue searching the area.
Suddenly, the rocks beneath his feet trembled slightly. A low roar came from afar, accompanied by the rustling sound of something scraping against the ground.
Xu Qiansui immediately concealed himself and looked toward the source of the sound.