Adrian approached the Fire Vein Origin Stone, and after admiring it for a while, he began mining. He had to work fast, since he couldn't determine when more scorpions would come back to the cavern.
The closer he got to the Fire Vein Origin Stone, the hotter it became. He had already begun sweating buckets due to the sweltering heat. Even with his high affinity with the fire element, he was still facing the danger of being near it for too long.
Thankfully, most of the heat was internalized; otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to enter the Cavern if the Fire Vein Origin Stone were to unleash its true power.
Using his Soul rank sword, he began chipping at the rocks holding the Fire Vein Origin Stone in place. The rocks themselves were very sturdy, and even using his sword, he was only able to chip at them a little at a time.
