A short time earlier when Scaly had pried open the metal hatch to escape from the branch eater worms, she found herself barely squeezing past the metal hatch before the branch eater worms realized what had happened. Soon enough, falling through the hole on the other side of the metal hatch without anything to stop her sudden descend-
Thump~
And as she landed on the rough ground below, she found the air knocked out of her lungs, as her already injured state became even worse than before.
However, knowing that staying in place would only end up with her being consumed by the branch eater worms now above her, she fought through the pain the coursed through her body and got back up. Soon spotting the passage that was located at the bottom of the hole hidden away below the metal hatch.
