The metal walls were warped and melted in places, as if they had been hit by intense heat. It wasn't a clean fight.
It was a desperate running battle. "The previous explorer," Daniel realized. "The one who left the log."
He stood up and followed the trail. He moved silently, his [Shadowsteps] skill dampening the sound of his boots on the metal grate.
He walked for about ten minutes. The tunnel twisted and turned, descending deeper underground. The heat grew more intense.
Then, his [Omnivision] picked up something. It wasn't a single large signature. It was a cluster. A swarm of small, erratic energy signals floating ahead.
They were gathered around a large, ruptured pipe that was leaking raw blue energy into the air. Daniel slowed down.
He crept closer, using the steam from the pipes as cover. He peeked around a large support pillar.
