Lucius walked through the jagged hole in the wall that Grimm had made with his latest ungraceful crash.
Dust still lingered in the air, but what lay beyond made even him pause.
'Woah,' he thought, eyes widening.
From afar the place had only seemed like it was glowing faintly with scattered lights, the walls shimmered with veins of radiant minerals that pulsed with mana.
Entire clusters of crystalline rock jutted out like the bones of the earth had been plated with gemstones.
Even the drone hovering above tilted its lens downward, catching the glittering cavern on stream.
Luna slipped in beside him, her protective suit catching the glow, giving her an almost ethereal shine.
"Oh my…" she whispered.
Behind them, the rest of the squad finally caught up, each one staring slack-jawed at the radiant bounty before them.
And then Erika Drachenfels stepped forward, clearing her throat with the kind of energy only someone with misplaced confidence could muster.
