There's good news and bad news for Helldivers 2 players, although in this case they're basically the same thing. The bad news is that 12 Super Earth scientists at a Dark Fluid Research Facility were, uh,"" after the volatile material suddenly and without warning collapsed into a"micro black hole.
The briefing also reveals where Dark Fluid came from, and this is where things get interesting:"Dark Fluid is a form of synthesized exotic matter liberated from the Illuminate following the First Galactic War."The technologically advanced Illuminate were one of the three enemy factions, along with the Terminid and Automatons, of the original Helldivers, but they've been notably absent from Helldivers 2.