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In a Hive Mind, whenever a drone dies, the entire hive will mourn this drone and be given a proper burial.

When the drone's brain completely dies, the Balmoral Organ sitting on top of the drone's brain should be the last to perish, this will tear apart the strand or connection of the drone and send a huge ripple throughout the Mind.

(Authors Note: You can read more about the Balmoral Organ in the Auxiliary Chapter: Episode 2)

A huge wave that will disrupt the Hive Progenitor's consciousness giving him a sense of pain — a headache. The pain could be described as being hammered with a nail.

But in this invasion. Just imagining the pain that could affect the Hive Progenitor was immense, words are not enough to describe the pain.

This wave was like a tsunami for the Hive Mind, informing them that a drone had passed away.

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After a few moments of silence, Aether finally broke the ice.

"We can mourn them later and give them a proper burial, the exit is right in front of us, we should ensure our safety first then decide our next course of action, their fate rests on your shoulders," Aether said in a comforting voice.

Lairay slowly calmed down and nodded but never replied.

Instead, he slowly walked toward the destroyed entrance while avoiding the corpses of the fallen drones.

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While Lairay is getting close to the huge doorway, the light brightens.

His eyes couldn't adjust in time, the light was blinding so he covered his eyes.

As soon as he stepped into the middle of the doorway, his eyes were able to adjust to the light, and the first thing he saw was the soil.

After slowly removing his hand from his face. He was amazed.

A few distances away from the hive were a few trees encircling the cave's entrance.

The grass avoided the entrance but covered the whole field.

A wall of huge rocks encircling the entrance can be seen just after the few trees. They were separated from each other a meter apart.

It seemed to act as a divider from the territory of the hive to the outside world while still allowing other animals to enter. Beyond the walls, just a few distances apart was a forest, encircling the cave.

Lairay was amazed when he saw this view. He stepped out of the cave and felt the warm touch of the sun.

What he felt earlier was slowly being replaced by the breathtaking view of this place.