An Ant

"hm?" Frank looked back as he had just heard a noise from behind.

He was already in the cave opening, and it was dark and hot.

Extremely hot

But Frank could take the heat to some extent.

He had been in here for close to an hour now, and still there was absolutely no sign of the exit.

"Are you sure we are on the right track? Why is it taking so long?" Frank asked the system.

[The system is trying its best to steer clear of the creature's energy signature, and this takes some time.]

The unknown creature kept moving.

At first, Frank thought that it might be after him, but after the system observed it for a while, it noted that it was just random movement and hadn't even noticed Frank yet.

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That small cave opening led to a network of tunnels.

And Frank couldn't help but wonder how these tunnels came to be. The walls were dry and the atmosphere was hot; it made Frank sweat uncontrollably.

But

Frank forged on