Helldivers II - Success Scoot - Load Up - Get Out

The screen flickered, and suddenly, Sergeant "Grinder" Jones wasn't battling aliens on the surface. He was inside the planet, sliding along like a worm on a mission of a very different kind.

"WHAT THE....?!" bellowed Grinder over comms, his voice echoing through the tunnel of dirt.

"Hold on, Grinder!" chirped Lieutenant "Sunshine" Smith, her voice oddly cheerful. "Looks like you found a new secret level!"

Grinder wasn't amused. He'd been sliding for what felt like hours, his vision blurred by the dust kicked up by his boots. Suddenly, a wall of rock loomed ahead.

"Crap!" he yelled, slamming into the wall.

The impact sent him tumbling backwards, his helmet bouncing off the ground. As he regained his bearings, he noticed something strange. The wall was covered in strange markings, symbols he'd never seen before.

"Hey, guys," he said, his voice hushed. "Check this out."

The other players gathered around, their eyes wide with curiosity. They examined the markings, trying to decipher their meaning.

"Looks like some kind of ancient script," mused Sunshine. "Maybe it's a message from the planet itself."

Grinder snorted. "More likely a warning sign. Like, 'Don't go any further, you idiot.'"

Just then, a rumbling sound echoed through the tunnel. The ground shook, and a fissure opened up in the wall. A blinding light poured through, illuminating the tunnel.

"What the...?" Grinder gasped.

As the light faded, they saw a massive creature emerge from the fissure. It was a giant, armored worm with glowing eyes and razor-sharp teeth.

"Holy crap!" screamed Sunshine.

The worm lunged at Grinder, its jaws snapping shut. Grinder rolled out of the way, narrowly avoiding being swallowed whole. He drew his plasma rifle and fired, but the shots bounced off the creature's thick hide.

The worm turned its attention to the other players, who were scrambling to escape. Sunshine fired a rocket launcher, but the missile exploded harmlessly against the creature's armored skin.

Grinder knew they were outnumbered and outgunned. He had to think fast.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He remembered the strange markings on the wall.

"Guys!" he shouted. "Look at the markings! They're pointing the way out!"

The others followed his gaze, and sure enough, the markings led to a narrow passageway. They rushed through, the worm hot on their heels.

As they reached the end of the passageway, they emerged into a cavernous chamber. The worm followed them, but its bulk was too large to fit through the narrow opening.

"It's trapped!" shouted Grinder.

They turned to face the worm, their weapons raised. The creature let out a roar of rage, but it was too late. They had escaped.

As they made their way back to the surface, they couldn't help but laugh. They had survived a harrowing ordeal, and they had done it with style.

"That was the best glitch ever," said Sunshine, grinning.

"Agreed," said Grinder. "We should make a video about it."

And that's how the legendary "Grinder's Adventure" was born.