"Kazama Ya? What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Yui asked, puzzled.
A purple crystal did indeed lie on the ground by the stone monument ahead. It gave off a strange glow, enchanting and eye-catching.
"Ahem..." Kazama Ya coughed a few times, then explained, "I'm just a little excited now that we're about to get what we came for. That's all."
That was indeed the truth. Seeing the familiar object had almost made it lose control of the excitement deep within.
I'm... going to be free...
"Is that so?" Yui nodded thoughtfully.
"Yes, that's all. Yui Hyuga, hurry up and grab that crystal! Otherwise, once the Red Ant Queen catches up, we're done for." Kazama Ya analyzed the situation calmly, but a hint of urgency still crept into its words.
Yui glanced back at the enormous eyeball watching her and shook her head helplessly. Then she stepped forward, heading toward the crystal.
But before she had taken more than a few steps, rustling sounds arose all around her, drawing ever closer.
Yui froze briefly. By the time she reacted, countless Red Ants had blotted out the sky, surrounding the monument for hundreds of meters in an impenetrable wall.
"This..." She stopped abruptly. Fortunately, something seemed to be holding the Red Ants back. They hovered in midair, not daring to approach.
"Yui Hyuga? What's wrong?" Kazama Ya asked.
Yui took a deep breath and answered gravely, "Kazama Ya, the Red Ants have surrounded us. What do we do now?"
Kazama Ya paused, falling silent for a moment before saying, "Yui Hyuga, don't panic. Run to the foot of that monument as fast as you can and pick up the purple crystal."
"Don't worry about the Red Ants. You're safe within the monument's area for now. But they'll break through