"This is bad."
Pain invaded Ellen's consciousness as it spread from her leg upward to her head. Only then did she notice the sharp limb that had emerged from beneath the ground and pierced into her flesh.
In the next moment, one of her blades returned and severed the limb while she took a staggering step backward, her expression filled with pain.
Cracks spread where she stood while the worm whose limb had just been cut emerged from beneath the ground, only for the blade to pierce it and end its life.
She glanced at her leg while gritting her teeth to push the pain away, keeping her focus on the battle ahead.
She didn't try to pull out the remains of the limb still lodged in her leg because that would leave the wound open, so she endured its presence there.
Instead, she focused on retreating behind Elliot while maintaining her side.
