The entire underground area began to shake violently as cracks appeared on the floor, spreading to the walls and then climbing upward, and soon chunks of earth began falling from the ceiling. Even the thick roots, now dry and still suspended above, began detaching and crashing down.
Whatever was happening, Evan was certain he wouldn't enjoy sticking around to find out. So he wasted no time, he snatched the beating heart from the ground and immediately ran toward the tunnel connected to the underground chamber in the city.
It was his only way out, since the passage he had come through was already partially collapsed, and he doubted he'd be able to use it.
But it seemed fate had a twisted sense of humor today, because the tunnel just a few meters away collapsed right in front of him.
"Shit."
If he had been any closer he would have ended up buried under the rubble.
