Venus, Maxwell Northern Mountain Range.
Beta Squad is tense and vigilant, all members at the ready.
In front of them—
On the ground, thousands upon thousands of black mechanical beetles are making strange "squeaky" noises.
Beneath the beetles, disfigured corpses gnawed beyond recognition are scattered messily.
"Tha—that's…"
"Fallen One corpses?"
Beta Squad members stride closer, eyes wide.
But…
The mechanical beetles are also emitting faint wisps of black mist.
They look even more corrupted than the Fallen Ones.
"Could it be internal strife in the Fallen One camp? Killing each other?"
Someone in Beta Squad ventures a guess.
But—
Guesswork aside, after arriving here, none of them immediately fled. Instead, they gritted their teeth and pressed on toward the Energy Hub ahead.
Because they discovered—
These thousands of mechanical beetles, despite their terrifying aura, weren't actively attacking them.
"Eh?"
"Someone!"
"There's someone near the Energy Hub!"
