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As the investigation leads them to caves and uncharted underground nests, the group encounters menacing ants—evolutionary relics with a fate intertwined with the very essence of survival. The narrative twists dramatically as the prospectors uncover that the bones of their fallen comrades serve as sustenance for these creatures.
Understanding this new threat injects urgency into their survival instincts, compelling the characters to strategize as danger closes in. They realize they must destroy the queen to dismantle the colony and escape their perilous fate.