Five more days passed in complete darkness, but Barlin kept digging downwards like a coal miner, tearing through over six hundred feet of ice every day.

Fortunately, the cold winds at the surface cleared the ice pile for him; otherwise, he would be dealing with even more work.

And the further he advanced, the clearer that green glow was.

To Barlin's surprise, it wasn't merely a single speck or multiple specks.

As he dug deeper, he realized it was a pitch-black cave gleaming with a golden hue