Chapter 394: Cracks in the Nest
The surface was slick, hardened by layered resin and compacted debris — smooth in unnatural places, jagged in others, but never offering a reliable anchor point. Her fingers pressed against it, testing. The truth was, Sophia wasn't much of a climber. She had only done it once, after all, and even that was after lots of effort.
But she knew the basics… at least, that's what she told herself.
She tried to find any crack, any ridge, any indentation she could hook her fingers into. But there was nothing.
She circled slowly, scanning the curvature from multiple angles, craning her neck upward to search for any break in the surface. The opening above was a bit distant. The only way she even knew there was an opening was through the little light coming in from the gap.
Her mind spun rapidly, calculations colliding with desperation.
Could she stack the bones instead? Would that help?
