The amount of clay harvested for the second time was just enough to mold into the size of an ordinary goblin.
Just as Gauss and the others were eagerly preparing to repeat the process and lure the earth-boring worm to the surface for a third time, an unexpected incident occurred.
No matter how Aaliyah channeled the power of nature, and despite the green glow penetrating the earth's veins, the underground remained deathly silent, with no response.
The earth-boring worm seemed to have vanished completely.
"Huh? No response anymore?" Aaliyah tried again in confusion, but it was still like a stone sinking in the sea.
The next moment, a muffled rumble of structural collapse could be vaguely heard.
Soon after, the edges of the two deep pits on the ground, created by the earth-boring worm, began to shed soil, and the openings visibly collapsed and shrank, eventually being completely covered by soft earth.
