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He realized that, at that moment, Darius was too busy enacting his rank-up attempt to monitor the rest. The other ants were exhausted, fixated on what their captain was doing. If Kai acted swiftly, maybe he could slip away and find that hidden star crystal liquid. But where was it? The system was cryptic, offering no direct directions. He'd have to search.
Kai's eyes flicked around the grand chamber. White crystals soared up the pillars, shining with star-shaped patterns. Bins of lesser shards lined the walls, left by his tired companions. Then he spied a shadowy corridor off to one side, partially blocked by fallen debris.
"Might that be the hidden part the system mentioned?"
