The Land of the Dead, Part Ten

Slowly, and cautiously, Neve and Erin walked into what could only be described as an obvious boss arena. 

Erin, still mad for some reason, was ahead a few steps. Neve, holding a rocket launcher that was almost bigger than she was, waited behind her. 

[... If I know anything about boss design, as soon as we reach the middle of the arena, the ground will start shaking and-] 

As soon as Erin reached the middle of the arena, the ground began shaking. 

"What is happening!?" Erin asked. "Stay back," she told Neve. "Perhaps- why do you look so unsurprised?" 

[Sorry, this is just a little too cliche for me to be shocked at all.] 

Erin narrowed her eyes a little at Neve before something bursting out from the ground ahead pulled her attention away. 

There it was. The boss of the Second Floor. A long, thick, and stiff pink worm came out from the ground, stretched up into the air, and gave a mighty, shrill screech.