The insect tunnels did not run in a straight line deep underground, but twisted and turned. The space within the tunnels also varied in size; the wider sections could accommodate a dozen or so insectoids passing side by side, while the narrow ones could fit only one or two.
Lu Ye maintained only the barest minimum of divine sense expansion to survey his surroundings, primarily to track his path. Otherwise, if he let the scarab beetle wander freely, who knew where it would take him.
There were also many forks in the insect tunnels, clearly cleared out by the insectoids. In the art of carving out underground passages, insectoids were remarkably skilled; almost all of them possessed this innate ability.
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